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[SOLVED] Cannot reach OS X Installer, "Still waiting for root device."
Built my first machine using the guidelines on this site, but I've hit my first glitch and need the help of the community.
Here's my hardware configuration:
Processor: Intel IvyBridge Core i7-3770K
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5-TH (wi-fi/bluetooth card not installed)
Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 680, 2GB
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16 GB (2×8 GB), 1600 Mhz, DDR3
Power Supply: Corsair 650 watt
Hard Drive 1: SanDisk Extreme SSD – 2.5″, 240 GB
Hard Drive 2: Seagate Baracuda HDD – 3.5″, 1 TB, 7200 RPM
Optical Drive: Pioneer DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW
Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 (Arctic White)
I started by installing Windows just so I could test the various hardware and make sure everything functions. Tried to install OS X Mountain Lion by creating a Unibeast USB thumb drive. But I can't reach the installer. Using verbose mode, I can see 23 screens of text successfully loaded, but finally I reach a stopping point where something is wrong. Here is the last few lines displayed:
AppleIntelE1000e(Info): changing MTU from 0 to 1500
FireWire (OHCI) VendorID 1106 ID 3044 PCI now active, GUID 0049e5506dd94b00; max speed s400
ApplleIntelE1000e(Info): AppleIntelE1000e:WOL = 2
Still waiting for root device.
I really have no idea what this all means so I appreciate any help you can offer. Do I need to install with certain hardware removed?
Thanks for your help, and pardon my rookie mistakes.
Built my first machine using the guidelines on this site, but I've hit my first glitch and need the help of the community.
Here's my hardware configuration:
Processor: Intel IvyBridge Core i7-3770K
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5-TH (wi-fi/bluetooth card not installed)
Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 680, 2GB
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16 GB (2×8 GB), 1600 Mhz, DDR3
Power Supply: Corsair 650 watt
Hard Drive 1: SanDisk Extreme SSD – 2.5″, 240 GB
Hard Drive 2: Seagate Baracuda HDD – 3.5″, 1 TB, 7200 RPM
Optical Drive: Pioneer DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW
Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 (Arctic White)
I started by installing Windows just so I could test the various hardware and make sure everything functions. Tried to install OS X Mountain Lion by creating a Unibeast USB thumb drive. But I can't reach the installer. Using verbose mode, I can see 23 screens of text successfully loaded, but finally I reach a stopping point where something is wrong. Here is the last few lines displayed:
AppleIntelE1000e(Info): changing MTU from 0 to 1500
FireWire (OHCI) VendorID 1106 ID 3044 PCI now active, GUID 0049e5506dd94b00; max speed s400
ApplleIntelE1000e(Info): AppleIntelE1000e:WOL = 2
Still waiting for root device.
I really have no idea what this all means so I appreciate any help you can offer. Do I need to install with certain hardware removed?
Thanks for your help, and pardon my rookie mistakes.