AnVAL (ACPI Loader)

Mohamed Khairy · January 1, 2011

hi valv

happy new year

this is my chamleon log

Config: [hd(0,1)/Extra/com.apple.Boot.plist] 383 bytes.
CPU: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor
16.0
CPU: Vendor/Family/ExtFamily:	  0x68747541/0xf/0x1
CPU: Model/ExtModel/Stepping:	  0x4/0x0/0x2
CPU: Multipliers x10:			  max=320, min=0
CPU: MaxDiv/CurrDiv:			   0x0/0x2
CPU: TSCFreq:					  3210MHz
CPU: CPUFreq:					  3210MHz
CPU: FSBFreq:					  100MHz
CPU: NoCores/NoThreads:			1/4
CPU: Features:					 0x36900221
Chipset is UNKNOWN (pci id 0x96001022)
We have an AtomBios Card
Creating 1 Mode Tables
New table with id : 0
Standard VESA Table at offset * 0x12
Using DTD Format modelines
Aspect Ratio is 16/10
Patching Table #0 : 
Mode 320x200 -> 320x900
Theme: [hd(0,1)]/Extra/Themes/Default
Resolution : 1440x900 (Graphics Mode key)
Theme: [hd(0,1)]/Extra/Themes/Default
Found mode 1152x864 in VESA Table
Config: [hd(1,1)/Extra/com.apple.Boot.plist] 494 bytes.
Setting boot-uuid to: A6A9CDDF-DCCE-30DF-8552-6453D7F8E803
Closing VBios
Table #0 : Freeing backup	[OK]
Table #0 : Freeing		[OK]
Freeing map			[OK]
Loading Darwin 10.6
Loading kernel mach_kernel
LoadDrivers: bt(0,0)/Extra/Extensions.mkext
LoadDrivers: /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kext.caches/Startup/Extensions.mkext
ACPI: [hd(1,1)/Extra/DSDT.aml] 59273 bytes.
Using PCI-Root-UID value: 0
ATI VGA Controller [1002:68b8] :: PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x2,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0) 
old pci command - 7
boot display - 0
dumping pci config space, 256 bytes
Found bios image
Adding binimage to card 68b8 from mmio space with size f800
Patched DMI Table
Found SMBIOS System Information Table 1
Customizing SystemID with : e013001e-8c00-01da-754e-00248c85d040
ACPI: [hd(1,1)/Extra/DSDT.aml] 59273 bytes.
Not an Intel platform: Restart Fix not applied !!!
Not an Intel platform: Restart Fix not applied !!!
Patched ACPI version 2 DSDT
Starting Darwin x86

thanks for begining on AMD support

anther thing i dont know why i cant get 16:10 resolution on chameleon only 4:3 resolution

thanks

aleister Crowley · January 1, 2011

Yepp, boot file (from valv) in / is enough for valv install if you have already chameleon working installed.

Yep, it works.

But i get a Black Screen at boot. The System boots correct into OSX but with Black screen.

Ive a Ati Powercolor 5750 which works perfect with Kabyl Booter and default Vervet Framebuffer on 10.6.5 @x64 and GraphicsEnabler=Yes

When i use a unmodified Chameleon Boot File i get the same Results with Black Screen, so i assume my Card isnt detected properly by AnVal ? What can i do ? I tried it with and without Bios File

mitch_de · January 1, 2011

I am not a pro but perhaps its an framebuffer type problem. Kabyl has done much+very special work for getting most ATIs to run - i dont know which framebuffer valv uses as default or maybe add an option to set the framebuffer name.

You must wait for valv for an better answer.

humph · January 2, 2011

Hi Valv, and Happy New Year!

Tried 5.09, and still no joy to even get to Chameleon boot screen on the S12 N270. Just immediate reboot still.

(Currently using MacBookPro5,1 smbios, so that's not really correct for a GMA950 machine like this).

Still working if replace boot file with eg: Kabyl's branch.

P.S. No need to spend time on Atom from my perspective, seeing as there are solutions that work. But if you are aiming to get it working, then I'll of course be happy to keep testing!

Zprood · January 2, 2011

Hi valv. I update the new version the log still exist

Errors encountered while starting up the computer.
Pausing 5 seconds...

