nForce OS X Snow Leopard (10.6) RETAIL INSTALL GUIDE on a Series 6 or 7 nForce chipset / Intel CPU MOBO

[verdant]

The same thing happened to me. nforcelan kext wouldnt load from e/e without an extensions.mkext

 

Copy your Extensions folder from /Extra into a new folder on your Desktop named SL_Extension_Repair (or whatever name you wish) and copy Kext Utility into it too.....then drag and drop the Extensions folder onto the Kext Utility icon and then copy the Extensions folder and the created Extensions.mkext file into /Extra to replace the original Extensions folder......BUT if you find that your kexts are not being loaded from Extensions.mkext, then delete Extensions.mkext from /Extra.......

[iLeopod]

Is there any other easy solution beside VoodooHDA to get sound working on 680i MOBO (ALC885)

or a simple step by step guide for a dsdt fix?

[verdant]

Is there any other easy solution beside VoodooHDA to get sound working on 680i MOBO (ALC885)

or a simple step by step guide for a dsdt fix?

 

Zip up your dsdt.dsl and post a link to it for me......I will have a look at it......

[iLeopod]

Thanks for the fast reply.

Ok here is the link

http://rapidshare.com/files/289346397/dsdt.dsl.html

[verdant]

Thanks for the fast reply.

Ok here is the link

http://rapidshare.com/files/289346397/dsdt.dsl.html

 

I have PM'd you.......

[macman12]

Dear Verdant

I really Like you Are helping people so free

that is nice

i have now a leopard 1.5.8 with vista 64

and chamelon to boot both

ok

my question does it deserve to install snow leopard

i mean im heapy with my leopard

except that i have 2048 mb vram

and it reads it -2048 vram

whatever

and

if i put snow on external hard disk 80 giga or bigger

and how to do it the same or what

because i dont have either 8 gb flash or dual layer dvd

and on usb the cmos rest bug will happen

??

if not can you tell me why

and if i deleted un necessary thing on snow leopard dmg like x11,lang,printers

and made fit on one-layer dvd

will it work WITHOUT cmos reset bug???

any way to make it work without cmos reset bug

sorry for my many questions

thanks for u

p.s:sorry for my bad english

Edit:Forgot to say

i have mcp73

Fully achi compatible

[NeroAngelo]

Hi guys, props to Verdant for this wonderful tutorial

 

but I'm having a problem getting it to work, you see once i boot the installer USB with the -v command, everything goes fine until at some point i get that dreaded ACPI driver for my hardware not found {censored}

 

i followed everything to the T, the dsdl.aml file is ok , tried removing the extensions.kext and such

 

but to no avail, even tried different bootloaders/kernel and the live cd , all give the same acpi msg.

 

Anyone have a solution for this?

 

 

 

Currently running :

 

Vanilla OSX 10.5.8 (iAtkos 10.5.5 updated using iDeneb Combo 10.5.8)

CPU: Quad Extreme QX6600

Mem : Corsair 2GB DDR2

HDD : for my OSX testing : a single SATA HDD partitioned to various partitions

MB : Asus Striker Extreme (nForce i680)

VGA: GTX260

 

Hardware running and cofigured properly under 10.5.8: everything except for XFi

 

 

 

Thanks in advance!

[verdant]

@NeroAngelo

 

Can you please be more specific about the ACPI driver error......are you getting something like this (with different numbers probably):

panic(cpu 0 caller 0x558993): "Unable to find driver for this platform:\"ACPI\".\n"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-1456.1.25/iokit/Kernel/IOPlatformExpert.cpp:1389

Debugger called: <panic>

Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame: Return Address (4 potential args on stack)

0x2dd6bda8 : 0x21acfa (0x5ce650 0x2dd6bddc 0x223156 0x0)

 

If so, try the following:

 

Copy your USB flash drive Installer Extensions folder from /Extra into a new folder on your Leopard Desktop named SL_Extension_Repair (or whatever name you wish) and copy Kext Utility into it too.....then drag and drop the Extensions folder onto the Kext Utility icon and then copy the Extensions folder and the created Extensions.mkext file into /Extra to replace the original Extensions folder......BUT if you find that your kexts are not being loaded from Extensions.mkext, then delete Extensions.mkext from /Extra.......

