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Yamete888, Methanoid, and others on this 171 topic -- thank you for trying to get the A5-171 going.
I have an Aspire v5-171 as well. It does in fact seem like the perfect hackintosh for what it is, right? I've probably built over 10 hackintoshes in the past several years (mostly desktops for family and myself, two laptops), and this one is one of the most painful, I have to say, unfortunately. I wanted to do this special ML build for my wife and not have to go with the dreaded Windows 8. I was hoping to have everything worked out and was planning on posting a guide here on this thread for everyone else with the A5-171, but I'm stuck too. I can't even get to the damn installer. It keeps kernel panicking just as it tries to go into the installer. Really, really, frustrating. I've tried about 10 different boot flag combinations too. I took out 1 stick of RAM thinking that may be the issue - still same kernel panic. I even took out the internal wi-fi card since it seems to say something about Bluetooth before it hangs. I also updated by BIOS from 2.04 to 2.15 - same kernel panic. The kernel panics I'm getting (no matter what boot flag combo - or whatever tinkering I do) is one of two. It seems to panic at either the 'com.apple.AppleFSCompressionLantypeZlibload succeeded' area, or the '[IOBluetoothHCIController::setConfigState] calling registerService' spot. Pictures are attached to this post. Once it halts on those spots, it will then just repeat 'Still waiting for root device' over and over and over.
At this point, I'm just about ready to throw in the towel, and I hear you Methanoid .. "I will not be beaten". I too always say that when doing builds, but this one may have broken me. I spent several hours last night doing all of what I just wrote above and can't spend too much more time on it. I even bought a new half sized wi-fi card (yet to be installed) for it that works OOB. Again, these A5-171 'ultrabooks' seem to really have great potential, that's what's killing me.
So, hoping you all can inspire me to give me some options to get this thing working. I've attached some screenshots of where the installer is kernel panicking - if anyone can assist with these specific kernel panics, PLEASE do
Aside from what I already mentioned above, here is more info:
* Install method - I'm using a 8GB USB drive w/ unibeast & multibeast from December timeframe and 10.8.0 (used this same USB drive for 2 other desktop ML installs that were successful - then did combo update to 10.8.3 just fine)
* I think the BIOS on these 171's has a LOT to do with being able to get to the ML installer or not, and the kernel panics. Seems that the earlier BIOS's are working for folks, and the later ones are not. For example, it seems nobody can successfully install without panics if the BIOS is greater than the one Yamete is using, 2.01, and that one is no longer on Acer's website.
* Also, perhaps the folks who have successfully gotten through the installer to the ML desktop with the Unibeast method can post the screenshots of how their BIOS's are configured (only 4 separate screens) and their BIOS version? The BIOS here is potentially a spot where one incorrect setting will screw you.
* Oddly, after noticing by going through some Hardware Inventory apps (like Speecy and Belarc) on Win8 before I started to try the ML hackintosh install on this 171, one of the RAM sticks is 1333mhz and the other is 1600mhz. 4GB Nanya DDR3-1333 + 2GB Nanya DDR3-1333. However, like I mentioned earlier, I also tried taking out each stick to see if one worked over the other to get me to not kernel panic, but same panic.
* Overall, seems like upon attempting the install/booting using Unibeast method - it goes through the motions fine, seems to load up okay until just about the end when it's supposed to hand it off to the hard drive or something and there's no 'handshake'. ?? At this point (when it panics and I see it panic in Verbose mode) the USB thumb drive is not lit up anymore like it was when it was loading/installing from it.
* This damn kernel panic that ultimately winds up reading and repeating over and over "Still waiting for root device" is driving me bat$&*!
If I give it one more attempt with some of your assistance, I will gladly start a guide on this or, work with anyone else who is interested in getting an entire, easy to understand and simple, guide together on the V5-171's.
Finally, a couple notes: I have the Acer Aspire V5-171-6422. Really would like to at least get to the ML installer without kernel panics - without xmove, and with its own internal hard drive, as I've been trying to do.
