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

[FUT1L1TY]

It's good to know someone has it working. Would you mind sharing your BIOS version and settings, and whether you've made any changes to S/L/E. In my case everything in S/L/E is vanilla, I use 2 EFI strings, one for the LAN and the other for the 8800GT. Nothing special in /Extra either, however I did run the DDST builder and removed busratio=20 from the boot plist as it shouldn't be needed with the 10.5.7 kernel.

 

Thanks

 

My /S/L/E is completely vanilla. Most of my details are in my sig. I've attached a low quality picture (sorry) of my power management settings.

[taylorutah]

How do I install the kext for the 9800 GTX?

 

I installed using Digital Dreamers Retail version. Everything works but my video is not performing correctly.

 

Do I just drop a kext file into the /Extra/Stored Kexts folder?

 

thanks for any help.

[luh3417]

I bought a 9800GT and installed it. It made things no different. No better, and no worse. It actually continued to function the same as the 8800GT in both my "still using a straight dd 3.7 and ATY_Init" boot disk and my "try EFI String and get rid of ATY_Init" boot disk. That the latter worked at all is interesting because I still had the 8800GT string in the plist.

 

Then I went to netkas.org and got the June 8 version of Enabler_for_Nvidia_and_multiple_ATI_cards.pkg. Unfortunately, this pkg does not have a Contents, so extracting ATY_Init.kext was tricky. But since I was running on my secondary install test drive, I just ran the pkg. And, now it says QE and Rotation (and Television ) are Supported.

 

Now, this is working on a bit of a {censored} install, so YMMV. Its working on a system where I did a dd 3.7, then got rid of ATY_Init and put EFI strings for 8800GT, then installed the 9800GT, then ran the June 8 netkas package. And, whatever resulted from this, the 9800GT seems perfect there. Going back and testing the 8800GT it crashes the system near the end of boot after both screens come up.

 

The proper solution is to somehow extract the ATY_Init from the netkas June 8 installer, slap it into the graphics folder used by the dd 3.7 script, and if it works call that a dd 3.7.1 or 3.8. I think the netkas package stuck the ATY_Init in /S/L/E/Contents/MacOS with size 94,088 bytes. The ATY_Init used in dd 3.7 script is 93,936 bytes. Is ATY_Init.kext all we need from the June 8 netkas or are there other parts of the package file or other things his installer does that need to be grafted in too?

 

Can I just go to the script folder, move the old ATY_Init out of the way, slide in the new June 8 one, run just step 5 of the script, reboot and it oughta work? OK to do this on a live system or should I boot off the secondary drive?

[FUT1L1TY]

How do I install the kext for the 9800 GTX?

 

I installed using Digital Dreamers Retail version. Everything works but my video is not performing correctly.

 

Do I just drop a kext file into the /Extra/Stored Kexts folder?

 

thanks for any help.

 

You do not need a kext for this card. All you need to do is add an EFI string to your com.apple.boot.plist that is in your /Extra folder. Search around for the string that corresponds to your card's model number and RAM.

[digital_dreamer]

Thanks for the reply! That's what I thought why Chameleon cannot boot leopard.... Now I am figuring out what kexts my system needs and burn my own boot-132 cd. I've loaded the following files in my kexts.img file:

 

KEXTs/ACPIPS2Nub.kext

KEXTs/ApplePS2Controller.kext/Contents/PlugIns/ApplePS2Keyboard.kext

KEXTs/ApplePS2Controller.kext/Contents/PlugIns/ApplePS2Mouse.kext

KEXTs/ApplePS2Controller.kext/Contents/PlugIns/ApplePS2Trackpad.kext

KEXTs/ApplePS2Controller.kext

KEXTs/AppleSMBIOS.kext

KEXTs/Disabler.kext

KEXTs/dsmos.kext

KEXTs/HDAEnabler.kext

KEXTs/IntelCPUPMDisabler.kext

KEXTs/IONetworkingFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/RealtekR1000.kext

KEXTs/IONetworkingFamily.kext

KEXTs/LegacyHDAController.kext

KEXTs/LegacyHDAPlatformDriver.kext

KEXTs/LegacyIOAHCIBlockStorage.kext

KEXTs/LegacyJMicronATASATAIDE.kext

KEXTs/LegacyJMicronJMB36xSATA.kext

KEXTs/Natit.kext

KEXTs/OpenHaltRestart.kext

KEXTs/SMBIOSEnabler.kext

 

all from the GA-EX58-UD5 package. The Natit.kext is from the X58 mobo patch.

