LawlessPPC Phenom & AMD 10.5.4 Beta Release Discussion

Im currently seeding it on a few russian trackers On my system it runs great

MSI K9N Neo (nforce 570)
Athlon x2 4000+
Ati Radeon x1950 GT
4gb ram
alc 883 sound

i tried leopard 10.5.1 and 10.5.2 from zeph
in 5.1 the installer throws an error when installing files into the disk
in 5.2 it just keeps rebooting

so my last hope is this release... (that only have 1 seed right now u.u)

my proc is amd phenom 9750 (x4),chipset AMD 770, 2 gb ram, gpu geforce 8800gt and sata hdd... can you say me if will this version work?

and thanks for your very good work!

I`m trying it on my BenQ P52 lappy cause it seems to be only way to get 10.5.4 update ( tried many ways to update - always crashed my os ). Will post results.

@waiflih: Your system specs all fit in the range of what LawlessPPC designed this for. Just make sure you Customize to select all the specially needed kexts for it. I hope you find it to be one of the best releases yet.

As with everyone else, this "distro" works great on my system and so far the only tiny hiccup in it is one that everyone else has pointed out... MSN messenger (which I don't use anyways). I did have to open the Terminal and ensure the permissions were reset to the proper ones as well as fix the audio (alc888 didn't install correctly from the DVD).

LOL, well, I thought that this distro would work, and it installed without a hitch, but now, when I go to boot the machine, I get the "Still waiting for root device" message. Seemingly out of nowhere considering when I installed it from the DVD it found my PATA drive without a hitch. I'm going to try re-installing within the next couple hours here to see if I can get it to work. I'll post my results then.

which third party kexts did you Customize your install with?

Well, that's why I'm re-trying… I started the install somewhere around 2 AM and I was quite tired, so I didn't notice the customize button, which I'm now doing. Pretty much the only thing I chose was the SB600 kext because I forgot to last time. I'm hoping that that should clear up all my problems. It's currently installing. I didn't choose any others because I figured I could install them afterwards once I know what my hardware is. (Didn't pay much attention during Windows install because it found everything automatically.)

Nope, doesn't look that worked either... I'm still getting the grey screen with a slashed circle. Booting with "-v" tells me that it is the same problem I was having before the reinstall "Still waiting for root device." I'm gonna find the root of this problem somehow. There's got to be something on the DVD that is making it boot but then isn't installed when I install OSx86. Any suggestions?

@Lawless
6 Port... but I've tried each of the included ones. I've just gone back to my AppleHDAPatcher with the text file fix. Its no big deal. easily fixed but not ideal.

To everyone else asking questions about the installs... another good place to look if you want to hep yourself learn regarding installs is the OSx86 <a href="http://osx86.wikidot.com/ ↗">wiki page</a>. A lot of old but useful fixes, installers, etc. can be found at this site.

Let's see, if it's a BIOS related thing, I have nothing but the base settings enabled. I tried all three of the RAID modes (IDE, RAID, AHCI) and none of them allowed OSx86 to boot. I've now re-installed it on a freshly formatted partition 3 times using custom settings and choosing the SB600 kext each time, the latest time installing all the kexts for my system because I looked them up. I still get the "Still waiting for root device" and I cannot figure out why.

I have the MSI K9A2 Platinum Rev 1.0

So... the SB600 kext isn't installed with your build of 10.5.4?
I can grab the kext for the SB600 from the other thread, I know where it's at.
Where do I install it at though once I get it? I can use transmac with Vista correct?
I don't really feel like using USB to do it because it's my primary hdd.

well if you can still boot up with the DVD you can place the kext on a flash drive and install it to your drive in the
<b>/System/Library/Extensions/</b> folder. The permissions can then be set manually using the Terminal (for this I will use "Leopard" as the name of the volume you installed to):

<b>chmod -R 755 /Volumes/Leopard/System/Library/Extensions/</b>
<b>chown -R root:wheel /Volumes/Leopard/System/Library/Extensions/</b>

Since you can't boot from your OS X drive, you'll be unable to use kext helper right away...
but that is a lot easier to just drag-n-drop-n-forget.

transmac is good, but it defeats the ability to get to know your Mac System. using the DVD and a flash drive will allow yo to get into the weeds a little more... I think everyone should be able to use the Terminal.

remember... to copy a file in Terminal:

<b>cp -R /path/to/original/file /path/to/new/location/</b>

hope that helps.

@LawlessPPC
It stated a few errors at startup dealing with permissions... yeah, the alcinject but also the broadcom wireless kext. fixed permissions through the Terminal and by installing my audio through AppleHDAPatcher... Its working fine now on my Test drive. I'm thinking of installing it to my main drive (I like the fact that I can use Time Machine again...). I want to install fully from DVD to see if I can correct any noob mistakes I might have done through the Customize option.
Except for those few hiccups, I think its a sound installer! Good work mate.

Cheers, Stix

Thanks for the info nfoav8or. I'll try it later when I feel like losing my Windows boot again... LOL

@ikari7789
no worries mate. You'll get through this eventually. I was in your shoes about a year ago. I owned a PC but also went and bought a Macbook. After using my Macbook, I found myself going to my Windows PC less and less until I finally just needed it for work. Now I solely use OS X... with VMWare Fusion of course for the work requirement.

It may sound sucky but to really make your system work well, you may want to backup your Windows files externally and then reinstall completely over your main HD. If you have an extra HD lying around, it may be better to just install OS X to that one only for the time being until you find out exactly how to make your system work. The BIOS should still give you the option to boot to a specific HD (which you can select between reboots).

What kind of other Hardware do you have in your computer (besides motherboard, you stated that already)?
hint: go to "About This Mac" and "More Info" to get to System Profiler while in the install DVD to make a list of what OS X sees.

Good luck and happy hacking.

Yeah, I do have a spare HD, but I just popped it into my server unfortunately
It wouldn't really work anyways seeing as all of the ports on my PC are already taken up.

I don't really care as much about losing my main drive partition because I've got everything backed-up on my RAID and is where I keep all my media. I just need to reinstall programs which takes about an hour for all my big programs besides CS3 and Office. I've used mac before (10.4.9) on my old server machine, but I just got my new computer for graduation and figured that I'd give it a shot. Thanks for the tip about using a USB drive. Didn't even think about it even though you could do the exact same thing with windows... LOL. I use Windows extensively and use Mac for fun. I'm a gamer so Windows is where I'm needed + I just find it a lot more compatible and less nerve wracking to use. But I'm also a computer enthusiast, so I prefer to have a wide understanding of hardware and software. I've sorta lost hope with Linux, I just don't see the mass appeal when you need to sudo everything, but on Mac I've noticed that it just isn't as irritating. The Linux people always seem to be raving about how nice it is and how nice it looks, but as far as I've seen, the only way to really do anything on it is all through a terminal which annoys the hell out of me because I copy lots of files and such. And I prefer organization so it usually ends up being depths of folders and copying my terminal just gets too annoying that just drag and drop. (I don't keep everything on my desktop like most people)

My specs:
psu: 650w Antec EarthWatts
mobo: MSI K9A2 Platinum 790FX
cpu: AMD Phenom 9850 BE
gfx: 2x ATi Radeon HD 4850 512mb
ram: 2x 2GB Corsair Dominator PC2-8500
hdd: 1x Seagate 250GB (PATA)
3x Seagate 250GB (SATA-I) / 1x Western Digital 250GB (SATA-II) (RAID 0)
optical: Sony DRU-530A (really old, but it works well xD)

EDIT: Oh yeah, I'm also just experimenting with Mac right now because there isn't support for my gfx card yet and probably won't be for a while, so I'm just basically at the mindset now that it SHOULD be possible so I'm GOING to make it to happen.

@ikari7789
Sounds like a sweet setup to me. Rock on. I agree with the games, but I'm sold on my PS3 and X-Box so I use my PC for other things. I may be 25 but I still feel the need to play. haha.

Where all have you searched for your graphics card? I was just looking for an EFI solution but am unsure how Chameleon reacts to native EFI input strings as of right now.

Booting to a PATA drive is usually better in OS X because of the hiccups the support for SATA gives.

L8ers

I have a PS3 and a Wii that I use for gaming, but there aren't always enough things to keep me entertained on them so I need the PC for miscellaneous things such as word processing and gfx and video editing since I'll never achieve the capabilities on a hackintosh that I have on the native PC or Mac. And since I'm a poor college student, don't really have enough money for a macbook either. The graphics card just came out on the 25th of June and is different enough from the HD 38xx series that it needs a new driver written for it. I've looked and it seems like there might be support for them in the 10.6 beta, but they haven't gotten a confirmation from their beta source yet.

Ok, I just got new motherboard today, I try to test on Dual Quad core opteron.

The model for motherboard is: MSI Speedter

when system boot from DVD, it just hang @ System Model Name: MCP55

I already try -v -f -x but still same

anyone have idea?

Which variant of the "MSI Speedter" do you have?
Also, did you mean "MSI Speedster"?

there are different variants of the MSI Speedster...
for example:
945GT - INTEL chipset (won't work with this)
915GM - INTEL chipset (again)
K9ND
K9NU

Please be more specific. Thanks.

Thanks nfoav8or
Thanks for your help, I have K9ND, and DVD load now to install window,

Now I installing,

I will report if whole things working

Awesome. Did you ever find out what the problem was?

ahhh. one of <i>those</i> kinds of problems. ok. I understand.

here is first V8 AMD Hackintosh System in the world? correct if I'm worng !

