HP DV8309US---Time to ask those who KNOW.
first post on the forums. This place is a GODSEND! So, I got my hands on the latest iDeneb release, as well as the Leo4ALL and also a KALYWAY release too. I keep having random issues with each, and I haven't the patience, or technical…
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- @ImEatingSeeds Published 2008-11-20
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first post on the forums. This place is a GODSEND!
So, I got my hands on the latest iDeneb release, as well as the Leo4ALL and also a KALYWAY release too.
I keep having random issues with each, and I haven't the patience, or technical knowledge, to know exactly what I should even be LOOKING at in order to figure my stuff out.
SO, I figured the best thing to do is to simply ask people who know.
The laptop I'm trying to get this working on is an HPDV8309US.
Specs are as follows:
Processor type
Turion 64
1.8GHz
Level 2 cache:
1MB
Memory
RAM
1024MB 333MHz DDR
RAM expandable to:
2048MB
Hard drive size
80GB 5400RPM
DVD SuperMulti (DVD-RAM, DVD+/-R double layer) drive with LightScribe
Maximum CD/DVD speed
8X DVD±RW
17" WXGA+ High Definition BrightView Widescreen
Maximum screen resolution 1440 x 900
128MB DDR (dedicated)
ATI Radeon® Xpress 200M IGP
AND, if I'm not mistaken...the chipset is HP Mobile Intel 945GM Express Chipset Family.
So, folks, what's the verdict. Which release/distribution should I go with? What patches or other/extra files will I need?
Any and ALL advice is appreciated.
Thanks folks, and cheers! Hope to start learning little by little, and become a contributing member of this community!
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I have now, currently, tried three seperate distros on this laptop, after realizing (of course) what a horrible newb I sounded like.
I've thusfar used the THREE following distributions:
1) KalyWay 10.5.2
2) Leo4ALL V4.1
3) iDeneB 10.5.5
I've tried the boot flags "-f -x -v" all separately, and then in combination, and then all three at once.
I've alsooooo tried booting with the command "rd=disk0s1 -v"
The hard drive is identified on 0, and the intended partition is partition 1, just for the record-so I know the command is correct.
With iDeneb and Leo4All, I get this following error:
"RTL8139::FixEnetFlowControl - Flowcontrol is Disabled"
Waiting for root device
Still Waiting for root device...etc.
AND I also get:
"FireWire unable to determine security-mode; defaulting to full-secure."
^I get that one with iDeneb.
With KalyWay, I get:
IOPCCardBride::Start Failed
"RTL8139::FixEnetFlowControl - Flowcontrol is Disabled"
"FireWire unable to determine security-mode; defaulting to full-secure."
I get all three.
SO, anybody wanna point me in a direction, help me, advise me? Maybe something I can do?
In the meantime, I've been going through hackintosh.org and also insanelymac to see what I can find.
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| Username | Dossier Contribution | Dispatches | Active Window |
|---|---|---|---|
| @ImEatingSeeds | Primary Author | 2 | 2008-11-20 → 2008-12-03 |
| @LawlessPPC | Contributor | 1 | 2008-11-20 |