[GUIDE] Retail OS X Install (10.5.8) on Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 (Core i7) Mobo

[everdone]

First off.. Thanks for all the contributions DD and others. This is now my 6th or 7th build (hackintosh addiction?) and it's a blast.

My latest build is on the GA-EX58-UD5, using the vanilla (retail 10.5.6 & combo update to 10.5.7) followed by DDs script.

Everything is working perfectly, but the video card (EN8800GTS) has no QE/CI. I have tried every tutorial I could find.

Tried EFI Studio and placed strings in com.apple.Boot.plist, card reports correctly in 'about this' but no QE/CI.

EFI string will work but when using D_Ds script it must be in the boot.plist in the plist folder (D_D v3.7). You will need to copy and paste the string directly into the file. The string will be too long to paste into the file through Terminal. Remove any Inject or Kush kexts from the kexts folder and rerun the script to install the bootloader and kexts - do NOT run "modify plist". Also remove any Inject or Kush kexts you may have added to S\L\E. Reboot and you should be good to go!

[lzthqx]

Thanks Everdone, The issue I had with the EFI string is as follows: I cannot find the info for the card 8800GTS(.hex), although I have seen others while googling, but figured by using EFIStudio and selecting my card (8800GTS is listed in there), and selecting 'add to com.apple.Boot.plist' , that it would add an appropriate EFI string to my plist file. Is this a correct assumption?

 

Additionally, I understand I need to remove NVKush and NVInject from both /Extra and S/L/E, but should ATY_Init remain in /Extra?

 

Is there a method to extract the correct info for my card in order to use gfxutil to create the EFI string (assuming my EFIStudio method is not correct).

 

Cheers!

[bbchucks]

anyone know if it's a problem with my monitor or the driver?

with a grey background or dark background i see "red-ish snow" -- example is this website with grey borders on the side here. there is red-ish snow..

 

using ati 4870 on 10.5.7 install. i am also not able to get 2 monitors working, 1 is DVI other is connected to VGA port.

[lzthqx]

Thanks Everdone, The issue I had with the EFI string is as follows: I cannot find the info for the card 8800GTS(.hex), although I have seen others while googling, but figured by using EFIStudio and selecting my card (8800GTS is listed in there), and selecting 'add to com.apple.Boot.plist' , that it would add an appropriate EFI string to my plist file. Is this a correct assumption?

 

Additionally, I understand I need to remove NVKush and NVInject from both /Extra and S/L/E, but should ATY_Init remain in /Extra?

 

Is there a method to extract the correct info for my card in order to use gfxutil to create the EFI string (assuming my EFIStudio method is not correct).

 

Cheers!

 

Well Well.. Finally a winner. It's working!

 

nVidia GeForce 8800 GTS:

 

Chipset Model: nVidia GeForce 8800 GTS

Type: Display

Bus: PCIe

PCIe Lane Width: x16

VRAM (Total): 640 MB

Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)

Device ID: 0x0193

Revision ID: 0x00a2

ROM Revision: nVidia GeForce 8800 GTS OpenGL Engine [EFI]

Displays:

SyncMaster:

Resolution: 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz

Depth: 32-Bit Color

Core Image: Hardware Accelerated

Main Display: Yes

Mirror: Off

Online: Yes

Quartz Extreme: Supported

Rotation: Supported

Display Connector:

Status: No Display Connected

 

First, removied all injectors from /Extra (left ATY_Init in there)

Second, copied unmodified GeForce.kext, NVDAResman.kext and NVDANV50Hal.kext from /S/L/E to /Extra

Used PListEdit to modify the Info.plist in each of those kexts and added my card id (0x019310de) under the IOPCIMatch heading

Edited the com.apple.Boot.plist in /Extra and added the EFI string generated by EFIStudio for my card

Fixed any owner/permissions in /Extra and /S/L/E

Ran DD script to update boot caches

Crossed fingers, toes and various other things...

Rebooted to a fully functioning card! Woohoo

 

Thanks all, especially DD for all your work (Bought all these parts based on your positive experience essentially)

 

Cheers!

[joeblough]

Is there a way to keep the audio jacks plugged in without getting a kernel error when booting?

 

dont know yet. i have been meaning to try voodoohda or some of the other hda hacks that are around...

[Fuchsje]

dont know yet. i have been meaning to try voodoohda or some of the other hda hacks that are around...