 

With this bootloader I managed to boot leopard just by going to first HD (80) and hit enter. My rig hang before getting me into desktop. The last few lines on the monitor shows it was starting

 

NTFS driver 2.1 [Flags: R/O]

NTFS volume name, version 3.1.

which is my second HD without any OS on it. I don't know how it could intervene leopard booting up.

 

Any thoughts? I feel I am so close. The 10.5.7 update was installed and now it seems I just need the correct kexts to boot it. I am burning the CD and all on my macbook now since I cannot start up leopard on my pc.

bjoure,

Have you run the Installer and installed these kexts into the /Extra folder of your boot drive? I still don't know why you are using a boot-132 CD. Is it because the CD is the only thing that allows you to fully boot? I'd try to focus on getting the boot drive setup by installing the kexts in Chameleon's /Extra folders.

 

The NTFS driver message in the log is standard. All it means is that the OS has loaded the driver for the NTFS volume. The last message posted in the log is not necessarily where the issue lies, just where it runs out of things to do. What's stalling it is somewhere up the chain.

 

Here is my full rig :

 

GA-EX58-UD5

Core i7 920

6GB RAM

1TB 7200.12 Segate HDD

750 GB Segate 7200.10 HDD

GTX275 - 896 MB

 

Which instruction do I follow to install OSX ? I dont have another MAC to preinstall on a HDD. I do have the Retail 10.5.6 Leopard DVD.

 

Any suggestions on how to go about installing OSX by booting of this DVD?

What do you have running on your other two rigs?

 

MAJ, everyone, I've attempted to summarize things here http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.ph...obo%2C_Scripted It would be great if others could help edit that wiki, fix my mistakes, my formatting, add more information, even add new wiki pages.

 

Though when you go here http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.ph...allation_Guides there's no place to link to a 10.5.7 guide.

Thanks for that! Very well done. I like it. Everyone brings something to the table.

So, how does one add the 10.5.7 index? It's too bad it hasn't been updated - it'll turn more and more people away.

 

Awesome work digital_dreamer thanks for the guide!

 

I'm still looking to get audio + all cores + hyperthreading on my setup (see signature)

 

Currently using Chameleon 1.x and vanilla 10.5.7 combo updated from iPC voodoo.

So, running the DSDT patch doesn't enable all cores? If not, can you send me the DSDT Output.log?

Are all cores enabled in the BIOS?

 

I am typing this from my new i7 system. Thanks to everyone for the great help this thread supplied.

 

I have a couple questions.

 

My system doesn't seem as snappy as I thought it would be.

 

I haven't OC yet and my numbers are:

 

Xbench = 251 to 239

 

geekbench = 8479

 

How do I get the killer speed you all have? Any step by step for what to change in my bios would be appreciated.

 

My build:

GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD5

Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz

OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600

EVGA 512-P3-N871-AR GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb

EDIT:

Do i need to install a kext for my 9800 gtx? It shos up under about this mac correctly, but I have a feeling it isn't working right. I also lost my album cover flow in iTunes.

 

Any ideas?

Your benches are consistent with a stock system. The Xbench score may appear low do to including the HD tests.

I suspect the lack of snappiness is due to not having QE enabled on your graphics card. The others can give you tips on that.

 

regards,

MAJ

 

How do I install the kext for the 9800 GTX?

 

I installed using Digital Dreamers Retail version. Everything works but my video is not performing correctly.

 

Do I just drop a kext file into the /Extra/Stored Kexts folder?

 

thanks for any help.

You can do that.

Just need to "Update Boot Caches" via script afterward.

 

<snip>

 

Can I just go to the script folder, move the old ATY_Init out of the way, slide in the new June 8 one, run just step 5 of the script, reboot and it oughta work? OK to do this on a live system or should I boot off the secondary drive?

