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I tried to boot 10.6 on my PC but it got panic

• Gigabyte EP43-DS3 • Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT • Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 I have a retail Snow Leopard DVD (yes I bought it), and I installed it into an external HD via my MacBook. I've also installed Chameleon 2.0 RC2 to there. However, when…

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@Meow Published 2009-09-01
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Snow Leopard 10.6
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85,711 historical reads · 10 curated field notes (from 23 dispatches) · 2009-09-01 – 2009-09-12
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@Meow (12)@gm21 (2)@rohizzle121 (2)@imacosx@SquidLord@DocShadow@Kenny@theta@pαuℓzurrr.@beto2k7

• Gigabyte EP43-DS3
• Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT
• Intel Core 2 Duo E7400

I have a retail Snow Leopard DVD (yes I bought it), and I installed it into an external HD via my MacBook. I've also installed Chameleon 2.0 RC2 to there.

However, when I linked to my PC and tried to boot 10.6 on it, it showed this quickly.

(Don't ask me to boot 10.6 on a disk in my PC because it is still failed.)

I could install and boot 10.5 on my PC easily, but I don't know why I always get that when I want to boot 10.6 on my PC.

:'(

Author Updates & Technical Revisions

Follow-up dispatches by @Meow

Author Update #1 @Meow 2009-09-01

It is failed by both Chameleon 2 RC1 & RC2.

What is Snow Bootloader?

Author Update #2 @Meow 2009-09-03 ↳ Re: @SquidLord
@SquidLordI got that error using Chameleon RC1 and RC2 on my system too, little did I know the guide I was following had a pkg you install to help [that is Chameleon but it works for some reason, lol]. Well HERE (dl.getdrop box.com/u/1065652/PC%20EFI%2010.1.pkg.zip) ya go

Sorry. I didn't explain that I have tried to use many different PC EFIs. Still in vain.

Author Update #4 @Meow 2009-09-03 ↳ Re: @Kenny
@KennySame panic here… I have replaced the boot file with the pc efi 10.1 with no luck. SL is installed with all necessary items to flash drive- anyone have a solution for this panic?

I am also waiting for this: Boot Think 2.3 (appl e163.com/thread-2041-1-1.html). Maybe it works.

Author Update #5 @Meow 2009-09-03 ↳ Re: @theta
@thetaPC EFI10v1 and v2 both fixed this problem for me. (The pictured KP.)

Sigh. Some people and I still got that problem.

Author Update #6 @Meow 2009-09-06

Should I install a boot-loader before doing that?

By the way, Boot Think 2.3 (appl e163.com/thread-2041-1-1.html), which works on Snow Leopard, will be released next week.

Author Update #7 @Meow 2009-09-07

Failed with Chameleon 2.0 RC3. However, there is a different kernel panic.

Author Update #8 @Meow 2009-09-07 ↳ Re: @gm21
@gm21boot frm a leopard/SL dvd and delete AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext

I have tried, but it still didn't work.

Synthesized Community Field Notes

10 technical responses curated from 23 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @imacosx 2009-09-01

I'm not sure but I think that using another bootloader will fix that.

I have Snow Bootloader from SnowOSX on my PC and it works and I have chameleon2.0RC2 on a usb drive and Chameleon2.0 gives me that kernel panic.

Field Note #2 @SquidLord 2009-09-02

I got that error using Chameleon RC1 and RC2 on my system too, little did I know the guide I was following had a pkg you install to help [that is Chameleon but it works for some reason, lol]. Well HERE (dl.getdrop box.com/u/1065652/PC%20EFI%2010.1.pkg.zip) ya go

Field Note #3 @DocShadow 2009-09-02

RC2 doesn't work well.

Did you try and follow the various Giga thread how-to's?

Field Note #4 @Kenny 2009-09-03

Same panic here… I have replaced the boot file with the pc efi 10.1 with no luck. SL is installed with all necessary items to flash drive- anyone have a solution for this panic?

Field Note #5 @theta 2009-09-03

PC EFI10v1 and v2 both fixed this problem for me. (The pictured KP.)

Field Note #6 @gm21 2009-09-06

Meow: try this:

If u have leopard dvd. But the dvd, then open terminal and type the following:

chown -R 0:0 /Volumes/<installed snow dir>/System/Library/Extensions/

touch /Volumes/<installed snow dir>/System/Library/Extensions

reboot

Make sure your hard-disk is Master !

Field Note #7 @gm21 2009-09-07

boot frm a leopard/SL dvd and delete AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext

Field Note #8 @pαuℓzurrr. 2009-09-08

Which kexts are you using to boot with?

You should at least have these kexts:

fakesmc.kext - new dsmos.kext, but better.
NullCPUPowerManagement.kext - to disable the AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext.
OpenHaltRestart.kext - so you can reboot and shutdown.
PlatformUUID.kext - with you're UUID for you're hdd, you can find it in disk utility.

FakeSMC (rapid share.de/files/48177699/fakesmc.kext.zip.html)
OpenHaltRestart (heli acal.net/~solar/mac/OpenHaltRestart.kext_for_snow_64.tar)
PlatformUUID (heli acal.net/~solar/mac/PlatformUUID.kext_for_snow_64.tar)
NullCPUPM (heli acal.net/~solar/mac/NullCPUPowerManagement.kext_for_snow_64.tar)

Field Note #9 @rohizzle121 2009-09-11 ↳ Re: @beto2k7
@beto2k7wrong mkext permissions.

i got the same KP as OP
how do i repair the mkext permissions?
i am using chameleon rc1 + efi10 boot file + snowleo upgrade disk to a 8GB flash drive

EDIT:
nvm that still didnt work.
trying to firgure out

OS : Windows 7 RTM + iPC 10.5.6 + combo update (vanilla)
Mobo : Asus P5N-D (750i Chipset)
Cpu : Intel E8400 @ 3.93 GHZ (on water)
Ram : 4gb (1GBx2) (2GBx1)
HDD SATA : 320GB
DVD-RW IDE : PLEXTOR slotloading DVDRW
GFX CARD : nVidia eVGA GTX260 Core 216

Field Note #10 @rohizzle121 2009-09-12

Ok!
So I found out what you have to do

delete the mkext file in the extra folder. It's only for speed and not needed!

Corroborated & Participated: @beto2k7
Sources & Contributor Provenance (10 credited usernames · Thread #3883)
UsernameDossier ContributionDispatchesActive Window
@MeowPrimary Author122009-09-01 → 2009-09-09
@gm21Contributor22009-09-06 → 2009-09-07
@rohizzle121Contributor22009-09-11 → 2009-09-12
@imacosxContributor12009-09-01
@SquidLordContributor12009-09-02
@DocShadowContributor12009-09-02
@KennyContributor12009-09-03
@thetaContributor12009-09-03
@pαuℓzurrr.Contributor12009-09-08
@beto2k7Contributor12009-09-09