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I have a successful installation with an IBM T60. My question is (and I think that it has been asked) how can you make the memory speed correct itself in the system profiler. With hack installations, I have used the SMBIOS-667 and everything comes out great. Is there a way to correct this?

 

Being that the extra/kexts folder holds the key to booting with said used peripherals, I think the problem lies there, but I just don't see in any of the files where the information sits.

 

Give me a hand will you? It's my last peeve from all of this. :(

 

 

Update- Added the smbios.kext from iDeneb's DVD and the System Profile is showing perfectly. I also found the remedy to getting sleep to work and I'm logging in with my fingerprint reader thanks to a certain piece of software.

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is there a special boot cd or set of kexts to install for my mobo and graphics card?

 

GA-EP45-DS3L/EVGA 512-P3-N871-AAR GeForce 9800 GTX

 

Read THIS LINK as it deals with a Gigabyte board similar to yours and we all have a successful installs. Only difference, your BIOS settings may be slightly different. Good Luck!

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hi guys

 

im facing the error regarding "multiplier .... msr ...." something like that. i cant remember much. after that it went to the mac logo screen(grey) before suddenly went reboot. im using the retail 10.5 dvd. ive try merely 4~5 iso but still getting the same result. i even copy all my current kext but still no luck. any idea on how to troubleshooting?

 

TQVM

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I got dsmos.kext properly loaded, I could see how it was loaded before the kext on the dvd were. But again...beachball.

 

That's how I did (but didn't pass the beachball)

 

1.- Extracted initrd.img with Winiso

2.- Inserted dsmos.kext with Transmac

3.- Deleted original initrd.img and insert new initrd.img with Winiso

4.- Burn.

 

I had same problem. Solved using this image instead http://dc94.4shared.com/download/53547099/...KABYL-BUMBY.iso this is same size and name that common image, but is diferent creation way...

 

NOTE: I also disable Onboad-LAN while installing. My motherboard is Intel Bad Axe 2.

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Hi

I am a complete n00b to the OSx86 scene, and I have been trying to load Leopard onto a virtual machine that I can take to school with me (I detest using the PCs supplied; I've been running SheepShaver with OS 9 and Basilisk II with OS 7 from my flash drive). I hacked my copy of Fusion to allow me to install Leopard, and I can get past the gray loading screen, but then it freezes with the stars and the beachball.

 

I am currently running a BlackBook 2.4 GHz, 4 GB of RAM, Leopard 10.5.6, the full deal.

 

I've tried using the generic.iso image, the BUMBLY.iso image, everything I could think of, but I cannot get VMware to get past the beachball.

 

HELP!!!

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"Download .ISO Original with project kexts (all your need is here - noobs try this first): http://www.mediafire.com/?uwd9dtttjfk"

 

 

So I just need to download this and burn it to a CD. Throw it in my DVD Drive boot from it, swap to a Leopard Retail Disk, Install and thats it.

 

Do I need to add anything or thats it?

 

If you couldn't figure it out already I'm a noob. ;)

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This has to be one of the most complete and well done tutoral/ information page yet. Your easy to read and follow page gave me the ability to do an install from the retail dvd. My system and for me personally this is one of the most important advance to date. My Hackintosh ran well from Kalaway 10.5.1 thru all update from the apple site to now 10.5.6 but after the clean retail install my build has moved to a new level. I can not find anything not working perfectly. Here is a little info on my build. FYI:

Mobo- Asus P5e..Cpu- Intel Q9650 3.0ghz (oc 4.3ghz) Ram- 8gb Geil ddr2 800 ram Video Card- Asus 8800gt 512mb Cooling- Artic Cooling Freezer 7 pro HD-Dual 500 gb drives Burner- LG Multi dvd/blu-ray drive. All I had to do after The loader boot and install w/retail dvd was a couple of modifications for lan and video. Easily found with hardware info and google. I said all this to say thanks for your and everyone involved with the OSX86 projects everywhere and especially thanks to you. Hackintosh project has changed me to a big OSx fan...

 

 

David Eliott has just released a new version of his modified boot-132 bootloader.

One of the new things it can do is to load kexts from an .img file which contains kexts (or even an mkext) and boot Leo.

