Hello all. I recently downloaded iAtkos S3, and patched it with the v2 update as instructed in order to ensure compatibility with my Intel 965 graphics card, and other components. The install for 10.6 was going perfectly for me. I had installed on a 40GB partition I made especially for this one use, which was entitled "OSX", with no spaces. The install went perfectly. I selected to erase the partition with OS Journaled as advised, and then installed to the partition. So, after all that it was perfect. OS X appeared to be ready to use. So, when the installation was finished and the HackBook restarted I excitedly opened the disc drive as the manufacturer logo appeared, popping out my Snow Leopard install disc. However, OS X would not boot. In fact, Windows 7 wouldn't boot either! It gave me a black screen with the following error:
000: testing
000: testing
000: testing
000: error
Alright, error was not bolded, but I did that in order to draw attention to the problem. This caused me to have to boot up my Windows 7 installation disc, and use the repair tools. Which then caused my Windows 7 installation to get the 'Non-Genuine' watermark. Alright, that's all fixed, and the OS X partition has been completely erased. Here is the information about my install:
When prompted, I selected to boot the iAtkos S3 disc. I did not use the -v command to boot. I was also recommended to use busratio=10, but I forgot that too. I opened Disc Facility prematurely and closed it immediately after I realised my mistake. When it came to the right moment, I wiped the OSX disc with the Mac OS (Journaled) option. After doing so, I continued with the installation. Install went fine, though when I was done I discovered my Snow Leopard would not start off. Nor my Windows 7. Could not using -v or busratio=10 have been my problem? During the customisation process I did not know the answers to some of the questions, and opted to mark all. I assumed this would be the easiest manner to ensure I got the right kexts installed to my Hackintosh. Evidently not.
Now, what I want to know is: what did I do wrong? Was it those two simple commands that ruined the install? Was it opening Disc Utility too early? Was it removing the disc during the booting of the notebook / laptop? I don't know for certain, though I hope you do!
Furthermore, I'd like to ask one final question: is it worth trying again? Will there be any risk from it such as Windows 7 bugging out on me again or will it more than likely work this time?
Thanks so, so much for any answers you can provide, and my apologies for not supplying an image. When it happened, to avoid putting too fine a point on it, I was 'bricking it', is the correct term. I look forward to discovering more about making my own 'Microsoft Mac', as I referred to them in the past as (before I discovered the term Hackintosh) :P

