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REQUEST

 

Specs:

 

XFX 750i SLi Mobo

Q6600 2.4 Core 2 Quad

4GB OCZ Reaper 8500 Ram

2 SATA 350GB HDD

1 SATA DVDRW

1 XFX 260 c216 with 896MB

 

 

Bios link is here.

 

http://www.techspot.com/drivers/driver/fil...ormation/11433/

 

Only current way to boot into OSX for me atm is to install with ideneb 10.5.5 on 9.4.0 Kernel and boot with CD using cpus=1 No hot usb, video card inject fails, cannot get nforce lan to work period. Tried all nforce drivers in this forum. This is a common board, please help me! I cannot stress enough that I've attempted many different ways to overcome the boot problem. Kalyway only works on IDE dvd for me and so does ideneb 10.5.6 And still so as much to not boot without the dvd. With cpus=1 and no nvinject or working lan. I've been at this for weeks, I've tried every work around. I am stuck.

 

WHen attempting to boot from hard disk, reguardless of what kernel I use I cannot. Stops at Framework. System must be booted from cd, manually specifying the disk drive and cpus=1

 

I need a bios fix x.x;

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Mac OS Version: ideneb V1.4 10.5.6

Install it by the Install DVD image in Hard Drive

 

The Desktop Hardware info:

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+

MotherBoard: ASUS M2N-XE (NVIDIA nForce 430 + MCP61 Chipsets)

Memory: Geil 2 Gigabytes DDR2 800MHz

Hard Drive: Seagate ST3250310AS (250 Gigabytes)

Graphic Card: NVIDIA Geforce 9600 GT (256 Megabytes)

Sound Card: Realtek ALC662 @ NVIDIA nForce 430(MCP61) HD Audio

Network: NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller

BIOS Firmware link: http://dlsvr04.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socket...M2N-XE/0209.zip

 

Details: After install the Mac OS X, system told me reboot the computer as normal. However, it just froze with a gray Apple icon and a forbidden icon on the screen. I found it couldn't get any hard drive via the "-V" command parameter.

 

So, COULD YOU HELP ME TO MAKE A BIOS FILE? Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!

 

My personal email address: t15889@163.com

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Are you still modding BIOS?

 

Mines is...

 

Model: Acer Aspire 3680

Motherboard: 31ZR1MB00X0

Bios: v. 1.3505 - http://global-download.acer.com/GDFiles/BI...&SC=EMEA_27

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo T5500

Chipset/Graphics: Intel 945gm Express (950gma)

 

Issues: (I always have to boot with: cpus=1)

 

This is what it reads, which is wrong

 

Model Name: MacBook Air

Model Identifier: MacBookAir1,1

Processor Name: Intel® Core2 CPU T5500 @

Processor Speed: 1.67 GHz

Number Of Processors: 0

Total Number Of Cores: 1

CPU Features: FPU VME DE PSE TSC MSR PAE MCE CX8 APIC SEP MTRR PGE MCA CMOV PAT PSE36 CLFSH DS ACPI MMX FXSR SSE SSE2 SS HTT TM SSE3 MON DSCPL EST TM2 SSSE3 CX16 TPR PDCM

Memory: 2 GB

Bus Speed: 667 MHz

Boot ROM Version: MBA11.88Z.00BB.B03.0803171226 (Apple Inc.)

Serial Number: W1234567890

L2 Cache: 2 MB

 

Mine actually has 2 processors 1.66Ghz & 1.67Ghz

 

I hope you are so kind & still are going this since I need to be able to run some applications with better performance/stability.

 

Thank You

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Please mod this bios G31T-M3 (V1.0) my CPU is Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600. Im booting OS only Safe mode. Thank you.

 

Motherboard: ECS G31T-M3

> Microprocessor: Intel G31

> Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2400 MHz

> Physical Memory: 4096 MB (2 x 2048 DDR2-SDRAM)

> Video card: ATI Technologies Inc HD 3730 (512MB)

 

> Network Card: Realtek Semiconductor RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC

NorthBridge: Intel G31/G33/G35

SouthBridge: 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Controller

> Bios: American Megatrends Inc.

