Mac OS X 10.5.6 install for dummies (using iATKOS_5i)

OK, I guess there was a mistake in my guide. I hope I fixed it now (see steps 19 & 19b, and the end of the part about installing the voodoo kernel). What was missing was the instructions to backup System.kext and seatbelt.kext from the 10.5.5 install and to put them back afterwards.

Should work fine now, please tell me if it doesn't.

Sorry about that, guys!

 

10.5.6 system.kext and seatbelt.kext
For those "downgrading" from voodoo too vanilla
And...
10.5.5 seatbelt.kext and system.kext for those "upgrading" to voodoo from vanilla 10.5.6

 

Thanks rory, that'll be very helpful for those who need them.

 

awsome! thnx so much, but what do i type in terminal to remove the voodoo kernel? becose in this topic i need to type things in the terminal to make the voodoo kernel work..

maybe SbM knows?

 

When your Mac OS X desktop is up and running, launch /Applications/Utilities/Terminal and type "sudo pico /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist" (without quotes), then press [RETURN]. You'll be asked for your password: type it

Im stuck i wont let me put mi password im using a usb keyboard and it dont work any help

 

Voodoo to vanilla: http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=8411

 

Just installed with these instructions, with the exception that i did an MBR partition map and three partitions so I could dual boot WinXP. Works great, including voodoo kernel and disk images.. Thanks for the guide!

 

I should mention that I installed an Apple Airport card to replace the stock WiFi card, and it works great under MacOS X, and in Windows as well. The WiFi switch and light on the front are no longer doing anything, but that's fine...

 

I am so sorry to ask what might be a stupid question, but

When I boot from the DVD the installation seems to start, in that I can see an apple logo and the rotating symbol.

However, a window pops up saying that my machine needs to be restarted, by holding down my power button.

It does not matter how many times I do this it keeps coming up.

Any help would be appreciated...

Many thanks
Richard

 

blueboyracer - that is a kernel panic. Basically the equivalent of the Windows blue screen of death. There is perhaps something wrong with your burned DVD..

 

I shall burn a new one and try again...
Thanks

 

Thanks so much for the tutorial. Now for my issue.

I've done my very best to follow the instructions here to the letter, but I'm stuck between steps 4 and 5. When I select the USB drive from the boot menu, it just gives me a cursor and a black screen, and the activity indicator LEDs on the USB stick flash for a few seconds and then stop completely. I've let it sit like that for about 10 minutes, both with the power plugged in and running on battery (no idea if the power management setup could make a difference).

I'm using an 8GB PNY Attaché that I've set up using a computer running Leopard. The AAO I'm working with is the A150 with BIOS v3305. Any thoughts??

 

It's a USB memory stick, right? Not a hard drive? I don't think it'll work this way, you'll have to look at the topic about installing with a USB key, somewhere in the OSX section of this forum. Good luck!

 

I am sorry but I burnt a new DVD but teh same screen appears

Saying that I need to restart my computer, by holding down....

Am I missing something completely silly, as I have successfully got both Linpus and TinyXP multi-booting already.
I have 4 partitions of which the 3rd is for OSX formated HPS+ and I have marked it with the boot flag.

Sorry but help needed ... Thanks

 

Possibly your external DVD reader needs more power (try a "Y"-shaped USB cable), or your .iso of OSX86 is corrupted. Check its MD5 signature.

 

I'll give it a shot with a hard drive and report back. Thanks!

 

qwhen i do this in terminal "sudo pico /Library/Prefrences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist" and after I type in my password it shows the screen, as far as its suppose to look... but my terminal screen is just blank... it doesnt have the boot.plist so i can change it... it shows i am in the file, but it doesn't show anything in terminal... i tried to just edit it by looking for it in finder, i found it, edited it, but i cant save it since i only have read previlage on it...

any help is greatly appreciated...

 

Try this way : type "sudo pico ", look for the file in the Finder and then drag and drop it to the Terminal window.

You're simply making a mistake when typing the path, I guess.

 

Many thanks I have done it by following the guide.

I am up to point 18 and OSX is working fine, so not far to go.

The problem was with the DVD image, I had not checked the iso image and it was missing the last 7%, so when I fired up bittorrent it completed, I burnt another DVD and hey presto...

Thanks again.

 

Well, I've now tried with an external USB hard drive. It's a powered drive, but I can't see how that could make any difference. Just throwing it out there in case it does. This time I let it sit for about 20 minutes with the blinking cursor and still nothing. Could it make any difference that this is an A150, and might things be improved if I upgrade the BIOS to 3309? I'm clutching at straws here, but it's all I've got.