I have an Aspire v5-171 as well. It does in fact seem like the perfect hackintosh for what it is, right? I've probably built over 10 hackintoshes in the past several years (mostly desktops for family and myself, two laptops), and this one is one of the most painful, I have to say, unfortunately. I wanted to do this special ML build for my wife and not have to go with the dreaded Windows 8. I was hoping to have everything worked out and was planning on posting a guide here on this thread for everyone else with the A5-171, but I'm stuck too. I can't even get to the damn installer. It keeps kernel panicking just as it tries to go into the installer. Really, really, frustrating. I've tried about 10 different boot flag combinations too. I took out 1 stick of RAM thinking that may be the issue - still same kernel panic. I even took out the internal wi-fi card since it seems to say something about Bluetooth before it hangs. I also updated by BIOS from 2.04 to 2.15 - same kernel panic. The kernel panics I'm getting (no matter what boot flag combo - or whatever tinkering I do) is one of two. It seems to panic at either the 'com.apple.AppleFSCompressionLantypeZlibload succeeded' area, or the '[IOBluetoothHCIController::setConfigState] calling registerService' spot. Pictures are attached to this post. Once it halts on those spots, it will then just repeat 'Still waiting for root device' over and over and over.
At this point, I'm just about ready to throw in the towel, and I hear you Methanoid .. "I will not be beaten". I too always say that when doing builds, but this one may have broken me. I spent several hours last night doing all of what I just wrote above and can't spend too much more time on it. I even bought a new half sized wi-fi card (yet to be installed) for it that works OOB. Again, these A5-171 'ultrabooks' seem to really have great potential, that's what's killing me.
So, hoping you all can inspire me to give me some options to get this thing working. I've attached some screenshots of where the installer is kernel panicking - if anyone can assist with these specific kernel panics, PLEASE do
Aside from what I already mentioned above, here is more info:
* Install method - I'm using a 8GB USB drive w/ unibeast & multibeast from December timeframe and 10.8.0 (used this same USB drive for 2 other desktop ML installs that were successful - then did combo update to 10.8.3 just fine)
* I think the BIOS on these 171's has a LOT to do with being able to get to the ML installer or not, and the kernel panics. Seems that the earlier BIOS's are working for folks, and the later ones are not. For example, it seems nobody can successfully install without panics if the BIOS is greater than the one Yamete is using, 2.01, and that one is no longer on Acer's website.
* Also, perhaps the folks who have successfully gotten through the installer to the ML desktop with the Unibeast method can post the screenshots of how their BIOS's are configured (only 4 separate screens) and their BIOS version? The BIOS here is potentially a spot where one incorrect setting will screw you.
* Oddly, after noticing by going through some Hardware Inventory apps (like Speecy and Belarc) on Win8 before I started to try the ML hackintosh install on this 171, one of the RAM sticks is 1333mhz and the other is 1600mhz. 4GB Nanya DDR3-1333 + 2GB Nanya DDR3-1333. However, like I mentioned earlier, I also tried taking out each stick to see if one worked over the other to get me to not kernel panic, but same panic.
* Overall, seems like upon attempting the install/booting using Unibeast method - it goes through the motions fine, seems to load up okay until just about the end when it's supposed to hand it off to the hard drive or something and there's no 'handshake'. ?? At this point (when it panics and I see it panic in Verbose mode) the USB thumb drive is not lit up anymore like it was when it was loading/installing from it.
* This damn kernel panic that ultimately winds up reading and repeating over and over "Still waiting for root device" is driving me bat$&*!
If I give it one more attempt with some of your assistance, I will gladly start a guide on this or, work with anyone else who is interested in getting an entire, easy to understand and simple, guide together on the V5-171's.
Finally, a couple notes: I have the Acer Aspire V5-171-6422. Really would like to at least get to the ML installer without kernel panics - without xmove, and with its own internal hard drive, as I've been trying to do.