verendus Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Is it possible to or has anyone ever succeeded in installing Leopard Retail DVD with EFI-V8? I know that Gigabyte P35 users have, and I have followed their instructions (installing Leopard within another Mac or Hackintosh onto a external Hard disk), without success. Please let me know if anyone has done this before. I have no problem installing Brazil Mac patched DVD. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/80683-install-retail-dvd-with-intel-bad-axe-2/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nisi Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I think one of the issues will be how to boot off the Leopard DVD. The one I have is not bootable. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/80683-install-retail-dvd-with-intel-bad-axe-2/#findComment-571970 Share on other sites More sharing options...
verendus Posted January 9, 2008 Author Share Posted January 9, 2008 Well, if you have another Mac or a hackintosh, you can launch the retail DVD and run the installation to your target drive connected via USB (external case). I applied pc_efi_v80, activated the disk using fdisk -e..., etc, and managed to install a complete retail DVD. When I install the HD into my hackintosh, it will boot and get to the grey screen, but will not get past the Apple Logo. I've also tried deleting AppleEFIRuntime.kext, replaced AppleSMBIOS.kext and dsmos.kext. But, no success so far. I feel so close, and am missing one little thing, but can't figure that out. Gigabyte P-35 users are having a fantastic success with this method, so I am hoping this is possible for the Bad Axe 2 guys. Hope someone can help me along the way. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/80683-install-retail-dvd-with-intel-bad-axe-2/#findComment-572088 Share on other sites More sharing options...
indraganzo Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I have an MSI 975x P mobo which is very similar to bad axe 2 and I have succesfully instaled Retail Leopard version modifying the min number of kexts I even got my GFX card fully working with out natit or nvinject or titan , following this guide... http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=76404 post us the developments Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/80683-install-retail-dvd-with-intel-bad-axe-2/#findComment-572135 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJMoose Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Well, if you have another Mac or a hackintosh, you can launch the retail DVD and run the installation to your target drive connected via USB (external case). I applied pc_efi_v80, activated the disk using fdisk -e..., etc, and managed to install a complete retail DVD. When I install the HD into my hackintosh, it will boot and get to the grey screen, but will not get past the Apple Logo. I've also tried deleting AppleEFIRuntime.kext, replaced AppleSMBIOS.kext and dsmos.kext. But, no success so far. I feel so close, and am missing one little thing, but can't figure that out. Gigabyte P-35 users are having a fantastic success with this method, so I am hoping this is possible for the Bad Axe 2 guys. Hope someone can help me along the way. I have the retail disk installed on my Bad Axe 2 systems and it works well with just adding dsmos and (for my video card) nvinject. What video card do you have and did you add in a gfx kext? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/80683-install-retail-dvd-with-intel-bad-axe-2/#findComment-572433 Share on other sites More sharing options...
verendus Posted January 9, 2008 Author Share Posted January 9, 2008 Thanks BJ and indraganzo for your tips. I will certainly give this another try.BJ, I am using XFX 7600GT. My haunch is that I need NVInject.kext for this card. Correct? The problem is when the computer wakes from sleep, screen goes crazy, and I have to reboot.Does your About This Mac show correct processor? One thing I did differently from yours was that I activated the HD with fdisk -e /dev/.... command, and installed just EFI_V8 instead of going back to 7.2-->8.0. I guess if it boots, it should be fine. Let me know what steps you took in installing Retail Leopard onto BadAxe2. I am thinking now of going with GA-P35 as it seems like a perfect board for leopard install.Let me know.indraganzo,Did you have to do the gfx-sting fix to get your video card to make sleep/awake work? I assume this fix is not just for GA-P35 boards. Will that fix work for BadAxe2?Thank you.Ted Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/80683-install-retail-dvd-with-intel-bad-axe-2/#findComment-572910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
verendus Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 BJ, one more question.. I have XFX 7600GT. Which gfx kext are you referring to? I've tried NVinject. But, i hear that XFX 7600GT should work without any additional kext. Is that true? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/80683-install-retail-dvd-with-intel-bad-axe-2/#findComment-573252 Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiloboy Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 I have the retail disk installed on my Bad Axe 2 systems and it works well with just adding dsmos and (for my video card) nvinject. What video card do you have and did you add in a gfx kext? Hi BJ Could I install Leopard Retail DVD to another SATA HDD in my system instead of to an external USB HDD? Thanks AB Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/80683-install-retail-dvd-with-intel-bad-axe-2/#findComment-573474 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dastrom Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Is it possible to or has anyone ever succeeded in installing Leopard Retail DVD with EFI-V8? I know that Gigabyte P35 users have, and I have followed their instructions (installing Leopard within another Mac or Hackintosh onto a external Hard disk), without success. Please let me know if anyone has done this before. I have no problem installing Brazil Mac patched DVD. Or you could push the easy button and do the following. Everything seems to work great! Current OS X Version: 10.5.1 Install method: Installation using 10.5.1 (KALYWAY_LEO_10.5.1intel_SSE2_SSE3). Partitioned as mbr and selected EFI vanilla kernel, NVinject desktop, efi mbr bootloader but no audio selected. After installation patched sound using patcher from weaksauce12's package: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=76014 then audio works. Desktop: Custom Built MOTHERBOARD Manufacturer: Intel Model: D975XBX2KR aka Bad Axe 2 Chipset: Intel 975x + ICH7 Southbridge Audio: Sigmatel 9274D? LAN: working Required patches: Patched sound using patcher from weaksauce12's package (see above) CPU Model Number: Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Recognized as: 2.16 ghz MEMORY/DDR: 2x1ghz DDR2 800 VIDEO Manufacturer: Geforce Model: 6200TC Bus Type: PCIe x16 Memory Size: 64mb QE/CI: working Resolution changeable: yes Required patches or bios flashing: no SATA: SATA 200GB hard drives and SATA Lite-On DVDRW SH-16A7S Misc Hardware: EyeTV Hybrid - works Apple Updates: Worked Didn't even have to touch the terminal once! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/80683-install-retail-dvd-with-intel-bad-axe-2/#findComment-574551 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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