That means you can have two mkexts, one folder with kexts on the .img file and the folder with kexts from your installed system

or even two folders with mkexts.

How does it work?

 

Basically, you create a flat dmg with the kexts in a folder and the bootloader will load them for you. This means quite a lot;

you can boot from a retail Leo DVD and install it, you can update straight from apple, you can reinstall and not have to add

the same kexts to your install every time. The bootloader behaves like the linux kernel: you can use an mboot (a patched syslinux

was used) compatible bootloader which tells to boot-dfe about the .img file (the ramdisk or initrd, as it's known by the linux users)

and boot-dfe is going to use the kexts (or mkext) from it.

What does it do?

 

This new boot-dfe has been tested with the retail Leopard DVD and it can boot, install and run Leopard without having to build

a modified DVD.

 

Infos about hardware:

 

[OFF]: Vanilla = Original Mac OS X DVD or Mac OS X Installation with running original mach_kernel.

 

AMD systemz isn't supported.

To use Mac OS X Vanilla DVD needs a Intel "Mac" closer systemz, like a Intel Core processos and Intel Chipset. This is only combination supported by "Vanilla Installz", other processors and chipsets isn't supported by "Mac OS X Vanilla systemz"

 

You *can* boot and install retail on any SSE2 or better Intel pre-Core architecture systems, but you wont be using the vanilla kernel. See below for link

 

This is how it's done: you burn an ISO (which has the bootloader on it) to a CD/DVD, after it gets to the boot

prompt, you press ESC or ENTER and it prompts for a new BOOT DEVICE, you swap the BOOT CD/DVD with the LEO Retail DVD, you press

enter and it shows you the name of the bootable partition from the DVD, you press enter and Leo starts to load.

 

Quick resume about "oh, what to do now?"

 

#1 - Burn .iso on a CD;

#2 - Boot this CD;

#3 - When Darwin prompt appear, eject CD and put Mac OS X Leopard Retail DVD;

#4 - Press enter (or -v and enter...wherever...)

#5 - After install, boot using CD boot again and install .kext needed...and usual files.

#6 - Done!

 

For the time being, you cannot have this bootloader on an USB stick and have it boot the Retail Leopard DVD. The reason why this

happens is related to the way the BIOS handles DVDs and optical media: there's no BOOT DEVICE associated with an optical drive

which the BIOS has not booted from. Basically, this is like the disk swap trick known to the PlayStation gamers.

You can already put this on an USB stick/CD/DVD and boot a vanilla install (vanilla= no added kext, no replaced kext on the partition).

 

As usual, this only works for compatible machines(that means you still can't boot a vanilla system on AMD, they need specialised patches).

 

What are you going to do in the future?

 

David Eliott said he'd merge some of the things from Chameleon into boot-dfe. Those involved in the development of Chameleon will merge

the support for ramdisks into Chameleon and more effort will go into making the distribution 100% legal.

Work might(read: should, in the very close future) also go into making Chameleon boot the Retail DVDs when loading the bootloader from the HDD.

 

User guide and link to the ISO

 

This ISO needs to be modded (add dsmos to the Extensions folder) in order to be able to boot Leo.

 

Credits for this go to:

 

David Eliott: for modding boot to allow us to boot from Retail Leopard DVDs;

 

Kabyl: for modding boot to allow the usage of a separate folder on the disk and merging features from Chameleon to boot-dfe-146;

 

bumby: for compiling syslinux and figuring out how to build the ISO;

 

ToH and HMBT: tests and improvments;

 

Superhai, STiCKpIN: for good methods and research day-by-day;

 

Patched 'boot' file supporting JMicron, Boot.plist and device-properties strings: here

 

Download .ISO Original with project kexts (all your need is here - noobs try this first): http://www.mediafire.com/?uwd9dtttjfk

 

Download .ISO with modified kexts: http://www.mediafire.com/?1ne1zbl4znv

 

Superhai Method to edit image: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=803725

 

STiCKpIN *NEW* Method to boot from USB Stick (needs Windows): http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=115064

 

HMBT Auto-Patch for edit image (Beta): http://homepage.mac.com/f41qu3/.Public/CDBoot_RC2.sh

