Cant boot after i successfully install iAtkosv7

TeckEnthusiast · #1 07-13-2009, 07:04 PM

i cant successfully install iAtkosv7 without a problem. After the installation completes and in restart the computer i am unable to boot into OSX. When i try and boot using the -v command i get the infamous "still waiting for root device." I read the sticky post by Voyn1x about some possible solutions but none of them worked for me. I cant seem to find the answer and that is why i ask for your help. Could it be because i am using old hardware?
HOPE YOU GUYS CAN HELP
ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED
THANX

tham50 · #2 07-13-2009, 07:59 PM

a little bit more information would be helpful.
e.g. what board do you have?
what cpu?
which kernel did you install?
etc.

TeckEnthusiast · #3 07-13-2009, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tham50

a little bit more information would be helpful.
e.g. what board do you have?
what cpu?
which kernel did you install?
etc.

I installed the 9.5.0 voodoo kernel. Other info is in my signature(below)

tham50 · #4 07-13-2009, 08:09 PM

ah, i've set my prefs not to show signatures.

anyway i'm not sure about celerons.
your 5200 should be fine tho.

can you switch between ahci and ide mode?
did you choose everything to match your hardware like chipset etc. during the inst.?

TeckEnthusiast · #5 07-14-2009, 01:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tham50

ah, i've set my prefs not to show signatures.

anyway i'm not sure about celerons.
your 5200 should be fine tho.

can you switch between ahci and ide mode?
did you choose everything to match your hardware like chipset etc. during the inst.?

I selected everything to match my hardware. What do you mean when you asked if i can switch between ahci and ide mode. Where you talking about my bios. Now that i think about it i didnt select any sata/ide drivers(because i was unsure what sata/ide drivers do) If that is the problem what driver should i install?
THANX

tham50 · #6 07-14-2009, 05:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TeckEnthusiast

Now that i think about it i didnt select any sata/ide drivers(because i was unsure what sata/ide drivers do) If that is the problem what driver should i install?
THANX

that's the number 1 reason for that "still waiting ..." message.
either no driver or wrong bios settings.

be sure to install these drivers and check your bios in case ...

TeckEnthusiast · #7 07-14-2009, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tham50

that's the number 1 reason for that "still waiting ..." message.
either no driver or wrong bios settings.

be sure to install these drivers and check your bios in case ...

I was finally able to boot into OSX by installing the Intel SATA/IDE driver. But now i have encountered a few minor problems with my video card(FX 5200) and my audio(AC'97). I have installed the NVKush injector. The problem is that Quartz Extreme is "Not Supported." QuartzGL is "Supported" by using the "Enable/Disable QuartzGL" feature in OSX86 Tools. What can i do so that my video card can support Quartz Extreme? I need help trying to find the driver for my audio(AC'97). I tried google but no luck.
HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME ONCE AGAIN
ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED
THANX

TeckEnthusiast · #8 07-15-2009, 05:13 PM

I got the audio working by installing "AppleAC97Audio.kext." But i still cant get my video card(FX 5200) to support Quartz Extreme. I installed NVKush during installation. I got QuartzGL working by using OSX86 Tools. What other video drivers do you guys recommend.
ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED
THANX

TeckEnthusiast · #9 07-18-2009, 08:48 PM

So i installed NVidia Universal Installer and now I have QE/CI working. Quartz Extreme is "Supported" and Core Image is "Hardware Accelerated" but i have scrambled graphics. There are black spots(although I can hear the sound) when I try and watch a youtube video. When i open Firefox there are some grey rectangles covering some buttons(even though I can still click them).
ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED
THANX

TeckEnthusiast · #10 07-19-2009, 03:39 PM

I now have full QE/CI support. I installed nVidia Universal Installer and that enabled my graphics card to support both QE/CI but I had scrambled graphics. To fix the graphics issue I installed "10.5.5.CoreGraphics.framework" from the iAtkos v5i DVD. After that installation I restarted my computer and I had fixed the issue.
HOPE THIS HELPS SOMEONE WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM
GOOD LUCK