ipodphoto30 Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Hey guys first time here, I finally decided to go for OSX86. I found a tutorial on i-hacked doing a DVD bootable installation, made it, and it works fine. However the installation process isn't in the best resolution. Basically to describe it, it boots up and shows the apple logo with the spinning circle on the bottom, normal procedure. Then once it goes into installation the screen goes entirely grayscale, and it's really hard to read the text or anything. I tried the blank hard drive on two computers and still same result. Always hard to see the text, everything's in grayscale and the panels on screen look broken off and whatnot. it's hard to describe but basically it's hard to see and everything can't really go passed the "select destination" step for my partitions. thanks in advanced, ipodphoto30. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64886-dvd-works-but-installation-is-hard-to-see/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Its a video issue. What are your specs? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64886-dvd-works-but-installation-is-hard-to-see/#findComment-459518 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipodphoto30 Posted September 30, 2007 Author Share Posted September 30, 2007 2.6ghz celeron stock intel mobo 256 mb RAM it was an extra computer i had laying around. it can't be too different from the 200 dollar machine they had on ihacked. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64886-dvd-works-but-installation-is-hard-to-see/#findComment-459528 Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 I need the EXACT specs!! I need all the info, video card especially. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64886-dvd-works-but-installation-is-hard-to-see/#findComment-459536 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipodphoto30 Posted September 30, 2007 Author Share Posted September 30, 2007 ahh, it's the built in video card on the mobo. EDIT: I google searched my emachines t2542 and found out the graphics are"Intel Extreme Graphics video/graphics card (with 64 MB of shared video memory)" not sure why it's labeled as a graphics card as it's built into the motherboard. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64886-dvd-works-but-installation-is-hard-to-see/#findComment-459538 Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 And that MoBo model would be??? "stock intel mobo" doesn't work. I need the model number Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64886-dvd-works-but-installation-is-hard-to-see/#findComment-459561 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipodphoto30 Posted September 30, 2007 Author Share Posted September 30, 2007 sorry, i'm still somewhat new to this. but i believe it's an intel 845GV Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64886-dvd-works-but-installation-is-hard-to-see/#findComment-459600 Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 845GV is your chipset. I'm assuming your motherboard is the Intel D845GVSR. It says Intel Extreme Graphics under Video. And guess what, Intel Extreme is not supported under OS X so thats your problem. The Intel Extreme only works under 256 colors or GRAYSCALE mode, which is what you are experiencing. So you're gonna have to get a different video card. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64886-dvd-works-but-installation-is-hard-to-see/#findComment-459964 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipodphoto30 Posted September 30, 2007 Author Share Posted September 30, 2007 thanks a lot! sorry i wasn't able to provide much information, again i'm still kinda new to this. i'll look into geting another video card. any card you recommend buying on the cheap? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64886-dvd-works-but-installation-is-hard-to-see/#findComment-460036 Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Search around the forum or post another topic and I'm sure someone will suggest you a cheaper card that is fully supported. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64886-dvd-works-but-installation-is-hard-to-see/#findComment-460041 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 just make sure your video ram is turned up to the max in bios to avoid the 4-bit greyscale bug. the 845 will work with VESA modes, but no accelleration is available in os x >10.4.1 and even only sporadically in that. methinks pcwiz needs to learn more & spout less. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64886-dvd-works-but-installation-is-hard-to-see/#findComment-460050 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipodphoto30 Posted September 30, 2007 Author Share Posted September 30, 2007 just make sure your video ram is turned up to the max in bios to avoid the 4-bit greyscale bug. the 845 will work with VESA modes, but no accelleration is available in os x >10.4.1 and even only sporadically in that. methinks pcwiz needs to learn more & spout less. is there a thread that might show me how to turn up my video ram on the bios? and exact specific instructions to get this to work? i tried searching for it with no luck. ...... you made my day knowing i can still make it work with what i've already got. