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Mac OS x Snow leopard Universal v3.6 (10.6.2) Install Problem

I am trying to install Mac OS x Snow leopard Universal v3.6 (10.6.2) . My hardware is DELL Inspiron 6400 with Intel 945GM Graphics. Everything works fine until the installation screen just appears. I can see a blue background screen and…

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@techcapsules Published 2009-11-27
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Snow Leopard 10.6
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29,098 historical reads · 8 curated field notes (from 9 dispatches) · 2009-11-27 – 2010-02-18
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@nookief (2)@techcapsules@x986123@MonkeyDLuffy@RetroRen@HEYMANG@Nescoregui@aatkco

I am trying to install Mac OS x Snow leopard Universal v3.6 (10.6.2). My hardware is DELL Inspiron 6400 with Intel 945GM Graphics. Everything works fine until the installation screen just appears. I can see a blue background screen and suddenly, the LCD display is turned off. Nothing seems to be working. I have tried all combination of boot flags.

Any idea on what is going wrong?

Synthesized Community Field Notes

8 technical responses curated from 9 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @x986123 2009-11-27

I think you have no graphic drivers installed. Also, try switching up to cables, try DVI, VGA, HDMI...

Field Note #2 @nookief 2009-12-07

Install problem too

I've this installer too.
Can anyone point me to the correct link as to how to install this thing.
im stuck at the very front, after loading darwin x86. the apple logo appeared and the loading thing keep spinning.

ive googled on how to install this, but always got to a download pages/blogs instead. thanks

Field Note #3 @MonkeyDLuffy 2009-12-07

I don't mean to sound rude but these are the reasons why retail install is suggested over distro.

Field Note #4 @nookief 2009-12-08

Tried

Ive tried installing it another pc, and it works. halfway. Guess, what u r suggesting is the best way of hackintoshing

Field Note #5 @RetroRen 2009-12-08 ↳ Re: @nookief
@nookiefIve tried installing it another pc, and it works. halfway. Guess, what u r suggesting is the best way of hackintoshing

What is your PC configuration? there are plenty of detailed guides for RETAIL install, over the net, but we need to know what hardware do you have so we can point you to a guide...

Field Note #6 @HEYMANG 2009-12-11

yea its not that hard. all it takes is a little research

Field Note #7 @Nescoregui 2010-02-14

I tried install this distro, but have show Grey apple logo + "Forbidden Symbol" and nothing happens.

I need modify something in the BIOS? actually ON AHCI mode for SATA HDD, I have Leopard 10.58 (from IPC 10.56) all Working

PC Specs in firm, and sorry for mi bad english

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Intel Core2 Duo 2.4 Ghz
Intel DP35DP - 6 GB RAM DDR2
3 HDD SATA (MBR Partition) - AHCI mode from BIOS
DVD-RW DL LG
ECS Nvidia Geforce 9600 GT 512 DDR3 QE/CI activated (Corevidia + NVdarwin)
OS X Leopard 10.58 Updated (From IPC 10.56)
Audio/Video/Network/all USB 2.0 Working

Field Note #8 @aatkco 2010-02-18

Same like @nookief →
Stuck at apple logo and loading forever

Sources & Contributor Provenance (8 credited usernames · Thread #4814)
UsernameDossier ContributionDispatchesActive Window
@nookiefContributor22009-12-07 → 2009-12-08
@techcapsulesPrimary Author12009-11-27
@x986123Contributor12009-11-27
@MonkeyDLuffyContributor12009-12-07
@RetroRenContributor12009-12-08
@HEYMANGContributor12009-12-11
@NescoreguiContributor12010-02-14
@aatkcoContributor12010-02-18