AMD and Retail Snow Leopard 10.6.5 --> 10.6.8 Final[GUIDE]

[third~eye]

Use Leopard HD install helper to "burn" the image to usb stick.

[66sprite]

So I was able to get to the desktop. I had to add this flag "arch=i386 -force64". Now I am doing the 10.6.4 update. I will leave an update and let everyone know how it went

 

Edit #1

 

So I ran the 10.6.4 update, it got to the end and finished and then I got a kernel panic. I am now reinstalling and trying again.

 

Edit #2

 

I tried again and got the kernel panic again. Here is a picture of the kernel panic.

 

[66sprite]

I still cannot boot unless I use the arch=i386 -force64 flag and the boot cd. I have installed the newest version of chameleon and have also tried v2.0-rc5 r650 (the same as is what is on the boot cd) and it still wont boot with out the cd and the boot flag.

 

I am also still getting the kernel panic when trying to run the 10.6.4 update (I am currently downloading the 10.6.5 update to see if that gives me the same panic)

 

This computer is not connected to the internet. Would that have anything to do with it?

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[66sprite]

So I reinstalled and tried the 10.6.5 update but I still get a kernel panic. This time the panic comes up and the computer restarts as soon as the panic pops up on screen.

[Filomena]

hi:

 

all over again........

 

if necessary install chamaleon bootloader????

 

thnks

[66sprite]

I was finally able to get a picture of the screen while it says cpu halted and it was a problem with having too much ran. I removed a gig of ram and now it all is going properly.

[kalmdave]

Hi Mohamed,

 

That's commendable on your part that you are still entertaining question, i mean you have a personal life u can reasonably drop this responsibility, so kudos to you.

 

Adding to your woes, i have few questions too,

 

Am not using your method of installation yet but am done with installation. I've used iDeneb 10.6 Lite edition(Leopard 10.5.8). Problem is, I always have to login with, cpus=1 busratio=25. And guess what

 

*am not on AHCI, *

 

I have one SATA DVD drive, *

 

One SATA Mac HD and *

 

one WIN7 Enterprise which keeps asking for activation  

 

Thing is, I'd love to have 10.6.5 but for starters i just want my QE/CI done. Then I'd take it forward

 

 

 

 

Here's are the specifications.

 

http://www.gigabyte.com.au/products/produc...spx?pid=3475#sp

 

 

 

 

Regards.

lspci.rtf

[66sprite]

I decided to stay at 10.6.3. If I try to go to 6.4 or 6.5 I am not able to boot into it. The only problem that I am running into now is that I am unable boot into OS X without the boot cd. I have installed the newest version of Chameleon and set busratio=16 as well as got my 9500gt working properly and installed the fakesmc kext. When I go to startup without the cd I get the chameleon screen but when I select OS X with -v it shows everything loading with a grey background but when it switches to a black background I get nothing, it just sits there with nothing but black and doesn't go any further.

 

Any ideas?

[Mohamed Khairy]

Hi Mohamed,

 

That's commendable on your part that you are still entertaining question, i mean you have a personal life u can reasonably drop this responsibility, so kudos to you.

 

Adding to your woes, i have few questions too,

 

Am not using your method of installation yet but am done with installation. I've used iDeneb 10.6 Lite edition(Leopard 10.5.8). Problem is, I always have to login with, cpus=1 busratio=25. And guess what

 

*am not on AHCI, *

 

I have one SATA DVD drive, *

 

One SATA Mac HD and *

 

one WIN7 Enterprise which keeps asking for activation

 

Thing is, I'd love to have 10.6.5 but for starters i just want my QE/CI done. Then I'd take it forward

 

 

 

 

Here's are the specifications.

 

http://www.gigabyte.com.au/products/produc...spx?pid=3475#sp

 

 

 

 

Regards.

 

try to install it and for gfx you can inject it

 

I decided to stay at 10.6.3. If I try to go to 6.4 or 6.5 I am not able to boot into it. The only problem that I am running into now is that I am unable boot into OS X without the boot cd. I have installed the newest version of Chameleon and set busratio=16 as well as got my 9500gt working properly and installed the fakesmc kext. When I go to startup without the cd I get the chameleon screen but when I select OS X with -v it shows everything loading with a grey background but when it switches to a black background I get nothing, it just sits there with nothing but black and doesn't go any further.