I will run dual boot Vista Ultimated X64 and Leopart 10.5.4

- I got dual amd Quad Core 2346HE (total 8 Cores - 1.8Ghz x 8) working
- 6GB memory DDR2 ECC REG PC5300
- Nvidia 7950GT 512MB DDR3 256bit (with CI/QE Supported)

The motherboard working perfict

onboard working:
all USB
All Firewire
All audio ALC888 (need install driver my self, can not get it work from DVD)
All Marvell 88E1116 Ethernet Controller (need install driver my self, can not get it work from DVD)

is there a specific way to save an install log or do I need to type everything as it it goes by?

Sorry for being so obnoxious about my problem, but in the end, this will help with people who have similar problems.

Thanks for all the help so far.

@ikari77889
while you are installing, you can view the install log via one of the menu items (not sure which one at the moment). Try to save it that way.

Also, I think it should be saved somewhere on your drive, but not sure where.

@lungkao
wow man. sweet! is your system recognizing all 6GB of RAM? I thought there was a problem going over 4GB?

@lungkao
Post your specs in the thread <a href="LawlessPPC Phenom & AMD 10.5.4 Beta Poll YES IT WORKS →">LawlessPPC-Phenom-Amd-10.5.4-Beta-Poll-YES-It-Works</a>. Great feedback will help propel this forward from its BETA version. Thanks.

LawlessPPC

@ the system information, it show number of cores: 5 ? should be 8
but how to get in to "system monitor"?

how to paste the screen shot?

nfoav8or:

yes, both vista x64 and leopart detected my 6GB of ram in "about mac"

for windows, if you have more than 3GB of ram, you must run 64 bit of OS to detected all the ram. but I'm not sure about apple , I'm just new to apple

i'm having problems installing this version...

Amd Phenom 9750
MB ABIT AX78 with Chipsets AMD 770/ SB600
RAM Corsair XMS2 DDR2 2Gb (2x1Gb) PC6400C4DHX
GeForce 8800 GT Alpha Dog Edition

randomly i can run the initial setup (sometimes it just hangs after loading the kexts) and after it says "calculing remaining time" i see a yellow sign and a message telling me that the os couldn't be installed...

i tried all switches in any ways, but it's always the same

[cite] LawlessPPC:@waiflith did you verify the burning of the DVD sound like bad media to me

i though the same, how can i verify it? y burned at the slowest speed, and when the setup says "verifiying disc" it goes well.

LawlessPC

here is my screen shot

how do you see 8 core in activity monitor?

@lungkao

no. I only see one core. In my activity window, I know it is recognizing both cores because it shows me two core activity windows.

<img src="">

nfoav8

how come my show only 1 core? when I have 8 core?

my mobo recognizing 8 in bios

check your com.apple.boot.plist in Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration and let me know if any boot flags (kernel flags) are set.

Have you run <a href="xbe nch.com/">Xbench</a> yet? Is the speed noticeable?

I am not sure why it isn't recognizing it. I know the Mac Pro can have 8 cores (two quad cores) but they are Intel Xeon. I'm just guessing that they are all working just fine but not showing. OS X doesn't always look at your BIOS to tell it what it has available... if at all.

try booting with <b>cpus=8</b> just for a laugh.

Oh by the way - there seem to be problem with SB chipset support on the install DVD - anyone having this chipset, i recommend putting kexts into Extensions folder on image before burning it. This install seem to work faster than my previous 10.5.2

And if i can ask - i know that new relase is being prepared. I wonder what will be the main changes ?

[cite] LawlessPPC:@taisto dont just post unnecesary advice like that. This problem please tell me what it is. Which SB chipset is it? L8rs LawlessPPC

Oh well, just was my thought But ok, - about chipset, SB400 isn`t working on the installer ( at least mine ).

[cite] LawlessPPC:@waiflih what software are you using to burn. Look for options verify after burning. How old is your dvdv writer it may be burning fine but reading badly. Do you smoke (I do)? Its the worst thing you can do near an optical drive (tar on lens).

hahaha
no, i dont smoke, its the worst thing you can do (not only near an optical drive)
first time i use nero 7, and then brasero, with both i got the same result...
may this be a hdd problem? mmm i'm gonna try to get another dvd drive to test...

about the age of the writer... dont know exactly, but it can burn double layer dvds, so it's not so old

i just select all the options to see a complete log...

so, fat32 doesn't work?

the disk utility fails to set the partition as mac fs, but when it is in fat32 allows me to continue the install…

it there another program to format the partition ?

and thanx for all, i know a lot of linux and windows, but in this i'm almost a total newbie

Just installed LawlessPPC 10.5.4 and it works awesome. One thing that is bugging me is the when i right click an application in the dock that says "Assign Application to ===> TEMP" I have no idea what this is and its a annoyance. What is it? how do i remove it?

Solid release (and it's a beta!). My results are in the Yes <a href="LawlessPPC Phenom & AMD 10.5.4 Beta Poll YES IT WORKS →">thread</a>.

Issues with my HP m9100z (Phenom, MCP61 nForce 430, 8400GS G98):
>Included forcedeth was never loaded (as in 'kextstat')
>Downloaded <a href="http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=12933 ↗">forcedeth 0.3</a> instantly hangs on kextload with some bus conflicts, requiring reset...using a tulip PCI for now.
>QE/CI is supported after adding GPU Device/Vendor ID to three kext 'Info.plist' files. Can this be added upstream?
>Audio driver package dependency was unclear during install; sound preferences are also unclear - all 4 outputs are named 'Line Out.'
>Sleep: Can't wake up; reset required.
>Boot takes >90 seconds after countdown until Dock slides up; system.log excerpt is attached.
>Xbench 'Disk Test' score is extremely low; this install gets a whole WD Raptor. Results are attached.
>lspci output is attached here and in the Yes thread

Wondering if this will work or not. I am going to try it anyways.

Please look here for the output from PC Wizard, I've highlighted things to note, specifically that my chipset is an AMD 790FX, with sb600 IPX and a Marvell.
PC Wizard - Pastebin info (djhash.paste bin.com/f603d674)

Take a look and let me know if anything is specific I have to do than choosing the proper kernels and patches.. I am already assuming it'll be a modbin 9.4 kernel (not sure if there are others)..

Also, I'm installed Kalyway 10.5.2, and the first time I did it, there was no problem detecting my onboard sound-card:
(Device Audio : IXP SB600 High Definition Audio Controller).. its a soundmax in windows.. but later installs it would not detect it.. not sure what I changed.. i don't think i did.. anyways..

I hope this will be enough for you.

Thank you so much for your work.
-DjHash

P.S. Will be downloading it tonight and seeding week on nights.. (EST)

Hi, i'm new here.. i'm still downloading

oh yeah.. about the sb600, i guess you can set AHCI mode in the bios.. it should work fine, once mac installed you can load the sb600 kext. it works for me with 10.5.1 ( only with SATA hard drive pair with SATA DVD drive )
since i upgraded to phenom, i havent try updating to 10.5.2 or 10.5.3
guess i'm gonna try the lawlessppc's 10.5.4 now ;p
my system is:
MSI K9A2 Platinum V1
AMD Phenom 9550
ATI 3850 512 mb
2 gb DDR2

finally it works!

now i'm searching for audio and lan drivers...and a usb keyboard

downloading it now, thanks for releasing this.
i wonder anyone sucessful installing lawlessPPC Phenom & AMD 10.5.4 on a 780G system or a nv8200 system?
is it fine as long it is a sb700 mobo?
another question: will it support the sb750 chipset also?

Finally work. wao! , Thanks LawlessPPC and all team , took me around 40 minutes to install.

Audio works with azalia
Graphics QE don't work
work with 1 CPU
I feel the system is something slow, maybe the IDE driver is very old

Thanks Prudenth

LawlessPPC "NO HDD"

LawlessPPC Phenom & AMD 10.5.4 Beta boot

Setup LawlessPPC, following disk partion not enabled hdd..
Can you help me?

My PC
AMD Phenom 9500 quad-core
Socet AM2+(940)
mainbord: ASUSTeK model:M3A
cipset:ATI RD770
Southbrigge: ATI SB600
graphic card: ATI X-16
DDR2: 3072
2x250 gb Sata HDD

i'm new to Macs. I used my gf's macbook several times and I feel really bad that I cannot answer any of her questions in regards to OS X.
I need to change the situation

wondering if it's possible to make it run on my machine:

AMD Phenom 9850 BE @ 2.9Ghz
ASUS Crosshair II Formula nForce 780a
G.SKILL 2x2GB DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
XFX GeForce GTX260
HT OMEGA STRIKER 7.1
Seagate 750GB SATA (winxp here)
Samsung 40Gb SATA (free)
Samsung 250Gb PATA (free)

when I first tried to run installation DVD i had errors with firewire.
turned it off in bios.
then I had problems with USB. It said that something's not happening in 5 secs. I unplugged all usb devices, but keyboard and mouse.

and after this line:
Extension "com.apple.driver.iTunesPhoneDriver" has no explicit kernel dependency; using version 6.0

if freezes and says:
Still waiting for root device.

i found somewhere that it's a problem with not recognizing SATA HDD. I tried running with all three, two and just one HDD. same problem.

then I found solution somewhere that I must have PATA DVD and HDD running on one cable. My DVD burner is SATA, so I borrowed one from my friend.

dvd - master, hdd - slave gave no changes.

dvd - slave, hdd - master added one more line:
Extension "com.apple.driver.iTunesPhoneDriver" has no explicit kernel dependency; using version 6.0
AppleUSBOHCI [0x6e36000]::CheckSleepCapability OHCI controller will be unloaded across sleep

and again :
Still waiting for root device.

my HDD is FAT32 with 100Gb in primary partition

Enable AHCI in the BIOS for your SATA drives. What southbridge does your MB use? Is it an SB600 or SB700 (like my 780G motherboards...) I have OSx86 running on 2 780G machines - 1 with a Phenom, 1 with an A64 X2.

