New Installation Hanging please HelP!

[philldo]

Hey, im currently trying to install x86 and i've just burnt

 

Generic-Tiger.iso

 

from the Apple.OS.X.x86.10.4.Generic.Install.DVD download

 

it hangs at start up screen, when i do a -v at start up it says "Still waiting for root device"

 

from what ive read so far i need some sort of patches?

 

sorry im new, can you tell me exactly what i need? *please*

 

Specs:

 

Intel P4 3.0 (Prescott)

Abit Sg-72 M/B

ATI Radeon 9600

Seagate 80 GIG IDE HDD

 

Thanks in advance!

[thrunner]

Generic-Tiger.iso from the Apple.OS.X.x86.10.4.Generic.Install.DVD download it hangs at start up screen, when i do a -v at start up it says "Still waiting for root device"

Intel P4 3.0 (Prescott) Abit Sg-72 M/B ATI Radeon 9600 Seagate 80 GIG IDE HDD

Thanks in advance!

The SG-72 offers an ideal µATX Intel® Pentium® 4 platform for the value-conscious user. Based on the SIS 661FX chipset, the SG-72 delivers functionality found on premium Pentium® 4 motherboards, including Dual DDR 400 support, 6-channel audio, Intel® Hyper-Threading™ support, and an integrated SiS® Real256E GPU for advanced 256-bit 2D/3D performance.

Do a search on SIS661 and "root device". There is not much support for the SIS chipset. The root device error usually denotes a mounting of HD problem either due to unsupported chipset or improperly setup of master/slave on the IDE. Make sure HD is on IDE0 master and not on a special controller (eg RAID).

[philldo]

hey, thanks for the tips

 

But i finally got it working

 

i dunno why, but on this version, assuming its 10.4.1 it doesnt like my IDE controller, so all i did was put dvd and hdd on the same controller.... dvdrom as MASTER hdd as SLAVE on the primary channel, works perfectly.. booted straight away....

 

thanks