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Member #965 · 2008-02-18 → 2008-02-19
#1,243 by Dispatches #581 by Author Reads #2,217 by Thread Reach Member #965 AMD OSx86 NVIDIA GeForce

@pokertamz

InfiniteMac community contributor with 6 recorded dispatches, 1 lead technical dossiers (18,956 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 100,203 historical readers.

Dispatches 6 Ranked #1,243 of 6,691
Author Reads 18,956 Ranked #581 · 1 dossiers
Thread Reach 100,203 Ranked #2,217 in reach
Lead Dossiers 1 18,956 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #965 Joined 2008-02-18
Active Window 2008 2008-02-18 → 2008-02-19
Archive Standing
#1,243 of 6,691 by Dispatches (6 notes) · #581 of 3,454 by Author Readership (18,956 reads across 1 dossiers) · #2,217 by Thread Reach (100,203 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #965 · Joined 2008-02-18
Hardware & Kernel Topics
AMD OSx86 (3) · NVIDIA GeForce (3)
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Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 1 technical boards

Leopard 10.5
6 (100%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @pokertamz (1)

18,956 cumulative reads on threads started by @pokertamz

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
"Still waiting for root device" Cant launch installer
I Inserted the DVD, and pressed enter to install. But it just says, "Still waiting for root device"? Anyone know how to solve it? AMD 64 3700+ NVidia Geforce 6600 GT 1gb ram 250gb SATA hardisk DVD IDE drive
Leopard 10.518,956 reads
2008-02-18 · 26 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (4)

Direct links into threads where @pokertamz contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
Leopard 10.5.2 AMD EFI (OOTB)
“Cant get the installer to boot: "Still waiting for root device" Anyone know how to solve this? AMD 64 3700+ GeForce 6600 GT 250gb s-ata disk IDE dvd drive”
Leopard 10.52008-02-18
74,206 dossier reads
"Still waiting for root device" Cant launch installer
“When the screen said Press enter to install or f8 to boot options or something.. If i press enter white screen with an apple logo shows up, and after 2 minutes a stop sign comes up. I rebooted, and tried pressing f8, and enterd -v in the bo…”
Leopard 10.52008-02-19
18,956 dossier reads
"Still waiting for root device" Cant launch installer
“nForce4 DDR: 9NPA7I / 9NPAI Series EPoX COMPUTER CO., LTD”
Leopard 10.52008-02-18
18,956 dossier reads
10.5.2 Trouble with booting/installation here
“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. AMD 64 3700+ GeForce 6600 GT 250gb s-ata disk IDE dvd driv…”
Leopard 10.52008-02-18
7,041 dossier reads