I doubt that your video card will have anything but VESA support.

just tried to enable AHCI.. didn't work for me..

780G NB is for ATI graphics.

mine is 780a - nForce. and my SB is nForce 780a SLI MCP

This week I installed LawlessPPCPhenomLeo (10.5.4) and when I run ASU to upgrade to 10.5.5 it gets stuck in "Detecting cpuids for MacOSXUpd 10.5.5.pkg". I even let it alone for a couple of hours in this state to see if it works eventually, but didn't.
If anyone knows what's happening here I will appreciate your help!

Also updated with ASU to iTunes 8 and Quicktime 7.5.5. iTunes works fine, but everytime I try to open a video file quicktime crashes. If I open it from the app folder it opens well, but as soon as I drag a file to it crashes again.

Any clues?

Hey Guys

I am attempting to download Lawless' disk the usual way;) and my "U" is optimized and running properly, yet it says its gonna take like 2-3 days to download…Anyone have any suggestions for how I can make this go faster? Please pm me if you have any thoughts.
Endgame

All running fine after:

ATI3870:
DVD drivers did not work, removed kexts and installed lastexiles drivers.

IDE HHD / SB600 chipset:
This is the only distro allowing me to boot with my sb600 setup.
But after installing the gfx driver, my hdd becomes really slow, so i had to install different sb600 drivers.

hello, just got my copy of LawlessPPC dvd, pop it , and i got this error of : still waiting for root device..

it's about my HDD right ?

this is my system :

AMD Athlon X2 BE 5000
J&W RS780UVD-AM2+ (780G chipset) jw ele.com/motherboard_detail.php?225 (with SB700)
1x WDC 320gb SATA II
1x SEAGATE 250GB IDE
1x LG DVDRW IDE
Geforce 9600GSO 384MB

i tried with 1 HD frst (the sata one) , trying AHCI & Native IDE but still got "still waiting for root device"

then i tried with only IDE HD but still got the same error

is there any exception for DVDRW & my IDE HD on the same cable ?
or should i use my SATA HD for better performance?

yes, i've tried with -x , but still no luck.
at first i thought it was a USB error, because the last message was : "AppleUSBOHCI ... bla bla bla ... OHCI controller will be unloaded across sleep"

but then comes along "still waiting for root device"

any help will be highly appreciated.

oky. it seems that my SB700 is the problem (lawlessppc didn;t have sb700 driver i guess) but i found this sb700kext http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=126273 ↗

*edited*

okay imanaged to inject the file using TransMac .. unfortunetelly sata didn;t work for me , so i go IDE instead. voila! installer showed up. everything installs just fine .. took about 20-30 mins at least.

reboot and there;s this error Grey Circle with line (how to describe that?) on top of grey apple logo. the spinning circle keeps spinneing and nothing happens ..

using -v at boot it reintroduced me to still waiting for root device ...
eh? i thought the installer worked just fine ?
what's wrong?

...

Coool! with transmac, injecting sb700 chipset has never been easier, (why didn;t i look at that place first?)

anyway, progress so far with LawlessPPC:

SB700 ok, Processors recognized dual core, HD ide recognized, DVD rom recognized, USB full speed

--
9600GSO still working as software no QE no CE, SATA HD not recognized

but i will look for more! thanks !

Have a look here (nvins taller.com/) to try and get your gfx card working

Mac os version not yet

I try install lawless 10.5.4 first boot panic says cpu 2 problem.

sencond boot try cpus=1 then panıc says cpu 0 problem.
what can i do to fix theese.

SYSTEM
AMD Phenom 9500
Gigabyte 790fx+sb600
2*1 GB ram
Sata hd 80 GB
sata dvd

have you tried any other boot flags besides these?

-x -legacy cpus=1 possibly?

looks like ABIT AX78 will have a problem i better check the bios or it will be stuck or something this board has the same chipset http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=1&model… ↗

from asus

i hope it would work or something

system installing

My was hdd sata2 connection... change sata1... ok no problem...

LawlessPPC-Leo-10.5.4-Phenom&AMD

this system installing...darwin boot screen -v later(localhost mDNSResponder[48]: WARNING: sandbox_init error Cannot apply named profile `mDNSRespnder´: no such file or directory). Normal installing.. Apple logo showing... later blue screen.. But restarting, not working system.

LawlessPPC
no chipset driver for your motherboard in this release

AMD Phenom 9500 quad-core
Socet AM2+(940)
mainbord: ASUSTeK model:M3A
cipset:ATI RD770
Southbrigge: ATI SB600
graphic card: ATI X-16
DDR2: 3072
2x250 gb Sata HDD

can do i was thinking about that coz i've just install it on AX78 Abit motherboard. the boot is so slow than i ever encountered i was thinking to make a patch but i have to study whole SB600.kext that i got from insanely and i patched using kext helper it was working on full speed. everything was ok back then i used another distro because at that time it was working even it was like 5 hrs of installation :)) but using your distro lawless it was made like less than 30 mins but after installation i got like 20 mins all in all to get to the screen. love your distro lawless. uhum i was thinking before to ask help from you directly.

and i encountered as well that after install i got the cores when i check after installation i got only 1 and the ID was correct though

i was thinkin to modify it but is there anyway?

thanks lawless

ohh that makes sense. thanks a lot lawless

as for the SB600 i was trying to make a package and i think i have to rely this install manually looks like manual is the best way

yep i was in ahci mode and hmmm why it's slow? but let me double check again on installation just to be sure and i will get back to you

thanks a lot lawless

lawless

after installation on AX78 AMD 770 SB600 Abit Motherboard on AHCI it went smoothly i dunno for some reason after i mod the root on the -s it became slow then i encountered 1st boot and entering the password and username on the screen where you usually logon

after i made a reboot it became slow then i was having a slow response at all when booting up
i tired x- -f -v to check anything when wrong well after which it hangs it's wierd hmmm any suggestions lawless? thanks

I have a system like:

MSI K9A2 CF (SB600-790X)
4GB Ram
2x250 GB sata hdd
1x60 GB ide hdd
HD 3850 video card
M-Audio 24 / 96 sound card
LG DVD drive ide

I tried every way with Lawless distro and could boot in only safe mode. BIOS setup is sata (IDE) and there is no AHCI selection.

at least I could see the desktop in safe mode but ethernet and video card didn't work.

I could use anyhelp, thank tyou for such a nice work.

@audiophile_userlawless after installation on AX78 AMD 770 SB600 Abit Motherboard on AHCI it went smoothly i dunno for some reason after i mod the root on the -s it became slow then i encountered 1st boot and entering the password and username on the screen where you usually logon after i made a reboot it became slow then i was having a slow response…

please explain what you are modifying the root for via -s right after the installation... is this to bypass the account creation loop? if it is, make sure you are doing this process correctly... state your procedures (exactly) here and we can help you better...

for the second paragraph... if it hangs, tell us what it hangs at... it isn't much help if we can't see what you see.

@levianI have a system like: MSI K9A2 CF (SB600-790X) 4GB Ram 2x250 GB sata hdd 1x60 GB ide hdd HD 3850 video card M-Audio 24 / 96 sound card LG DVD drive ide I tried every way with Lawless distro and could boot in only safe mode. BIOS setup is sata (IDE) and there is no AHCI selection.

sata (ide) ? huh?

you've tried every way to do what? install or run OS X after installation?

@LawlessPPCThis install was built on that motherboard please review your bios settings. Also update the bios because before i did i could not run hardware virtualization on virtual pc. So i know for a fact the bios mine shipped with had serious issues. Also dont put a 125watt cpu in it they dont last long

I have 3 HDD's and I use 60GB PATA(ide) for Mac. I already updated my BIOS to 1.7 version which is most recent update for K9A2 CF. my LawlessPPC distro install efforts' steps are below.

In BIOS I've set SATA features disabled
Enabled SATA and RAID mode on/off
Removed SATA HDDs
Disabled all integrated perihephals
While installing, I choose none of graphics cards/ HD 38x0 / HD 3800 support
In safe mod i installed graphics package
with osx86 tools tried to enable QE/CI

none of these attemps didn't work.

still after apple logo there is a funny commadore 64 graphics and couldn't make LAN work.

Also my CPU's power consumption is appear to 89 watts according to AMD's web site. But I found that Triple Core 8450 model is 65 watts. maybe I could change my CPU. Will it be ok with Leopard?

I hope you can help me with those information above.

Thank you for your time and nice work.

First of all thanks to Lawless, his distro was third I've tried and it worked.

Edit : Problem solved, with capping maxmem

Though there is 1 issue I wanted to ask if U ppl might know. When starting Transmission it checks my old transfers, but after couple mins PC freezes asking to reboot. Same problem when I try to patch Mac combo 10.5.5 update, and happened today transferring pictures from digital camera.
Other than that works flawlessly.

