Leopard SATA HDD not found

Thats just it though. I have found many tutorials on insanelymac that mention the fact you need a mac for use of terminal. In the how to section it also requires use of mac terminal with little explanation of what to do before then or how to get there or what to use. It just jumps right in to terminal commands. Also the PS/2 solution is for after you install leopard. I am also left without a solution to my SATA problem. Thanks for the reply.

Thanks, I'm still open for solutions.

@ShadeZeRO

I have a windows PC and a ISO tool. However the ISO tool won't do me much good as only transmac can see the folder where the kext is located. I really don't need to remove any kext but when it comes to patching is it really as simple as injecting a extra file into a ISO? I'm a bit confused here. Also wouldn't that make it non-bootable? I really do need a step by step walkthrough now because I am pretty confused and I have hit a dead end. I was hoping this installation would be pretty straight forward. No I have not tried tubgirls release but isn't that Tiger? I really want leopard.

Thank you I appreciate it. Guess I will continue tomorrow. I really want to keep this from going throughout the week if I can keep from it.

Still here, Still open for suggestions and hopefully a solution...

I don't mean to keep double posting but I have been working on this for a whole week. If there is no solution just tell me now because I really don't want to waste my time off on something I will never achieve this is urgent I really want to get this OS installed.

Thank you so much! finally a straight answer. Let me know if it works, if it does then I will do it. But I prefer to wait for confirmation before I go wasting disks. Please let me know if it works and thanks again!

There is a tutorial on the wiki about the PS2 and injecting kexts into the dvd -
check it out, I dont think you need a mac either to apply a new kext.
The PS2 issue is in the "Known Issues" section
and the kext injecting is in the "How to's" section

http://osx86.wikidot.com/start ↗

If you have access to a windows machine, you could get a program such as " magicISO " or any other program that allows you to edit an ISO file. This will help you clean out the DVD of un-needed kexts, and inject what else you need into it.

Though, this hasn't been tested.

Have you tried installing Tubgirls 10.4.10 release?

Hey, no problem, I understand the frustration, I actually gave up and spent the $50 bucks for a cheap PATA drive, but if thats not an option than keep researching, Ill do the same. Im still kinda new to this stuff too, so sorry I dont have any specific answers right now, it does look like you at least need a working mac drive to install the kexts in the dvd though, but keep trying, maybe theres a way to do it.

Well, like I said, I've never done it in windows. So I'm not too sure.

But what I do recommend, is install tubgirls release. Then from there, you should be able to patch up the DVD like jshanh pointed out. I've never run OSX on a SATA Drive though.
I'm going to take another quick look around the forum, I'm sure I've seen this problem a few times.

I now had a problem with an Asus A8N-E/FM, Socket 939, nForce 4. I had a new unformatted 500GB SATA HD conntected. During booting the Leopard DVD stopped at some kind of NTFS driver. Tried several times, wasn't working. I booted from Myzar 10.4.6, this works. I'm now formatting the HD.

Maybe I can help you. I've got a similiar problem: My ATA-hdd can't be detected. So I can't install Leopard.
Look here: osx.kbt fi/comments.php?DiscussionID=24&page=1#Item_15
I'm trying to inject the kext with MagicISO. I know your problem with the bootability. You have to open MagicISO, open your image and save the Boot-Information (left to the "Bootable"-logo). Then you'll edit your image, load the Boot-File into it (there's a button next to the Bootable"-logo again) and save it (it could take for a while).
That's my way. In this moment, I'm burning the new iso, but I don't know if it'll work, because the new image is a little bit smaller than the old one. Try to do the same. Good luck!

Oh, I'm sorry. I tried it, but the "Boot from CD" freezes. But I'm sure it's the right direction we have to follow. Leopard will be ours!

Test the following: Boot from the original disc, then press F8 to stop the boot process. Eject the original disc and change it which your patched one, then continue booting. But I'm not sure if MagicISO could save an ISO containing HFS+ data correctly. UltraISO 8.x only saves the Joliet part.

And that's the problem! I think, there's no way to "just edit the image and save it again".
But I'll stay tuned and trying!

