2nd Time Installation Problem

ok i had my AA1 with the 120hdd with xp and erased that and decided to put leopard on it with the Kalyway 10.5.2 disk...then i decided to erase that and put ubuntu on it, didnt like it (not too familiar with terminal comands but it was pretty impressive) and decided to install leopard on again. now for some reason i followed the same steps i had done the first time, but after it finishes installing and i get to the first time setup wizard, after i choose what country im located it just freezes and after a long wait it just restarts the wizard all over again....its just a continuous cycle over and over. does anyone know what im doing wrong? thanks in advance

 

not sure, but id try with the iAtkos install for the most recent updates and simple install procedure.

 

Thanks, im already downloading the MSiwindosx install aswell as they say thats the easiest installation disk out for netbooks

 

The problem you are seeing is because the ethernet RealtekR1000.kext is missing for some reason.

I had good results with the MSIWINDOSX.iso. Just follow the instructions in the below thread:

viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1388

I had found that the generic ethernet driver in the MSIWINDOSX was being used even after installing the custom driver downloaded from Realtek. The generic one does work, but doesn't detect when the cable is unplugged or plugged. I manually deleted the generic driver (/System/Library/Extentions/RealtekR1000.kext) after installing the custom one and before rebooting.

The USB ports also don't work quite right after installing. This is because the MSIWINDOSX installs mismatched kernel and system.kext. My post in this thread fixes that, and will get speedstep to work.

viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1664

-steve

 

But thats really strange because i cant even get past the setup wizard, i cant even install any of the kext that i got from paul's guide. and i have installed the same kalyway disk that i had before because i used to have osx on my AA1...hmm strange, im going to give the Msiwindosx a shot...hopefully that works, if not then i guess im going to have to get rid of my AA1 (dont like windows so dont plan on installing that if everything else goes wrong)

 

The reason you cant get past the wizard is because it looks for a network connection. You should be able to boot into single user mode and drop the extension in and get past it.

dave

 

Why don't you try iATKOS, it works fine. You can find an installation guide in this forum.

 

thanks, i noticed i had to have the Realtek network option checked on....for some reason Paul's Msi guide says to have it checked off...anyhow i got it to work...thanks alot to everyone in here

 

....spoke too soon, now i noticed my start up (screen with the grey apple logo) just sits there for like 5-6 mins before i can use it....lol does anyone know why this is happening? im sorry but as you all can see im a sort of noob at this stuff

 

viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1505 is the way to go.