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does anyone here get kernal panics? I get them all the time now , really random, i cant think of what exactly is causing it. sometimes it happens when i mutli-task and run youtube, or running picassa, never happens when im not doing anything.... also, sometimes when i leave my computer left on a for a while, the monitors will goto sleep and never wake, i have to manually reboot.

 

now after gettin about 10 KPs in the last day, my computer will sleep, but when i wake it, it actually reboots and now i have to log back in.. very very strange..

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Mr. Janek

 

First off would like to say this worked flawlessly. Got Snow leopard installed to one of my 3 hard drives perfectly. Everythings booting fine and is up and running but I am still currently missing Audio. I have a GigaByte EP45-UD3L motherboard and have tryed seveal kexkt's, packages etc. on many chipsets...I just can't get anything detected.

 

PayPal $5 your way if I can get audio up and running. Any information is much obliged. I believe the ep45-ud3l uses ACL888 or something audio? My apologies for being a noob at this, fairly new to the OSx86 scene.

 

Try upgrading to 10.6.2 and keep the original kexts from the installer in /Extra/Extensions.

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Before it boots to OSX you'll see a loading meter. When you see this (lasts for 3sec) press any key to enter the menu.

 

OK...I enabled my USB keyboard & mouse in the BIOS & am now able to get into the bootloader.

My new problem is this...when I choose my Windows hdd, I get the screen about Windows not starting properly. I have the option of Startup Repair or Start Windows Normally. When I choose Start Windows Normally, it goes to the logo screen, then a brief flash of the BSOD, then it restarts. When I choose Startup Repair, I get a box that reads Launch Startup Repair, then it shows it's loading files, then a box that reads System Recovery Options - Select Keyboard Input Method (I choose US), then click next. Another box then pops up that states "This version of system recovery options is not compatible with the versions of Windows you are trying to repair. Try using a recovery disc that is compatible with this version of Windows."

I put in my Windows 7 disc, chose "Repair Windows" & got the same message.

Am I going to have to reinstall Windows??

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In all honestly most of what you said is giberish to me :-/. How would I upgrade my whole OS to 10.6.2? Certainly you cant go through Software Update right? And keeping the original kexts from the installer....basically means dont do anything after upgrading.

 

Edit: JGKC9, I had the same problem. All I do to go safely between both systems is revert the bios settings initially changed to boot Snow leopard. It can be a little convenient but basically switch AHCI and all the other "tweaks" back to default then boot windows. Then change them for the hackintosh. Otherwise I get the same error as you described.

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OK...I enabled my USB keyboard & mouse in the BIOS & am now able to get into the bootloader.

My new problem is this...when I choose my Windows hdd, I get the screen about Windows not starting properly. I have the option of Startup Repair or Start Windows Normally. When I choose Start Windows Normally, it goes to the logo screen, then a brief flash of the BSOD, then it restarts. When I choose Startup Repair, I get a box that reads Launch Startup Repair, then it shows it's loading files, then a box that reads System Recovery Options - Select Keyboard Input Method (I choose US), then click next. Another box then pops up that states "This version of system recovery options is not compatible with the versions of Windows you are trying to repair. Try using a recovery disc that is compatible with this version of Windows."

I put in my Windows 7 disc, chose "Repair Windows" & got the same message.

Am I going to have to reinstall Windows??

 

Windows can be a bit tricky to get to work. I suggest disconnecting your OSX hdd and then try to boot windows and repair.

Reconnect your OSX hdd and try again.

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From which version of Mac OS Disk Utility did you use to try a GUID partition table? I have read that only Leopard's Disk Utility can do a proper prep job for Snow Leopard. If you were in Panther or Tiger it was likely to fail. Also, if you used a SanDisk Cruzer flash drive you will need to remove the U3 partition. Google "sandisk cruzer remove u3" for information.

 

Please add your computer data to your signature if you expect enlightened help.

I reformatted the SanDisk Cruzer 8GB USB thumb drive using Leopard Disk Utility, but I later discovered that the dreaded U3 was still there thus rendering the thumb drive unusable as a boot device. I have been trying many different things to get rid of the U3. Google led to many ineffective methods.

 

Just for info, I removed a HD from one of my other Hackintosh computers loaded with Leopard 10.5.2, put it inside my new build and was surprised that it booted. I thought that the first version of Leopard to boot a Core i7 was 10.5.7.

 

Anyway, I am seeking advice on removing U3 so I can get Snow Leopard going. Thanks to all for your help.

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Yah windows was a bit tricky, but what I edited in my post above works good. Reverting settings back and forth, not too big of a deal. Mr Janek, could you possibly detail what your response was to me? How exactly would I go about updating and getting the original kext's back there. Can't possibly go through Software update, I have to re-install everything?

Windows can be a bit tricky to get to work. I suggest disconnecting your OSX hdd and then try to boot windows and repair.

Reconnect your OSX hdd and try again.