 

 

@ macman12

 

Is your external HDD using a USB 2.0 HDD enclosure.....?

Do you have the Snow Leopard Mac OS X Install DVD or what.....?

Is your DVDRW SATA or PATA (IDE)....?

 

CMOS reset bug is a pain as it keeps on resetting your BIOS to the default settings so fixing RTC in DSDT is a good idea.....

[macman12]

Yes verdant its usb 2

but i dont understand enclosure its written on it fully usb 2 compatible

and i'm downloading the dmg

and hard disk is sata and dvdrom is sata

sata\sata

and leopard works good

 

i didnt understand sure i made the dsdt already you written on your tutorial

that it will happen on dvd even with dsdt and you didnt mention it on the usb section

and also i want to work on mbr\hfs+

and you didnt answer me about deleting additional things like langs and printer,x11

i will follow leopard tutorials for compressing it

will it work

 

and thanks for replying me

[verdant]

Yes verdant its usb 2

but i dont understand enclosure its written on it fully usb 2 compatible

and i'm downloading the dmg

and hard disk is sata and dvdrom is sata

sata\sata

and leopard works good

 

i didnt understand sure i made the dsdt already you written on your tutorial

that it will happen on dvd even with dsdt and you didnt mention it on the usb section

and also i want to work on mbr\hfs+

and you didnt answer me about deleting additional things like langs and printer,x11

i will follow leopard tutorials for compressing it

will it work

 

and thanks for replying me

 

If I understand your information and questions correctly.....

 

The patched DSDT.aml file with RTC fix is needed no matter what installation method you use......USB, Boot132DVD or OSInstall.mpkg method.....that is why it is put first in the guide....

 

If you can boot from your external USB HDD, set up two volumes on your external USB HDD: first a 10GB GPT/HFS+ volume onto which you restore the Mac OS X Install DVD .dmg file and second, a GPT/HFS+ volume as big as you can so that you can do a full SL install to it......it is useful to install X11 and you can choose only what Language Translation you want and the default set of Printer drivers......

 

Use the first 10GB volume as if it was a USB flash drive Installer to install SL to the 2nd volume on the HDD, then use Disk Utility or Carbon Copy Cloner to clone the SL system volume on the USB HDD to your internal HDD MBR/HFS+ volume.....

 

With MCP73 you do not need to/invariably cannot use AppleNforceATA.....so try with the following kexts in /Extra/Extensions:

 

AHCIPortInjector

FakeSMC

IOACHIBlockStorageInjector

NullCPUPowerManagement

OpenHaltRestart

PlatformUUID

[macman12]

so with dsdt on usb no pain of reset or it will hapeen first time only

and when i install it to usb how to load it ??

do install chamelon and pc efi to the partition from leopard then boot from usb??

and will chamelon work if the first part install and second is the temporary system

i really appreciate helping me

Thanks!

edit:i want to install it to a partition on same hard like leo

[verdant]

so with dsdt on usb no pain of reset or it will hapeen first time only

and when i install it to usb how to load it ??

do install chamelon and pc efi to the partition from leopard then boot from usb??

and will chamelon work if the first part install and second is the temporary system

i really appreciate helping me

Thanks!

edit:i want to install it to a partition on same hard like leo

 

Without DSDT.aml with RTC fix, the CMOS reset will happen each time you boot any SL system......

 

Use Leopard to:

 

1. Partition/format the USB HDD into GPT/HFS+ volumes

 

2. Run Chameleon bootloader installer to install Chameleon on both USB HDD volumes

 

3. To replace Chameleon boot file with the netkas boot file in / : PC_EFI v10.1 if using Chameleon RC1 or PC_EFI v10.3 if using Chameleon RC3

 

4. To install kexts in /Extra/Extensions on both USB HDD volumes

 

5. To put DSDT.aml in / on both USB HDD volumes

 

Chameleon bootloader should work since you are installing it to both USB HDD OS X volumes.....

