TonyHailway Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 I have a question about why mountain lion will not run on amd's APU. In this thread (http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/281450-mountain-lion-kernel-testing-on-amd/page__st__1560) it says it will never be supported. Can anyone explain why some people have APU support in snow leopard and not in mountain lion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconnactic Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Hi! Man, you cannot pick a statement from a debate and assume it was its conclusion. Answer both quizzes so you can post anywhere, then get answers for your doubts in the appropriate place: http://www.insanelym...md-development/ All the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyHailway Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 (edited) Edited March 28, 2013 by theconnactic Edited because the original topic was moved here by Fantomas. It was a duplicate of the first post. Deleted all other posts non-related to the subject to avoid confusion. Thanks =] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyHailway Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 Some help please, I really want to try hackintoshing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconnactic Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Some help please, I really want to try hackintoshing I suggest you start the project, and when i problem appears, you report here, for other APU users to see. You might as well be a pioneer. As a starting point, i suggest: 1) Start with Lion, since it's easier to set up and is, by far, the most stable OSX release for AMD machines. When you have the perfect Lion machine, update to Mountain Lion. Go get the latest kernel for Lion here, and rename it to amd_kernel: http://www.mediafire...lnlecqnv20yvol6 2) Before you begin, make sure SATA mode is set as AHCI (or RAID if AHCI is not available) and C1E is disabled 3) Follow this method exactly as described, just adding the amd_kernel to the root of the USB installer (EDIT: the one i linked previously was for Mountain Lion) http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/278181-amd-1073-guide-experimental-only/ 4) Boot from your USB stick using the flags amd_kernel arch=i386 -v -f GraphicsEnabler=No (it's case sensitive, type exactly as written). When you're done with these steps, post here. All the best! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyHailway Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 Can this be done with iAtkos? Cause if I want to first see if my laptop is compatible/stable enough to be my daily driver than switch to vanilla, which is apparently better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconnactic Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyHailway Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 Ah well, calling me a pioneer got me pumped (im a noob at this) going to buy lion disk anyway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkimoA Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 But this is a fact not a conclusion ! .... as of now nobody got it to work and if .... without any quartz enabled ....wich is useless ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconnactic Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Hi, Akimoa! Well, since he stated so assertively that them APUs are supported in Snow Leopard, i think he could try to be the first to successfuly run Lion/Mountain Lion with them. If it proves to be a failed project, at least he would have spent the $20 price tag of the OS - which is the price of two Big Mac combos, i must remind you - in something that effectively will add knowledge to his brains, not cholesterol to his veins. All the best! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmmc Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Hi, can you guys sort things out for the APU's ? I've got an A6-4400M and all I get is instant reboots!! help! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spakk Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Hi, can you guys sort things out for the APU's ? I've got an A6-4400M and all I get is instant reboots!! help! it can have various causes! Once the try this: boot with -s then give: /sbin/fsck -fy then you give: /sbin/mount -uw / than give exit or reboot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmmc Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 it can have various causes! Once the try this: boot with -s then give: /sbin/fsck -fy then you give: /sbin/mount -uw / than give exit or reboot didnt even get me to -s mode..once i finish typing the kernel and flags..what happens is that it shows the loading of the kexts but then it reboots..doesnt even show the verbose part.. get it ? :s so..i guess there is something missing on the kernel.. this CPU handles anything (sse3, ssse3, ...) as you can see here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/drmhm4c3r0pkno1/CPUZAPUAMDA6.png?m 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gils83 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 didnt even get me to -s mode..once i finish typing the kernel and flags..what happens is that it shows the loading of the kexts but then it reboots..doesnt even show the verbose part.. get it ? :s so..i guess there is something missing on the kernel.. this CPU handles anything (sse3, ssse3, ...) as