Recent content by TropDoug

Well after another wasted day of installing, reinstalling, trying this flag, that flag, and getting nowhere, it looks like my laptop will just have to become a Linux one again. How come Linux can make a bootloader that will load onto any Intel based machine and boot one, two three systems...

Tried that and hangs at black screen again. I found and am downloading Unibeast to try Doug EDIT - I just did it again and this time it hung at the same line as before, however I noticed a split second before it reached that line the top third of the screen scrammed, like all the text got...

Placed what specs I am certain of in signature. Again your dropdowns in the build section do not contain the correct chipset, manufacturer or model. As far as Graphics go, I don't know but the system report suggests Dual graphics. If I was able to get into my system I could carry out some...

These are the details of the laptop I am working on. The profile contains my desktop details. Don't have windows anymore. Not enough hardware specs available in the build section of signature and profile page so below is the base specs. I tried to attach the system report done after the initial...

Following the guides (including the special notes re sandy bridge) installing onto my Asus K53S Laptop. Initial install - good (flags -x -v PCIRootUID=1 npci=0x2000) Use multibeast installed only Easy Beast and system utilities - all good, Ran Update helper as per sandybridge instructions...

Hi I have had great help in getting Mavericks installed but now am totally stuck. I have spent every waking hour since Monday -- thats 4 full days trying to get a working hackintosh. My issue now is three fold, in order of importance 1) No Ethernet or wireless connection -- SL ethernet...

Thanks for the replies. I got Mavericks installed. I had to use another HDD rather than the USB, then it all went fine. Next issue though is that I have lost the ethernet or wireless connection. It was working fine in SL. If I can get the ethernet enabled I will be happy and worry about wireless...

Thanks for the reply, however the guide refers to getting the above error AFTER a successful install. As the title says I am not getting that far -- I am using Unibeast to try to install mavericks from the USB as the guides instruct. The USB is formatted to MBR - (failing to do this is the...

I am getting the above error despite having selected MBR during the partioning process using disk utilities, exactly as laid out in unibeast guide for Mavericks Does anyone know the fix please. I am so close and yet so far away from getting this thing up and running. Thanks

Got one step further, had to download an app to allow apple apps to install. So got the junibeats onto USB. Next problem is that I can't select a USB as the boot device on the ASUS MOBO, it doesn't see it as a boot device. Can i Burn to disc and try that?

Almost got my hack done, got to the final step of preparing a usb, burning unibeast and rebooting, but the install program fails to complete, coming up with a message of an unknown error. Below is the install log Appreciate any help to finalise this install to mavericks. May 20 16:15:52...

Thanks Going Bald Just about to start now I have a hdmi cable for the onboard graphics. Fingers crossed. Doug

Thanks for that tip. I currently have Ubuntu on the ssd (OS only, the /home is on one of the HDD's) If I was to use the other HDD to install SL with the haswell info from Carpentry, and then do as you say and install mavericks to the ssd, would that still wipe out Ubuntu OS and I would have to...

Thanks so much OK I have downloaded the haswell Iboot, and starting with all the other bits. One thing confuses me though, I can't find any reference to HPET in the BIOS - even under extreme tweaking, or advanced tabs -- could it be called a different name? Hmmm from what I can see on various...

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