Proplem with Empire EFI

[aatkco]

Hi Friends,
I had proplems installing Leopard Distributions like iPc , iAtkos on my pc so i get an idea from a user "Sweaty" To use empire efi , i think it's a genius app to fresh install snow leopard on pc's .
so i burned empire efi and snow leopard retail dvd and started installing but i got install failed :( , i tried again and i got the same message :
http://i19.servimg.com/u/f19/12/79/10/67/img_0010.jpg
I am installing into a usb hdd ( it's an internal hdd and connected with ide to usb connecter ) , active , primart and formatted to one guid partition .
I don't know what is the proplem , so i took a screenshot from the installer log which describe the error it may help :
http://i19.servimg.com/u/f19/12/79/10/67/img_0011.jpg
Thanks

[aatkco]

Help me ppl

[00010]

If you had read the README text that came with this app, you would find that is says that is normal in some cases it should boot just fine after manual restart.

[aatkco]

If you had read the README text that came with this app, you would find that is says that is normal in some cases it should boot just fine after manual restart.
1. There is no readme with the app , all info on the blog post of the programmer .
2. It didn't boot because not all files were copied , i got install failed on the half or @ almost 60% , Empire EFI cd also didn't show the partition on the list after restart .
Thanks for the contribution .

[aatkco]

Still Need Help

[prasys]

Sorry to hear that

My work is being ripped and its being put on torrent sites without the read me. Making it hard

Here are the tips

1. Its installed , OSX can't bless the drive. Its normal , its not a real mac

2. If empire EFI does not see the partition. It means your BIOS refuses to pass over the USB controller or some sort. Try to connect it to your motherboard. Make it internal , not USB , or any sort.

Thats all !

[aatkco]

1. it's installed ! when i try again and open disk utility i see that the used space is only 5 GB , not all files were copied .

2. ok , i tried but it seems like my mobo doesn't have ide connecters for the hard disk ( they are all sata ) , i'll ask you a question : if i bought internal sata hard disk and connected it as slave ( my current hard disk is master ) will empire efi read it and install will succees ? please answer me ASAP /

[00010]

Empire efi should install (no guarantee) and should see the partition as bootable, but not sure after the install is complete, you may have to somehow install chameleon onto you master hard drive to boot properly.

[aatkco]

I need guarantee man so i can buy it

[ronoverdrive]

There's never a guarantee when you're making a hackintosh. Its something that can't be done considering we're using hacks to force install OSX on non-Apple hardware. Quite literally we're forcing a square peg through a round hole with a hammer.

But on a lighter note, try getting a PATA to SATA adapter if you don't want to spend the money on a SATA hard drive. They're fairly cheap.

[NghiaDev]

@aatkco
It's normal, in my hack it said Install Failed but actually NOT

You should also click on Customize button ( before you click Install ) and remove all drivers and fonts (extra fonts for Chinese, Korean...) also X11 because they are not necessary in most cases, you can Install them later. In my case I have HP Printer and I download drivers from Apple and install it after I installed Snow Leopard