NForce SATA Controller

[Freshmaker™]

Thanks a lot MeDevil!

 

I have been looking for such a driver since two years now!

Will test it and will come back with results.

 

Pls moderators, make this topic sticky!

 

Thanks again

[zandera]

just curious. is anyone able to boot from sata yet? right now im defragmenting my vista so i can shrink it enough to install osx. i don't wanna partition and stuff to learn it doesnt boot. i already injected into dvd and diskutil sees my sata so after defrag and shrinking i will be installing it. but to save head aches i wanna know can anyone boot from sata yet? mcp61 chipset

add kext. info.plist must contain only your hardware devids.if not u may expect - waiting root device or phy reset

[fisk1]

Guy's, I've read the whole topic i think, and i couldn't figure how to solve my problem, namely to install MAC OS 10.4.9 on Gigabyte nforce 430 SATA hdd.

 

My boot dvd with mac finds the two hdd sata, but it is not able to write/ format on them due to the drivers as known, I've also read an article posted here, how to "inject" khex into dvd, but this again needs an os running or something, I've got only Vista and no access to MAC platform , sorry for my "next" dumb question, but I've been installing mac for 3 months and still nothing yet much appreciated any help..

[zandera]

Guy's, I've read the whole topic i think, and i couldn't figure how to solve my problem, namely to install MAC OS 10.4.9 on Gigabyte nforce 430 SATA hdd.My boot dvd with mac finds the two hdd sata, but it is not able to write/ format on them due to the drivers as known, I've also read an article posted here, how to "inject" khex into dvd, but this again needs an os running or something, I've got only Vista and no access to MAC platform , sorry for my "next" dumb question, but I've been installing mac for 3 months and still nothing yet much appreciated any help..

buy external sata box USB2. take hdd in. install. give hdd back. boot win.download macdrive 7. inject kext to install. /system/library/extensions/IOATAFamily/content/plugins/

Guy's, I've read the whole topic i think, and i couldn't figure how to solve my problem, namely to install MAC OS 10.4.9 on Gigabyte nforce 430 SATA hdd.My boot dvd with mac finds the two hdd sata, but it is not able to write/ format on them due to the drivers as known, I've also read an article posted here, how to "inject" khex into dvd, but this again needs an os running or something, I've got only Vista and no access to MAC platform , sorry for my "next" dumb question, but I've been installing mac for 3 months and still nothing yet much appreciated any help..

or flash usb 4GB costs few bucks than carbon copy clonerand download last 31/12/07 kext.

[poloperzer]

Hi Guys I'm new to the scene and i have a problem.

I'm using an AsRock K8NF4G-SATA 2 Mainboard an an AMD SEE3 processor.

I installed Jas 10.4.8 in VMWare on a real HDD. There Everything wents right but when I boot up from this HDD my System is always telling me "STILL WAITING FOR ROOT DEVICE".

I insert this Kext here and my Device Id is also inserted. (026610de winXP)

So please can someone give me a hint.

O I've forgotten it's a PATA HDD.

Thanx for the answers and sorry for my bad englisch but I'm just from Germany.

[funnypanks]

i just want one person to say that booted from sata before i partition and install.

 

edit: well i went ahead and tried, and it won't partition the drive for some reason

 

edit:well got it to partition and now waiting to place the nforceata on the drive. lol

[pauℓzurrr.]

@ funnypanks: On what type of chipset, sata controller, dev id, are you installing on?

[funnypanks]

@ funnypanks: On what type of chipset, sata controller, dev id, are you installing on?

 

umm its the mcp61 0x03f610de. and its a prebuilt hp machine. yet for some reason it won't work, but im almost certain its cuz of the kernel. im installing 10.4.9 uphuck 1.3 with amd sse3 kernel. i have a 4800 x2. i'd understand if this doesnt get answered here but if anyone can recommend a kernel it would be great.

[pauℓzurrr.]

Im using the same chipset and dev id, and i didnt get the dvd to work with the kext? Could you tell how you did it?

[funnypanks]

Im using the same chipset and dev id, and i didnt get the dvd to work with the kext? Could you tell how you did it?

sure

 

well i should say first i have mac on my laptop. i opend the nforceata in mac and editied the plist so only my devid was under the sata area. then i used this part of debauchery's method

2. mkdir ~/inject

3. mkextunpack -d ~/inject /Volumes/YourMountedISO/System/Library/Extensions.mkext

5. cp -rp /path/to/new/AppleNForceATA.kext ~/inject

6. chown -R root:wheel ~/inject

7. chmod -R 755 ~/inject

8. kextcache -m ~/Extensions.mkext ~/inject

 

then took my new mkext into windows and injected it into my dvd with transmac. obsidian describes this well

"So back over on your Windows machine with TransMac open the ISO back up and in the top folder navigate to where your NewExtensions.mkext (renamed to Extensions.mkext) file is located and drag it back over to the directory we originally got the Extensions.mkext from: HFS+ Partition/System/Library.

