I installed a new 500GB, 7200RPM drive into the HP Mini 110 netbook and proceeded to install Snow Leopard on it.
Upon booting from the USB drive (made with Netbook Installer), I received an error on the apple loading screen (the ‘do not enter / no smoking’ symbol appeared). I restarted the computer and went into the boot options of the USB drive and selected verbose from the menu (use the up/down arrows to see the menu).
Upon booting verbosely, I saw the Still Waiting for Root Device message. After googling that message, it appeared that the error was common in the OSX86 world and was not usually easy to fix. Many different people having many different experiences with it. Some easily fixed, some not fixable.
To fix, I restarted the PC again and went into BIOS setup, changed the boot options to have the USB drive first in the list and the HDD second. It seems that whenever this error came up, switching the boot order resolved it. It didn’t really matter which drive was listed first, as long as you change it and save/exit the BIOS.
After I made that simple change, the Still Waiting for Root Device message went away and installation proceeded as it normally would.
System:
Model: HP Mini 110-1000
RAM: 1GB
HDD: Seagate Momentus 2.5″ SATA 500GB (7200rpm)
OS: Mac OSX (Snow Leopard 10.6.1)
In no particular order…
- Drink less coffee
- Drink more water
- Build an iPhone app and get it published in the iTunes App Store
- Write a childrens book
- Take more family photos (specifically, focus on the family unit photos)
- Take more “Nick & Jen” couple photos
- Continue to not drink soda (been a few months already)
- Learn to speak Chinese
- Have more patience
- Eat healthier
- Continue to love and cherish Jen, Sam, Lizzy and the rest of the family
Sam and Lizzy had a blast ice skating at the Abbey today.
Very nice of The Abbey to offer ice skating and usage of skates for free.
There’s a health food store in Lake Geneva that, in my opinion, is sending a mixed message about being healthy.
Last I looked, artificial tanning wasn’t exactly the best for your health. Too funny…
It was a very nice Thanksgiving this year. Family from Indiana (Dad, Levi, Logan, Roseanne) came up to visit, Jen’s family (Dad, Julie, Cassidy) were in attendance. Jen and myself were obviously there. Dinner was hosted at Mom’s house as is becoming tradition now.
After we all enjoyed the lovely meal prepared by Jen and Mom, we played with the kids, watched some football and enjoyed each other’s company.
Here are some photos from the weekend… Lizzy in her turkey hat, Sam and Lizzy posing for a picture and the next four pictures are Levi and Logan riding the mopeds around the yard. I especially like Logan’s choice of scooters. :-)
Until next year… Happy Thanksgiving…
We have a lot to be thankful for…
- Kids are healthy
- Family is healthy
- House is warm
- Family is in house or will be en route soon
- We are all loved
- Oh, and pie.
- Oh, and it’s snowing for the first time *really* this year
Jen makes the best pumpkin pie, ever.
First real snow fall of the season…
The weather channel has an air quality alert out… This is quite a comment. :) ”A STAGNANT AND INCREASINGLY DIRTY AIR MASS WILL INTENSIFY”
What the hoof?
Chilling out on the couch with Sam. He fell asleep. Poor little guy is so tired out from being sick.
I guess it was inevitable… Sam is also sick now. The pediatrician put him on the H1N1 meds on Friday.
Sam is doing as well as could be expected, high fever, stomach issues, overall soreness…
Keep your fingers crossed and prayers coming, that he also beats this thing quickly… Soon enough, he’ll be back to normal…
Update 11/21/2009:
Sam is pretty much over H1N1 now. He has a cough that is still hanging around, but the fever and other symptoms are gone. He’s back to his regular self again. Thanks for all the kind thoughts and words…