Iatkos install v7 on Compaq Presario C500 Notebook
I have an old compaq c500 laptop that i want to install osx on. I installed a copy of Iatkos v7 on a brand new drive that i put in the machine and it went all the way through and said i must restart to complete installation. I've read all…
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- @ascalise Published 2009-09-30
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I have an old compaq c500 laptop that i want to install osx on. I installed a copy of Iatkos v7 on a brand new drive that i put in the machine and it went all the way through and said i must restart to complete installation. I've read all over the web that this particular model machine should work fine with osx with a little magic on the wireless card. Anyway, no matter what boot options i choose it boots directly to a blank blue screen and plays the music from the welcome video and thats all i can get out of it. I am a total noob to osx (pc guy) and would really like to learn how to get this to work. I would appreciate any help or a point in the right direction. I also have a copy of IPC 10.5.6 universal that i could try if necessary.
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Got it to boot. Now i need to work out the few bugs. I'm running 1024x768 instead of 1280x800 and i need to figure out the wireless issue and if its even possible to make it work.
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Q: How you got it to boot? Cuz I got the same problem, except it just shows me a white page with Apple's logo and a loading circle, and I hear the music, but nothing shows up!
I have a Presario c700 and I can run Kalyway 10.5.4 flawelessly. But as soon as the install is finished with iATKOS 7 it boots giving me the shutdown screen.
Can someone please tell me what kind of options I need to tick in the 'customize' menu to get this working?
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| Username | Dossier Contribution | Dispatches | Active Window |
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| @ascalise | Primary Author | 2 | 2009-09-30 |
| @o7o | Contributor | 1 | 2009-09-30 |
| @doonkeykong | Contributor | 1 | 2009-09-30 |