NEED HELP - Installing Lion on i7 Desktop

[joncalhoun]

I am using Unibeast with an app store download of os x lion.

I can manage to get the OS to install onto my desktop's hard drive, and then when I finally reboot into lion (using the USB stick to boot into the lion partition) it always fails.

I copied some ATIXXXX kext files into the root dir during installation to prevent white screen issues with my video card but I don't think that is related to this.

The error I am seeing is:

Failed to load kext com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC failed to load (0xdc00800e).
Couldn't alloc class "AudioAUUCDriver"
0 0 AppleUSBCDC: start - initDevice failed
USBMSC Identifier (non-unique): <hex numbers>
rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: <hex nums>
From path: "uuid", waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
0 0 AppleUSBCDC: start - initDevice failed
0 0 AppleUSBCDC: start - initDevice failed
Still waiting for root device
Still waiting for root device
Still waiting for root device (and this continues to repeat over time)


Any suggestions? I have tried setting the PCIRootUID=0, 1, and 2 to no avail. I have also tried booting into safe mode and single user mode with no luck.


EDIT: Typed up my PC parts rather than using PDFs
Parts:
????Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822136320

??????G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ
Item #: N82E16820231225

??????LG 22X DVDR DVD Burner Black IDE Model GH22NP20 - OEM
Item #: N82E16827136144

????EVGA E758-A1 3-Way SLI (x16/x16/x8) LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813188039

????ASUS EAH4870X2/HTDI/2G/A Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB 512-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
Item #: N82E16814121294

??????Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601920
Item #: N82E16819115202

MSI R6950-2PM2D2GD5 Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP
Item #: N82E16814127555

 

[bones68]

Try GraphicsEnabler=no.
You may have a corrupted USB. I would do the unibeast lion installer again, make sure you format to Master Boot Record and do a fresh clean build. That might not be your issue but that's where I would start. Maybe the experts have other ideas.

 

[joncalhoun]

I'll try the graphic enable (though I believe I have in the past). After that I'll redo the stick to see if it helps.

Just a note - when i install with the USB stick i have AHCI mode enabled. After i reboot I have to set my bios back to IDE because the Lion drive doesn't show up when I boot from the USB stick. I am thinking this may be part of the issue but I can't figure out how to make the Lion drive show up in AHCI mode. Suggestions?

 

[kversi]

I had a similar issue when trying to install Lion. The cause ended up being that I had plugged in my USB stick into a USB 3 port. Once I switched it over to a USB 2 port, the install went through.

 

[redbergy]

Thanks a bunch for mentioning the 3.0 issue. Solved my problem right away.

 

[underscorebrody]

Thanks a bunch for mentioning the 3.0 issue. Solved my problem right away.

Just wanted to echo this thanks! I had my USB key plugged in to the front panel ports which are 3.0, plugging it in to a 2.0 in the back solved this same problem for me

 

[fuzzypiggy]

Ditto! Running a Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 F3 and I was plugging my kit into the USB 3.0 ports, moved them to the USB 2.0 ports and it ran up perfectly.

2 damn hours of messing around with the BIOS before I found this note, LOL!

I was able to boot and start the installer from DVD but USB key kept stopping with "Waiting for root device.". Stupid thing was it's even written on the back of my case next the ports, USB 3.0 or USB 2.0! Oh well, live and learn!

 

[onkytonk]

Hey all,
I've run into the same issue but my notebook only has USB 3.0 ports.
Any suggestions on how I can resolve this?

Thanks.