iAtkos S3 on Acer Aspire 5810T

[mesco64]

Hi, everyone, after some good and encouraging results with iAtkos v7 now I'm trying to install from the iAtkos S3 dvd.
I had a succesful install and then added some extra kexts, everything was going fine.

However, after applying the screen resolution patch at the next reboot it shows a gray screen for a while then a black box saying "the system needs to reboot" in several languages. I restart the system as suggested and I'm catch in a loop.

I followed the screen resolution fix as explained here: www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=173338 (http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=173338)

Any suggestion? maybe I used the wrong patch?
Thnx

[mesco64]

The screen resolution fix reported above worked after a new install...
Now it simply works fine :)

TESTS THAT PASSED:
- USB generic drives
- USB Huawei HSDPA Internet key
- Screen resolution (not accelerated, needs a specific driver, maybe in the future?)
- Memory card reader
- CD/DVD read
- Ethernet (thnx 2 Raditude on the other thread, the AtherosL1cEthernet driver taken from http://code.google.com/p/iats worked fine only after install with kexthelper utility)
- USB wireless lan adapter (Zylan driver)
- Battery/Power monitor
- Power management (not sure, how to check this?)
- Bluetooth (Fn+F3 works to turn on/off...but when turning on it takes 15-20 secs to initialise. Connection to phone works, UMTS modem not tested yet)
- Audio output works (mic input to be tested)

TESTS THAT FAILED:
- Webcam (in Leopard it worked, so I'm missing some driver)
- Wireless on-board adapter (solved with an usb adapter I had unused in a drawer ;) ) it's probable there's a driver somewhere over the rainbow...
- DVD playing (hardware not found)
- Photo boot utility (same as above)

NOT TESTED:
- Mic input / recording
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Any suggestion or enhancements?

[Raditude]

Awesome, I'm gonna download that now and see if I can get it working on mine.

Did you burn it to a disc or can you just mount it once you're already in the previous install of Leopard? I'm outta discs at the moment.

[smashton818]

I'm following you guys closely, raditude, let me know if you get wifi working on either version.

[Raditude]

Awesome dude. No WiFi yet, but this dude at Project Camphor (http://projectcamphor.mercurysquad.com/) is working on them. I tried a beta version from kexts.com, but it kernel panicked my computer, and I had to reinstall.

Anyway, I'm trying to upgrade my installation to Snow Leopard. I don't have a blank DVD, so I am trying to install from an external hard drive.

I get a kernel panic when trying to boot iAtkos S3 v2. Here's a pic of the screen:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h46/RaditudeForever/IMG00016-20100712-0205.jpg

Any help, or will I just need to shell out for a disc and burn it to DVD?

[mesco64]

Hi Rad,
I'm checking the screenshot, will post a comment soon...

I didn't use v2, my system should be updated later. For the moment I WON'T install system updates, maybe after a full backup.

BTW I burned it to DVD and did a fresh install (the previous Leopard had a too small partition, and iAtkos DVD doesn't allow to upgrade, with Hazard it's possible, instead).
I'm following the thread with the hope that we get to solve these issues :
- wifi driver
- video acceleration (it seems that Intel GMA 4500 isn't very accelerated, I notice when the Flurry screen saver runs... :( )

How can I check the 2D/3D video acceleration speed? maybe installing a game?

[mesco64]

You maybe loading some wrong kext... It seems to be related to an I/O device, also you may try to google for the symbols in the stack trace _StartIOKit, _PE_initiokit, __ZH60SKext (from the photo I'm not sure about the spelling)

Or it could refer to a unplugged/disabled (from BIOS) device... Maybe installing from external disk leads to this, I wouldn't know.

Could you tell what options you did choose for the install?

[Raditude]

It didn't even get to the installer, it kernel panicked before I could install it.

[mesco64]

Oh! ...any BIOS setting? I'm trying to boot it from the dvd (S3 v2) and tell what happens...

[Lepitirapeur]

Hi Raditude, for your kernel panic try to boot in safe boot (-x) and delete all GMA kext, I have the same problem with my 5810TG ( HD 4330) and when i delete all ATI kext and reboot, it work fine ;)


PS : SOrry for my bad english, I'm French