elesjuan Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 So I've been messing with this stuff going on two months now with zero success anywhere. I've taken my installation disk with 10.4.8 patches for Intel/via chipsets and tried it in literally 60 different computers now, none get past this message: "Loading HFS+ file: [/system/Library/Extentions.mkext] from 4230450" then the machine reboots immediatly. Current board is an Asus P4G533-LA with an Intel Celeron 1.8 and 512mb ram. The board has an Intel Chipset with built in video. Have tried an external generic PCI video, different memory, nothing works. Drives are both IDE based ATA100 for the WD HDD and ATA33 for the DVDROM. All hardware 100% known working. Where do I go from here? Have spent several hours today alone searching this board for anyone that might've had the same problem with ZERO luck. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56639-wont-load-install-disk/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4ck1n705h Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 I have the same problem currently and I think it is an optical drive problem. I don't have one, but try using an external DVD drive. If that works please post back here, I have been trying other methods but nothing seems to work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56639-wont-load-install-disk/#findComment-404634 Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4ck1n705h Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Try setting your drive as primary master. My drive on my laptop is set a third slave but I can't change it(or atleast I couldn't from the BIOS), and my hard drive is set as primary master. Edit: Forgot to mention, but I just tried the DVD on an old desktop, it works fine, except everything is all pixelated and gray and unreadable so I couldn't complete the install. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56639-wont-load-install-disk/#findComment-404666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
elesjuan Posted July 9, 2007 Author Share Posted July 9, 2007 The Hard drive is set to cable select, is that the drive you're suggesting I try on primary master? Or do the master on the optical drive too? I'm having a hard time thinking its an optical problem, I'm almost totally convinced that its a bad copy but I have no way to test it to be sure. Could reburn the ISO again but it'll likely fail too. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56639-wont-load-install-disk/#findComment-404710 Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4ck1n705h Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Set the optical drive as primary master. I don't think you burned it incorrectly, as I've tried 3 different burning methods on 2 different ISOs and they all give me the same error. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56639-wont-load-install-disk/#findComment-404730 Share on other sites More sharing options...
elesjuan Posted July 9, 2007 Author Share Posted July 9, 2007 I'm on my way back to work for a bit but I did manage to locate an uphuck package 10.4.9 v1.3 that has a ton of good comments, and I've read a lot of success with his packs so I'm gonna give that a shot. Will tinker more when I get back home. So you're suggesting swapping IDE ports for the HDD and optical drive? Its worth a shot. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56639-wont-load-install-disk/#findComment-404743 Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4ck1n705h Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Please update if you swapping the ports works, that means I can go out and buy myself a new external dvd drive. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56639-wont-load-install-disk/#findComment-404761 Share on other sites More sharing options...
elesjuan Posted July 10, 2007 Author Share Posted July 10, 2007 sadly it did not make a single bit of difference swapping the IDE port. Tried a couple different drives too. Nadda. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56639-wont-load-install-disk/#findComment-404911 Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4ck1n705h Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Now that just makes me mad, I was totally convinced it was my optical drive settings or hardware issue. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56639-wont-load-install-disk/#findComment-404925 Share on other sites More sharing options...
elesjuan Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 New update! Finished downloading the uphuck 10.4.9 v1.3 package and it boots!!! However, when the GUI comes up its in a low quality and impossible to read anything shown. The board I've chosen for this (intel chipsets and Intel chip) that it boots on doesn't have an AGP graphics port on it since its an OEM board out of a Compaq box.. Is there any way to change the video mode from the boot prompt? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56639-wont-load-install-disk/#findComment-406424 Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4ck1n705h Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 OK, I got mine to work by entering cpus=1 during booting the disk, then I got a hang up at loading buffers or something like that so I tried safe mode with -x. In the end I was booting perfectly with cpus=1 -x. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56639-wont-load-install-disk/#findComment-406432 Share on other sites More sharing options...
