matt o Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 i am trying to install Zephyroth 10.5.1 AMD DVD on a hp dv8000(dv8125r). when is try to boot from the installation dvd the computer starts booting but 3 seconds later restarts. it looks like it has something to do with the kernal i would assume. according to wiki, the dv8000 should work with this dvd. http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.ph...ortables#dv8000 i also heard something about setting the sata to a legacy mode, but there is no option for that in current bios. i have tried to boot with -legacy but same problem. specs are below, help would be greatly appreciated Product Name dv8125nr US Product Number EP410UA#ABAMicroprocessor 1.8 GHz AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile Processor ML-32 with PowerNow!™ TechnologyMicroprocessor Cache 512KB L2 CacheMemory 512MB 333MHz DDR System Memory (2 Dimm)Memory Max 2048MBVideo Graphics ATI RADEON® XPRESS 200M IGPVideo Memory 128MB DDR (dedicated)Hard Drive 160GB (5400RPM) Hard Drive Dual HDD- 80GB x 2Multimedia Drive LightScribe 8X DVD±RW and CD-RW Combo Drive with Double Layer Support with 1 CD-R blank mediaDisplay 17.0" WXGA+ High-Definition BrightView Widescreen Display (1440 x 900)Fax/Modem High speed 56k modemNetwork Card Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)Wireless Connectivity 54g™ 802.11b/g WLAN with 125HSM / SpeedBooster support Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zandera Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 i am trying to install Zephyroth 10.5.1 AMD DVD on a hp dv8000(dv8125r). when is try to boot from the installation dvd the computer starts booting but 3 seconds later restarts. it looks like it has something to do with the kernal i would assume. according to wiki, the dv8000 should work with this dvd. http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.ph...ortables#dv8000 i also heard something about setting the sata to a legacy mode, but there is no option for that in current bios. i have tried to boot with -legacy but same problem. specs are below, help would be greatly appreciated Product Name dv8125nr US Product Number EP410UA#ABAMicroprocessor 1.8 GHz AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile Processor ML-32 with PowerNow!™ TechnologyMicroprocessor Cache 512KB L2 CacheMemory 512MB 333MHz DDR System Memory (2 Dimm)Memory Max 2048MBVideo Graphics ATI RADEON® XPRESS 200M IGPVideo Memory 128MB DDR (dedicated)Hard Drive 160GB (5400RPM) Hard Drive Dual HDD- 80GB x 2Multimedia Drive LightScribe 8X DVD±RW and CD-RW Combo Drive with Double Layer Support with 1 CD-R blank mediaDisplay 17.0" WXGA+ High-Definition BrightView Widescreen Display (1440 x 900)Fax/Modem High speed 56k modemNetwork Card Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)Wireless Connectivity 54g™ 802.11b/g WLAN with 125HSM / SpeedBooster support boot -v and write wich makes kernel panic. anyhow there is a -x option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manny0 Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 You You have to tap esc while the machine boots up and then select the DVD drive after your drive has been formatted properly of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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