As for you maxk77 I'll do some research and get back to you.

Toshiba A505-6020 help
 

Has anyone had any luck with the A505-6020? I saw one post where the guy returned this laptop, because he couldn't get it to work.
I've tried Empire EFI, Snow OSX Universal 3.6, Tony Mac's iboot with Megabeast.
I can't get the installer to fire up.
The apple screen flashes, then reboots.

I suspect that the problem is the video, but no options work. -x, -F, nothing.
The graphics card is an NVidia GeForce 310M, which I've seen is supported by Apple, now.

I can't even find an error, or anything to help me track down the error. The screen does not display an error before it reboots.

Here are the stats:
Toshiba A505-6020
Intel Core i5-430M
NVidia GeForce 310M
4GB Ram
500GB HD
Intel ID0044 Rev 02 Chipset
Intel HM55 Southbridge

Personally I haven't tried installing on that laptop nor have I heard of any success, I will recommend iAtkos V7, or iPC for you to try.

I have a Toshiba Tecra A9, T7500 2,2GHz C2D, Intel X3100 graphics, chipset Mobile 965, ALC262, 82566M network, 4965 Wifi...and a big problem regarding iPC 10.5.6 instalation on it. Every time I get the same stuff....Every time installation goes well and after reboot it only shows one vertical and one horizontal line on my screen and thats it... I've tried many different kext combination, but I think that every time I make some mistake... Below are the screenshots that I made and also screen from "customize" screen. Please tell me which options I should check. Sorry for my noob question, I am really new at this...

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Thanks in advance for any kind of help.

Also, I've tried to enter safe mode with -x and it doesn't, bars over the screen, again...Different colours though :)

Well I would not select the graphics kext until after a successful install, that may be causing the issue, only select whats needed to boot. An Empire EFI installation may be possible aswell with that machine, but I would select these options below:

Latest Voodoo kernel on the DVD.

Slice's Patched USB kext

Sleep fix.

The chip-set appropriate to your system ( if listed )

I might would try the iAtkos Distro, haven't had any issues with that at all, thats what I use on my L305.

Here's a link to a Toshiba install guide by me. http://osx86.net/f57/official-toshiba-l305-s5955-leopard-installation-guide-t5793/
I would wait until after a successful installation to install graphics kext.

There have been alot of problems for people about installing graphics kext during the installation and not having proper working graphics afterward.

00010 please could you help me!!!

Ok, well, you can check this out maxk77 -----> http://drivers.osx86.hu/show_file.php?id=90


This is the only thing I could find, there is a rumor that Netkas is updating his Atheros kext to work with this card.

Can't make any guarantees.......

does anyone know a great way to install OSX 86 on Toshiba Satellite A305-S6872 also if someone could tell me how to install it on an external hard drive.

mets, there are thousands of links to install leopard on this forum, just follow one but before you do check its compatible with your system.

i use this one http://pcwizcomputer.com/ipcosx86/?page_id=96
this worked perfectly just no sound which is fixed with voodo.kext. i was just wondering if something would be better.

i want snow leopard. i know you need leopard first. i found a vid on youtube that has a snow leopard cd. i will install leopard on one partition. then install snow. than when snow finishes dont boot into it yet. copy extensions from leopard to snow. then boot into snow. is this correct?

i only want Snow Leopard 10.6 but every where i look it says you need leopard first. can you tell me where i can get the .iso for Snow Leopard so i can burn it to DVD and install it so i have only Snow Leopard. thank you.

i sent you an email. hopefully we can chat on gmail.

Does anyone know if it would be possible to install os x on the Toshiba L450D ?

it has 4gb ram , amd x2 dual core processor, ati radeon hd 3200 graphics

I have no idea what motherboard it uses

it's fairly new and I've heard no talk what so ever about os x running on it so any help would be appreciate.

