Mac Os Waiting For Root



Use the flags one at a time; if one doesn't work, try the other. Fair warning: this solution usually only works on Mac OS X Lion and Mountain Lion. 'Still waiting for root device' If the output from verbose mode specifically stops at a line saying 'Still waiting for root device', you. I've taken a Mac OS X 10.6 Server DVD, created a cdr image of it in OS X (due to the fact that the DVD is dual layer, and the Windows machine here has only a single layer DVD), and attached it to IDE Primary. Boots through the EFI jazz, starts to go through Darwin (I think) then sits at 'Still waiting for root device' and that's where it ends. Hello Everybody!!! I need help with Installing Hackintosh on my notebook. In the video you can see the error message (BY THE WAY SORRY FOR THE BAD QUALITY).

This error manifests itself on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion only if you boot your Hackintosh with UseKernelCache=Yes, as booting with “-f” results in a normal boot sequence.

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The reason is believed to be due to a timing change Apple has introduced in the IOAHCIBlockStorage.kext, results in a bug on Hackintosh builds: the system enumerates the disk partitions too fast and the boot partition gets skipped. The fix involves patching the IOAHCIBlockStorage.kext and adding a slight delay that allows enough time for disk enumeration.

The shell script patcher is available from the author’s Dropbox, but if you prefer to do everything by hand yourself, here is the list of the commands:

Mac Os Waiting For Root

Reboot and see if this fixes the problem for your Hackintosh.

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Update: This patch DOES NOT work for 10.8.1’s IOAHCIBlockStorage.kext

Update 2:Updated fix for “Still waiting for root device” on OS X 10.8.1 Mountain Lion

Mac Os High Sierra Still Waiting For Root Device

This fix has been made possible due to countless hours spent by bcc9 from InsanelyMac forums reverse-engineering Apple’s work and his original script.