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Problem installing iPC 10.5.6 Patched PPF 1-5 No hdd found

I've patched it, it's the right MD5sum.. ( patched with 1 to 5 (including) ) And so i run the installer, everything works fine, when i come to please select a location to install Mac OS X. There's nothing to select... Neither in Disk…

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@Shadows Published 2009-02-26
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10,343 historical reads · 2 curated field notes (from 6 dispatches) · 2009-02-26 – 2009-02-27
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I've patched it, it's the right MD5sum.. ( patched with 1 to 5 (including) )
And so i run the installer, everything works fine, when i come to please select a location to install Mac OS X. There's nothing to select...
Neither in Disk Utility.. nothing..
I have got a "SAMSUNG HD321KJ 320GB (SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, NCQ, 16MB Cache) : 298GB"

Can this be solved? =(.
I currently have XP & Windows 7 installed on my HDD. was going to erase one of my files partition that i cleaned up lol..

I really want this to work =( mac looks so awesome =(.

=(
- Shadows.

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Follow-up dispatches by @Shadows

Author Update #1 @Shadows 2009-02-26

hmm..
Did you format your entire HDD or just a partition?
Let me format the partition using linux's gParted..
i'll try formatting it to what you said.
not willing to format my entire disk as there are important files on it atm xP.
i guess i'll have to buy a new HDD as mine is full atm except a little space ( 20 gigs ) i left for mac lol.

- Shadows.

Author Update #2 @Shadows 2009-02-26 ↳ Re: @App used to get info: Sandra

Thanks for your support guys =) I've posted for help at 3 different forums and you are the only guys to answer =).
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But i can't run that mkext tool, i'm currently on Windows, i never installed mac on my pc.
Ok so.. i'll search but anyway i'll let you know my PC specs:
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edit: sorry, wasn't able to get the kext of it =( was able to get the chipset driver zip but no kext files in it...

@App used to get info: SandraSystem Host Name : SHADOWS-PC User : Shadows Workgroup : WORKGROUP Processor Model : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.40GHz Speed : 3.40GHz Cores per Processor : 1 Unit(s) Threads per Core : 2 Unit(s) Internal Data Cache : 16kB, Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing L2 On-board Cache : 2MB, ECC, Synchronous,…

- Shadows.

- Shadows.

Author Update #3 @Shadows 2009-02-27

I can't find it, and here the guy's saying it won't work even with the kext or sth.. not sure..
hack int0sh.org/forum/f181/66592.htm#post393123
- Shadows.

Synthesized Community Field Notes

2 technical responses curated from 6 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @bandit250 2009-02-26

i had this problem to when you get to the piont asking for hdd on one of the tab at top there an opption to look at disks i re-formatted my disk to mac no fat32 or windows format try that. after i did this it showed up

Field Note #2 @Taisto 2009-02-26

If you dont see HDD in installer nor the Disk Utility, it means that it doesnt have proper kext for your chipset. You have to add proper kext to the .mkext package on the installer dvd and burn it again. So what is your chipset anyway ? Take a look at the forum, there was a thread about editing .mkext package, adding driver and using it again.

Here is a thread for you :

How do I install a .mkext onto a .iso →

If you cant find kexts for your chipset to use with it, say what chipset it is, we`ll try to help.

Sources & Contributor Provenance (3 credited usernames · Thread #2251)
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@ShadowsPrimary Author42009-02-26 → 2009-02-27
@bandit250Contributor12009-02-26
@TaistoContributor12009-02-26