InfiniteMac OSx86 - View Single Post - iPC OSx86 Leopard 10.5.6 Intel AMD SSE2 SSE3

lanceomni · 01-07-2009, 09:48 PM

@Elvirana

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This is the first time im trying to install Mac OSX, so if i need to change kext files or something, expect that i understand 0% of it.
Tho, it would help if start some research.

A lot of answers can be found by merely typing "osx86 YOURPROBLEMHERE" into google. It is likely that the problems you might face have already been discussed in this and other forums. But hey if you get stuck let us know we will try to help you out.

Will you be wanting to install OSX only or do you wish to dual boot with say Windows XP?

I would first get your specs set up in your signature so that every time you post we can refer to what kind of hardware you are running. http://www.infinitemac.com/faq.php?f...atures_avatars

Lets say your looking at iPC 10.5.6. All things perfect you are able to boot into the installer.

Make sure you do not skip past the option to "Customize". This allows you to add various drivers and fixes and is pretty important.
Only select options which you know will work. This is especially important with the graphics section. Choosing the wrong option or multiple options will cause problems where not choosing anything will get you default graphics and the ability to boot into OSX. Its generally easier to fix a problem from the fancy OSX interface after the fact.
Keep a sheet of paper handy and write down the options you select and what the outcome is.

When you boot the DVD or from a drive you have installed on you will see "Darwin" at the top of the screen and it will count down before continuing. This gives you a chance to enter some boot options (boot flags) if needed. If needed you can press F8 durring the countdown and enter them at the prompt. For example entering -v here will boot you in Verbose mode. This means instead of a blank screen with apple logo you get a text version of the boot process. If you get stuck usually you can see the last thing it was doing and post about it. There is an option in the iPC distro that says Verbose Mode. I would select that as it will put you in verbose automatically.

Give it a try and write down your steps. If you get stuck let us know. I would search the forum first for your answer and then post in the Questions section.

Im not sure about your graphics Ill have to do some research.