Frozen boot screen
I just re-installed OS X Leopard with iAtkos v5i because EFI strings screwed up the original install. (don't ask) I erased and re-formatted the drive before the re-install. It says the install goes successful but when I boot the OS that's…
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- @discjockct Published 2009-06-13
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- Leopard 10.5
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I just re-installed OS X Leopard with iAtkos v5i because EFI strings screwed up the original install. (don't ask) I erased and re-formatted the drive before the re-install. It says the install goes successful but when I boot the OS that's were things go wrong. It comes up with the apple logo grey screen with the spinning thing at the bottom of the screen. It spins for a while like it usually does when it boot, but then after about a minute it stops spinning and freezes. No matter how long I leave it, it just sits there. Please help!
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I got it fixed. I just erased the disk using the zero erase mode to make sure all data is wiped. Then I just re-installed.
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Boot with -v and say on what message it freezes, so we can try to help. Also post your detailed hardware list.
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| Username | Dossier Contribution | Dispatches | Active Window |
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| @discjockct | Primary Author | 2 | 2009-06-13 |
| @Taisto | Contributor | 1 | 2009-06-13 |