 

It'll ask if you want to overwrite the file, yes of course we do, happy little progress bar, aaaaaaaaaaaand DONE!"

 

then opened my friendly nero and burned the image, also ur dvd might be .cdr, just rename it .iso and ull be able to open it with transmac.

then install mac and reboot into dvd to install nforceata thru terminal, and repair permissions.

 

i just realized i didnt repair permissions. time to try that.

 

have fun man. oh yea which dvd did u use before with usb? i might try that one.

[pauℓzurrr.]

Thnx for the little howto :censored2:

I used the ToH Leopard DVD and the 10.4.9 1.4i DVD for tiger, but i think any dvd will work with a usb disk

[user62756]

MeDevilFirst and foremost thansk a bunch for all the work you do on this matter.First my system and then my issue / problemMB: ASUS M2NBP-VM CSMCPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+Southbridge: NVIDIA nForce 430B MCP Storage: Nvidia nForce 430B (MCP51) processor LAN: Nvidia nForce 430B built-in Gigabit MAC with external Marvell PHY - [Got this working with nForceEthernetController.kext]Northbridge: NVIDIA Quadro NVS210S GPU (aka 6150)Dual boot - Windows XP (on the SATA drive) and MacOSX in separate PATA using chain0 in boot.ini in the Windows disk.After the boot and login, I get the "Error - The disk you inserted is not readable by this computer" - since all the other disks - SHARED [FAT32, PATA partition on the same MACOS PATA drive], TRAVELDRIVE, SD CRUISER - USB, NTFS formated) appear to be mounted and working. To mount and get NTFS read and write I use MacFUSE core and NTFS_3G packages, with pretty good sucess.I look at the system.log (attached) and it seem that the problem appears to be related to this message, but I don't know enough to be sure.

AppleNForceATA: found 1 units. Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: NVIDIA nForce MCP 51 by MeDevil (CMD 0x1f0, CTR 0x3f4, IRQ 14, BM 0xf400) Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: sata phy reset done. Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: found 2 units. Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: found 1 units. Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: NVIDIA nForce MCP 51 Serial ATA by MeDevil (CMD 0x9f0, CTR 0xbf0, IRQ 23, BM 0xe000) Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: USB caused wake event (EHCI) Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: NVIDIA nForce MCP 51 by MeDevil (CMD 0x170, CTR 0x374, IRQ 15, BM 0xf408) Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: USBF: 38.774 AppleUSBOHCI[0x352b800]::start OHCI controller will be unloaded across sleep Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: warning: phy connection failed. status=0x00000000 Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: warning: phy connection failed. status=0x00000000 Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: warning: phy connection failed. status=0x00000000 Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: found 0 units. Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: found 0 units. Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: found 0 units.

I put your AppleNForceATA in the /System/Extensions directory.I am attaching system.log and the output of ioreg. Hopefully you or someone else can figure out what's wrong.Thanks a bunchP.S. I am having difficulty uploading "system.log" and /or IOREG.out. I am copying system.log her (sorry !!!!). Let me know if / how I can upload the IOREG.out file

Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: hi mem tramps at 0xffe00000Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: PAE enabledJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: standard timeslicing quantum is 10000 usJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: vm_page_bootstrap: 481827 free pagesJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: mig_table_max_displ = 71Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Local APIC version not 0x14 as expectedJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Enabling XMM register save/restore and SSE/SSE2 opcodesJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: ACPI CA 20060421Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=0 LocalApicId=0 EnabledJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=1 LocalApicId=1 EnabledJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Copyright © 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: using 9830 buffer headers and 4096 cluster IO buffer headersJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Enabling XMM register save/restore and SSE/SSE2 opcodesJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Started CPU 01Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: IOAPIC: Version 0x11 Vectors 64:87Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: ACPI: System State [s0 S3 S4 S5] (S3)Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Security auditing service presentJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: BSM auditing presentJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: disabledJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: From path: "uuid", Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting for boot volume with UUID D5DA996C-ED47-3408-A55D-630CD711E297Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: found 1 units.Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: NVIDIA nForce MCP 51 by MeDevil (CMD 0x1f0, CTR 0x3f4, IRQ 14, BM 0xf400)Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: sata phy reset done.Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: found 2 units.Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: found 1 units.Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: NVIDIA nForce MCP 51 Serial ATA by MeDevil (CMD 0x9f0, CTR 0xbf0, IRQ 23, BM 0xe000)Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: USB caused wake event (EHCI)Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: NVIDIA nForce MCP 51 by MeDevil (CMD 0x170, CTR 0x374, IRQ 15, BM 0xf408)Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: USBF: 38.774 AppleUSBOHCI[0x352b800]::start OHCI controller will be unloaded across sleepJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: warning: phy connection failed. status=0x00000000Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: warning: phy connection failed. status=0x00000000Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: warning: phy connection failed. status=0x00000000Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: found 0 units.Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: found 0 units.Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: found 0 units.Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/IDE0@D/AppleNForceATARoot/SEC0@1/AppleNForceATA/ATADeviceNub@0/IOATABlockStorageDriver/IOATABlockStorageDevice/IOBlockStorageDriver/ST3160023A Media/IOFDiskPartitionScheme/Untitled 1@1Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: BSD root: disk0s1, major 14, minor 1Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Jettisoning kernel linker.Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Resetting IOCatalogue.Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 1Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 1Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 1Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 1Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 1Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: HUB0: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: SAT1: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: SAT2: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: IDE0: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: IGPU: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: XVRA: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: XVRB: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: XVRC: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: SMB0: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: VT86: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: USB0: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: USB2: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AZAD: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: MMAC: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: pci10de,272: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: pci10de,270: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: pci10de,27e: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: pci10de,27f: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: pci10de,2ff: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: pci10de,2f9: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: pci10de,2f8: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: pci10de,2fe: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: pci10de,2fa: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: pci10de,2f0: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 21Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AZAD: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: MMAC: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: nForce_Ethernet: WARNING - your nVidia device 0x10DE:0x0269 is not known to work, but it could be supported in the future. Please contact the coder. Continuing anyway...Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Apple16X50ACPI1: Identified Serial Port on ACPI Device=UAR1Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Apple16X50UARTSync1: Detected 16550AF/C/CF FIFO=16 MaxBaud=115200Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: IGPU: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AZAD: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AZAD: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: MMAC: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: dsmos: Initializing...Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: dsmos: Initialized commpage blob!Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: dsmos: Hook and decryption contexts set!Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: dsmos: Starting...Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: IPv6 packet filtering initialized, default to accept, logging disabledJan 6 16:20:44 localhost mDNSResponder-108.5 (May 9 2007 17: 14:16)[53]: startingJan 6 16:20:44 localhost memberd[61]: memberd starting upJan 6 16:20:44 localhost DirectoryService[66]: Launched version 2.1 (v353.6)Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost lookupd[65]: lookupd (version 369.6) starting - Sun Jan 6 16:20:44 2008Jan 6 16:20:45 localhost kernel[0]: com_nvidia_ethernet: Ethernet address 00:1b:fc:2e:d5:36Jan 6 16:20:45 localhost configd[58]: No AirPort Driver found.Jan 6 16:20:45 localhost launchd: Server 3b63 in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: "/usr/sbin/lookupd"[65]: exited abnormally: HangupJan 6 16:20:45 localhost diskarbitrationd[60]: disk0s1 hfs D5DA996C-ED47-3408-A55D-630CD711E297 MacOSX /Jan 6 16:20:45 localhost lookupd[125]: lookupd (version 369.6) starting - Sun Jan 6 16:20:45 2008Jan 6 16:20:45 admin-istrators-computer configd[58]: setting hostname to "admin-istrators-computer.local"Jan 6 16:20:45 admin-istrators-computer diskarbitrationd[60]: disk0s2 hfs 2F4691F3-E419-3C50-A7CA-05D0850FF778 USERS /Volumes/USERSJan 6 16:20:46 admin-istrators-computer /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow: Login Window Application StartedJan 6 16:20:46 admin-istrators-computer loginwindow[149]: Login Window Started Security AgentJan 6 16:20:48 admin-istrators-computer diskarbitrationd[60]: disk0s3 msdos 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 SHARED /Volumes/SHAREDJan 6 16:20:48 admin-istrators-computer configd[58]: executing /System/Library/SystemConfiguration/Kicker.bundle/Contents/Resources/enable-networkJan 6 16:20:48 admin-istrators-computer configd[58]: posting notification com.apple.system.config.network_changeJan 6 16:20:48 admin-istrators-computer lookupd[160]: lookupd (version 369.6) starting - Sun Jan 6 16:20:48 2008Jan 6 16:20:50 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: last_mach_absolute_time E35826CA0000000CJan 6 16:20:50 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: this_mach_absolute_time E35626A10000000CJan 6 16:20:50 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: Adding browse domain local.Jan 6 16:20:53 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: NOTE: Wide-Area Service Discovery disabled to avoid crashing defective DNS relay 192.168.15.1.Jan 6 16:20:53 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: last_mach_absolute_time 9C6853B10000000DJan 6 16:20:53 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: this_mach_absolute_time 9C67A0920000000DJan 6 16:21:01 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: last_mach_absolute_time 759151530000000FJan 6 16:21:01 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: this_mach_absolute_time 758F42B70000000FJan 6 16:21:02 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: last_mach_absolute_time CF1049010000000FJan 6 16:21:02 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: this_mach_absolute_time CF0E745C0000000FJan 6 16:21:05 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: last_mach_absolute_time 61984DE400000010Jan 6 16:21:05 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: this_mach_absolute_time 6197CFEF00000010Jan 6 16:21:08 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: last_mach_absolute_time 34BAA5B400000011Jan 6 16:21:08 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: this_mach_absolute_time 34B8BE4F00000011Jan 6 16:21:21 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: last_mach_absolute_time 1B4057F000000014Jan 6 16:21:21 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: this_mach_absolute_time 1B3FE8A200000014Jan 6 16:21:32 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: last_mach_absolute_time CB4A0EED00000016Jan 6 16:21:32 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: this_mach_absolute_time CB48230800000016Jan 6 16:21:51 admin-istrators-computer configd[58]: target=enable-network: disabledJan 6 16:21:54 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: last_mach_absolute_time 8E981B890000001BJan 6 16:21:54 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: this_mach_absolute_time 8E97ECFE0000001BJan 6 16:23:06 admin-istrators-computer sudo: user62756 : TTY=ttyp1 ; PWD=/private/var/log ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/bash

