Suggestions for installing Snow Leopard

[safmaverick]

Hello everyone!

I was using Leo about year ago, but unninstalled it because I had some problems with it, so I wonder if there are bug fixes on Snow Leo?

Here is my configuration:
MSI 945PL Neo-F ICH7
Intel P4 3,06 GHz
Gainward nVidia GeForce 7600GS
320Gb Hitachi & 80Gb Maxtor
Creative Sound Blaster USB (http://www.ciao.co.uk/Creative_Sound_Blaster_Connect__6592340)
(I know its old machine, but I'm in love with Mac:p)

Now, I have iPC x86 Leo 10.5.6 universal PPF5 installation disc, so I wonder if I need to download some new Snow Leo version to install it (if it exists) or I have to install this and than upgrade it?

Does Snow Leo supports NTFS partition "read/write", or its just "read" like the old one?

This is all for now, there will be probably more questions in the future.
I hope you can help me in my decision wheter to install it or not.

Thanx in advance.

[safmaverick]

I've downloaded Snow Leo with these characteristics:
The new version of the assembly for single-layer DVD, which is built onthe basis of Retail Snow Leopard 10.6 + Update 10.6.2 + Safari 4.04. Anassembly can be installed on GUID, and at the Mbr.

Extras. information: from the assembly removed all packages with drivers for printers, AdditionalSpeechVoices, other languages

Title: Mac OS x Snow leopard Universal v3.6 (10.6.2)

Year: 2009

Version: 3.6

Platform: PC

Language: English + Russian

Medicine: Not required

Size: 4.42 Gb

The contents of the folder Customise

- PC EFI 9.4 - boot-9-4 by Netkas

or choice

- PC EFI 10.5 - Chameleon 2 RC3 (r658) + PC EFI 10.5 by Netkas

- NullCPUPM - blocker (disabler) for IntelCPUPowerManagement

- PlatformUUID - Error 35 fix

- FakeSMC

- IOATA Kernel Panic fix - 32/64-bit IOATAFamily.kext from Leo 10.5.8 (compiled by Slice)

- EvOreboot - Restart and Shutdown fix

- EvOSpeedStep - Power Management for Core i7

- EvOenabler - ATI video injector

- SMBIOSResolver - only for PC EFI 9.4!!!

- Legacy AHCI - 32/64-bit Legacy kext for Intel AHCI (SATA)

- Legacy ATA - 32/64-bit Legacy kext for Intel ATA (IDE)

- Legacy JMicron ATA - 32/64-bit Legacy kext for JMicron ATA (IDE)

- PS / 2 - kekst inte***ce PS / 2

- Rosetta - support for legacy applications

- ATools - a folder with a set of office utilities and drivers

System requirements: PC with a processor Intel SSSE3 (not to be confused with SSE3!)

And I'm worried about this: System requirements: PC with a processor Intel SSSE3 (not to be confused with SSE3!)

When I boot it it shows me gray screen with apple in the middle and thats it, no installation or any activity. Probably its Kernel problem, so which kernel should I use for this version and how to put it into the installation DVD?

[Imkantus]

Yes this is a Kernel Problem - you can boot Vanilla on Intel Core architecture only.

Intel Pentium 4 with 3,06Ghz will most likely be a Northwood Series one - so you don't even have SSE3 support - for the reason that currently avaible Darwin 10.x mod Kernels have no flawlessly working SSE3 emulation layer, I would recommend you to stay with 10.5.8 + Voodoo XNU or to spend some money for better hardware.

[safmaverick]

So how to input vodoo kernel into here?

[Imkantus]

So how to input vodoo kernel into here?
Voodoo Kernel is as I wrote for use with 10.5 Leopard - you can't use it with the SL image you have downloaded (it's useless on your HW) - but it is for example part of that iPC image you have.... :)

[safmaverick]

So there is no way to install Snow Leo on my machine?

[safmaverick]

Could this work?
http://osx86sv.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/how-to-install-mac-os-x-snow-leopard-10-6-on-a-pc-asus-p5-series/

[Imkantus]

It might be possible using one of the SL Kernels that have been patched based on quoopz diff - but as I told you, there are apparently issues using not SSE3 capable hardware with Snow Leopard http://www.infinitemac.com/f36/sse2-sse3-32-64-bit-kernel-for-snow-t4398/post43902

[safmaverick]

I've installed Hazard's Snow Leo for SSE2 SSE3 but when I boot it, it stops on apple boot screen, gray with apple on it. What should I do?

[Imkantus]

Without the spinning wheel? Have you selected any mod Kernel from Customization?
Otherwise; what do you get when you attempt to boot in verbose mode (using -v bootflag)?

[safmaverick]

I spoke to milanca, probably installed wrong kernel, he told me what to install now, let you know the results ;)

[safmaverick]

OK, now there is Kernel panic :S

Verbose:
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk159/safmaverick/P4150078.jpg
Regular boot:
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk159/safmaverick/P4150083.jpg

[safmaverick]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaand new kernel panic :D

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/7173/p4160081.jpg

[safmaverick]

Here it is, almost there. Installation success (Hazards SL for Intel/AMD SSE2/SSE3), there are no kernel panics, boots fast; BUT, cannot get through Welcome startup procedure. I don't understand what is the problem: after boot I get screen to choose country, which I did, than get screen with keyboard input, done that, and than get screen to choose if I had some previous installations and where from I want to input my data (other mac, backup, etc.) and I choose "Do not input... bla bla", click Continue, and there everything stops, processor and HD are working for a while but after that thay stop working, and I cannot do anything but restart. Same problem in safe mode, single user mode, verbose...

Is there any way to jump over that procedure?

What can be the problem?