Andeplane Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 My hardware: Asus Formula Striker II (Nforce 780i) Intel Q6600 XFX GF 8800 GTS 512 I am trying to install 10.5.1 Kalway I got through the kernelloading (with too many errors i guess ), I get to the screen where i can select installation language, and it starts with "Preparing installation". The progressbar stops and looks like the installation is stopped. I can still move my mouse though, so it is not completely frozen. I waited 20 minutes last time, should I wait any longer? Should i try Leo4Allv2 instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightrider Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 I'm having the same exact issue and I have yet to find a solution. I'm running a 790i which is basically identical to the 780i exept with DDR3. I've got an xeon 3350 quad core yorkfield cpu thrown in there. I have an EVGA 8800GTS 512 too. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightrider Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 I got past the Preparing Installation problem by starting up with the "-v cpus=1" command at the dawwin promt. But now, when I try to install it, it wont go past about 3/4 of the way and stays still at 13 minutes remaining. I left it for an hour there and still no results. I was installing it onto an old old IDE harddrive, a 15 gig quantum to be exact, could that be the problem? Would I have better luck using an sata? I know the nvidia sata kext is still in beta so I don't know what to do Can anyone shed any light on the 780i/790i boards? Theres nothing in the wikis on them yet either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbonkers Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 the problem is with applenforceata.kext it is an older version and have problem writing to sata drive. there is an update here : http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=77071 i managed to install leopard on my board. i did my own patching for my dvd with kexts found in this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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