Ok, let's try to resolve those nasty issues. Before we begin, I want you to know that this kext driver WAS NOT TESTED UNDER LEOPARD (by me), so you'll get NO SUPPORT until i test it personally (which should occurr in the next few days).Now, for the unlucky people that were having troubles, follow those steps:1. delete all the apple nforce kext from the extension directory (/System/Library/Extensions/).2. delete all the apple nforce kext from the IOATAFamily.kext Plugins directory (/System/Library/Extensions/IOATAFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/) 3. download the zipped file in a new, clean directory and double click it to extract the kext.4. place the extracted kext: 4a. if you are creating/modify a dvd: place it into extensions.mkext (also delete previous kext) 4b. if you are booting from hd: place it into /System/Library/Extensions, chmod and chown the kext, then remove extensions.mkext and extensions.kextcache from parent directory (/System/Library/)5. shutdown the pc6. disconnect all pata hard disk (cdrom can remain connected)7. boot up the pc and take a look at the console output.If after this procedure the system is still reporting problems, please send me an email in the following format:

HW ID: 0xXXXXXXXX (this is the dev/ven id example: 0x03f610de) Method: YYY  ("HD" if you are booting from hd or "DVD" if you are using a bootable dvd)  Also attach a copy of the system.log and the output of "ioreg -l -w0" (post them as an attachment!)

if system.log isn't available, please try to post a picture of the boot progress or (try to) describe it exactly.if output of ioreg isn't available, specify "ioreg: not available" in the email.email subject MUST BE "NFORCE ATA ERROR". All other emails will get trashed (or flagged as spam).You can find my email address in the signature.Be prepared to be a kext tester. This mean: you'll try a (just compiled) debug version of the kext on your machine sent directly from me. (if irc access is available, it will really speed the resolution of the problem!)Regards, Domenico.

Sorry forgot to add I am running tubgirl 10.4.10

MeDevilFirst and foremost thansk a bunch for all the work you do on this matter.First my system and then my issue / problemMB: ASUS M2NBP-VM CSMCPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+Southbridge: NVIDIA nForce 430B MCP Storage: Nvidia nForce 430B (MCP51) processor LAN: Nvidia nForce 430B built-in Gigabit MAC with external Marvell PHY - [Got this working with nForceEthernetController.kext]Northbridge: NVIDIA Quadro NVS210S GPU (aka 6150)Dual boot - Windows XP (on the SATA drive) and MacOSX in separate PATA using chain0 in boot.ini in the Windows disk.After the boot and login, I get the "Error - The disk you inserted is not readable by this computer" - since all the other disks - SHARED [FAT32, PATA partition on the same MACOS PATA drive], TRAVELDRIVE, SD CRUISER - USB, NTFS formated) appear to be mounted and working. To mount and get NTFS read and write I use MacFUSE core and NTFS_3G packages, with pretty good sucess.I look at the system.log (attached) and it seem that the problem appears to be related to this message, but I don't know enough to be sure.

