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Old 12-23-2009, 05:38 PM
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OS X won't re-install

I have a Compaq computer, and I did a system restore and it restored over my OS X directory.

I did a few reinstalls from iPC Live x86 and they have failed. Booting OSX results in a system reboot, or a waiting for device, or waiting for network.

I'm frustrated! Before, it wouldn't boot off the HD, and I had to boot the install CD and then launch OSX. Right now, I would be happy if I could get back to that even.

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Old 12-24-2009, 07:42 PM
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How did you install before, more info is needed.

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Old 12-24-2009, 08:22 PM
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Pop in your distro(I.E. iPC or your retail disc)
Reformat the hardrive. Dick Utility, Select Drive, Erase and re Partition
Continue your install.
And boot it up!
You said something about not being able to boot without the disc.. well Google for Chameleon 2 RC4 Installer. Then Download and run the packedge, no need for installer disc to boot.

Computer: Gateway 838GM | 9.5.0 Vodoo Kernel |2.0 RC4 Chameleon Bootloader | Processor:Intel Pentium 4 630 / 3 GHz | RAM: 512MB | OS: Windows 7 32BIT, OSx86 iPC 10.5.6 | Mainboard Chipset: Intel 915G Express | Graphics Card:Integrated Intel GMA 900 | Video Memory: Dynamic Video Memory Technology 3.0 | Audio:ALC 860 |Card Reader:8 in 1 Integrated| Hard Drives:1x 200GB SATA(Win 7), 1x 320GB SATA(OS X) Both Internal
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Old 12-27-2009, 01:11 AM
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Pop in your distro(I.E. iPC or your retail disc)
Reformat the hardrive. Dick Utility, Select Drive, Erase and re Partition
Continue your install.
And boot it up!
You said something about not being able to boot without the disc.. well Google for Chameleon 2 RC4 Installer. Then Download and run the packedge, no need for installer disc to boot.
I'm sorry to say, that the iPC Live disk that I'm using now is the same one I used to install it last time, and I have re-partitioned the drive.

I either get a waiting for device, (Tried several re=diskXsX commands with the same result) the computer just reboots without any info as to why, or it locks up (hard) when detecting netwerking...

Tiger: G4 PowerPC Dual Core 400 Mhz w/640 MB RAM
20 Gig ATA HD all HFS+
Internal DVD
Access to Server
True Tiger

Leopard: Acer Intel Atom Dual [email protected] w/1 Gig Ram
160GB HD-133GB NTFS, 15.68GB HFS+
SD slot
No Net access
iDeneb 1.6 Lite

Compaq SR5710F [email protected] w/3 Gigs Ram
80 Gig ATA HD (NTFS - Vista)
200 Gig ATA HD (NTFS-Data)
Access to Server

Server: Compaq 1.8 Single Core Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
~2 TB online....
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Old 12-27-2009, 01:43 AM
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I would give Empire EFI a shot or use SnowOSX Universal 3.6.

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Old 12-27-2009, 01:45 AM
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SnowOSX Universal is only for intel, But how are you partitioning with the GUIDE or MBR partition map?

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Old 12-27-2009, 02:25 AM
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I'm sorry to say, that the iPC Live disk that I'm using now is the same one I used to install it last time, and I have re-partitioned the drive.

I either get a waiting for device, (Tried several re=diskXsX commands with the same result) the computer just reboots without any info as to why, or it locks up (hard) when detecting netwerking...
Root Device- You didn't install drivers for your chipset.
Reboot- You didn't select a kernel compatible with your comp
Network- No idea..

Computer: Gateway 838GM | 9.5.0 Vodoo Kernel |2.0 RC4 Chameleon Bootloader | Processor:Intel Pentium 4 630 / 3 GHz | RAM: 512MB | OS: Windows 7 32BIT, OSx86 iPC 10.5.6 | Mainboard Chipset: Intel 915G Express | Graphics Card:Integrated Intel GMA 900 | Video Memory: Dynamic Video Memory Technology 3.0 | Audio:ALC 860 |Card Reader:8 in 1 Integrated| Hard Drives:1x 200GB SATA(Win 7), 1x 320GB SATA(OS X) Both Internal
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Old 01-24-2010, 02:12 PM
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Root Device- You didn't install drivers for your chipset.
Reboot- You didn't select a kernel compatible with your comp
Network- No idea..
Can somebody tell me the drivers I need for my chipset? I got this right the first try before with knowing very little about what I was doing. Now, I'm thinking about what I'm clicking and trying to use what I have learned with poor results...

The kernel is another area where I'm lost...Every install, I've used AMD compatable kernels...

Netwerk, If I can run my HacIntosh, I'd be happy if limited to just this machine, as I have 2 sets of NTFS drivers that give me read-write access to a 500GB of data...



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Tiger: G4 PowerPC Dual Core 400 Mhz w/640 MB RAM
20 Gig ATA HD all HFS+
Internal DVD
Access to Server
True Tiger

Leopard: Acer Intel Atom Dual [email protected] w/1 Gig Ram
160GB HD-133GB NTFS, 15.68GB HFS+
SD slot
No Net access
iDeneb 1.6 Lite

Compaq SR5710F [email protected] w/3 Gigs Ram
80 Gig ATA HD (NTFS - Vista)
200 Gig ATA HD (NTFS-Data)
Access to Server

Server: Compaq 1.8 Single Core Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
~2 TB online....
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