 

Hmm, I'm wondering if that just hasn't something to do with the bios settings. You reckon gigabyte would be of any assistance?

[luh3417]

How do I generate the EFI string for my ATI 4830 to stuff into the .plist? (single card, dual 1920x1200 monitors if that matters) Please help, getting desperate.

 

I've been rummaging through a bunch of threads. Everyone seems to just use injectors and add kexts, but that seems different from what everyone is advised to do on the previous couple pages. Nobody talks about their EFI String or how to create it.

 

I can't seem to find anything to generate this string for me. I've tried OSX86 Tools and EFIStudio, but they seem to have about 6 ATI cards up to the 3800, followed by scores of nVidia cards.

 

I tried a 3870, a 4830, and an 8800GT, none of them work with the new universal injector. Right now I have the 4830 in there. Well, maybe the best bet is to put the 512MB 8800GT back in there, and get the string from here http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=91755 or maybe even osx86 Tools or EFIStudio.

 

OK, I put the 8800GT back in. Still no QE, and windows don't refresh properly. Here's what I did.

######/osx86tools/ has OSx86 Tools

Add EFI Strings

GFX Strings

select card

Textedit, cut and paste into X58_Mobo_Patch_Installer/Plists/com.apple.boot.plist

in X58_Mobo_Patch_Installer/Kexts/_Graphics move ATY_Init.kext back out into the _repository directory

RUN-PATCH_INSTALLER

5) Run kext/kernel installer

says "Kext installer hs complete with boot cache updated!" so I didn't run step 6. Also did not run step 8.

 

I suspect I mashed together the plist entries incorrectly. Here is what I have.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Boot Graphics</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>Graphics Mode</key>
<string>1920x1200x32</string>
<key>Kernel</key>
<string>mach_kernel</string>
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>busratio=20</string>
<key>Timeout</key>
<string>3</string>
<key>PciRoot(0x1)/Pci(0x3,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)</key>
<dict>
	<key>@0,compatible</key>
	<string>NVDA,NVMac</string>
	<key>@0,device_type</key>
	<string>display</string>
	<key>@0,name</key>
	<string>NVDA,Display-A</string>
	<key>@1,compatible</key>
	<string>NVDA,NVMac</string>
	<key>@1,device_type</key>
	<string>display</string>
	<key>@1,name</key>
	<string>NVDA,Display-B</string>
	<key>NVCAP</key>
	<data>
	BAAAAAAAAwAMAAAAAAAABwAAAAA=
	</data>
	<key>NVPM</key>
	<data>
	AQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==
	</data>
	<key>VRAM,totalsize</key>
	<string>0x20000000</string>
	<key>device_type</key>
	<string>NVDA,Parent</string>
	<key>model</key>
	<string>nVidia GeForce 8800 GT</string>
	<key>name</key>
	<string>display</string>
	<key>rom-revision</key>
	<string>nVidia GeForce 8800 GT OpenGL Engine [EFI]</string>
</dict>
</dict>
</plist>

The entries on top for 1920x1200 and 3 second boot timeout are happy at least.

 

System Profiler thinks I have 32MB VRAM!?

[FUT1L1TY]

OK, I put the 8800GT back in. Still no QE, and windows don't refresh properly. Here's what I did.

######/osx86tools/ has OSx86 Tools

Add EFI Strings

GFX Strings

select card

Textedit, cut and paste into X58_Mobo_Patch_Installer/Plists/com.apple.boot.plist

in X58_Mobo_Patch_Installer/Kexts/_Graphics move ATY_Init.kext back out into the _repository directory

RUN-PATCH_INSTALLER

5) Run kext/kernel installer

says "Kext installer hs complete with boot cache updated!" so I didn't run step 6. Also did not run step 8.

 

Try this to see if it makes a difference.