This is on:
CPU : Phenom 9850 BE
MB : Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DQ6
RAM : 4GB @ 1066
HDD : SATA AHCI
VIDEO : ATI 3870

@LawlessPPC... Also dont put a 125watt cpu in it they dont last long

i have a 140 W processor

is there a kext for the SB750 southbrige ? (i think i'm the only one with a sb750, only exia asked about it)

here is my system:
- AMD Phenom 9950 X4 Black Edition 140W - (has SSE4a too)
- MSI DKA790GX - AMD 790GX , SB750
- OCZ Platinum 2*2GB 1000MHz
- Asus Geforce 8600GT Silencer 512 DDR3
- Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Audio
- Western Digital SATA2
- Asus DVD-RW IDE

i have 2 partitions :
C - NTFS with Vista x64 (~97GB)
D - Unpartition (~56GB)

i tryed to install OSX86 Leopard For AMD LawlessPPC-Leo-10.5.4-Phenom&AMD
and after i gave the -v command it says : still waiting for root device

i've tryed to change from IDE to AHCI with no luck
should i try with a SATA DVD drive ?
with who i should talk for Creative Labs audio cards kexts ?

please if you have any hints pls tell me

when installing for the first time I would recommend using the boot flags "-f -x -v". By default, LawlessPPC's distro runs with "-f -v" but if you override it with your own, it won't force-load the Extensions folder and may not find the right extensions needed. You may also need to inject an extension later so I'd suggest reading up on it from within a few threads that can be found on this forum or over at insanelymac.

firstly sorry for my english. i´m from germany.

i installed your LawlessPPC 10.5.4 on my system and it works great. but give it a way to update your distro from 10.5.4 to 10.5.5. That is very important for me, to install the GF 9600GT driver.

I used the Zephiroth software update, but it won´t work. it stops with detecting cpuids for mac os x leopard.

My system:

Motherboard Name: Asus M3A-H/HDMI
CPU: TripleCore AMD Phenom 8450
Motherboard: AMD 780G, AMD K10
Memory: 2048 MB (DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM)
USB Controller: ATI SB700 - OHCI USB Controller
Sound: Realtek ALC888/1200 @ ATI SB700 - High Definition Audio Controller
Video: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT (512 MB)
Network: Realtek RTL8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter

@jazZbaRi installed your LawlessPPC 10.5.4 on my system and it works great. but give it a way to update your distro from 10.5.4 to 10.5.5. That is very important for me, to install the GF 9600GT driver. I used the Zephiroth software update, but it won´t work. it stops with detecting cpuids for mac os x leopard.

check out this thread to help in your quest to get to 10.5.5
Zephyroth's Software News (UPDATE 2008 Aug 18) →

basically you can download the single update direct from the Apple site and place the .pkg file found in the image download to your Downloads folder and then follow the directions at the link.

If you have trouble with that, PM me and I'll send you a link to mine.

@nfoav8orcheck out this thread to help in your quest to get to 10.5.5 Zephyroth's Software News (UPDATE 2008 Aug 18)

Is it correct thread, because i don't see how it relates to fix that particular problem.

I'm having troubles aswell, it was mentioned earlier that updating from 10.5.4 to 10.5.5 it stops on detecting cpus (to be precise on 310th file with AMD Patcher 0.3), same goes to new AMD Patcher 0.3. Even better my ASU 0.5beta now downloads and strait after goes back to update list.

I would like to have that pathed version too, please.

yes its the correct thread if you are unable to get your system updated to 10.5.5.

If you are trying to get it updated to 10.5.5 for Graphics updates that are not given in the online updates but only through the retail DVDs that became available after that system started to be used in the new Macbooks/Pros then thats another problem altogether.

No I was using online Mac combo 10.5.5 update, and bugs and security is above all.

Hi everybody, I managed to enable QE/CI on my HD 3850 by this link Strange display at bootup →

those kexts really worked for Lawless.

I only have the ethernet problem, the MSI site points out the ethernet card is 8111B. so how can I enable this card because there is no such a driver as I see. which driver do I have to install for my K9A2 CF?

@jazZbaRfirstly sorry for my english. i´m from germany. i installed your LawlessPPC 10.5.4 on my system and it works great. but give it a way to update your distro from 10.5.4 to 10.5.5. That is very important for me, to install the GF 9600GT driver. I used the Zephiroth software update, but it won´t work. it stops with detecting cpuids for…

what hard drive and dvd drive do you use ?

@Misiwhat hard drive and dvd drive do you use ?

HDD: Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 ATA Device (500 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)
DVD Drive: BENQ DVD LS DW1655 ATA Device

@nfoav8orcheck out this thread to help in your quest to get to 10.5.5 Zephyroth's Software News (UPDATE 2008 Aug 18) basically you can download the single update direct from the Apple site and place the .pkg file found in the image download to your Downloads folder and then follow the directions at the link. If you have trouble with that, PM…

i followed the direction and it works. but if i install the MacOSXUpd10.5.5.pkg my pc freezes at 14% and the only solution is a hardreset. after it the pc starts in a reboot loop.

I don't know whether I'm coming or going. :-|

read through the voodoo kernel threads, find the 9.5 System.kext file (replace existing one in Extensions folder with this) then use the new voodoo kernel release candidate and then update via Apple Software update. This should solve it for you.

For the first time, in ages, I am having a issue; I am getting stuck at setup. I re-burned the dvd and reinstalled the OS. I noticed a difference in this time which was the dvd didn't hang and just reboot. I actually saw the installation complete page. I know the commands for to override the setup process however I would like to find out why the setup is hanging at "don't transfer files" page at setup. Any ideas?

Im currently attempting to install release on my laptop (Toshiba M305D--S4831) And i cannot get past the part that displays the kernel name, and computer name, It just freezes in place and stays there. What can i do?
Here are my specs:

Motherboard Name: Toshiba Satellite M305D (Thats what EVEREST said)
CPU: Turion X2 RM-70
Motherboard: AMD 780G, AMD K11
Memory: 4GB (DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM)
Southbridge: AMD SB700
Sound:ATI SB700 - High Definition Audio Controller
Video: ATI HD 3100

@PingingIm currently attempting to install release on my laptop (Toshiba M305D--S4831) And i cannot get past the part that displays the kernel name, and computer name, It just freezes in place and stays there. What can i do? Here are my specs: Motherboard Name: Toshiba Satellite M305D (Thats what EVEREST said) CPU: Turion X2 RM-70…

boot with the boot flags: "maxmem=3072 cpu=1 -f -x -v"

this should cover most of the minor problems to let us know if anything else is an issue... Also, once you get this installed, look up the SB700 thread in this forum for the sb700 kext that will help speed up your running system.

@nfoav8orboot with the boot flags: "maxmem=3072 cpu=1 -f -x -v" this should cover most of the minor problems to let us know if anything else is an issue... Also, once you get this installed, look up the SB700 thread in this forum for the sb700 kext that will help speed up your running system.

Unfortunately i still cannot get it to boot even with the boot arguments you provided. Heres a picture of what appears
for helping its greatly appreciated

Cable Unplugged

After a successful installation, onto my Amd X2 3800+, Asus m2n-e, 2 gig Corsair xms, 250 gig sata2 hd ( partitioned 3 ways, 1 = xp, 2 = Ubuntu, 3 = lawless mac osx )

In system preferences > Network, It says the Cable Unplugged, The cable for Ethernet is not plugged in. ( yes I'm 100% certain the cable is plugged in, as I'm able to browse in the other os without issues )

Now I have searched and a few "fixes" for the issue, but neither seem to have worked.
1st was to set the Wake on lan to enabled ( in XP ). ( have done )
2nd was to enable magic packet in bios. ( enabled )

The network card is the onboard Nvidia gigabit lan.

Anyone have any other fixes for this issue perhaps?

@FleaAfter a successful installation, onto my Amd X2 3800+, Asus m2n-e, 2 gig Corsair xms, 250 gig sata2 hd ( partitioned 3 ways, 1 = xp, 2 = Ubuntu, 3 = lawless mac osx ) In system preferences > Network, It says the Cable Unplugged, The cable for Ethernet is not plugged in. ( yes I'm 100% certain the cable is plugged in, as I'm able to…

what did you select as the customized network "fix"? Can you get us a printout from LSPCI using pcwiz's OSx86 Tools Utility?

EDIT: pcwiz's site is going through some changes right now and the utility is not found at its usual place. use this in the meantime: media fire.com/file/qydx3jxb1md/OSX86Tools.zip

like i make it to mac gui installation and i left it to eat when i came back it said that it can't make folder

i'm back at vista now

phenom 9950
hd4850
4gb of ram
m3a78-em

1 drive
partiotion 1 vista (want mac on this
2 backup ( i cant reformat has important files)

both of them are in sata and are achi what do i do

@Flea..., Asus m2n-e, … In system preferences > Network, It says the Cable Unplugged, The cable for Ethernet is not plugged in. ( yes I'm 100% certain the cable is plugged in, as I'm able to browse in the other os without issues ) ... The network card is the onboard Nvidia gigabit lan. …

nforce onboard ethernet cards are no fun in osx. you may try a forcedeth kext, but it is likely not to work.
on my old m2n-sli i just bought a cheap ethernet ethernet card ...

I will try this installation some day when my download is ready, but before I want to make sure my system will work at all. I was searching for chipset: "MCP78S" but without any result so I'm a bit worried about the compatibility

CPU: Phenom 9950, 4*2.6Ghz
Memory: 4*1GB, Corsair 800Mhz
Motherboard, chipset: nVidia MCP78S
full spec. ( http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=2&model… ↗ )
HDD: 640GB SATA2
DVD: SATA, Samsung 22x
EDIT: Graphics: ATI HD4670 512MB (or: Integrated GeForce 8 GPU - Support Micorsoft DirectX10)

working

Thanks TO LAWLESSPPC !