 

Once OS X SL is working on USB HDD volume 100%, then you can clone it to the MBR volume on the same HDD as Leopard......but read my guide about booting into SL from from Chameleon bootloader installed on a Leopard system volume.......

[macman12]

Dear Verdant

Now i under stand everything except one thing

will the cmos reset happen with dsdt on the hd of installation

first time only (when i am installing it)??

or it will not happen because of the dsdt

and if it happen restoring to default then changing hard disk to achi

thats it??

Thank you very much

i know i tired you

[verdant]

Dear Verdant

Now i under stand everything except one thing

will the cmos reset happen with dsdt on the hd of installation

first time only (when i am installing it)??

or it will not happen because of the dsdt

and if it happen restoring to default then changing hard disk to achi

thats it??

Thank you very much

i know i tired you

 

You need to set SATA mode to [AHCI] in BIOS for OS X to run OK, so if CMOS resets BIOS to defaults, you will have to shutdown, reboot, enter BIOS set SATA mode back to AHCI.......hence the need to used the RTC fixed DSDT.aml file in /

 

The DSDT.aml file in / will overwrite the one loaded from the BIOS when you boot the HDD OS X system......so you should not get the CMOS reset problem (hopefully......assumes your DSDT.aml file is patched/compiled correctly....)

[macman12]

Thank you Verdant!

i will install it once i have the DMG and Time

Thank You Again

[verdant]

Thank you Verdant!

i will install it once i have the DMG and Time

Thank You Again

 

Hope it goes OK........

[NeroAngelo]

@NeroAngelo

 

Can you please be more specific about the ACPI driver error......are you getting something like this (with different numbers probably):

 

 

If so, try the following:

 

Copy your USB flash drive Installer Extensions folder from /Extra into a new folder on your Leopard Desktop named SL_Extension_Repair (or whatever name you wish) and copy Kext Utility into it too.....then drag and drop the Extensions folder onto the Kext Utility icon and then copy the Extensions folder and the created Extensions.mkext file into /Extra to replace the original Extensions folder......BUT if you find that your kexts are not being loaded from Extensions.mkext, then delete Extensions.mkext from /Extra.......

bless you Verdant , that's the effing error i get hehe

as soon as i ghost my "finally fully working" 10.5.8 , gonna try out what you just listed , thanks again man , keep up the great work!

[verdant]

bless you Verdant , that's the effing error i get hehe

as soon as i ghost my "finally fully working" 10.5.8 , gonna try out what you just listed , thanks again man , keep up the great work!

 

Some have also reported this error disappearing when they switched to another USB stick (larger capacity?).....

[macman12]

Hello Verdant !

Im Macman

do you remeber me

im talking from snow leopard!!!

installed via osinstall.mpkg method

some problems occured but bypassed by making snow partition active

it looks GOOD

Way better then iatkos

Two unknown kp

but the disappered after awhile

using NvEnabler

A little slow graphics

can you tell me how to make efi for 9600 gt 2 gb

64 kernel works (except nv enabler because its 32 bit only)

alittle faster

no Cmos Reset Bug

by correct dsdt

boot time is 10 seconds

every thing works

ps:any one use snow leo use kext utility only kext helper damged my first try

network OFB realtek 8169

no kexts in extra for networking

sata OK

Video 9600 gt 2 gb OK BY NVenabler

but can you help me with efi???

sound ok

ntfs pargon but it dont work with 64 (UNKNOWN REASON)ntfs dont mount

Thanks Verdant For Awsome Guide

And Helping Me Earlier

Thank Very Much

BYE

[macman12]

New News!!