AppleNForceATA: found 1 units. Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: NVIDIA nForce MCP 51 by MeDevil (CMD 0x1f0, CTR 0x3f4, IRQ 14, BM 0xf400) Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: sata phy reset done. Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: found 2 units. Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: found 1 units. Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: NVIDIA nForce MCP 51 Serial ATA by MeDevil (CMD 0x9f0, CTR 0xbf0, IRQ 23, BM 0xe000) Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: USB caused wake event (EHCI) Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: NVIDIA nForce MCP 51 by MeDevil (CMD 0x170, CTR 0x374, IRQ 15, BM 0xf408) Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: USBF: 38.774 AppleUSBOHCI[0x352b800]::start OHCI controller will be unloaded across sleep Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: warning: phy connection failed. status=0x00000000 Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: warning: phy connection failed. status=0x00000000 Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: warning: phy connection failed. status=0x00000000 Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: found 0 units. Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: found 0 units. Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: found 0 units.

I put your AppleNForceATA in the /System/Extensions directory.I am attaching system.log and the output of ioreg. Hopefully you or someone else can figure out what's wrong.Thanks a bunchP.S. I am having difficulty uploading "system.log" and /or IOREG.out. I am copying system.log her (sorry !!!!). Let me know if / how I can upload the IOREG.out file

Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: hi mem tramps at 0xffe00000Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: PAE enabledJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: standard timeslicing quantum is 10000 usJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: vm_page_bootstrap: 481827 free pagesJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: mig_table_max_displ = 71Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Local APIC version not 0x14 as expectedJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Enabling XMM register save/restore and SSE/SSE2 opcodesJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: ACPI CA 20060421Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=0 LocalApicId=0 EnabledJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=1 LocalApicId=1 EnabledJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Copyright © 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: using 9830 buffer headers and 4096 cluster IO buffer headersJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Enabling XMM register save/restore and SSE/SSE2 opcodesJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Started CPU 01Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: IOAPIC: Version 0x11 Vectors 64:87Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: ACPI: System State [s0 S3 S4 S5] (S3)Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Security auditing service presentJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: BSM auditing presentJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: disabledJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: From path: "uuid", Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting for boot volume with UUID D5DA996C-ED47-3408-A55D-630CD711E297Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: found 1 units.Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: NVIDIA nForce MCP 51 by MeDevil (CMD 0x1f0, CTR 0x3f4, IRQ 14, BM 0xf400)Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: sata phy reset done.Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: found 2 units.Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: found 1 units.Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: NVIDIA nForce MCP 51 Serial ATA by MeDevil (CMD 0x9f0, CTR 0xbf0, IRQ 23, BM 0xe000)Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: USB caused wake event (EHCI)Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: NVIDIA nForce MCP 51 by MeDevil (CMD 0x170, CTR 0x374, IRQ 15, BM 0xf408)Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: USBF: 38.774 AppleUSBOHCI[0x352b800]::start OHCI controller will be unloaded across sleepJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: warning: phy connection failed. status=0x00000000Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: warning: phy connection failed. status=0x00000000Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: warning: phy connection failed. status=0x00000000Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: found 0 units.Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: found 0 units.Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AppleNForceATA: found 0 units.Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/IDE0@D/AppleNForceATARoot/SEC0@1/AppleNForceATA/ATADeviceNub@0/IOATABlockStorageDriver/IOATABlockStorageDevice/IOBlockStorageDriver/ST3160023A Media/IOFDiskPartitionScheme/Untitled 1@1Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: BSD root: disk0s1, major 14, minor 1Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Jettisoning kernel linker.Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Resetting IOCatalogue.Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 1Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 1Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 1Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 1Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 1Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: HUB0: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: SAT1: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: SAT2: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: IDE0: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: IGPU: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: XVRA: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: XVRB: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: XVRC: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: SMB0: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: VT86: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: USB0: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: USB2: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AZAD: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: MMAC: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: pci10de,272: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: pci10de,270: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: pci10de,27e: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: pci10de,27f: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: pci10de,2ff: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: pci10de,2f9: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: pci10de,2f8: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: pci10de,2fe: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: pci10de,2fa: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: pci10de,2f0: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 21Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AZAD: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: MMAC: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: nForce_Ethernet: WARNING - your nVidia device 0x10DE:0x0269 is not known to work, but it could be supported in the future. Please contact the coder. Continuing anyway...Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Apple16X50ACPI1: Identified Serial Port on ACPI Device=UAR1Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: Apple16X50UARTSync1: Detected 16550AF/C/CF FIFO=16 MaxBaud=115200Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: IGPU: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AZAD: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: AZAD: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: MMAC: family specific matching failsJan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: dsmos: Initializing...Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: dsmos: Initialized commpage blob!Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: dsmos: Hook and decryption contexts set!Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: dsmos: Starting...Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost kernel[0]: IPv6 packet filtering initialized, default to accept, logging disabledJan 6 16:20:44 localhost mDNSResponder-108.5 (May 9 2007 17: 14:16)[53]: startingJan 6 16:20:44 localhost memberd[61]: memberd starting upJan 6 16:20:44 localhost DirectoryService[66]: Launched version 2.1 (v353.6)Jan 6 16:20:44 localhost lookupd[65]: lookupd (version 369.6) starting - Sun Jan 6 16:20:44 2008Jan 6 16:20:45 localhost kernel[0]: com_nvidia_ethernet: Ethernet address 00:1b:fc:2e:d5:36Jan 6 16:20:45 localhost configd[58]: No AirPort Driver found.Jan 6 16:20:45 localhost launchd: Server 3b63 in bootstrap 1103 uid 0: "/usr/sbin/lookupd"[65]: exited abnormally: HangupJan 6 16:20:45 localhost diskarbitrationd[60]: disk0s1 hfs D5DA996C-ED47-3408-A55D-630CD711E297 MacOSX /Jan 6 16:20:45 localhost lookupd[125]: lookupd (version 369.6) starting - Sun Jan 6 16:20:45 2008Jan 6 16:20:45 admin-istrators-computer configd[58]: setting hostname to "admin-istrators-computer.local"Jan 6 16:20:45 admin-istrators-computer diskarbitrationd[60]: disk0s2 hfs 2F4691F3-E419-3C50-A7CA-05D0850FF778 USERS /Volumes/USERSJan 6 16:20:46 admin-istrators-computer /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow: Login Window Application StartedJan 6 16:20:46 admin-istrators-computer loginwindow[149]: Login Window Started Security AgentJan 6 16:20:48 admin-istrators-computer diskarbitrationd[60]: disk0s3 msdos 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 SHARED /Volumes/SHAREDJan 6 16:20:48 admin-istrators-computer configd[58]: executing /System/Library/SystemConfiguration/Kicker.bundle/Contents/Resources/enable-networkJan 6 16:20:48 admin-istrators-computer configd[58]: posting notification com.apple.system.config.network_changeJan 6 16:20:48 admin-istrators-computer lookupd[160]: lookupd (version 369.6) starting - Sun Jan 6 16:20:48 2008Jan 6 16:20:50 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: last_mach_absolute_time E35826CA0000000CJan 6 16:20:50 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: this_mach_absolute_time E35626A10000000CJan 6 16:20:50 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: Adding browse domain local.Jan 6 16:20:53 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: NOTE: Wide-Area Service Discovery disabled to avoid crashing defective DNS relay 192.168.15.1.Jan 6 16:20:53 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: last_mach_absolute_time 9C6853B10000000DJan 6 16:20:53 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: this_mach_absolute_time 9C67A0920000000DJan 6 16:21:01 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: last_mach_absolute_time 759151530000000FJan 6 16:21:01 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: this_mach_absolute_time 758F42B70000000FJan 6 16:21:02 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: last_mach_absolute_time CF1049010000000FJan 6 16:21:02 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: this_mach_absolute_time CF0E745C0000000FJan 6 16:21:05 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: last_mach_absolute_time 61984DE400000010Jan 6 16:21:05 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: this_mach_absolute_time 6197CFEF00000010Jan 6 16:21:08 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: last_mach_absolute_time 34BAA5B400000011Jan 6 16:21:08 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: this_mach_absolute_time 34B8BE4F00000011Jan 6 16:21:21 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: last_mach_absolute_time 1B4057F000000014Jan 6 16:21:21 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: this_mach_absolute_time 1B3FE8A200000014Jan 6 16:21:32 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: last_mach_absolute_time CB4A0EED00000016Jan 6 16:21:32 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: this_mach_absolute_time CB48230800000016Jan 6 16:21:51 admin-istrators-computer configd[58]: target=enable-network: disabledJan 6 16:21:54 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: last_mach_absolute_time 8E981B890000001BJan 6 16:21:54 admin-istrators-computer mDNSResponder: mDNSPlatformRawTime: this_mach_absolute_time 8E97ECFE0000001BJan 6 16:23:06 admin-istrators-computer sudo: user62756 : TTY=ttyp1 ; PWD=/private/var/log ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/bash

[MeDevil]

[CUT]

 

The "Error - The disk you inserted is not readable by this computer", is not related to my driver.

