Topic says it.can't install due to 'still waiting for root device'. 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.
Been wrestling with this issue for a few days now - The host unit is an iMac6,1 (Late 2006)Still Waiting For Root Device Mac
- For example, a DMG image on the Mac OS X install disks created with the DiskUtility in Mac OS X itself will generate this message if you try to boot PearPC with it. Downloaded from various websites and some created with on a linux box. I run pearpc with my config file and I get 'Still waiting for root device' over and over.
- I have an old laptop hp pavilion dv 6500.After downloading High sierra and make bootable usb with Trans Mac setup now i am ready to install. I have just one disk and there is no os on it and i want just install mac yet.SO i formatted my one partition into NTFS. After rebooting my laptop and plug.
- In Verbose mode it crashes half way, a 'no entry' icon pops up and the last text says 'Still waiting for root device'. I followed all the instructions one by one. I tried it in multiple USB drives and different ports; tried creating the installation drive with Unibeast and Terminal.
10.6.8
installed, running VirtualBox v4.3.8 r92456. The install media is a known-good bootable disk image of 10.6.8 on an external HDD which we use to image other Macs on a daily basis.I've tried this with a VB profile for both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Snow Leopard, using all default settings, both of which exhibit the same symptoms: The profile fires up and looks like it's attempting to launch, then hangs indefinitely, repeating the same message 'Still waiting for root device' every ~30 seconds or so. Screenshot for reference:
Still Waiting For Root Device Mojave
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I've Googled the issue and ran across a similar previous post, wherein the consensus seemed to be that this error appears when the host unit is unable to natively support the OS you're trying to install on the VM. Except in this case, the host unit can support 10.4.7 > 10.7.5...
Any foresight or suggestions would be appreciated!