Kakewalk: Minimal effort install (EP45, EX58, P55, G41)

[sangeth]

I don't know if this question has already been answered but for those of us who installed SL using the original package (well before it was Kakewalk) what would be the best way to get our 10.6.1 system up-to-date without having to do a clean reinstall?

 

Looks like the installation has been getting better and easier. Props to mrjanek for all the hard work!

[johnaldo]

I can try it if you need further testing. I'll have to put my 4850 back in. Not a problem. I don't have a supported board, using a X58A-UD3R

 

I've generated an ISO for you. You'll find it here.

Hopefully this works out for you!

[borissatan]

I've generated an ISO for you. You'll find it here.

Hopefully this works out for you!

 

Oh great cheers! Can I burn that with imgburn in windows? Will try now anyway

 

The exact error i get booting is:

 

reading ramdisk image: bt(0,0)/Extra/Preboot.dmg|

no ramdisk config...

 

mounting: done

EBIOS read error: DEvice timeout

Block 0x0 Sectors 0

just incase anyone else has seen this before...

[maccompaq]

mrjanek, I tried your application. See your In Box for my results.

[bobross]

Anyone with a ATI 4850 card willing to do a fresh install of Snow Leopard?

Need someone to try out the solution for the ATI 4xxx series.

 

Don't have a 4xxx but I can't get my ATI Radeon X1950 Pro to work for the life of me under SL. Let me know if you need anything done to help out with that series card. My SL install is kind of useless without it.

[Sephiroth979]

Any hope with this configuration?

 

Mobo: Asus P5PL2 - Cpu: Intel Pentium 2160 dual core @ 1.8 Ghz - Audio: ADI 1986A 6 Channel - LAN: RTL8111B - Video: Nvidia GeForce 6200 128 Mb. - Monitor: Asus VW192s.

 

Nothing to do?

[froalskiner]

I have the F6 Bios if that makes a difference.

Problem solved...pulled out a stick of RAM and tried again with success!

[fusionz]

I have the F6 Bios if that makes a difference.

 

 

I have the p55m-ud2 mostly working with kakewalk. I had to place my drive in a working mac and install 10.6 then update to 10.6.2. From there I installed kakewalk 1.8.1 (latest as of 2/11/10) and placed the drive back in my p55m-ud2. It works so far EXCEPT sound....

 

Any ideas on the sound?

 

Thanks

Fusionz

[froalskiner]

I have the p55m-ud2 mostly working with kakewalk. I had to place my drive in a working mac and install 10.6 then update to 10.6.2. From there I installed kakewalk 1.8.1 (latest as of 2/11/10) and placed the drive back in my p55m-ud2. It works so far EXCEPT sound....

 

Any ideas on the sound?

 

Thanks

Fusionz

I'm by no means an expert by any means...my sound is working but I haven't tested from the rear port. Only the front port since it's still on my kitchen table.

[Entropism]

If the search worked on this forum, I probably wouldn't have to ask this, so I apologize in advance:

 

I currently have everything set up near perfectly, with a P45-UD3P and an 8800GT. If I swapped my graphics card to an ATI 5770, A) would it work at all, and would I have to completely reformat and reinstall OSX, or is there a driver package I could install? I wouldn't mind terribly if I was forced to reformat, however I do want to make sure the card is compatible first.

[Cindy69_70]

 

Kakewalk is a simple method for installing Snow Leopard on a PC.

If you're happy with my work please consider donating Thanks a lot!

 

 

Compatible motherboards:

• Gigabyte EP45-UD3LR
  
• Gigabyte EP45T-UD3LR
  
• Gigabyte EP45-UD3R
  
• Gigabyte EP45-UD3P
  
• Gigabyte EX58-UD5
  
• Gigabyte EX58-UD3R
  
• Gigabyte EX58A-UD7
  
• Gigabyte EP45-UD3L
  
• Gigabyte EP45-DS3L
  
• Gigabyte P55M-UD2
  
• MSI P55M-GD45
  

USB Method:

1. Create an image of your Snow Leopard disc.

2. Restore the image to your thumb drive.

3. Run the "Kakewalk" installer. Point it to your thumb drive.

4. Reboot. Boot from your thumb drive. Install Snow Leopard.

5. You're up and running!

 

CD/DVD Method:

1. Burn Kakewalk.iso to a disc.

2. Boot from the disc. Follow onscreen instructions. Install Snow Leopard.

3. Install KakewalkBoot.pkg from BootCD

4. You're up and running!

 

DOWNLOAD USB/CD GUIDE

Download this to get instructions on how to install Snow Leopard on your PC.

 

DOWNLOAD BOOTLOADER

This is for those of you who have already installed Snow Leopard and want to upgrade to the latest bootloader.