This error is surely related to the partition type you are using.

Eg: ext2 formatted partition give this type of error (ext2 is not supported by osx, without a specific driver).

 

Please, next time try to use the "Attachments" section for your system.log, and use the "edit" button to insert carriage returns, since the text is really *unreadable*. Thanks.

 

Regards,

Domenico.

[mikews99]

i just want one person to say that booted from sata before i partition and install.

If you look carefully at the specs in member's signatures, you'll see many folks (myself included) who are are booting from SATA drives. In fact, I'm booting both 10.4.10 and 10.5.1 on the same SATA drive with MeDevil's driver.A hint: install OS X on a PATA drive, install the NForce kext, then CloneTool the PATA drive to your SATA drive. Depending on your system, you may have to partition your drives with an earlier 10.4.x version of OS X for the MBR loader to properly install. If you partition that way, uncheck the "Erase Disk" checkbox in CloneTool before hatching the clone so it won't overwrite the MBR.

[edit: weird double quote deleted]

[KirbySaysHi]

Just reporting in on this magnificent driver...

 

Running 10.5.1 iAtkos, with a P5NSLI mobo (NForce 570, supposedly).

 

Your driver works great! My three sata drives were all detecting flawlessly!

 

There is one problem right now, which I don't think is related to your driver: my PATA drives (which were originally detected before your driver was installed) only report 128gb of max space, when one is really 250 and the other 320.

 

Any ideas how to fix that?

 

EDIT: SUCCESS!

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=419116

I followed steps 1-3 with a couple changes since I'm running Leopard, and now my drives are reporting correctly! The changes: step 3 is basically unnecessary, since if you're running as sudo you shouldn't be changing any permissions. Also, the Extensions.kextcache file no longer exists in Leopard.

 

GREAT WORK!!!!!!!!!

[pauℓzurrr.]

Well i've tried every method available i think, i tried patching the dvd, i tried copying a existing parition to my sata hd, from tiger and leopard both not booting.

So i'm gonna wait for Rev2 of the Leopard AMD disk, which has this kext build into it, which will probaly still not work here

[Kilopopo]

is there a way that you can make a AppleNForceATA.kext to work under Leopard DVD installer

 

I have Nforce mcp 51 but when i boot leopard dvd hacked i get: still waiting for root device error.

 

I also get Still waiting for root device when I try to boot an Installed from another system a Hackintosh 10.5.0 ToH to my Nforce MCP 51 mobo its p5n-e sli.

 

can you help me please Thanks

[muitommy]

@reports

 

migrate the leopard from pata to sata successfully!! now i can boot leopard with sata bus natively.

 

* will get "ata blocking bus" error if i plug in the ps2 n usb keyboard at the same time, weird.

* will get "still waiting for root device" if boot up the sata one with two leopard installations on different hardisk, (pata n sata), is that the driver default the sata drive comes first?

 

p.s. that's no problem now, but i just make some notes after testing, hope that may help thanks for your effort developing the drivers!!!

[poloperzer]

Hi ok My System is booting the dvd just fine but i have another problem i can not make any partition on ata or sata drive?

is someone havong a solution?

Sorry for my bd englisch

[richard.xsi]

great thx to Medevil, this driver+zephyroth amd iso make Leopard installed.

 

 

the only problem i have is this error msg:

 

 

kextd[10]: iokit wait quiet () timed out waiting to write kernel symbols.

 

after that is a nearly one minute delay, then osx can boot into gui normally.

 

does this msg come from the NForce SATA Driver?

 

possible to get rid of it ?

 

 

specs:

 

x2 3600+AMN5V-RL mb( NF520 chip, recognized by mcp61)+300G HITAKI SATA HD( Leo in the first partition).

[debauchery1st]

Now that I've got OSX running on my laptop (hp dv6119us), I've got 2 more issues to tackle. The first one would be the ps2keyboard kext (laptop keyboard/trackpad freezes on boot), and the other one is the goddamn geforce go 6150.

