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I have an AMD Turion Processor,and a Nvidia GeForce 8200M Motherboard. I was wondering if there was a version that is compatible with this.
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Hackintosh on i7 ASUS P6T Intel X58
Pradeesh,
I have the above hardware. v1.08 gives errors such as Voodoo wont load. the v1.02 x58 does better, loads fakesmc, but then states 'waiting for boot volume with UUID .....' but appears to move on with ".com.apple.AppleFSCCompressionTypeZlib load succeeded " finally though I am left with "Still waiting for rood device" which gets repeated forever. I saw your information suggesting changing the SATA drive in the setup. My hard disk is SATA 1, I don't see how to change it in the BIOS setup. Any advice? Thank you |
Hackintosh on i7 ASUS P6T Intel X58 part 2
I also tried Boot CD 10-11-12h45.iso (the newest version, beta version) The final error messages are :
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@prasys, you said good but nothing after.. does that mean you know what's going on and that you're working on it?
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I need to update EFI files AND make a BOOTABLE disk, but no luck.
I apologize if this is covered elsewhere, I did a search, but was unsure of what subject specifically to search for in this case.
I have a dual HDD system with Windows on one and Snow Leopard on the other. I am booting off of the Empire EFI CD. I have installed a new video card and as a result I have updated com.apple.Boot.plist that I need to modify on my EFI CD. However, now when I take the 2 updated file folders and make them into an ISO file and burn them to a CD, I am not able to boot from the CD, it always goes directly into windows instead of the EFI menu. What step have I missed? I have used 2 different windows based ISO creators and I am burning the ISO disk using Roxio. Any advice would be appreciated. |
dual boot/guid partitioning help!
Hey- great work...
Couple issues/questions: I have one internal drive on my sony vaio (i know they can have issues), and I need to install SL on one partition and Win7 on another. I tried the SL installation on a separate hfs+ journaled partition but it had to be GUID not MBR (as opposed to my kalyway 10.5.2 I had)....and disk utility would not be able to change the partition to GUID w/o altering the whole HD. What is the best way to install SL so I can run it in a dual boot mode with windows 7? I will have a USB 8 gig stick if that helps, and will have another USB HD handy as well (blank but wish to eventually use it for shared files w/o OS) Concerns: Installing SL/WIndows in MBR/GUID...I have only one hard drive to create 2 partitions...from my understanding, an entire disk must be MBR or GUID... I still have the 10.5.2 kalyway disc if its easier to install this way... Thanks. |
USB shows as HD
Hey! I tried empire efi 1.08 today, both legacy and normal and it saw the drive as HD. I don't have ACHI mode on my bios if im right. I got AMI bios. So what I should do, got intel core 2 duo processor, nvidia 8800gt. Should I maybe try older version or something?
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I don't but I've been meaning to get my dsdt and video bios dump to Prasys to try and get it working using the boot disc. I looked into it awhile back but didn't get very far. I'll do that this weekend.
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Ok Prasys, I'm working on that NVEnabler thing. Let me know if you still need that and my dsdt. I'm assuming I need to take out the graphicsenabler option in chameleon to use the enabler, correct? I don't have any other injectors or efi strings that i know of.
Also wanted to add that I tried booting using 1.085 and it shuts my computer down right before the OS loads. FIrst one that hasn't worked for me (other than the gtx260 issue, of course). |
Must I use 10.6 retail or will a 10.6.2 retail also work?
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OK, question....
I need an answer here. Is my following post a: horribly written b: am I an idiot for asking, or c: is it something no one knows the answer to? I have been posting this question around the net at various sites and can not get a reply from anyone. And I am seriously stuck. I can burn the modified files onto a CD, it just will never boot when I do. rt Quote:
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Either you are making a data cd or the writing software is messing up. I stay clear of roxio anything, but that is just me, Try imgburn from imgburn.com. It worked great for me. an ISO is a disk image, so when you look at the cd after burning, do you see the .iso file? if so, that is a data cd - not what you want. after burning the .iso you should see what was inside the .iso on the cd. Make sense?