System config :

Motherboard : M2N32-SLI Deluxe chipset nForce590SLI
BIOS Update : 2001 or 2101 - important is that is the last one (default config)
Processor : AMD Phenom 9600
GPU : nVIDIA GTX280 Gigabyte 1 GB ram / 512 bits
RAM : 4 x 1 GB Kingstone
HDD : 1 x 1 TB WD SATA 2
1 x 1 TB Seagate SATA 2 (stupid company don't like)
1 x 250 GB WD SATA 2
1 x 250 GB Seagate SATA 2
1 x 350 GB WD - USB external
1 x 500 GB WD - USB external
DVD : ASUS DVD RW - IDE

I tried without success to install :

* iDeneb v1.3 osx86 10.5.5 - installed but after first reboot , gived me errors like : Still waiting for the root device , continously loop restarting , end every errors depending on my bios modifications .
* Kalyway_10.5.2_DVD_Intel_Amd , but when booting from the DVD keep restarting at the Darwin boot after like 2-3 sec .

After 48 hours for not sleeping i have downloaded your DVD image burn it and installed .
GREAT WORK MAN ! It works. Indeed my CREATIVE X-FI Extreme Audio dont have the drivers but i will find them . And the second problem is the network card . If i use nForce network is not working the internet but after i puted the cable into a REALTEK network card it's just begin to work !

I have made this account just to tell you : THANKS MAN !

Now i have a question : What it will hapend if i update this version to : 10.5.6 . My Update Tools found this release for update to MAC website ! What do you say ? If you wish i could add you to my Y ! mess list !

AGAIN ! THANKS ALLOT MAN !

excuse my english ! i'm roumanian !

yes mac osx

LawlessPPC Phenom & AMD 10.5.4 ati rodeon 3850 3D card change old Nvidia9500 GT kard
runnig MAC OSX .. Leo4allv4.1 dowload ati rodeon 385x ve 3800 driver shut down change ati rodeon 3850 runnig MAC OSX... Problem 1. No ethernet kard 2.No Cd room

AMD Phenom 9500 quad-core
Socet AM2+(940)
mainbord: ASUSTeK model:M3A
cipset:ATI RD770
Southbrigge: ATI SB600
graphic card: ATI X-16
DDR2: 3072
2x250 gb Sata HDD

happy new year

hey, i posted →some time ago that i couldn't pass the still waiting for root device (in IDE mode)

i manage to download some sb700 kext from : esn ips.com/web /nicholasblocksStuff and inject it on lawless disc (i couldn't find any sb750 kext, i bearley found this kexts)
but i can't seem to see my SATA HDs
i've ul some screenshots
there ar some problems with the memory,graphic card and sound, i didn't see any info about the cores

do i need to load some kext separtly in the terminal ?

ss : rapid share.com/files/179350729/macmac.rar.html

EDIT :1. hey, how come you have Sound Card:- SoundBlaster Live! and it's working ? this is from Creative Labs
i have a Sound Blaster X-fi sound card, do you have kext for it ?
2. what kernel would you recommand for my computer , Vanilla ?
3. is this guide good for dual-booting : link (dail yapps.net/2008/03/hack-attack-dual-boot-leopard-and-windows-vista/) ?
EDIT2: i tried in AHCI but it dosen't work
i can see the SATA HD, but the instalation stops
i've ul 2 ss and the install log : link (rapid share.com/files/179699407/macosx.rar.html)

@Misi2. what kernel would you recommand for my computer , Vanilla ?

definitely not. you are using an AMD Phenom CPU so Voodoo would be the best bet right now.

I'm quite new to osx86 installation but not in computing, and I've tested over 10 ditros so far. None worked, always because of lack of SB600 support.

Now, I've figured out how to install LawlessPPC, and everything worked fine. But, after installation, when my computer restarts, OS X does not start So I've tried to start with "-f -v" and even "-x" commands but this isn't better. Without verbose, I've got a pretty Mac screen asking me to reboot my computer. With verbose, here is where it hangs :
kextd[10]:IOKitWaitQuiet: timed out waiting to write kernel symbols

Some precisions :
- During installation, I've chosen to install Via/SB drivers, ALC888 drivers, All Nvidia drivers and All Network drivers
- this is not a "still waiting for root device" problem
- OS X is installed in an HFS+ partition of my hard drive

My config :
- Phenom 9550
- MSI K9A2CF-F with SB600
- 2 GB RAM PC2-8500
- SATA Hard drive
- Nvidia 9600 GT

Any help would be great

Ok let's forget my previous post.
Finally, I've reinstalled the distro without any nvidia drivers and it worked, I can now boot and use it. I've installed other nvidia drivers for my 9600 GT.

@Jib
Are you still using Lawless? A lot of people are having problems with sb600 and I know Lawless works but If you used a different one Id like to add it to the list.

Yes I'm using the original ditribution from LawlessPPC.
First, it was impossible to install it on my config, but I've figured out that my DVD was corrupted (or not perfect). So I've burn it again but not at max speed, and then install worked perfectly for me (even though first time I forgot to customize installation, so it was not working !).

I've chosen to check only those options :
- Via, SB drivers
- ALC888 drivers

At first reboot, everything worked fine : sound, ethernet, drives... No "still waiting for root device" bug at all ! After that, I've installed drivers for my graphic card : I've found a complete driver set for my Geforce 9600 GT (Kext was installed thanks to Kext helper). Then I've installed some apps (iTunes, Quicktime update etc...) and my printer.

Now, I would like to update to 10.5.6 but I'm not sure it's possible ?! (I know that Apple updater shouldn't be used !).

@JibYes I'm using the original ditribution from LawlessPPC. First, it was impossible to install it on my config, but I've figured out that my DVD was corrupted (or not perfect). So I've burn it again but not at max speed, and then install worked perfectly for me (even though first time I forgot to customize installation, so it was not…

Update to the new Voodoo kernel and see another of my recent posts → for more info on being able to use Apple Software Update with an AMD system.

i manage to install MAC OS X (lawless's version with some small changes )
but now i have to fix some small things :
- only one core is working
- the frequency of my memory is 400 MHz instead of 1000MHz
- i don't know what to do with my audio card (Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Audio) i don't want to use my on-board audio card and i saw on in lawless's signature : Sound Card:- SoundBlaster Live!
- (AMD Phenom 9950 BLACK EDITION Agena 2.6GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 140W Quad-Core Processor) and here it says L2 Cache: 512 KB and BUS speed it says : 200 MHz
- i have a 5 button mouse but the side buttons ar working like the scroll button, can i use the buttons to work as back/foreward ?
- i can't see my IDE dvd-rw drive (can i enter MAC OS in IDE mode, not AHCI ?)
- if i'm not using my dvd install disc i can't enter MAC OS (boot error)
- i can't seem to open most of my videos ar there any codecs( i tryed with vlc) ?
- where can i see some info about my motherboard?
* updates ar working(there downloading right now (10.5.6 >:-)))
* both network adapters work : wireless and normal
if i forgot anything please tell me

EDIT : my mac crashed
i was installing the updates and after i rebooted it gave me an error, after that my mac was not working anymore

@Misi- i have a 5 button mouse but the side buttons ar working like the scroll button, can i use the buttons to work as back/foreward ?

Install SteerMouse, it's working great (with it, you can customize every button)
plen tycom.jp/en/steermouse/index.html

@Misi- if i'm not using my dvd install disc i can't enter MAC OS (boot error)

Same problem for me if I set the Mac partition as the boot partition. So I reverted back to my XP partition (i.e. I boot OSX from my XP partition)

@Misi- i can't seem to open most of my videos ar there any codecs( i tryed with vlc) ?

Install "Perian"
per ian.org/

@Misi* updates ar working(there downloading right now (10.5.6 >:-))) i was installing the updates and after i rebooted it gave me an error, after that my mac was not working anymore

Never install OSX Delta or Combo updates directly !
I've tried many solutions found on the web, but none worked for me, I can't update my OSX to 10.5.5 or 10.5.5

@JibSame problem for me if I set the Mac partition as the boot partition. So I reverted back to my XP partition (i.e. I boot OSX from my XP partition)

@How to: Setup SB600 Windows XP AHCI driver - by Martin953For those of as with AMD SB600 south bridge OSx86 is easier to setup, when SATA controller is in AHCI mode (the installer sees all SATA HDD's and you can partition and choose any as install location) But if you wanna dual boot with Windows XP (like I am) and have previously installed XP with SATA controller in IDE mode - it's like…

i found this guide here ↗but i want your opinion if i shoud try it, it dosen't say if it works on Vista
_
so the first time i tryed installing MAC i wouldn't let me create mac partition without killing my vista partition (Unallocated) so i made blank partition with Acronis and it worked(i hope it's k because it worked). But now after mac crashed(repaired my vista boot) i tryed to install it again and after the succeful install it boot's from the install disc but it dosen't continue; it stops in the darwin .

in all the dual-boot guides i found it requiers Pc-EFI and i know when i tryed to install Zephyroth i couldn't proceed because of this EFI

nfoav8or orLawless please tell about my Creative SB X-Fi sound card, do you have kext for it ?

@LawlessPPCmore than 1 core is working look in activity monitor you will see a graph for each core the memory reading speed is down to applesmbios.kext basically it doesnt see ddr so it doesnt double the figure it gets. Info about the motherboard? just go to manufacturers site you should only do apple updates through apple utility without…

i wanted to see info about my moatherboard on my mac, if it's installed corectly

how do i know what kernal i'm using ? it dosen't ask when installing

and could you please guide me to how should i dual-boot my OS ?