Here is the dmesg info.dmesg.rtf

thanks.

regards!

valv · January 2, 2011

Tried 5.09, and still no joy to even get to Chameleon boot screen on the S12 N270. Just immediate reboot still.

could you get me an sysctl -a | grep cpu dump (from linux if possible) ?

Thanks, and happy new year for u too.

Edit: try this boot.zip

Hi valv. I update the new version the log still exist
Errors encountered while starting up the computer.
Pausing 5 seconds...

This wan't addressed in the latest release. Watch-out for the next one

Bungo · January 2, 2011

Hi valv,

New Year - new idea: did you ever try to integrate FakeSMC to your bootloader, is it possible and make sense?

VultUx · January 2, 2011

Hi Valv,

Tried version 5.09 and lost the support to Nvidia GTX 460.

Below my bdmesg.

Config: [hd(0,1)/Extra/com.apple.Boot.plist] 483 bytes.
CPU: Mobile Intel® Core(tm) i7 CPU         930  @ 2.80GHz
CPU: Flex-Ratio = 21 
CPU: Tjmax ~ 99°C 	           Temperature= ~ 59°C
CPU: IDA:                          Enabled!
CPU: Vendor/Family/ExtFamily:      0x756e6547/0x6/0x0
CPU: Model/ExtModel/Stepping:      0x1a/0x1/0x5
CPU: Multipliers x10:              max=210, min=120
Turbo Ratio:                       23/22/22/22
CPU: MaxDiv/CurrDiv:               0x0/0x0
CPU: TSCFreq:                      3800MHz
CPU: CPUFreq:                      3800MHz
CPU: FSBFreq:                      180MHz
CPU: Enhanced SpeedStep:           1
CPU: NoCores/NoThreads:            8/16
CPU: Features:                     0x36d803a3
Chipset is UNKNOWN (pci id 0x34058086)
We have an NVIDIA Card
Creating 2 Mode Tables
New table with id : 0
New table with id : 1
First Standard VESA Table at offset 0x4183
Second Standard VESA Table at offset 0x9514
Table #0 has 16 modes
Table #1 has 26 modes
Aspect Ratio is 4/3
Patching Table #0 : 
Mode 1024x768 -> 1024x768 (1047 1183 1343 770 776 805)
Patching Table #1 : 
Mode 640x200 -> 640x6 (664 672 720 14 H- V+)
Mode 640x350 -> 640x6 (664 678 720 14 H- V+)
Mode 640x400 -> 640x6 (664 680 720 14 H- V+)
Mode 640x480 -> 640x6 (669 685 720 14 H- V+)
Mode 640x480 -> 640x6 (669 685 720 14 H- V+)
Mode 800x600 -> 800x1 (836 852 900 13 H- V+)
Mode 800x600 -> 800x1 (836 852 900 13 H- V+)
Mode 1024x768 -> 1024x3 (1071 1087 1152 19 H- V+)
Mode 1024x768 -> 1024x3 (1071 1087 1152 19 H- V+)
Mode 1280x1024 -> 1280x6 (1343 1359 1440 29 H- V+)
Mode 1280x1024 -> 1280x6 (1343 1359 1440 29 H- V+)
Mode 1280x800 -> 1280x6 (1329 1345 1440 41 H- V-)
Mode 1600x1200 -> 1600x3 (1674 1690 1800 28 H- V+)
Scanning device 80...Config: [hd(0,2)/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist] 232 bytes.
Setting boot-uuid to: 13729E1E-E56D-30EC-94EC-4400BBF6B257
Closing VBios
Table #0 : Freeing backup	[OK]
Table #0 : Freeing		[OK]
Table #1 : Freeing backup	[OK]
Table #1 : Freeing		[OK]
Freeing map			[OK]
Loading Darwin 10.6
Loading kernel mach_kernel
LoadDrivers: /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kext.caches/Startup/Extensions.mkext
ACPI: [hd(0,1)/Extra/DSDT.aml] 51318 bytes.
Using PCI-Root-UID value: 0
nVidia GeForce GTX 460 768MB NVc4 [10de:0e22] :: PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x7,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)
bad display config block signature (0xfff5fbfb)
ERROR: nVidia ROM Patching Failed!
Intel NHM IMC DRAM Controller [8086:3405] at 00:00.0
Frequency detected: 723 MHz (1447) Triple Channel 
CAS:9 tRC:9 tRP:9 RAS:24 (9-9-9-24)
Slot: 0 Type 24 2048MB (DDR3 SDRAM) 1447MHz Vendor=Corsair
     PartNo=CM3X2G1600C9 SerialNo=00000000
Slot: 1 Type 24 2048MB (DDR3 SDRAM) 1447MHz Vendor=Corsair
     PartNo=CM3X2G1600C9 SerialNo=00000000
Slot: 2 Type 24 2048MB (DDR3 SDRAM) 1447MHz Vendor=Corsair
     PartNo=CM3X2G1600C9 SerialNo=00000000
Slot: 3 Type 24 2048MB (DDR3 SDRAM) 1447MHz Vendor=Corsair
     PartNo=CM3X2G1600C9 SerialNo=00000000
Slot: 4 Type 24 2048MB (DDR3 SDRAM) 1447MHz Vendor=Corsair
     PartNo=CM3X2G1600C9 SerialNo=00000000
Slot: 5 Type 24 2048MB (DDR3 SDRAM) 1447MHz Vendor=Corsair
     PartNo=CM3X2G1600C9 SerialNo=00000000
Patched DMI Table
Found SMBIOS System Information Table 1
Customizing SystemID with : e02a001e-8c00-01fa-c3d5-00261883e747
efi_inject_get_devprop_string NULL trying stringdata
ACPI: [hd(0,1)/Extra/DSDT.aml] 51318 bytes.
FADT: Restart Fix applied !
FADT: Restart Fix applied !
Patched ACPI version 2 DSDT
Starting Darwin x86_64

