claire1985 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 I have a Toshiba A75-S2762 series notebook with the following specs: Processor: Pentium 4 (Model 538 with HT enabled) 3.20GHz4 , 1MB L2 cache, 533MHz FSB Memory: 1gb HD: 80gb partitioned for 50gb and 30gb 3.20GHz4 , 1MB L2 cache, 533MHz FSB Video: ATI® MOBILITY™ RADEON™ 9000 IGP chipset Bios: ACPI, PnP, VESA, DPMS, DDC, SM BIOS, PCI BIOS support Unfortunately I don't know the specific Motherboard on the model. I am trying to install Leopard from the Kalyway 10.5.1 SSE2 & SSE3 ISO file. When I try to startup off the install dvd without any special options, the Apple logo startup screen will appear and run for awhile, then a Circle with a "/" through it will appear over the Apple Logo (similar to a non-smoking sign). When I try to run the install via -v, it loads through until: AppleGenericPCATADriver: CMD 0x1f0, CTR 0x3f4, IRQ 14 FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 8026 PCI now active, GUID 0023f4c56400a8c; max speed s400 ERROR: FireWire unable to determine security-mode; defaulting to full-secure. Still waiting for root device Still waiting for root device etc...( the Still Waiting for root device will continually repeat) Any suggestions? Do I need to install something else prior to the leopard dvd? PS: The disc was burned on a Mac Running 10.5.2 under disk utility at 8x. Thanks! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90091-kalyway-install-will-not-start-on-p4/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire1985 Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 Do I need to patch the installer with a different .kext file? Perhaps AGPGart244.kext? (And if so, how do I go about this?) Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90091-kalyway-install-will-not-start-on-p4/#findComment-643006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladesreloaded Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 i am having the same problem "still waiting for root device" Intel P4 630 3.0ghz Intel D915GAG, ich6 controller on board 1.5gb ram 1x80gb WD SATA 1x160gb WD SATA Nvidia Geforce 6600 Pci-Express Sony DVD-Writer.. i also have the same problem with iatkos Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90091-kalyway-install-will-not-start-on-p4/#findComment-643466 Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire1985 Posted February 26, 2008 Author Share Posted February 26, 2008 Okay, if I run the installer with " pathway=x86pc rd=disk0s1 -v" i no longer get the "still waiting" error but instead kernal panic. I've attached an image of my screen. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90091-kalyway-install-will-not-start-on-p4/#findComment-643476 Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire1985 Posted February 26, 2008 Author Share Posted February 26, 2008 Ah, got some more system information for you guys....thanks to the CPU-Z team: Mainboard: Toshiba EDW10 Chipset: ATI RS300/RS300M REV.02 Southbridge: SB200 CPU Pentium 4 Model 538 supports MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90091-kalyway-install-will-not-start-on-p4/#findComment-643521 Share on other sites More sharing options...
inedible Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 First off, it's a good idea to burn at a slower speed.. leopard dvds are notoriously finicky when burned at normal speeds.. I'm assuming your drive is parallel ide, not sata, and your dvd drive is too... As I understand it, a lot of people get "waiting for root device" when they're using unsupported sata drivers, and the solution is to patch the drivers into the install dvd... but I'm not sure that's the case here... If you need to inject kexts into an installer, here's a little guide on how to do so: http://osx86.wikidot.com/how-to-s#toc3 Have you tried the dvd on another computer? I think maybe it's just the speed you burned it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90091-kalyway-install-will-not-start-on-p4/#findComment-643539 Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire1985 Posted February 26, 2008 Author Share Posted February 26, 2008 inedible,I went back and burned another copy at 2x, and yeah my unit is from 2004 so its IDE not SATA. thanks for the kext instructions, but any suggestions for finding them for my system (if i even need to inject them?)I'll try the dvd on another unit and see if it boots. ThanksThe DVD boots into the installer perfectly on a Dell Inspirion E1405 notebook...so the burn is good...any suggestions? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90091-kalyway-install-will-not-start-on-p4/#findComment-643558 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennyb Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 The "waiting for root device" and "kernel panic" errors often occur when the system doesn't recognize which drive the DVD drive is supposed to be. You might try rd=disk1s1 or rd=disk0s2 on the startup line and see if you have better results. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90091-kalyway-install-will-not-start-on-p4/#findComment-643704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire1985 Posted February 26, 2008 Author Share Posted February 26, 2008 Thanks, the drive is definitely an IDE drive (unit is from 2004). Is there any easy way to determine the address I need to put in to the rd=* command? I thought the drive was IDE Device 3 (according to my toshiba diags, but it doesn't give the disk*s* format) and so I tried "rd=disk3s0 -v" with and without the platform=x86pc command and then "rd=disk3s1". I still get the "still waiting" error. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90091-kalyway-install-will-not-start-on-p4/#findComment-644187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire1985 Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 So I've tried both Kalyway and iatkos (with and without both of the new patches).... still get the Still Waiting for Root error So, figuring the issue was my IDE drive, I went ahead and connected an external USB DVD drive I had lying around. I still get that error with the iAtkos distros, but Kalyway looks like it finds the BDS root...however, now its just hangs after BSD root: disk1s2, major 14, minor 5 (see image) How long should it take to get past this point? I've let it sit for over 30 minutes. Thanks guys! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90091-kalyway-install-will-not-start-on-p4/#findComment-646237 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ McG Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 I got the same thing, but different numbers for disk*s* major *, minor * Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90091-kalyway-install-will-not-start-on-p4/#findComment-669609 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ McG Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Please help someone!!!!! Check out my thread too please, no one is replying to my posts. I guess that means no one know the answer. http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=93750 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90091-kalyway-install-will-not-start-on-p4/#findComment-669769 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kadeschs Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I'm using an Satellite A75 similar to your hardware setup. I can't get past the "waiting on root drive" message. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90091-kalyway-install-will-not-start-on-p4/#findComment-1059034 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZKINION Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Look for a "Sata Controller Mode" in bios settings and set it to "AHCI" as opposed to IDE. This fixed my problem with the still waiting for root device stuff. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90091-kalyway-install-will-not-start-on-p4/#findComment-1069471 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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