@LawlessPPCyou did read the readme that came with the iso? Because i think not

k, so i have Modbin 9.4.0 Kernel SSE3 by default, then how can i run the voodoo rc1 kernel

and why, after installing sucesfully 2nd time(first time crashed), when it boots the install disc it dosen't enter mac it stops in the darwin boatloader. do i have to enter a command like startx ?

@LawlessPPCto run a different kernel you must install it. I dont mind answering questions but i feel you should be searching the forums for some of your answers as these have all been answered on a number of occasions. If i keep giving the answers so readily its not going to sink in.

k, i know it's distubing so i'll try to put only important answers, sry
and thx for the help

@Misik, and why, after installing sucesfully 2nd time(first time crashed), when it boots the install disc it dosen't enter mac it stops in the darwin boatloader. do i have to enter a command like startx ?

You have to turn off the PC and turn it back on. It seems to do something to IDE HDs that causes the PC not to boot until u switch off.

@LawlessPPCto run a different kernel you must install it. I dont mind answering questions but i feel you should be searching the forums for some of your answers as these have all been answered on a number of occasions. If i keep giving the answers so readily its not going to sink in.

Here's *my* stupid question, I've searched but have not quite come up with anything.
After a "successful" install, restart boots MacOS I do the personalizing bit and then after login the background changes to blue. Here the Finder should startup but screen remains blue with movable cursor. Nothing else? What's with this one?

Oh, reformatted and tried different options on installs like 20 times, takes about 15mins to install.

Edit: Ok, tried again without nVidia Drivers. Works! Now to install Sound (ALC883) and Vid GeForce 8600GT 1GB

w00t!
CPU Phenom 8450 X3 (Soon to be a 9750)
MB Asus M2A-VM HDMI SB600
RAM 2 * Titan 800MHz DDR2 2GB, 2* Supertalent 800MHz DDR2 1GB
nVidia Geforce 8600GT 1GB
HDD 2 * Maxtor/Seagate 500GB AHCI 3Gb/s, 1 * Western Digital 250GB AHCI 3Gb/s
DVD-RW Pioneer 116 IDE

@LawlessPPCinteresting this is news to me!

Well, I found that out when trying to install on my machine. Even on my older ASUS K8VSE DLX it did it. When booting from the DVD and it's loading the drivers for the drive I usually hear the drive spin up, which I guess that it puts it to sleep then wakes it back up.
If all doesn't go well and the install fails, the HDD is not recognized until pwr off, then reboot.

Just from my experiences ^_^

@LawlessPPChave you tried booting in safe mode -x

I did edit the post, problem was the NVInject and kexts on the disc.
After many many many methods, Using NVinstaller v5.2 and grabbed a GeForce8xxxGLDriver.bundle from 10.5.2 NVkexts+.pkg

However I can't switch resolutions and it displays 768MB VRAM tho it's a 1GB. Hmmm, paying more attention now CI says software.

This is the last thing that I need working. Any sugesstions?

Edit: is there any way I can take the kexts and method from Kalyway 10.5.2? When I installed that one it did the Vid card with CI/QE switching resolutions but only 512MB.

GeForce 8600 GT:

Chipset Model: GeForce 8600 GT
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 768 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0401
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: NVinject 0.2.1
Displays:
Display:
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Software
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Not Supported
Display Connector:

Sound Works ALC883Audio.mpkg - the one on the disc didn't work
Eth works Realtek 81
SATA Works AHCI SB600
PATA Works SB600
Firewire/USB

Oh and is there anything to map keyboard? I would just like to switch two keys since my Logitech keyb has the Mac Command Key as "Alt" and the Mac Option/Alt as "Windows/Super".

Lawless any idea if the MSI DKA790GX (AMD 790GX NB) and (SB700 SB) work with your current build? I'm having reboot issues at initial install when the Rom Drive spins up, it just resets my system endlessly...

AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition
4GB Patriot DDR2-800 (4-4-4-12)
2 Sata II Hard drives
2 IDE Drives (DVDR and DVD-ROM)
Creative XFI Titianium (PCI-E)

I'm lost...

@ChrisHLawless any idea if the MSI DKA790GX (AMD 790GX NB) and (SB700 SB) work with your current build? I'm having reboot issues at initial install when the Rom Drive spins up, it just resets my system endlessly... AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition 4GB Patriot DDR2-800 (4-4-4-12) 2 Sata II Hard drives 2 IDE Drives (DVDR and DVD-ROM) Creative XFI…

it works, i think that your moatherboard has SB750, not 700
lawless with some small changes works :
AMD Phenom 9950 X4 Black Edition 140W - (has SSE4a too)
- MSI DKA790GX - AMD 790GX , SB750
- OCZ Platinum 2*2GB 1000MHz
- Asus Geforce 8600GT Silencer 512 DDR3
- Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Audio
- SATA2 HardDrive
- IDE DVD drive
i think the most importnat change that i made to the install disc is to inject(with TransMac) this (esn ips.com/web/nicholasblocksStuff)
i only managed to install this in AHCI mode(note IDE mode), but if you know how to put SATA kexts on your install disc you can try it
but be carefull after you manage to install MAC OS X not to install any updates(like10.5.6), i crahed my mac because of that
and i think it won't be easy to find kexts for your sound card, i have the same problem

I got TransMac but I have no clue how to use it.. Is there any tutorial that will show me how to inject these ktexts? If you know please let me know what the address is...PM me if you want...

@ChrisHI got TransMac but I have no clue how to use it.. Is there any tutorial that will show me how to inject these ktexts? If you know please let me know what the address is...PM me if you want...

it's not that hard, select in Options > Show Hidden Files , mount the image, expand the image HFS+ Volume > System > Library and there u can find extensions.mkext (just use drag&drop)
and you can search what other files you can change on other forums or google

Hmm I can see the folder, and I can see the Extensions.mkext...but the SB700 kexts you had me download won't copy over? What do you mean by mount it? I don't see anywhere in this program where you mount it. I don't know if I'm understanding what you mean...

@ChrisHHmm I can see the folder, and I can see the Extensions.mkext...but the SB700 kexts you had me download won't copy over? What do you mean by mount it? I don't see anywhere in this program where you mount it. I don't know if I'm understanding what you mean...

mount the image = File > Open Disk Image
be carefull when you copy/delete files in the image because it autosave any changes so you should make a copy of your image and you can only modify things in the right window of TransMac
you should buy a DVD+/-RW disc so you can try many combinations
good luck

Well I burned a DVD, it booted and I got the install 100%, but after first boot...I got a Kernel Panic...I gave up for now, hopefully there will be a release with all of the newer AMD chipsets and I won't have to go through all that junk...

Thanks for the help!

Install via External Hard Drive

Hey, I got the install started, but I couldn't reformat my hd or add a partition to it because it says that it has a S.M.A.R.T. error, that my hard drive is failing. I just did a WD diagnostic on my hard drive and it is giving me errors too. Does that mean that I should just replace my hd? sorry if it is a blonde question...

Hi for me it doesn't even boot, "Still waiting for the root device" error appears, although it seems that the chipset is recognized. From what I read it seems i have a bad combination of hardware. I've tried boot options from here http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Technical_F… ↗ but with no luck.
Here is my hardware configuration, dvd-rom is slave and sata drive tertiary master (I guess this is by default)

> Mainboard : Abit KN9(NF-MCP55 series)

> Chipset : nVidia nForce 570 Ultra

> Processor : AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ @ 2000 MHz

> Physical Memory : 1024 MB (2 x 512 DDR2-SDRAM )

> Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS

> Hard Disk : SAMSUNG (250 GB) 2504c SATA II

> DVD-Rom Drive : TSSTcorp CD/DVDW SH-S182M SATA

Is there any solution or it simply doesn't work for my hardware ?

I am downloading it right now, but as for all the other releases, i got a PCMIA error, even if the slot is empty.
If i do make it to the installation, what chipset, drivers, fixes and such would you recommend with my system specs?(See my signature.)
I am asking this just because i'm a 'fool' at this.
Thanks for your effort.

Elvir.

No Worries

No worries about the hard drive situation, I emailed HP, and they are sending me a brand new hard drive. When I get it next week I will be putting it in my HP dv2125nr, and installing your distro. Can't wait!

Help

Ok... I just got my new hard drive in and put it in my laptop. I popped in the install disk that worked last time, and now I get an error as soon as I try to boot the disk.

"System config file '/com.apple.bot.system/Library/preferences/systemConfiguraiton/com.apple.Boot.plist' not found"

I have tried all of the boot flags that I was told to use in the ReadMe file. -f -x -v cpus=1

Still getting the same error. Any ideas? could it be that my bios say that the factory installed OS is Vista still and there isn't any OS on this hard drive? Help please!

EDIT: Ok, I did install and it went successfully, but now when i try and boot from HD or DVD it gives me the same error it does above. any ideas?

EDIT: got that resolved, just had to select HD as main boot every time i boot…

crash during startup

Hi, i got osx to install ok, but when it boots up i get the page with the apple logo on, then my computer restarts. using -v- f gives this… (image below)

My system is :
Phenom 9950 BE
Asus M3a Mobo
OCZ 2GB 1066Mhz Reaper mem
Nvidia 9800GT 1GB

Is it the graphics card thats the prob? or is there something else i've missed?

Cheers for any help! i really wanna get this going

Almost the but need some help

@LawlessPPChave you tried booting in safe mode -x

Need some help...