 

> Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

Type: Intel Core 2 Quad

Internal Specification: Intel ® Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600@2.40GHz

Model Number: Q6600 (estimated)

Code name: Kentsfield

Revision: G0

Technology: 0.065μ

081215S.rar

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This to request a patched bios for the eee pc 1000 (linux):

 

BIOS link: http://dlsvr04.asus.com/pub/ASUS/EeePC/Eee...0-ASUS-0913.zip

 

Computer: eee pc 1000 linux - SSD version

 

Issue: (Thanks for the patch to the earlier 0803 version of the bios.) This more recent bios adds support for the faster SATA SSD's. I've installed such an SSD (Super Talent 16GB) in my eee pc 1000 and installed OSX on it (using linux and a disk copy from a test USB disk install). The older, patched version of the bios does not recognize the SSD. This newer bios does recognize the disk, but gives quite a long boot time (5 min?). I am, for now, stuck with this very long boot time.

 

Thanks!

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Well, I guess the title says it all, after spending a lot of time reading Documentations, Specifications, Forums.. and hunting for testers :P , I finally got tehmachacker (thank you) to test a modified BIOS, and as expected, it worked.

 

You will find some of the modified BIOSes here.

 

Keep in mind that I take no responsibility for a bad flash or if anything goes wrong..

in this web site, the Asus F3JC link dosn't work.

 

http://osrom.net/biosmod/

 

if some one have this bios, please send to a sharing web site.

Thank you...

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Hi Kabyl

 

Request for a modified bios

 

Specs:

 

OS X: iATKOS 10.5.4

 

>motherboard: Asrock 945GCM-S

>CPU: Intel C2D E8500 3.16 GHZ

>Graphics: EVGA 9800 GT

>chipset: Intel 945GC

>Memory: 2GB 667mhz

 

I get the endless loading screen with the apple logo when trying to install OS X86!

 

Here's the link to the BIOS downloadLink to BIOS

 

Thanks, appreciate it!

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Hi Kabyl,

 

Will you kindly modify the bios for my Asus U6SG notebook. Please also advise which DSDT.AML I should use with the new Bios or if there is a DSDT exists which will work with my existing Bios version 305. The download link to the bios is as follow:

 

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=7d1b7c3...04e75f6e8ebb871

 

I have also include the link to my existing problem in installing/boot OSx 10.5.6 with the U6SG.

 

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t=#entry1181126

 

Thanks in advance

 

HW configuration of the U6SG:

Intel Core 2 Duo T8200, 2.0 GHz

Chipset Intel PM965 ICH8M

2GB Ram

NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G (256 MB)

Realtek ALC888/S/T

Controller IDE Intel® 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller

Segate (320 GB, 5400 RPM, SATA)

Bluetooth, Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN

NIC Gigabit Ethernet PCI-E Realtek RTL8168/8111

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Hello Kabyl,

 

I would greatly appreciate it if you could modify my bios for my Asus Rampage II Extreme. I am unable to get it to start in vanilla install or any distro I have tried. I can't get anything to boot successfully, so a BIOS flash is my best hope. This board had Dual BIOS, so the procedure is even relatively risk free!

 

Here is a link to a sccreenshot showing failure:

 

Here is my hardware, from my fist post in the other thread:

 

http://www.pbase.com/mivanitsky/image/114192029/original.jpg

 

Hardware list:

 

Asus Rampage II Extreme ( Intel x58, ICH10R)

WD Black 512GB SATA on ICH10R

Intel i7 920

12GB Corsair GT memory (not overclocking presently)

BFG GTX 280 videocard

 

A link to the BIOS:

 

http://dlsvr.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1366/...xtreme-1406.zip

 

Thanks very much in advance,

 

Mike

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hi Kabyl,

here is my request:

i own an acer travelmate 8215wlhi that has some problems. i'm using ipc 10.5.6 at the moment, but i've tested it also with kalyway and upuck since 10.5.1 and i have same issues.

i can use dual core with idlehalt=0 flag during boot but cpu temp is really high! (74° in idle mode, >84° with stressed cpu)

with cpus=1 flag temp is fine but of course i can't use dual core

without any flag the system hangs on boot:

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/1889/pict2512.jpg

 

can you do something for me?

 

the bios download is here:

ftp://ftp.work.acer-euro.com/notebook/tra...0/bios/3522.zip

 

i know is for 8210, but the 8215 model has same bios as 8210... (my laptop uses the linked bios)

 

the lappy specs:

http://www.dealtime.co.uk/xPF-Acer-TravelMate-8215WLHi

 

cpu: itel core 2 duo T7200 2.0ghz 667 mhz FSB, 4mb l2 cache

chipset Intel 945PM Express

memory: 4 gigz dd2 with dual channel support

vga: ati mobility radeon x1600

hdd: 500gb sata

 

with your bios mod, can windows works fine? i need to use both sysop...

