Hey all! I'm hoping someone out there can help me..or point me in the right direction as to what I'm doing wrong. I just got a new HP DV6Z as a replacement for the other POS HP DV6 that I'm on right now (w/ Ideneb -OS X 10.5.8)

Anyway, I can't seem to find any combination of selections/options that gets me past the restart computer screen after the initial installation. (Some cause panics before I ever get there but that is the furthest I've gotten.) When i get there (after rebooting..and whether I put -x -v (etc etc) doesn't seem to matter) ...it always takes me back to that power button screen.

Does anyone have any good ideas.?? I've googled, read the forums and tried a number of things but I can't seem to find the right combination ow whathaveyou. Anyway, thanks so much!!!!

HP DV6Z
AMD Athlon(TM) X2 Dual-Core Processor for Notebook PCs QL-65 (2.1GHz, 1MB L2 Cache)
4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
320 GB WD (7200) SATA HD
ATI Radeon Mobility HD 4530
Atheros (?) Wireless

Did you try leaving your dvd in the tray and boot?

Yes, I've tried that. I've tried multiple distros. and nothing seems to work.

Ev ery distros gives me different errors or panics..and now (on any of them) I can't get back to the install utility. Not sue what I need to do to make it work. I hear it can be done with the AMD processor but no luck so far..... any ideas??

have you tried cpus=1?

I know this is an old post but incase you haven't managed to install OSX yet then I can help. I have a DV7 2110SA with the same hardware as your DV6 (I dont know why??? :S).

I found that using iPC 10.5.6 Final works fine. Install that using the 9.5 Voodoo kernel and the PS/2 Keyboard fix. Install the system with just those two options ticked and Leopard will install and boot fine.

There is a problem with the Mobility HD 4530 support which I am working on. I have managed to get the resolution up to 1152x864 and quartz using OSX86 Tools.

I hope this has helped you

EDIT: Also there is no sound, wifi or ethernet however this I am working on