I would try the iPC V7, with the latest PPF udate applied, or the AMD version of SnowOSX universal, Or the AMD version of Empire EFI, I haven't heard of that model before, but it sounds like OSx86 would run great on it, If you can get it installed, the graphics sound like they would work, and the processor, but I am not sure about the USB or WiFi or LAN, I would go for the iPC distro though, because it has the Voodoo kernel with automatic cpuid patching, it will save you time in the long run.

thanks for your help

i tried all those options to no avail, but then tried with empire efi and after using an external hard drive, restored the my mbr friendly snow leopard to it and then to a hfs partition on my laptop.

It worked!

only things is i have no drivers installed so no sound, wifi or webcam

anyone got any ideas ?

I would install VoodooHDA.kext for the sound ( I am assuming it's a Realtek Card).


I would need more info on your machine to help you any futher.


Info needed: Graphics card, LAN and WiFi card Model number and maker.

Here goes

CPU
AMD Athlon X2 QL-64

Motherboard
Manufacturer TOSHIBA
Model NBWAE
Version PSLY5E-01301LEN
Chipset Vendor AMD

Graphis
ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics

Hitachi HTS543232L9SA00 ATA Device
Manufacturer Hitachi
Product Family Travelstar
Model capacity for this specific drive 320GB
Interface IDE
Capacity 312.57GB

Audio
Sound Cards
ATI HDMI Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio (ALC272)

Network
Realtek RTL8191SE Wireless LAN 802.11n PCI-E NIC

Hopefully that covers everything lol

Help with Toshiba a505 s6031
 

Dear Friend Please help me with this laptop

Satellite A505-S6031 Laptop Specifications


Performance

Processor* Intel® Core™ i7-720QM processorOperating System* Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)Graphics Engine* NVIDIA® GeForce® 310MGraphics Memory* 2267MB total: 512MB GDDR3 discrete memory + up to 1755MB shared memory w/NVIDIA® TurboCache™ technology Memory and Storage

Memory* 4GB DDR3 1066MHz memoryHard Drive* 500GB HDD (5400rpm)Optical Drive* DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash™ drive Audio and Video

Display Size* 16.0" widescreenDisplay Type* HD TruBrite® LCD DisplayDisplay Resolution* 1366x768, Supports 720p content, 16:9 aspect ratioAudio Microphone jack (mono), harman/kardon® stereo speakers, Headphone jack (stereo), S/P DIF output port (shared with headphone port) Communication

Webcam Webcam and microphone built into LCD bezelWireless LAN* Wi-Fi® Wireless networking (802.11b/g/n)Bluetooth No Bluetooth (No Antenna)Modem ModemLAN 10/100 Ethernet LAN Power

AC Adapter 90W (19V 4.74A) 100-240V AC Adapter (For discrete graphics models)Battery Li-Ion (4000mAh, 6-Cell)Battery Life* Up to 2.58 hours
Expansion

PC Express Slot 1-ExpressCard™ SlotMedia S/P DIF output port (shared with headphone port), Memory Card ReaderUSB Ports* 3-USB (2.0), 1-eSATA/USB (2.0) combo port with Sleep and ChargeiLINK i.LINK™ IEEE-1394HDMI HDMI-CEC (Regza Link™)THE PROBLEM :

I have to try with iboot and empire efi with retail osx 10.6, the problem the installer seems stuck in language section, mouse trackpad cannot move. i have to try with -v busratio=12 with legacy empire efi and the problem stuck with waiting for root device look like thisThe IOUSBFamily is having trouble enumerating a USB device that has been plugged in. It will keep retrying. (Port 1 of hub @ location: 0x4000000

Please someone help with this problem

tks

toshiba a305d-s6848
 

i've been trying for ages to install osx on this machine....without any luck.
i'm stuck at this: ioapic: version 0x21 vectors 0:23, no matter what distro i try.
i tried all the flags, cpu=1, cpu-2, etc, even tried the "plug usb stick when ioapic error happenes", nothing
the one thing that got me further was io=0x21, but this gave another error after.
i tried jas 10.4.8 distro, just because i still had the disc, and it worked! got past ioapic: version 0x21 vectors 0:23 just fine, and i was in the setup screen. which led me to the conclusion that it can be done, i just don't know how.
this laptop has a crippled bios (thanks, toshiba). it came with vista preinstalled. since i can't install snow or leo, i installed win7, hated it (i used snow on my desktop and hate using anything else), so i installed ubuntu 10.4, which is not that bad, but still it's not osx...
any ideas, people? thanks.

