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distantstorm · 05-19-2009, 11:42 PM

I'm not a troubleshooting expert but you will need to give more information I would think. Try booting in verbose mode (-v option at bootloader) and see what is displayed when system hangs (perhaps take a photo if you can).

Also it would probably help if you could say what options you selected when you installed iDeneb. It's not a distro I have used (I'm more familiar with iPC installs) but Gigabyte boards such as yours are usually pretty compatible and so I would imagine you would need minimal options selected to get going.

It's a lucky person that attempts an OSX install and has no problems on first attempt so don't worry, you'll get there.

As for your query about retail.. ultimately yes. If you can, that's the way to go. Simply put, it gets you closer to a real Mac. However, I would say that a distro install is the best place to start. Others may disagree but once you have that working you can clone it on to a USB drive and have a bootable system without worrying about Boot-132 disks etc that you can then even use to assist you in your retail install. And clone back if it all goes horribly wrong. I'm a bit of a cloning and imaging addict when it comes to installs though! A harsh Windows lesson.

EDIT: One thing to check...Do you have anything connected by IDE? If so you will need to make sure you have selected JMicron ATA driver during install process (I assume it's an option in iDeneb). If you didn't and haven't anything connected to IDE then try disabling IDE controller in your BIOS and see if you get any further. Knowing your chipsets on your board is one of the main keys to getting a working install. A quick glance seems to show you have ICH10 so look for options for that in iDeneb.