That should work. And, I haven't had any issues doing this on a live system, so far, as the modified mkext file is just loaded during boot time. I'll include the June 8 version of the Universal injector in the script for a 3.7.1 version.

 

Also, on a tip from copy838, I'm throwing back in the USB-related plugsin in the IONetworkingFamily.kext for those with USB wireless devices. It doesn't appear the current system is able to look into the vanilla kext in S/L/E for "missing" or needed plugins. And, I thought that's what should be happening.

Thanks, copy838!

 

Let me know if this helps out those with USB wireless setups.

 

regards,

MAJ

[luh3417]

Thanks for that! Very well done. I like it. Everyone brings something to the table.

So, how does one add the 10.5.7 index? It's too bad it hasn't been updated - it'll turn more and more people away.

 

I'm baffled too. I asked in the site's forum http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=170065, and in the comment-on-this-wiki-page discussion http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.ph...allation_Guides. I guess they are trying to make that page editor controlled, although its against the spirit of a wiki, maybe they have some reasons, but if you're gonna take over don't then let it sit there for 6 months! And as you say, lacking 10.5.6 and 10.5.7 sections gets people scratching their chins and wondering if the whole wiki is obsolete.

 

Anyway I'm happy to be able to make a bit of a contribution that is within my safe ability, as a small homage to what you and others have done.

 

Most importantly, it will be great to see you and others edit and expand the wiki page too. Having that wiki will help keep this thread tidier and even more effective.

[luh3417]

Can I just go to the script folder, move the old ATY_Init out of the way, slide in the new June 8 one, run just step 5 of the script, reboot and it oughta work? OK to do this on a live system or should I boot off the secondary drive?

That should work. And, I haven't had any issues doing this on a live system, so far, as the modified mkext file is just loaded during boot time. I'll include the June 8 version of the Universal injector in the script for a 3.7.1 version.

It didn't work. I put the one file ATY_Init.kext (the new June 8 94088 byte version) into the script folder Kexts/_Graphics, replacing the previous one. I ran that 3.7 script on my live system, just step 5. Exited and rebooted. It said to wait while it updated the boot cache. I waited and then it rebooted fine. But no improvement. And I notice that down in /S/L/E I still have the older ATY_Init.kext.

[dp88]

I'm having a rather serious problem. I've been using your method of hackintosh for a long time. But I installed linux on a separate disk drive and somehow chameleon was overwritten by grub. I had to make a new usb drive with os x installed using my macbook just like i did before. This time though the bios locks up during post. It displays the cpuid and then hangs before counting the memory any time that I have the os x usb disk inserted into the computer. This doesn't make any sense to me. Why would a motherboard lock up when there is a certain usb drive installed? Does anyone have any ideas?

[taylorutah]

I got my video working! At least it says QE supported now.

 

My iTunes is still lagging! I now have cover flow back but video gets a little choppy and the busy cursor comes up any time I adjust the volume or click anything. Clicks are also delayed. I have Genius turned off.

 

Any others having trouble with iTunes?

 

It's not the mouse lag problem - this is different.

 

EDIT

 

Spinning balls all over. I think there is an issue with spotlight. There are several other forums talking about 10.5.7 being very sluggish.

 

Anyone else having problems? About to go back to iDeneb 10.5.6

[joeblough]

along these lines, a persistent problem that i've had with my badaxe2 is that it regularly forgets that 'Require password to wake this computer from sleep or screensaver' is ticked. the check box either goes away or even though it is checked it does not require a password. in fact the i7 machine is doing this right now. i never found a solution to this.

 

well, i got the password thing working again, if anyone has this problem you can try this rather convoluted series of steps. i think maybe the key thing is just deleting the plists, though it might help to make it work on a brand new account first.

 

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1176285

[L3B3R]

I got my video working! At least it says QE supported now.

 

My iTunes is still lagging! I now have cover flow back but video gets a little choppy and the busy cursor comes up any time I adjust the volume or click anything. Clicks are also delayed. I have Genius turned off.

