uniqst3r Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Hey guys i basically followed this guide to the letter. http://inihilist.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/...-proof/#respond I created the boot for mac osx. When i turn on my laptop and select max osx. wait till counter goes to zero and then do it again to select partition 3 where i installed leopard (steps 38-39). I first get an gray screen with apple logo in the middle. It seems to be loading. Then all of a sudden i get an error in 3 languages it says "You need to restart your computer. Hold down the Power button for server seconds or press the Restart button." This happens over and over again everytime i restart. What should i do? Note: Vista works fine (as fine as vista is supposed to work anyway). but leopard does not. What should i do? I've read the guides and searched google i can't find the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKrillr Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 chances are its like mine, and needs speedstep and teh second core disabled in BIOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniqst3r Posted March 8, 2008 Author Share Posted March 8, 2008 ok i'm not that good with comps. I know i installled speed step during installation (i did deviate from that guide in that respect)How do i shut of the second core in bios? Wont that affect my system?> Or lower performance? edit:I disabled multi core support using bios. This did not help. I still get the same error! Any ideas guys. Please help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniqst3r Posted March 9, 2008 Author Share Posted March 9, 2008 bump please answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlee Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 you have to press f8 when your pc starts, boot with -f or -s then there is a command to only run one core you have to boot with cpus=1 Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
long2004 Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Hi uniqst3r, I had tried several version iATKOS as well as Kalayway and was suffer the same problem: my lapy reboot repeatedly, then one day i found a very easy way to boot to MAC OSX: 1. press F8 during the darwin boot and use the "-s" command 2. Waiting to command prompt appear and type : "fsck -fy" (without ") 3. Type "Exit" You computer should boot right into Mac I have try this for several version of both iATKOS and Kalyway and it work well. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniqst3r Posted March 9, 2008 Author Share Posted March 9, 2008 I tried using -s then typing fsck -fy it freezes. I tried 2 times and it froze both times. And josh what are u talking about.. What is the exact command to make it cpus 1 core or just explain the process of how i will boot with cpus =1. i tried going into -s boot mode and typing cpus =1 it says it is not a valid command. I also tried running with diagnostic msgs. -v The computer freezes at the same point it freezes when i used the fsck -fy method. It freezes right after saying system is: Dell XPS m1330. After that it stops working. Anyone have any ideas what to do? Or can someone just tell me exacly what custom patches to install if i have a dell xps m1330 core 2 duo 2.0 ghz , 3gb ram, 128 mb vga card nvidia. I can format in reinstall leapord again with exactly what u say and see if it works. Current install has just the speedstep and the nvidia drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
long2004 Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Hi uniqst3r, You should format & reinstall LEOPARD with only EFI_MBR selected (don't select speedstep & nvidia drivers). After reboot you can use "-s and fsck -fy" trick! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniqst3r Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 worked!!! Thx to all that helped. Now for me to go find sound and internet and ill be all set.!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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