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InfiniteMac OSx86 › Leopard 10.5 › can't even get to installation...
2,793 reads · 2008-02-21 – 2008-02-22
Note Leopard 10.5 Dell Inspiron / Latitude

can't even get to installation...

since Zephyroth has released 10.5.2, i just wanna try the new version. (10.5.1 worked fine on my dell inspiron 531, except the lan freeze of nfoce network) so i download the new image (md5:61aae34354adc32f2d4b8737410899c4) and boot my…

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@Bing Published 2008-02-21
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Leopard 10.5
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2,793 historical reads · 0 curated field notes (from 5 dispatches) · 2008-02-21 – 2008-02-22
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@Bing (3)@zephyroth@kael

since Zephyroth has released 10.5.2, i just wanna try the new version. (10.5.1 worked fine on my dell inspiron 531, except the lan freeze of nfoce network)

so i download the new image (md5:61aae34354adc32f2d4b8737410899c4) and boot my computer with the dvd, however, it just freezes before i can actually do anything. can anyone tell me why?

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Author Update #1 @Bing 2008-02-22

is that the "Stuck "Waiting for root device" recently updated on wiki?

that meas i'll have to install 10.5.1 first and make a new dvd and then reinstall 10.5.2... omg!

just wondering why can't i even install 10.5.2 to my usb hard disk now? which worked for zephyroth's 10.5.1

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Corroborated & Participated: @zephyroth @kael
Sources & Contributor Provenance (3 credited usernames · Thread #440)
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@BingPrimary Author32008-02-21 → 2008-02-22
@zephyrothContributor12008-02-21
@kaelContributor12008-02-22