abrasbr Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Ok. So first of all, what i have. Intel Dp965Lt Core2Duo E6600 4gb of Ram GeForce 8800GT Windows Vista x64 (dont want to format). Sata HD 250Gb (dont remember the brand) So first in vista I created 12Gb of unnallocated space. Then using diskpart i did create partition primary id=af active exit. Ok now i have a second partition where i can install OSX. Booted on DVD (1.0i and 1.0ir2 both give me the same error). Pressed F8 then -v and ENTER. A lot of things goes by, and then it gives me this error. "ERROR: FireWire unable to determine security-mode; defaulting to to full-secure Still waiting for root device” And stay on this. I changed on bios my HD to IDE, then to ACPI, but nothing. Please, someone give me a help here. I dont want to format or anything. I want to dual-boot. I was following this guide here: http://inihilist.wordpress.com/2008/...nd-fool-proof/ Sorry if this has already been answered, but i searched and didnt find anything. Thanks in advance Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/85128-iatkos-error-firewire-unable-to-determine-security-mode/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrasbr Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 nobody? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/85128-iatkos-error-firewire-unable-to-determine-security-mode/#findComment-604634 Share on other sites More sharing options...
elas123 Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 still waiting for root device is a hardware problem and i dont think it is related to firewire see as i have the firewire message and mine boots. search threads for still waiting for root device! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/85128-iatkos-error-firewire-unable-to-determine-security-mode/#findComment-604727 Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrasbr Posted February 2, 2008 Author Share Posted February 2, 2008 already search but nothing. Anyway it worked now. I had to use an external DVD drive connecte do my USB Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/85128-iatkos-error-firewire-unable-to-determine-security-mode/#findComment-604804 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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