Iatkos v 7 won't boot past "loading Darwin /x86"

**dookiechew** · 03-11-2010 10:47 PM

I've been looking around at all of the forums and can't seem to find an answer. Iatkos v 7 won't get into the installer. Whenever I run -v, it gets to the "loading Darwin /x86" and the spinner on the left eventually stops and goes away. Then it just sits there. I have tried these options (usually interchangeably): -v, -f, -x, toh -v, -v busratio=10 cpus=1. When I run nforce_core -v it goes back to the press f8 screen and when i type in -v, it gets stuck at "setting boot -uuid to: CA70EDFA-SC0F-3EE1-85C1-549AD20F9B35" then gets stuck again at the loading darwin screen. I have used the same .iso to install on my Dell and had minimal problems, so I know the .iso is good. Any suggestions?

My Specs:
Compaq Presario CQ60
AMD Athlon Dual-Core QL-62
HP F.54 BIOS
NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G 256MB
Atheros AR5007 802.11b/g WiFi Adapter

*Sorry, I didn't notice that I put this in the Snow Leopard Thread

**dookiechew** · 03-16-2010 04:32 AM

I have tried different distros and I keep getting similar results. Is my problem as generic as incompatible hardware? Can anyone please offer any kind of support?

**p_funk** · 03-16-2010 05:43 AM

have you tried kalyway 10.5.2 ?

**dookiechew** · 03-16-2010 06:21 AM

Yes, I've tried iATKOS v4 and v7, Kalyway 10.5.2, and a retail leopard with a boot 132.

**p_funk** · 03-16-2010 09:32 AM

you could also try Empire EFI...there are many different "optimizations" ,depending on your hardware, to choose from...you could also try the usb flash drive method...

**dookiechew** · 03-16-2010 09:38 PM

Empire EFI seems to have gotten me further than all the other options, but it has similar results. The only difference this time is that after I boot to the retail disk, I see the Chameleon and then the computer restarts. I downloaded 2 different AMD .iso and they really didn't seem to help much. So as for right now, I'm still stuck trying to get into the installer.