lehra_rock Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Hi! friends i'm new in this forum & i'm totally new in Mac world. i hv a dvd of Mac OS X 10.4.8. i hv used win since ago. so i want to install Mac b'coz i'm impressed by its GUI. So here is the problem i hv a Intel PC. My config is Pentium 4 2.66 Intel mobo D101GGC 512 MB DDR ram 80 GB SATA HDD from Hitachi 80 GB External HDD So when i boot from the Mac DVD ( Mac_OS_X_10.4.8_[JaS_AMD-Intel-SSE2-SSE3...) an error comes "still waiting for root device" coz i new i don't know abt this ?? So plz plz help me. i hv come here with a huge hope.almost i hv wasted 3 days after this. so plz tell me how can i do this.???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pythonusr Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 You can't just use a Mac OS X DVD to install the operating system. You need a patched DVD if I'm correct, such as the JaS or uphuck DVDs. Correct me if I'm wrong, someone. EDIT: I misread what disk you have (JaS AMD-Intel). This might be a problem with recognizing your hard drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoMasterPT Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 goooood you can't read [so when i boot from the Mac DVD ( Mac_OS_X_10.4.8_[JaS_AMD-Intel-SSE2-SSE3...)] he as the MacOsX from jas !!!!!!! so about your problem This MB doesn't work with SATA Drives if you have a ATA drive(if not you need to by a SATA to IDE converter) you need set dvd as primary master and ATA hdd as secondary master it works. disable serial and LP1 ports make sure to disable legacy usb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_muad_dib Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 thread moved, why? read genius bar rules, thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoMasterPT Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 hi you have where a nice guide for your MB http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=16544 for sound try this http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=32859 if you need more help email me to xandinho2468@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lehra_rock Posted August 21, 2007 Author Share Posted August 21, 2007 thanks a lot guys..... i'll try on all this & post u regarding the results.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lehra_rock Posted August 21, 2007 Author Share Posted August 21, 2007 hi friends my one problem has been solved the error "still waiting for root device" has gone now the mac is started installing but at installer it does not open or run the Disk Utility so i'm not able to format teh drive as for macosx plz help me i'm very existed to instlall mac plz plz ......................... waiting for reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoMasterPT Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 its strange that but it´s easily resolved if you have windows on other disk download MacDrive from this site http://www.divshare.com/download/635406-792 install it and you now can write and read on your Mac HDD so to format the disk go to Startmenu->programs->MacDrive7->tools->format and repair mac disks then on the program click modify ---->then select your disk and format it in dont know about linux you'll have to google it so any problemm please email me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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