Please Help Installing OS X on HP Pavilion dv6609wm - Page 3

PumaSpeedDrift · #1 09-04-2009, 09:07 PM

I hate to ask a stupid question at this point, but during the boot (after installation), when Chameleon shows up (Where you select which OS you want), how do I get to a command line to enter in the options I want, ( I know that pressing the down arrow key bings up the sub menu, like for -v and such), but how to get to an actual command line to enter in what you suggested "rd=diskAxB"???

--Hope I explained that correctly

xXrkidXx · #2 09-04-2009, 09:11 PM

just type it, it will show up along the bottom, i had this same question when i was new 2 xD

PumaSpeedDrift · #3 09-04-2009, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xXrkidXx

just type it, it will show up along the bottom, i had this same question when i was new 2 xD

Thanx! , Now I feel like a first timer n00b!

LOL

xXrkidXx · #4 09-04-2009, 09:22 PM

lmao u shouldn't... we all gotta start somehwere. i was lucky enough to have a close friend who was very good in the area so he helped me A LOT. and now I kno a ton about this. but deffently not like some of the the other people lol

PumaSpeedDrift · #5 09-09-2009, 08:54 PM

Here's the update:

I tried different things to get past "still waiting for root device". I even tried installing to the full HDD, just to make sure that it was the only thing on there, and still a no go.

So I wonder, if there is something else, in some other kext that is causing a "mixup" of communications. I am not sure...

Just for reference, I used the -x -v idlehalt=0, platform=ACPI and platform=X86, -s, -f (to reload all kexts) rd=disk5s2 (yes my HDD is #5, and this is when I did a partition, and after that, on full HDD, I did rd=disk5s1 ) even set the flags as active.

I even tried a different kernel to see if that was the problem (kernel done at boot).

So if there is any thing else you guys suggest I try, I will be more than willing to give it a shot!

(Oh I am sorry if I sound a bit frustrated in the above lines)

Thanx!

***I have been writing everything down that I do, so at least it's all documentated, if/when I do get it up and running I can at least help others in some direction of the troubles I am going through and provide some help***

yazz2020 · #6 09-10-2009, 05:17 PM

Hey sorry to hear you still having a problem. Check this thread out. http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/lof...p/t126095.html
has a similar laptop to yours and manged to install. I think it's to do with the chipset kexts. See if it helps.

PumaSpeedDrift · #7 09-10-2009, 09:23 PM

Thanx for the link! That's where I got past my HDD reading problem when I first started. I just wish I could get his Extensions.mkext and try it, but it's not download-able.

I had a thought today, I was wondering if my boot order (as listed in BIOS) could have anything to do with it?, I think my order goes (DVD, USB, WIFI, Ethernet, HDD) or ethernet could be last, I am not sure, but do know the first 3 are those
and HDD is in there somewhere after that.

So culd this also help by changing the order? Or not really a factor?

yazz2020 · #8 09-10-2009, 09:41 PM

I doubt it but you could try changing the boot order. It's very difficult troubleshooting this issue as I have never come across it before with all the installs I have done.

PumaSpeedDrift · #9 09-14-2009, 07:55 PM

Current Update:

I finally got rid of the "still waiting for root" error.

I realized, that the new kext's didn't copy over, so using MacDrive, I copied them over and whammo - it detects it!

Now I get a new error or errors depending on what I do

if I use " -f -v idlehalt=0 " at boot (in Chameleon, yes, I am using iDeneb 10.5.7 ), it does finally detect my HDD, but I get a new error this way

<quote> localhost mDNSResponder[21]: couldn't read user-specified
[two types of this]
Computer Name;
or
local hostname; using default bMacPro-001a73d8e3BAb instead;
local hostname; using default bMacPro-001A73D8E3BA instead;
</quote>

or even this error, don't know this one, some error relating to Spotlight needs recovery

Then if I thow in the " -legacy" or even an "platform=" (either ACPI, or X86PC ) I get this error:

<quote> ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin:: start - wait for Service(resourceMatching(AppleIntelCPUPowerManagem ent)) timed out
</quote>

What suggestions do you have? or what can I do to continue on from here??

Thanx in advance!

PumaSpeedDrift · #10 09-16-2009, 12:12 AM

Anyone wanna try to help here? Please??

I am getting closer, any suggestions??