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Boot Graphics</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>Graphics Mode</key>
<string>1920x1200x32</string>
<key>Kernel</key>
<string>mach_kernel</string>
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>busratio=20</string>
<key>Timeout</key>
<string>3</string>
       <key>device-properties</key>
<string>6c0200000100000001000000600200000d00000002010c00d041030a010000000101060000090
01060000007fff04000e0000004e00560050004d0000002000000001000000000000000000000000
00000000000000000000000000000220000005600520041004d002c0074006f00740061006c00730
69007a006500000008000000000000201c0000006400650076006900630065005f00740079007000
50000000f0000004e5644412c506172656e740e0000006e0061006d00650000000b0000006469737
6c617922000000400030002c006400650076006900630065005f00740079007000650000000b0000
0646973706c617922000000400031002c006400650076006900630065005f0074007900700065000
000b000000646973706c6179100000006d006f00640065006c0000001a0000006e56696469612047
5466f726365203838303020475420000000400031002c0063006f006d00700061007400690062006
00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d616314000000400030002c006e0061006d006500000012
000004e5644412c446973706c61792d4114000000400031002c006e0061006d00650000001200000
4e5644412c446973706c61792d4220000000400030002c0063006f006d0070006100740069006200
c00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d6163100000004e0056004300410050000000180000000
000000000003000c00000000000007000000001e00000072006f006d002d00720065007600690073
069006f006e0000002e0000006e5669646961204765466f7263652038383030204754204f70656e4
4c20456e67696e65205b4546495d</string>
</dict>
</plist>

 

 

EDIT: The above plist is for the your 8800 GT 512mb.

[luh3417]

Try this to see if it makes a difference.

EDIT: The above plist is for the your 8800 GT 512mb.

 

Appreciate the help. Did not seem to make any change/improvement at all.

If anyone has a card the Univeral Injector actually works with, can you list it?

I tried 8800GT, 4830, 3870, all fail. Or if you successfully modify the plist tell me

what card you have, attach your plist, and I'll go buy one of the dang things.

 

That said, I'm happy to try modifying the plist for any or all of the above.

I'm getting good at swapping graphics cards and plists. Have only tried new plist for 8800GT so far.

Since I don't know where to generate them for the other cards as mentioned above.

 

The Universal Injector is out of my picture now, and my plist is in the right place after running step 5. What could go wrong... you just set up the proper directory structure under the script, then run the script, in this case only step 5. Anyway I look in /Volumes/ssd/Extra and com.apple.boot.plist reads like it should and Stored_Kexts shows just 11 kexts and ATY_init.kext is out of the picture.

 

But I still end up with... (and second display is AWOL)...

Display:
 Type:	Display
 Bus:	PCIe
 PCIe Lane Width:	x16
 VRAM (Total):	32 MB
 Vendor:	NVIDIA (0x10de)
 Device ID:	0x0611
 Revision ID:	0x00a2
 Displays:
Display:
 Resolution:	1920 x 1200
 Depth:	32-Bit Color
 Core Image:	Software
 Main Display:	Yes
 Mirror:	Off
 Online:	Yes
 Quartz Extreme:	Not Supported

 

What about, a couple posts up someone suggests "First, removied all injectors from /Extra (left ATY_Init in there) Second, copied unmodified GeForce.kext, NVDAResman.kext and NVDANV50Hal.kext from /S/L/E to /Extra Used PListEdit to modify the Info.plist in each of those kexts and added my card id (0x019310de) under the IOPCIMatch heading Edited the com.apple.Boot.plist in /Extra and added the EFI string generated by EFIStudio for my card Fixed any owner/permissions in /Extra and /S/L/E Ran DD script to update boot caches" I am just a vanilla 3.7 script install, do I need to do those extra steps too? Where do I get my 8 hex digit card id and where do I get PListEdit or can I use TextEdit.

[everdone]

Appreciate the help. Did not seem to make any change/improvement at all.

If anyone has a card the Univeral Injector actually works with, can you list it?

I tried 8800GT, 4830, 3870, all fail. Or if you successfully modify the plist tell me

what card you have, attach your plist, and I'll go buy one of the dang things.

 

That said, I'm happy to try modifying the plist for any or all of the above.

I'm getting good at swapping graphics cards and plists. Have only tried new plist for 8800GT so far.

Since I don't know where to generate them for the other cards as mentioned above.

 

The Universal Injector is out of my picture now, and my plist is in the right place after running step 5. What could go wrong... you just set up the proper directory structure under the script, then run the script, in this case only step 5. Anyway I look in /Volumes/ssd/Extra and com.apple.boot.plist reads like it should and Stored_Kexts shows just 11 kexts and ATY_init.kext is out of the picture.

All you should need is the boot.plist FUT1L1TY provided. Check in the /Extra folder to make sure that boot.plist is there. I have a 9500GT and a string in the boot.plist is all I use to have the advanced graphic functions working on my UD3R board (graphically it should be no different from the UD5). The OS is pure vanilla 10.5.7, no modification to any of the included video drivers has been made.

