I can not get ipc osx86 to boot.

[bob5731]

I have burnt the dvd. I do not get the darwin prompt at all. my pc is a dell e510. How do I fix the dvd. My BIOS will boot cd/dvds.

[lanceomni]

Post your specs or add them to your signature. Here is how: http://www.infinitemac.com/faq.php?f...atures_avatars

Do you get a blinking cursor after selecting the CD to boot?

[bob5731]

I do not get a blinking cursor.

dell e510

Intel Pentium 4 630 (3.3GHz) Processor
1.5GB ram
300GB HDD
Intel HIgh Definition Audio
ATI Radeon X300SE Graphics Card with 256MB
LAN: Intel PRO/100 VE

http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/in...on_5150.2FE510

[lanceomni]

It looks like you have Intel 945G Express chipset: http://support.dell.com/support/edoc....htm#wp1052310

Place your install disk in your PC. Do you see a single file on the disk or are there a few files and folders? We want to make sure that you burned the DVD from the image and did not just burn the image file on to the disk.

Press F2 on startup and enter the BIOS. Make sure that your DVD drive is set as a boot option.

[nfoav8or]

Originally Posted by lanceomni We want to make sure that you burned the DVD from the image and did not just burn the image file on to the disk.

Good catch. His other thread was locked because of his one-liner answers. I'm hoping the reason is that he didn't realize what he was doing and made the error you mentioned above. Good thinking.

[bob5731]

I wood like to use a usb harddrive to boot the ipc dvd. But I do not know howto do it. How do I do it? On a mac

[lanceomni]

So that I am on the same page. You want to install OSX from the iPC DVD to an external usb harddrive?

Did you check the Disk like I mentioned in the previous post?

[bob5731]

I want to install iPC from an external usb harddrive.

Did you check the Disk like I mentioned in the previous post? Yes I did. I see 3 files name dvd or cd sharing setup.mpkg and install mac os x.app and mach_kernel

[lanceomni]

If you have access to a MAC you can use Disk Utility's Restore function. You plug the hard drive in and insert the Install DVD and you can use Disk Utility to restore to the external hard drive. Then you can boot the drive provided your motherboard supports booting from USB.

I see 3 files name dvd or cd sharing setup.mpkg and install mac os x.app and mach_kernel

Good then it looks like the disk has been burn correctly.

[bob5731]

I am using SuperDuper will see if it work.