[SOLVED] Can't load SL 10.6.3 for install

[olaf001]

Allright, got my system running, BIOS settings are fine.

I have connected: One HDD to a white port on my GA-X58-UD3R with a Asus ENGTX285, 4GB DDR (clocked at 1066mhz somehow, and a it should be 1600mhz), and a i7 950. Booted with iBoot and iBoot supported, so far so good.

But when I switch to SL DVD and hit enter, the Apple logo comes along and after a minute I get a small error logo, circle with a line in it.

Where do I go from here? What am I doing wrong?

Thanks very much!


SOLVED: Used the wrong SATA chipset & ACHI was off in BIOS.

 

[olaf001]

Re: Error when switching to SL Retail DVD 10.6.3

Any help is welcome, really, any.

 

[MacMan]

Re: Error when switching to SL Retail DVD 10.6.3

Allright, got my system running, BIOS settings are fine.

I have connected: One HDD to a white port on my GA-X58-UD3R with a Asus ENGTX285, 4GB DDR (clocked at 1066mhz somehow, and a it should be 1600mhz), and a i7 950. Booted with iBoot and iBoot supported, so far so good.

But when I switch to SL DVD and hit enter, the Apple logo comes along and after a minute I get a small error logo, circle with a line in it.

Where do I go from here? What am I doing wrong?

Thanks very much!

Boot in verbose mode using -v to see what is causing the kernel panic.

 

[olaf001]

Re: Error when switching to SL Retail DVD 10.6.3

Found two things:

Warning: found invalide min/max dB (using default -22.5 -> 0.0 range)
Still waiting for root device

And a new one:
Error: FireWire unable to determine security-mode; defaulting to full-secure.

Followed by "Still waiting for root device"

 

[olaf001]

Re: Error when switching to SL Retail DVD 10.6.3

On IDE0 I have my SSD (master) and on 7 I have the cd/dvd drive.

 

[olaf001]

Re: Error when switching to SL Retail DVD 10.6.3

Booting with rd=disk0s1, no difference.
Booting with platform=ACPI -v, no difference.

Could it be the SSD?

Edit: Also added the DVD/CD drive to the intel sata controller.

SDD is set as the channel 0 master, the DVD as the channel 1 master.


Yay! New error: EBIOS read error.

 

[MacMan]

Re: Error when switching to SL Retail DVD 10.6.3

On IDE0 I have my SSD (master) and on 7 I have the cd/dvd drive.

There are only 6 Intel SATA ports on this motherboard. So how can you have the optical drive on 7?

 

[olaf001]

Re: Error when switching to SL Retail DVD 10.6.3

On IDE0 I have my SSD (master) and on 7 I have the cd/dvd drive.

There are only 6 Intel SATA ports on this motherboard. So how can you have the optical drive on 7?

For being an ass in fastfastfast an used a white port.

In on 2 now.

 

[olaf001]

Re: Error when switching to SL Retail DVD 10.6.3

Right. I'm getting somewhere now. It's booting as we speak.

Edit1:
On my first install, the computer rebooted. Dunno if it was done or not. Tried booting from the SSD and got an error. I'm now trying for the second time.
Edit2:
Systems works. Now downloading the 10.6.4 update... Fingers crossed.

 

[olaf001]

Re: iBoot Supported & SL Retail DVD 10.6.3

Done with the 10.6.4 update, now busy with MultiBeast. But I don't have a clue what to do.

- EasyBeast? Is my CPU supported or not?
- UserDSDT and follow the CustoMac guide? With the difference that I DO want to run 64bit and I have a NVIDIA based card.

*argh*


Where can I download some knowledge?