[FUT1L1TY]

All you should need is the boot.plist FUT1L1TY provided. Check in the /Extra folder to make sure that boot.plist is there. I have a 9500GT and a string in the boot.plist is all I use to have the advanced graphic functions working on my UD3R board (graphically it should be no different from the UD5). The OS is pure vanilla 10.5.7, no modification to any of the included video drivers has been made.

 

I'm not sure if this will help but I've attached a picture of /Extra folder. In addition, all of my specs are in my signature below. I also have posts in another forum related to my 9600 GSO card. If you do a search for it you should be able to find the thread. Good luck.

 

Most importantly, if you update your kexts, do not forget to update your boot caches using DD's script.

[luh3417]

Everdone, FUT1L1tY, thanks. So, you guys got the 9500GT and 9600GSO to work. And it sounds like neither of these work with the current Universal Installer in Chameleon RC1 either. At least in this thread. Is there a thread for the Universal Installer?

 

My install is not vanilla kernel, I used dd 3.7 script and Chameleon 2.0 RC1. Actually /Extra/com.apple.boot.plist says mach_kernel. This plist is in /Extra and I'm trying the one FUT1L1TY posted. This is on a second virgin SSD drive with a straight install.

 

I'm pretty sure my boot cache is being updated. IIRC step 5 states that explicitly after it finishes. And once I tried to reboot very soon after running step 5 and OS X put up a message that said "wait we are updating your boot cache". But I'll try updating it explicitly.

 

@ FUT1L1TY if you could re-post that picture of your /Extra here is mine plus some more details

[everdone]

Everdone, FUT1L1tY, thanks. So, you guys got the 9500GT and 9600GSO to work. And it sounds like neither of these work with the current Universal Installer in Chameleon RC1 either. At least in this thread. Is there a thread for the Universal Installer?

 

My install is not vanilla kernel, I used dd 3.7 script and Chameleon 2.0 RC1. Actually /Extra/com.apple.boot.plist says mach_kernel. This plist is in /Extra and I'm trying the one FUT1L1TY posted. This is on a second virgin SSD drive with a straight install.

 

Make sure the contents of the boot.plist in /Extra is the same as the one provided by FUT1L1TY, reboot and you should have extended graphic features. I tried the Inject and Kush kexts with my card and although they did work as far as providing resolutions they did not give the extended graphic functions. I have not tried the newer universal drivers as the EFI string provides all the necessary features available.

 

The plist you posted earlier does not contain the necessary string and should not be expected to work.

 

Good luck, and keep trying - you are almost there!

[luh3417]

Make sure the contents of the boot.plist in /Extra is the same as the one provided by FUT1L1TY, reboot and you should have extended graphic features. I tried the Inject and Kush kexts with my card and although they did work as far as providing resolutions they did not give the extended graphic functions. I have not tried the newer universal drivers as the EFI string provides all the necessary features available.

 

The plist you posted earlier does not contain the necessary string and should not be expected to work.

 

Good luck, and keep trying - you are almost there!

 

I boot with this and get no joy. No QE, not even a second monitor.

 

$ cat /Volumes/ssd/Extra/com.apple.boot.plist
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Boot Graphics</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>Graphics Mode</key>
<string>1920x1200x32</string>
<key>Kernel</key>
<string>mach_kernel</string>
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>busratio=20</string>
<key>Timeout</key>
<string>3</string>
	<key>device-properties</key>
<string>6c0200000100000001000000600200000d00000002010c00d041030a01000000010106000009

01060000007fff04000e0000004e00560050004d0000002000000001000000000000000000000000
00000000000000000000000000000220000005600520041004d002c0074006f00740061006c00730
69007a006500000008000000000000201c0000006400650076006900630065005f00740079007000
50000000f0000004e5644412c506172656e740e0000006e0061006d00650000000b0000006469737
6c617922000000400030002c006400650076006900630065005f00740079007000650000000b0000
0646973706c617922000000400031002c006400650076006900630065005f0074007900700065000
000b000000646973706c6179100000006d006f00640065006c0000001a0000006e56696469612047
5466f726365203838303020475420000000400031002c0063006f006d00700061007400690062006
00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d616314000000400030002c006e0061006d006500000012
000004e5644412c446973706c61792d4114000000400031002c006e0061006d00650000001200000
4e5644412c446973706c61792d4220000000400030002c0063006f006d0070006100740069006200
c00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d6163100000004e0056004300410050000000180000000
000000000003000c00000000000007000000001e00000072006f006d002d00720065007600690073
069006f006e0000002e0000006e5669646961204765466f7263652038383030204754204f70656e4
4c20456e67696e65205b4546495d</string>
</dict>
</plist>i7:~ s2$

 

Anyone see anything wrong? Does the plist require a <CR> at the end of the last line?