 

Any others having trouble with iTunes?

I noticed with the 9800 and cover flow view that sometimes the graphics bug out and the screen gets super distorted with all kinds of colors. A hard reboot is the only thing I can do. It is like the graphics card can't handle it sometimes. I simply don't use cover flow anymore. This also happens sometimes with the Flurry screen saver. Rarely though. It never happens while watching a 1080 video or regular usage. I have only experienced this during the screen saver or cover flow.

[Stillglade]

Not sure if anyone is interested, but there is a hacked newer version of bios for this motherboard that upgrades the AHCI and Intel RAID bioses which results in much faster boot times. You can find it here:

 

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpo...;postcount=2835

 

Make sure you follow this guide so you don't screw anything up:

 

http://forums.tweaktown.com/f69/bios-flash...sh-guide-27576/

 

Keep up the good work DD! I would also love to see a guide for how to use these kexts and Donk's VMWare templates to setup a OSX image on a Windows machine running with this hardware.

[joeblough]

I noticed with the 9800 and cover flow view that sometimes the graphics bug out and the screen gets super distorted with all kinds of colors. A hard reboot is the only thing I can do. It is like the graphics card can't handle it sometimes. I simply don't use cover flow anymore. This also happens sometimes with the Flurry screen saver. Rarely though. It never happens while watching a 1080 video or regular usage. I have only experienced this during the screen saver or cover flow.

 

when i was using a geforce 8600 card on my BA2 cover flow would almost always lock up WindowManager, but this was in the 10.5.3 timeframe. i switched to an ATI 2600HD and this problem stopped. getting QI/CE to work on the 2600HD was always a chore; i had to repeat it last night on the UD4P and although i got it working, i don't quite know why it started working when it did. same thing happened to me with the ba2.

 

under 10.5.7 the 8600 seemed more stable. so i guess its not surprising that there are problems with the nvidia drivers and hacks...

[digital_dreamer]

It didn't work. I put the one file ATY_Init.kext (the new June 8 94088 byte version) into the script folder Kexts/_Graphics, replacing the previous one. I ran that 3.7 script on my live system, just step 5. Exited and rebooted. It said to wait while it updated the boot cache. I waited and then it rebooted fine. But no improvement. And I notice that down in /S/L/E I still have the older ATY_Init.kext.

Oh, I didn't realize you wanted to install it into S/L/E. Sorry.

(how was the older ATY_Init.kext installed?)

 

There are two ways to do this:

1. Update Boot Cache method (#6):

Create a "_For_System" folder inside "Stored_Kexts" and put the ATY_Init.kext in there. Update Boot Cache will use this folder to keep track of S/L/E installs and replace the older one in S/L/E.

 

2. Kext Installer Method (#5):

Use the Kext installer routine to install from the script's Kexts folders and key in the number of the kext and press "Enter" to change the destination to "System". Another "Enter" will install the kext into S/L/E.

 

NOTE:

If you manually installed the older ATY_Init.kext in S/L/E (without the script), the script will assume that kext is part of the vanilla install and rename (".original") it when you install the newer version.

If, however, you had used the script to install this kext, the script creates a duplicate of this kext (with ".duplicate"). This allows it to differentiate it from the vanilla kexts in S/L/E. When you uninstall the kext with the script, it will remove both the kext and "duplicate."

 

regards,

MAJ

[luh3417]

Hi MAJ,

 

They say "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing" and I am living proof.

 

All I know is that the June 8 netkas made my 9800GT happy. But the June 8 netkas operates its own way. It doesn't come as a separate kext. You download an installer from netkas and it just runs. You can't even look at the contents of the package. As described way above, on my strange ass-backwards bastardized extra install disk, I jammed netkas on top (ran his installer) and it actually works. I am reluctant to just slap the netkas install on top of my has-all-my-crical-work install disk, which is simply running a virgin d_d 3.7 install. Well, plus whatever I might have screwed up by the following...