Little Snitch cause kp on 64bit

efi found

bleder doesnt work:(

it says no enough vram

it was doing that on leopard and i relaunch it load

here it doesnt

PHOTOSHOP cs4 ok

Voodoo HDA 64bit

appleps2contoller 64

appleacpips2conteller ok

Open Halt Restart

updated to 1.6.1

some times when restarting KP

VErdant What should i do so it can read my 2048 mb vram

see ya

[verdant]

@macman12

 

Glad to have helped.......

 

What kexts are you using in /Extra.....?

 

If you can boot into 64bit mode you can try using in place of EFI graphics string, either NVinject (64bit) or NatitSilent.kext (64bit) or, if not, try EVOenabler.kext (32/64bit)........but check in the Info.plist for

 

"VRAM,totalsize"

 

add if not present, and use appropriate data value against VRAM,totalsize for your graphics card VRAM

 

Data Value -------- VRAM (MB) ---------- String Value (Hexadecimal)

 

<00000002>-------------32------------------<0x02000000>

<00000004>-------------64------------------<0x04000000>

<00000008>------------128------------------<0x08000000>

<00000010>------------256------------------<0x10000000>

<00000014>------------320------------------<0x14000000>

<00000020>------------512------------------<0x20000000>

<00000028>------------640------------------<0x28000000>

<00000030>------------768------------------<0x30000000>

<00000038>------------896------------------<0x38000000>

<00000040>-----------1024 (1GB)----------<0x40000000>

<00000060>-----------1500 (1.5 GB)-------<0x60000000>

<00000080>-----------2000 (2 GB)---------<0x80000000>

 

using Property List Editor (available in XCode > Developer > Applications > Utilities) .......

 

Alternatively, if you want to continue using an "EFI graphics string", then you can:

 

1. Create a folder on your Desktop called GFXStringMod

 

2. Save your hexadecimal EFI graphics string as a GFXString.hex file to GFXStringMod (using either EFIStudio v1.1 or OSx86Tools)....

 

Yes....I know you can save the string as a .hex or .xml (i.e. .plist) file using either EFIStudio v1.1 or OSX86Tools.....but I am using gfxutil v0.71b for a consistent approach.......AND BTW EFIStudio v1.1 itself uses gfxutil v0.71b......

 

3. Use gfxutil v0.71b to convert GFXString.hex to GFXString.plist as follows:

 

Copy downloaded gfxutil to GFXStringMod

 

In Terminal type (leave Terminal window open, as you will use it again)

cd /Users/"Username"/Desktop/GFXStringMod
./gfxutil -s -n -i hex -o xml ./GFXString.hex ./GFXString.plist

 

4. Use 'Property List Editor' (available in XCode > Developer > Applications > Utilities) to modify your settings by changing the number to the appropriate value for your VRAM:

VRAM,totalsize Data 00000080

 

5. Use gfxutil to convert from GFXString.plist to GFXString.hex as follows:

 

In Terminal type

 ./gfxutil -i xml -o hex ./GFXString.plist ./GFXString.hex

 

6. Copy the string in the new VRAM,totalsize-modified GFXString.hex file to /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist

under/against device-properties

[macman12]

Hi Verdant!

i have these Kexts in Extra

AHCIPortInjector.kext

FakeSMC.v2.kext

IOACHIBlockStorageInjector.kext

NullCPUPowerManagement.kext

OpenHaltRestart.kext

PlatformUUID.kext

i tried the efi Way and it says that the vram size in system profile 4294966580 MB

and in opengl extention viewer Memory: -2048 MB

but i got blender to work by navigating to blender.app/contents/MacOs/blender

maya works

i life work

and kext way same thing

see ya

[macman12]

Hi Again!

Do any one know how to make about this mac transparent??

Leopard way make about this mac don't open

bye

[verdant]

Hi Again!

Do any one know how to make about this mac transparent??

Leopard way make about this mac don't open

bye

 

No, I have not seen an update on the Leopard procedure from aqua-mac yet......

[abhilash]

Help please .. I am running sl on xfx 680i LT SLI perfectly. I am using EFI strings for my 8600 gt graphic card. I am getting blue screen before the login screen appears.. I have no problem in running safe mode. I had the same problem when using NVinject also.