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In all honestly most of what you said is giberish to me :-/. How would I upgrade my whole OS to 10.6.2? Certainly you cant go through Software Update right? And keeping the original kexts from the installer....basically means dont do anything after upgrading.

 

Yes, just upgrade using Software Update.

 

You said you tried lots of drivers and files. What I mean is that you should have the same files that came with this installer (GigabyteOSX) Remove the files you tried and restore the old ones.

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does anyone here get kernal panics? I get them all the time now , really random, i cant think of what exactly is causing it. sometimes it happens when i mutli-task and run youtube, or running picassa, never happens when im not doing anything.... also, sometimes when i leave my computer left on a for a while, the monitors will goto sleep and never wake, i have to manually reboot.

 

now after gettin about 10 KPs in the last day, my computer will sleep, but when i wake it, it actually reboots and now i have to log back in.. very very strange..

I have never had a kernel panic on my 2 Hackintosh computers, my first build was July 2008, my second build July 2009. My real Macs gave me a few kernel panics, some required a lot of work to repair.

 

Hopefully I can get my new Hack going with everyone's help.

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JGKC9, I had the same problem. All I do to go safely between both systems is revert the bios settings initially changed to boot Snow leopard. It can be a little convenient but basically switch AHCI and all the other "tweaks" back to default then boot windows. Then change them for the hackintosh. Otherwise I get the same error as you described.

 

I did that & got my Win 7 going now.

Is this a "side effect" of wanting Windoze & OS X?

Is there something about ACHI & the other bios setting that Windows doesn't like?

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OK...I think I found a fix where those of us running one HDD w/OS X & another w/Windoze so we won't have to go into the bios each time to make changes.

 

When installing W7, it detects whether it is using AHCI. If not, it will disable the AHCI driver.

And if you subsequently enable AHCI in the BIOS after W7 is installed, W7 will BSOD because AHCI driver is disabled.

AHCI driver does not plug & play because it will enlengthen the boot process.

(That's why StainlessStan was asking by the way.)

 

I am not 100% sure about W7, but in Vista, the way to enable AHCI after installation is -

- Set BIOS back to IDE

- Start Windows

- Run Registry Editor

- Go to HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Msahci

- Change the "Start" value to 0

- Reboot and go to BIOS immediately

- Set BIOS to AHCI

 

The next time you load Windows, it will auto-detect the AHCI.

 

I'm not taking the credit for this. I found this information here.

It works for me, maybe it'll help other.

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Ok, I have the GA-EP45-UD3P. I am using the CD install method. I can partition the drive and it begins to install OSX but at around 28 minutes to go, I always get a grey screen that pops up in several different langauges and tells me to power off the system. What could the problem be?

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Ok, I have the GA-EP45-UD3P. I am using the CD install method. I can partition the drive and it begins to install OSX but at around 28 minutes to go, I always get a grey screen that pops up in several different langauges and tells me to power off the system. What could the problem be?

 

 

before you install snow leo, when you have to select what disk to boot (usb) im talking like 20 seconds after the system starts up. push down, until you select verbose mode off the usb key. then if you get that same problem, record what the error is, its a kernal panic, and instead of a powerbutton screen it will tell you the error in text format..

 

 

no one will give you an answer unless you post your specs, i suggest you add them to your signature.

 

 

Mr. Janek

 

First off would like to say this worked flawlessly. Got Snow leopard installed to one of my 3 hard drives perfectly. Everythings booting fine and is up and running but I am still currently missing Audio. I have a GigaByte EP45-UD3L motherboard and have tryed seveal kexkt's, packages etc. on many chipsets...I just can't get anything detected.

 

PayPal $5 your way if I can get audio up and running. Any information is much obliged. I believe the ep45-ud3l uses ACL888 or something audio? My apologies for being a noob at this, fairly new to the OSx86 scene.

 

 

i have the same board, and audio works fine for me. maybe check your bios, and make sure your onboard audio is active.

 

my computer will sleep,(turns off all fans right away and loses power) i can wake by my mouse, clicking it, but when i wake it, it actually reboots anyone else have this problem? Im pretty sure m bios settings are correct, do you need a certain amount of ram for this? i am only running 2gbs right now. I dont get why this is happening

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Seeing added P55M-UD2 support, I've decided to try it as I have the same mobo. Installer won't even boot, it reboots quickly so I can't even see what caused it(I think it says something about acpi in the last lines). I've set SATA to AHCI, HPTE to 64 bit, disabled gigabyte controller as I don't need it(I connect drives to blue ports). Tried -x, arch=i386, but they didn't change anything.

I have P55M-UD2, i5 750, MSI GTX 275, two seagate 1TB drives. The only small difference from common pc's I have is that my videocard is currently connected to pci-e 4x slot, because my CPU cooler is too big. I plan on buying a smaller one later.

Any tips?

P.S. I've tried different installers, they load, but fail at first boot.

