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Hi guys, Ive managed to revert back to a working snow leopard 10.6.3 but after doing the combo update it wont even boot just resets the computer, any ideas as to my next course of action? Ive tried the using boot disk, retail dvd etc. it stops on pci configuration again

I may have to try reverting back to an older version of chameleon to see if that works

Right heres where Im at. Big thanks to Herve for trying to help me get my system working properly. Osx snow leopard 10.6.3 installed and seems to work fine the only problem Ive got is I seem to have bootloader issues, ive installed the necessary modules and a modified acpiplatform kext taken from EDP due to kernel panics but still no boot from hdd. It boots fine with mod cd but not from hdd. Also since installing EDP I now have no ethernet internet either, anyone got any ideas for my next move?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/TJC/IMAG0319.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/TJC/IMAG0318.jpg Im assuming by the red light on the chameleon bootloader gui that there is a problem somewhere, Ive tried a few different methods found on the internet but still doesnt boot Scratch that, I just reinstalled osx over the top of my previous install without wiping it first and now it boots fine from the hdd with chameleon, blind luck on my part obviously being a newbie. thanks for all the help much appreciated, now just got to see if I can update to a newer version, anything I need to do before upgrading to Lion?

I renamed the com.apple.boot.plist to org.chameleon.boot.plist as mentioned but still get kernel panic and system uptime in nanoseconds I can boot it with the mod cd again afterwards but usually takes 3 or 4 attempts at least.

Ive just tried a fix listed on macbreaker using my install dvd and disk utilities with the boot1h file on a usb stick then using terminal writing it to the osx partition, the only problem the bootloader screen comes up now after saying extra/com.apple.boot.plist is depreciated use file /extra/org.chameleon.boot.plist instead press any key to continue, the gui comes up says the same thing then the grey apple screen appears with kernel panics on. Whats my next move?

Ive been searching the internet and apparently its something to do with hdds over 1TB, is there a fix using the mod cd or will I have to use unifail or something similar?

Ive just tried to boot straight from the hdd and its come up with boot0: test boot0: error does this mean I havent installed chameleon correctly? I've got an error at the top of the wizard saying no chameleons.boot plist or something all I have in my extra folder is com.apple.plist

I checked all my bios settings were all correct changed my hdd as I had ordered a 2TB one, The first install I tried on my old 500Gb sata. All I did then was use the boot cd then just pressed enter with no boot flags at all and it installed fine, and best of all the wireless usb keyboard and mouse still work after reboot. The only thing I did differently this time was I didnt check the ElliottForceLegacyRTC kext On reboot i tried GraphicsEnabler=Yes and t still booted fine with no problems so just got to sort the chameleon bootloader out now so its permanent.

Finally got a working install of osx on my system, couple of questions though, what have i got to do with the chameleon wizard as cant seem to get it to work and cant find a tutorial, do I just select the Boot0hfs as Im going to dual boot with windows on a seperate partition and click install?

Right then heres the latest, Using just ps2 keyboard managed to run chameleon wizard followed instructions etc and after restart osx will not boot, had to reset and boot with boot cd again instead, also bought a logitech usb wired mouse to see if that would work but still no luck.

Ive borrowed a belkin usb bluetooth adaptor from a friend and a microsoft sculpt touch mouse which is supposedly mac 10.6 compatible and it doesnt even pick the mouse up at all, nothing seems to be working for me at the mo

the equipment Im using is the microsoft usb wireless keyboard and mouse, it worked fine when I first installed osx but since it restarted neither of them work at all now so had to resort to a ps2 keyboard which is an absolute knightmare. Also when booting sometimes it freezes on the usbf section. Having to navigate with a ps2 keyboard using just shortcuts is getting a bit tedious I can tell you,

is there a way i could download and install a replacement usb kext?

Ive tried yes aswell and still no usb keyboard or mouse