InfiniteMac OSx86 - View Single Post - Trying to run Vanilla with Chameleon 2, need some help

thorazine74 · 06-26-2009, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Pyrokenesis_17

Precisely why I am trying to run it, it would make life so much easier! I am able to see the EFI partition on the GUID drive, but am unsure if everything is set up properly (Used munky-efi method). I shall try again, this time ill erase the AppleIntelCPUPowermanagement.kext and see if it boots.

Another problem I noticed i'm having is that im unsure what chipsets I have. Up untill now, I thought I had nForce Sata controller, but almost all the modern distros have the kext for that, yet they dont work... Kalyway 10.5.1 also has the kext, but that one actually works. Also, when running the Hardware update from OSX86 tools, apparently I have JMicron as well, but what is that for? I honestly have NO idea what I need anymore! Can anyone help me out?

You would need to know exactly what hardware you have so you can choose!
The available AppleNForceATA.kext doesnt support most of the newer SATA Controllers, so you would have to run them in AHCI mode to make them work. Kalyway most likely make it work with GenericPCATA.kext that works with any SATA chipset but its performance its horrible.
JMicron is often used in many motherboard as a secondary SATA/IDE Controller to add more SATA ports (usually with a different physical color on the mb) or add IDE ports when the main storage chipset doesnt have any.