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@prashanthv
InfiniteMac community contributor with 31 recorded dispatches, 8 lead technical dossiers (59,781 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 59,781 historical readers.
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Joined 2009-01-03
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2009-01-03 → 2009-03-23
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Desktop:
AMD Athlon 64 3000+
MSI RS482M2 Motherboard
2GB DDR400 RAM
1x 80 GB IDE HDD
2x 120GB SATA HDDs
Creative Audigy Sound Card
GeForce 8500GT PCI-e Card
Laptop:
CPU
AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-50 (Socket S1 638), Codename: Taylor,
Cores: 2, Instructions: MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64
Motherboard
Quanta 30B7
Chipset: Nvidia GeForce 6150
Southbridge: Nvidia nForce 410/430 MCP
Memory
4GB Dual Channel DDR2 RAM
Sound
Conexant HD Audio
AMD Athlon 64 3000+
MSI RS482M2 Motherboard
2GB DDR400 RAM
1x 80 GB IDE HDD
2x 120GB SATA HDDs
Creative Audigy Sound Card
GeForce 8500GT PCI-e Card
Laptop:
CPU
AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-50 (Socket S1 638), Codename: Taylor,
Cores: 2, Instructions: MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64
Motherboard
Quanta 30B7
Chipset: Nvidia GeForce 6150
Southbridge: Nvidia nForce 410/430 MCP
Memory
4GB Dual Channel DDR2 RAM
Sound
Conexant HD Audio
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- #242 of 6,691 by Dispatches (31 notes) · #173 of 3,454 by Author Readership (59,781 reads across 8 dossiers) · #2,712 by Thread Reach (59,781 cumulative reads)
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- Member #4,073 · Joined 2009-01-03
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Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection
Distribution across 2 technical boards
Lead Dossiers Authored by @prashanthv (8)
59,781 cumulative reads on threads started by @prashanthv
| Dossier Title & Summary | Collection | Readership |
|---|---|---|
| iPC on SB400 "waiting for root device" I tried everything I could to get the install to start but always gets stuck at "waiting for root device. I even unplugged all my SATA drives so there's only the IDE HDD on IDE 1 as master and the dvd drive on IDE 2 as master. I've tried… | Leopard 10.5 | 9,936 reads 2009-01-11 · 15 notes |
| iPC PPF 5 install on AMD: Issues After trying and failing miserably for eons with iPC PPF 1,2,3,4 and Leo4all4.1 and VMware with every possible combination of drives, boot arguments, sacrificial goats and vows of celibacy…iPC with PPF 5 booted into the installer on my… | Leopard 10.5 | 9,408 reads 2009-01-23 · 7 notes |
| iPC on AMD Install Issue Hi I just downloaded and patched the iPC Install DVD with PPF1 & PPF2. Booted up into darwin, pressed F8, and tried to run setup with "-v maxmem=2048" and I just get stuck at waiting for root device. I tried to add "rd=disc2s0" but still… | Leopard 10.5 | 8,625 reads 2009-01-10 · 5 notes |
| OSX, Windows 7, Linux Triple Boot Query This is the first time I'm going to be attempting an OSx86 install so I had some questions. I am going to be using one SATA HDD with 3 partitions, one each for OSX(which I will mainly use on this hard disk), Windows 7(beta version so I… | Leopard 10.5 | 7,951 reads 2009-01-03 · 15 notes |
| Leo4Allv4.1 hangs before booting into installer Okay, so I tried for ages trying to fix my "waiting for root device" error while trying to install iPC. No success. After many frustrations, and a long wait to download Leo4All on a real slow connection, I am still stuck. Luckily, there's… | Leopard 10.5 | 6,969 reads 2009-01-14 · 8 notes |
| Compaq v6211AU: iPC Osx86 Installation Okay, so after numerous failed attempts on my desktop, I am going to try to install iPC on my laptop. The first issue that came up was that at boot up of the install dvd i get lots of Apple PS2 controller errors, assuming it's because of… | 10.X Core | 6,189 reads 2009-01-24 · 2 notes |
| OSx86 on Laptop vs. Mac Mini vs. Macbook Okay, I am totally confused about what to get so am looking for suggestions. My requirements are basically for a decent production system for editing and a bit of VFX, running Avid MC (on Windows) and Final Cut Pro comfortably with decent… | 10.X Core | 5,934 reads 2009-03-22 · 4 notes |
| Issue with OSx86 Tools, EFIStudio while editing boot arguments I've tried adding -v -f to boot arguments using both OSx86 Tools and EFI Studio and the same thing happens. I get a boot0: error and I have to reinstall iPC to get anywhere. A search using finder for Boot.plist so i can edit it myself is… | Leopard 10.5 | 4,769 reads 2009-01-29 · 2 notes |
Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (23)
Direct links into threads where @prashanthv contributed solutions & commentary
| Thread & Dispatch Excerpt | Collection | Date & Reach |
|---|---|---|
| iPC on SB400 "waiting for root device" “Sorry if I wasn't clear on that. My chipset is SB400 though (according to cpu-z). But I guess I could wait for the new PPF and try it out then. Thanks.” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-13 9,936 dossier reads |
| iPC on SB400 "waiting for root device" “I'm assuming the magic customize button is in the installer and I cannot get to the installer because of the waiting for root device thing. I tried everything mentioned in the sticky about waiting for root device error but nothing's worked …” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-13 9,936 dossier reads |
| iPC on SB400 "waiting for root device" “Also, doesn't iPC PPF2 have the sbxxx drivers in it already?” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-12 9,936 dossier reads |