 

Chameleon for Hard Disk: http://tinyurl.com/6je4eh

 

If you had problems, need advice, and other help type, go here: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=114651

 

Boot Retail Leo and Vanilla installs on Intel SSE2 and better - Boot 132 on pre-Core !, It is possible to boot the retail Leo DVD on Pentium 4-class CPUs: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=123841

 

 

Cheerz,

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I am waiting to hear the last couple of posters questions answered. I have been reading so much information my eyes are sore. I will go get some fresh air now but before I go, I would love to get a small amount of help in clarifying the last prep stages. My hardware arrives Tues and Wed so I am really focused on preparation now.

 

From this guide it appears that I only need to set up a boot CD, boot it when I have my new machine operational, eject at a point, resume the install after swapping the Retail DVD (I have it) and maybe to one or two tweaks when it is all said and done.

 

All I am unclear about at this point is that certain machines (apparently) have unique identifiers written in the dsmos.kext file. I am only trying to make sense of what I thought I read so please forgive me if I am totally speaking greek there. How would I know what machine code my new board would have before I unpack it?

 

My point and concern is that I an now trying to assemble all that I will need to get going and I am on a Tiger system on a Mac 1.25MP MDD machine. I don't know if that should make any difference one way or the other (it shouldn't)?

 

I posed an earlier question about what an ISO file was but I see now that it is something that my old copy of Toast can produce (5.2.3)

 

While it sounds like the new but unreleased Chameleon might make my life easier, it isn't out yet. There are so many ways of doing this, I am assuming this method would allow me to use the method of leaving all my hack files in the invisible partition, yes?

 

Much thanks.

 

PS: Here are the files I have downloaded after reading through these forums. I am overloaded at this point as I have so much information. I seek to focus now. Any added help would be appreciated.


  • 10.5.6 kexts pack
    AppleACPIPlatform.kext
    AppleHDA.kext
    BIOS_Profiles
    BOOT-DFE-146-BUM
    Chameleon
    dsmos.kext
    EFI Boot Installer v3
    EFI_Installer_GA-EX58-UD5
    EFIStudio
    EX58UD5.F4
    GA-EX58-UD5_Kexts
    Geekbench
    Generic-BOOT-ISOEN
    HandBrake
    HDAEnabler.kext
    initrd.img
    Kalyway_10.5.2_DVD_Intel_Amd
    Kext
    Kext Helper b7
    Kexts & Post patch 10.5.5
    MacTheRipper_2.6.6
    OpenHaltRestart.kext
    OSX86Tools_1.0.150
    PowerOff bug fix
    RealtekR1000.kext
    Temperature Monitor
    Tomato Torrent
    TPM.html.download
    updated kexts for 10.5.5
    USB DIsk Boot Files

EDIT:

I guess what I am looking for is what to put on my first boot CD, exactly, and what to put on after the retail DVD finishes. Is this what I would burn in Toast for a bootable ISO file?

 

BOOT-DFE-146-BUMBY

- boot

- initrd.img

- isolinux

- isolinux.bin

- mboot.c32

 

And/or, what about this one?

 

Chameleon_DFE_for_Hard_Disk

- Chameleon_DFE_for_Hard_Disk.pkg

- Extra Contents

- - Chameleon Files

- - - boot

- - - boot0

- - - boot1h

- - - BootHelp.txt

- - - cdboot

- - - fdisk

- - - README

OSX86_Tools

- - EFIStudio

- - OSX86Tools

- READ ME FIRST !!!

- StopThe FunkyBeat

 

Again, sorry, but I have never put together a bootable CD so I would appreciate knowing what to include and what not. SO it will work at least. Thanks again

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Hey Guys,

 

i've succesfully installed MAC OS X 10.5.6 . CI/QE working. But I've got a Problem with CrossOverGames. When i try to start Counter Strike 1.6, i only get a Black Screen but i hear the sounds of CS (i.e. exploding bombs and grenades and stuff like this).

 

How can I fix this? Am i able to run Bootcamp on my Mac with the 123BOOT ??

