OSX Installer hangs

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Arr MiHardies
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OSX Installer hangs

Post by Arr MiHardies »

hello. Ive been very interested in possibly buying a mac computer, so I thought Id give pear pc a try.

I made images off of the install disks off of my sisters recently purchased iBook, so Im pretty sure the version is 10.3.8

What happens:
the isntaller boots.. I see preparing installation for a while, then I get a blank desktop, even after setting up the disk in the disk program (whatever its called) Im pretty sure this is where you are supposed to select a language, but nothing happens here. Any help?
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Post by willhart »

config, build, pc specs?
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specs, etc

Post by Arr MiHardies »

build: Ive tried both the most recent JITC build and the CVS build of the day (which seems much faster)

PC Specs: XP PRO sp2, athlonXP 2600+ (~2Ghz), 1 gb ram, sata 80gb maxtor hdd, asus MB(i forget the model).. I doubt youll need more than that.

The primary image is about 6 Gb in size.

Config:

## PearPC Configuration File

##
## Start Resolution
##
## (clients that use video.x can change the resolution at runtime,
## so this would be used only for starting up)
##
## format: "(width)x(height)x(depth)"
## or "(width)x(height)x(depth)@(frequency)"
##
## depth can only be 15 or 32
##
## default: "800x600x15"
##

ppc_start_resolution = "800x600x15"

##
## Redraw interval (in ms)
## must be between 10 and 500
##
## If you set this higher, PearPC will spend less time doing redraws (and so run faster)
## but feel less responsive. You should adjust this to your computer speed and personal
## preference.
##

redraw_interval_msec = 100

##
## Key codes
##

key_toggle_mouse_grab = "F12"

key_toggle_full_screen = "Alt+Return"


##
## Loader
##

##
## Boot method
## this can be
## 1. "auto", prom will boot the first bootable partition found (default)
## 2. "select", prom will show you a list of bootable partitions
## 3. "force", prom will load and boot the local file prom_loadfile
##

prom_bootmethod = "auto"

## Example of how to use "force":

#prom_bootmethod = "force"
#prom_loadfile = "test/yaboot"
#prom_env_bootpath = "disk"


##
## bootargs: don't change unless you know what you are doing
## machargs: set to "-v" to get a verbose startup
##

#prom_env_bootargs = ""
prom_env_machargs = ""

##
## This is needed if you want to boot Mac OS X
##
prom_driver_graphic = "video.x"

## This will adjust the position of the initial page table (don't change)

#page_table_pa = 104857600

##
## CPU Config
##
## Processor Version Register
## Defaults to 0x00088302
## Only change if you know want you are doing
## Altivec: G4 = 0x000c0000, G5 = 0x00390202 [ Do not use these values. They are not supported yet ]

#cpu_pvr = 0x000c0000
cpu_pvr = 0x00088302


##
## Main memory (default 128 MiB)
## must be >= 64 MiB
##

# Remove the '#' sign front of your desired memory size

# 128 megs RAM
# memory_size=0x8000000

# 256 megs RAM
#memory_size=0x10000000

# 384 megs RAM
# memory_size=0x18000000

# 512 megs RAM
memory_size=0x20000000

# 640 megs RAM
# memory_size=0x28000000

# 768 megs RAM
# memory_size=0x30000000

# 896 megs RAM
# memory_size=0x38000000


#
# IO Devices
#

#
# PCI IDE Config
#
# Drive type will be set according to file extension:
# .img: Harddisk (filesize must be multiple of 516096)
# .iso: CD-Rom
# Or you can override this by specifying the type via
# pci_ide0_master_type / pci_ide0_slave_type

pci_ide0_master_installed = 1
pci_ide0_master_image = "C:\pearpc\hd_image.img"
pci_ide0_master_type = "hd"

pci_ide0_slave_installed = 1

pci_ide0_slave_image = "C:\pearpc\cd1.iso"
#pci_ide0_slave_image = "C:\pearpc\cd2.iso"
#pci_ide0_slave_image = "C:\pearpc\extracd.iso"
# pci_ide0_slave_image = "F:\"

pci_ide0_slave_type = "cdrom"
#pci_ide0_slave_type = "hd"
# pci_ide0_slave_type = "nativecdrom"


##
## Network
##
## Choose one of the cards

pci_3c90x_installed = 0
pci_3c90x_mac = "de:ad:ca:fe:12:34"

pci_rtl8139_installed = 0
pci_rtl8139_mac = "de:ad:ca:fe:12:35"

##
## USB
##
pci_usb_installed = 1

##
## NVRAM
##
nvram_file = "nvram"
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Post by willhart »

Change redraw to 10 and prom_env_machargs to -v.
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Post by Arr MiHardies »

so...
prom_env_machargs = "-v"

and

redraw_interval_msec = 10


?

Ill give it a try. thanks for the advice. Ill let you know what happens.

anyone else have a problem with mouse support while connecting to the computer running pearpc over a remote desktop connection? the mouse goes all wonky on me until i use it locally (though I suppose it is possible the redraw fix above may correc tthis)
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Post by ataxy »

do you use any special theme or a desktop theme software like some stardock software


lol post 300 lets celebrate lol
sorry for that short moment of hysteria
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Post by Cat_7 »

You can best try to install with default values, specially memory:
so comment out all your memory settings like this:

#memory_size=0x20000000

and then, do NOT use "-v" with prom_env_machargs = ""
as it only gives your a verbose startup which can interrupt the install.

set this:
prom_bootmethod = "auto" to "select" so pearpc will show you an overview of partitions to boot from.

Last: you did restart pearpc after setting up the hd-image with disk utility?
and did deselect all software to install execpt the basic packages?

Good Luck!

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Post by Arr MiHardies »

Last: you did restart pearpc after setting up the hd-image with disk utility?
Yes
and did deselect all software to install execpt the basic packages?
I dont get that far. Can't even select the language. (which I believe is the first step)
do you use any special theme or a desktop theme software like some stardock software
Im just using a royale theme. nothing special.
I do run Konfabulator (think dashboard) but I dont think that would interfere with this
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Post by Arr MiHardies »

Still no luck. Perhaps there is a problem with my install ISO... ?

That would suck, as I have no way to make another one for the time being. Would have tow ait for my sister to get back from her trip to germany with her laptop
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Post by niuus »

The iBook you took the image from was G4? Change the CPU code to G4 to see where it takes you.

You could also try with different builds.

Prasys builds:
http://prasys.skidsoftware.com/Files.htm

Richard Goodwin builds:
http://richardgoodwin.com/wp/cvsbuilds.php

Here's a manual method for installing OS X with restore discs, if this is your case:
http://pearpc.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1894
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