Phenom: Does 10.5.3 work? Yes It Does *8O)

[LawlessPPC]

Ok real brief does anyone have 10.5.3 working on a phenom system if so whats your secret. I cant manage it and I know of one other user with exact same symptoms as myself. They are on a different chipset so im guessing its either a phenom problem or kernel problem as no efi kernels for phenom.


L8rs
LawlessPPC


Motherboard MSI K9A2 CF (SB600 Chipset)
CPU AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition
Graphics Card ATI HD3650 512MB
Memory 2GB DDR2 (running @ 800)
Hardrives 2 x Sata II
DVDRW LiteON LH-20A1P

[cgsheen]

I can't do it... 10.5.3 ASU or trying the Apple Updater + Marvin's TOTALLY breaks my 10.5.1z install. I've got a Gigabyte GA-MA78GM S2H 780G motherboard (SB700) and a Phenom 9550. 10.5.1 and the 9.1 kernel works for me with AHCI enabled. 10.5.2 and/or anything with EFI doesn't - really doesn't...

I think I'm going to try L4Av3 and the new ppf just to try the new EFI when I get a chance, but, I don't really expect this to go too far. (I would need to add a video card to mine - I'll probably never get QE/CI with the onboard ATi HD3200 video. This is my Vista Media Center HTPC, so I'm not going to do that...)

[LawlessPPC]

@ cgsheen
Just to let you know chameleon boot loader allows you to run 9.3.0 modbin kernel this i can confirm just gonna try the latest applesmbios.kext. Then maybe 10.5.3

p.s. how did you get 10.5.1 on SB700 I thought it wasnt supported I know quite a few had a no go with it and you way may be a great help to them.

L8rs

LawlessPPC

[cgsheen]

AHCI... But also, you know I do a lot of this stuff with an external (USB) drive - that let's me sidestep certain chipset issues. Did you run xbench yet?

[cgsheen]

(I installed Chameleon EFI and the modbin 9.3 kernel earlier - so far so good. Running fine with 10.5.1 and 9.3)

Crap. Zeph's ASU just installed the 10.5.3 update and I'm in the Desktop with the 9.3 kernel. I ran xbench with disk and openGL turned off - 179 - my "good install" with a 2.2GHz dual core scores 120 in that same mode... (the 780G is using software QE and no CI - no .kext for my video) I'm typing from the Phenom machine now) Too bad the 2.2GHz Phenom 9550 doesn't double the X2 score...

Apparently the answer to your question is: Yes, 10.5.3 can run on a Phenom...

Just added the latest smbios_27

[LawlessPPC]

@cgsheen thanc for the responce ps i also use the usb adapter method saves loads of work if its not an easy job 1 of the best things I ever bought.

@ naquaada np


l8rs

LawlessPPC

[LawlessPPC]

OK just to let you all know another success story due to the author of chameleon and zephs work

L8rs
LawlessPPC