Comments on: How to Install Mac OS X on Dell Inspiron 1525, 1515

By: waqas

waqas — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:53:43 +0000

Hi guyz
It appears on my dell inspiron n 4050 saying still waiting for root device….

Any help

By: Bruce

Bruce — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 00:19:22 +0000

Are you saying I’ll have to use this as a desk top?

By: DAOV

DAOV — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:13:35 +0000

Hello,

Thought I would assist with anyone having issues doing this.

**DO NOT enter -v -f. It screws it up OR it did for me.
**Choose instead -v only.
**If/when your screen goes black, hook it up to an external monitor and switch to that monitor (Fn+F8).
**If the screen is grey, close the lid and follow the above instructions at the pulsing power display stage.
**If it’s not grey, wait… maybe two minutes and if it turns grey follow the above instructions.
**If upon waiting, nothing happens, reboot (via power button; note, you must hold it down for about 45 seconds for it to fully shut off).
**Restart with -v and repeat with external monitor

I found that Darwin was trying to start hibernate after installing when using -f and this was screwing it up. Removed -f and used only -v (though not needed really) and it’s now working.

Good luck!

By: vipin kumar

vipin kumar — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:51:39 +0000

hello every one

i read all the detail bt still i m unable to install mac in my dell

please help me .

i shall be thankfull to u .

please help me…………

please.

By: napster

napster — Sat, 01 May 2010 15:10:31 +0000

im done with steps 1-9 but when customizing I cannpot find this
* Chipset Drivers >> Intel ICHx SATA Drivers
* Wireless Driver >> Broadcom Driver
* USB Drivers >> Patched USB Driver
* Power Management >> Clamshell Display Support
* Fixes and Patches >> USB Mount Fix
* PS/2 Device Support >> PS/2 Keyboard Fix
* DSDT Patches >> Patch DSDT
* AppleSMBIOS Patch >> AppleSMBIOS-27 Rev6 MacBook

then after, it display an error – you disc must be cleaned and restart again.

wherein my DVD installer is okay.

can you help me please…. pleasee pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee

By: josh

josh — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:46:12 +0000

after many attempts.. it has been unsucessful. i installed.. it boots.. grey screen. and then when i close the lid.. nothing. what driver am i missing for dell inspiron 1545? (close enuff)

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:40:26 +0000

I keep getting an error message when it reboots after insulation., it says bo-error. im using dell inspiron 1545

By: Jitu

Jitu — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:39:51 +0000

Sandip@
u must change SATA option in Boot setting.

By: asheesh

asheesh — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:03:34 +0000

I am not getting any installation screen when i boot from DVD..
When i boot from DVD, i get a blank screen after sometime and then it gives nothing… can anybody help me on this ??

By: Sandeep

Sandeep — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:03:40 +0000

Hi There,

I have followed each and every step of this tutorial (for iPC 10.5.6) but still i am unsuccessful in running MAC OSX. After installation and on first bootup the screen is staying black. Tried waiting patiently so many times but with not luck. After every boot using -v -f (-v by itself, -v -x also) after some messages the blue screen comes then the bloddy hell the BLACK screen. Tried removing power cord closing lid and waiting till the laptop goes to sleep (approx 15-20 min) and then finally opening the lid still the screen staying black. Never seen the Mac OSX desktop on my Dell Inspiron 1525. About my system: 3 drive partitions, one having XP, installed Mac OSX on the second one and third is for storing stuff. Just want to know that do i have to install Mac OSX first then Win Xp as i am doing opposite. I already has Win XP on my dell. Dell configuration:

IntelCore2Duo T8300 @ 2.4 GHz, Intel GM965 chipset, X3100 display card, Ethernet Marvell Yukon, Wireless Intel Pro 3945 (i think), Sigmatel HD Audio Codec.

Any help would be appreciated. Is there any specific Custom Options to choose upon installtion????

Please help