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So, forgive me for my ignorance, but UseKernelCache renders /E/E and /S/L/E useless?

The system won't use them at all?

 

It won't load kexts in /Extra at all. You have to move them to /S/L/E if you want to use that feature. It makes system boot a little bit faster.

 

BTW. builds.voodooprojects.org is dead and that's why Chameleon Wizard can't see anything to download.

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My org.chameleon.Boot.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Graphics Mode</key>
<string>1280x800x32</string>
<key>Legacy Logo</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>Theme</key>
<string>LoginToLion</string>
<key>Timeout</key>
<string>15</string>
<key>UseKernelCache</key>
<string>Yes</string>
</dict>
</plist>

 

My theme is in /Extra/themes/LoginToLion.

 

 

So maybe get rid of Boot Banner and put in Legacy Logo instead? Do you think this is why the boot theme shows for 1 sec that boots to a black screen and eventually to the desktop? Capital T matters in theme? I have lower case t.

 

So, forgive me for my ignorance, but UseKernelCache renders /E/E and /S/L/E useless?

The system won't use them at all?

 

 

From what I gather if you "useKernelCache" "Yes" It ignores any extnesions.mkext which is in your /Extra therefore it will not load your kexts from /e/e. /s/l/e no longer has an exntensions.mkext. So you have two choices. Move the kexts from /e/e to /s/l/e or leave them in e/e and follow this guide below. Remember to remove your extensions.mkext from /e if you follow the method below which will load your /e/e without the extnesions.mkext.

 

There is a work around for this so you can keep your kexts in /e/e.

 

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1700092

 

 

This is what I am using and I wonder if this is what may be causing the problem with the Boot Theme?

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@janek202,

 

I figured it out. Looks like GUI =yes must be depreciated.

 

Changed it for Graphics Mode. What resolution should this normally be?

 

What is LEgacy Logo?

 

I have another issue. I had the Chameleon on EFI and removed and formated EFI with this command:

 

newfs_hfs -v EFI /dev/disk0s1

 

Now I try to install onto Root of drive and Wizard sais Chemelon Version unknown. I cannot update anything?

 

I tried to install Chameleon with the package installer last one I found is r1083. After that tried Wizard and I still have the problem with Wizard?

Thanks

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Changed it for Graphics Mode. What resolution should this normally be?

Native for your screen.

 

What is LEgacy Logo?

That's original grey Apple logo during boot.

 

Now I try to install onto Root of drive and Wizard sais Chemelon Version unknown. I cannot update anything?

 

Chameleon wizard is using VoodooProjects' BuildBot. ( http://builds.voodooprojects.org ).

Currently it's not working, I don't know why, but that's the reason why CW can't download anything.

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Hi all. I made a new utility for Chameleon. It helps to install, update and download latests revs of this bootloader.

 

Features:

Installing Chameleon with boot0, boot0hfs and boot0md install methods.

Updating Chameleon only by replacing boot file.

Downloading latests revs from server.

EFI Partitions are supported!

org.chameleon.Boot.plist editor.

SMBios.plist editor.

Themes downloader.

bdmesg diagnostic messages reader.

 

Works on Snow Leopard and Lion.

Universal binary: x86_64 and i386.

 

Download links:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7085278/Chameleon_...r/download.html

Kexts.com mirror: http://www.kexts.com/view/1713-chameleon_wizard_3.1.html

 

Please report me any bugs or ideas for new features.

I would never make this application without support and ideas by osx86.org.pl team. Thank you, guys!

Thanks a lot to the whole Chameleon team for the awesome work.

 

btn_donate_LG.gif updates_by_sparkle.png

 

If you want me to add your theme into the Chameleon Wizard's theme downloader, just write me an email with zip package, thumbnail, description, and your nick to janek202.osx86 (a) gmail [dot] com

 

Translations:

Chinese with both TW+CN by crazybirdy

German by !Xabbu

Italian by iFabio

Indonesian by Wayang-NT

Korean by MacGuyber

English by janek202

Polish by janek202

French by fantomas1

Portuguese Brazilian by slipttees

Portuguese Portugal by artur_pt

Russian by Awesome

Spanish by juanerson

Swedish by Greggen

 

Thanks to all, who translated this application.

All outdated translations removed. You can find them here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7085278/Chameleon_...ranslations.zip

 

If you want to translate, here's required files:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7085278/Chameleon_...er/en.lproj.zip

 

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 DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL All-Seeing Interactive BE LIABLE FOR ANY
 DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
 (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
 LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
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hi, janek

 

nice work with new chameleon wizard

 

here is translation for pt Portugal

 

en.lproj.zip

 

thanks for your good work

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Maybe you can add MacMini4,1 and 5,1 model numbers for us itx users?

