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Member #1,338 · 2008-02-20 → 2008-02-22
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@alain57

InfiniteMac community contributor with 6 recorded dispatches, participating in discussions reaching 5,197 historical readers.

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Member Number #1,338 Joined 2008-02-19
Active Window 2008 2008-02-20 → 2008-02-22
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#1,356 of 6,691 by Dispatches (6 notes) · #5,321 by Thread Reach (5,197 cumulative reads)
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Member #1,338 · Joined 2008-02-19
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AHCI / SATA (1)
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Leopard 10.5
6 (100%)

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (6)

Direct links into threads where @alain57 contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
Successful install but dreaded "still waiting" on first boot
“i restart with -f and -s option to boot with a terminal i tried the first command (fsck -fy) it worked i then tried the second (mount -uw / ) to have write acces and ... it freeze i really don't understand … the DVD had write acces to my dr…”
Leopard 10.52008-02-22
5,197 dossier reads
Successful install but dreaded "still waiting" on first boot
“i tried "-v -s -f cpus=1" and i get a console i typed exit (because it says type exit to boot normaly) but it freeze too i made an other picture (poor quality sorry) tou t57.fr/leo/test.jpg we can see now it find my hardrive (get boot devic…”
Leopard 10.52008-02-21
5,197 dossier reads
Successful install but dreaded "still waiting" on first boot
“i reinstall leopard this time without chipset driver then i copy the last AppleNForce now it detect my harddrive, but it freeze (without error message or kernel panic) 3 lines after... I will try other things and make other pictures”
Leopard 10.52008-02-21
5,197 dossier reads
Successful install but dreaded "still waiting" on first boot
“i have the installation log if you want, but it is like 4200lines… and part of it is in french because i am french and installed it in french here is the log : tou t57.fr/leo/log -f -x want help me neither edit : the log file was without .t…”
Leopard 10.52008-02-21
5,197 dossier reads
Successful install but dreaded "still waiting" on first boot
“i will try as much as possible, i don't know if it will help but here are some screenshot (made with my camera) images are 700KB big, so i give only the URL default boot : tou t57.fr/leo/default.jpg then i tried with the Extensions.mkext fr…”
Leopard 10.52008-02-21
5,197 dossier reads
Successful install but dreaded "still waiting" on first boot
“i had selected nforce in installation install worked without a problem but on boot always have still waiting for boot ... i really don't know what to do… installation DVD perfectly find my hard drive …, so why can't i boot on it ?!? i insta…”
Leopard 10.52008-02-20
5,197 dossier reads