| iPC on SB400 "waiting for root device" “like i asked before, how do i install the drivers? i need instructions cos i've never done this before.” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-12 9,936 dossier reads |
| iPC on SB400 "waiting for root device" “Tried switching drives every which way there was. Still no luck. Any suggestions?” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-12 9,936 dossier reads |
| iPC on SB400 "waiting for root device" “Thanks. Will try switching the drives around and see what happens. And how do I install the sbx00 chipset package before the install runs? (apologies if this is a noob question)” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-12 9,936 dossier reads |
| iPC on SB400 "waiting for root device" “Thanks. Will try switching the drives around and see what happens. And how do I install the sbx00 chipset package before the install runs? (apologies if this is a noob question)” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-12 9,936 dossier reads |
| iPC PPF 5 install on AMD: Issues “Re-bump with added question. Please help This might be a noob question but can I boot up with my iPC dvd again and just add/remove components from my already installed OSX. And how would I go about doing this?” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-26 9,408 dossier reads |
| iPC PPF 5 install on AMD: Issues “Okay, so here's another round of issues. 1. I used the OSx86 Tools I installed with iPC to install EFI on my external drive which has OSX, but it wouldn't do it saying installation was not completed. I tried it a few times with the same res…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-25 9,408 dossier reads |
| iPC PPF 5 install on AMD: Issues “I finally got my desktop to run iPC OSx86. It's installed on an external hard disk. I have to boot up with -v -f or it doesn't work though. A few issues/questions: 1. System Information shows that QE is not supported and CI is software only…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-24 9,408 dossier reads |
| iPC PPF 5 install on AMD: Issues “okay. so install failed again. it just says files could not be installed to the volume untitled1_2 (no keyboard so couldn't change that). any ideas how i could fix this?” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-24 9,408 dossier reads |
| iPC on AMD Install Issue “Chipset is SB400. Also, I'm using a SATA DVD drive to boot the Install DVD. Could that cause any problems?” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-10 8,625 dossier reads |
| OSX, Windows 7, Linux Triple Boot Query “And I'm back. Update: 1. After numerous experiments with getting linux, vista and xp on different drives and partitions and what not, I have finally managed to get XP on, let's call it, SATA-1, Vista on IDE-1. 2. I have to get OSX (iPC) on …” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-09 7,951 dossier reads |
| OSX, Windows 7, Linux Triple Boot Query “The story so far... I got a GeForce 8500GT because I couldn't find the 7200 or 7600. It was on he HCL so I figured what the hell. After successively trying to install Ubuntu and then trying to restore XP's bootloader, my MBR is a barren fea…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-07 7,951 dossier reads |
| OSX, Windows 7, Linux Triple Boot Query “Thanks again. I think I will go for iPC 10.5.6 because of all the drivers and options. I've been looking at the setup options. ( pcwiz computer.com/ipcosx86/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/ipcbetalist.png ) If any one can fill in the "?" with so…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-05 7,951 dossier reads |
| OSX, Windows 7, Linux Triple Boot Query “Thanks. I am definitely going for the 7600GT. Also, I am going to be using the Kalyway 10.5.2 DVD. Can anyone, foresee any issues with trying that on my system? Any help is muchos appreciated. Gracias.” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-05 7,951 dossier reads |
| OSX, Windows 7, Linux Triple Boot Query “I've been checking out a few graphics cards and it's basically down to GeForce 7200 or 7600. Both on PCI-e. Between these two which one would be easier to get working?” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-05 7,951 dossier reads |
| OSX, Windows 7, Linux Triple Boot Query “Thanks for the reply. This might be a stupid question but, Is there any work around to the Graphics situation? I only ask this because I have previously been able to patch Nvidia drivers to fool Avid into thinking my graphics card was bette…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-03 7,951 dossier reads |
| Leo4Allv4.1 hangs before booting into installer “yes. tried -v -f -x. along with system=osx86 and rd=disk0s0 and 0s1. almost all possible combinations of those. is there any specific piece of hardware or bios setting that might be causing this because i tried turning off sata and that did…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-15 6,969 dossier reads |
| OSx86 on Laptop vs. Mac Mini vs. Macbook “Thanks. That's really helpful. I'm definitely going for a full blown AMD Desktop solution eventually, but presently, I need an extremely portable system. I guess my options are limited to notebooks then. One thing I was considering is the n…” | 10.X Core | 2009-03-23 5,934 dossier reads |
| iPC PPF 5 install on AMD: Issues “Bump. Really need help with the issues here. At least the first one.” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-26 9,408 dossier reads |
| Leo4Allv4.1 hangs before booting into installer “nero goes only as low as 4x so i did that.” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-15 6,969 dossier reads |
| Leo4Allv4.1 hangs before booting into installer “bump! Please help. I really need to get my system set up for OSX sometime soon.” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-15 6,969 dossier reads |