 

thnx a lot!

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 Hi, looking for a patched bios for a Biostar P43 mobo...strangely enough, it works fine when I disable the "multi-core processing" option in the BIOS....according to OSX, however, it is using only 2 of the 4 cores. This is WITH iATKOS v7 (just released), and the APIC fix. I do not need to do the cpus=1 in startup if I disable the BIOS "multi-core processing" option as mentioned above, but I would like to use all 4 cores on my Q6600. Thanks!

 

Biostar TP43D2-A7 v6 (Intel P43)

 

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

 

8GB Kingston HyperX DDR2-800

 

evga nVidia GTX280 1024MB (iATKOS v7 actually includes WORKING drivers for GTX2xx!!)

 

Realtek ALC662 audio

 

2 IDE Hard drives, 1 SATA Blu-Ray burner, 1 SATA Hard disk

 

 

 

 

Heres the link to the BIOS, its not a *direct* download, but as soon as you enter/click this link, it will download the correct file.

 

http://www.biostar-usa.com/app/en-us/biosdl.php?BID=1342

 

If you need it as a DIRECT download, i uploaded it to fileden as well:

 

http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/6/25/2488495/P43AA518.BST

 

 

Thanks a bunch!

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Hey Kabyl,

 

I have a laptop with the following specs:

 

Asus X58L

Processor: T7500

Memory: 3GB

HDD: 120GB SATA

Graphics Card: Intel GMA X3100

Chipset: Intel GL960 Express Chipset + ICH8M

 

iDeneb 1.4 was working fine on this notebook before it underwent a CPU upgrade. The original processor was a Celeron 575. With the C2D it doesn't boot anymore, gives the error described above so a BIOS patch should fix this.

 

If you have time, please look into patching this BIOS. Your help is appreciated.

 

Thank you and keep up the good work,

SZGY

 

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Modded bios required for HP 520 , i have problem with dual core.

(cpus=2)

 

thanks

 

BIOS:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechS...EnvOID=1093#120

 

email: shahid.eptschyd@gmail.com

 

Modded bios required for HP 520 , i have problem with dual core.

(cpus=2)

 

thanks

 

BIOS:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechS...EnvOID=1093#120

 

email: shahid.eptschyd@gmail.com

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Hi,

I have an Acer Aspire M7711, an intel core quad cpu q8200, 4Gb RAM, my chipset is nvidia mcp7a and my bios is an AMI R01-A2.

I tried all the instructions, cpus=1, -v -x.... but i have always the same message "still root waiting" during the boot of the dvd.

I think I need a modified bios but I don't know how to install it.

 

Help me!!!!

 

youpek.

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Well, I appreciate your efforts to modify the BIOS, but since I've flashed dead some computers in the past, I won't work with a modded BIOS. I could not recover them.

 

Imho, the problem is neither the BIOS nor the kernel (I have iATKOS v7 working with a vanilla kernel and cpus=1 at boot prompt), but it is some driver, perhaps the ACPI driver. I say this because XXX Final (not V2) booted ok with both cores, without requiring a cpus=1 option. So, XXX has some driver in it which fixes the problem with multiple cores, requiring neither a modded BIOS nor a cpus=1 option at boot prompt. Unfortunately, the developer of XXX stopped with developping it. I couldn't get XXX v2.

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Eventually, I had enough courage to flash my ASUS P5Q with the BIOS 2102 modded by Juzzi. I feared that my computer will become a dead brick. It didn't.

 

Osx86 works now great with two cores. But this is not something available for everybody, so I suggest to contact the person who developped XXX and ask what driver he used, which allows booting osx86 with multiple cores, aliased as CPU1, CPU2, etc.

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my laptop is ASUS X81Sseries,M/B Version:A8SC.

 

i've downloaded A8SEAS.301 to flash,but failed,it's too old.

 

these are my bios rom info:

MXIX MX29L V800CT

A8SC

BIOS Revision 302

03/24/08

 

please.help me!Kalyl !

 

if you have finished,please send a message with the modified bios to honeyroom@hotmail.com

 

 

thank you very much!

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