REWARD offered - iAtkos 10.5.7 Installation Help

[psuedomac]

Hi guys,
I am relatively new to the osx86 scene, have downloaded and attempted to install iAtkos v7 however I ran into some issues.
There is a reward for anyone that helps me and their help results in me being able to properly run osx on my computer.
The reward can be either:
a few dollars via an ecurrency site (alertpay, or moneybookers - from my own account)
share my rapidshare premium account.

Firstly, my aim is to:
Install OSX 10.5.7 with a dual boot with Vista SP2 (my vista is activated using another method :P)

What happened:
I selected the things I thought would be related (if someone can provide me with a screenshot of all the options I can say which ones I chose)
I installed to another partition (Formatted to the correct type - Extended Journalled)
I wasnt at the computer, when this happened, but previously the install bar had moved a few cms, then it was stuck and still moving, then it stopped moving but I believe my computer was still active as the red light on my case was still flashing
Then I saw the computer restart out of the corner of my eye, it came back to a screen like when the disk first loads, it was a grey screen with a NON shiny/3d apple logo, with no loading circle, and it got stuck on this.
I restarted the computer and booted into osx, then i saw a grey screen WITH a shiny/3d apple logo, again no loading circle i think.

Obviously I have fixed my vista boot and am currently running from that.


My Specs (do you need vendor and device ids?):
Custom computer
ASUS M2N-MX SE Motherboard
ECS Elitegroup NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT Graphics Card
AMD 64 X2 4000+ Cpu (x64, im running vista x86 though)
1GB DDR2 Ram
DVD RW Burner
Netgear WG311v3 Wireless Adapter


I am generally proficient with using computers, so you can certainly assume a good knowledge of windows. I can code some vb6, and am looking at learning xcode.

So please, try to help me out an earn a reward :)
Thank you to everyone who helps, and the osx86 community.

[Undead Surfer]

Boot up the Mac OS X installation with the -v option and say what message comes up.

[Imkantus]

if someone can provide me with a screenshot of all the options I can say which ones I chose
Here you go:
http://www.bilderhoster.net/safeforbilder/7n6axhnl.png

I am generally proficient with using computers, so you can certainly assume a good knowledge of windows. I can code some vb6, ...Getting some Unix skills would be more usefull on OSx86. :p

If I understood you right, you restored the Windoze MBR? If so the easyest way, would be to install Chameleon, by booting the iAtkos DVD again and selecting it from the drop'down menu above, so you should be able to boot both systems and to try out what Undead Surfer saied. :)

[psuedomac]

Thank you both :)

I have 2 hard drives, a wd and a samsung (both 160gb satas). Vista and Mac are on the wd, the samsung is for my data.
Ahci - not sure
MBR I believe
I have now set OSX to the active partition, and am using chameleon 2 to load vista which works. (how can i set vista as the default boot option for chameleon?)

The error when I try to startup my install is
http://i28.tinypic.com/34gwlrt.jpg

http://www.bilderhoster.net/safeforbilder/7n6axhnl.png
Could you show me what to select using the above image?

[Imkantus]

I have now set OSX to the active partition, and am using chameleon 2 to load vista which works. (how can i set vista as the default boot option for chameleon?)When OS X is up and running, you can do so by editing "com.apple.Boot.plist" :)

The error when I try to startup my install is
<picture>Maybe you have been using a faulty DVD? As I understood you, you haven't been sure if the install finished properly? (Sorry my English isn't he best.) I recommend to burn it again at some slower speed, maybe that will give you a better result...
If you have a *nix running you may also check the md5 checksum of you DVD after burning it.

Second idea: As I guess we can't make it more broken as it is. :D I would try to delete the file you are getting stuck on.
This is how you do: Boot from the DVD, open up Terminal enter the following:

mount -uw /Volumes/<name>
rm -R -f /Volumes/<name>/System/Library/Extensions/VoodooPS2Controller.kext
rm -R -f /Volumes/<name>/System/Library/Extensions.mkext

Replace <name> with the one you gave your Partition. When you are finished reboot and try again. :)

http://www.bilderhoster.net/safeforbilder/7n6axhnl.png
Could you show me what to select using the above image?I would try the following settings:
http://img5.imagebanana.com/img/zr0d7fm3/chris96.png
And if it's gonna work I'd try this one (http://depositfiles.com/en/files/3p3og9olw) to get the Graphics-Card working. :cool:
A Wifi Driver can be picked up here (http://orangeware.com/endusers/wirelessformac.html), but I don't know if it works...

