10.5 install help on compaq presario f700
PROBLEM 1. i cant get to the setup screen: ("still waiting for root device" or cross out sign when apple logo is loading 2. disk targeted for install is not recognized ( when i go to disk utility to select and format disk for install,…
- Primary Author
- @canispresario Published 2010-04-24
- Collection
- Leopard 10.5
- Archival Footprint
- 3,887 historical reads · 1 curated field notes (from 2 dispatches) · 2010-04-24 – 2010-05-16
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- @canispresario@agg23
- Hardware Reference
- SATA III & NVMe SSDs ↗ PCIe Graphics Cards (GPU) ↗ USB 3.2 Boot Flash Drives ↗
PROBLEM
1. i cant get to the setup screen:
("still waiting for root device" or
cross out sign when apple logo is loading
2. disk targeted for install is not recognized
( when i go to disk utility to select and format disk for install, nothing is there...)
DISTROS USED
leo4all v3 (problem 1 - "still waiting..")
iPC 10.5 (problem 1 - "cross out sign")
iAtkos v7 (problem 2)
kalyway 10.5.2 (problem 2)
iDeneb (problem 2)
SPECS
compaq presario f700 sata hd
amd turion 64 mobile tk-57
Amd athlon (tm) 64 x2 dual-core processor
motherboard: quanta 30EA
chipset: NVIDIA nForce 560
1gb ram
if there is anything else worth mentioning let me know please
Synthesized Community Field Notes
1 technical responses curated from 2 original dispatches
I got Leopard up and running on my Presario F768WM about a year ago. I meant to write a guide, but Leopard kept overheating so I never got around to it. I'm hoping to figure out how I did it soon and post a guide. I got everything working except for WiFi and the graphics card (stuck with 1200x768 res). If you have an external HD you could install Leo4all v3 or iAtkos v4 on it.
Sources & Contributor Provenance (2 credited usernames · Thread #6028)
| Username | Dossier Contribution | Dispatches | Active Window |
|---|---|---|---|
| @canispresario | Primary Author | 1 | 2010-04-24 |
| @agg23 | Contributor | 1 | 2010-05-16 |