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ShaneBowers

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Hello, I am trying to make a hackintosh out of my older HP Pavilion dv6700 notebook PC in BIOS ( dv6830us exact model ) with a Intel Core2Duo. I am really struggling with getting iBoot or any other bootloader to boot as it just spins and spins. I have tried to adjust the BIOS to AHCI mode but no setting exists in the PhoenixBIOS. I have pulled the harddrive and it is SATA. I have seen this model work on a youtube video but I am having NO LUCK :crazy: I am trying to install OS X 10.6.3 SL from the original install DVD I purchased. Any help or direction with this would be GREAT appreciated. Thank You in advance
 
ShaneBowers said:
Hello, I am trying to make a hackintosh out of my older HP Pavilion dv6700 notebook PC in BIOS ( dv6830us exact model ) with a Intel Core2Duo. I am really struggling with getting iBoot or any other bootloader to boot as it just spins and spins. I have tried to adjust the BIOS to AHCI mode but no setting exists in the PhoenixBIOS. I have pulled the harddrive and it is SATA. I have seen this model work on a youtube video but I am having NO LUCK :crazy: I am trying to install OS X 10.6.3 SL from the original install DVD I purchased. Any help or direction with this would be GREAT appreciated. Thank You in advance
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Boot verbose (-v) to troubleshoot.
 
Thanks for the reply RehabMan, I currently have NO Operating System installed, should I install Vista or Win 7 and then enable boot logging. What are your thoughts/advice? Thank You for any help
 
ShaneBowers said:
Thanks for the reply RehabMan, I currently have NO Operating System installed, should I install Vista or Win 7 and then enable boot logging. What are your thoughts/advice? Thank You for any help
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No. You're using iBoot, correct? Just boot verbose (-v) from iBoot so you can see what is happening.
 
Yes I am trying to boot using iBoot 3.3.0 but all I get is a flashing _, then Operating System not found, if I try to enter anything I get Operating System not found again and again, so nothing is happening but I can hear then disc spin. Sorry to be such a newbee, :banghead: but how do I proceed from here. Can you give some instruction or a link for instruction. THANK YOU for the help
 
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Yes I am trying to boot using iBoot 3.3.0 but all I get is a flashing _, then Operating System not found, if I try to enter anything I get Operating System not found again and again, so nothing is happening but I can hear then disc spin. Sorry to be such a newbee, :banghead: but how do I proceed from here. Can you give some instruction or a link for instruction. THANK YOU for the help
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Are you using your BIOS hotkey to specifically select your CD/DVD drive?
Did you create the iBoot DVD/CD correctly?
 
I have set it to boot from CD/DVD first and also tried to select to boot from CD/DVD from the boot options. I have burn't the iBoot.iso to a CD and also tried a DVD.... No luck with either, just spins up and then get a flashing _
 
I can boot a Windows or Linux ISO with no issue but iBoot does not boot
 
ShaneBowers said:
I have set it to boot from CD/DVD first and also tried to select to boot from CD/DVD from the boot options. I have burn't the iBoot.iso to a CD and also tried a DVD.... No luck with either, just spins up and then get a flashing _
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Make sure you created it correctly. Use your BIOS hotkey to boot specifically from the iBoot. Don't rely on BIOS priority.
 
I have check the burned CD and or DVD and it is the iBoot.iso file on the disc ( I burn't it the 1st time and got 2 folders and a txt file ) but have reburn't it to get only the ISO.

When I click on F9 for boot menu I get ATAPI CD/DVD ROM Drive and Notebook Hard Drive. I select ATAPI CD/DVD ROM Drive, click it and disc spins then I get Operating System not found then the flashing _
 
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