[psuedomac]

Cheers man, Ill have a shot at reinstalling tomorrow night.

edit-thanks for that image (http://img5.imagebanana.com/img/zr0d7fm3/chris96.png) :)

[psuedomac]

Ok just had an attempt to reinstall.
The install seemed to go ok, it restarted, (bit strange, the bios screen flashed up then it restarted again), then it got to the press key to boot from cd (I didnt obviously), then it went to the apple screen with the loading circle, exactly the same as the one when you load the cd. I left it for like 30 mins, however it didnt work.

edit(before I posted this): I rebooted in -v to take some pics of the errors, there were lots of errors, but then it worked!!!! Thanks very much! If you need a rapidshare, I might be able to share one with you, but the guy who actually helped me get it working was Pere, the site admin from uphuck.ggrn.de

Now my questions are (you will definately get a rs/money if you can help me get the wireless working!)

how can I fix the errors I received during the boot:
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/6673/dsc00395h.th.jpg (http://img18.imageshack.us/i/dsc00395h.jpg/)
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/2857/dsc00396n.th.jpg (http://img268.imageshack.us/i/dsc00396n.jpg/)
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/8195/dsc00397kaq.th.jpg (http://img25.imageshack.us/i/dsc00397kaq.jpg/)
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1571/dsc00398b.th.jpg (http://img268.imageshack.us/i/dsc00398b.jpg/)
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/2420/dsc00401tza.th.jpg (http://img190.imageshack.us/i/dsc00401tza.jpg/)

do i need the ntfs driver to use my other partitions (im guessing yes :P)

how can i make it so that i can write on my ntfs drives? i installed the ntfs driver (I think, not sure) and I can only read, not write

is it possible to get my Netgear WG311v3 wireless adapter (uses marvell chipset) working?
I downloaded a Mac Driver from here :O --> and i installed that, however Im not sure how to set up the adapter. In network prefs, im completely confused, and in applications theres a netgear wlan wizard however when i run that it just flashes in the tray and exits.
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2640

Also, i tried changing the default boot os in chameleon 2, by adding
<key>Default Partition</key>
<string>hd(2,1)</string>
into boot.plist, it replaced the file ok however there was no change, leopard was still the default. I added that code into the end of the tabbed code, so it went with the other boot settings, and not directly at the end of the file, i think it was right. How can i fix that?

Thanks :)

[Imkantus]

but then it worked!!!!Congratulation. :D

you will definately get a rs/money if you can help me get the wireless working!I don't want any reward. If you think you received help from this thread, you might donate to InfiniteMac to keep the forum up. ;)

how can I fix the errors I received during the boot:
<pictures>This doesn't look like error messages, more like kinds of status and debug messages, wich show up often. Do you have any problems onto one of them? Like having to wait for a long time? If not just ignore them. ;)

do i need the ntfs driver to use my other partitions (im guessing yes :P)Well, NTFS support is no native part of OS X, so if you like to acces you Windows partitions, this driver would be required.

how can i make it so that i can write on my ntfs drives? i installed the ntfs driver (I think, not sure) and I can only read, not writeSounds like just the MacFuse pkg but not the NTFS-3G one has been installled... Maybe MacFuse is installed by default on iAtkos, but you haven't select the NTFS-3G driver?

Check by entering "man ntfs-3g" if the man page is not present, insert the iAtkos v7 DVD, open Terminal and hit the following command:

open /Volumes/*v7/System/Installation/Packages/NTFS-3G.pkg

Remind to use captial letters also, an install should open, follow it and hope to have write access after reboot with -f option. :cool:

is it possible to get my Netgear WG311v3 wireless adapter (uses marvell chipset) working?
I downloaded a Mac Driver from here :O --> and i installed that, however Im not sure how to set up the adapter. In network prefs, im completely confused, and in applications theres a netgear wlan wizard however when i run that it just flashes in the tray and exits.
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2640Do you have this issue just with the netgear tool or with other programs, too? And error messages doesn't show up, does it?

Anyway I found another solution at the german language sector of another forum:
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t67579.html

According to that this card should work natively as Airport Card with using kext File form 10.4
Get this one (http://rapidshare.com/files/264701164/IO80211Family.kext.zip)
1. Backup your old version of that file, you find it in /System/Library/Extensions - just copy it somewhere else.
2. Install the new one using Kexthelper: http://www.cheetha.net/Kext_Helper/Software.html

If it doesn't work try to disable onboard LAN, if it doesn't work either, you may have to edit you Manufacturar ID and Device ID into the Info.plist of the kext file.

I hope this will work for you. :)

Also, i tried changing the default boot os in chameleon 2, by adding
<key>Default Partition</key>
<string>hd(2,1)</string>
into boot.plist, it replaced the file ok however there was no change, leopard was still the default. I added that code into the end of the tabbed code, so it went with the other boot settings, and not directly at the end of the file, i think it was right. How can i fix that?Where was the com.apple.Boot.plist located? It might apear in /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration same as in /Extra folder. If both exist, try to edit both.

[psuedomac]

Thanks :)
Yeh the debug messages dont matter, i was just a little worried with this one:
http://img190.imageshack.us/i/dsc00401tza.jpg/
However, I reinstalled using these drivers:
Main System
Chameleon v2
/Extra
DSDT
AppleDecrypt
SMBIOS Enabler
9.7.0 Kernel
Disabler
NVEnabler
nForce Sata/IDE
VoodooHDA
Voodoo PS/2
NTFS-3G
nForce Ethernet
Post-Install Actions
and i dont have that problem any more, however there is another error on that same first black boot loading screen
Also, i made sure i ticked the ntfs driver, and now read and write works, thanks :)

I think its just the netgear tool, however ill check other programs after a restart and ill post here if they have problems. No, no error message shows.
Regarding the wg311, that forum link is regarding the wg311T i believe, which sadly does not use the same chipset as the wg311v3, thanks though.