 

Kakewalk recent changes:

v1.8.1
- Added AserBLN Booter v1.1.8

v1.8
- GigabyteOSX is now known as Kakewalk
- Added support for MSI P55M-GD45

v1.7
- Added support for P55M-UD2
- Added AserBLN Booter v1.1.7
- GigabyteUSB: Solved an issue with EP45-DS3L and EP45-UD3R

 

Does this work on a Dell D600 laptop? (Intel Pentium M 1.4GHz, Radeon mobile 9000, dell wireless etc.)...

[fusionz]

I'm by no means an expert by any means...my sound is working but I haven't tested from the rear port. Only the front port since it's still on my kitchen table.

 

 

Sound problem solved - F7 Bios is a MUST. P55m-ud2

 

Still have problem with SLEEP - reboots when it awakens.....

[slataper]

Hi guys! I tried to install for three time the snow on the hardware in my sign but I had some problems, the first time the installer stopped after about 20 minutes after installling work and I had to shot down, the after two times as one before installer stopped and appared on the screen an instruction who said me: “you need to restart your computer. Hold down the power button until it turns off, then press the Power button again”. Before installing I made the setting of the bios in the guide (I turned on the pc, I worked on the bios when I saved I closed the dvd with the boot and he starte automatically) and I used a store snow dvd that a friend of mine used, and I used the f5 botton to make start the installation... I don't know, where is the problem? Thanks for you helping... Ciao!

 

p.s. the boot isn't the last one whom mrjanek puted, but I think about a week ago...but I this in not the problem.

 

Ciao! Sorry is there anybody who has an idea about my problem?

Thanks for all!

[mikedddd]

No. Desktop chipsets. Mostly gigabyte. Look at the list of compatible motherboards you quoted in your own post.

[Bustard]

Hi guys,

I triedto do afresh installation with the legacy iso on an ep45-ds3l but the installation won't start, it boots but it stops with a "no access" icon on the grey apple.

I currently run osx on this board with blackosx installation method.

 

What am Idoing wrong? System can boot with the bootloader installed on a usb stick though.

 

Thanks for any reply in advance

[DeanDiversity]

WOW! There's a program for it now? Class Just wondering, does anybody know if this will work/has tried it on an Advent Milano netbook? It's the atom N270, 1024 DDR2 RAM, 160GB HD, Intel Integrated etc Thanks

[rabbit74]

Any way to know if my DSDT.aml is capable of runing in 3 Channel mode?

 

I have DDR3 1333Mhz RAM running in 3 Channel mode acording to the hardware and BiOS setup but I have run exaustive tests between 3 Channel mode and forced 2 channel mode and have found absolutely no performance increase.

 

Any insight is apreciated.

 

BTW the new cakewalk setup installs sound, network, and enables boot staight away. it truly is a cakewalk. Cudos.

 

Powel

[Kunal2139]

Hi all, having an issue with graphics on my EP45-UD3L BIOS F7.

I have a Palit 9500 GT 1 GB DDR2 with VGA, DVI, and HDMI outputs.

 

When connected with VGA, after the grey screen with the Apple logo, the screen just goes blue. If I tap the power button, my desktop shows up. But I can't change the resolution.

 

Basically, VGA output just doesn't work. DVI works. HDMI works. But even using a DVI to VGA adapter is not working. I was needing VGA to connect it to an HDTV. Has anyone figured out a fix for this? I tried installing NVEnabler64.kext to no avail. It seems like a lot of you had a similar issue, but I couldn't find a mention of a fix. Anyone got it working?

 

EDIT: Problem FIXED!!! I had to add 2 more kexts to /Extra/Extensions than the Kakewalk installer provided. Disabler & NVEnabler64. I also replaced my dsdt.aml in /Extra with a more customized one. Then ran Kext Utility. Rebooted, and BAM! All video outputs working. VGA, HDMI, DVI. Attached to this post are all the files needed to fix your problem. Hope this helps anyone having this issue!

 

EDIT #2: You do not need the Disabler kext. Just replace your dsdt.aml with the attached one and add NVEnabler kext.

EP45_UD3l_videofix.zip

[osxdude]

don't try it unless your board is listed. This installation is designed for gigabyte motherboard only.

 

Does this work on a Dell D600 laptop? (Intel Pentium M 1.4GHz, Radeon mobile 9000, dell wireless etc.)...

[trwoolley]

 

this is my power management

 

Meatwagon,

 

After much research, I have finally confirmed that AppleLPC.kext is not patched in DSDT for my mobo EX58-UD5 but it must be in yours since you have "Start up automatically after a power failure" in your Energy Saver options while I do not. Neither does AppleLPC.kext show up in System Profiler extensions or in terminal with "kextstat | grep LPC" for my board.