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Seeing added P55M-UD2 support, I've decided to try it as I have the same mobo. Installer won't even boot, it reboots quickly so I can't even see what caused it(I think it says something about acpi in the last lines). I've set SATA to AHCI, HPTE to 64 bit, disabled gigabyte controller as I don't need it(I connect drives to blue ports). Tried -x, arch=i386, but they didn't change anything.

I have P55M-UD2, i5 750, MSI GTX 275, two seagate 1TB drives. The only small difference from common pc's I have is that my videocard is currently connected to pci-e 4x slot, because my CPU cooler is too big. I plan on buying a smaller one later.

Any tips?

P.S. I've tried different installers, they load, but fail at first boot.

 

 

well after install , leave the bootusb in. when it boots up, press the down key, and then it will stop chameleon, and let you select what drive you want, select your harddrive instead of the usb, hit down to verbose mode, see if that works, find out where it hangs if it does. you shouldnt have a problem booting into osx from the usb.

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hi mrjanek,

 

i visit your thread periodically and today i tested your v1.7 package with the new booter on my ep45-ud3r.

 

here is my feedback:

negativ

- "encounters errors on boot. pausing 5 seconds" (?) don't know what happens, but the booter was mooving on after this

- the keyboard was broken - my buttons for cmd and alt were switched and i couldnt switch it back

+ i had this messages in my logs: 

Jan 31 11:24:44 Blackbox System Preferences[993]: System Preferences(993,0x7fff7107abe0) malloc: reference count underflow for 0x200360180, break on auto_refcount_underflow_error to debug.
Jan 31 11:24:44 Blackbox [0x0-0x23023].com.apple.systempreferences[993]: System Preferences(993,0x7fff7107abe0) malloc: reference count underflow for 0x20005e220, break on auto_refcount_underflow_error to debug.
Jan 31 11:24:44 Blackbox [0x0-0x23023].com.apple.systempreferences[993]: System Preferences(993,0x7fff7107abe0) malloc: reference count underflow for 0x200360180, break on auto_refcount_underflow_error to debug.
Jan 31 11:24:44 Blackbox [0x0-0x23023].com.apple.systempreferences[993]: System Preferences(993,0x7fff7107abe0) malloc: reference count underflow for 0x2003480c0, break on auto_refcount_underflow_error to debug.
Jan 31 11:24:44 Blackbox System Preferences[993]: System Preferences(993,0x7fff7107abe0) malloc: reference count underflow for 0x20005e220, break on auto_refcount_underflow_error to debug.
Jan 31 11:24:44 Blackbox System Preferences[993]: System Preferences(993,0x7fff7107abe0) malloc: reference count underflow for 0x200360180, break on auto_refcount_underflow_error to debug.
Jan 31 11:24:44 Blackbox System Preferences[993]: System Preferences(993,0x7fff7107abe0) malloc: reference count underflow for 0x2003480c0, break on auto_refcount_underflow_error to debug.
Jan 31 11:24:44 Blackbox System Preferences[993]: System Preferences(993,0x7fff7107abe0) malloc: reference count underflow for 0x200360180, break on auto_refcount_underflow_error to debug.
Jan 31 11:24:44 Blackbox [0x0-0x23023].com.apple.systempreferences[993]: System Preferences(993,0x7fff7107abe0) malloc: reference count underflow for 0x200360180, break on auto_refcount_underflow_error to debug.

 

positive:

- no more sleepenabler, platformuuid and openhaltrestart needed!

- smbios is lighter

- better ram detection! with empty banks :) very cool

 

but with the negative errors above i had to switch back to pci efi 10.5. no problems after switch back. so i think the main errors are from chameleon rc4 in the booter mixup.

 

hope u can look on it and if you need more informations, i'm your beta user :) pm me if you want.

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Problem with weird behavior after sleep.

 

I have Gigabyte EX58-Extreme and i7 950 with Nvidia 9800. Have updated to 10.6.2 no problem.

 

Everything works incredibly well. Love it.

 

My one and only issue is after waking from sleep I get some intermittent odd behavior. Jumpy mouse, occasional freezing and kernel panic on shutdown or logout. These problems only appear after waking from sleep.

 

Any thoughts, ideas, suggestions?

 

Any help is appreciated.

 

Would especially love to hear from anyone with the same Mboard.

 

Powel

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before you install snow leo, when you have to select what disk to boot (usb) im talking like 20 seconds after the system starts up. push down, until you select verbose mode off the usb key. then if you get that same problem, record what the error is, its a kernal panic, and instead of a powerbutton screen it will tell you the error in text format..

 

 

no one will give you an answer unless you post your specs, i suggest you add them to your signature.

 

 

I am not using the USB method I am using the CD method. How can I do this?

 

My specs are:

 

GA-EP45-UD3P

 

9500 GT video

 

e7500 intel proc.

 

4gb 1066 RAM

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Just uploaded a new version of GigabyteCD. Download link in the first post.

 

It's hard to maintain compatibility with all these different motherboards.

If GigabyteCD won't work then I suggest using GigabyteUSB as it is far more compatible.

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