Well, it's magic having it all working now so I'm inclined rather to change GPU than to blow up everything trying to pieces playing with DSDT fire.
P.S. Had edited last reply with more info of working stuff if anyone care.
Well, it surely is not. ;)
At the end it looks like Tony's iBoot boot media don't like my MB with ATI in 2nd PCIx slot. Did today few more tries with various BIOS settings (legacy/native and such) with no result. Gave up at the end. Pulled out damned Sapphire Vapor HD4870 2GB GDDR5 graphic...
One more thing crossed my mind. My graphic card is in 2nd pcix slot as it can't get in 1st because heatsink on chipset close to that port is too high.
Could that have anything to do with installation procedure?
Strange indeed.
I'm getting today a new SATA 500GB disk partitioned/formated on friend's Mac Mini just to minimize odds something is wrong with partitons/configurations of my drives.
I think it's too early to blame it all on ATI card :mrgreen:
Anyway, thanks for help. Will keep...
I've done that using Win7 install disc and Windows 2008 Server install disc. The problem is that when you look at that disc from something like PartedMagic you always see a 128MB partition on it (Win make it a system reserved partition or something even if you delete the partition in install...
I've read pretty much all there is to read here but I'm confused about some things.
I don't have access to a working Mac, just a PC on which Win/ 64bit works perfectly and I'm trying to install Mac OS.
My installation always get stuck before entering Utility/Disk Utility screen. No kernel...
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.