 

regards

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Hey Guys,

 

i've succesfully installed MAC OS X 10.5.6 . CI/QE working. But I've got a Problem with CrossOverGames. When i try to start Counter Strike 1.6, i only get a Black Screen but i hear the sounds of CS (i.e. exploding bombs and grenades and stuff like this).

 

How can I fix this? Am i able to run Bootcamp on my Mac with the 123BOOT ??

 

regards

 

 

There's a chance that the CI/QE could be the problem. You can't have this function to use Microsoft Word or it'll crash. Try disabling with OSX86tools and try the game again.

 

I am waiting to hear the last couple of posters questions answered. I have been reading so much information my eyes are sore. I will go get some fresh air now but before I go, I would love to get a small amount of help in clarifying the last prep stages. My hardware arrives Tues and Wed so I am really focused on preparation now.

 

From this guide it appears that I only need to set up a boot CD, boot it when I have my new machine operational, eject at a point, resume the install after swapping the Retail DVD (I have it) and maybe to one or two tweaks when it is all said and done.

 

All I am unclear about at this point is that certain machines (apparently) have unique identifiers written in the dsmos.kext file. I am only trying to make sense of what I thought I read so please forgive me if I am totally speaking greek there. How would I know what machine code my new board would have before I unpack it?

 

My point and concern is that I an now trying to assemble all that I will need to get going and I am on a Tiger system on a Mac 1.25MP MDD machine. I don't know if that should make any difference one way or the other (it shouldn't)?

 

I posed an earlier question about what an ISO file was but I see now that it is something that my old copy of Toast can produce (5.2.3)

 

While it sounds like the new but unreleased Chameleon might make my life easier, it isn't out yet. There are so many ways of doing this, I am assuming this method would allow me to use the method of leaving all my hack files in the invisible partition, yes?

 

Much thanks.

 

PS: Here are the files I have downloaded after reading through these forums. I am overloaded at this point as I have so much information. I seek to focus now. Any added help would be appreciated.


  • 10.5.6 kexts pack
    AppleACPIPlatform.kext
    AppleHDA.kext
    BIOS_Profiles
    BOOT-DFE-146-BUM
    Chameleon
    dsmos.kext
    EFI Boot Installer v3
    EFI_Installer_GA-EX58-UD5
    EFIStudio
    EX58UD5.F4
    GA-EX58-UD5_Kexts
    Geekbench
    Generic-BOOT-ISOEN
    HandBrake
    HDAEnabler.kext
    initrd.img
    Kalyway_10.5.2_DVD_Intel_Amd
    Kext
    Kext Helper b7
    Kexts & Post patch 10.5.5
    MacTheRipper_2.6.6
    OpenHaltRestart.kext
    OSX86Tools_1.0.150
    PowerOff bug fix
    RealtekR1000.kext
    Temperature Monitor
    Tomato Torrent
    TPM.html.download
    updated kexts for 10.5.5
    USB DIsk Boot Files

EDIT:

I guess what I am looking for is what to put on my first boot CD, exactly, and what to put on after the retail DVD finishes. Is this what I would burn in Toast for a bootable ISO file?

 

BOOT-DFE-146-BUMBY

- boot

- initrd.img

- isolinux

- isolinux.bin

- mboot.c32

 

And/or, what about this one?

 

Chameleon_DFE_for_Hard_Disk

- Chameleon_DFE_for_Hard_Disk.pkg

- Extra Contents

- - Chameleon Files

- - - boot

- - - boot0

- - - boot1h

- - - BootHelp.txt

- - - cdboot

- - - fdisk

- - - README

OSX86_Tools

- - EFIStudio

- - OSX86Tools

- READ ME FIRST !!!

- StopThe FunkyBeat

 

Again, sorry, but I have never put together a bootable CD so I would appreciate knowing what to include and what not. SO it will work at least. Thanks again

 

 

Try using the available iso images at the beginning of this forum. Follow the instructions for installation. When you open Chameleon after installation is complete the second time around with the boot CD you can use the same kext files from the init.img and insert them into the extra/extensions folder before installation.

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Try using the available iso images at the beginning of this forum. Follow the instructions for installation. When you open Chameleon after installation is complete the second time around with the boot CD you can use the same kext files from the init.img and insert them into the extra/extensions folder before installation.

