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WOW Freeze at Install

I tried to install WoW on my fresh Retail Install but at the half of the Installation the screen freezes like this (Attachment) Anyone with Help out there?

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@macwars Published 2009-06-05
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Software, Drivers & Kexts
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2,732 historical reads · 1 curated field notes (from 3 dispatches) · 2009-06-05 – 2009-06-08
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@macwars (2)@Ali C.

I tried to install WoW on my fresh Retail Install but at the half of the Installation the screen freezes like this (Attachment)
Anyone with Help out there?

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Follow-up dispatches by @macwars

Author Update #1 @macwars 2009-06-08

Hi! I'm using the Chameleon Bootloader and yes, i think it must be a bad driver because on big Downloads like the 1GB Garage Band Update the same happens.
Any suggestions?

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1 technical responses curated from 3 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @Ali C. 2009-06-06

Dunno if it makes a difference with non-Voodoo Intel setups, but try booting with -legacy and reloading the installer.
My guess it you're using Vanilla kernel. Perhaps you have a bad driver for something.

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@macwarsPrimary Author22009-06-05 → 2009-06-08
@Ali C.Contributor12009-06-06