 

Any ideas?

 

kernel

you didnt replaced kerenl with legacy one

[66sprite]

kernel

you didnt replaced kerenl with legacy one

 

I ran the 10.6.3 legacy kernel install from nawcom.com and it said it installed correctly but I do not see anything added to boot.plist referencing it.

[Mohamed Khairy]

I ran the 10.6.3 legacy kernel install from nawcom.com and it said it installed correctly but I do not see anything added to boot.plist referencing it.

 

install kernel 10.5

http://nawcom.com/osx86/files/10.6/Kernels...-10.5.0.pkg.zip

[66sprite]

install kernel 10.5

http://nawcom.com/osx86/files/10.6/Kernels...-10.5.0.pkg.zip

 

I will install and report back.

 

Thanks for all your help Mohamed.

 

Perfect, that worked, thanks very much.

 

Now the only thing that I have to figure out is when I shut off the Mac I need to go into the BOIS and set all of the settings back because I get the error "CMOS checksum error - Defaults loaded ".

 

Here are my comp stats again incase it helps:

 

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+

MB: Asus M2A-VM

Ram: 4 GB

HD: 250GB Sata

DVD: IDE DVD-Rom

Video Card: geforce 9500gt

[Mohamed Khairy]

use this kext

http://www.kexts.com/view/151-cmos_reset_f...ia_kext%29.html

[66sprite]

use this kext

http://www.kexts.com/view/151-cmos_reset_f...ia_kext%29.html

 

Works like charm. Thanks for all of your help.

[kalmdave]

try to install it and for gfx you can inject it

 

Am familiar with tools like OSX86 and EFI String studio but what am able to inject it properly, i have tried all possible kexts of course only nvidia's but most notorious is nv inject after adding it thru EFI string and the adding it to boot.plist it gives kernel panic.

 

Another news is that i don't have to type cpus=1 and busratio=25 before booting into ideneb 10.6 lite edition. I can Mac HD both in NATIVE IDE Mode and AHCI in my BIOS version F8.

 

Please show me the right way to inject my gfx card= Galaxy GeForce 8400GS 512 RAM.

My ethernet isn't working and can't go past 1024x768.

 

Mobo: Gigabyte 880GM UD2H rev1.3

 

Processor: AMD Phenom II 1055T X6

 

I'll provide you any screen shot that you may wish to see.

[Malay Keshav]

I used a diff MAC OSx DVD for the install.This one ::Snow Leopard 10.6.1-10.6.2 SSE2/SSE3 Intel AMD

 

I got the following error on boot(After booting into the BootCD 1.5 screen, inserting MAC OSx DVD and pressing F5) ::

 

 

 

 

Will only MAC OSx 10.6.3 Retail DVD work?

 

 

Or is ther any other way?

 

Like making my own BOOTCD?

 

If yes, then what do i put in the BOOTCD?

 

I am a little new in this, sorry.Plz Help

 

 

 

Also i have two Hard Drive :: 160 GB with Windows 7 and 500 GB empty. Both SATA and set to AHCI mode in BIOS.

My DVD is also SATA.

 

Will your guide work on my Hardware?

 

 

 

EDIT :: Sorry, just read, it wont work with HAZARD DVD.

So will it work with a retail DVD? or will I have to make a new BOOT CD?

[Filomena]

hi:

 

all over again........

 

if necessary install chamaleon bootloader????

 

thnks

 

 

 

 

trying again, and updated to 10.6.5 on mbr, all ok.

 

pls answer me.

 

[tekm]

I'm attempting to install 10.6.3 on my Phenom II X6 1055t computer but I'm getting the error: "Verification of clock speed failed. Fallback correction was performed. Please upgrade bootloader."

I used the bootcd 1.5 along with a retail mac os 10.6.3 disc mirrored onto a flash drive.

I also tried setting busratio = 14 but I still get the same error except the FSB frequency is now reported near 200 MHz instead of 175 MHz.

 

Any suggestions?

