[Davidlane]

hello all. i got my new dell mini 10 v and have tried installing os 10.5.3 on it several times. the os x disk i have is mine from an upgrade to a 15 inch macbook pro that was stolen from a break in at my house. its a standard dell mini the only thing i did get upgraded was the battery. everything else is factory. I've tried several boot loaders to try the install. and it installes great but when i try to start up my little dell it says os not found or your computer needs to be restarted. im using an external dvd for the boot disk and the factory os x disk. what am i doing wrong? any help I would be very thankful.

[underwhelmed]

You need a retail version of OS X, not a grey apple disk that came with an Apple computer. Also, once you install the retail disc, you still need to run DellEFI so the mini knows how to boot up the OS X.

Best install method for the 10v is this one.

http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/mac-...-released.html

[Davidlane]

i do have the retail version of osx and still have trouble getting it to boot back up after i shut it off. and i have tried the 801 loader also. im just wondering if because i had it on my nac that got stolen. also is there a way to get the osx killed on the stolen laptop

[underwhelmed]

If it is a retail version, it should work fine, apple doesn't require serial numbers like MS, that is why we are at our word to make sure we are being legit (not installing to multiple computers). It is also the reason I was asking to confirm that you are using a retail version, not a grey upgrade disk, as you sometimes get when buying Hardware just as the OS changes.

If you have gotten the OS loaded and running, you need to run DellEFI to finalize the settings. Since this is a Dell PC, and not an Apple, it uses BIOS to boot up, where as a Mac has EFI. EFI starts up a Mac and checks everything out before loading the OS, if all is good, it gives you the start up chime. We load the DellEFI to basically trick the OS X to think it is running on an Apple machine, as well as to load the drivers, or kexts to make everything work properly. Wireless, graphics, etc.

I am sorry, but I don't have a 10v, so I can't be anymore precise about the installation methodology you should use. I have a Mini 9, and although much is the same, there is also much that is different.

As far as killing the OS on your stolen laptop, without actually having it in your possession to do so, I don't know of a way to.

[xstepalex]

I could be mistaking but I doubt that apple realeased retail disks of version 10.5.3, correct me if i'm wrong

[Davidlane]

im pretty sure its 10.5.3 but could b mistaken. its not the grey disk though its the black disk with the big x on it. i just know im at a loss because i bought the dell so i could put osx on it. and now i cant get it to boot back up. ive read everything i could and have tried several methods trying to get it to load from the disk. i havent tried two thumb drives yet but i dont know what good it will do as i dont have a mac to load the image. thanks again for the help

[Davidlane]

ok i have recieved 10.5.6 and still have problems. i can install it on my mini but when i try to shut down them start it back up it wont boot up. its a new dell mini 10 v with 1 gig of ram and 120 gig hard drive. what programs do i need to make it work? thanks in advance