 

Maybe the 2600XT works, since that is what digital_dreamer has in his sig. I mean it might even work with the Universal Injector. I guess my fallback plan is to live without QE until there is a new Universal Injector in a new Chameleon in a new dd script.

[digital_dreamer]

Ok, I used the "RUN-PATCH_INSTALLER" to move the IONetworkingFamily.kext back to /Extra and I then noticed that S/L/E still had a IONetworkingFamily.kext file in there, i doubt it's the same one, Should I delete it or just leave it there? I also tried to clear the CMOS and I did, no OC settings everything stock and just changed the sata to AHCI and booted and nothing. Time Machine is still not backing up, it still fails to back up. Btw, I'm not sure if this is important, but I'm not using Chameleon v2.0 I'm still using the stable one according to "RUN-PATCH_INSTALLER"

The vanilla IONetworkingFamily.kext should remain in S/L/E. It should be version 1.6.1, whereas the modified one is 9.9.9.

The Time Machine fix should be included in the patch.

 

If no luck, try opening the Time Machine Preferences, select "Change Disk...", then select "None" and "Stop Backing Up." Close Preferences. Then reopen and reselect your Time Machine disk.

Is there a way to keep the audio jacks plugged in without getting a kernel error when booting?

This KP might be related to the HDA headphone switching.

The kexts currently being used is the "Legacy 3outs2ins digital HDA headphone."

Try using, instead, the "Legacy 3outs2ins digital regular headphone" in _repository/ALC889A_series of legacy no front mic. There shouldn't be any auto switching in that one (won't auto mute "internal speakers" with headphones plugged in). See if it's any better for you.

 

regards,

MAJ

[FUT1L1TY]

I boot with this and get no joy. No QE, not even a second monitor.

 

Anyone see anything wrong? Does the plist require a <CR> at the end of the last line?

 

Just to be sure. Please try downloading and renaming the enclosed text file to com.apple.boot.plist.

 

EDIT: After renaming the file, please put in your /Extra folder.

 

EDIT2: If this file works you will need to replace the version in DD installer folder otherwise the working file will get overwritten by the script when you do another install. I'm reasonably sure this is true.

luh3417.txt

[luh3417]

Just to be sure. Please try downloading and renaming the enclosed text file to com.apple.boot.plist.

 

EDIT: After renaming the file, please put in your /Extra folder.

 

EDIT2: If this file works you will need to replace the version in DD installer folder otherwise the working file will get overwritten by the script when you do another install. I'm reasonably sure this is true.

I downloaded and renamed the file, put it in /Extra. No change.

I put the renamed file in DD installer folder, re-ran DD script, step 5 only. No change.

 

Well, this is an alpha Chameleon with an alpha Universal graphics. Maybe I need to reset my expectations. That said it does seem like all this stuff works great for everyone else. Maybe you just have the right graphics cards. I am baffled.

 

I am running these tests on a second boot disk, an SSD volume. You know, they have these cool adapters that put 2 SSD into your old floppy slot. Some even have RAID. Mine is just 2 separate SATA.

 

Back on my original install, with the Universal graphics, I do get the second monitor but no QE. I am willing to limp along on that and hope that some of these issues get cleared up in the next release.

 

I could get another graphics card, but all 3 of mine fail so maybe I'm snakebit. Still not clear where people get the EFI strings for their ATI cards. I think ATI hardware runs cooler. But I have some issues with their drivers on Windows with mulitple monitors, and with HTPC HDCP. And I have issues finding EFI strings for them on Mac. That said, sticking in EFI strings is not the future, the future is the Universal graphics kext.

[CSOSX]

Hi, I planned that installs with HD3870 may succeed?

