TSuellentrop Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 I have patched the iso and burned it to a dvd. I put it in the dvd drive in my computer, select the boot from the dvd drive, and it says f1 to continue, f2 to retry I think. I have also tryed the pre-patched version (wesley's) same thing. I burned it with Nero. Anybody have a clue what the problem is? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7386-i-cant-boot-the-cd/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexusle Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Nero cuts out the bootability of the iso. use Alcohol or another image based burning app Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7386-i-cant-boot-the-cd/#findComment-45964 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSuellentrop Posted January 21, 2006 Author Share Posted January 21, 2006 thanks, burning w/ alchohol now Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7386-i-cant-boot-the-cd/#findComment-45966 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metrogirl Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Nexusle's right, Nero can screw up bootable ISOs. Also, the disk image is quite sensitive to being modified too much. If you change a lot or move stuff around in the image before burning, you can get problems ranging from non-boot to failed installs to missing components in your OS. Stick to the known working patches and use Alcohol. (Literally, if you want - after a suitable quantity you won't care if the damned thing boots or not... ) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7386-i-cant-boot-the-cd/#findComment-45968 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSuellentrop Posted January 21, 2006 Author Share Posted January 21, 2006 same thing happened, im trying the pre-patched one now. Anyone else have this problem? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7386-i-cant-boot-the-cd/#findComment-45978 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSuellentrop Posted January 21, 2006 Author Share Posted January 21, 2006 happened again. HELP! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7386-i-cant-boot-the-cd/#findComment-46016 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamadude Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 happened again. HELP! I couldn't boot the install dvd either. I found out it was because my bios didn't support this type of booting (non emulation booting). I haven't found a sollution yet. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7386-i-cant-boot-the-cd/#findComment-46024 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexusle Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 you can load the image in "UltraISO" to check if it is bootable or not. if not, there is no way to recover the bootability of the image Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7386-i-cant-boot-the-cd/#findComment-46030 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metrogirl Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 One way to test if your computer supports non-emulation mode is to try booting with an XP install CD. If that starts to work, you shouldn't have a problem with a properly-created OSx86 DVD. (XP is a non-emulation boot CD). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7386-i-cant-boot-the-cd/#findComment-46038 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSuellentrop Posted January 21, 2006 Author Share Posted January 21, 2006 ive reloaded window many times on the computer so It should work. Maybe I did something wrong. Obtained mdg. coverted to iso. patched. burned. its a DVD-R, is that ok? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7386-i-cant-boot-the-cd/#findComment-46042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metrogirl Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 DVD-R should be fine, +R too. +/-RW is known to cause problems. Some things you could try - test your DVD in another machine, or persuade a friend to try it. They can cancel out before it gets to do anything with the HDD. Have you run a diagnostic tool against the DVD to see what it thinks it is? If you know someone with a real Mac, see if they can mount the disc - won't test bootability but will show if the filesystem is all correct. I've had problems with DVDR burned on one machine (Lite-On drive) not being readable on another machine with a BTC drive. Are you burning the DVD on the same machine that's refusing to boot from it? Just ideas. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7386-i-cant-boot-the-cd/#findComment-46164 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazondani Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 I'm geting stuck on BSD root: major 14, mino 5. This can be a burn problem?? This my second try to install 10.4.3, and i'm using nero to burn my DVD's. Do RW DVD's work??? Thaks! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7386-i-cant-boot-the-cd/#findComment-46166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metrogirl Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 I haven't tried RW but this quote from an install guide posted on another site suggests not - "- An empty DVD-R or DVD+R (yes, no -RW or +RW)" Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7386-i-cant-boot-the-cd/#findComment-46172 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazondani Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Hy Metrogirl, thanks for your help. Do you know some way to solve that problem I'm having?? It's very strange it just stops there, and my cooler starts to spin, showing hi processor activity. Any help, would be welcomed Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7386-i-cant-boot-the-cd/#findComment-46180 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metrogirl Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 I'm not an expert in the OSx86 boot sequence so hopefully someone who is can help you out. This message comes up during the boot process - mach_kernel: BSD root: disk0s5, major 14, minor 5 and before the devfs on /dev, jettisoning of kernel linker messages. So I think whatever process follows the message you see is the one causing a hang. At this stage the kernel is testing hardware so I'm guessing that your DVD burn is fine but you have a hardware issue with your PC. Sorry but I'm a bit rusty here, might be patch problems or you may need to boot a different kernel to get your machine up. Anyone else offer advice at this point? Tks -s- Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7386-i-cant-boot-the-cd/#findComment-46184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazondani Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Thanks Metrogirl... Beyond this line theres just the cursor. Nothing more is displayed. I'm using Jas patch Ver 4.2b, with all the MD5 sum's cheked. And you can see the config im my asignature. It's suposed to run, because, i have all the required thing(except for PAE) and i can run 10.4.1. I tried start another topics, but people seems to refuse to help me, although i'm aways helping... But thanks again for your help! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7386-i-cant-boot-the-cd/#findComment-46189 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metrogirl Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 I just made some tests and can confirm that after the major/minor numbers the system pokes at some of the hardware and then creates the RAMdisks used for install. It can take a while to get through the process up to this point. Also I tried a known defective DVD and got a hang on attempting to read disk1s5 a bit later in the process (as I expected 'cos it has a big scratch in it) so it might be your DVD after all. As I said earlier, OSx86 can be very fussy about the DVD. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7386-i-cant-boot-the-cd/#findComment-46190 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazondani Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Hummmm. I just burned this DVD today. It's a +R one, and has no scratches. But, playing with Nero a little, i used a utility that shows the patrons that the drive recognizes. The +R box, is not checked. But i can, reed it... can this be causing the problem?? or is better to buy a new -r media(that has compatibility) and burn with alcohol ?? Really Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7386-i-cant-boot-the-cd/#findComment-46193 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metrogirl Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 I wish I could suggest something else but I'm not really the right person to help you on this. If it's any consolation I had problems with two DVDs before I got one which worked all the way through the install, and they were all burned exactly the same way, from the same image, the same hardware (Mac G5/Diskutil) and verified OK at burn time. I never worked out why one was fine and the other two crashed. I guessed I might have dodgy media, but I've had no problems with other DVDs from the same stack used for video purposes. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7386-i-cant-boot-the-cd/#findComment-46196 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazondani Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 (edited) Metrogirl, I really want to thank you for the help. I think you were the person that most helped me in this forum. I'll try to bur in a DVD ram and see if i can get further. DVD-RAM is supported by my combo, and ATM has 10.4.1 in it. I installed 10.4.1 in my system, with him. I'll give it a shot, hope you are right. Again, Really Thanks for the tips! Edited January 22, 2006 by Amazondani Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7386-i-cant-boot-the-cd/#findComment-46199 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazondani Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 The DVD-RAM can´t support all the data of OS x installation. Neither forcing it works, in 99 percent nero give-me errors. is this correct? And no way to make the +r dvd work, althouhg, it worked in another system. Any other solution? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7386-i-cant-boot-the-cd/#findComment-47757 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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