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monsteroyd:
Thanks for the reply! This version of Roxio has never steered me wrong, but that isn't to say it isn't this time. I have used imgburn in the past at work and it did do a nice job for me. Let me see how it turns out for me. To answer your other question, after burning, I see the exact same thing that appears on my working CD, before making changes. Like I said I will try imgburn and see what I get. Thanks again. Quote:
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Well I tried imgburn and no go. it boots to the CD, but then stops dead in it's tracks without even starting up Empire EFI.
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I'm using the "Empire V1.08 (for ATI 48xx series graphics card and nVidia GeForce GTX2xx series along with support for i5/i7 8xx series and P55 chipset)" version of Empire EFI, but I get a kernel panic immediately after all the kexts from the DVD load. Booting with cpus=1 -f -v -x and maxmem=1024 doesn't help at all.
My Specs: ASUS G60VX Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU P7450 @ 2.13GHz Motherboard Chipset: Intel PM45 (Cantiga-PM) + ICH9M (Enh) Total Memory Size: 4 GBytes Video Chipset: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M (G92-890) Video Memory: 1024 MBytes of GDDR3 SDRAM Hard Drive Controller: Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive Model: Seagate ST9320423AS Hard Drive Capacity: 305,245 MBytes (320 GB) Disc Drive Model: HL-DT-STDVDRAM GT30N Disc Drive Controller: Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s Audio Adapter: Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio [A3] Network Card: Intel® WiFi Link 5100 AGN Network Card: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller |
Hi there,
I am getting an error message after the installation started and wondering if it has something to do with the Empire Efi version, the BIOS settings or my SL installation disk. The message is "The installer could not copy the necessary support files". In the installer log: "Failed to verify BaseSystem.pkg". It tries three times and than abort the installation. A couple of tries before it stopped at verifying the BSD.pkg package. Im tried the installation with the DVD, but got only Ebios timeout errors, so now I am using Empire Efi and an USB-stick. The installation hard drive is partitioned and formatted as it is supposed to be. I also tried copying the packages to the installation disk myself, but still getting the "failed to verify" message. I tried the earlier Empire Efi versions but got nowhere with them. Just the latest update (empire efi V1085 for intel core processors) brought me to the installation screen, but not any further. I tried the legacy version too. I also read that I should remove some RAM and so I did. Tried with 8GB, 6GB, 4GB, 2GB, used different slots and so on - didn´t work. Here my hardware specs: Intel® Core 2 Quad Q9400 4x 2,67GHz 6MB Cache 45nm nVIDIA GeForce 9800GT 512MB Mainboard ASUS P5QL-Pro Intel P43 Chipsatz ICH10R 22x DVD/RW Duallayer +/- Multi SH-S223 8GB DDR2 800MHz PC2-6400 500GB SATAII NCQ 16MB Cache 7200rpm I got no idea, where the problem is coming from (DVD, bios settings, empire efi version)??? Does anyone knoe how to go on from here? Thanks a lot for any input. Backpacker |
Prasys, I've been using NVEnabler for awhile now and it seems to be working great. I disabled graphics enabler in my extras boot.plist and it is working better with nvenabler. Using graphicsenabler=y my hdmi input wouldn't work, but it does using nvenabler. I now want to create a custom empire efi disk including nvenabler and the new chameleon rc4 with integrated restart/hardware detection etc. I'll be looking into doing that but if somebody can point me in the right direction I would appreciate it. Also, if anybody has any idea why 1.085 causes my computer to shut down right before the desktop comes up please let me know.