That was what I was asking. From the files I listed in my previous post, can you please say which ISO files I have to include? I am a complete NOOB at this and perhaps the answer is so obvious you are now shaking your head? But I still wish to understand. I have Toast which can burn anything as an ISO disk. But which files should I include on this disk?

 

Again let me call your attention to the ones that I Listed, I think I Have the right ones already downloaded from this thread. Can you say so please, yes or no?

 

BOOT-DFE-146-BUMBY

- boot

- initrd.img

- isolinux

- isolinux.bin

- mboot.c32

 

And/or, what about this one?

 

Chameleon_DFE_for_Hard_Disk

- Chameleon_DFE_for_Hard_Disk.pkg

- Extra Contents

- - Chameleon Files

- - - boot

- - - boot0

- - - boot1h

- - - BootHelp.txt

- - - cdboot

- - - fdisk

- - - README

OSX86_Tools

- - EFIStudio

- - OSX86Tools

- READ ME FIRST !!!

- StopThe FunkyBeat

I should get the finally pieces today - SATA DVD drive and 90 degree SATA cables. Everything else has arrived so thanks very much for your response in advance. When I get home tonight from work, and assuming you have helped me to understand what I need to do with the bootable disk, then I shall begin. I can't wait.

 

Much thanks.

 

EDIT ADDED: RE:

  1. 1) Download .ISO Original with project kexts (all your need is here - noobs try this first): http://www.mediafire.com/?uwd9dtttjfk
  2. 2) Download .ISO with modified kexts: http://www.mediafire.com/?1ne1zbl4znv

It looks like two files are recommended here. I am going with the first one. Can someone please clarify why the second one is not what I need to start?

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Seems to be a state secret here. Cant see any explanation of how to put the correct DMG or ISO on a CD or DVD to get started. Sheesh.

 

I am taking a day for skiing and will try to finish this tonight (Sat) please, if anyone can clarify what, EXACTLY I need to have on the disk to start I would so very much appreciate it. Yes (obviously) I am a complete NOOB and I am looking for what will get me going easiest. Once running, if I Can follow other threads (I think I can) I can do whatever I am reading to modify whatever, by using terminal commands. It's just I have never tried making my own boot disk before so I do not know what EXACT files need to be on the disk and how to put them there. DO I use Disk Utility and create a DMG file from Bumby? Is Bumby exactly as it should be asn just drag the file to a desktop CD and burn it? I don't know.

 

I am also reading that an even easier trick is to take an existing ATA drive, load retail leopard on it (I can in this current G4 machine), then move that drive into my new build and ... what then? I would still have to boot into the BIOS to change a setting to read the ATA (apparently) but, is this method the simplest and fastest way to go?

 

Sorry if it sounds like I am asking others to do my work for me, I am not trying to do that. This is me, doing weeks and weeks of research and asking questions. But I am just not completely getting the HOW TO of creating the boot disk or the beginning of the instal process. And I need some help.

 

Much appreciation to any and all for their assistance.

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That was what I was asking. From the files I listed in my previous post, can you please say which ISO files I have to include? I am a complete NOOB at this and perhaps the answer is so obvious you are now shaking your head? But I still wish to understand. I have Toast which can burn anything as an ISO disk. But which files should I include on this disk?

 

Again let me call your attention to the ones that I Listed, I think I Have the right ones already downloaded from this thread. Can you say so please, yes or no?

I should get the finally pieces today - SATA DVD drive and 90 degree SATA cables. Everything else has arrived so thanks very much for your response in advance. When I get home tonight from work, and assuming you have helped me to understand what I need to do with the bootable disk, then I shall begin. I can't wait.

 

Much thanks.

 

EDIT ADDED: RE:

  1. 1) Download .ISO Original with project kexts (all your need is here - noobs try this first): http://www.mediafire.com/?uwd9dtttjfk
  2. 2) Download .ISO with modified kexts: http://www.mediafire.com/?1ne1zbl4znv

It looks like two files are recommended here. I am going with the first one. Can someone please clarify why the second one is not what I need to start?

 

 

No specific ISO is catered to your build. They are providing the necessities to boot and get to the installation DVD. ISO files can be burned with disk utility just the same as dmg files. Go to http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=125438. There may be an iso file there that will help with your problems.