you can see here: https://www.dropbox....ZAPUAMDA6.png?m hello , Clover 1050 or 1208 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmmc Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 hello , Clover 1050 or 1208 humm thats interesting my BIOS has UEFI..I already tried here an EFI boot..it worked..but it rebooted.. question that pops out is do I turn off legacy boot so I can boot into Clover? and..what kernel should I use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gils83 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Clover 1208 fonctionne aussi pour AMD et les vieilles cartes mères S 939/940 .Merci Slice et Mark...... une fois fini , boot sur la clef usb , va très bien notamment sur les CPU FX , plus besoin de FakeSMC.kext et de NullCPUPowerManagement.kextClover also works for AMD in 1208 and the old motherboards S 939/940.Slice and thank you Mark ...... once finished, boot on USB key, goes very well especially on FX CPU, no need FakeSMC.kext and NullCPUPowerManagement.kext Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmmc Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Clover 1208 fonctionne aussi pour AMD et les vieilles cartes mères S 939/940 . Merci Slice et Mark...... une fois fini , boot sur la clef usb , va très bien notamment sur les CPU FX , plus besoin de FakeSMC.kext et de NullCPUPowerManagement.kext Clover also works for AMD in 1208 and the old motherboards S 939/940. Slice and thank you Mark ...... once finished, boot on USB key, goes very well especially on FX CPU, no need FakeSMC.kext and NullCPUPowerManagement.kext http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=YWum8sju69g I couldnt boot into clover...tried all the ways..it used to actually work** any other method? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gils83 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 yes, as your CPU is the same architecture as the FX, normally, it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clemj06 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Similar architecture but does not have sse4.1/4.2 or ssse3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gils83 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Similar architecture but does not have sse4.1/4.2 or ssse3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clemj06 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 I have been corrected... a6-4400m does have sse4.1/4.2 and ssse3 I am using an a6-3410mx and does not have sse4.1/4.2 or ssse3... I was unable to run mountain lion on it, kept giving me a reboot, but worked fine on my phenom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmmc Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 yes, as your CPU is the same architecture as the FX, normally, it works. I havent understood one thing.. do i have to use any kernel? or i use the vanilla one that comes for intel and Clover will sort things out? :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
instant idiot Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 If your CPU was made by AMD, you must use a patched kernel. There is a wiki page with patched kernels on it: http://wiki.osx86pro...Patched_Kernels. Good luck! EDIT: Oh yeah, I see you have an A6-4400M that, at least according to nobookcheck.net, doesn't support SSSE3. My first attempt would be with AnV's amd_kernel and then the "Fixed" one if you still get instant reboots. I can't speak for Clover as I've only used Chameleon. I don't think we have any records of any of these APUs working with OS X, but please be the first! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spakk Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 (edited) If your CPU was made by AMD, you must use a patched kernel. There is a wiki page with patched kernels on it: http://wiki.osx86pro...Patched_Kernels. Good luck! EDIT: Oh yeah, I see you have an A6-4400M that, at least according to nobookcheck.net, doesn't support SSSE3. My first attempt would be with AnV's amd_kernel and then the "Fixed" one if you still get instant reboots. I can't speak for Clover as I've only used Chameleon. I don't think we have any records of any of these APUs working with OS X, but please be the first! Yeah!!! wish you very good luck!, too Joking aside,test one of the most diverse kernel of sinetek or the last amd_kernel of Andy https://meklort.com/~sinet3k/ Edited April 2, 2013 by spakk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gils83 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 If your CPU was made by AMD, you must use a patched kernel. There is a wiki page with patched kernels on it: http://wiki.osx86pro...Patched_Kernels. Good luck! EDIT: Oh yeah, I see you have an A6-4400M that, at least according to nobookcheck.net, doesn't support SSSE3. My first attempt would be with AnV's amd_kernel and then the "Fixed" one if you still get instant reboots. I can't speak for Clover as I've only used Chameleon. I don't think we have any records of any of these APUs working with OS X, but please be the first! yes !! http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Bulldozer/AMD-A6-Series%20A6-4400M.html http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2012/11/06/amd-fx-8350-review/ it is the same architecture as the FX 8350 (piledriver) must be operated with Clover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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