Help getting to the installer

scottath · #1 03-07-2008, 06:21 PM

Tried last month and got no real helpful responses, so take 2:

Laptop: HP Compaq 6715b

AMD Turion64 X2 [2.2ghz] [supports SSE,SSE2, SSE3, MMX, 3DNOW and x86-64]
2GB DDR2 667 [5-5-5-15]
ATI X1250 graphics card
ATI RS690 Chipset / SB600 southbridge
SATA 250GB Samsung HDD
DVD-RAM burner
Other usual laptop hardware [card reader etc]

My BIOS is very limited, no RAID/ACPI options

I get this error on boot:
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x8/scottath/DSC02512.jpg

Extension: "immediate dependencies on both com.apple.kernel and com.apple.kpi components, use only one style"
IOAPIC: Version 0x21 Vectors 64:87

This seams to be a common problem, as i get the same error with: iATKOS, Zephyroth [10.5.2] Kalaway etc]

Please give me any suggestions/guesses etc [even if you have no idea - suggest something please]

Thanks
Scottath

nazgul · #2 03-07-2008, 07:07 PM

I've extacly the same problem

Ianxxx · #3 03-07-2008, 07:53 PM

you could try deleting ACPI_SMC_platformplugin.

eddie11c · #4 03-07-2008, 10:46 PM

APIC is your problem, it is one of the power option and is needed for most of the installers. There is usually an option to enable it in the BIOS, but your mileage will vary alot with a laptop as they tend to have a stripped down BIOS.

nazgul · #5 03-07-2008, 11:48 PM

How can I delete this file?

Ianxxx · #6 03-08-2008, 12:14 AM

I would take more notice of eddies reply, mine was only a meek suggestion!
But to delete boot with dvd search extensions folder.

Would I be right in thinking that you upgraded to 10.5.2 and didn't use Zephs 10.5.2?

Just remembered that when I upgraded I had to delete a kext I can't remember which one exactly but it certainly had SMC in the name.
by the way its a plugin which means it will be inside another kext file

eddie11c · #7 03-08-2008, 12:24 AM

On my Nforce motherboard if I open the BIOS and go to where the power options are, there is an option to enable APIC(Not ACPI). If I disable this I can't boot. Double check in your BIOS for it.

scottath · #8 03-08-2008, 03:18 AM

Nothing in my bios, just options to turn on/off different ports [usb, express card etc]

This laptop of mine has the same error with all of the releases that i have downloaded: iATKOS, Zephyroth 10.5.2, iATKOS with patch, Kalaway.

I am booting off Zephyroths 10.5.2 disk - original one - md5 was fine - burnt at 2x

I'll try deleting the ACPI_SMB..... file and get back to you, - what folder is it in? the extensions folder?

Is there suppost to be kexts in the extensions folder, because there isn't any on my disk and it had the correct md5
should i copy them from the kalaway disk or could someone upload them so i can download them - if there suppost to be there

nazgul · #9 03-08-2008, 05:19 PM

Is there any way to force installer not to use APIC?

nazgul · #10 03-10-2008, 11:00 PM

Any ideas?