Azimutz · January 2, 2011

oh, I see. Thank u for pointing me in the right way.

No problem you should really take a look at the changes i did. There are other problems and this one is the least of them.

For instance, when vbios is closed here, gAutoResolurion is set to false when it should be true and because of that, this code here is never used, thus the resolution set by the patch is never passed to boot.png. Also, the code on drawBootGraphics() was updated and the patch wasn't, which still breaks the stuff.

And i really think you should set the patch to false by default.

your cpu (IIRC) is an pentium D; am going to see what could be done.

Fixed :unsure:

bdmesg:

Config: [hd(0,4)/Extra/com.apple.Boot.plist] 1213 bytes.
CPU: Intel® Pentium® D CPU 3.00GHz
CPU: Attempting to enable IDA      Failed!
0 ! using the default value for FSB !
CPU: Vendor/Family/ExtFamily:      0x756e6547/0xf/0x0
CPU: Model/ExtModel/Stepping:      0x6/0x0/0x5
CPU: Multipliers x10:              max=0, min=0
CPU: MaxDiv/CurrDiv:               0x0/0x0
CPU: TSCFreq:                      3000MHz
CPU: CPUFreq:                      3000MHz
CPU: FSBFreq:                      100MHz
CPU: Enhanced SpeedStep:           1
CPU: NoCores/NoThreads:            2/2
CPU: Features:                     0x26d002a1
Chipset is 945G (pci id 0x27708086)
We have an AtomBios Card
Creating 1 Mode Tables
New table with id : 0
Standard VESA Table at offset * 0x50
Using Atom Mode Timing modelines
Aspect Ratio is 16/10
Patching Table #0 : 
Mode 320x200 -> 1440x900
Theme: [hd(0,4)]/Extra/Themes/Default
Resolution : 1440x900 (EDID)
Theme: [hd(0,4)]/Extra/Themes/Default
Found mode 1440x900 in VESA Table
Config: [hd(1,6)/Extra/com.apple.Boot.plist] 1164 bytes.
Setting boot-uuid to: DB741227-32D2-3A24-8C59-4F0B5330B7C5
Closing VBios
Table #0 : Freeing backup	[OK]
Table #0 : Freeing		[OK]
Freeing map			[OK]
Loading Darwin 10.6
Loading kernel mach_kernel
LoadDrivers: /Extra/Extensions.mkext
LoadDrivers: /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kext.caches/Startup/Extensions.mkext
ACPI: [hd(1,6)/Extra/DSDT.aml] 16911 bytes.
Using PCI-Root-UID value: 1
ATI VGA Controller [1002:7181] :: PciRoot(0x1)/Pci(0x1,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0) 
old pci command - 7
boot display - 1
dumping pci config space, 256 bytes
Not going to use bios image file
Found bios image
Adding binimage to card 7181 from legacy space with size f200
LAN Controller [8086:27dc] :: PciRoot(0x1)/Pci(0x1e,0x0)/Pci(0x8,0x0)
Setting up lan keys
Slot: 0 Type 19 1024MB (DDR2 SDRAM) 667MHz Vendor=Kingston
     PartNo=9905429-002.A00LF SerialNo=80CCC94D
Slot: 1 Type 19 512MB (DDR2 SDRAM) 667MHz Vendor=Qimonda
     PartNo=64T64000HU3SBB SerialNo=0416AB24
Slot: 2 Type 19 1024MB (DDR2 SDRAM) 667MHz Vendor=Kingston
     PartNo=9905429-002.A00LF SerialNo=ACCCBF51
Slot: 3 Type 19 512MB (DDR2 SDRAM) 667MHz Vendor=Qimonda
     PartNo=64T64000HU3SBB SerialNo=0416AC26
Patched DMI Table
Found SMBIOS System Information Table 1
Customizing SystemID with : 00b21d4f-e70f-1210-9029-helloworld
ACPI: [hd(1,6)/Extra/DSDT.aml] 16911 bytes.
FADT: Restart Fix applied !
FADT: Restart Fix applied !
Patched ACPI version 2 DSDT
Starting Darwin x86_64
UHCI controller [8086:27c8] at 00:1d.0 base 7f8(ff01)
UHCI controller [8086:27c9] at 00:1d.1 base 7f0(fe01)
UHCI controller [8086:27ca] at 00:1d.2 base 7e8(fd01)
UHCI controller [8086:27cb] at 00:1d.3 base 7e0(fc01)

