[GUIDE] Retail Snow Leopard DVD install for G31M-ES2L - Page 46

dmoore764 · #**451** 01-10-2010, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by dmoore764

I copied the retail SL to USB as stated in the guide (I'm on 10.4), then used the myHack installer exactly as indicated. Now when I try to boot up the target machine (by setting the flash drive as default boot device - under Hard Disk Drive priority) I just get stuck right after "Verifying DMI Pool Data"....

Do I need to create the flash drive on OSX 10.5? What is the format, Mac OS Extended (Journaled)? Has anyone else run into this? Thanks in advance.

Ok, it took about 3 hours but I figured out my own problem. For whatever reason I had to replace the boot that the myHack program installed with PC_EFI v10.2.... (renamed to boot obviously, well, maybe not obviously to those like me who had no idea what they were doing).

Nomad347 · #**452** 01-10-2010, 01:27 PM

To all the people with the blue screen/black screen with mouse issue which magically disappears after you put the box to sleep. Just ad NVenabler64.kext to your extra folder, rebuild extensions.mkext reboot and pray it works. JUST NVidia people obviously!

credits to Fassl, Turbo, Krazubu -
http://www.projectosx.com/forum/inde...mp;p=1170&

Hope it helps!

zim2dive · #**453** 01-10-2010, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by zim2dive

I can't find the wake on lan options in system preferences... according to

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3774

they should be on the Energy Saver panel

An update. The Wake on Lan option still does not appear in my Energy Saver.. BUT the function appears to be working.

I was able to use 'Fusion WOL' on Windows, and the linux 'wakeonlan' utilities and my MAC addr to wake my machine up after putting it to sleep.

As long as the function works, I can live without the preference being there.

Now I'm off to figure out how to prevent the machine from sleeping when I'm connected to my iTunes lib via Firefly Media Server (server on osx86, client on linux)

barrsurf · #**454** 01-10-2010, 05:38 PM

How do I boot into single user mode? I know the "command s" hold down, but where do I do it? I have been trying for about 3 days. I need to install new kexts and rebuild kext cache. I've tried at every point that seems logical to me. My install is the same as this thread.

Snow Leopard 10.6.2
MSI X58M
i7 920 @ 3.33 Ghz
4 Gb DDR3
BFG GTS 250 OC

lflashl · #**455** 01-10-2010, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by barrsurf

I can't click anywhere in the world map. If I'm online it goes past that page.
I'm using a Macally Mac keyboard. I bought a new one yesterday thinking that may be the problem. I may borrow an Imac keyboard today.
I thought it was strange to restart into the login page. And there are no users available at that page, so setup is not finishing. I tried to add the user in terminal, but I couldn't do it through the install drive, so I plugged it into my MBPro and added it there, but it didn't take. I was in the right drive, but the user was added to my MBPro. Osx is on a 60gb USB drive. I think Ownership enabled, mine is no, may be part of the problem. Otherwise I'm going to wipe the drives and start all over. Could the external drive be the problem?
So close, but yet so far.

it could be a External Drive issue? all my installs have been with internal HD's also check your BIOS settings. Look for USB keyboard/Mouse and make sure thats turn on.. nothing more i can think of.. sorry

EDIT: Just found this http://www.nerdlogger.com/2009/02/ho...x-leopard.html looks like there could something in there for you learn.. just remember to get into single user mode, when you are at your boot loader type in -s [enter].

lflashl · #**456** 01-10-2010, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barrsurf

How do I boot into single user mode? I know the "command s" hold down, but where do I do it? I have been trying for about 3 days. I need to install new kexts and rebuild kext cache. I've tried at every point that seems logical to me. My install is the same as this thread.

Snow Leopard 10.6.2
MSI X58M
i7 920 @ 3.33 Ghz
4 Gb DDR3
BFG GTS 250 OC

when you see your boot loader type in -s [enter] this should get you instal single user mode...

barrsurf · #**457** 01-11-2010, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by lflashl

it could be a External Drive issue? all my installs have been with internal HD's also check your BIOS settings. Look for USB keyboard/Mouse and make sure thats turn on.. nothing more i can think of.. sorry

EDIT: Just found this http://www.nerdlogger.com/2009/02/ho...x-leopard.html looks like there could something in there for you learn.. just remember to get into single user mode, when you are at your boot loader type in -s [enter].

