Thread: Help please :)

Hi im Chris and im new here, i found this site through a youtube video description and it seems like the best place to get the answers i need for my hackingtosh problems. so here goes...

the spec of the laptop im trying to install OSX on is as follows, this info is all what everest gave me so if theres something missing i'll try my best to find out.

Motherboard:
CPU Type Mobile Intel Pentium M, 1733 MHz
Motherboard Name Gericom Inc
Motherboard Chipset Unknown
System Memory 1024 MB
BIOS Type Phoenix (02/16/05)

Display:
Video Adapter Standard VGA Graphics Adapter (128 MB)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter High Definition Audio Controller [NoDB]

Storage:
IDE Controller Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 266F
Disk Drive ST9100823A ATA Device (100 GB, 5400 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Disk Drive SigmaTel MSCN USB Device
Optical Drive MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-845S ATA Device (DVD+R9:2.4x, DVD+RW:8x/4x, DVD-RW:8x/4x, DVD-RAM:5x, DVD-ROM:12x, CD:24x/10x/24x DVD+RW/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM)

i have been trying the hazard version of OSX and i get a successful install every time but it just wont boot. is this because i haven't selected the right options in customise? based on my specs could someone please suggest what options i select, and if i need to add some different ones that aren't included can someone explain how i add them to the image? any help is greatly appreciated!

thanks
Chris

do more reshearch on insanelymac.com as did almost all of us or tonymac.com for faster iboot and multibeast 10.6.3 retail install only

hi,i'm new here to, but a good boot help is find a DUBL=(Darwin Ultimate Boot Loader).iso
burn to disc and choose your os

darwin is old 32bt leopard if thats what u want then use ideneb 1.6 light 10.5.8 is last release for old leopard

ur 8600m will work oob wireless wont use broadcom pcie or belkin fd5 8053 abgn works on snow leopard as well

sorry it's snow leopard im trying to install? based on those specs what should i do? thanks a lot for the replies and being patient guys.

first things first you need a laptop intel processer with 2 cores 2.20ghz or above .next your graphics isnt supported u need gma950 or gma3100 or nvida gpu.need more details for sound chip.the biggest problem is your ide snow leopard doesnt support ide. you might be able to install with legacy kerel. after install your dvd rom will not work. i wouldnt bother trying to install snow leopard on that laptop.i hope this helps

so even though i get a successful install the reason i cant boot is because the hardware ain't gonna be compatible? if thats the case i will just have to leave that there i guess. i wouldn't mind some help with another machine im trying to install OSX86 on. its a desktop as apposed to a laptop.

Intel Pentium 4 2.66GHz
2GB ram
gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 pro (Rev 2)
Graphics are ATI something? but i also have a nVIDIA MX440 8X 64MB TV graphics card.
the hard drive is a laptop one, i have an adapter to accommodate it thats SATA, so i can only assume the HD is SATA

with this machine i get a good install and then when i boot i get "still waiting for root device" so im obviously missing something. which version of OSX would best suit this setup? and then which flavour and which things should i select in customize? any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks
Chris

the gigabyte is a better choice go to osx wiki look under hcl 10.5.8 supported gpus nvida get a supported card make sure u have sata dvd rom and sata hdd and install will go much better u wont get the waiting for root device this is because of ide interface

ide hasnt been supported since the g4 about 6yrs or more