Install fine, system hangs on boot

[flynismo]

Hi everyone,

I just installed Leo4Allv5_Server_AMD_Intel.
It installs properly, but after the system restarts when installation is complete, it hangs on the white/grey splash screen. I got a kernel panic saying that it could not find the driver for ACPI (or something to that effect).
I'm not sure if I selected the proper drivers during install? Here is a list of my hardware:

- Biostar TP45 HP motherboard (ICH10R chipset)
- Intel Q6600 Quad
- Nvidia GeForce 8500GT video card
- SATA HDD
- SATA DVD
- 6 GB RAM

The install DVD will only boot if I set the hard drive to ACHI, and use bootflags -V -X cpus=1. Anything else, it will just automatically reboot during setup.

Please help, I have been trying for over six months to get Mac working, and this version is the first that actually installed!
As I said, I'm concerned that maybe I just didn't select the proper drivers, could someone suggest when drivers to select during install?
Thank you very much for any information.

[axhi]

you had no luck w/ kalyway?

[flynismo]

I did try Kalyway, and the installer would run, but stops halfway through and gives me an error message (forget exactly what it said...along the lines of couldn't verify base system?)...Leo4Allv5 (the one I'm having this current issue with) is the only distro I've used so far that made it all the way through the install.

[nfoav8or]

when you give us info that is vague it doesn't help. Sorry, I'm not trying to sound like a dick here. We do need specifics as to what the errors/panics say. Thanks.

EDIT: Also, have you tried booting with "-f -v" to force a proper loading of your Extensions folder and also to boot in verbose mode to allow you to see what is causing the hang?

EDIT 2: also adding "platform=x86pc" to the boot flags above might help this... so your complete boot flag would look like: "-f -v platform=x86pc"

[flynismo]

Sorry for the late reply, been hectic around here!
Anyway, before I saw these replies, I was looking through the forums for possible solutions. Seems that:

1) The video card seems to cause a lot of problems (mine is an Nvidia GeForce 8500GT)

2) The best way to install is normally choosing the fewest options possible in the "Customize" menu during install, then adding drivers later on, once you have a working system.

So I just formatted the volume and will be reinstalling tonight.

Before I do, my hardware is listed above in the OP--> can anyone suggest to me what options to choose/avoid in the Customize menu?

Thanks guys, I really appreciate the help with this!

Andrew

[flynismo]

Ok, reinstalled and got this panic--

panic(cpu0 caller....) "Couldn't find the driver for this platform" = "/ACPI/"

[flynismo]

Ok, just finished reinstalling, and got the same panic -->

"no driver found for /ACPI/"

I tried booting with the -f, -v, -x, platform=x86pc, speedstepkernel, vanillakernel, cpus=1 flags; and many different combinations of the above, no luck.

During install, I chose the 9.4.0 vanilla kernel, EFI bootloader, and the Intel ICH 7/8/9 drivers (my chipset is ICH10R)...

I'm all out of ideas :( ....

[nfoav8or]

have you tried any ACPI boot flags? try disabling it...

acpi=off Don't enable ACPI

acpi=ht Use ACPI boot table parsing, but don't enable ACPI interpreter

acpi=force = Force ACPI on (currently not needed)

acpi=strict = Disable out of spec ACPI workarounds.

acpi_sci={edge,level,high,low} Set up ACPI SCI interrupt. EX: acpi_sci=edge

acpi=noirq Don't route interrupts


Also, try obtaining an ACPI kext and putting it in your Extensions folder.