View Full Version : Snow Problems (Installing on a Gateway 838GM with 512 Mb of RAM)
xXrkidXx
10-24-2009, 12:24 AM
Well today was a very exciting day. For the first time I was able to boot into the Snow leopard installer Via USB. Well fail, it got all the way to select your language, I chose English, and then it loads and says the disk could not be read or something. Please clean it off and try again. I cant clean a flash drive.. Please help!!!!
xXrkidXx
10-24-2009, 12:40 AM
Ok well i was in a rush to try something my friend suggested...
heres a run down..
I can boot.
I cant continue the Install.
I can do everything else.
and something I noticed, None of my drives are showing up in System Profiler or Disk Utility... What going on?? It says No SATA Devices are detected... and ive never had to switch from IDE to ACHI or anything like that before... its always been straight forward and easy to boot.
xXrkidXx
10-24-2009, 02:51 AM
...bump.. Guys seriously, i need some help with this... Googles got nothing.
scififan68
10-24-2009, 03:32 AM
Ok are you booting off usb or a dvd with boot 1-2-3? u need to replace the original ioatafamily.kext in /volumes/(name of installer)/System/Library/Extensions/ with the one i attached and your sata should now be seen.
xXrkidXx
10-24-2009, 03:34 AM
im booting using Chameleon 2 RC3, and Netkas PCEFI 10.4, no boot 132... USB
thanks, ill give it a go.
xXrkidXx
10-24-2009, 03:39 AM
nope... no change :( still only showing booting flashdrive, and the install is messed up.
scififan68
10-24-2009, 03:43 AM
ok you need to repair perms by going to /Volumes/(installer)/System/Library
then do sudo -s type your pass, then chown -R root:wheel Extensions/* and chmod -R 755 Extensions/* and boot the installer with -v -f, is it working?
xXrkidXx
10-24-2009, 04:18 AM
im downl... purchasing a new DVD.. ive heard lots of people on REAL macs that got cruddy discs so im gonna see if the "apple store" can give me a deal.
ill make sure i try all this stuff tommorrow... thanks for all your help :)
xXrkidXx
10-25-2009, 05:42 PM
wtf? i got my new DVD and when I boot it from a flashdrive, even with patched OSInstalls(both) it will say i don't meet the RAM requirements.. what am i doing wrong?
xXrkidXx
10-25-2009, 08:25 PM
bump...? anybody???
spalek83
10-25-2009, 09:27 PM
RAM: 512MB / 4GB Max, 2 DDR Channels |
are you using 512 mb of memory?
xXrkidXx
10-25-2009, 11:38 PM
yea. but i used the patched OSInstall (that bypasses ALL checks on everything including RAM) i kno the minimum required is 1GB
scififan68
10-25-2009, 11:46 PM
How much ram you got? you need a min of 1GB for snow leopard otherwise i dont think it will install.
xXrkidXx
10-26-2009, 12:32 AM
.. theres a patched OSInstall File that bypasses the checks. i am trying to use it, but for some reason its not working. i have 512MB
scififan68
10-26-2009, 12:48 AM
.. theres a patched OSInstall File that bypasses the checks. i am trying to use it, but for some reason its not working. i have 512MB
It doesn't include the ram requirement, so the only way your gonna be able to install it is pick up another 512mb stick or a gig stick.
xXrkidXx
10-26-2009, 12:51 AM
... the patched one i have does.
http://prasys.co.cc/2009/08/installing-snow-leopard-for-osx86/
Scroll down to the part about OSinstall files. there is one tht bypasses everything.
xXrkidXx
10-26-2009, 12:34 PM
ok well i think i might have been using the wrong patch... I redownloaded the correct patch and will try it after school.. as I live in the US, and our government is mean and makes us get up really early lol. ill post back later
xXrkidXx
10-29-2009, 11:10 PM
anything at all?