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No specific ISO is catered to your build. They are providing the necessities to boot and get to the installation DVD. ISO files can be burned with disk utility just the same as dmg files. Go to http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=125438. There may be an iso file there that will help with your problems.

Thanks, the videos do help. My question though was very basic. I am a spoon fed Mac guy, been that way for years. I have just not madew a CD yet with the proper files. I Was asking what the file should "look like" that I put on the CD. Sorry it has confused me so much. I see so many boot files and I can download any or all of them. I just am missing what exactly I should put on the CD. Drag the downloaded file as it is to a CD and burn it as I download it? OR use the disk utility to take what I download to boot from and turn that into a DMG file first? See, I know I am asking something totally stupid her and I apologize. But it would help to understand this next step.

 

One question to add though; the Youtube video had another video next to it. That video said that using Boot 132 meant that I will always have to use a boot 132 cd to load Leopard. IS that true? I thought that we had gotten beyond having to do that step and once I get it all installed, it should work pretty much solidly for a long time. Yes?

 

Thanks.

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Thanks, the videos do help. My question though was very basic. I am a spoon fed Mac guy, been that way for years. I have just not madew a CD yet with the proper files. I Was asking what the file should "look like" that I put on the CD. Sorry it has confused me so much. I see so many boot files and I can download any or all of them. I just am missing what exactly I should put on the CD. Drag the downloaded file as it is to a CD and burn it as I download it? OR use the disk utility to take what I download to boot from and turn that into a DMG file first? See, I know I am asking something totally stupid her and I apologize. But it would help to understand this next step.

 

One question to add though; the Youtube video had another video next to it. That video said that using Boot 132 meant that I will always have to use a boot 132 cd to load Leopard. IS that true? I thought that we had gotten beyond having to do that step and once I get it all installed, it should work pretty much solidly for a long time. Yes?

 

Thanks.

 

Locate the Slimbuild thread by ~Galaxy at this link. Follow the instructions and it will build you a bootable iso image to burn with disk utility.

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ZoroLives,

 

Boot-DFE-146-Bumby is a barebones boot-132 ISO, that provides the basics needed to build and ISO. It is an ISO, but it will not allow you to fully boot the Leopard Retain Installer disk. You need to add drivers into it so that the retail disk can boot your particular hardware. The 2nd link, where is says "Download .ISO with modified kexts", no longer points to a valid ISO. Too bad, as that ISO save you a lot of time and trial and error.

 

The Superhai method tells you how to take the Bumby ISO and create your own ISO. Read this post first, and if you have any questions afterwards, I would be happy to answer what I can. One note about the Superhai method, which is if your drivers are larger than what will fit in the base initrd.img, you need to create a new image with Disk Utility, large enough to hold your extensions + 10 megabytes, and copy the drivers from the Bumby ISO plus your own hardware specific drivers. The options I used in Disk Utility for the new images are: 

   Volume Name: initrd
  Volume Size: 14 MB
Volume Format: Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
   Encryption: none
   Partitions: Single Partition - Master Boot Record Partition Map
 Image Format: read/write disk image

The DiskUtility will save the new image as initrd.dmg, but you can then rename it to initrd.img.

 

For me, it was easier to first start with Kalyway (or some other disto), get an understanding of how hackintoshing works, and then use a 2nd disk drive on the hackintosh to build the boot-132 retail version. Also, if you figure out what drivers your hardware needs based on one of the easier to use distro, you can just copy those drivers directly to your boot-132 ISO.

 

One question to add though; the Youtube video had another video next to it. That video said that using Boot 132 meant that I will always have to use a boot 132 cd to load Leopard. IS that true? I thought that we had gotten beyond having to do that step and once I get it all installed, it should work pretty much solidly for a long time. Yes?

 

This is no longer true. If you read the 1st post in the long thread, someone first discovered how to boot off a flash drive, and then boot your installation. After that, the Chameleon boot loader knew how to read an auxiliary Extensions folder and could boot the Retail system. Munky proposes using the 200Mbyte EFI partition found on Apple GUID drives to store the Extensions, as described in this post Boot from EFI partition, zero modification installs on Intel SSE2 or better..., Zero-modification Leopard installs.

