aieks Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 I have set aside a 10 GB partition with acronis to install osx86. Downloaded Jas 10.4.8. Burnt the image, thought i was good to go. When i try to boot the dvd i get a black screen, and a blinking cursor at the top left corner. I thought maybe it has something to do with me booting from a cd through acronis os selector on startup? So i tried booting the dvd on a laptop, same thing. I don't think it's a hardware issue but i could be wrong. Is it just the dvd or the image or is this a common issue?? thanks, Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58125-need-help-with-installing/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannannn Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 i think u need to live it like that, sometimes it takes a good 30 mins to go out of that screen.. good luck Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58125-need-help-with-installing/#findComment-414977 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aieks Posted July 25, 2007 Author Share Posted July 25, 2007 30 minutes? is it even worth that wait cuz it takes 30 minutes just to boot the dvd, i can't imagine the OS to run any better? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58125-need-help-with-installing/#findComment-415003 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ramm Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Try changing the jumper settings on your DVD drive. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58125-need-help-with-installing/#findComment-415040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aieks Posted July 26, 2007 Author Share Posted July 26, 2007 it boots... its just as if the installer doesnt go, so it can't be the jumper settings if its the same on 2 computers. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58125-need-help-with-installing/#findComment-415044 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boinkytwo Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 set your drive to dma mode from the bios. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58125-need-help-with-installing/#findComment-415228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aieks Posted July 27, 2007 Author Share Posted July 27, 2007 it's set to dma if available mode 2 i believe i appreciate the suggestions but im starting to give up i hate when its not even an issue of a program error or a hardware failure, it just won't...go. it doesn't even tell me anything is wrong, i hate when things like that happen. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58125-need-help-with-installing/#findComment-415849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoDs Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Check the following: - HDD and DVD are on the same cable; HDD master, and DVD slave. - Disable S.M.A.R.T & Hyperthreading from BIOS, if applicable. - Upgrade your BIOS (check out your mobo vendor's website) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58125-need-help-with-installing/#findComment-415895 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boinkytwo Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 try the painful way.... if it maybe a bad dvd disk problem re-download and re-burn the latest osx install dvd. i think its uphuck v4r2 but before that, try use another dvd rom. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58125-need-help-with-installing/#findComment-415991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts