Hi everyone, First, I would like to thank everyone that works extremely hard in this forum to help others. I have spent hours reading around this forum looking for an answer before I posted (I have been in enough forums to understand how people hate those that ask questions prior to looking for answers on their own - AND I know how to use the search feature also ). I have successfully used Hazar's 7L**der on several systems without a single problem except one.... this inspiron e1505 - and I have installed on several different dell laptops. And when that one failed I tried every other l**der in the "repository" thread to no avail. When I install one and it reboots, it gets stuck in this infinite reboot loop. I can fix that with the instruction on the above mentioned thread to fix the mbr or boot record. But after that, still nothing activated. So I am hoping that either someone else has run into the problem and fixed it or knows how to. Why is this particular system so resistant?? Any help would be greatly appreciated. nurvus
How bout you try a modded BIOS? That's what I'm using for my E1705 (the 17" big brother) so I'm almost positive you can do the same for yours. Much cleaner, elegant, and more reliable than any loader out there.
Daz's loader ( fresh install first) Just wondering have you checked the latest version of Daz's loader? It comes with 4-5 options I guess.. one has to work for you.. I had the same resistance issue with my Dell Dimension.. now all is fixed thanks to Daz.. Check it out and tell me..
@Johny23 Yes, I have tried Daz's most recent version after a fresh install still with no luck. In fact I have done a fresh install after each failed attempt to cover my bases....an extremely frustrating and time consuming approach so far. But I know it will be worth it in the end once it is working. @ derausgewanderte I am now going to try the modded bios method. I tried it on an e1405 and worked perfectly. Windows based flasher. The only link that works for the e1505 is a zip file that has various other files (the 3rd link). Is this a windows based flasher also, or do I have to work on creating a boot disk with this one? A general question, with this modded bios I theoretically do not have to worry about updates ever? I know that when I was using the vista l**der it was knocked out when sp1 hit. Same worries with a modded bios? Thanks again to all!!!
Yes, that zip file has 5 files including the win7.bat. Thank you for all the answers, instructions, and links. I will try this out today and post back my results. Hopefully this is the solution to my resistant laptop Thanks again!
nurvus don't use wow7 yet... use Windows 7 loader v1.7 by Daz, try all the modes (change the mode to alternatinve,forcful,older), one of the mode may work for you.. ALSO hold R or ESC key during boot and post the debug option log (take a picture with your phone etc and upload it here..).
tuvi123 I did try all the modes in Daz's prog, but I kept getting the same exact results. It would reboot then get stuck in an infinite reboot cycle. I used R to get it loaded and remove that mode and try a different one (I even did this reformatting each time to try a diff mode with a clean install) still no luck. The darnedest thing really. I have used it successfully on about 8 different computers with absolutely no probs except for this one. I am going to try the modded bios option. It seems promising. I will post back about my battle with this beast.
nurvus, i have to thank you for starting this thread, as i have been trying the exact same things for a 6400/e1505 without any luck. i had downloaded the bios files for e1505, but didnt realize they are for dos mode. being able to update the bios of an oem machine to slic2.1 is such a beautiful method and worry free, especially when you are doing this to help friends, and you dont want to have to worry what'll happen come sp1
derausgewanderte, thanks for the tips on your previous posts. took literally 2 minutes to make a bootable usb drive, update bios in dos mode, and install cert,pkey
SUCCESS!!! I was able to try it out the modded bios today with success! Thank you derausgewanderte for the links and files again! It all worked like a charm. nurvus
Actually I'm having the same problem with my Inspiron. I'm still a bit confusd as to what I need to do. What do I do with the certificate?
I used both Hazar's and Daz's loader on my E1505, both worked fine. Win7 Ultimate 32bit The E1505 can only support 2Gb of RAM, no need for 64 bit