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3,897 reads · 2011-01-07 – 2011-01-10
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Successful installation but can't boot into OSX

I have successfully installed iatkos S3 V2 on my pc with the following hardware. Asus P4P800-E Deluxe mobo P4-3.0E Processor 4 GB Ram Nvidia Gforce 7300GT AGP 512 MB using a lone ide 40 GB hdd (hdd is only one connected for testing as I…

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@Flash__Gordon Published 2011-01-07
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Snow Leopard 10.6
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3,897 historical reads · 1 curated field notes (from 3 dispatches) · 2011-01-07 – 2011-01-10
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@Flash__Gordon (2)@monicachenny

I have successfully installed iatkos S3 V2 on my pc with the following hardware.

Asus P4P800-E Deluxe mobo
P4-3.0E Processor
4 GB Ram
Nvidia Gforce 7300GT AGP 512 MB
using a lone ide 40 GB hdd
(hdd is only one connected for testing as I have Linux Ubuntu 10.04 on one SATA & Winblows on 30 GB ide)

After installing it came up "successful installation" with green check mark -- Yah!

However, when I (with DVD removed - or in for that matter) hit F8 and select iatkos it only loads to whitish screen with apple on it and that is it. If I use -v -f and arch=i386 there is much more hard drive activity and there is lots of loading text zipping by on screen but then goes to blank (near black) screen and then no hard drive activity or notices.

Installed several times so far today with different boot loaders (Chameleon RC4, PC EFI, etc) but no change in behavior.

Flash

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Author Update #1 @Flash__Gordon 2011-01-08

no one has run into this or has no thoughts on what could be the issue. If more info is required I will try to provide.

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1 technical responses curated from 3 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @monicachenny 2011-01-10

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Sources & Contributor Provenance (2 credited usernames · Thread #6864)
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@Flash__GordonPrimary Author22011-01-07 → 2011-01-08
@monicachennyContributor12011-01-10