elesjuan Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 Okay I'll try that, but I have another update... Tried installation on my laptop which is a medium-high end notebook: Toshiba Satellite A45-S250: Pentium 4 2.8ghz 1024mb of Crucial PC3200 ram Intel 82852 Video chipset Samsung 80gb hdd Boots into the installation GUI okay, I go to select destination device and there is nothing to choose. Noticed in the booting it said something about failed to mount /dev/disk01s or something like that. Haven't done any kind of crazy partitioning yet, so I'm not sure about that. Gonna see if I can find a black 20gigger to toss in and see what'll happen. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56639-wont-load-install-disk/#findComment-406439 Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4ck1n705h Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 To get a hard drive to show up, you have to click on tools>Disk Utility and then format your partition you previously made. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56639-wont-load-install-disk/#findComment-406721 Share on other sites More sharing options...
elesjuan Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 I can't win. Finally got the installation to complete on my Toshiba notebook, reboot and nothing happens. Sits at the boot: prompt and no matter what you press, the display refreshes and sits at boot. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56639-wont-load-install-disk/#findComment-406880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4ck1n705h Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Thats funny, I have the same problem now too. When I pick Mac OS X from the boot menu, it just reloads the boot menu. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56639-wont-load-install-disk/#findComment-406949 Share on other sites More sharing options...
elesjuan Posted July 13, 2007 Author Share Posted July 13, 2007 This is kind of fun and frustrating all the same time. I didn't really notice but that first install I selected EVERYTHING to install.. This time I went in and installed SSE2 only for the Kernel, with the Intel package. Now it starts to boot after install then gives a HUGE error and halts the system. Heres my question, I can't really seem to find for sure what Kernel package I should install? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56639-wont-load-install-disk/#findComment-406965 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mourngrym1969 Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 This is kind of fun and frustrating all the same time. I didn't really notice but that first install I selected EVERYTHING to install.. This time I went in and installed SSE2 only for the Kernel, with the Intel package. Now it starts to boot after install then gives a HUGE error and halts the system. Heres my question, I can't really seem to find for sure what Kernel package I should install? I have a Toshiba Laptop that I have posted a VERY lengthy tutorial on how to install OSX on. Search on my username if interested, it will have a lot of pertinent information because Toshiba laptops all have similar designs (which you need to be aware of). Also, post the specifications of your system (CPU, memory, chipsets like sound and ethernet/wireless, graphics, etc). At that point, using Uphuck 1.3 OSX 10.4.9, I can clearly tell you what you need to choose to install OSX. It will likely work, but it takes some time to get a useful functioning system. Good luck! Mourn Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56639-wont-load-install-disk/#findComment-406993 Share on other sites More sharing options...
elesjuan Posted July 13, 2007 Author Share Posted July 13, 2007 I have a Toshiba Laptop that I have posted a VERY lengthy tutorial on how to install OSX on. Search on my username if interested, it will have a lot of pertinent information because Toshiba laptops all have similar designs (which you need to be aware of). Also, post the specifications of your system (CPU, memory, chipsets like sound and ethernet/wireless, graphics, etc). At that point, using Uphuck 1.3 OSX 10.4.9, I can clearly tell you what you need to choose to install OSX. It will likely work, but it takes some time to get a useful functioning system. Good luck! Mourn SWEET! Here are my system specs: (Best I can do, bought it prebuilt...) Intel Pentium 4 Mobile 2.8ghz 256mb PC2100 (factory) 1024mb PC2100 (I think Crucial, but don't recall 100%) Intel 852GME Chipset (covers main chipset and video) 80gb ATA Samsung HDD Factory DVD burner Standard integrated 10/100 lan Atheros 802.11g integrated wlan SoundMAX Integrated audio Also has IEEE1394 and SD card slot Think that'll do? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56639-wont-load-install-disk/#findComment-407017 Share on other sites More sharing options...
elesjuan Posted July 15, 2007 Author Share Posted July 15, 2007 Bumpity? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/56639-wont-load-install-disk/#findComment-408365 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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