Hi,
I was away from Osx86 project. I wonder if there is any chance of making Radeon HD3400 work? ;)

Thank you.

Unable to find drivers for this platform: /ACPI/
 

Hello:
I have been running into the above error accompanied by a kernel panic when trying to install. I have retail DVD's for 10.5.1 (Leo) and 10.6.3 (Snow Leo) and have tried the following methods:

- iBoot (nVidia,ATI,Supported) using the 10.5.1 Retail DVD
- Empire EFI using the 10.6.3 DVD
- Boot-132 Generic using the 10.5.1 Retail DVD
- Snow Leopard by Hazard ISO

Somehow I was able to install Kalyway 10.5.2 by running in safe mode (-v -x boot options) and with a couple BIOS tweaks. But with the same BIOS settings and boot options the other methods fail. Most just reset the comp, but on a couple I was able to actually see the kernel panic logs nicely.

I've searched through google and it seems to be a fairly common error, but I haven't been able to get past it with anything I've found.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!
Z

System specs:
Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q860
4 GB DDR3 RAM
NIC: Atheros AR8131 PCIe GigE Controller
Sound: Contextant Pebble High Def Sound
Wireless: Realtek RTL8191SE 802.1n PCIe
Optical: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GT20F (DVD-RW Multi Drive)

I would try the Grub-DFE with a retail Leopard 10.5.6 ( or a Leopard DVD anyways) and try that.


I haven't been about OSx86.net in a while, I am sorry I haven't been here to answer questions, right now none of my machines are running OSX, I hear theirs something in the works for the people that have the same crippled Graphics card that I do ( The crappy GMAx4500 ), I had OSX on my EMachine but That graphics card isn't supported either, it does have a nice pci-e slot, but I dont have the funds to purchase a decent graphics card for it and my windows hard drive got messed up and I lost all my ISO files for OSx86.

Toshiba T135D..help
 

I have a Toshiba T135D
AMD Turion Neo x2
M780G Chipset
4 GB DDR2
320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive

I have attempted both the Boot CD and the Legacy CD of Empire EFI but neither complete the process. It will load, however once I try to install Snow Leopard it runs through the process but freezes prior to installing it.

Any run into this and found a solution?

Thanks

The AMD Turion Neo x2 is a weird chip....The only things I can recommend are try the Hazard Distro or iPC with the latest ppf patches.



00010

Vintage Satellite U300
 

Well, I have to say I am spoiled as I have been running an acer one AOA150 on vanilla (well, pretty close anyway) up to 10.6.4 for a while tripled with XP and Sidux. It all seemed pretty easy (if you discount the learning curve on GPT/MBR hybrid disks) until I started trying to install SL on my wife's Satellite. So far, it still hangs just before giving me language selection on a Chameleon USB made from source and 10.6.3 on a second USB. I am pretty sure it is firewire related but I will have to get back to you on that when I figure it out. I did follow the thread up to this point looking for tips but it looks like most of the laptops talked about here are a bit newer.

Well, I can say you should try a different install method, USB installs aren't always the best, try a DVD distro or the Empire EFI method or the Boot 132 method if you want Leopard instead of Snow Leopard, you can also try different boot flags aswell.

00010

Hello 00010!

I'm amazed by all the help you offer the people here and you really have my respect for that, so far I barely saw anyone who was willing to offer that much support for OSX86.

Could I ask for a bit of your support too? I have a Toshiba A300 laptop with a Radeon Mobility HD3650 with Leopard 10.5.8 and everything works perfectly but VGA out. I made a extra thread because my post is rather long and if I get a solution other people will be able to find it faster, the thread is here:

http://osx86.net/f47/toshiba-a300-vg...318/#post49223

Thanks in advance if you decide to look over it!

