10.5.2 Trouble with booting/installation here

[new2osx86]

Hi, just excited to download, burn and ... go for install. But ... it still doesn't detect my HD and even USB drive too, no hope !!!
My spec: Laptop HP pavillon dv2715nr
chipset/southbridge Nforce 560
Gforce go 7150M build in graphic
160G WD HD
Broadcom wireless.

Does any help to fix the installer detect the HD?

[NdR23]

Did you follow all of the steps to make the partition that you are installing Leopard onto, ACTIVE?

[new2osx86]

Thx for yr reply. It did not detect my HD how could I partition ????? it is un-located new HD. This is a drive problem not a partition prob.

[gaz919]

You need to blank the partitions so theres no format in the partition table you can do it with a windows disk you just delete the partition table so its all free space.

then boot the leopard disk and it should see the blank space and allow you to partition it.


Can you use guid partitions in 10.5.2 because of the Efi?

does that mean you can boot from a guid partition without using mbr partitioning?

[gaz919]

if needed format with the windows disk then delete the partitions and then try the osx and see if it sees the drive

goodluck

[pokertamz]

Cant even get into the installer:

"Still waiting for root device"

Anyone know how to solve this?

Heard something about enabling ACHI in bios, but I dont have that option in my BIOS.

Thanks


AMD 64 3700+
GeForce 6600 GT
250gb s-ata disk
IDE dvd drive

[Rajmahal783]

Anybody have the problem when installing, and going into diskutil to partition your drive, the hard drives show up but no dvd's drives show up, like in 10.5.1?

[gaz919]

It all works ok but I partitioned in guid and now It won't boot from the partition.

even after I do fdisk -e /dev/fdisk0

update

f 2 (which is where my install is)
w
q

at boot it just comes up as b0

Anyone got any idea's do I need to use another command for fdisk for a guid part. or do I just have to use mbr partitions?

[zephyroth]

The easiest way is to install using MBR partitions

[Rajmahal783]

Hey zeph any reason why my cd-rom isn't showing up in the installer nor in leopard, or even in the install itself under diskutil