 

What I did do is, find the different new June 8 ATY_Init from my second {censored} install disk (I had to get it from an install victim because I couldn't get the netkas package open), stick just that one file, ATY_Init.kext (the new June 8 94088 byte version) into the script folder Kexts/_Graphics, replacing the previous ATY_Init . I ran that 3.7 script on my live has-all-my-crical-work system, just step 5. Exited and rebooted. Result: no change. And I notice that down in /S/L/E I still have the older ATY_Init.kext.

 

In other words, its not that I "want to" install it into S/L/E. What I want to do is stay on the well-worn, straight and narrow, lots of other people doing it and testing it, safe path of the d_d script. The real problem is I don't fully understand how the netkas installer operates and where it puts things, as contrasted with how your d_d script operates and where it puts things. I think I should stop trying to break my install and just chill out and wait for dd 3.7.1 or 3.8. I jumped to the assumption that this involved doing what I describe in the paragraph above, but it looks like I was wrong.

 

I did not manually stuff a file into /S/L/E, I put ATY_Init.kext into the folder next to the script, then ran step 5. I don't see any file ending in .duplicate in /S/L/E, though I'm not sure if search drills into each package. If I may have created some ill effects that will bite me later do let me know. Otherwise I'm just going to chill until your next script.

 

Cheers,

 

luh3417

[joeblough]

Hi MAJ,

 

You download an installer from netkas and it just runs. You can't even look at the contents of the package.

 

if this is a regular Installer.app .pkg file (and i believe it is) then you can open it and extract parts of it with Pacifist.

[digital_dreamer]

luh3417,

I understand now. You used the Netkas installer and it installed the kext into S/L/E. That would be an install that would work for any system setup (vanilla, boot-132, /Extra, EFI). I already extracted the kext a few days ago using Pacifist. That's all the installer contained.

 

I suspect that when you ran #5 on the script, it put that kext into /Extra/Stored_Kexts and that's where it is now. However, the size is odd. The June 8 kext I have is reported as 512k (519,587 bytes) in size, not 94k as you reported. Not even the older one was that small.

 

It may be a while before I upload an update. Even so, no matter what update is released, it's not going to resolve this ATY_Init.kext issue in your case, because the script is going to behave in the same manner.

 

This is what I'd do in your case:

1. Extract kext using Pacifist without Admin privileges (should be 512k in size).

2. Delete original ATY_Init.kext from S/L/E that was installed by Netkas' installer.

3. Copy new kext to script's Kexts/_Graphics folder.

4. Run #5 (Kext installer).

5. Reboot.

 

This will have the kext in the default /Extra location.

BTW, your install appears just fine to me.

 

best of wishes,

MAJ

[The K man]

Hello folks, I have GA-EX58-UD5 (with core i7 920)

 

Everything works perfect on OSX 10.5.7 , except the network card. I tried everything in order to make it work.. When i was on Kalyway 10.5.2 the network was working..

 

I have been struggling now for two weeks but without results. I installed manually the kexts of the Realtek R1000 Psystar's version (1.8.1) using different methods but at the end no result, i used digital dreamers method, UInstaller, KextHelper, manually but nothing... I don't know what i am doing wrong.. As i can see the mac cannot recognise any network card.

 

Any help will be appriciated..

[everdone]

Hello folks, I have GA-EX58-UD5 (with core i7 920)

 

Everything works perfect on OSX 10.5.7 , except the network card. I tried everything in order to make it work.. When i was on Kalyway 10.5.2 the network was working..

 

I have been struggling now for two weeks but without results. I installed manually the kexts of the Realtek R1000 Psystar's version (1.8.1) using different methods but at the end no result, i used digital dreamers method, UInstaller, KextHelper, manually but nothing... I don't know what i am doing wrong.. As i can see the mac cannot recognise any network card.

 

Any help will be appriciated..

What you can try is remove AC from the computer for about 30 seconds, then boot up. The ethernet interface is likely to work after that. But, if that doesn't work, remove power and reset BIOS. For some reason ethernet on the GA EX58 boards 'breaks' sometimes and needs to be 'reset' before it will work again.

[desesperate]

Hi.

 

I have no luck with installation. Please help!

EX58-UD5

cross1600 ddr

XFX 4850 ATI

 

Using macbook with 10.5.7 im installing osx on usb driver. ISO image as advised.

