"Still waiting for root Device" message upon new installation
I downloaded iPC Mac OS X 10.5.6 for PC and installed it several times with out success. I used modinpatched and voodoo kernel with chipset drivers selected. When I reboot, the OS stops at "Still waiting for root device" Google was not…
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- @AJones Published 2010-08-14
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- OSx86 Core & 10.X
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- 3,476 historical reads · 2 curated field notes (from 3 dispatches) · 2010-08-14 – 2010-09-05
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- @AJones@YottaByte@macosxlover
I downloaded iPC Mac OS X 10.5.6 for PC and installed it several times with out success. I used modinpatched and voodoo kernel with chipset drivers selected. When I reboot, the OS stops at
"Still waiting for root device"
Google was not much of a help, as many people have had this problem. get Apple working on my Intel Celeron 2.7GHz, Soyo-P4VGA MoBo.
Thanks for your help,
Kind Regards,
Alan
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2 technical responses curated from 3 original dispatches
Your hardware is possibly not compatible. Today, I realized after three days of trying that my desktop pc isn't compatible to. My old f*cked up laptop is.
If you are installing on a sata drive, remember to set sata as AHCI
Sources & Contributor Provenance (3 credited usernames · Thread #6472)
| Username | Dossier Contribution | Dispatches | Active Window |
|---|---|---|---|
| @AJones | Primary Author | 1 | 2010-08-14 |
| @YottaByte | Contributor | 1 | 2010-08-19 |
| @macosxlover | Contributor | 1 | 2010-09-05 |