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I am trying to load Snow Leopard on my PC using Empire EFI
I get the EFI screen showing the HDD's, insert OSx disk in drive and press F5 to continue, but nothing happens. Initially I get icons representing the EFI CD, and my HDD's with W7 and Vista on it but not the blank drive. Then when I insert the OSx DVD and press F5, after about 2 minutes I get Icons for all the HDD's inc the blank drive but I cannot select the blank drive and the CD icon has disappeared! any ideas? |
Legacy EFI | Sudden Reboot
My hardware would be:
* Mainboard | MSI MS-7204 Ver: 1.A * CPU | Intel Pentium D 3.0 GHz * RAM | 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM * GPU | Nvidia Geforce 8600 GT 512 MB So, at first I tried the regular V1.08 and I got the sweet "Memory allocation error". Then I thought, why not try the Legacy Version for once. And, in fact: The boot menue came up successfully and I changed the disk in the drive. Fenomenal, even that one was regocnized. With full motivation I chose the disk on the screen ... and then ... well ... BAAAAM! ... the PC just simply rebooted. A very warm welcome to Windows XP. Woohooo. Well, that wasn't quite what I expected... I hope at least someone of you got an idea, how I'd get on. Greetings, Dan |
Ok I have progressed a little further... it is all in the timing!!
You MUST wait 10 -20 seconds before loading the SL disk after ejecting the Empire EFI disk. You MUST wait the 30 -60 seconds before hitting the F5 key after loading the SL disk. failure to do so caused system hangs requiring reboots Now I am getting the Mac OS to start loading then gets to a point where its says "still waiting for root device" I am now trying to tweak the bios to get things to progress... BTW my system specs are:-
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ok...i almost been able to install with 1.085
the two version for amd of 1.08 did not work for me...(waiting for root device). im able to partiotion in guid and install up to a point(the blue blue bar goes up to the middle). then it stops and says install failed. from there i dont know how to help you or get the crash report or what ever you need...youll have to have patient and help please. |
For my dell
Dell Studio XPS 1640 with Radeon HD 3670 Core 2 Duo P8600 (2,4GHz - 3Mb - FSB 1066 MHz) RAM 6 Gb DDR3 1066 MHz - HDD 320 Gb - DVD +/- R/RW DL VGA ATI HD 3670 512 Mb Dedicated - LCD 16 ” WIFI N - LAN - WEBCAM - eSATA - HDMI - MIC which empire efi version can you recomand me? |
where is he?
where is Prasys? my last post was more than a month ago, but yet there is no news of this guy.. and since then, there have been more people with their problems.. where are you Prasys? we need you..
if he's not around, then does any one else know how to solve the "Still waiting for boot device" error? |
Waiting for root device error only affects married HDD's... :D
Make sure you have AHCI set in your bios... Pretty sure that resolved my "waiting for root device" error but cause BSOD with my Win installs.. had to "fix" that with a registry edit... post if you need details I now have a bootable SL OS but no sound, sleep lock ups, and basic VGA resolution... still working on it though. |
Hello guys, first time poster here. So I attempted to install SL10.62 using EFI Empire 1.85RC2 and the x58-patched version 1.06. I've tabbed after detecting the disk, and added GraphicsEnabler=Y PciRoot=0 on the 1.85, and also tried -pci0 with the 1.06 x58-patched. However both disks gives me the same results. I also enabled AHCI.
At the end, I get an error message stating: "Patched DMI Table ACPI Table not Found: DSDT.aml Starting Darwin x86 Press any Key to Continue...." Upon pressing that I get to a screen..attached picture link... It would be great if you could help me! Thanks! System: EVGA x58 SLI Intel i7 920 EVGA GTX260 |
same thing like dnguyen1022 !
but I'd tried the " Empire EFI V1.085 R2 (For Intel laptops with Intel onboard graphics card such as GMA 950 , GMA X3100 and as well as for desktop computers with problematic nvidia graphics card (i.e 2xx series) and ATI graphics card) " as well ! I got this -> NO DSDT found using 0 as id value efi_inject_get_devprop_string NULL trying stringdata Loaded HFS+ file [Extra/smbios.plist] 416 bytesfrom 42521fo Patched DMI table. NO DSDT replacement found. Leaving ACPI dara as is. Starting Darwin x86 Press en key to continue.... followed by an instant reboot ! Intel I7 920 EX58 Gigabyte UD5 F7 Ati Radeon 4870 |
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yeah i had that problem with 1.085 pre R2.
