To fix it you have to debug reactos on your computer

i just downloaded the bootcd 0.4.15 4872 gcc debug edition

As is likely your macbook doesn't has serial port, you're going to use screen debugging

As is likely your macbook doesn't has serial port, you're going to use screen debugging

it has usb type a 2.0, mini dvi, ethernet, firewire 400, headphone jack, microphone jack, magsafe 1, ata optical combo drive, sata 2.5 inch hdd.

it has usb type a 2.0, mini dvi, ethernet, firewire 400, headphone jack, microphone jack, magsafe 1, ata optical combo drive, sata 2.5 inch hdd.

None of them are usable for debugging 🙃

it has usb type a 2.0, mini dvi, ethernet, firewire 400, headphone jack, microphone jack, magsafe 1, ata optical combo drive, sata 2.5 inch hdd.

macbook pros from that era have both firewire 400 and 800

None of them are usable for debugging 🙃

i thought debugging was opened by pushing a button or holding down a key

When you start reactos, you will see te freeldr menu

It gives you several options for debugging

You have to select Screen

Then you will see the debug info in your monitor

The debugger's job is to tell you what's exactly happening in the depths

And maybe will tell us why your keyboard does not work

If the case, these info is gonna be the starting point for fixing your problem

it has usb type a 2.0, mini dvi, ethernet, firewire 400, headphone jack, microphone jack, magsafe 1, ata optical combo drive, sata 2.5 inch hdd.

its firmware is a 32 bit efi but a 64 bit cpu. it can boot 32 bit uefi and 32 and 64 bit legacy oses. when i put in a reactos dvd efi boot shows up but does nothing. i think the firmware is confused and probably outdated since the latest version is 1.1 which is from 2007 i think. legacy mode boots fine but the keyboard and trackpad wont work once i get passed the freeldr screen. not even usb keyboards and mouses work.

Then you will see the debug info in your monitor

ill try that

wait a second... i think i only see the freeldr screen when booting the live iso

wait a second... i think i only see the freeldr screen when booting the live iso

maybe when i hold down the 1 key and enter key to confirm the cd-rom boot type it skips the screen. all i get is a screen telling me to press enter to boot into reactos medium and the keyboard works on that screen but once im booted into the setup for the install disc the keyboard some works a couple times when i push a button but will stop working after that.

maybe when i hold down the 1 key and enter key to confirm the cd-rom boot type it skips the screen. all i get is a screen telling me to press enter to boot into reactos medium and the keyboard works on that screen but once im booted into the setup for the install disc the keyboard some works a couple times when i push a button but will stop working after that.

Before booting to the setup (a.k.a 2nd stage) you should see the freeldr menu

Before booting to the setup (a.k.a 2nd stage) you should see the freeldr menu

i remember it showing up in the live iso but this is the install iso

Anyway, if the keyboard does not work in livecd too, you could try to debug there

Are you able to record with your cellphone the 2nd stage boot process?

Are you able to record with your cellphone the 2nd stage boot process?

yes

Maybe a video might be more useful

i remember it showing up in the live iso but this is the install iso

now when i try the live iso on a dvd its not showing and just tells me to press enter to boot reactos medium

now when i try the live iso on a dvd its not showing and just tells me to press enter to boot reactos medium

The freeldr menu must appear after pressing enter

Unless... you are using a -rel build

now when i try the live iso on a dvd its not showing and just tells me to press enter to boot reactos medium

on a different computer it does show

Unless... you are using a -rel build

im using the one on the homepage of the website

Grab thid file https://iso.reactos.org/livecd/reactos-livecd-0.4.15-dev-4872-g8a3db97-x86-gcc-lin-dbg.7z

It should display the freeldr menu

Would be great also if you record with your cellphone what happens after pressing enter

Would be great also if you record with your cellphone what happens after pressing enter

just boots as normal

I want to see the whole sequence

Because it should not skip the freeldr menu

with the live cd on the 2007 macbook which doesnt show the freeldr screen anymore it seems it will list a bunch of sys files and on the other computer it shows the reactos logo and a progress bar when booting in regular mode

Ajam

are you booting using liveusb?

with the live cd on the 2007 macbook which doesnt show the freeldr screen anymore it seems it will list a bunch of sys files and on the other computer it shows the reactos logo and a progress bar when booting in regular mode

Those sys files are the core drivers being loaded by ntoskrnl

There is a way you could try: is possible to "hack" your freeldr.ini to autoselect the screen mode debug

are you booting using liveusb?

im using a dvd. older intel macs will only boot operating systems in legacy mode using either the ata connector for the internal optical drive or the sata connector for the internal hard drive. only 32 bit uefi oses will boot externally.

I see... can you overwrite that dvd?

I see... can you overwrite that dvd?

yes. i have 15 rewritable single layer dvds with 4.7gb of storage each and 2x write speeds.

Ok ok, did you burned a dvd with the iso file I linked?

Ok ok, did you burned a dvd with the iso file I linked?

i will

Ok, let me know when is done

https://twitter.com/reactos/status/1543702609818705926?t=QfPuMnM-Yk3663up0wR7Qw&s=19

Late tweet!

that seriously raises the question of what OS is running :D

NT 5.2's kernel with ReactOS's... everything else

by the picture I can judge Win32k.sys is also from Win2k3

How do you detect that?

bottom-right watermark

The string doesn't come from ntoskrnl.exe?

no, it comes right from win32k.sys driver, aka Win32 subsystem

I can barely believe the way ReactOS is taking shape lately. Well done, everyone.

hbelusca Z[J]=∫𝒟𝜑 exp(ⅈS[𝜑,J]/ℏ): As soon as you use windows kernel, the answer to "what OS it is running" is: Windows 2003.

hbelusca Z[J]=∫𝒟𝜑 exp(ⅈS[𝜑,J]/ℏ): So here in the screenshot, if that ntoskrnl being shown is the one running, then what you see is indeed windows 2003.

hbelusca Z[J]=∫𝒟𝜑 exp(ⅈS[𝜑,J]/ℏ): (more exactly NT 5.2 OS running if you want to be obnoxious)

But what if it's XP 64 🤔

When ReactOS will report NT 6.1?

2091

i think at that point the vulcans advice us to not continue working on reactos

skynet takes over development

hbelusca Z[J]=∫𝒟𝜑 exp(ⅈS[𝜑,J]/ℏ): As soon as you use windows kernel, the answer to "what OS it is running" is: Windows 2003.

Maybe, if you consider the OS to be just the kernel, but I don't :P For Windows, at least "What is the OS?" is pretty easy, it comes on the install CD/DVD. The kernel plus the userland libraries/binaries. Most Unices are easy about it too, a kernel plus the userland libraries/binaries. It's basically only Linux that makes it complicated because there isn't any one project; kernel is developed separately from every other package and distributions are the OSes.

All in all, "Is it Windows or ReactOS?" is answerable by "Both and neither."

The_DarkFire_#2772: > As soon as you use windows kernel, the answer to "what OS it is running" is: Windows 2003. Do you call android LinuxOS because it's running linux Just curious

The_DarkFire_#2772:

I've absolutely called Android a Linux distro, and have since 2008

Android is a good distro, problem is OEMs.

Android is not a distro

Android is not a distro

What is your definition of "distro"?

distro

distribution?

For me, if there a Linux kernel, then is distro. Then, Android is Linux distro.

distribution?

Yes.

Nope. Linux is a kernel, Android is an Operating System with Linux Kernel. Android is not a Linux or GNU/Linux Distribution

congratulations, you just contradicted yourself

indeed :P