Another problem - Need to restart the PC
Iv'e installed iAtkos i5 on my PC(C2Q, P45, SATA Hard disk) When the installation finish, the computer runs in cycles, it's showing the apple logo, and then there is a message that say that i need to restart the PC, but after a few…
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Iv'e installed iAtkos i5 on my PC(C2Q, P45, SATA Hard disk)
When the installation finish, the computer runs in cycles, it's showing the apple logo, and then there is a message that say that i need to restart the PC, but after a few restarts, it's still doing it =\
does anybody know what is it?
Thenx,
Roy.
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well, i took a screenshot, i don't really know what is it meaning, but anyway here it is:
Ok then, what i need to do? what should i change in the BIOS?
thenx alot,
Roy.
p.s
after changing the first boot device from CD to Hard Disk, the apple logo comes up, and then a strange icon appear but nothing happen..
this is the icon just without the cigarette
shi rbut.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/no-smoking.jpg
i wrote -v and after it the screen that i shot is the resault..
sorry for my ignorance, but i'm new in this world, and english isn't my mother language.
can anyone please give me a detailed description on what to do?
Thnx alot!
Roy.
Well, today i tried a final thing, and it worked!
I've downloaded Kalyway and tried it..
i'm so happy to see the OS X on my PC..
I transferd all of my files from my MacBook..
But now i have lots of other probs, i don't think it's the right forum for it so i'll post it on the right one..
Thnx so much for all!
Roy.
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Hi, it seems to me that you're getting a kernel panic. Did you ensure that you installed everything correctly for your chipset? Boot using the "-v" flag to diagnose what the error is.
It says "still waiting for root device", root device is the partition where OS X installed, and it cant be found to load OS X.
The problem is you are missing some kext to add support for the storage controller that handles the hard disk where you installed OS X.
Solution would be finding out what storage controller you are using and adding the right kext.
Assuming you are using P45's main SATA ports, that means storage controller is Intel ICH10. That is supported out of the box with no additional kexts if running in AHCI mode, if its running in IDE mode you would need a modded AppleIntelPIIXATA.kext with support for your device id.
that means its still waiting for root device(i think) and also that you didn't use boot flag -v
Check your BIOS settings, look for something where you can switch the SATA ports from IDE to AHCI. Check your motherboard manual for specific details.
I had the same exact problem... as do/did many others. Google that error and you'll see...
What I found suggested was to make sure your DVD ROM is hooked to the first/0 controller. That did not help me.
What did help, as suggested by someone, was to replace my DVD ROM with another drive. I happen to have DVD ROM reader lying around... and that worked!
I was using a DVD Writer... maybe that was the problem?
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| @ROYality | Primary Author | 5 | 2009-05-21 → 2009-05-22 |
| @thorazine74 | Contributor | 2 | 2009-05-21 → 2009-05-22 |
| @R0GUE | Contributor | 1 | 2009-05-21 |
| @xXrkidXx | Contributor | 1 | 2009-05-21 |
| @BlizzofOZ | Contributor | 1 | 2009-05-22 |