Lawless PPC seems to be the latest install that would work for me (10.5.4) on my ASUS M2A-VM HDMI.

All the other distros are "Still Waiting for root Device" Idunno how long they gonna wait.

For fun I got an M2N-SLI iPC 10.5.6 installs fine but Voodoo 9.5 panics randomly even just before the finder loads and the system runs ever so slowly after the install.

Great install on the M2A with Lawless but I can't extract large packages it seems, it freezes near the end. Zeph's AMD Patcher suffers the same fate, seems as it's going fine then freezes near the end. So no ASU.

I downloaded the combo update (10.5.6) but can't extract or install or do anything.

I also suffer from the install freezing just near the end of the install with the 8GB RAM.
I removed two of the modules to install.

Curiously it only freezes with the 8GB if I Erase/Reformat before the install. If I leave the drive intact the install completes successfully and works well (what the heck is that)?

Another question - since I am running a Phenom x4 do I *HAVE* to use the Voodoo Kernel? It seems to be very unstable for me and the Universal Kernel Works well. Can anyone help with the freezing whilst trying to extract packages?

Edit: Oh yeah, one more does -v do anything beside verbose mode? It seems that if I try to boot (dvd or installation) without -v I get panic or error "You need to restart blah blah", but -v boots great every time.

I hope someone will help to get this running perfectly

As I type I am installing on the M2N whilst running the M2A nicely only without Hardware Graphics tho.

M2A-VM HDMI
AMD Phenom 9750 X4
4x Markvision 2GB DDR2 RAM [8GB Total]
2x Maxtor/Seagate 500GB SATAII HDs
1x Maxtor 250GB SATA HD
1x WDC 250GB SATA HD
1x WDC 200GB PATA
Pioneer DVR-116 IDE
XFX GeForce 8600GT 1GB (Not working yet, hopefully will after the updates)

Help please

Ok, finally, I have to pick the hard drive as the boot source, and the OS loads famously. But my keyboard and touchpad weren't working, so I downloaded a PS/2 fix and now I can't boot my hard drive. It gets to the firewire device and says still waiting for root device. and I can't reinstall from the disk because when running the disk it gets to my wireless card and says that the Lawless boot disk is read only, duh, and won't progress. HELP PLEASE! I don't care if I have to do a fresh install, just tell me how to get it past that point so I can…

64bit kexts

Just for reference. Here is a link to some community modified kexts that might get you up and running with 3.5+gb of memory. http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=127611 ↗ Special thanks to Slashack for his work on these kexts

* Please always backup your extensions folder prior to updating or making changes. If you have questions on how to do so just ask.

I used your original version of mac osx, I've not modified anything on it. Can you suggest which disabled kext I need? And how do I add it to the disc(or how do I install it? I'm a noob when it comes to mac) cheers!

@TransientMotionI used your original version of mac osx, I've not modified anything on it. Can you suggest which disabled kext I need? And how do I add it to the disc(or how do I install it? I'm a noob when it comes to mac) cheers!

Welcome to InfiniteMac!

Your specs said you have 2GB of memory & you have the Asus M3A motherboard. The link I posted is for people who have problems with using more than 3.5/3.5 gb of memory so you shouldn't have this problem. Forgive me as I have not read all the posts.

Your mobo has the amd 770 north bridge and the sb600 southbridge.

You should place your system specs including chipset in your signature this. It will then appear on every post you make. How to edit your signature: OSx86 Core & 10.X →

*Tell me what options you selected during install.

Thanks guys! I'll give you a full list of the options I used in a few hours time when I get home. But for now :-
1. Which would be best to do? Install the disabler kext or the voodoo kernel (or both?)
2. How do I do this (or do you have a link to instructions?)
Sorry if I seem like a complete tard but I've been tainted by micro(EVIL)soft, and the only other os I've really used are commodores! Lol

@LawlessPPCall this is because you are running more than 3.5gb of memory. You need to use a 64bit aware kext or driver for your sata/ide.

Yeah, after I posted I came across the Slashack postings and so on. I grabbed the VIAATA kext from the posts and I'll install later 2day and see what happens.

The M2A-VM HDMI system runs excellent but no Hardware Video and the freezings for the package extraction. Which makes me remember, I never tried with less than 4GB RAM.

Here goes...

I'll post later.

Edit: Ok cool! I left in only 2GB and the Package patcher worked to the end.
Made an image of the drive so I can restore.

Now to UPDATE!
"Crosses Fingers"

Thankx Lawless

Right, I've got the list of options i used in the installation

Third Party Drivers :
Sound Driver : ALC883 6 Port (I saw it mentioned somewhere on here this is the one i need)
Chipset Driver : VIA and SB chipset driver
Graphics Driver : Nvidia Drivers (Wasn't sure if there was a particular one i should use)
Network Driver : LAN drivers (again I wasn't sure which to use)
File Systems : NTFS

Hope this can give you an idea of whats up!

ok, it's installed and onto the section where you select keyboard layout, then if you want to transfer files from another mac. I select the "do not transfer my information now" option and click continue but it just goes back to the beginning :s
I've got the voodoo kernel (it's a dmg file) how do I use this? I know it's an apple image, but how do I access it to get the kernel? And how do I copy the kernel to the drive with mac is on? Sorry bout this, just I have little knowledge of macs so far and can't figure it out!

Ok, managed to get it going! only problem is I don't have network access. My board has a atheros PCIe gigabit lab builtin. How do I add the driver for it? And is there one available that will work for it?

Closer to Joy

Still running my Lawless installed, it's the only distro that boots and installs on my M2A-VM HDMI. Seems installing the AppleVIAATA.kext from the Slashack post cured the freezes with the 8GB RAM, But I can't see my PATA Drives (1 HD,
1 Pioneer DVR116). Not too big an issue, an enclosure via USB2.0 works well, and I don't have my NTFS Drives read/write - my Vista partition was trashed once.

Also after patching the 10.5.6 Combo update package, "USB kexts fail load and show up yellow and I get still waiting on root device". Any ideas?

Hey, its all running nicely now - sound, network, all seems to be running sweet. installed vlc but seems to be a slight problem as no video output, just a black screen. i'll work it out tho

Hey Lawless, Progress

OK, so I installed windows 7 Beta, and then immediately booted into my Lawless PPC distro. Once installed I booted into the OS via the hard drive, which I can only do if i select change boot order and select the hard drive. It won't boot unless I do so, it gives me an error saying can't locate boot/Plist. I need to fix that so I can just push power and let it boot. When I booted it told me that my broadcom wireless card kexts arent working and need to be reinstalled. But the touchpad and keyboard built into the laptop were working. When I rebooted they weren't working anymore.

So I love the distro, worked great, I just need help with a couple of things

The laptop is a HP dv2125nr

Problems:

1. I can't boot directly into the HD, I have to press escape at first of boot to change boot device order, then I have to select the HD. I want to be able to power on the laptop and let it boot into the OS.

2. Built in touchpad and keyboard aren't working, I want to be able to use them, obviously.

3. Mini-PCI Broadcom Wi-Fi card doesn't work. Any suggestion on kexts to install?

I will keep you updated on my progress. Hope to hear some help soon.

Thanks everyone, and especially you LawlessPPC! Great distro!

Update on HP dv2125nr Install

OK, I remember seeing PS2 kexts when booting in verbose. the weird thing is, the mouse and keyboard will work at random times, but never right after boot, and sometimes they don't work even if I leave the hack running for a couple of hours. And which kext would I install besides the one that is there?

I checked my wireless card and it is using the 4311 device id, so it is installed in the directory and running. When I did the steps after adding some other possible device id's it said that i didn't have permission, and I am logged in as the admin.

My hard drive is my first boot option in my bios, I think the problem is that I need to have "cpus=1" added to the boot.plist and can't figure out how to do that. Also when I just boot and let darwin do its thing, it gives me the error that it can't find com.apple.boot.plist.

Also, how would I reinstall chameleon bootloader from within OSX?

One more thing is that the audio works sporadically like the keyboard and mouse? Not real sure, I figured it would be a working or nonworking thing all the time, not variably.

Sorry for being such a noob, I just really want this to work, and can't figure it all out on my own.

EDIT: Ok, found the com.apple.boot.plist and added the boot flags that I have to use to boot, namely -f cpus=1.

Something broke.

Ok, after erasing and re-installing and updating I have a nice working install.

Except... Before when I installed, I installed sound by using an ALC883 Package I downloaded. It worked fine. Some installs afterward I used a driver and it gave me all the available ports, Included the Headphone and Mic Port at the front panel.

Now none of the drivers seem to work. System Profiler says:

Intel High Definition Audio:

Device ID: 0x1458A002
Audio ID: 883
Available Devices:
Line Out:
Connection: 1/8 inch Jack
Microphone:
Connection: Internal
Line In:
Connection: 1/8 inch Jack
Headphone:
Connection: 1/8 inch Jack
S/P-DIF Out:
Connection: Optical

but I have no sound, the option to show the vol control in the menu bar is there but upon enabling it there is just a blank space where it's supposed to be?

How do I remove those ALC883 packages and start over?

Or...fix my problem?

