Cbeck527 Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I got all the files for osx and i started to install it. with that, i gets pretty far, but it cant get past the first apple logo. All i see is the little thing spinning and then a little (/) (no) sign appears. I tried it again and i got it to boot in diagnostics mode. It got far, but for some reason right after it detects my firewire port it stops. After waiting a while it says "still waiting for root service." Got any ideas? Anyone have a similar problem?? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7641-root-service/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigxcpu Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 manually specify the root device. try "rd=disk1s1" or something if you have just the hard-drive and the cd in the computer Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7641-root-service/#findComment-47818 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cbeck527 Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 (edited) ok, ill try that nope, that didnt work i tried using the rd=disk0s1 command and i got a message that said i needed to restart my computer (by holding in the power button) am i on to something or was that a weird phenomena?? its getting annoying, i want to do this, any tips?? Edited January 25, 2006 by Chris Becker Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7641-root-service/#findComment-47829 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigxcpu Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 use: rd=disk1s1 (the cd-rom is the second device, right?) rd=.... -v (use -v to see what's going on every time) use platform=X86PC w/ and w/out rd remember, ALWAYS use -v for verbosity. actually, I have -v in my Boot.plist file even if my laptop boots perfectly since one month back Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7641-root-service/#findComment-47836 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cbeck527 Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 ok, i did everything that you said but it still stalled! the last line was: ApplePS2Trackpad: Synaptics Touchpad v6.2 Still waiting for root device thats what i got. is there anything else that can go wrong? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7641-root-service/#findComment-47845 Share on other sites More sharing options...
moid Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 What's your Motherboard? Many people have problems (myself included) with the X200 by ATI. Couldn't manage to boot outside VMWARE Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7641-root-service/#findComment-47850 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigxcpu Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 by any chance do you have a SATA drive on nforce chipset? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7641-root-service/#findComment-47854 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cbeck527 Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 (edited) i have a compaq presario R4000 laptop with a, er, compaq motherboard (?) could it be by any chance the BIOS? Edited January 25, 2006 by Chris Becker Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7641-root-service/#findComment-47860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metrogirl Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I'm not an expert in this area, but I have heard people talk about real problems trying to get anywhere with the X200 chipset, which is what you've got. Unless someone knows better, I'd say you might not have a lot of luck with this one. Great laptop, though. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7641-root-service/#findComment-47876 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cbeck527 Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 (edited) in the basement, i have a crappy computer with these specs: -Intel Celeron 1.0gHz -256mb Ram -20gb HDD -DVD\CD-RW Drive -Integrated graphics and sound Would that be any better?? UPDATE: This time i got to this line when it stopped: kdp_poll: no debugger device Edited January 25, 2006 by Chris Becker Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7641-root-service/#findComment-47878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrunner Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 in the basement, i have a crappy computer with these specs: -Intel Celeron 1.0gHz Please do some more reading. The minimum requirement is SSE2 (run a Windows program call CPUZ to find out) which the Celeron 1.0GHz never had. Your best bet is to spend about $200 (see signature below for the thread) with the latest patched OSX 10.4.3 install. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7641-root-service/#findComment-47895 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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