Formatting [correct as guided] + os installation and upgrade (combo 10.5.7) no prob there.

 

BUT :

 

1. clicking on run script "RUN-PATCH_INSTALLER" will open terminal, after entering pass there is no action to take

and instant message appers : [operation complited] !

 

2. Manual aproch.

I do not have fullunderstanding, so i do copy : ktexts in extra after runing Chameleon_DFE_for_Hard_Disk, without, there is not "extra" folder.

It is imposible to repare permissions : point. Why? No idea. Terminal or not terminal, same results.

 

This is so fustrating spending countles hours, thinking U guys can than I can. But DESESPERATION riched the point that I decided to post and share my fustration in hope for help!

 

THX!

[digital_dreamer]

Hi.

 

I have no luck with installation. Please help!

EX58-UD5

cross1600 ddr

XFX 4850 ATI

 

Using macbook with 10.5.7 im installing osx on usb driver. ISO image as advised.

Formatting [correct as guided] + os installation and upgrade (combo 10.5.7) no prob there.

 

BUT :

 

1. clicking on run script "RUN-PATCH_INSTALLER" will open terminal, after entering pass there is no action to take

and instant message appers : [operation complited] !

 

2. Manual aproch.

I do not have fullunderstanding, so i do copy : ktexts in extra after runing Chameleon_DFE_for_Hard_Disk, without, there is not "extra" folder.

It is imposible to repare permissions : point. Why? No idea. Terminal or not terminal, same results.

 

This is so fustrating spending countles hours, thinking U guys can than I can. But DESESPERATION riched the point that I decided to post and share my fustration in hope for help!

 

THX!

Since you are using a USB drive, I hazard a guess that the drive is ignoring ownership of that volume.

 

Select the drive icon and "Get Info" and make sure "Ignore ownership of this volume" (toward bottom) is OFF.

 

regard,

MAJ

[adamk0]

What part of the script takes care of the information displayed in System Profiler?

I'm heaving a problem with my system clock going too fast, and I suspect that it is related to the fact that my system profiler displays in memory section 'There was an error while gathering this information.' , and 'about this mac' shows 6GB 400MHz RAM, while in fact it is 1600MHz.

 

I have declared all the info as kernel flags:

macmodel=MacPro4,1 (3,1)

MemSpeed=1600

MemType=DDR3

boot-uuid=xxxxxx

But it doesn't affect what is seen by the 'system profiler'. Dos this method work only with Voodoo kernel and the new 10.5.7 vanilla kernel requires another method? I'm a little bit confused, since now there is also the smbios.plist to be modified and athe boot.plist. I thought that modification of smbios.plist is for Chamelen_v2_RC1 but I'm probably wrong.

So what should be modified in a case of Vanilla kernel and Chameleon_v1012?

[desesperate]

Since you are using a USB drive, I hazard a guess that the drive is ignoring ownership of that volume.

 

Select the drive icon and "Get Info" and make sure "Ignore ownership of this volume" (toward bottom) is OFF.

 

regard,

MAJ

 

Thank You Very Much for Replay.

Sadly it changed nothing "Ignore ownership of this volume".

 

I have macbook and PC + usb sata external case so i put hd in ,than try all instalss, than put back into pc to boot.

This is how i proceed.

It must be something wrong with my method, right?

 

More details if this help:

core i7

1TB WD green x2

12gb ddr3

 

PS. I wish that clicking on script work as said and just repairing permission , and voila. So simple when read, not working when applied.

 

Many thanks again, and please help me!

 

 

IM IN!!! MIX MAX of methods and is WORKING!!! im in OSX!

[Dividex0]

Just wanted to say this method worked great for GA-EX58-UD4P.

It boots with old version of chameleon.

But I can't seem to get Chameleon 2 to work.

It flashes the gray load screen and then reboots.

[joeblough]

Just wanted to say this method worked great for GA-EX58-UD4P.

It boots with old version of chameleon.

But I can't seem to get Chameleon 2 to work.

It flashes the gray load screen and then reboots.

 

that's strange, no problem with a UD4P and chameleon 2 here.