Xenokira Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 (edited) I'm trying to load 10.4.3 (8F1111) on my desktop which is running on a Gigabyte K8U-939 with an Athlon64 3200 (Venice). I have an IDE HD setup as slave (DVD+-RW as master) on the first IDE channel (the second IDE channel is not supported by OSX). 10.4.1 installs and runs fine, 10.4.3 installs fine but does not boot into the OS from my HD. Both are native installs. When I try and load 10.4.3 in verbose mode, eventually it says, "Still waiting for root device" an infinite number of times. To try and get around this problem, I've tried each of the different suggestions I've found, including: *disabling USB devices in the BIOS *using "rd=disk0s1 -v" at boot *physically removing my extra PCI devices (Creative Audigy 2, PCI USB device) *checking master/slave jumper settings on the DVD+-RW and HD *removing the DVD+-RW and setting the HD as master *disabling all devices in BIOS but primary channel IDE Are there any other suggestions of what to try? I can't seem to figure this one out Edited January 12, 2006 by Xenokira Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/6717-another-still-waiting-for-root-device/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgirl Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Mac OS X does not support ULi chipsets. The only chance you get right now is nunnig with VMware. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/6717-another-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-41791 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenokira Posted January 13, 2006 Author Share Posted January 13, 2006 Mac OS X does not support ULi chipsets. The only chance you get right now is nunnig with VMware. 10.4.1 ran fine...and earlier this afternoon I got ahold of Jas's 1111a patch, and that seems to have done the trick for 10.4.3. Everything works (except, as it says in the Wiki, everythings slow when there's activity on the IDE) other than the sound, which I haven't played with at all yet. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/6717-another-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-41934 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulfo Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Mac OS X does not support ULi chipsets. wrong, works fine on my asrock (except sound) which has uli chipset! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/6717-another-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-42001 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Johnson Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 Is it really not possible to install OSx86 10.4.3 on this motherboard? I'm beginning to think so. I've tried everything I can find to fix this problem and nothing works. 1. Downloaded macosx_10.4.3_8f1111_for_dtk_userdvd.dmg 2. Converted to iso using UltraISO. 3. Applied JaS.1111a.Generic.Patch.V4.2b.ppf 4. Doesn't boot (gives 'still waiting for root device' when using verbose mode, cancel symbol in white square when booting normally) I've tweaked practically every setting: -usb mouse/keyboard -sata enabled / disabled -ide hdd access mode (lba/csh/auto) -checked the jumpers and cables on all (not cable select) -tried booting darwin 8.01 cd and it won't boot (gives some other errors I don't understand) -tried creating a partition and setting it to active first (diskpart create partition primary id=af, see http://www.profit42.com/guides.php?id=1) -unplugging one of my ide drives (ide0=hdd,hdd ide1=dvd-rw,cd-rw) -booting off of a dvd-rw and then a dvd-r -booting using rd=disk0s2 (the hfs+ partition, I realize this was stupid now) Am I missing something? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/6717-another-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-42707 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulfo Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 hmm weird: i've got this chipset ULi M1689, userdtk image running fine with jas patch and also with only the nx patch applied. only thing not working is sound Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/6717-another-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-42967 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Johnson Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 I have read that there are some issues with secondary ide lines. Is this true? Here is my setup: IDE0 - harddrive (master), harddrive (slave) IDE1 - dvd-rw (master, booting dvd), cd-rw (slave) Could this be causing the problem? (root device error) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/6717-another-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-43884 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olivier Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Hummm. Hope I am not "off topic". I need to make some friends again I had exactly same problem on my hardware, did mostly the same of you without success...Until a used an other DVD player. Do not understand why, but it as never worked with my BenQ 1640, and the BenQ 1620 was ok... Maybe the last test ? Good luck, Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/6717-another-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-43929 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 I have a K8U-8 Motherboard running a native install and it is fine except for very slow diks speed. I had to add a old network card and sb16 for sound support. I have Quartz Extreme and everything is fine but for what I think is PIO no DMA disk transfer. Has anybody solved this problem with the ULi M1689? Are there drivers for Darwin? WOuld that help? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/6717-another-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-60610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikola Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 OS X 10.4.3 worked, but I installed windows vista and now I get tis message "still waiting for root device" when I try to boot OS X (in verbose mode), if I try to boot normally, after oine minute, a forbidden logo apeats on the apple logo. Any idea? Vista also changed the dual boot menu. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/6717-another-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-69088 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenokira Posted March 5, 2006 Author Share Posted March 5, 2006 Vista didn't bother my OSX installation at all. I was using BootMagic as a bootloader between OSX and the Windows Boot Menu, and before I installed Vista, I disabled BootMagic so Vista wouldn't put itself as precedence above BootMagic.--not on my desktop though, this is on my laptop. Are you running the Gigabyte board talked about in this thread? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/6717-another-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-69250 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikola Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 No, my motherboard is a VIA. I recovered the multiboot screen of windows xp, but os x 10.4.3 didn't boot as the same and in verbose mode says "still waiting for root device". What windows vista could have modified on my hard disk to prevent mac os x booting? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/6717-another-still-waiting-for-root-device/#findComment-69276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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