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Eddie Turfboer
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This is no longer true. If you read the 1st post in the long thread, someone first discovered how to boot off a flash drive, and then boot your installation. After that, the Chameleon boot loader knew how to read an auxiliary Extensions folder and could boot the Retail system. Munky proposes using the 200Mbyte EFI partition found on Apple GUID drives to store the Extensions, as described in this post Boot from EFI partition, zero modification installs on Intel SSE2 or better..., Zero-modification Leopard installs.
This last weak I investigated running a retail on my machine. All went fine, have it running with the Vanilla kernel. I have tried both methods, Chameleon and using the EFI partition. However, I cannot make up my mind which to use for my 'production machine'. What are the differences/advantages of one or the other?

Both handle kext and a boot.plist file, however the EFI partition method does seem to allow EFI strings (not tested yet). Does that make the EFI method more suited than the Chameleon? They are both based on the same principles, so maybe Chameleon is able to use EFI strings?

 

Thanks in advance and credits go to the awsome people that made retail installations (boot-132 and Chameleon) possible, many thanks guys!

 

Greetings,

Eddie.

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ZoroLives
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Well I appreciate the communication here. I have the new box up and running - sort of. I tried making a kalyway once with a DVD on my G4. IT crashed the file after about an hour. I Was told to try again burning at a slower speed. I had to halt all activities for a couple days as I was using CCC to backup an installed leopard drive (ATA) to my new 1TB eSATA external drive. I am now experimenting with booting wit6h that drive hooked to the board via SATA.

 

One thing I really don't understand yet, and I Was caught completely unaware of after reading all these posts was.. This Gigabyte MOBO will need to have its SATA turned on and other Bios tweaks apparently before I can fully use it.

Huh? Wish anyone had mentioned that. :whistle:

 

Anyway .. I can follow instructions, if they are complete ones. This is my first PC build of any kind so what is obvious to some, isn't obvious to me at all.

 

I am pretty tired now after work and with a nasty cold to recoup from. I will give this boot attempts about 20 minutes and then turn in. I am guessing I can also try re-burning the Kalyway DVD at a slower speed, now that the painfully slow cloning has completed (took two days and had to be killed twice before those two days for various reasons).

 

Thanks again.

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guys i really need a help here

 

my machine as my siggy running retail 10.5 & succeed update to 10.5.6, vanilla 9.6.0 kernel.

my problem now is it having random freeze(my machine). last night i run windows xp(vmware 2.0) & while i do converting movie, it went freeze. i allocate , my virtual machine 25gb spaces, with dual processor enable, memory at 1024mb. how/ where to troubleshoot my problem? i try install EA Sprore & after 50% installation, i get error requesting to reboot(dark shade background) manually the machine.

 

how/ what am i suppose to do?

 

thanks

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Hey Everyone! Total Newb here so go easy on me. I am trying to install Mac OS X on my laptop computer using the Boot 132 / Retail DVD method that David Elliot documented.

 

I am running on a Compaq A931NR (http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&cc=us&docname=c01393349&dlc=en). Again this is a laptop!

 

I created a bootable CD from the generic Boot 132 ISO posted here (http://www.mediafire.com/?uwd9dtttjfk)

 

I have a retail Mac OS X Leopard DVD (10.5.4.) "Family Edition" if that makes any difference.

 

Here's what happens:

1. I booted from the bootable CD

2. Booted fine to darwin prompt

3. Removed Boot CD and replaced with mac OS X retail DVD

4. Hit enter (uses default option 90) after DVD light goes off

5. OS X install process begins

6. Looks like it is reading the disk

7. Grey Apple splash screen comes up

8. DVD spins some more (3-5 mins)

9. Screen goes blank (no errors)

10. Computer becomes unresponsive and DVD stops running

11. Have to power off after the computer does nothing for 10-15 mins

 

I've been reading through the forums and notice this happens to a lot of people but I have not seen any solutions posted. Does anyone know why this is happening and if so how I can fix this and (at least) finish the installation process? If so, I'm pretty tech savvy and would be willing to follow posted instructions. Thanks!

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