Mac os x boot problems

[BXtreme]

a friend of mine (and a user of this forum), has given me his Mac os x 10.4.6 x86 DVD
i just entered the dvd and then only 1 message came out -
/com.apple/boot.plist is not found (smthing like that). any ideas from mac users here .It's first time i'm actually using the mac os x x86, so no ideas
i searched tutorials on the net but couldn't get it working, just this silly message.
p.s it's a real dvd, not fake or pirated, phew i'm glad it isn't

 

[Wile E]

What are you trying to install it on?

 

[BXtreme]

just a test setup-
c2d e6300
7300gs
80gb sata
asus p5b

 

[Wile E]

The standard install disk will not work. First, PCs have a BIOS, Macs do not. The have either Open Firmware on the PowerPC based Macs, or EFI on Intel macs. Second, Macs have what's called a TPM(Trusted Platform Module) that the install disk searches for.

Head over to http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Installation_Guides and look arounud. It'll help you to figure out what is needed. I don't think I can give anymore details, due to forum rules.

 

[BXtreme]

i read the links, but none of them gave me any idea to cope with the problem called ....boot.plist not found, Then how come the intel macs run mac, this is supposed to run whats the reason ???

 

[Wile E]

i read the links, but none of them gave me any idea to cope with the problem called ....boot.plist not found, Then how come the intel macs run mac, this is supposed to run whats the reason ???

Because of the lack of EFI and the lack of a TPM. The install disk doesn't understand a pc's bios, and even if it did, you still need a Trusted Platform Module. It's basically a chip that the install disk looks for, that tells it you put it into a Mac and not a PC. Short version = Apple locked it out. If you're dead set on installing it, JaS releases are what you need to search for. He's the one that has made the most headway on installing OS X on PCs.

 

[zekrahminator]

Meh give him the details, hacking an operating system is like hacking a video card. X800GT's aren't supposed to become X850XT PE's, but we do that anyways . Mac OS X isn't supposed to run on a PC....but you can tell him .

 

[Wile E]

Meh give him the details, hacking an operating system is like hacking a video card. X800GT's aren't supposed to become X850XT PE's, but we do that anyways . Mac OS X isn't supposed to run on a PC....but you can tell him .

Thanx, Zek.

@BX- The best way to do it is to search for JaS OS X 10.4.8 Intel SSE2/3 (<---Click me)on your favorite torrent site.

MOD NOTE: Link Edited because thats what got osx86project.org in trouble.
-Dippy

 

[Alec§taar]

WHAT'S THIS? A Mac that doesn't "just work"??

See my subject-line/title above, in MY reply here, & lol!



* Just being a 'wise-guy' in this reply (or, am I?)...

APK

 

[BXtreme]

Thanx, Zek.

@BX- The best way to do it is to search for JaS OS X 10.4.8 Intel SSE2/3 (<---Click me)on your favorite torrent site.

do i have to download this ?

 

[Wile E]

do i have to download this ?

Yep

 

[BXtreme]

will a 10.4.6 Jas sse2 patched iso work ? i have it in an http server, faster download

 

[Wile E]

So long as it has the Intel, Intel SATA and SSE2/3 patches, that'll work too. You'll just have to hunt down your OS updates manually(IE: 10.4.6 to 10.4.7 or 8). Most of them will break the hacked install. JaS is your friend there as well.

 

[randomperson21]

See my subject-line/title above, in MY reply here, & lol!



* Just being a 'wise-guy' in this reply (or, am I?)...

APK

ha thanks alec....

you might want to check out this site for more resources:

osx86project
some of the stuff is a bit old, but the wiki is suburb. highly reccomended

 

[BXtreme]

hw about this 1- http://www.torrentspy.com/torrent/833783/Mac_OS_X_10_4_6_x86_Install_DVD_JaS
i was downloading this some hours ago, thought the 'Jas' part would be trusted. it'll finish after a 10-15mins, i'll soon report back.

 

[randomperson21]

haven't had experience w/ that exact torrent, but JaS is pretty good, provided it really IS JaS.

 

[BXtreme]

w00t, download finished, the torrentspy one gd seeders, got nice speeds.
ok so i burned into a dvd, now should i use the wiki/osx86 steps to proceed ?

 

[Wile E]

I think it will work BX, but don't quote me. I should also mention that it's best to install it on a separate hard drive, and use your bios to change your HD boot order for when you want to boot into OS X, if you can't, you'll have to set up a boot loader such as grub or lilo or even Acronis OS Selector(which detects it fine, btw) One thing I almost forgot, it must be installed on a primary partition, not a logical partition.

 

[BXtreme]

if i format my whole drive (test setup, not original ), and delete all partitions, boot with acronis bootcd, then create partition and set it primary would it work ?

 

[Wile E]

Should do the trick

 

[BXtreme]

ok, hope everything goes gd, i'll backup the data on that hd, and set on to try this, bxtreme loggin out

 

[Wile E]

Good luck BX

 

[randomperson21]

read the wiki man, theres some VERY good guides in there. step by step, always works like a charm

also check the hcl for your hardware. no point in installing it if osx doesn't play nice w/ your components.

also, after you get it installed, check out the wiki again for speed boosts. theres quite a few tweaks you can do to get ci/qe working right, etc and speed things up.

have fun!

 

[BXtreme]

ok, my results are - "/com.apple.boot.plist not found", all steps done but still no success
i heard many ppl got this message , anyway to cure this ?

 

[Wile E]

You might want to try the fully patched 10.4.8 release I linked to above. It says exactly what was integrated. That .6 release you downloaded didn't have a very good description, it may not have had the necessary kexts hacked into it. It may also be your SATA drive, they notoriously don't play nice on OS X install. It's usually best to install to an ide drive, apply your mobo's SATA kext, then use Disk Utility to clone it to the SATA drive.