I looked over your problem , I am sorry it has been a while since my last visit here , but it sounds like your machine does get somewhat confused about the displays, But basically , I think if you can find a way to disable extended desktop you should be good to go , but you would only have a Resolution of 1280x800 or 1280x768 on both sreens , or you could somehow configure it to disable the built-in screen when the external one is connected.

00010

Dakota

I need to know how I could install iPC on an External Hard Drive. I tried it before. I got to the install part. It installed on the drive. Then when it restarted I got "waiting for root device". I changed the SATA thing or whatever from Combatability to ACHI or whatever. Last time I had to do that to install it on my Internal HDD. And it worked. Now it doesnt work on the external HDD. Does anyone know how I even install iPC on an external HDD? Someone please help.

Is the external HD USB?

Hi, I'm trying to install Snow Leopard on my Toshiba Satellite A505-S6033.

When try to install Snow Leopard using methods like iBoot and Empire EFI, I am usually able to reach the beginning of the installation screen; however the trackpad, keyboard, and usb ports all stop working working at that point. Thus, I have no way to proceed with the installation.

The verbose boot displays the message "The IOUSBFamily is having trouble enumerating a USB device that has been plugged in. It will keep retrying." twice during the boot of the OSX installation. I have tried many things and cannot fix this issue.

The above problems occur when my bios is version 1.10 or 1.20. When my bios is version 1.30, the installation boot always hangs at "ACPI : System State [S0 S3 S4 S5] (S3)". I have downgraded to 1.20 for the time being.

My laptop has an Intel Core i7-720QM processor, a Nvidia GeForce 310M (512MB) graphics card, and 4GB of RAM . View the product page for more specs.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Basically you need to plug in a USB mouse and keyboard before boot, They should work reguardless if you have a proper USB kext installed thats what I did when testing a Vanilla install of Leopard using the Boot 132 method on my L305, and that worked just fine, then once you install proper PS2 and USB kexts with the external keyboard , then you can use the built in ones just fine. You just have to make sure you plug the USB keyboard and mouse in BEFORE you boot, or you can try a prepatched version of OSx86 that has your USB kext and PS2 kext pre-loaded to install.


00010

Thank you for the suggestion. I have already tried plugging in a usb mouse and keyboard prior to boot. They stop responding as soon as I reach the installation screen.

I have already tried several prepatched distros. Most of them just reboot prior to reaching the installation screen. I have not had any any luck modifying/patching iBoot or Empire EFI.

Once again, thank you for responding to my question. Do you have any other suggestions?

hi, im on iAtkos 10.5.5 with a Toshiba Satelite Pro l300 and my wifi sometimes works and my usb dosent work at all. Please could you help me fix my usb, and please could you tell me what the best way to install snow leopard is (with wifi working). My wifi card is Atheros AR5007eg.
Thanks

dont worry about the previous post, i just need to know how to get usb and atheros ar5007eg working on snow leopard 10.6.3

I am currently working on the same USB issue.


000`0

I'm confused, is there a solution to the usb/bios issues on my computer or is it simply impossible to install OSX on my computer?

There is a way , it works fine with slices USB 2.0 patch in leopard, but a new patch has been made for SnowLeopard 10.6.4 by the author of iBoot Tonymacs.


00010

I'm afraid I don't follow. I have already tried installing Snow Leopard using the latest version of iBoot. :(

His utility is separate from iBoot, although it is included only when you boot from the iBoot CD your USB 2.0 should work when you boot your computer with the iBoot CD, if you find the MKEXT Unpacker Utility you can go into the "Preboot.dmg" image on that CD and extract the USB kext file from there and use "Kext Utility" to install it. Then you should have working USB 2.0.


00010

But when I boot from the iBoot CD the built-in trackpad, built-in keyboard, and all the USB ports stop working. I can't even use USB 1.1. I can't install OSX or do anything on the boot cd because I have no method of input once I reach the installation screen.

Well maby you need to try a different method yes? you can try Empire EFI or Hazards Distro SnowOSXUniversal 3.6 ect.

00010

Already tried them and several other methods including SnowOSX, iATKOS S3, etc. Same issue occurs in Empire EFI and Hazard. The other methods usually just crash and reboot.