teh_pwned Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 when i start my computer with the leopard hdd as the primary boot device darwin does not load. But if i insert the cd it starts fine. If anyone knows how to solve this problem could you post your answer i am a noob at osx and many steps would be helpful Thanks in advance Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84174-cannnot-boot-without-cd/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTimster Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 use your favorite down load site (where you got your osc image) and search for make leopard hd bootable by kalyway. download that image, burn it to a cd, and boot it up. use the included disk utility to format YOUR ENTIRE HDD (must do it this way or this wont work) then continue installing the package from the disc. then restart the machine wihtout the dic in and verify that the botloader installed fine (you should get an error stating com.apple.boot.plist not found or something similar). Then pop in you osx install disc and follow normal installation procedure (wihtout formatting the HDD). when the install finishes, restart and voila! it boots wihtout the disc! let me know how it goes! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84174-cannnot-boot-without-cd/#findComment-597473 Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh_pwned Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 "KALYWAY LEOPARD 10.5.1 intel SSE2 and SSE3 Only (with 512 MB of RAM)!!! efi v8" I have 2 seperate HDDs 1 with Vista (500gb) 1 with OSX leopard (80gb) i chose the 80gb hard drive to install used the disk utillity to format the hard drive with Mac OS extended journal (MBR) chose the vanilla kernal and fix and chose the MBR boot loader. The Mac OS X drive if first in boot priority I thought it was ok at first but it was only because the DVD was still in the drive when the system restarted then when i took it out and restarted nothing hope that is enough info Thanks in advance Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84174-cannnot-boot-without-cd/#findComment-597486 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyKelly Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 you probably need to activate your hard drive before you can boot into it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84174-cannnot-boot-without-cd/#findComment-597490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh_pwned Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 How would i do that? can i do it through osx? or manage it through windows and start from scratch again? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84174-cannnot-boot-without-cd/#findComment-597492 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyKelly Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 you can activate your mac hard drive through windows. run diskpart type the following: list disk select diskX [x is the number of your leopard hard drive] list partition select partition 1 active exit rebbot your computer and try it now. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84174-cannnot-boot-without-cd/#findComment-597503 Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh_pwned Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 I tried that but unfortunately that didnt work. Anymore ideas?(if there are any) Thanks in advance Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84174-cannnot-boot-without-cd/#findComment-597509 Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh_pwned Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 Is there anyway to reinstall the boot loader, or is it a hdd problem if it is not even showing darwin Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84174-cannnot-boot-without-cd/#findComment-597578 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkayz Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 You can try to set the osx partition as active so it will boot that first, you can try the following in osx to get it working in terminal (without quotes, might need to sudo -s first) "fdisk -e /dev/rdisk0" "p" (will list your partitions, double check to see which partition your osx is installed) "flag 2" (I am assuming that your osx is ont he second partition here, change if needed) "w" "q" reboot and see if u can get the darwin bootloader, hope it helps Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84174-cannnot-boot-without-cd/#findComment-597647 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTimster Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 that might work, or you can follow directions to install pc-efi v8 which will write a new bootloader Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84174-cannnot-boot-without-cd/#findComment-597999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh_pwned Posted January 29, 2008 Author Share Posted January 29, 2008 Is what mkayz said the same as what caminoz said if not would i have to boot the mac installer and run the terminal from there or could i do run it from within the os? -- just a thought could it be my hard drive because i tried the guid method and the installer fails Or possibly my install dvd? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84174-cannnot-boot-without-cd/#findComment-599035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh_pwned Posted January 29, 2008 Author Share Posted January 29, 2008 i am a noob with mac's can someone tell me what happens when OS X boots (KALYWAY 10.5.1 v8 efi) is efi the bootloader or darwin or do i need to install a boot loader my hdd is MBR and i chose the MBR boot loader Please help Thanks in advance Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84174-cannnot-boot-without-cd/#findComment-599114 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTimster Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 darwin and the bootloader are the same thing. they are the bootloader used for mac. in order for the bootloader installation to work properly the entire drive has to be erased in disk utility before installing. you would select the disk, instead of the volume, and erase it. then choose the mbr bootloader. also, be sure the mac drive is set to boot in your bios. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84174-cannnot-boot-without-cd/#findComment-599593 Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh_pwned Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 Found the problem I named the Hdd "Mac OS X Leopard", i searched the forums for a while and found that osx doesnt like spaces. So i reformated the hard drive and named it MACOSX and now it boots fine. Thanks for all yout help Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84174-cannnot-boot-without-cd/#findComment-600299 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTimster Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 LOL odd, well glad you solved the problem. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84174-cannnot-boot-without-cd/#findComment-600347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
badtrip712 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 lol I think you just solved my problem, mine is named "Sans Titre"(unnamed in english) cause I use a ps2 keyboard...so I cant change it, But ill just start the install in english...Thank you very much dude Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84174-cannnot-boot-without-cd/#findComment-600534 Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh_pwned Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 Yeah it should say something about it in the installer for the n00bs like me Unless this is not true for all installs. As the post below says. Maybe just put something like "If your OS X install will not boot with out the cd give your hard drive partition a name with no spaces in it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84174-cannnot-boot-without-cd/#findComment-600643 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTimster Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 it isn't from my experience. i've had spaces in the volume name before, never had a problem. that's why i said odd. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84174-cannnot-boot-without-cd/#findComment-600824 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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