Some new issues I discovered (still present in previous install)
sleep doesnt work, it just instantly wakes up
when shutting down, there is a delay when everything seems off, except the hard drive is still on and the green light on my pc is on. this goes for about 15 seconds. not a major problem, but if there is an easy fix it would be nice.

Thanks again, and my biggest props to you guys, and the osx86 and iatkos teams. You guys rock :)

[Imkantus]

I think its just the netgear tool, however ill check other programs after a restart and ill post here if they have problems. No, no error message shows.
Regarding the wg311, that forum link is regarding the wg311T i believe, which sadly does not use the same chipset as the wg311v3, thanks though.Damn, you're right. :eek: Others cards of that serie had Atheros Chipset, so the solution with Tiger kext won't work. Sorry for that mistake I made. :(

Some new issues I discovered (still present in previous install)
sleep doesnt work, it just instantly wakes up
when shutting down, there is a delay when everything seems off, except the hard drive is still on and the green light on my pc is on. this goes for about 15 seconds. not a major problem, but if there is an easy fix it would be nice.This is easy. Just install OpenHaltRestart.kext :)
If you don't want to use KextHelper you can make use of the pkg from the DVD as I descripted above:

open /Volumes/*v7/System/Installation/Packages/ohr.pkg


And I also used to edit the last lines of my last posting, I hope that's usefull on making Windoze the first OS in Chameleon. :cool:

[Imkantus]

Me again, I think I might have found a solution for getting you Wifi to work. :cool:

I downloaded the Netgear driver pkg and had a look at it's content, what I found was RTL8187Bl.kext

So why not trying to get it working by using the RTL8187B Driver by Realtek? :D
The stuff needed for trying my idea you can get here (http://rapidshare.com/files/264804636/chris96.zip).

First you should remove that Netgear stuff by executing "NETGEAR Uninstall.command" Then just install Realtek Driver package. If that doesn't work you may try to delete RTL8187Bl.kext and apply the RTL8187Bt.kext from the Netgear package instead. Editing the kext doesn't seem necessary as Device and Vendor IDs mach.

I hope this will help you.
Otherwise I recommend WLAN stuff with BCM4318 or BCM4311 Chipset I can confirm out of my own experience, that these work great with OS X. :)

[psuedomac]

Awesome i will install the ohr soon. Dont worry about your mistake man :)
Thanks for that, ill change that file as well and let you know :)
About the wifi stuff, thanks a ton for that!! :) ill reboot and try it out and let you know how it goes :)
Also, is there any better way of hiding .DS_Store files on windows, other than using the batch method outlined here?
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=155561
Cheers again :)

[psuedomac]

edits:
The wireless driver installed ok (i uninstalled the other one first, that was a bit weird but finished up ok), however when i ran it from the applications it just bounced on the dock and nothing showed up... rather strange. i searched using airport and no access points came up.
Regarding changing the other boot.plist file, how can i Access the /Extra directory? Lol I cant find it :P I fail haha.

Also,
Can i set the ctrl key to work as the cmd key?
Why, when i ran an uninstall command and it asked me for the root password, did it say it was incorrect, even after i made sure that it was the right password? i was then able to uninstall the thing by repeatedly clicking ctrl-c (to dismiss). I enabled the root account and then tried it with 2 passwords, it always said it was incorrect.

[Imkantus]

Sorry I don't know why that Wifi Tool isn't working... :-/

Also, is there any better way of hiding .DS_Store files on windows, other than using the batch method outlined here?Maybe you like to try this:
http://www.zeroonetwenty.com/blueharvest/

Regarding changing the other boot.plist file, how can i Access the /Extra directory? Lol I cant find it :P I fail haha.Just hit "open /Extra" on Terminal. ;)

Can i set the ctrl key to work as the cmd key?I haven't ried as I am proud owner of an Apple Keybaord. :D But maybe this here helps:
http://forums.macnn.com/82/applications/395272/quick-one-click-way-swap-ctrl/

[psuedomac]

Thanks :)
When Extra is open, sadly there is no boot.plist
if i type the command into terminal open /Extra/com.apple blah blahhhh
then it says the file does not exist

Thanks for the keyboard solution, works great :)

Pm me if you would like the rapidshare, you have been a great help so far am im sure u will continue to be :)

[leemajors]

i've also got this card, and would love to know if you've managed to get this working. been trying everything under the sun but no luck so far for me :(

[muraridas]

I have the same wifi adapter and I have got it to work on my iAtkos setup. The way I got it to work was by first starting up the Netgear tool and then Connecting my wifi adapter into the usb, then go to System Preferences > Network. Click on the + in the in the left hand panel and choose your Interface as the Ethernet Adapter (en2) or (en3).

Here's the tricky part, select your connection type as DHCP and enter your router address and click apply. OSX should start connecting to the router and will get you assigned an IP. If your network needs a key use the Netgear utility to create a profile of your network and save the password in the profile.

Let me know if that works for you...