 

CPU:Core i7 920

Mobo:Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5

HD3870 DDR4

OCZ 3G1600LV6GK DDR3 1600 6G Kit

[knightprozac]

I had been experiencing problems setting up my ASUS WL-138G V2 wireless card until I did some more reading and discovered that moving the antenna position around can help. I bought the card cause I'd seen that it would work straight out of the box on a hackintosh but now I realise that it doesn't exactly "work", well not properly.

 

I can get internet running on it but it's painfully slow (almost as bad as dial up) regardless of what position I put my antenna in. According to what I've read this is a problem that many users experience even when running windows.

 

So I'm probably going to get another wireless device. I'm now thinking of getting a USB one since that will leave my slot open on my motherboard to add another 4890 card if I wish to in the future and I only require G not N and would like to keep it relatively cheap if possible.

 

Can anyone recommend anything? I'm having trouble finding info on this. I might not have all products available to me since I'm in Australia.

 

Thanks in advance.

[mattrb]

I had been experiencing problems setting up my ASUS WL-138G V2 wireless card until I did some more reading and discovered that moving the antenna position around can help. I bought the card cause I'd seen that it would work straight out of the box on a hackintosh but now I realise that it doesn't exactly "work", well not properly.

 

I can get internet running on it but it's painfully slow (almost as bad as dial up) regardless of what position I put my antenna in. According to what I've read this is a problem that many users experience even when running windows.

 

So I'm probably going to get another wireless device. I'm now thinking of getting a USB one since that will leave my slot open on my motherboard to add another 4890 card if I wish to in the future and I only require G not N and would like to keep it relatively cheap if possible.

 

Can anyone recommend anything? I'm having trouble finding info on this. I might not have all products available to me since I'm in Australia.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Get a wireless bridge on ebay.

[NoskireFiel]

The vanilla IONetworkingFamily.kext should remain in S/L/E. It should be version 1.6.1, whereas the modified one is 9.9.9.

The Time Machine fix should be included in the patch.

 

If no luck, try opening the Time Machine Preferences, select "Change Disk...", then select "None" and "Stop Backing Up." Close Preferences. Then reopen and reselect your Time Machine disk.

 

 

The attached picture is what I get when I try to reselect a HDD to be used for backing up.

[digital_dreamer]

The attached picture is what I get when I try to reselect a HDD to be used for backing up.

And the IONetworkingFamily.kext that you have installed in /Extra is version 9.9.9, weighing in at 360k?

 

You can supply me the Install.log and Cache.log, if you wish.

 

We shouldn't be having this issue, as that kext has the TM fix. However, as a last resort, you can use my script to install it into S/L/E. It'll install it in place of the vanilla version, with the vanilla version renamed automatically.

 

regards,

MAJ

[NoskireFiel]

And the IONetworkingFamily.kext that you have installed in /Extra is version 9.9.9, weighing in at 360k?

 

You can supply me the Install.log and Cache.log, if you wish.

 

We shouldn't be having this issue, as that kext has the TM fix. However, as a last resort, you can use my script to install it into S/L/E. It'll install it in place of the vanilla version, with the vanilla version renamed automatically.

 

regards,

MAJ

 

Yeah, it's in /Extra/Store_kexts (not sure if has to be in the root directory of /Extra but it's there and Get Info is reporting it to be 400kb or 340,040 bytes and the version plist is saying it is 9.9.9 build 203

 

edit: I guess disconnecting the SATA to the hard drive and then reconnecting it on a different port fixed it. - thanks for your help, i appreciate it.

[letitbit]

Hi, I have installed in a GA-EX58-UD5/i7 a Retail DVD and when I booted for the first time in the retail OS X I didn´t notice for any configuration steps like Language or root password!!!

I needed to hack the root password because the default user was admin with no enought privileges to finish the install.

Does anybody know what´s the hell I am doing?

 

Thanks for all the InsaneMac people

[useiphonesdkonwin]

Notes from a EX45-UD4R user with a GTX 260. 

 

I first had a massive problem installing the retail version from my installed copy getting kernal errors, getPhysicalSegment() . Error this was caused by the voodoo kernal. I think it's due to a file being from 10.5.2 version of the retail which also had this bug. The fix was maxmem=3072 or something.

 

Next I had a problem with it freezing at the firewire message, ora mDNSResponder error. This is caused by ATY_Init.kext.

 

 

 

I'm sure there will be quite a few people with lots of ram and the gtx... cards. So in summuary maxmem=3072 allows you to install the retail copy from a dmg. And removing the ATY_Init kext allows you to boot.