General Noob Questions

[Krishna21]

I installed OSx86 (Kalyway 10.5.2) and it went fine.

But I have a problem, if I shut down and turn on my computer, I have to have my installation DVD in to boot.

So now I know I need a bootloader so I don't have to have the DVD in every time.

But the thing is, I don't know which bootloader I need..I have one hard disk in my PC, and that is running Mac OS X, which I am on right now.

So which bootloader do I need, and how do I install it?

Please help, thanks!

[Gringo Vermelho]

Read the Chameleon FAQ and documentation.

[d3bugu]

Hi everyone, I just managed to install the MAC OSX on my PC with the following specs.

MSI P35 Neo 3
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
Cossir 2GB DDR2
Creative X-fi Extreme
ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series

1st Question
But when I try to boot into the harddisk.. it display with this screen and just hang there after the Apple logo loading screen


Anyone know what might cause this error?



2nd Question
So the only way I can get into the OS successfully is using the -X flag command and everything works well.. But can someone teach me how do I set the -X flag command into Chameleon 2 Bootloader so everytime when I choose MAC.. the command will automatic load?

Sorry this is my first time using MAC OS so I not sure the basic in all this. So hope someone can teach me clearly step by step on how about doing it. Thanks!

[phntM]

hi there!

last time i was investigating how i would be able to run OSX 10.5 on my pc is now approx. 3 yrs ago...

so seemingly a lot has been accomplished in the meantime...

what do i want?
ok - i want OSX SnowLeopard (=> http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001AMHWP8/) - i read this is truly a fullversion...
so... i found several bootloaders and several forums - AND i found YOU! :>

so i think the chameleon approach seems to be the best...

ok... just for making it clear to me:
i got:
- mobo: asus p5q
- intel core2quad 2.4ghz (q6600)
- 8gig RAM (DDR2-800)
- 512meg AMD/ATI 4850
- http://chameleon.osx86.hu/file_download/37/Chameleon-2.0-RC3-r658-bin.tar.gz

i will get:
- http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001AMHWP8/

so, in my fantasy it will work as follows:
- i use your bootloader (so i fire up my machine with the to be created cd)
- the bootloader tells me that i may insert my original snowleopard-DVD
- the setup of SL is running...
- i have mac os x 10.6.1 on my machine...

am i right?!

if so, how do i create a boot-cd from: http://chameleon.osx86.hu/file_download/37/Chameleon-2.0-RC3-r658-bin.tar.gz?!

thank you very much in advance!

[enigma789]

I'm currently researching all this Hackintosh business, and I'm trying to build a machine running Windows 7 and OS X, preferably on different HDDs. What I haven't been able to establish is does a Chameleon CD have to be in the drive in order to select which OS to boot into? Or is it a program that runs off the HD without any need for a disc to be in the drive at all times?

[Gringo Vermelho]

Chameleon is like other bootloaders, you install it to HD and use it to boot the OS you want.

A Chameleon boot CD is really useful for backup and troubleshooting though.

[Booshibonton]

How do I set Chameleon BootLoader to boot my Leopard install automatically, and in a fashion that bypasses the Chameleon bootlogo as well? I'd also like to set Chameleon to show the available bootable partitions when I hold down a specific key - any key is fine.

I realize that the information is definitely probably out there, somewhere - but it's 4:30am and I needa go da bed.

Thanks for all the help.

[Krishna21]

Hey guys.

I have a triple boot system going on right now - Windows Vista (Not working), Ubuntu, and Kalyway 10.5.2
As a helper, I'm using Chameleon v2 RC2 to boot load for me, and I installed through a package posted on InsanelyMac.

But..my DVD drive stopped working? Here's the scoop. As mentioned before, Vista didn't work. So I planned to reformat my HDD and use 7, so I popped in my Kalyway disk (to Disk Utility) and then the screen was just dark..it just hung there for one hour..so I opened my DVD drive and it went to Chameleon. So, I bought a new fresh pack of DVD's from Wal-Mart, and I reburned the .iso on my computer, and then I booted with the DVD in the drive, so then after the Gateway logo it shows a / for like half a second, the screen refreshes, and goes to chameleon..

How odd..my DVD Drive can burn DVD's just fine..yet it stopped reading DVD's upon boot and on a desktop? So, I posted this because I have the slightest feeling it's Chameleon..

Anyway I can remove Chameleon so I can boot into DVD's :O

[rocksteady]

Take a look @ Faq#11 + BootHelp.txt for the corresponding kernel flag(s)

btw, if you're able to boot only with the -x flag, nothing works well

[rocksteady]

Oh lovely human nature,

Gringo, I see they all took a second to thank you

[Gringo Vermelho]

lol

what happened here? 

[rocksteady]

^ yeah it looks like cr_p now, i wish i could move replies up + down but it's all about the timestamp of each post

the title cracks me up but i couldn't stand 3 different identical threads in the forum. instead of locking 3 of them, here comes the merged General Noob/Boon thread for those who don't want to play nice need one

[7thk]

This looks like the perfect place to ask my question! First, a little info so I don't look like a complete idiot:

My motherboard's an Intel DG45ID (G45 chipset), paired with a 2.8GHz Core2, 8GB, 9500GT 1GB and a 74GB Raptor that I want to install Snow Leopard on. The drive's connected to SATA0, AHCI mode, no other device is connected to the motherboard.

I loved r0m30's idea of a helper partition so I've done that. The 200MB EFI partition is empty, with Chameleon on the 500MB partition. On boot, Chameleon shows up, loads up the four basic kexts (fakesmc, NullCPUPowerManagement, PlatformUUID & OpenHaltRestart) just fine and hands things over to Darwin. I'm guessing that upto this point, I've done everything fine?

Darwin throws up a few USB errors (of which most go away with USBBusFix/Yes) and this is where I'm stuck. The "Still waiting for root device" error. Now my question is two fold, one of which I think I know the answer to.

This has nothing to do with Chameleon, right? It's that Darwin/Whatever can't recognise my SATA controller (ICH10R). I just have to find the right kext and I should be good? Or is there something I'm missing?

My second question is more general, if I can't find a kext that works, a modified kernel should do the trick, right?

I haven't done this a long time, my last hackintosh was a few years ago, with Tiger. I didn't get anything to work but I loved it, things sure have changed since then!

(Oh and I've the Snow Leopard Install Disk restored onto a 8GB USB drive, I did that in a virtual machine and I'm thinking everything's fine with that.)

[Gringo Vermelho]

A modified kernel won't help you, if it's set to AHCI mode and the drive is really connected to the ICH10, then it's a driver problem.
Chameleon comes with injector kexts that support the ICH10R.

[7thk]

Hey man, thanks for replying! I think I figured it out - it wasn't waiting for my hard drive, but my USB stick. I think there's a glitch with my motherboard with that. I tried a bazillion combinations of kexts but nothing could get it to detect the USB stick as a source for installation files.

Anyway, so I gave up on a vanilla install and went ahead with something that a dude named Hazard cooked up. It worked fine for me, nearly flawless. But yeah, I ended up with a soup of kexts that I need to trim down. Also, is it just me or is Mac OS really depressing? Everything's grey, grey, grey, some white, grey grey, emo blue, more grey and yeah.

Oh well. I'll try a vanilla install once I get a DVD drive that works.