 

[Mohamed Khairy]

@kalmdave

for eth use this

http://www.kexts.com/view/538-realtek_rtl8...sal_driver.html

for gfx i will make boot file containg injection for this card as this card isnt on trunk source

also you try one of this kexts

http://nawcom.com/osx86/files/10.6/Graphic...IDIA/Injectors/

 

 

@ Malay Keshav

use retail DVD

 

 

trying again, and updated to 10.6.5 on mbr, all ok.

 

pls answer me.

 

 

dont understand you problem

 

I'm attempting to install 10.6.3 on my Phenom II X6 1055t computer but I'm getting the error: "Verification of clock speed failed. Fallback correction was performed. Please upgrade bootloader."

I used the bootcd 1.5 along with a retail mac os 10.6.3 disc mirrored onto a flash drive.

I also tried setting busratio = 14 but I still get the same error except the FSB frequency is now reported near 200 MHz instead of 175 MHz.

 

Any suggestions?

 

 

just move mouse or remove all usb devices then connect them after pass

[tekm]

just move mouse or remove all usb devices then connect them after pass

 

Okay, I tried this and I'm still stuck at the screen. First I removed all usb devices, including the keyboard and mouse but left in the usb flash drive with the os x installation files. This didn't work. I then removed all usb devices including the flash drive. This also didn't do anything. I replugged everything back in at the screen moved the mouse and still nothing. Any other suggestions?

 

Edit: So now I disabled the USB 2.0 controller, (everything is running at 1.0 speeds!), but now I think I got past the error. Thanks for pointing out that my problem is usb related. Anyway now I have a new problem where it now loads further but then the computer suddenly reboots. Ill try to look into this more.

The last two messages I get before the computer automatically reboots is:

"ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin::start - waitForService(resourceMatching(AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement) timed out" and

"DSMOS has arrived"

 

Could my new error now be due to my graphics card? I'm using a Geforce GTX 470.

 

Edit 2: Yep it was my graphics card. I'm now using my built in motherboard ATI graphics and the OS is finally installing. Installing at USB 1.0 speeds is so slow...I really hope I can manage to get USB 2.0 working again.

[jeepnewbie]

I'm a newb at this, but I love trying out random stuff. I even made a high powered laser pointer. This is way..... way above that know how.

 

K here goes. I partitioned 80GB of my 500GB sata drive to see if I would be capable of putting snow leopard on my AMD desktop. I have been successful at installing the software on a external USB maxtor drive then booting up from there using the BootCD1.5 from the start of this thread. I moved the image to my 80GB partition and can boot to that also using the same method. Using the disk I can now boot into either windows or snow leopard. From this point I'm a bit lost, I am unable to get it to boot to either without the disk. I tried the second link to the bootloader but it doesn't go to the AnVAL5.0.5 it went to Chameleon 2 RC5 rev. 656 I still tried to follow the instructions but it gives me a fail. I doubled clicked on it and I just installed it, but I can't tell what it done from that point either.

 

Any tips would be great as I'm not computer savvy, I just want to be able to say I was able to do something like this and it would help build my knowledge of OS's and how they work.

 

My system is

M2N32 Mother

2 GB of Ram installed (8GB max supported)

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual core Processor 6000+

Nividia Geforce 8800 GTS

500 GB Sata Drive

250 GB IDE Drive

Mad dog DVD burner

Liteon DVD Burner

ATI Video input

 

Not really worry about having everything work at once as I want to tinker with this. I plan on getting a Mac Pro or iMac after the taxes are done, and this one will set on one side of my desk.

[kalmdave]

@kalmdave

for eth use this

http://www.kexts.com/view/538-realtek_rtl8...sal_driver.html

for gfx i will make boot file containg injection for this card as this card isnt on trunk source

also you try one of this kexts

http://nawcom.com/osx86/files/10.6/Graphic...IDIA/Injectors/

 

Thanks Mohamed. Strangely my Ethernet started working. And I have used the above mentioned Kext's even ATI_int as my onboard gfx drivers are ATI Radeon HD 4250 (which are usupported)

 

I have tried even this new application called "System info" find it attached. Also find attached my System Profiler Report from my Leopard 10.5.8 iDeneb Mac. Here's the link for System Info App am sure you must be knowing about it:

 

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=219584

 

I'll be waiting for your solid solution too Galaxy Geforce 8400GS 512 MB misery.

