iatomic Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 im using Kalyway_10.5.2_DVD_Intel_Amd and i cant get any farther then the pic i uploaded i thought it was the dvd so i popped it into my sisters dell inspiron 1525(intel) and it booted no errors all the way i didnt install it tho cuz its her pc so im stuck i have no clue whats wrong Processor, Operating System and Memory Operating system installed Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium Processor AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 4400+ • 2.30 GHz, 512KB+512KB L2 Cache, 2000 MT/s System Bus Chipset NVIDIA nForce 430 Chipset Standard memory 2048MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory (2x1GB) (expandable to 8GB) Memory type DDR2-SDRAM Memory slots 4 DIMMs (240-pin) Internal drives Internal hard disk drive 320 GB Hard disk controller SATA 3Gb/s Source: http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/ca/en/ho/WF...3-81048336.html Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/235440-unable-to-install-osx/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Try a different DVD or change SATA controller BIOS settings. Forum search/google "still waiting for root device" if you want to know why. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/235440-unable-to-install-osx/#findComment-1570825 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iatomic Posted October 27, 2010 Author Share Posted October 27, 2010 ive tryed all combos with sata and pata cuz i dont have achi or w/e its called i cant turn sata fully off or the dvd wont work Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/235440-unable-to-install-osx/#findComment-1570859 Share on other sites More sharing options...
makwanad Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 You've pretty much answered it yourself with the no AHCI, try using a different version, one such as JaS 10.5.4 would work fine I believe. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/235440-unable-to-install-osx/#findComment-1570884 Share on other sites More sharing options...
geiman Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 If I was you I would look into a more recent Snow Leopard disc than trying to get Leopard running. If you find newer software, you've got a better chance that something may have been improved or fixed, whereas with the old stuff its exactly that; old. And take a look at building your own disc so that you can add what fixes you need for your hardware instead of trying to find a disc with the right magic combination. Might make it a little easier on yourself. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/235440-unable-to-install-osx/#findComment-1571036 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iatomic Posted October 27, 2010 Author Share Posted October 27, 2010 where do i find all these distro's cuz ive been going to piratebay for them and they arnt always there also is there a tutorial on how to make my own? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/235440-unable-to-install-osx/#findComment-1571105 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iatomic Posted October 29, 2010 Author Share Posted October 29, 2010 .......... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/235440-unable-to-install-osx/#findComment-1572250 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bijan55 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Plug a flash drive in, AT the message, it will fix it Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/235440-unable-to-install-osx/#findComment-1572669 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iatomic Posted October 30, 2010 Author Share Posted October 30, 2010 that does NOT work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/235440-unable-to-install-osx/#findComment-1573221 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bijan55 Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 that does NOT work. Worked for me :/' Edit: Did you even try it? or did you just assume it would not work You have to plug it in AT the message, not before. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/235440-unable-to-install-osx/#findComment-1575369 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iatomic Posted November 17, 2010 Author Share Posted November 17, 2010 i tired it many times. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/235440-unable-to-install-osx/#findComment-1585892 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 You've pretty much answered it yourself with the no AHCI, try using a different version Contrary to popular belief/folklore AHCI mode is not required for installing OS X on a PC. The only thing that matters is using the right drivers - if you can't set your SATA controller to AHCI mode and you're using a hacked DVD that doesn't have the right drivers then you just have to try another one until you get lucky. If you're trying to install retail using a boot CD, all you have to do is change the drivers on the boot CD, this is much easier. There are drivers for most popular motherboard SATA controllers in both AHCI mode and non-AHCI mode. Use google and the forum search to find them. For Intel ICHx in non-AHCI mode the driver is called AppleIntelPIIATA.kext. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/235440-unable-to-install-osx/#findComment-1585900 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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