FSB should be 200MHz and multiplier is missing. Stepping is correct.

My usual bdmesg (sort of ) for comparison:

MSR_IA32_PERF_STATUS (0x198): 0x00000F27
max: 15 current: 15
CPU: Vendor/Model/ExtModel: 0x756e6547/0x6/0x0
CPU: Family/ExtFamily:      0xf/0x0
CPU: MaxCoef/CurrCoef:      0xf/0xf
CPU: MaxDiv/CurrDiv:        0x0/0x0
CPU: TSCFreq:               3000MHz
CPU: FSBFreq:               200MHz
CPU: CPUFreq:               3000MHz
CPU: NoCores/NoThreads:     2/2
CPU: Features:              0x0000024f
Attempting to read GPT
Read GPT
Reading GPT partition 1, type C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
Reading GPT partition 2, type 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
Reading GPT partition 3, type 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
Reading GPT partition 4, type 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
Reading GPT partition 5, type 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
Reading GPT partition 6, type 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
Reading GPT partition 7, type 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
Read HFS+ file: [hd(0,2)/Extra/com.apple.Boot.plist] 746 bytes.
Read HFS+ file: [hd(0,2)/Extra/modules/Symbols.dylib] 20692 bytes.
Read HFS+ file: [hd(0,2)/Extra/modules/GraphicsEnabler.dylib] 34376 bytes.
Read HFS+ file: [hd(0,2)/Extra/modules/HPET.dylib] 8904 bytes.
Read HFS+ file: [hd(0,2)/Extra/modules/KernelPatcher.dylib] 18092 bytes.
Read HFS+ file: [hd(0,2)/Extra/modules/Memory.dylib] 30460 bytes.
Chipset is 945G (pci id 0x27708086)
We have an AtomBios Card
Creating 1 Mode Tables
New table with id: 0
Standard VESA Table at offset * 0x50
Using Atom Mode Timing modelines
Resolution: 1440x900 (EDID)
Aspect Ratio is 16/10
Patching Table #0: 
Mode 320x200 -> 1440x900
Read HFS+ file: [hd(0,2)/Extra/Themes/Blackosx_Default_III/theme.plist] 2798 bytes.
Found mode 1440x900 in VESA Table
Read HFS+ file: [hd(0,2)/Extra/Themes/Blackosx_Default_III/background.png] 966 bytes.
...
Read HFS+ file: [hd(0,2)/Extra/Themes/Blackosx_Default_III/font_small.png] 5296 bytes.
Read HFS+ file: [hd(0,2)/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist] 479 bytes.
Read HFS+ file: [hd(0,2)/Extra/10.6/com.apple.Boot.plist] 1006 bytes.
Setting boot-uuid to: 63413EBC-3C55-3F41-AE48-8C8B53B1C9DA
Loading Darwin 10.6
Loading kernel cache /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kext.caches/Startup/kernelcache_x86_64.85027B1C
Read HFS+ file: [hd(0,2)/System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kext.caches/Startup/kernelcache_x86_64.85027B1C] 7815864 bytes.
LoadDrivers: Loading from [/system/Library/Caches/com.apple.kext.caches/Startup/Extensions.mkext]
Read HFS+ file: [hd(0,2)/System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kext.caches/Startup/Extensions.mkext] 4096 bytes.
