Leopard Installed fine, Cannot boot?

Raidz1 · #1 02-01-2008, 11:22 AM

Hey Guys,

Well I've managed to get Leopard to recognize my Hard drives with the SB600 kext, It installled, everything went well. But when it told me to restart i did as it did, i took out my CD and proceeded to boot up into Leopard, But when i do, it gives me an HFS+ Partition error.

I also tried the '>> /usr/misc/script.sh Leopard' in the Terminal, when it does it returns 'no such file or directory', I am clueless as to what i am suppose to do next, any help or insight would be great. I've had successful installations of Leopard on my laptop but i cannot get it to boot.

Thanks.

Raidz1 · #2 02-02-2008, 04:03 PM

to sorta answer my own question i am going to try this:

Quote:

[cite] Puttabong:[/cite]riangeli, How to fix MBR boot without EFI:

// rdiskXsX: you have to know the proper partition names and replace them with X.
In my case, it would be rdisk0s1, first HDD, and first partition, on which leopard has been installed,
which you need to make bootable. You can also check this in the Disk Utility.

Hit enter after each terminal line to execute the command. //

1 -> Launch DVD
2 -> At boot prompt, type -s (single user mode)
3 -> Type:

fdisk -e /dev/rdiskX
update
f 1
w (yes)
q

4 ->
cd /usr/standalone/i386

./startupfiletool -v /dev/rdisXsX ./boot (X is your partition)

5 ->
mount -uw /
mount -t hfs /dev/diskXsX /Volumes

6 ->
bless -device /dev/diskXsX -setBoot -verbose

7 -> reboot, without any dvd inserted.

I will get back to you guys with results.

DoiX · #3 02-02-2008, 04:17 PM

if you got HFS+ im quite sure that solution wont work

riangeli · #4 02-02-2008, 07:05 PM

Do only this! nothing else!

1 -> Launch DVD
2 -> At boot prompt, type -s (single user mode)
3 -> Type:

fdisk -e /dev/rdiskX (X is your disk number. if only one or its master 0)
update
f X (X is your Partition number ex. 1)
w (yes)
q

Raidz1 · #5 02-03-2008, 01:34 AM

Ok i had tried what you told me riangeli, and no luck. It proceeds to load, but then it just freezes. It gives me the error of 'Waiting for root' something i can't quite remember what it says exactly, but something along those lines.

nfoav8or · #6 02-03-2008, 01:50 AM

hey Raidz... first question: do you have a windows partition on the same drive as your OSX? this has caused problems for me as well because diskpart in windows doesn't allow the bootloader to correctly see the partition if it is simply left as an ID of AF.
Second question: whats your system specs? layout for HD's, etc.

Xxp/TuX · #7 02-03-2008, 02:06 AM

Quote:

[cite] Raidz1:[/cite]Ok i had tried what you told me riangeli, and no luck. It proceeds to load, but then it just freezes. It gives me the error of 'Waiting for root' something i can't quite remember what it says exactly, but something along those lines.

Just in case,keep trying: once I had to do it three times to make it work!.

Raidz1 · #8 02-03-2008, 03:17 AM

@nfoav8or:
Yes i do, Im using a Dell inspiron 1501, AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-60, 120 GB SATA HD, With an ATI Xpress 200 chipset (SB600)

@Xxp/TuX:
Ok i will keep on trying.