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121fred
121fred
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Brlliant this is the place for me.

 

Ok I'm new at this but have read heaps. Having basic problems. System is gigabyte GA-P35-DSL3 mobo, intel e6750 cpu, sata hd and pioneer 115 dvdr.

Trying to get started but cannot boot from Brazilmac 10.5 dvd. Tried booting from 115 dvdr and also external usb dvd drive both give the same result.

starts to boot ie apple screen with whirling disk and thts it it just stays at that. Tried F8 -v and get a lot of info re [JMicronATA] then last message on screen is "BSD root: disk0s3. major 14, minor 2."

 

Second attempt

Tried sata dvd drive similar to above but gets to "Still waiting for root deivce"

 

OK something is not right does that message mean major and minor errors?, is the Brazilmac disk faulty?

 

Please can anyone shed some light on this

 

Thanks

andybno1
andybno1
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well ok I ran kallyway (done F8 and typed vanilla) all installed no problems but I followed a guide which comments on making the partition active (http://home.socal.rr.com/neoncross/don/hackintosh.htm):

 

Make Partition active

 

cd /Volumes/

 

ls -l ( you should see the list of drives the installer has auto-mounted)

 

umount <YOUROSXINSTALL>

 

cd /usr/misc

 

./script.sh <YOUROSXINSTALL>

 

now I can do upto umount but when I do cd /usr/misc it says that the dir does not exist

pastapeople
pastapeople
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I'm thinking of installing Leopard onto my Acer Laptop but am rather nervous (I mean, its my laptop)

 

Can anyone give me a link to the best version of the file please. The Vanilla edition looked good, but I couldn't find a link to it.

 

I'd also like to run Windows XP along side it if thats ok.

 

thanks in advance,

pastap

iceyone
iceyone
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I had the same issue andy.

 

If you have vista installed:

Open command prompt by typing cmd or double clicking on it's icon.

Type diskpart

Type list disk

Select disk # (whichever disk macosx86 is installed on)

Type list partition

Select partition # (whichever partition macosx86 is installed on)

Type active

 

If you only have leopard installed:

  1. Reboot using the Leopard DVD, make sure the USB pen drive is connected.
  2. Open a terminal after everything finally loads.
  3. Find out what disk your leopard was installed on by issuing this command (my machine was rdisk0s2, will use rdiskXsY below, substitute accordingly) diskutil list
  4. Active the partition fdisk -e /dev/rdiskX
    fdisk: 0>update
    fdisk:*0> f Y
    “Partition 2 marked active”
    fdisk:*0> w
    Device could not be accessed exclusively.
    A reboot will be needed for changes to take effect. OK? [n]y
    Writing MBR at offset 0.
  5. fdisk: 0> q

If this doesn't work then maybe try reinstalling?

 

I am pretty new myself so if this screws your install you may have to reinstall.

 

Pasta - Have you got the specs for your laptop?

 

Also you won't be able to find a link on here (this piece of software is illegal) try typing kalyway into google and see what you get.

 

Maybe there should be a newbie forum on here?

 

Some tips for first time installers:

andybno1
andybno1
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well I got a b0 error and reinstalled, set partition to mbr and installed the mbr efi only problem is now the pc stops right at the pc's make splash screen and I have to turn drive off and reboot to get into windows. Cant figure out a way to try out the drive cause if I choose boot mode and turn hard drive on the drive wonty show in available drives to boot into.

iceyone
iceyone
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andy, try installing without the efi bootloader. (Worked for me)

 

Jamt you need to type -v to see where it is failing to load.

 

To make things easier i installed tiger on another partition so if i need to make changes to leopard ie:deleting some files then all i do is boot into it and delete them.

 

I know this isn't the best solution, however while i am learning it is the best and i don't have to know the path.

iceyone
iceyone
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are people installing onto usb drives or internal? I have two sata internal drives and cant get unallocated partitions to show in installer, could it be because the hard drive is usb it is causing problems?

 

I have 1 500gig sata hard drive in 8-9 partitions.

 

I have 1 for vista, 1 for tiger and 1 for leopard.

 

To make it allocated you need to partition that unallocated space andy.

