Nurcan ABACI Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 black screen after updating. i have installed correctly and seems to work alright. went to update to 10.6.2 from apple and upon restarting (appeared to update just fine) it seems to start correctly to desktop and stayed a total black screen with just the arrow responding like it was fine but...nada any ideas? I did have a problem when adjusting the resolution before the updates and it locked on a blue screen and had to manually restart. ep45-ud3l evga geforce 9400gt thankx. I had the same problem. Try the following:a- Push the power button and make it to sleep, than push again. Repeat until the screen comes to life. b- Than try a lower resolution (mine working at 1440X900) I know it is not a permanent solution, but better than nothing! best following method solved my problem: 1- Put NVenabler64.kext to E/E 2- Run Kext utility 3-Restart Done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatwagon Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Random kernel panics suggests that there is an issue with permissions in your /Extra/Extensions folder.I suggest downloading and running Kext Utility. Reboot after it's done and see if you can reproduce the KP. Sull's suggestions are incorrect. Most of the files he mentions for you to remove are not even part of the package. The OrangeIconFix.kext is not neccessary since it's already a part of the DSDT file. You shouldn't have to do any graphics injection either since graphics enabler is active and automatically detects your card. KP still happens, its totally random, Also, does anyone have issues with a lot of programs crashing at once but no KP? I get this consistant issue sometimes, where one or more programs will crash, i will get a report and click on repopen and get an immidiate crash... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trwoolley Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 KP still happens, its totally random, Also, does anyone have issues with a lot of programs crashing at once but no KP? I get this consistant issue sometimes, where one or more programs will crash, i will get a report and click on repopen and get an immidiate crash... These problems may be related to Snow Leopard issues, not Hackintosh issues. What programs are crashing? Older Power PC applications require Rosetta. Did you install Rosetta off the Snow Leopard optional installs? They may be older 32 bit apps that refuse to run in 64 bit, although most will. Depending on the situation, there may be application conflicts with other running parts of Snow Leopard. All of these crashes could also be related to incorrect permissions. You might try starting up in Single User Mode and see what happens. I suggest you wander over to the Apple Discussions Forums and inquire about your problems there. There are literally hundreds if not thousands of experienced users willing to help us folks new to Snow Leopard and its specific ramifications, compatibility issues, and such. I have been running Leopard OS 10.5.x on an old PowerBook G4 (not Intel) for two years, and I can tell you that not all aspects of the switch to a 64 bit, Intel only operating system are smooth. Do you own and use a real Mac? If not, you are perhaps also experiencing external hardware issues with Windows configured hardware as well. For example, Windows formatted drives can and do cause Mac OS X problems at times. Some PC keyboards can also affect stability. Further, if you have installed any internal PCI cards that are not known for complete compatibility with running Snow Leopard or any other version of Mac OS, you might try pulling them. Hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjanek Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 KP still happens, its totally random, Also, does anyone have issues with a lot of programs crashing at once but no KP? I get this consistant issue sometimes, where one or more programs will crash, i will get a report and click on repopen and get an immidiate crash... I know it's a lot of work but I suggest doing a fresh reinstall or on a seperate partition. These problems may be related to Snow Leopard issues, not Hackintosh issues. What programs are crashing? Older Power PC applications require Rosetta. Did you install Rosetta off the Snow Leopard optional installs? They may be older 32 bit apps that refuse to run in 64 bit, although most will. Depending on the situation, there may be application conflicts with other running parts of Snow Leopard. All of these crashes could also be related to incorrect permissions. You might try starting up in Single User Mode and see what happens. This is very true. As no one else seems to be having these problems there's a big chance that it's not 'hackintosh' related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossent20 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 my system is working about okay really only having two problems now: 1 - the mac info windowshowing a different cpu and ram readout 2 - the restart option just gives a blank screen. it does not do anything else. any ideas please? if building a new system for someone, what mobo and graphics card should i go for. shall i stick with another ex-58 ud5, or is ud4 better? ati or nvidia? thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatwagon Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 These problems may be related to Snow Leopard issues, not Hackintosh issues. What programs are crashing? Older Power PC applications require Rosetta. Did you install Rosetta off the Snow Leopard optional installs? They may be older 32 bit apps that refuse to run in 64 bit, although most will. Depending on the situation, there may be application conflicts with other running parts of Snow Leopard. All of these crashes could also be related to incorrect permissions. You might try starting up in Single User Mode and see what happens. I suggest you wander over to the Apple Discussions Forums and inquire about your problems there. There are literally hundreds if not thousands of experienced users willing to help us folks new to Snow Leopard and its