Read HFS+ file: [hd(0,2)/System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kext.caches/Startup/Extensions.mkext] 4183754 bytes.
Read HFS+ file: [hd(0,2)/Extra/10.6/DSDT.aml] 16911 bytes.
Using PCI-Root-UID value: 1
ATI VGA Controller [1002:7181] :: PciRoot(0x1)/Pci(0x1,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0) 
old pci command - 7
boot display - 1
dumping pci config space, 256 bytes
Not going to use bios image file
Found bios image
Adding binimage to card 7181 from legacy space with size f200
LAN Controller [8086:27dc] :: PciRoot(0x1)/Pci(0x1e,0x0)/Pci(0x8,0x0)
Setting up lan keys
Read HFS+ file: [hd(0,2)/Extra/10.6/SMBIOS.plist] 891 bytes.
Scanning smbus_dev <8086, 27da> ...
Slot: 0 Type 19 1024MB (DDR2 SDRAM) 667MHz Vendor=Kingston
     PartNo=9905429-002.A00LF SerialNo=80CCC94D
Slot: 1 Type 19 512MB (DDR2 SDRAM) 667MHz Vendor=Qimonda
     PartNo=64T64000HU3SB SerialNo=0416AB24
Slot: 2 Type 19 1024MB (DDR2 SDRAM) 667MHz Vendor=Kingston
     PartNo=9905429-002.A00LF SerialNo=ACCCBF51
Slot: 3 Type 19 512MB (DDR2 SDRAM) 667MHz Vendor=Qimonda
     PartNo=64T64000HU3SB SerialNo=0416AC26
CPU is Intel® Pentium® D CPU 3.00GHz, family 0xf, model 0x6
Customizing SystemID with : 00b21d4f-e70f-1210-9029-helloworld
Read HFS+ file: [hd(0,2)/Extra/10.6/DSDT.aml] 16911 bytes.
ACPI file search cache hit: file found at bt(0,0)/Extra/10.6/DSDT.aml
FADT: Using custom DSDT!
FADT: Using custom DSDT!
Starting Darwin x86_64
UHCI controller [8086:27c8] at 00:1d.0 base 7f8(ff01)
UHCI controller [8086:27c9] at 00:1d.1 base 7f0(fe01)
UHCI controller [8086:27ca] at 00:1d.2 base 7e8(fd01)
UHCI controller [8086:27cb] at 00:1d.3 base 7e0(fc01)
Closing VBios
Table #0: Freeing backup	[OK]
Table #0: Freeing		[OK]
Freeing map			[OK]

This stuff

Errors encountered while starting up the computer.
Pausing 5 seconds...

i think it comes more from Zprood's partition layout + boot0hfs, than from the code it self.. just a feeling.

Anyway, something is failing on the first check for dsdt.aml file.

Zprood, can you set the OS X partition Active and see if this goes away, please?

btw, glad u did test

I'm always ready to help test; just need free time to do it, which hasn't been much lately.

Edited January 3, 2011 by Azimutz

darkuttek · January 3, 2011

Hello!

I would like to know if this bootloader might be a solution to a larger ACPI problem I'm having. It seems that my laptop ACPI bios is badly written software, and it gives conflicting/bad addresses to pci bridges. Due to this some of the integrated hardware (lan, wlan) won't work and plugging an expresscard leads to kernel panic.

Now, having read "ACPI" in the name of this project, I was hopeful that it'd be possible for me to take the addresses of the pci devices which work in linux and then with those override the bad ACPI default addresses...

But yeah, it's almost 5 AM here and I might just be a bit too optimistic :rolleyes: Thanks for all information you can give!

