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Hey guys, i installed the burned iso, so far. No problem. After the installation Prozess i have to restart. okay, i restarted. but i cant see any login or such thing. THere comes a screen after each reboot that i have to reboot again. If i take the dvd out of the dvd rom my computer tells me that there is nothing installed. but there is...
can someone help me? if you need further information let me know. thanks.
xantus73
02-19-2008, 04:25 AM
I have almost the same problem. After installing he reboots and on the gray apple screen he says i must reboot again. And so on. If i remove the dvd the screen stays blank with a blinking cursor.
i would also be very happy about any help. thanks
yap this sounds like my problem....
specs:
4400+ sse 3
asus a8n sli premium
2gb ram
7800gtx
200gb sata hdd
installation did great but this screen :(
Ianxxx
02-19-2008, 06:16 AM
press F8 at startup, start with -v
see what the problem is and post that.
eddie11c
02-19-2008, 08:46 AM
Try choosing MBR and reinstalling from the DVD again. Your drive was not properly flagged from the first install.
WinLinMac01
02-19-2008, 08:55 AM
heres the deal, install and make sure your partition is configured with MBR (Master Boot Record), and assure that your HD volume is one word only, i.e. Leopard, not Macintosh HD. Lastly, make sure your Bootloader is MBR as well. Everything should fine then. =)
okay right now dealing with it, i will post an update in few hours when i got it :)
thanks for your help guys!
monsieur.d
02-19-2008, 05:23 PM
I installed using the MBR method and it works like a charm. However, I've tried the GUID method many times and did not succeed. Anyone knows why?
Thanks.
D.
zephyroth
02-19-2008, 05:32 PM
yes.
There's an issue with the script that installs the GUID bootloader.
Easy to fix :
1 - Boot with the DVD.
2 - Press F8, then type "-s"
3- type "cd /usr/standalone/i386"
4 - type "dd if=./guid/boot1h of=/dev/rdiskXsY bs=512 count=1 (X is the disk number and Y is the partition number on which you installed Leo)
5 - type "dd if=./guid/boot0 of=/dev/diskX bs=400 count=1
6 - type "./startupfiletool -v /dev/diskXsY ./boot_v8"
I've just done that and GUID bootloader is fixed.
okay, installed the mbr - if i press f8 it tells me that there is a installation of mac os x
but. if i want to start it there appears a screen which tells me in different languages that i have to restart... this happens all the time, should i use the bootfix?
zephyroth
02-19-2008, 07:42 PM
It's not related to the bootloader.
The screen with 4 languages indicates a kernel panic.
What's your cpu ?
What's the kernel you choose during installation ?
i choose the newest one the 9.2 if i am not mistaken.
i have a 4400+ SSE3 AMD ATHLON X2 64
i did this: format the c drive, where is only one partition called "leopard".
after this is choose the drivers i want to install mrb and the latest kernal and stuff. then i installed it.
it was stuck at 1 minute left.
i rebooted choose my settings again installed and finished the installation. but had no success booting after....
zephyroth
02-19-2008, 07:55 PM
strange it works with my ATHLON X2 4200+.
try to install 9.1.0
edited my last post. i will try it once more with the 9.2
if you have msn / icq can i contact you somehow? have no irc but could get it also. what is better for you.... : )
WinLinMac01
02-19-2008, 09:53 PM
Is there an advantage of GUID over MBR? I'm just curious. Thanks. : )
okay got it working, but i need the dvd to start which is weired....
what i did: installed it normally, at 1 minute left i just left the installation and didnt installed anything else. but i can boot in os x now.
problems i still have:
cant boot without dvd. - stops before booting anything, stops right now before cd screen normally appears. this is after the pc loads the ub icq and mulimedia and all other devices.
5.1 sound is not working. only 2.1 alc 850 here
mouse is somehow crap, using a logitec G5 which does not work perfect. any idears hear? i could use a ps2 adapter or sth? -> solved. there are drivers...
tried this to solve the problem:
http://osx86.wikidot.com/how-to-s#toc5
now i have b0 error ,_.
gosh, this sucks...
edit: one more installation: resault:
installed 100% - no error.
i can start mac os X now perfectly.
:D
sounds great huh?
problems left: check out my mouse how to make it better and get some programms running and some more normal stuff =)