Quad Core Anyone?

SportsGuy · #1 05-24-2009, 02:21 PM

I have an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 (2.83GHz)

and every time I boot up, I have to type "cpus=1"

I know there is a fix that would type this for me, but I would like to get all four cores working. This should be a very compatible processor, but I don't know how to get the cores working.

Voyn1x · #2 05-24-2009, 05:18 PM

What happens when you don't enter that flag?

SaCleoCheater · #3 05-24-2009, 06:19 PM

Download Chameleon v2 and install it.

Browse to /Extra and mod the "Kernel Flags" in com.apple.Boot.plist so that cpus=4 is entered in the Kernel Flags string.

Download AnV XNU 1.4 Kernel. *Supports a Quad Core*

Should work

SportsGuy · #4 05-24-2009, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Voyn1x

What happens when you don't enter that flag?

It just restarts, and would boot loop.

And SaCleoCheater, I will try that and report back

thanks alot!

SportsGuy · #5 05-24-2009, 07:41 PM

okay, here is the rundown :P

I have been booting from my install disk, because darwin wouldn't work, then someone told me that chameleon would work, but then I realized it doesn't have the option to type cpus=1.

And when I go to /Extra, I try to save the edited strings, but it says I don't have authority to change it. Also the only thing I could find for the AnX XNU 1.4 is a .stix (?) and I'm not sure how to use that

thank you soo much for helping, though

#6 05-24-2009, 07:44 PM

Hi sports guy. i also have a quad core. to get working you need to change your bios settings, i had like the same exact problem onetime what you need to do is set your bios. follow this link they tell you how to set it up. i did that and it worked.
http://apple2pc.blogspot.com/2008/03...ackintosh.html

SportsGuy · #7 05-24-2009, 07:46 PM

Awesome! thanks a ton I will try that asap

SportsGuy · #8 07-11-2009, 03:24 AM

So I got a patched DSDT.aml and put it in, and it seems like it would work, but it randomly freezes while loading VooDooHDA Driver. Has anyone ran into this or have any solutions?

crimsonredmk · #9 07-11-2009, 05:56 AM

SportsGuy, how do you generate a DSDT.aml file? All 4 cores work? Voodoo HDA is known to hang on boot, no workarounds that I know of. As for the Radeon 3450, I chickened out and got an NVidia 8600GT for $40 on Newegg. Works flawlessly.

SportsGuy · #10 07-11-2009, 11:12 PM

Pere from uphuck made me one. but i can't get it past voodoohda... and i still haven't found anything for the Radeon 3450, but i also have been looking for a new card