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R2 worked, I managed to successfully install SL.
Now I'm having a helluva time getting it to boot normally. I tried to switch my refresh rate in System Preferences to 120hz (I have a 120hz monitor which is great but not so much if it won't be using 120hz), but when I clicked to apply the screen went all crazy with static and I had to reboot. Now it will only boot from Empire EFI in safe mode. I have installed Chameleon rc4 and I can get it to start booting from the HD, but it hangs at something about AppleRTL8169Ethernet: phyWaitForAutoNegotiation TIMEOUT, sometimes adding NVDA50 something or other. So for now I am stuck booting in safe mode from a CD but at least it's running. |
Yeah I'd leave it at 60hz. I think it mentions it in the first post but there's a site called kexts.com or something like that where you can find a kext to get your internet working.not sure why it's giving you a kp unless you installed conflicting kexts. Internet worked oob on mine, but I needed a lexy to get bonjour working. If you installed a networking kext try it again with vanilla and see if it kp's on you. Safe mode's a good start though. Nice work.
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Hello Everyone!
First time poster here and wow, I have never felt like such a noob before in my life. System Specs: AMD Phenom II 965 BE C3 (OC: 3.6 GHZ) MSI 790FX-GD70 Crucial Ballistix 1600 MHz @ 7-7-7-21-28-1T 2 OCZ Vertex 30GB SSD (Running W7) 1 WD Caviar Black (4 Partitions - Primary Mac Dedicated) 2 ATI HD 4890 in CrossfireX x16 First off, I'm not even sure how to begin my process here. I've downloaded Empire EFI, and several kexts as have been suggested for my setup, but that's about as far as it gets. When I burn the ISO onto a disk, and I run EFI. Loads, put in my retail 10.6 disk, Darwin loads, then, almost instantly I get kernel panic. Quote:
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I have a laptop with:
GT240M I7 720 6gb ram I try and use the 1.085r2 for the nvidia cards, but no luck, only restarts following the press any key to continue. Any suggestions? |
still waiting for root device
i tried a lot with this Empire Efi but nothing worked for me, i tried v1.08, v1.085 and even the modified tuned version for x58 motherboards but still no result
when i say no result, i mean it gets stuck with a message that says: 'Still waiting for root device' 'Still waiting for root device' etc etc anyone have any idea what to do here? i'm stumped :mad: |
Noone here has any answers. I've come to find most of these "help" sites are pretty worthless.
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Hello,
I'm installing OS:X with Empire Efi and when it finally is at 100 % it says it can't restart the disk and that I have to manually use StartUp disk tool. In this tool I get this error: The bless tool was unable to set the current boot disk anyone ideas or suggestions? |
I'm using the latest one (the second AMD version on the page) and a 10.6 retail install DVD on a Phenom II X4 940, with 8gb of RAM. I'm getting a kernel panic. EmpireEFI works fine but when I put my disk in and boot it up it goes to a kernel panic without any kind of graphical screen. Here's a picture of the screen (phone camera, sorry). What can I do?
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I also have a phenom II 940 BE with 4gb of ram on a Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-US2H mb. I have my mb set to ahci mode with a sata dvd drive. I have PATA disabled in the bios. I am getting this error. I used the 1.085r2 of empire efi. Once I press any key after empire efi is ready to launch from the 10.6 installation disc i get this error.
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Praysys, Thanks for putting out empire efi. Really appreciate it.