Kernel Panic

After completing the install of Lawless PPC 10.5.4 I reboot and go through the Darwin bootloader then the Mac logo pops up with a pinwheel. Then it just stops, and eventually I get a message that says I need to reboot (in about 4 languages). So I reboot, and the same thing happens again. I tried -s and -v boot flags but they don't help. Can you provide some advice as to what to do next to get it up and running - this is the 1st distro where I've gotten this far.

have you tried an ide dvd drive also i need to know what message you get when you boot with -v

No, I have not tried an IDE DVD drive. I don't have one. The message(s) I get when booting with -v are many... not sure what constitutes an error but here is a sampling of fishy looking stuff before my screen goes blank:

AppleNForce found 0 units
mDNS responder[27]: couldn't read user-specified local host name; using…
IOKitWaitQuiet timed out wiating for kernel symbols
AppleNForce found 0 units

then it goes to a black screen and I have to reboot

I also tried -v -f with the same result. I did a little bit of poking around and found this kext ↗IOATAFamily.kext. Will this help me?

UPDATE: I retried this installation with a 100GB USB drive - it worked! I was booted into the mac video and set up my system. No sound, no Ethernet. Now that the system is working, can I install additional kexts and eventually transfer the image to another HDD? I realize you don't have time to provide me with all the answers, but a short response is appreciated - this is my first successful install of OSX86. Thanks Lawless!

Phenom x3

Im Brazilian , i have a phenom x3 8400 , I downloaded your file, the boot was ok,but after the checking of the integrity of the disc before the start of the installation, I get the message that the installation will not continue on my computer. I follow the entire process, he recognized my HD, i've selected de partittion to install .. could you help me with this? My harddrive is a samsung 250gb , Motherboard Asus M2N-SE PLUS with NVIDIA Nforce chipset .

Yes

Yes, i've tested de Disk , and the verification was ok , consistency of the disk was ok too ... that messagem occurred after the verification of the disk in the proccess of installation , my partition was in the format fat32 , this may have affected de proccess?
And i not seen many examples of installations made with Phenomx3 processors that succeeded. This is the second Distro that dos'n work.

Im new with this and need some suport .

Sorry about my bad english, and thankyou!

Back with same problem

I'm back, but with bad news. Now I can't get my USB drive to boot anymore - something happened with mounting the GUID in windows and overwriting it with MBR. Now I can't seem to get disk utility to re-format it with HFS+ no matter how I go about it.

So I plugged in an old IDE drive 80GB Western Digital. I re-ran the install and put it to that disk (no problem formatting or anything) added some custom kext from the menu that I think match my hardware, but I still get the IOWait error on verbose mode booting from any drive. The funny thing is that the one time I got it working off USB drive I could see all of my other media (DVD drive -with the install disk in, and my other 2 HDD SATA). How do I get past this error? :

IOKitWaitQuiet timed out wiating for kernel symbols
AppleNForce found 0 units

Can I patch your install dvd with an additional kext? What is your take on the situation?

@LawlessPPCyou need to use the disk utility in osx install dvd to prepare your drive to partition it this will also format the disk to hfs which is the macs native format fat32 wont work thats your issue

Now is working ! Thank's!
i have one more question , he only works with USB Keyboards ?

@LawlessPPCrun disk utility on the install dvd and dont just format, partition the drive

Yes. I've tried that to no avail. It seems to just sit there with the progress bar not moving for 20min every time I try to use Disk Utility. I even tried using Disk Utility on a powerbook G4 to fix this issue, and using Mac Drive to reformat, which apparently was successful, but the drive is still not recognized when I get to the install screen. However, I can repartition or reformat any other ATA based drives either Parallel or Serial.

I can use any other disk reformatting/partitioning software (i.e. acronis or paragon) to create other partition types, but can't seem to put the HFS+ on this drive (though it worked once). I'll keep playing with it and let you know if I get it working. In the mean time is there a work-around for the IOKitWait?

LawlessPPC rocks

just in 20' I managed to go from empty to fully installed and almost everything working
The installer finished and on reboot I got the firewire, the 2 LAN cards (nvidia + marvell), the usb disk (ntfs formatted), usb keyboard/mouse (logitech).

many thanks to LawlessPPC for the excellent work!

Still have the major issue: ATI HD3450. Currently it goes as 1024x768 and should be 1280x1024. In system identification I get "ATI" and the pci ids, "Core Image: Software" and "Quartz Extreme: Not supported".

So here are my questions:

a) do you have any news on the HD3450 driver? Will it ever be produced? Who is working on it?
b) what is the situation on Apple System Update? I already got it flashing once - do I proceed with updates normally or will it brick my system?

Thanks a lot for your answers

@LawlessPPClast i heard was hd3450 upport was invomplete try netkas site for more info. Unless you start running the voodoo kernel you will need to patch updates before you apply them its best to use the voodoo kernel

For the ATI I'll go to netkas, thanks for the info. I need more help on the voodoo kernel stuff though

I got the kernel, and on the installer it mentions something about a decrypter :'( that is not part of the package and I have to deal with it! :'( Can someone give pointers on what this stuff is and how do I get it? or this is very n00bie for this thread? Maybe PM me..? Thanks

Hd4850

Lawless,

Im in OSX now , and i have a issue with the HD4850 . i have a 1440x900 monitor and getting 1024x768 , how i get the driver ~:'(

Many Thanks Lawless.

Another 780G here now running OSX. SB700 kext is a must! My install setup was with IDE dvd drive and a SATA hdd running on Native IDE. Install took 20 minutes.

One thing I noticed is OSX only reporting 1 core instead of 3 for my Phenom Triple Core. Do I need to apply some patch for 3 cores to work?

can you have a look here → for a problem I have w/rgds ACPI? Seems the 10.5.6 upgrade has overwritten something from the kexts used and now no shutdown/reboot/sleep is possible. Other things are alright...

@LawlessPPCif you look in activity monitor you'll see that there is a graph for every core. About this mac relies on smbios.kext this can be replaced to be more accurate. Trust me its using all cores just about this mac doesnt know about them

You were right. Activity monitor is showing 3 cores.

Another question. Can i run Mac OS update like to install 10.5.5 via the Software Update? or that will mess up my current install?

@m9c0sxYou were right. Activity monitor is showing 3 cores. Another question. Can i run Mac OS update like to install 10.5.5 via the Software Update? or that will mess up my current install?

If you`re on Intel and running Voodoo kernel, it should be ok. If you`re on AMD - even using the Voodoo kernel it could mess...better try to patch the combo update with Zephyroth`s patcher. Try on your test OS first cause it always can go wrong.

@m9c0sxYou were right. Activity monitor is showing 3 cores. Another question. Can i run Mac OS update like to install 10.5.5 via the Software Update? or that will mess up my current install?

As Taisto said, it depends on your machine. amd needs patched files, either with zephs updater or realtime patching with voodoo kernel. i did update via zeph first and installed kernel later as it said in the readme voodoo is having proplems with a system prior to 10.5.5.

The update of lawlees to 10.5.5 went really smooth, 10.5.6 is a pain in the arse so far

EDIT: patched combo update to 10.5.7 worked

I am new to this forum as well as OSX86. i need help and advice on how to do the installation. This is my pc spec:

AMD athlon x2 4200+
asus m2n sli mobo (nforce 560 sli)
msi 8600gt 256mb
2 sata hdd and 1 ide hdd(which will be used for leopard)
1 ide dvd writter

is my pc spec meet the installation of lawlessppc 10.5.4? if i unplug the sata hdds, set my ide to primary master and dvd writter as secondary master, is this setting ok for installation?

thanks,
compass1982:)

Hello every1 and greetings from Italy! I'm getting this image now as I've had pbms so far with kalyway-ideneb-leo4all (no HD detected at install) so nowhere to install at disk utility screen. My hardware report is attached, any hint as to which items I should choose at install? If the sata hd is not recognized how can i solve this? Thanks for all the support, I'll be glad to share my experiences after installing!

would this work on a HP a6750f

AMD Phenom X4 9650
AMD 780G / SB700 Chipset

A Extensions.mkext compilated for sb700

sorry to bother, I am trying to install the distro (LawlessPPC-Leo-10.5.4-Phenom & AMD) in a motherboard with southbridge sb700, but nowhere is a "Extensions.mkext" compiled for this disto, so I ask if I can compile a please because I do not have Mac OS or know anyone who has one. Or can point me where can I download one.

I appreciate your help
Sorry for my English (not my native language).

MSI KA780G SB700
AMD Phenom II X4 2.8 Ghz
Nvidia Geforce 8400GS 512 VRAM
SATA DVDRW
IDE HD
SATA HD

(try to install it on two discs, to see which works :))

Need Help

I have tried installing this many times and keep getting com.apple.boot.Slist not found after the install has finished can anyone please help

First of all thanks alot for the effort.. I really appreciate your work.
Below is my configuration, the whole CPUZ dump.. (allcrap.spam.googl epages.com/cpuz.htm)

Please let me know whether I will be able to install it without any hassle or not...

Its going to complete in 2-3 hours. then i will try..

Also, please let me know how can I install it from a USB drive rather than burning it on DVD..

Can someone help.. it did not work on my PC..

I tried in vmware as well.. it gave me the same error..

please check the error in attachment

How hard will it be to install on this system? (See attached picture) Video card is an Nvidia 7800GT PCI-E. HD is 250GB SATA. If you need any other info just ask. Thanks!

@kuld33pCan someone help.. it did not work on my PC.. I tried in vmware as well.. it gave me the same error.. please check the error in attachment

I'm not really the guy to ask about this stuff but I think that "waiting for root device" means the setup doesn't have the drivers for your dvd drive or sata. Do a Google search for "OS X waiting for root device" or something similar.

@LawlessPPCits out there please give experiences Thanx In Advance LawlessPPC

I got it installed last night. Everything seems to be in working order. If I have any probs I'll post something here. Ok?

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