If you have already an OSx86 system running, maybe this could work: Insert the Install DVD and open Disk Utility. Select the DVD and create an .dmg image from it, but it must be readable/writeable. Now you should be able to insert new kexts, but the permissions must be set correctly. After this you can burn the DVD again, use a RW disc for this. But I don't know if it also restores the bootloader (this is no HFS+ format), in that case you have to use the switch-disc method.

Something different: Are you using a combines Windows-MacOS-HD? I can't recommend this. If you use Disk Utility one on a HD, Windows has problems to manage them. Partition Magic 8 marks the whole harddisk as 'DEFECTIVE', with a big yellow bar which you can't move, delete or anything. The only way to make this HD useable again is to delete the MBR - and in that case you will destroy any data on the HD. Better use a single HD for MacOS and Windows, ist also easier 'cause you can use the Windows XP/Vista bootselector to switch between the OS.

I don't have a running OSx86-System. But maybe I can do this "live"?

I think my english ends here. I'll "whisper", so nobody will ask, what (f..fu...funny) laguage it is

[whisper]
Naquaada, ich hab nur eine Festplatte. Vielleicht ist auch genau das das Problem, wieso sie nicht angezeigt wird. Kann das sein? Ich glaube ich werde mir noch irgendwo eine zweite billig erstehen, dann warscheinlich am besten SATA oder? So kann ich doch ohne Problem dualboot'ig Mac OS installieren, meinst du nicht?

Okay, let's go back to the good, old english language.

I made an installation guide, look here:

osx.kbt fi/comments.php?DiscussionID=33&page=1

my mail address is also visible now.

@crawle

I have installed XP via VMware, I´ve used transmac to inject the appleviaata.kext (drag & drop) into the /system/library/extensions , and all seems to be perfect, in transmac you must show the hidden files...burn the ISO and boot with -v -f

Picture:

Now, I'll burn the image and try to install Leopard. LEOPARD WILL BE MINE! Muahahahaha

Ahm, crawle, what for a type of Sempron do you have, K7 or K8? Has it the SSE2 command set?

Ah, my fault. The specs at the top of this thread are from lllsondowlll.

I burned the image and booted. Yeah, kext was loaded but my hdd my hd wasn't shown anyway. But I got an idea. Maybe I have to pre-format the (until now unformatted) partition, to be detect?

Still any ideas for my (not only mine) hd problem? The driver/kext isn't the problem. It's injected and loaded, but my hd doesn't want to appear. BTW: My iPod was detected!

you can try with tiger, and you see if the disk utility show your hard disk

Reluctantly. Then I have to download (another) one. Can't there be any other cause for disappearing of my hard disk?

delete ioatafamily , appleviaata and replace with this file..

So is it profitable to do this, roisoft? I don't want to waste my DVDs
I trust you, but how sure are you about this and "why"? I'm interested at this thing

You have a Via chipset and for this reason, i am trying some kext from tiger release…you can try it or not, it´s your choice.

Does a Tiger installation DVD detect your HD? If yes, format it from there and then try to install Leo.

And it burns burns buuuurns ... with a kext of Tiger ...
(sorry for that spam ... I couldn't control myself :-} )

DL an tiger image from anywhere, tubgirl is not bad for AMD...

@naquaada: he already injected the tiger kexts into his leopard dvd, and is going to test it again now.

Most of the time Tiger kexts are working, for example for my USB Controller.
Roisoft fixed USB issues with a Tiger IOUSBFamily Family kext as well.

I have to disapoint you (and me). I tried following:
- boot the dvd with -f and -v flags ... kexts were loading, loading, loading ... and ZACK my PC rebooted
- boot the dvd without any flag ... installer were loaded ... but my hd still wasn't there.

@naquaada: I don't want to download Tiger, because now I know it's not the driver the problem.
@Puttabong: Any further suggestions? :-}

Thanks to you all,
Greetings

People with a Via chipset sometimes must put the sata HD on port 1 and edit the AppleVIAATA.kext with VEN/DEV ID

Do you have an USB HD or something else? Maybe this works.