I am using the 10.85r2 i7 version of Empire EFI. All is working for me.Originally built my system with a ide dvd drive and could not boot. empire efi boots fine for me via sata and usb dvd. Here are the specs. MB: Gigabyte GA-EX58A-UD3R Rev1.0 (BIOS F3) PSU: Antec EarthWatts 500 Case: 4u RackMount CPU: Intel Core i7 930 (2.93 GHz) + Zalman CPNS 9700 NIC: On Board RAM: 6 x 2GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600 GPU: GeForce GTS250 1024mb Bootloader: EmpireEFI OS: 10.6.3 Kexts: (/E/E -> fakesmc framebufferdisabler legacyappleRTC_32bit_only nullcpupowermanagerment openhaltrestart PlatformUUID) (/S/L/E -> None) DSDT: (not yet) |
AMD Turion
Anyone had luck using Emire EFI with an AMD Turion?
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HP DV4 1301TX - installing halfway 29min FAIL
Hi guys ,
i am using empire efi , i have tried all the versions of empire efi for Core 2 duo ( Total of 4) including the legacy , i have used much CDs! Specifications : HP DV4 1301TX 4GB DDR2 RAM G105 NIVIDIA GRAPHICS CORE 2 DUO 2.4GHZ Bios : insyde Bios (does not allow me to change HDD setting from SATA to AHCI mode- NOT SURE IF THIS STEP IS NEEDED) no problem booting SL DVD , PROBLEM : when installing halfway the installation just hangs and told me it fails , i can hear the disc drive not spinning anymore , after 1/8 of the bar has loaded please help me thanks :) |
hi guys,
I already have one hackintosh with empire efi and now would like "emperify" my acer revo too. Unfortunately I don`t have an external dvd reader &I don`t know how too boot empire efi from usb... I`ve tried to follow these instructions but with no succes.. after I restore Empire efi to the partition I can`t get it to boot. the diskutil list shows like this: /dev/disk0 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme *320.1 GB disk0 1: EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1 2: Apple_HFS snow 42.4 GB disk0s2 3: Apple_HFS seven 36.8 GB disk0s3 4: Apple_HFS store 240.3 GB disk0s4 /dev/disk1 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: FDisk_partition_scheme *8.1 GB disk1 1: Apple_HFS Empire EFI 100.0 MB disk1s1 2: Apple_HFS Mac OS X Install DVD 8.0 GB disk1s2 How can I do it??? |
Hi, I'm currently having problems with installing Leopard / Snow Leopard via Empire Efi. When i'm told to press any key to continue it goes in but the dvd drive doesn't start up and after some time it shows "still looking for root device". I've tried to connect the drive to different SATA ports but i still get "waiting for root device" and it doesnt start to read the disk.
I've also tried booting from a PATA drive but doesn't work either, also tried to turn on and off AHCI mode but to no help. Motherboard is Gigabyte EP45-DS3 with Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Any solution on how to get it to work? Thanks. |
this is what I'm running
MB: M2N68-LA AMD 64 x2 dual core 4400+ 2.3GHZ PCI Gforce 8600 GTS 3gig Memory need more just ask... I loaded Empire EFI 10.6.3 I'm using a retail snowleo 10.6.3 usb flash install image I get all the way up to the Language selection, my mouse moves but nothing happens when I click the next button, or enter.. it just sits there. The mouse is using USB and keyboard is ps2. I am going to try another run today replacing my keyboard with a usb one. |
i already have retail snow leopard and the amd empire efi.
when i choose install osx its goes to the loading screen and just keeps loading i left it on all night and it was the same. how can i fix this? |
Recently with a legacy empire efi I have been able to get to the install screen but my hard drive is not present for install, nor is it present in disk utilitiy.
I think my mb/proc combo isn't a great candidate for this. So I'm thinking of replacing the motherboard/proc. any suggestions on a hardware combo I can pick up from pricewatch ? thanks! |
EmpireEFI Site Gone?
I haven't been able to get on the EmpireEFI site for a few days. Is it going to reopen soon?
Tom L |