 

I haven't seen much driver support for the geforce go 6150, most people say it's hopeless to get it working. The main reason being the shared vram. Any chance they might be wrong about that? I heard that macvidia driver lets you change resolution, but I can't seem to get it working.

 

Hey MeDevil, want to play around with another nvidia chip?

[MeDevil]

@reports

 

migrate the leopard from pata to sata successfully!! now i can boot leopard with sata bus natively.

 

* will get "ata blocking bus" error if i plug in the ps2 n usb keyboard at the same time, weird.

* will get "still waiting for root device" if boot up the sata one with two leopard installations on different hardisk, (pata n sata), is that the driver default the sata drive comes first?

 

p.s. that's no problem now, but i just make some notes after testing, hope that may help thanks for your effort developing the drivers!!!

 

The ata blocking bus is really a strange problem... maybe this is caused by shared irq (but really don't know how to fix, since is system-related!)

The "still waiting for root device" is a message informing us that the system cannot finding the right boot device... try to sum the units in the "nforceata ecc ecc found X devices." messages and count your installed hd, if they match, then the cause is not the driver...

 

Hi ok My System is booting the dvd just fine but i have another problem i can not make any partition on ata or sata drive?

is someone havong a solution?

Sorry for my bd englisch

 

Try using diskutil commands from terminal or try another working dvd...

Also, be more precise in the description of the error, otherwise i can't help you.

 

great thx to Medevil, this driver+zephyroth amd iso make Leopard installed.

 

 

the only problem i have is this error msg:

 

 

kextd[10]: iokit wait quiet () timed out waiting to write kernel symbols.

 

after that is a nearly one minute delay, then osx can boot into gui normally.

 

does this msg come from the NForce SATA Driver?

 

possible to get rid of it ?

 

Well, sure that my driver is not outputting that message, but it could be the cause of that... i really don't know if it's a system related issue (maybe, since this seems to happen on non-intel mobo's only) or just some stupid thing we are missing...

If someone find a solution, let me know!

 

Now that I've got OSX running on my laptop (hp dv6119us), I've got 2 more issues to tackle. The first one would be the ps2keyboard kext (laptop keyboard/trackpad freezes on boot), and the other one is the goddamn geforce go 6150.

 

I haven't seen much driver support for the geforce go 6150, most people say it's hopeless to get it working. The main reason being the shared vram. Any chance they might be wrong about that? I heard that macvidia driver lets you change resolution, but I can't seem to get it working.

 

Hey MeDevil, want to play around with another nvidia chip?

 

No... i don't think i'll play with this chipset, mainly because:

- i don't have here any geforce go to play with (wanna donate a laptop? donate yourself a sony vaio vgn-n38z, all works out of the box! )

- sound/video kext are really a pain to me... i prefer acpi / ide / net

 

And... aren't we ot?

Hope you resolve those nasty issues...

 

Greetings,

Domenico.

[poloperzer]

Ok I wanted to use Disk Utility to make Partitions but i can't make them i onley get an I/0 Error from the Disk Utility. The same Problems with the JAS 1.4.8 AMD, Uphuck 1.4.9a and the Leopard AMD DVD.

So for me it seems like the Driver mounts the Harddrives only Read-Only.

Also I can't access to a pre formated drive made by Mac Drive.

My device-id is 0x0256de and 0x0255de

I hope this will hel you-

[debauchery1st]

No... i don't think i'll play with this chipset, mainly because:

- i don't have here any geforce go to play with (wanna donate a laptop? donate yourself a sony vaio vgn-n38z, all works out of the box! )

- sound/video kext are really a pain to me... i prefer acpi / ide / net

 

And... aren't we ot?

Hope you resolve those nasty issues...

 

Greetings,

Domenico.

 

I wasn't really serious when I asked. (This forum needs a [/sarcasm] tag.) Thanks for getting me as far as I am right now... I can live with {censored} graphics in the meantime.

[mcMike]

Report:

Asus P5N-E SLI (nForce 650i)

No AHCI

2 x 250MB SATA-2 drivers

1 x 40MB IDE-drive (Leopard Install)

WORKS !!!

 

Thank You very much and then some!

 

Just copied the kext from XP using MacDrive to Leopard installation. Didn't even need to mod permissions. Booted to Leo and there are my SATA-drives FINALLY! Copied 1gb files form USB drives to SATA-partition - OK. Copied 1.5GB file from other SATA-partition to another - OK. No lockups. WOW!

Next I need to try to move leopard to SATA-partition.

 

Am I right to assume that once the kext is in place I can also boot Leopard from SATA-drive?

 

Thank you once again.

 

-mcMike