TheDon · January 3, 2011

I have the Nvidia Quadro FX 2800M in my HP Elitebook. The Elitebook is not a great hackintosh laptop but just for fun I put a junk 60 gig drive in there and installed. I get the video card to recognize and I get native resolution and great colors and all but its super slow performance. I did it before this post, so I am not using anval. I just thought that the video card wasnt good for fast graphics, but more like rendering work.

The slow graphics only come into play when opening anything such as quicktime, itunes or frontrow apps.

Can anybody suggest something that would help?

humph · January 3, 2011

Edit: try this boot.zip

This wan't addressed in the latest release. Watch-out for the next one

SUCCESS!!

Booted OK.

Couple things not working right, minor cosmetics:

1. Seeing processor as 2.05GHz (rather than 1.6GHz) - but that's same as several other versions of Chameleon.

Name Core 2 Solo, is good.

hw.busfreq= 100000000

hw.bf_min= 100000000

hw.bf_max= 532008000

cpu_min = 2048000000

cpu_max = 2048000000

tb.freq = 1000000000

If you need full sysctl dumps, let me know.

Note that Kabyls has verbose CPU info for Chameleon, where correctly seen as Atom N270 1.6GHz. But syspof info shows 800MHz (Core Solo).

2. No detailed memory info in sysprof. (Kabl's version did discover memory on this controller).

But, in initial boot, sees the 2GB total (1st page) and AboutThisMac shows 2GB total at 533MHz.

In verbose Chameleon output before booting kernel I get:

- Slot 1 Type 19 1024MB (DDR2 SDRAM) 667MHz Vendor=Micron Technology

- Part No=8T.. etc SerialNo=0E etc...

This is seeing the add-in memory card, but not the 1GB soldered on-board. Which is same "verbose" situation as Kabyl. Having said that, Kabyl's version managed to get sysprof to see this add-in card OK with partno and serialno, but only partial info on the 1GB on-board (size1 GB, speed 533MHz, no vendor, no partno, no serialno).

The on-board memory is also actually 667MHz, according to spec sheet.

3. I see double instance of FADT restart fix and Changing Preferred_PM Profile messages in Chameleon verbose. Think thats also not fixed in many versions...

Anyway. Massive improvement in that it's booting!

P.S. Not using GraphicsEnabler, am using DSDT. But I can check the gma 27ae GE capability if you need that tested; but guess its all RC5 standard so ought to work.

valv · January 3, 2011

SUCCESS!!
Booted OK.

Great. would mind posting bdmesgs (from 5.0.9 and kabyl's) please ?

Also, if u have access to linux, it could be helpful to get some dumps from there (e.g.: dmidecode/bios dump, sysctl...)

Hi Valv,

Tried version 5.09 and lost the support to Nvidia GTX 460.

Hi vultu,

which version (before 5.0.9) was working for your card ? I mean did the 5.0.8 work for you ?

@Azi,

I ' d study things further, and keep u informed.

btw, that's what I actually call an elegant feedback thanks

VultUx · January 3, 2011

Hi vultu,
which version (before 5.0.9) was working for your card ? I mean did the 5.0.8 work for you ?

I Valv,

Never mind, I dont know what I did, but is working again with version 5.0.9

Thank you for your hard work to comunity!

b04r · January 4, 2011

Hi all :3

In first place, awesome work Valv. Some days ago i lost all hopes on getting 1440x900 resolution on my monitor. Today, on a "Google-searching time", reached this loader, and some minutes later, i got the native res for my card. Thank you very much.

In a second place, is possible to have QE/CI enabled on a HD3650(PowerColor PCIe Radeon HD 3650, 512MB DDR2) using Snow Leopard (10.6.5 updated)? This works full QE/CI on Leopard 10.5.7. Is the only thing I need to get on work on Snow OS X.

(Curious thing on Kexts. On 1280x1024x32, it loads ATIFramebuffer.kext, while on 1440x900x32, it just doesn't load)

Thank you very much, keep the great work on AnVAL :3

(P.s: Checking on dmesg output, i just get this:

ATY,Megalodon: Not usable

)

JBraddock · January 4, 2011

you would need this instead (literally the same as in real mbp5,5)
	<key>SMboardversion</key>
<string>Not Specified</string>
The one you are trying to override should be the SMboardproduct (in the green rectangle on the image).

Add it to the smbios.plist file with the right value (you 've been trying to add).

