InfiniteMac OSx86 - blinking cursor - no efi? or why i cant boot?

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hi all,

i installed my rev1 amd version dvd to a internal sata connected through sb600 chip from ati.
i tried it already with mbr and now i'm on guid.

after reboot the system shows a blinking cursor and do nothing. i can access my system only from booting with dvd and rd=diskXsY .
what is it? i tried to install efi but it didnt work. 2 weeks ago i successfully installed the same rev1 dvd on a external usb2.0 hdd on the same machine!
and after intallation i could successfully install and config efi ! and everything worked.

whats the problem with efi now? can someone help me please. and to zeph: best mac release ever! keep up the perfect work with your team.

specs:

amd x2 am2 3800+
msi k9a platinum with sb600 southbridge
4GB ram
3 satas internal
ati x1900XT

Use MBR at first, GUID isn't working. You have to install the SB600 drivers somehow.

my sb600 drivers are injected in the iso! they installs fine so i can see and use the sata at installation. but AFTER installation i cant boot without the DVD and rd=.... command

and as i said, mbr is not working either on the sata. same problem.

the curious about it: on the external usb2.0 hdd everything works fine with mbr & efi & sb600 drivers

Have you already checked the wiki? It's described how to fix booting problems: http://osx86.wikidot.com/known-issues

which point would help me? cant see a booting fix

xan, boot the DVD and use the Terminal to perform these steps:

This is how to fix booting for GUID + EFI!

## Replace X and Y according to your system.
## You can also check the diskXsX Id in Disk Utility, by selecting a Disk and pressing the Info Button.

## Explanation: p -> print; f -> flag; w -> write

Quote:

mount -uw /

Quote:

diskutil list

fdisk -e /dev/rdiskX

p

f X

w

y

Quote:

diskutil unmount /dev/diskXsY

cd /usr/i386/standalone/

umount -f /dev/diskXsY

./startupfiletool /dev/rdiskXsY ./boot_v8

dd if=./guid/boot1h of=/dev/rdiskXsY bs=512 count=1

diskutil unmount /dev/diskX

dd if=./guid/boot0 of=/dev/diskX bs=400 count=1

Reboot, enjoy

ok will try thnx for step by step

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[cite] Puttabong:[/cite]you have to boot DVD install routine to access terminal and diskutil! no -s or something like this!

This is how to fix booting for GUID + EFI! <----- not working with guid!

fdisk said that it cant finde MBR bla bla... so i decided to reinstall the whole sys with MBR! (remeber: now i'm on MBR!!!)

Quote:

mount -uw /

Quote:

diskutil list

fdisk -e /dev/rdiskX

p

f X (x = 1 ? for active?)

w

y

q

Quote:

diskutil unmount /dev/diskXsY

cd /usr/i386/standalone/ (you mean /usr/standalone/i386)

umount -f /dev/diskXsY

./startupfiletool /dev/rdiskXsY ./boot_v8 (hat to use this command from USB flash drive, have no boot_v8 in the /usr/standalone/i386/ ! )

dd if=boot1h of=/dev/rdiskXsY bs=512 count=1

diskutil unmount /dev/diskX

dd if=boot0 of=/dev/diskX bs=400 count=1

reboot

after this procedere i have a darwin loader (YES! first success)
but then i have a still waiting for rootdevice!

what do i miss? is my step by step wrong? Puttabong can u give a step by step for MBR? thnx in advance

Do you have MBR? This Tutorial was for GUID. I'll give the MBR commands in a second as well.

However, regarding "still waiting for root device": is your leopard hdd mounted as Master?

what is better? make the system on GUID or MBR? a lot of say that MBR is less pain in config / install. is that right? as i said, some of the commands with fdisk don't work with guid system.