I got the install working on the external USB. I'd rather have it internal, but it's an old IDE 60Gb I had lying around in a box unopened. I wasn't sure if OSX would support IDE. I thought I'd use that for the system and my 500Gb SATA as a storage drive. I think the cause of my previous setup issue was possibly saving the OS Install dmg in the wrong mode.
Thanks for the single user mode instruction. I'll try it at next reboot. Was sitting idle for a couple of hours and woke from sleep nice as can be. And that's after 10.6.2 update and not rebuilding kext cache. A few bugs, i.e. no sound yet on ALC889, but getting there.

Thanks

Snow Leopard 10.6.2
MSI X58M
i7 920 @ 3.33 Ghz
BFG GTS 250 OC
4 gb DDR3

sapam · #**458** 01-13-2010, 05:04 AM

Like posts #233 and #449, I've followed the guide to create the bootable USB stick, but mine won't boot. It hangs at "Verifying DMI pool data ...." (I have tried the fix described in #451, but that didn't work for me.)

I'm using a Rev 1.1 G31M-es2L with F8 BIOS. The other parts are described in my signature. The BIOS settings are essentially identical to the ones described in Weaksauce12's pdf that someone posted here. It is currently running 10.5.8 with only sleep problems (like everyone else), so I doubt BIOS is the problem.

I've also tried using the Adam Pash/stellarolla lifehacker method to install 10.6 Several people have reported that it works well with the G31M-ES2L board. But again, the USB stick I create using his process won't boot. It just gets stuck at the same "verifying DMI pool data" step.

This leads me to think that I'm missing something truly fundamental about creating the USB stick. I've been creating the Snow Leopard installer image from a retail DVD...then restoring it to the USB stick and running the scripts. When I'm done, the USB stick includes all the files that show up on the retail DVD plus "boot", extra folder, pfix, pfix.log and some shortcuts. Then I go to boot it using either F12 or by setting it up as the 1st boot drive. Either way it just hangs at the "verifying dmi pool data" step.

Any ideas?

barrsurf · #**459** 01-13-2010, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by sapam

Like posts #233 and #449, I've followed the guide to create the bootable USB stick, but mine won't boot. It hangs at "Verifying DMI pool data ...." (I have tried the fix described in #451, but that didn't work for me.)

I'm using a Rev 1.1 G31M-es2L with F8 BIOS. The other parts are described in my signature. The BIOS settings are essentially identical to the ones described in Weaksauce12's pdf that someone posted here. It is currently running 10.5.8 with only sleep problems (like everyone else), so I doubt BIOS is the problem.

I've also tried using the Adam Pash/stellarolla lifehacker method to install 10.6 Several people have reported that it works well with the G31M-ES2L board. But again, the USB stick I create using his process won't boot. It just gets stuck at the same "verifying DMI pool data" step.

This leads me to think that I'm missing something truly fundamental about creating the USB stick. I've been creating the Snow Leopard installer image from a retail DVD...then restoring it to the USB stick and running the scripts. When I'm done, the USB stick includes all the files that show up on the retail DVD plus "boot", extra folder, pfix, pfix.log and some shortcuts. Then I go to boot it using either F12 or by setting it up as the 1st boot drive. Either way it just hangs at the "verifying dmi pool data" step.

Any ideas?

The first USB stick I had wouldn't boot. I tried it several times and no luck. I bought another brand of USB stick and no problem. Might be worth a try.

riadtania · #**460** 01-13-2010, 10:00 AM

Hi guys, I followed the instruction and dump all files into external hard drive which has HFS+ partition. I am trying to install into my sony vaio laptop. at the disk utility whle trying to install from external hard drive, it doesn't see the my laptop's interal hard drive. i have windows xp and HFS+ partition inside of my internal hard drive. does anyone know why?