 

AppleLPC.kext must be patched in DSDT according to this excellent tutorial last November by Asere here:

 

http://www.efixusers.com/showthread.php?t=533

 

"LPC stands for Low Pin Count and this device is part of the southbridge. For some reason this driver must be loaded to have fully working SpeedStep with AppleIntelCPUPowermanagement. LPD device address in the DSDT is 0x1f0000. The device name in all Gigabyte DSDT is PX40."

 

This may account for why my i7 920 idle temp is 41°C-45°C - I am not sure.

 

"The PCI Dev-Id of the LPC device is 0x3a18 for the ICH10 southbridge and 0x3a16 for the ICH10R. The driver is AppleLPC.kext. You can find them in /System/Library/Extensions. The problem is that AppleLPC does not load if you have an ICH10R southbridge, because it has no entry for the ICH10R Dev-Id in IONameMatch (see Info.plist in AppleLPC.kext). This can be fixed by patching the AppleLPC.kext itself or by patching the DSDT like this ...."

 

The Gigabyte EX58-UD5 does have an ICH10R southbridge. Your EP45 southbridge is ICH10, not ICH10R.

 

Can you confirm in your System Profile extensions list or in terminal that your AppleLPC.kext is enabled for your GA-EP45-UD3L? If so, mrjanek has for reasons I am unaware of chosen not to enable it for my board, or because he does not have access to the EX58 boards and is unable to code DSDT for it. I would do it myself, but I am not DSDT savvy and would probably mess it up horribly.

 

Thanks for any info you might be able to provide.

[borissatan]

I've generated an ISO for you. You'll find it here.

Hopefully this works out for you!

 

Hi mate

 

Sadly this iso didn't work either - I just got something along the lines of:

 

"...isolinux: checksum error, sorry..."

 

[BLACKFIST2020]

hi all,

i am planning to change my MB from EVGA X58 3 WAY SLI to gigabyte X58 for running SL. can you refer a good gigabyte X58 Mb for me?

 

right now my build is

MB-EVGA X58 3WAY SLI CLASSIFIED

PRO-INTEL CORE i7 950

RAM-CORSAIR DOMINATOR 12 GB

GRAPHICS-EVGA GTX 295 CO-OP EDITION

HD- CORSAIR XTREME 128 GB SSD

are these components works fine with SL ,or with gigabyte X58 board?

[Meatwagon]

Meatwagon,

 

After much research, I have finally confirmed that AppleLPC.kext is not patched in DSDT for my mobo EX58-UD5 but it must be in yours since you have "Start up automatically after a power failure" in your Energy Saver options while I do not. Neither does AppleLPC.kext show up in System Profiler extensions or in terminal with "kextstat | grep LPC" for my board.

 

AppleLPC.kext must be patched in DSDT according to this excellent tutorial last November by Asere here:

 

http://www.efixusers.com/showthread.php?t=533

 

"LPC stands for Low Pin Count and this device is part of the southbridge. For some reason this driver must be loaded to have fully working SpeedStep with AppleIntelCPUPowermanagement. LPD device address in the DSDT is 0x1f0000. The device name in all Gigabyte DSDT is PX40."

 

This may account for why my i7 920 idle temp is 41°C-45°C - I am not sure.

 

"The PCI Dev-Id of the LPC device is 0x3a18 for the ICH10 southbridge and 0x3a16 for the ICH10R. The driver is AppleLPC.kext. You can find them in /System/Library/Extensions. The problem is that AppleLPC does not load if you have an ICH10R southbridge, because it has no entry for the ICH10R Dev-Id in IONameMatch (see Info.plist in AppleLPC.kext). This can be fixed by patching the AppleLPC.kext itself or by patching the DSDT like this ...."

 

The Gigabyte EX58-UD5 does have an ICH10R southbridge. Your EP45 southbridge is ICH10, not ICH10R.

 

Can you confirm in your System Profile extensions list or in terminal that your AppleLPC.kext is enabled for your GA-EP45-UD3L? If so, mrjanek has for reasons I am unaware of chosen not to enable it for my board, or because he does not have access to the EX58 boards and is unable to code DSDT for it. I would do it myself, but I am not DSDT savvy and would probably mess it up horribly.

 

Thanks for any info you might be able to provide.

 

is this what your wanted me to do?

[vlad564]

i'm trying to install using dvd method. i get to the screen with the apple and the rotating circle, but after that it hangs on a blank gray screen.

 

I mention that i'm trying to install on a ep45 DS3 , with no L, could this be the problem

 

CPU e5200

Asus 4850 512mb

 

can someone give me some advice?

[trwoolley]

is this what your wanted me to do?

 

Yes, that is it. Thanks for the confirmation. My ApplePLC.kext is not activated, but present in system extensions.