MacMini 4,1 server seems to have DD6K, DD6L and DD6N.

So far had no luck yet with the 5,1 serial as the premium reseller doesn't have it on display.

Shouldn't be to hard to add more model numbers :rolleyes:

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Very nice app.

Unfortunately, I can't install chameleon with it on a USB key on my desktop which is on an AppleRaid volume : the combo box containing all the rev available did not appear.

 

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And I've this log in the Console:

Chameleon Wizard[421] *** -[NSCFString substringWithRange:]: Range or index out of bounds

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Try this (in terminal):

sudo chown 0:0 /boot
sudo chmod 755 /boot

 

Or

 

Edit Application's Info.plist file.

Change

	<key>Auto Buildbot detection</key>
<true/>

to 

	<key>Auto Buildbot detection</key>
<false/>

 

Maybe it will help...

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For us itx users I got this:

 

MacMini 5,1: (i5 with Intel onboard gfx)

SMBbiosVersion; "MM51.88Z.0075.B00.1106271442"

SMBbiosDate; "06/27/2011"

SMBboardProduct; "Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1"

SMBsystemVersion; "1.0"

Serial; "~DJD0"

 

Now you should be able to add full premade smbios for mac mini 5,1 <_<

Still trying to get the serial for the 5,3 to have my hack mini appear as server, got all info except the serial which should end with DJXX with the XX unknown, only the board has an other version number;

SMBboardProduct; "Mac-7BA5B2794B2CDB12"

 

 

MacMini 4,1 (Server):

SMBbiosVersion; "MM41.88Z.0042.B00.1004221740"

SMBbiosDate; "04/22/10"

SMBboardProduct; "Mac-F2208EC8"

SMBsystemVersion; "1.0"

Serial; "~DD6K"

 

MacMini 4,1 (Regular):

SMBbiosVersion; "MM41.88Z.0042.B00.1004221740"

SMBbiosDate; "04/22/10"

SMBboardProduct; "Mac-F2208EC8"

SMBsystemVersion; "1.0"

Serial; "~DD6H"

 

 

Seems there's no 4,2 model, both regular and server version use 4,1 while the 5,1 is the regular model and the 5,3 is the server model. Even the motherboard seems to be the same while the 5,X versions has different model numbers. To bad they still don't have a server model on display here.

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Try this (in terminal):

sudo chown 0:0 /boot
sudo chmod 755 /boot

 

Or

 

Edit Application's Info.plist file.

Change

	<key>Auto Buildbot detection</key>
<true/>

to 

	<key>Auto Buildbot detection</key>
<false/>

 

Maybe it will help...

 

No, it does not.

I think you have a substring exception because my system is on disk2 and not on disk0s2 for example because it is a Raid volume.

 

If you can send me the code, I can solve that problem easily.

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@janek202

 

A small aesthetic issue. In EFI mode, when I select 'Target partition' = EFI, the description displays wrongly: 'No chameleon installed on selected partition'.

 

PS. The bdmesg window shows the correct Chameleon version of EFI.

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Badeendje
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Found more:

 

MacMini 3,1 (Server):

SMBbiosVersion; "MM31.00AD.B00"

SMBboardProduct; "Mac-F2208EC8"

Serial; "~B9X" (11 characters)

 

MacMini 3,1 (Regular):

SMBbiosVersion; "MM31.0081.B06"

SMBboardProduct; "Mac-F2208EC8"

Serial; "~19X" (11 characters)

 

MacMini 2,1 (Regular as there is no server version):

SMBbiosVersion; "MM21.009A.B00"

SMBboardProduct; "Mac-F4208EAA"

Serial; "~YL2" (11 characters)

 

iMac 10,1 (21,5"):

SMBbiosVersion; "IM101.88Z.00CC.B00.0909031926"

SMBoardProduct; "Mac-F2268CC8"

Serial; "~B9S" (11 characters)

 

I found these by accident searching for a MacMini5,1 server serial, want me to continue for more? :D

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I use them as my itx build is spec wise identical to a mac mini 5,1 and my old one was an almost copy of the 3,1 one.

The 3,1 one has worked for almost 3 years now without issues!

For me it would be no problem getting all the different values for the MacBook air.

One final thing about mac mini 5,x, since the HD3000 can be made to work now using a macmini5,1 smbios does make a lot of sense. Just to bad I have HD2000 on my cpu now and that can't be made to work yet.

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