 

You can do this in Vista with a number of programs or even when you are installing windows.

chevy2410
chevy2410
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well ok I ran kallyway (done F8 and typed vanilla) all installed no problems but I followed a guide which comments on making the partition active (http://home.socal.rr.com/neoncross/don/hackintosh.htm):

 

Make Partition active

 

cd /Volumes/

 

ls -l ( you should see the list of drives the installer has auto-mounted)

 

umount <YOUROSXINSTALL>

 

cd /usr/misc

 

./script.sh <YOUROSXINSTALL>

 

now I can do upto umount but when I do cd /usr/misc it says that the dir does not exist

 

 

When using Kalyway you do not need to run the ./script.sh thing at the end of install. When you boot Kalyway and go into disk utililty and choose to partition your drive, doesn't matter if you choose GUID or MBR kalyways dvd automatically makes the partition bootable. Once done exit out and continue witn the install. Make sure click the customize button and check off either EFI GUID or EFI MBR, which ever partition scheme you selected when in disk utility.

 

 

BTW you guys really need to give specs as what system you're trying to install Leopard on. It make it easier for us to help ya out.

 

 

Cheers,

Chevy.

andybno1
andybno1
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iceyone what do I partion the unallocated space to? I hve tried fat32, unallocated and ntfs and only thing to show was the dvd and eventually usb drive when plugged in.

 

Chevy2410 sorry I should know better I normally say what u did about not being specific about specs my pc: http://www.packardbell.co.uk/products/desk...X08301-900.html except I have two sata drives at 335.35 gigs when I bought it

luedi
luedi
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@ andybno1

 

first, free up some space for the new partition.

then type the following in windows command prompt:

 

diskpart
list disk
select disk # [the number of your disk]
create partition primary id=af [this is similar to mac hfs+]
list partition
select partition # [the number of your new osx partition]
active

 

once you've done this you should be able to see the partition with mac setup and prep it accordingly with "disk utility"...

kericoul
kericoul
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Hi all ;)

 

I can boot on my Leopard and it works, but just in safe mode (-x option on boot)

Now, my ethernet card and audio card don't working (and problem with "about the mac" - reboot pc)

 

Specifications of my ethernet card :

Marvell® Alaska® 88E1111 PHY

{1A3E09BE-1E45-494B-9174-D7385B45BBF5}\NVNET_DEV0057\4&14EA0E6C&0&01

 

Specifications of my audio card :

7.1 Hardware Sound Controller (VIA Envy24PT)

 

My pc is a shuttle SN25P :

http://de.shuttle.com/fr/desktopdefault.as...169_read-10611/

Cg : 7600 GT 256Mo => ok with "7600GT.and.7600GS.Natit.Dual.Screen.pkg"

 

Thanks for your help and support :P

Nota : I'm a new user of Mac, it's the "first time" that I use a Mac

 

Kericoul

kericoul
kericoul
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I would grab applehda and the kext file for your sounds card.

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=32859

Although it looks like there may not be any such kext file.

Thanks for your link.

There isn't a solution for my audio card :)

I've found this topic, apparently it's impossible. http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=25145

But, for the audio card, it's not really a problem.

 

I prefer that my ethernet card workly perfetly....

 

Thanks :D Kericoul

westwaerts
westwaerts
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to 121fred

 

install dvd drive MUST be SATA

and drive must be at SATA Connector 1 or 2,

the HD you try to install must be at the other Connector.

 

 

Kalywells Install DVD supports JMicron Sata/Pata Controller

i dont know if Brazilmac´s does.

 

The further problems depend on your system, so please attach your sys specs, when asking.

andybno1
andybno1
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hfs+ :D

 

Partition like luedi said and you will have no issues seeing the partition in disk util.

 

I have tried using windows disk management and acronis disk director and neither have HFS+ as an option to format, any suggestions on a program to use?

 

Bios settings can play a part as well.

 

how do you mean?

iceyone
iceyone
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Okay andy, open a command prompt

Type diskpart and then select disk x (the disk you want to install osx on)

Then create partition primary id=af

 

If it doesn't let you, then you need to shrink your primary windows partition and then it will let you.

 

I'll log into vista and create a step by step guide.

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