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64886-dvd-works-but-installation-is-hard-to-see/#findComment-460066 Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Sorry, I made a mistake. Just trying to help. I don't own Intel Extreme Graphics Controller so I can't test this stuff out. ipodphoto, You should be able to turn up VRAM in BIOS under Onboard Device Configuration or I/O Configuration or a Video section (if your BIOS has one) Sorry again pcwiz Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64886-dvd-works-but-installation-is-hard-to-see/#findComment-460118 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipodphoto30 Posted September 30, 2007 Author Share Posted September 30, 2007 Sorry, I made a mistake. Just trying to help. I don't own Intel Extreme Graphics Controller so I can't test this stuff out. ipodphoto, You should be able to turn up VRAM in BIOS under Onboard Device Configuration or I/O Configuration or a Video section (if your BIOS has one) Sorry again pcwiz no hard feelings, it's alright. i'll give it a try when i'm done with homework, how high should i crank it up? would this just fix my problem right away or would i have to make additional modifications? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64886-dvd-works-but-installation-is-hard-to-see/#findComment-460138 Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Turn it up as far as you can go. It should fix your problem according to Hagar, but I'm not sure because I have never tried it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64886-dvd-works-but-installation-is-hard-to-see/#findComment-460141 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSD_GPx Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 no hard feelings, it's alright. i'll give it a try when i'm done with homework, how high should i crank it up? would this just fix my problem right away or would i have to make additional modifications? Once you change your settings in the BIOS it should work (the board's user manual should say how to change VGA settings). Im using an ASUS P4P-800 VM (865G, Intel extreme 2), I've never had such a issue; it should works in VESA mode but you wont have QE/Ci acceleration. My advice: get a chip Nvidia card (fx5200=20€ or so) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64886-dvd-works-but-installation-is-hard-to-see/#findComment-460162 Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 The FX5200 will work with QE/CI, thats a choice if you want to go dirt cheap but for overall price and performance, I recommend the ASUS EN7600GS 256MB card. Its only $95 which is about 67 euros. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64886-dvd-works-but-installation-is-hard-to-see/#findComment-460257 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipodphoto30 Posted September 30, 2007 Author Share Posted September 30, 2007 thanks a ton! i really didn't wanna spend much money as I just wanted to play around with os x. I already use it on an eMac at school for graphics animation class. As I started liking macs more and got so tired of vista being unstable. I decided to get a macbook. But I wanted to make sure os x would work in my day to day computer basis works. So that's why I wanted to run osx86. I would install it on my hp laptop which has a fairly good graphics card on it but fear of bricking the drive and losing my information had me avoid installing it on the laptop. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64886-dvd-works-but-installation-is-hard-to-see/#findComment-460284 Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 This is probably not a considered option, but you could run OS X in VMware, meaning that it runs inside Windows and it does absolutely NOTHING to your hard drive. If you're interested check out my guide: http://######.com/software/vmwareosx86.htm Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64886-dvd-works-but-installation-is-hard-to-see/#findComment-460296 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSD_GPx Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 thanks a ton! i really didn't wanna spend much money as I just wanted to play around with os x. I already use it on an eMac at school for graphics animation class. As I started liking macs more and got so tired of vista being unstable. I decided to get a macbook. But I wanted to make sure os x would work in my day to day computer basis works. So that's why I wanted to run osx86. I would install it on my hp laptop which has a fairly good graphics card on it but fear of bricking the drive and losing my information had me avoid installing it on the laptop. Buy yourself a mac, you wont regret it. For trying out, you could still load OSX in your 845 PC and add a cheap graphic card to have some graphics features. Is a useless to load an old 845 board with a expensive card and besides I dont think you should spend money on hardware if you're thinking in buying the real thing. VMware is an option but if I have to be honest it runs very slow. Its hardly usable. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64886-dvd-works-but-installation-is-hard-to-see/#findComment-460722 Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Yep, I can agree that VMware emulation is really slow. But if all you want to do is just try it and get a basic feel, VMware fits the bill. Its quick, easy, and free and you don't need additional hardware. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/64886-dvd-works-but-installation-is-hard-to-see/#findComment-461023 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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