Yes, i'm booting with all core all core are enabled in the bios and the hyper threading too..... 4 core X2 = 8

The computer restart and shutdown properly, (boot time is really quick, and shut down when no application running is about 3sec...

Temperature of hard drives are around 55 degree Celcius
Temperature of processor is about 55 to 60 degree Celcius
I'm using a termaltek water cooling, but it's mostly for a noise reduction than to try to overclock my computer, I love apple, they have the best product, and all of them are so quiet, it's huge challenge with a Hackintosh..... when i will have the money, i will buy a mac, no doubt, and it's green.....

I think that booting in 64bit is one the sexyest stuff about Snow Leopard, i noticed a gain in performance while opening a session of Logic Studio in 64bit even if i stay at 12gb of ram

About NVEnabler, it was the only way to get full resolution with my EVGA 8800gt
adding the EFI string in the com.apple.Boot.plist wouldn't work...

I didn't bother changing the com.apple.Boot.plist since it worked, i haven't try to boot without the line GraphicsEnabler=Yes....

Here is my com.apple.Boot.plist


<key>Kernel</key>
<string>mach_kernel</string>
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>-force64 GraphicsEnabler=Yes</string>
<key>Timeout</key>
<string>3</string>
<key>Legacy Logo</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>EthernetBuiltIn</key>
<string>Yes</string>


Joeboxer said we need JMicronSATA with this Motherboard.... I haven't try to boot without this kext yet



About the Kernel, i'm using a retail osx leopard DVD so i want to keep it Vanilla, i didn't mess with that.... and all update went fine....


I hope i answerd all questions, and please, i'm still learning about all of that, so feel free to had any comments or advises....

All the forums and post i've read before helped me a lot, so if i can help someone, that's great, but i'm not a Guru, and still need to learn a lot

Here is a couple screen shots and geekbench....

Wow 12gb of ram! Congratulations!
Actually I have just 2GB.. hope to improve the ram soon.

About your Boot.plist, do you think the string "<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>-force64 GraphicsEnabler=Yes</string>" is correct?

I have nothing in kernel flags and graphics in that way:
<key>GraphicsEnabler</key>
<string>Yes</string>
The system boot in 64bit by default.

Again thanks for your info.

For adriangb: thanks for the kernel suggestion. I confirm that the Empire CD kernel just work in our board, but I have extracted the X.6.3 apple original and also work, no differences.

By the way actually I boot with 6 kext, that my system absolutely need:

evoreboot
fakesmc
IONetworkingfamily
NullCPUPowermanagement
PlatformUUID
RealtekR1000SL

I do not need JmicronATA.

The 7th kext can be the legacyHDA, but at the moment I'm still investigating why I do not have sound, with the same adriangb DSDT... ?!

Oh, now I understand why you can all boot fine without DSDT. Your using NullCPUPowermanagement. That equals=no OSPM (Operating System Power Manegment, everything is handled by the "legacy firmware"). Hence no speedsteping and not native power management. And you can reboot because of evoreboot.
Se, that's where DSDT and a well configured bootloader come in! You could have lower temps, and remove two kexts, just to name a few things.
Using a pre made DSDT doesn't always work, RAM addresses can differ, for example. The best would be a tutorial, but my F&*$#%G board still doesn't work well (hardware issue thou, it's the same with windows...). I'm really frustrated about that, since February a I've been having issues with my OCZ G DDD3 RAM, my CPU and (by extension) my motherboard!
Also, that DSDT is OLD (I think it was for BIOS v1.9 or something, LOL) when -if I ever- get my rig working right, I'll do one for the newest BIOS.
The correct GraphicsEnabler string is:
<key>GraphicsEnabler</key>
<string>Yes</string>

My bios is 2.30 and i agree that maybe my 2GB of RAM are not what your DSDT expect to see!
Let's hope you can finally work at your best, without that only theory..

About NullCPUPowermanagement I agree, but for sound still do not understand. :O(

My best to all )

I forgot the temperature issue: my cpu about 45° never over 50, after 20 min of handbreake with full 8core load.
best.

Update: i confirm my system can boot as before without NullCPUPowerManagement.kext.
I just update the kernel with the X.6.3 from original apple combo update.

Still no sound & sleep, all the rest work fine.

Clavieramolette: I use articooling freezerpro and I'm very happy for noise, with the cpu fan at about 1000rxm.

Right the boot.plist is messy, i'm gonna clean that up


well i don't use evoreboot kext and restart and shut down properly...

Are you sure the DSDT will lower my temps... i have a water cooling system but the fan are really low in speed for less noise, i can easily go down to 40 degree C. but will have more noise....

How can i now if speedsteping and native power management works ? speedsteping is enable in the bios

I never update the bios of the Mobo, should i ??

how can i configure the DSDT for the board, should i use "Digital Dreamer's" Patch installer to ad the DSDT ???

Hi there, today so many changes, but at the end, I have audio now!

I have installed the voodooHDA from the Multibeast package, and voila': input and output analog and digital! Installed in System/Library/Extensions. Deleted any other audio like HDAenabler or AppleHDA.

In the Extra/Extension folder I have 5 kext now.

evoreboot
fakesmc
IONetworkingfamily
platformUUID
realtekR1000SL

Do not need NullCPU.

At the end i have removed the DSDT from adriangb, as I understand that my problem has been the Wifi atheros, that cause to boot with soo many difficults during all this times... : without atheros card, now the system boot without cpus=1 and also without DSDT. Cpu temperature 47 degrees celsius.

So, definitely the only point still not clear is the sleep issue.
The rest just amazing!

Off course, after all this work, I have to thank you all for your post, all in some way helpfull, even if I still wait if adriangb can come out with some news about DSDT optimizing, as it seem to be very serious in his words.

Bye all ;o)

Here is a VERY PRELIMINARY version of my guide. It's probably missing stuff, has errors, etc, etc, but after I get some feedback (and try it fully myself, as in follow it from pg 1 to 30) I'll re-write it, to organize, correct and better it.
It's missing link's, references, etc so I'm just going to say that most of the original ideas should be attributed to there true authors.
I write no more, because it's like 4 A.M. here and I have to get some rest (I have to wake up at 9 () and have to study .
P.S.: I'll also post it in the guide sections here and at insanley.

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sleep still no?