Motawa Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Ive got an reatail 10.6.0(updatet to 10.6.1) installation on a asus p5b with 4gb ram a intel dualcore and a gtx260 with efistring. But the system boots only with the "-f" bootflag. If i boot without that, the hardrive seems not to be working. I also have no sound. Tried the voodoohda, but it doesnt work. edit: Maybe thats the reason why audio doesnt work? :/ How to solve that problem? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192835-boots-only-with-f-flag/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mg100796 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Ive got an reatail 10.6.0(updatet to 10.6.1) installation on a asus p5b with 4gb ram a intel dualcore and a gtx260 with efistring. But the system boots only with the "-f" bootflag. If i boot without that, the hardrive seems not to be working. I also have no sound. Tried the voodoohda, but it doesnt work. edit: Maybe thats the reason why audio doesnt work? :/ How to solve that problem? Leave voodoohda in and boot with the boot flags "-x32 -f" and then edit your com.apple.boot.plist so under boot flags you have "-x32 -f", this way it will alway boot like this. The -x32 boots the kernal into 32bit so voodoohda works (voodoohda is 32 bit). Good Luck! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192835-boots-only-with-f-flag/#findComment-1303075 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motawa Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 Still nothing. Tried with "-32 -f" and "-x32 -f" but the activity manager still shows programs in 64bit. edit: tried "arch=x86 -f" but, endless bootscreen :/ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192835-boots-only-with-f-flag/#findComment-1303079 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mg100796 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Still nothing. Tried with "-32 -f" and "-x32 -f" but the activity manager still shows programs in 64bit. edit: tried "arch=x86 -f" but, endless bootscreen :/ is your HD sata or IDE? does sound work now? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192835-boots-only-with-f-flag/#findComment-1303086 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motawa Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 My HD is Sata. No it doesnt because i cant boot on 32bit with -32 or -x32. And as i said, arch=x86 (-f) brings me an endless bootscreen. Btw, everything works ootb only my gtx260 needed an efistring. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192835-boots-only-with-f-flag/#findComment-1303089 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motawa Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 Does the -f flag ignore the drivers/kext? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192835-boots-only-with-f-flag/#findComment-1303125 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scififan68 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 What bootloader are you using? I had a problem with pcefi9 that only allowed me to boot with -f. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192835-boots-only-with-f-flag/#findComment-1303129 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mg100796 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 i suggest using charmeleon 2 RC. install charmeleon then install the snow leopard support package. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192835-boots-only-with-f-flag/#findComment-1303131 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalel83 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 I found this pkg installer of Chameleon v2 RC3 I Installed without Extras, and as Chameleon EFI HFS in custom install options http://ipis-osx.wikidot.com/forum/t-180991 Chameleon_2.0_RC3_r.pkg.zip Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192835-boots-only-with-f-flag/#findComment-1303163 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacNutty Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 I have the same problem, but the only difference is that my sound works. To make your sound work you need to install VoodooHDA.kext x64 bit, just Google it. It is the previous version but it works 100%. You need to install it in Snow/System/Library/Extensions and not in Extra/Extensions as it will not work there, I don't know why? I am able to work 100% in x64 mode. But still I have to boot with -f otherwise my Snow Leopard does not boot. Can anyone help, I want to boot without providing -f option every time. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192835-boots-only-with-f-flag/#findComment-1303226 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motawa Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 Use osx86tools and: Repair permissions set extensions permission clear extenseions cache and clear user application cache. For me, i can boot now without -f. And sound worked after that too, but then i updatet to 10.6.1 and no sound again. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192835-boots-only-with-f-flag/#findComment-1303364 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mg100796 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 If you don't have any thing important in your Snow Leopard partition I would just reinstall it, except use Charmeleon 2.0 RC 1. I haven't had much experience with RC 3, but I do know that RC 1 works with Snow Leopard. P.S. Heres what the boot flags do: -v Verbose Mode; show the OS loading -s Single User Mode; gives you command line interface at start-up -f loads all kexts in System/Library/Extensions -x32 loads the kernal in 32 bit mode; default for "real" macs -x starts in safe mode; loads only necessary files Heres the file: bootloader.zip Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192835-boots-only-with-f-flag/#findComment-1303381 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motawa Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 Reinstalled the kext. Works now, also without -f flag. But only my line 6 ux1 doesnt work. Green light is on but cant see it in the preferrences. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192835-boots-only-with-f-flag/#findComment-1303383 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motawa Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 Doesnt really matter. THe line 6 ux1 is an external soundcard. But to answer your question, i use the onboard from my asus p5b. I just read that the line6 supoprt for sl is not really there. But the driver seems to work (green light on the ux1) but cant find it in garageband, systemprefs or logic 9. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192835-boots-only-with-f-flag/#findComment-1303392 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mg100796 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Reinstalled the kext. Works now, also without -f flag. But only my line 6 ux1 doesnt work. Green light is on but cant see it in the preferrences. What audio card do you have? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192835-boots-only-with-f-flag/#findComment-1303386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mg100796 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Doesnt really matter. THe line 6 ux1 is an external soundcard.But to answer your question, i use the onboard from my asus p5b. I just read that the line6 supoprt for sl is not really there. But the driver seems to work (green light on the ux1) but cant find it in garageband, systemprefs or logic 9. You say it works... so you do get some sound? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192835-boots-only-with-f-flag/#findComment-1303402 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motawa Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 Yes... just my line 6 ux1 doesntwork. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192835-boots-only-with-f-flag/#findComment-1303857 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasjeet Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 i have this issue too, i must boot with -f to get Ethernet working upon bootup. Without -f, i have to unload AppleYukon2.kext, then reload the kext for Ethernet to start working. Very annoying. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192835-boots-only-with-f-flag/#findComment-1303918 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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