Installing Ideneb 10.5.8 lite edition from Bootable USB

Been searching around, and been trying but unsuccessful so far.

Heres the Plan:

Install Ideneb 10.5.8 lite edition from a bootable flash drive on a PC

Specs:

AMD Phenom ii x4 925
Biostar TA790GXE Motherboard (amd 790 gx chipset)
BFG Nvidia 9800 GT 1gb graphics card
2 SATA HD
1 PATA DVD RW
4 GB Ram (Coursair, or kingston idk)


Anyway I have a mac pro sitting right here so this is what I have been doing. In disk utility i format my 8 GB Flash hard drive to Master Boot then copy the Image file of Ideneb to it. Then use OSX86 tools to install EFI/Run FDISK so it will boot.

No avail. I'm following this guide: How to Create a Bootable OSX USB Key

Does this only work on macs? I'm trying to put it on my PC.

And I'm Following this guide:

HCL 10.5.8 - OSx86 (second one down almost matches my setup)

Let me know what needs to be done to get it to boot from usb. I already tried installing from DVD but it didnt work.


-malki means king

It should work whether using USB or DVD method.
You need to describe your problem in more detail rather than it doesn't work as there isn't any much clue.

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Originally Posted by ratvn

It should work whether using USB or DVD method.
You need to describe your problem in more detail rather than it doesn't work as there isn't any much clue.

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ok when i tried to boot it from USB flash drive it just sat in the dos screen with the _ bar blinking.

when i tried to install it from dvd it went to the grey apple screen and showed the "do not enter" sign. ive seen other people with this problem.


i heard that on my setup mac doesn't like my ide drives, i have my dvd hooked up ide right now.

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Originally Posted by malkimeansking

ok when i tried to boot it from USB flash drive it just sat in the dos screen with the _ bar blinking.

when i tried to install it from dvd it went to the grey apple screen and showed the "do not enter" sign. ive seen other people with this problem.


i heard that on my setup mac doesn't like my ide drives, i have my dvd hooked up ide right now.

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1. Mac doesn't like IDE DVD? That is completely wrong. In fact, for Leopard, that is the best setup, IDE DVD with SATA HDD. That is also what genuine macs have for many years.
2. The blinking cursor mean your USB is not bootable, if your select it as first boot device already. Your installation of bootloader is not working.
3. As for DVD booting, you need to find out the error, as "do not enter" just means OSX doesn't like you and your hardware, or you may get a ticket.

Have you read any OSX installation tutorial for basic idea?
Boot with -v for verbose output.

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Originally Posted by ratvn

1. Mac doesn't like IDE DVD? That is completely wrong. In fact, for Leopard, that is the best setup, IDE DVD with SATA HDD. That is also what genuine macs have for many years.
2. The blinking cursor mean your USB is not bootable, if your select it as first boot device already. Your installation of bootloader is not working.
3. As for DVD booting, you need to find out the error, as "do not enter" just means OSX doesn't like you and your hardware, or you may get a ticket.

Have you read any OSX installation tutorial for basic idea?
Boot with -v for verbose output.

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yeah thats what the guide says. however idk how to boot with -v it seems like theres no screen to do that?


thanks for your help so far man. im pretty new to this ive been tinkering with vmware for a month or two i got it installed but the sound didnt run will and it didnt detect any of my drive

ERROR STILL waiting for root device

Booted it from dvd with -v

it loaded a lot of text. and it seems like it paused now but i got somehwere. heres what is says

STILL waiting for root device? is that the ahrd drive? (I hear if u plug it into sata ports 5 and 6 it fixes this, something weird with the mobo, is that true?)

plugged in hd to sata 5 and 6 still saying its waiting for root device


any idea what that means? (been searching around it says mess with jumper cables, ill give this a try) let me know though i'm stuck

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Originally Posted by malkimeansking

ERROR STILL waiting for root device

Booted it from dvd with -v

STILL waiting for root device? is that the ahrd drive? (I hear if u plug it into sata ports 5 and 6 it fixes this, something weird with the mobo, is that true?)

plugged in hd to sata 5 and 6 still saying its waiting for root device
(been searching around it says mess with jumper cables, ill give this a try) let me know though i'm stuck

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Jumper cables mostly only apply to IDE devices. SATA is a direct serial.

Have you checked/set your BIOS option under SATA for AHCI?
Sometimes it would require physical connection to port #1/2 on some motherboards.

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Originally Posted by ratvn

Jumper cables mostly only apply to IDE devices. SATA is a direct serial.

Have you checked/set your BIOS option under SATA for AHCI?
Sometimes it would require physical connection to port #1/2 on some motherboards.

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what exactly do you mean like plugging my hard drives into port 1 & 2, thats how i had it to begin with.

the ideneb wiki says the that the install wont work from dvd only from flash usb, do you think that might be the reason its hanging?

thanks

Have you checked/set your BIOS option under SATA for AHCI?

And what ports are full AHCI supported?

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Originally Posted by ratvn

Have you checked/set your BIOS option under SATA for AHCI?

And what ports are full AHCI supported?

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nah i will do that though. so hook up my hard drives to the ports that are full AHCI supported?