macCerr Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Hey, I have uphucks version and it installed perfectly on one of my systems. Then I took it to another system and using the same dvd drive, I get this error when I try to boot from the disk: "system config file '/com.apple.boot.plist not found" I pulled out the hard drive from my first sytem and plugged it into my second to see if os x would run and I got that same error. The system I am having trouble with has: Asus P5B, 2gb pc6400 ram, and core 2 duo e6400. The computer that it is working on is kinda old and I don't really know the specs. Any Help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Shawn. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65853-comapplebootplist/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am...me Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 you need to have the hard drive set with a boot flag or a master boot record you can do that in Disk utility Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65853-comapplebootplist/#findComment-466446 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macCerr Posted October 8, 2007 Author Share Posted October 8, 2007 This is happening before installation. How can I get to boot utility since I can't run the disc? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65853-comapplebootplist/#findComment-466452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am...me Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 pop in you install disk. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65853-comapplebootplist/#findComment-466454 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macCerr Posted October 8, 2007 Author Share Posted October 8, 2007 The install disk is what's giving me this error. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65853-comapplebootplist/#findComment-466458 Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am...me Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 The install disk is what's giving me this error. is it set in your BIOS to boot from cd/dvd if so you should get a screen that says "Press any key to Install Mac OS X" or press F8 For boot options..[8]...[7]...[6]...[5]...[4]...[3]...[2]...[1]... then if you didnt install it would say Error com.apple.boot.plist not found Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65853-comapplebootplist/#findComment-466517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macCerr Posted October 9, 2007 Author Share Posted October 9, 2007 Ya, my boot priorities are set right. When my dvd drive tries to read the disk I get this error. It's kinda failing to read the disk. But when I use the same disk in the same drive on another system it works perfectly. I also think it could have something to do with my bios but I have no idea what. Or maybe it could be something else. I don't know. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65853-comapplebootplist/#findComment-466527 Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am...me Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 Ya, my boot priorities are set right. When my dvd drive tries to read the disk I get this error. It's kinda failing to read the disk. But when I use the same disk in the same drive on another system it works perfectly. I also think it could have something to do with my bios but I have no idea what. Or maybe it could be something else. I don't know. im sorry i wish i could help you more but im new to this as well Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65853-comapplebootplist/#findComment-466558 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macCerr Posted October 9, 2007 Author Share Posted October 9, 2007 Thanks anyways. Someone here probably knows. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65853-comapplebootplist/#findComment-466565 Share on other sites More sharing options...
volospin Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 I have the same problem and have the following configuration. Intel E2140 Intel DG965SS (G965 north bridge + ICH8 south bridge + Marvell IDE controller) Transcend DDR2 800 1G x 2 Pioneer DVD Writer (connected to Marvell IDE controller) I have this problem before I purchase a SATA2 Harddisk, I used to try installing MacOS on a SCSI Harddisk with Adaptec 2940UW Controller but get the same result. I suspect it is related to either the DVD doesn't have driver for Marvell IDE or ICH8 south bridge. Especially I set the BIOS to AHCI at the SATA part. Since I also have a Silicon Image 0680A IDE Controller, I will plug the DVD to the Controller and see if anything changes. The only thing I don't want to do is set the BIOS of SATA to IDE mode. Any hints would be appreciated. P.S. I have no problem using the same DVD on VMWare 6.0.1 with IDE harddisk. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65853-comapplebootplist/#findComment-466620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSanders Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 you could try to burn the image at a lower speed.... I had the same error with the uphuck 10.4.9 v3 disk. Reburnt at 2x and everything worked. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65853-comapplebootplist/#findComment-466675 Share on other sites More sharing options...
volospin Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 you could try to burn the image at a lower speed.... I had the same error with the uphuck 10.4.9 v3 disk. Reburnt at 2x and everything worked. I burn it at 4x speed with the same writer that I use to boot it. Actually I found that the compatibility list of 10.4.8 and DG965SS is one of those motherboard fail to install. And as I said, I can get into the install screen and choose language with the same DVD @ Liteon DVD Writer and VMWare on another machine. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65853-comapplebootplist/#findComment-466698 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macCerr Posted October 9, 2007 Author Share Posted October 9, 2007 Nothing is wrong with the disk. As I said, I got it installed on another machine perfectly. I'll try to find that compatability list. I think it must have to do with my motherboard or bios. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65853-comapplebootplist/#findComment-466861 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macCerr Posted October 9, 2007 Author Share Posted October 9, 2007 Sorry, I've been looking all day, could someone please direct me to the hardware compatability list? I've tried the search on here and on google, but I can't seem to find it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65853-comapplebootplist/#findComment-467113 Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am...me Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 Sorry, I've been looking all day, could someone please direct me to the hardware compatability list? I've tried the search on here and on google, but I can't seem to find it. http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65853-comapplebootplist/#findComment-467122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macCerr Posted October 9, 2007 Author Share Posted October 9, 2007 Thank you very much, didn't really think of checking the wiki... Update: So I checked the wiki and my mobo, P5B, is not on the compatability list of 10.4.9. It is on 10.4.8 though, so I may try to get ahold of that. Thanks for all your help! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65853-comapplebootplist/#findComment-467139 Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangesauce Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 you need to have the hard drive set with a boot flag or a master boot record you can do that in Disk utility Hopefully this isn't the stupidest question of the day, but where do I set that? I can see the "Bootable" information in the partition info, but I see no way to write the MBR or set the bootable flag. Any ideas please? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65853-comapplebootplist/#findComment-467197 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macCerr Posted October 9, 2007 Author Share Posted October 9, 2007 go to utilities -> disk utilities then under partition select your drive and click options. A menu will pop up and one of the options will be mbr Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/65853-comapplebootplist/#findComment-467217 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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