specific ramifications, compatibility issues, and such. I have been running Leopard OS 10.5.x on an old PowerBook G4 (not Intel) for two years, and I can tell you that not all aspects of the switch to a 64 bit, Intel only operating system are smooth. Do you own and use a real Mac? If not, you are perhaps also experiencing external hardware issues with Windows configured hardware as well. For example, Windows formatted drives can and do cause Mac OS X problems at times. Some PC keyboards can also affect stability. Further, if you have installed any internal PCI cards that are not known for complete compatibility with running Snow Leopard or any other version of Mac OS, you might try pulling them. Hope this helps! Well I know Chrome isnt where it should be, its not the same as the PC version. When all my programs crash and nothing opens without crashing, i am usually using chrome, utorrent, and skype/msn is online. As for compatibility, well, i have a microsoft wireless mouse/keyboard and microsoft webcam, and a generic memory card reader. I am getting my macbook today, so i guess i can run the same programs off that to see if i get the same crashes, I dont mind doing a fresh install at all, its worth the pain, I dont have another partition to copy it over to though, i only have 2 drives, 1 OS 2, photos (over 160 gigs) i dont want to mess around with that disk.. so if i just format the old OS, would that be as good? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightbringer_x Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 how are you injecting graphics ? Probably com.apple.Boot.plist you need the correct efi strings.... Ehh. I'm totally new to Mac OS on PC. The only thing I did yesterday was booting from the CD, put in SL-DVD, installed and right after that I've installed the Gigabyte Tool (this kind of install script) which is included on the boot-cd. Do I have to separately install any Nvidia driver or something? EFI strings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sull Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Ehh. I'm totally new to Mac OS on PC. The only thing I did yesterday was booting from the CD, put in SL-DVD, installed and right after that I've installed the Gigabyte Tool (this kind of install script) which is included on the boot-cd. Do I have to separately install any Nvidia driver or something? EFI strings? well the package in first post uses GraphicsEnabler and if that is not working for you I would say try the correct efi string for your GFX card. There is apps out there that can produce this for you. I would suggest learning a little more about what's what in the hackintosh world. Try reading some other threads http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...p;#entry1390917 the package in the OP has a tool to create efi string... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCMeister Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I just bought a Nvidia 285 GTX Today, Tried again and everything works as advertised. Amazing! To bad I had to ditch my ATI card, but OH Well... This Vanilla install rocks! Thanks for the amazing job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex MacCaw Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Trying to build my first hackintosh - followed all your instructions, and got my usb key to boot. So, we get the the Snow Leopard installation wizard, and it takes about half an hour to load each new section. If I try to go to drive manager (to format the drive) it takes even longer! I can move the mouse fine though... I'm not sure what's causing the issue. Is it a graphics problem? I may be able to install it, but at this rate it's going to take several days! Specs are below: Motherboard: GA-EP45-UD3LR Graphics card: XFX GeForce GT 220 625Mhz 1GB PCI-Express HDMI CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 3.06GHz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobross Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I initially installed the EP45-UD3L USB patch but want to try out the Gigabyte EP45-DS3L patch. The patching seems to go fine with it reporting success, installing onto the USB stick. Upon the install I get a "Mac OS X install disk is incomplete" Gigabyte EP45-UD3L missing files, etc.. On the customize menu I still see Gigabyte EP45-UD3L (with 0Kb) option and no EP45-DS3L option at all. Do I need to do a complete DVD restore to USB again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmishka Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Hi, so far im getting a boot1: error. Im using the USB method, but instead am booting from an external HDD. I have the ep45-DS3L. Please help Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stalk:er Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Gigabyte EP45T-UD3LR Dear mrjanek Because of what possible data artifacts (see picture) and how to overcome them? This may be due to the video card? my motherboard Gigabyte EP45T-UD3LR and video ASUS 9800 GT 1024Mb thanks ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papirtiger Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Hi i have a UD3LR, and a XFX Radeon 4760. I got it to run in 10.6 in safe mode but only in 1074x768. Tried updating to 10.6.2 but then it shuts off the display right when it should be entering the gui (blue screen) safemode or no safe mode. Has anybody got the Radeon 4760 up and working or should i just swap it for a NVIDIA? In that case anybody have a recommendation for a stable dual DVI card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmishka Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I initially installed the EP45-UD3L USB patch but want to try out the Gigabyte EP45-DS3L patch. The patching seems to go fine with it reporting success, installing onto the USB stick. Upon the install I get a "Mac OS X install disk is incomplete" Gigabyte EP45-UD3L missing files, etc.. On the customize menu I still see Gigabyte EP45-UD3L (with 0Kb) option and no EP45-DS3L option at all. Do I need to do a complete DVD restore to USB again? I have this EXACT problem with the EP45-DS3L. It shows up inthe "Customize" as UD3L. Problem solved, I just checked the boxes for both UD3l and DS3L and it installed! Up and running. Just 1 problem now, sound works, but through 1 speaker (right speaker). Any help appreciated, and GREAT JOB! Everything works! Next pay check, you'll be getting a pack of beer ur way Thanks brotha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobross Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I have this EXACT problem with the EP45-DS3L. It shows up inthe "Customize" as UD3L. Mrjanek I can confirm the following: After a complete SL DVD restore to USB, if you choose the EP45-DS3L package you will get EP45-UD3L (Zero K) as the only install option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatwagon Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 so tonight, i reformatted, and got a fresh instal with the newest gigabyte package, and im still gettin the same random kp, now would any of my backed up user apps do that? I did fresh instal, then use migration to load my old user from timemachine backup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybermm Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Hi all, i have already in my previous posts thank to mr janek,...thanx again for amazingly easy metode... My question now is (sinds i had no luck with my geforce 9800GT (it was working only dvi,no hdmi and was lagging and by starting of openglinstruction monitor went to black always...it was something wierd...but thts now over))... I have buyed new Gigabyte Nvidia Geforce 240GT 512MB DDR5 and was hoping to make this card working.... After putting it on my motherboard,i started already preinstalled osx 10.6 and my card was seen like unknown and resolution was put back to 1024x768...this could be because of previous use of geforce 9800GT...but i installed gigabyteCD from mrjanek again and i got opengl and resolution to 1680x1050,my hdmi and dvi working (hdmi without audio)... games are working now,but i still feel that card is not used fully...it feels slower... i tested openCL and there ismy card recognized like GT230,so i think this could be reason... OSX interface feels also slower than normal... What you think how could i resolve this problem ? beside graphics enabler to YES,what shuld i do more to get my card fully used ? Thanx in advance. Best regards Miki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjsmith Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I have the same board and i used Janeks zip file and sound works again. Just download the newest version, and install it on the HD. It should work, dont use the lifehacker one, it doesnt have the sound driver. I just installed the latest Bootloader at the beginning of this post, but to no avail. System preferences is still showing that there is no audio device installed. Anything else I could try?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjsallday Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Just to post I did get the UD7 version of this board working. The cd install did not work fully, I was able to install but no sound or ethernet. I took the recommendation of Going Bald and installed via usb. I did not create an image from the install cd and then transfer it to the thumb drive. I just dragged the install cd into the source restore for the thumb drive and then followed the directions as normal. Hope this helps the few with this bad a$$ board out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightbringer_x Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 After a lot of reading I've finally tried it again - and it's working like a charm, audio, video, network, ... not problem at all after manually installing kexts. The only thing I can't figure out: The highest resolution I can choose is 1280x1024. The problem ist that a) it's a 16:9 full HD monitor and there is no resolution like 1360x768 (which I prefer) available. 3D-Support and whatever is fully working so I guess that's a problem of Mac OS or something and has nothing/less to do with the nvidia-driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatwagon Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I just installed the latest Bootloader at the beginning of this post, but to no avail. System preferences is still showing that there is no audio device installed. Anything else I could try?? post your specs in your signature so we can help you better even with a new user, im still gettin that kp, i think its hardware though, im going to start with my ram. what is the best program that tests all of the ram? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrpatrick Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Hi and thanks for what looks like a great installation and a great thread! I'm about to order parts: GA-EP45-UD3LR Intel Core 2 Quad Prozessor Q9400 GeForce 9800 GT PCI-E 512MB GDDR3 256bit Kingston HyperX DIMM 4 GB DDR2-1066 (x2) I'm figuring it should go OK, but I have 30" and 23" Apple monitors, which I really need to run at native resolution. Can any kind persons see a problem with this choice of parts, especially the GeForce card? Many thanks for any tips. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artmusic Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 [ what is the best program that tests all of the ram? I think this windows app: http://www.heise.de/software/download/ct_ramtest/3666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maccompaq Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Just to post I did get the UD7 version of this board working. The cd install did not work fully, I was able to install but no sound or ethernet. I took the recommendation of Going Bald and installed via usb. I did not create an image from the install cd and then transfer it to the thumb drive. I just dragged the install cd into the source restore for the thumb drive and then followed the directions as normal. Hope this helps the few with this bad a$ board out there. Tell us more about your system such as the graphics card and did it work right away, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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