Just to report something as it might help others.

I was using MacbookPro5,5 as an identifier without the following keys in my boot.plist.

<key>SMboardversion</key>
<string>Not Specified</string>
<key>SMboardproduct</key>
<string>Mac-F2268AC8</string>

Mac-F2268AC8 is for MacbookPro5,5. Without that key, despite the mac model was already being set to MacbookPro5,5, OSX was using a version from MacbookPro4,1.

Then with the help of Valv, I added the above keys. Then I noticed that prior to booting AnVaL starts to report that the machine is a MacbookPro5,5 and since then the number of KPs I was having become noticeably fewer. I used to have one almost everyday, now it happens , say, one in a there days or may be none.

Azimutz · January 4, 2011

@Azi,
I ' d study things further, and keep u informed.

btw, that's what I actually call an elegant feedback thanks

Thanks.. did you saw the diff i posted on DieBuche's topic, with the AutoResolution from my branch?

The code is a bit ugly and kind of "out of place", because i was trying to convert it to a module when i paused the work.

The code from boot.c and options.c is on autoresolution.c... need to get back to this, but i'm out of motivation atm...

recharging batteries or better, trying to.

jlvaio · January 5, 2011

hi valv

here is a dsdt method for vaio

if you can take a look

i was searching for "sny5001 dsdt" and find that

thanx to take look

http://svn.pardus.org.tr/browse/pardus/dev...p;pathrev=22557

http://www.mail-archive.com/git-commits-he...g/msg09721.html

b004004 · January 6, 2011

Hi! Nice work! But I have some problems there.

My T60 has a Core Duo CPU (T2500) 2.0GHz, but using the boot post here, I gets a 4.00GHz max Freq. (monitering by MSR tool).

The command "bdmesg" comes a "Bad CPU type in executable" message.

Please help me! Thanks a lot!

valv · January 6, 2011

Please help me! Thanks a lot!

just post an bdmesg from a working version (specifying which one) + com.apple.boot.plist.

thanx to take look

I 'll do.

Thanks.. did you saw the diff i posted on DieBuche's topic, with the AutoResolution from my branch?

I fail to find that one. btw, I was looking at "Chazi"'s code and I 'd like some guidance from your part as if this implementation is working for you and if it is latest or if there is something else I should study (e.g your other sub-branch). Thank u anyway.

In a second place, is possible to have QE/CI enabled on a HD3650(PowerColor PCIe Radeon HD 3650, 512MB DDR2) using Snow Leopard (10.6.5 updated)? This works full QE/CI on Leopard 10.5.7. Is the only thing I need to get on work on Snow OS X.

would u mind providing me with your boot.plist and a complete bdmesg.

(Curious thing on Kexts. On 1280x1024x32, it loads ATIFramebuffer.kext, while on 1440x900x32, it just doesn't load)

what happens if u load it manually?

maybe exotic qe/ci package (from netkas) and/or some dsdt patching could get u qe/ci working again.

Cobra03 · January 6, 2011

The Kernel seems to work well once booted. However, I get KP on every boot related to Apple_SMC.kext with dependence (<sp?) on AppleIofamily.Kext. I can get around this KP by booting with slingle user flag and running /sbin/fsck -fy:exit then it continues and boots fine. If you would like any other info like bdmesg, ioreg stuff ect....I can provide for you later after work today.

Thanks for you hard work!!!

Cobra03

spyguy007 · January 6, 2011

Despite mentioning support for the Radeon 5870, all that happens when getting past the bootloader and starting OS X is a black screen and my fans running full-blast. System boots fine with Kabyl's experimental ATI bootloader.

Is there something I'm missing?

valv · January 6, 2011

System boots fine with Kabyl's experimental ATI bootloader.

which fb did u used with kabyl's ?

spyguy007 · January 6, 2011

which fb did u used with kabyl's ?

The default, Uakari.

b004004 · January 7, 2011

just post an bdmesg from a working version (specifying which one) + com.apple.boot.plist.

Thanks for your reply! I try many Chameleon 2 RC4 and 5 verson, but the bdmesg still not working!

In the com.apple.boot.plist, I only enable arch-i386 mode and give the Graph Mod, DSDT and SMBios parameters.

I try my best, but I cannot make the bdmesg working!

HELP!

AnVAL (ACPI Loader)

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