Empire EFI, now with AMD support!

pαuℓzurrr. · #1 11-03-2009, 02:55 PM

Its best to visit Prasys' Blog for more info, cause he will probably update it more often

http://prasys.co.cc/2009/10/empire-efi/

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Introduction – Presenting Empire EFI. The one of the kind boot loader which all. Do take a look at what Empire EFI as to offer. Unlike other tutorials and guides and solutions , you don’t need a hackint0sh or Macintosh running OSX . Its possible to use this disc on a PC running Windows or Linux
As wise Darth Vader used to say (our CEO and Mentor):-
“You do not know the power of the dark side” – Darth Vader

Not only that. With the power of the dark side , you could save a bunch on building your very own Hackint0sh. Just take a look for yourself , (if you were to choose between Empire EFI and from our competitor)
Our Competitors Offering : USD$49.95 (Limited offer) + USD$ 29.99 (Snow Leopard) = ~USD$ 80
Our Solution : USD0 (for Empire EFI) + USD$ 29.95 = ~USD$ 30.00 (You Save USD$50) (That’s a lot , especially in bad times)

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Keep in mind that Empire EFI only works on Intel Core 2 Duo , Core Duo , Atom , Core Solo , Core 2 Solo , Intel Xeon and Intel Core i7 . It doesn’t work on AMD processors nor older Intel processors and newer ones such as Intel Core i5 (although our Stormtroopers are working hard on this issue). It only works on Intel-based chipsets (i.e P35 , P33 , G33 , 945P , so on and so forth. For your information , Empire EFI doesn’t work on X58 boards yet) . Empire EFI works on laptops and as well as desktops (it has power management and battery indicator support out of the box for laptop users) and it has PS2 Keyboard and Mouse support for those who are still using PS/2 Keyboard for Desktop and for laptops as well (i.e built in keyboard and trackpad for laptops). For more details on installation , kindly refer to the read me file which is included in the download package. PLEASE DO READ THE READ ME , ITS VERY IMPORTANT !

More info and Special ‘Cooked’ Version for Problematic Board & Beta Version for Intel Core i7 and Intel X58 Chipset on Prasys' Blog

Empire EFI for AMD Processors (Experimental/V1.08 by nawcom) -- This is an experimental version for AMD processors to enable them to use Retail Snow Leopard installation disk. However keep in mind that if you have more then 4GB of RAM installed , please remove some RAM and be sure to have less then 4GB of RAM otherwise you’ll run into some problems. There are some known issues with Empire EFI for AMD processors.

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pirloui · #2 11-03-2009, 04:27 PM

This looks very based on Boot Think. I'm all for choice, but I hope this isn't yet a branching that will be abandoned after a version.

thorazine74 · #3 11-03-2009, 07:23 PM

It would be a bad choice indeed considering Boot Think has no public source code and the author doesnt seem to have any plan to publish it.

prasys · #4 11-04-2009, 07:42 AM

Believe it or not , its entirely Chameleon with netkas' PC_EFI 10.4/10.5. I don't use closed source stuff. I'll be writing a guide later on how to make your own boot-132 disc for your motherboard and stuff :P

If you want the easy way out , give BootCDMaker a shot. A pretty good tool to make your own bootable "boot think"

I don't use those chinese closed source stuff anyway :P - Chameleon and pc_efi = harmony

InteliMacPro · #5 11-05-2009, 03:44 AM

I'm liking this as I sold my old rig and am currently piecing together a new x58/i7 based one and I would like to get away from the "install from Leopard" approach. Not only does it require you to install 3 times to get permissions repair right (last time i checked, it's been awhile), but it's not very good if you want to boot from the install disc to repair you startup drive. Pretty interested in the x58 beta you've got on your site.

bditman · #6 11-22-2009, 06:18 AM

I get a "Non System Disc" error message. Any thoughts?

pαuℓzurrr. · #7 11-29-2009, 05:43 PM

Empire EFI is now updated to support AMD! Thanks nawcom and prasys!

maya77 · #8 11-29-2009, 09:51 PM

What exactly that means?

We are able to boot from retail DVD and install SL without any patching or tricks?

Does it also mean patched kernel is not needed when this loader is used?

Imkantus · #9 11-30-2009, 12:53 AM

So does this mean that the mach_kernel placed in Preboot.dmg does On-the-Fly Opcode patching?

xXrkidXx · #10 11-30-2009, 01:37 AM

@Imkantus

It looks like it.. Wow, I wonder what kernel they used