Solve hackintosh constant reboot problem after OSX86 install

Installing the OSX on your pc is quite a tedious process for newbies.it even troubles well versed some times.If your osx 86 installation was successful,it means you have given all the settings like distro,bios,hardware and patch selection correct.After installation completes hackintosh restarts.but for some people there is a problem of continuos restart after leopard hackintosh install.you can solve this problem by following the below steps.

How to solve constant reboot problem in osx 86:

1.check your bios settings whether it is correct or not.the following settings must match the one in your bios settings
* Set Core Mutil-Proccessing disable (if all goes well set enabled)
* Set ACPI 2.0 Support to yes
* Set ACPI APIC Support to enable
* Set CPU Internal Thermal Control to Disabled or Auto
* Set the Max CPUID Value Limit to Disabled
* Set the “Execute Disable Function” to Enabled
* XD (eXecution Disabled) Disabled

2.Check your ATA/IDE Mode settings:

* Set ATA/IDE Mode: Legacy
* Set Configure SATA as: IDE
* Set S.M.A.R.T: Disabled

3.you should try to boot your osx 86 with some darwin bootloader switches:

cpus=1
-f
-x
-v
-legacy
platform=X86PC
platform=86PC
rd=diskXsY (where X is the number of the leopard drive starting from 0 and Y is the number
of Leopard partition starting from 1 example: rd=disk0s1)
see “Darwin Boot Options” for more details

3. if you are using kalyway 10.5.1 then try “TOHKERNEL” at the darwin boot prompt it will boot TOH kernel instead of the vanilla one (this solution is mostly for when the DVD reboots befor getting to the graphical install screen).

4. Make sure you have at least SSE2 Processor.

5. Reinstall OSX86 with minimum options in customization.

6. Remove hardware parts you don’t need for the install process (like PCI cards, 1.44, USB deices etc.)

7. Try to install OSX86 on a blank Hard Disk.

This is how to rectify the constant restart problem in your osx 86.

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