I followed all the instructions iboot + multibeast install mac os x on any intel-based pc. after I put the snow leopard dvd in the dvd reader select F5 then I press enter the screen hangs and nothing happens. has anyone had this kind of experience.
troywall
yes others have had this experience of not getting the Apple DVD to be seen or registered in the DVD.
Possible solutions - A Bad DVD or Bad DVD Reader - if you have a Windows install CD you can place that into the DVD reader and F5 then it should show up as an icon, if not then it appears to be the reader.
Were you able to install Windows to a hard drive
Also if you can use a single Hard Drive ( spare or older one ) you may have to use for this experiment. And if you have windows on another hard drive remove it ( disconnect sata cable)
F5 reads the DVD label
Also you could have a flakey SATA port - we only use the SATA ports that are connected to the NorthBridge- Intel- Chipset - as the number of sata ports on these chips are either 6 or 4 these are the ports we want to use to connect our SATA cables to - the other SATA ports are through other 3rd parts chips that will not work in the boot process due to the fact that we don't have Kexts loaded for these at this time.
Sometimes its the order of the ports - DVD should be the last port on the intel chipset - the hack volume should be the first -
You also need to set the SATA control interface from the default of IDE to AHCI ( they are 3 options ide raid and ahci.) This is explained in the document - also S3 and HPET check that - also if you can see if you hardware BIOS is current or newest.
Also its a good idea that you post what hardware you are using this helps us - so make of Mainboard Model number too - same for CPU and any options include drives.
Do you have a Windows install on this system - if so you should enable the AHCI in the Windows Registry and change it in the bios as windows will not boot w its registry set to IDE and have the bios set to AHCI