System_Info.zip

ad_ps_mac_pro.rtf

[Mohamed Khairy]

@ kalmdave

i uploaded to you boot file containing id of your card

so replace boot file on root with this and add graphicsenabler to boot.plist

 

Okay, I tried this and I'm still stuck at the screen. First I removed all usb devices, including the keyboard and mouse but left in the usb flash drive with the os x installation files. This didn't work. I then removed all usb devices including the flash drive. This also didn't do anything. I replugged everything back in at the screen moved the mouse and still nothing. Any other suggestions?

 

Edit: So now I disabled the USB 2.0 controller, (everything is running at 1.0 speeds!), but now I think I got past the error. Thanks for pointing out that my problem is usb related. Anyway now I have a new problem where it now loads further but then the computer suddenly reboots. Ill try to look into this more.

The last two messages I get before the computer automatically reboots is:

"ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin::start - waitForService(resourceMatching(AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement) timed out" and

"DSMOS has arrived"

 

Could my new error now be due to my graphics card? I'm using a Geforce GTX 470.

 

Edit 2: Yep it was my graphics card. I'm now using my built in motherboard ATI graphics and the OS is finally installing. Installing at USB 1.0 speeds is so slow...I really hope I can manage to get USB 2.0 working again.

 

for usb try andy kext on latest update of topic hope it works for you

 

I'm a newb at this, but I love trying out random stuff. I even made a high powered laser pointer. This is way..... way above that know how.

 

K here goes. I partitioned 80GB of my 500GB sata drive to see if I would be capable of putting snow leopard on my AMD desktop. I have been successful at installing the software on a external USB maxtor drive then booting up from there using the BootCD1.5 from the start of this thread. I moved the image to my 80GB partition and can boot to that also using the same method. Using the disk I can now boot into either windows or snow leopard. From this point I'm a bit lost, I am unable to get it to boot to either without the disk. I tried the second link to the bootloader but it doesn't go to the AnVAL5.0.5 it went to Chameleon 2 RC5 rev. 656 I still tried to follow the instructions but it gives me a fail. I doubled clicked on it and I just installed it, but I can't tell what it done from that point either.

 

Any tips would be great as I'm not computer savvy, I just want to be able to say I was able to do something like this and it would help build my knowledge of OS's and how they work.

 

My system is

M2N32 Mother

2 GB of Ram installed (8GB max supported)

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual core Processor 6000+

Nividia Geforce 8800 GTS

500 GB Sata Drive

250 GB IDE Drive

Mad dog DVD burner

Liteon DVD Burner

ATI Video input

 

Not really worry about having everything work at once as I want to tinker with this. I plan on getting a Mac Pro or iMac after the taxes are done, and this one will set on one side of my desk.

 

if your complain from boot from HDD

you can use manual install of boot loader it is on guide !

8400gs.zip

[LowRidinCrew]

I redone my install and it works 100%

 

Quicktime + iTunes 10 + Reason 5 Works perfectly

 

Graphics also and

Cinebench scores = CPU Points: 5.25 GPU: 31.35fps

 

Geekbench= 8103

 

System Information
Operating System 	Mac OS X 10.6.5 (Build 10H574)
Model 	Macmini2,1 	Motherboard 	Apple Inc. Mac-F4208EAA Rev 1.xx
Processor 	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
Processor ID 	AuthenticAMD Family 16 Model 10 Stepping 0
Processor Frequency 	3.23 GHz 	Processors 	1
Cores 	6 	Threads 	6
L1 Instruction Cache 	64.0 KB 	L1 Data Cache 	64.0 KB
L2 Cache 	512 KB 	L3 Cache 	4.00 MB
Memory 	4.00 GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM 	FSB 	100.0 MHz
BIOS 	Apple Inc. MM21.88Z.009A.B00.0706281359

[kalmdave]

Here's my boot.plist in .rtf format, could you please tell me where and how should i put graphic enabler. 

 

Thanks.

 

PS. Am using a DVI port "to-and-from"  i.e. from my gfx card to my viewsonic 19"

com.apple.Boot.plist.rtf