[Plataforma AMD] Guía de instalación de Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10A432) con el kernel test7 de modbin

thanks 4 a great. I tried it on a friends laptop(AMD Turionx64). it works gr8. Just need to get Wifi/lan/sound working.

@aryajuandacan u post a picture of your KP so we can know what kind of KP do you have…

've got my SLeo working ...
now the only problem is. ALC662, getting choppy Output. How to fix that. m running in 32 bit/. using-x32 switch.
and Sleep problem ( mabe that would be solved using some new kernel ).

Tried it on my machine few times, but it never worked. Keeps rebooting after loading all kexts files.

Kernel source codes already are, will be for us a new kernel?

@aryajuandaare u sure u have change the kernel.. the vanilla kernel make reboot om AMD. u can also use chameleon 2 rc 3 to replace the boot file. install chameleon2 rc 2 and change the boot file with rc3

Got it working. Now trying to win with the gfx card, but she's not giving up easily ( not that she did in leopard... ).

EDIT : Ok, she lost already Have it up and running with everything working just fine. Gonna test it for a while to see if it's usable.

Anyway, thanks for the guide - that's the only one which actually worked for my machine.

@GothGargoyleThanks, this has helped me somewhat - if I use the -s I can get into Snow Leopard as I can bypass the fsck and mount the root drive. However, if I let it boot normally (or try fsck from the terminal) I still get the "Can't initialize disk cache" error!

Worked around it for now by adding memsize=4096 to the startup parameter. Any idea why my system doesn't link >4Gb ? Could it be a limitation of the modbin kernel? I am hoping there will be a source patched kernel for non-supported CPUs soon and that it will help this problem disappear.

I guess this kernel is 32bit only right now, so no >4Gb yet. But i might be wrong.

@aryajuandaglad to hear its work on your system... yes this is a 32 bit kernel only.. but you can try to boot kernel n kext in 64 bit mode (use -64_bit on boot arg) but is not working for me .. we have to wait for a new patched kernel to enable 64 bit mode.. i hope some one has start try to build it with latest xnu source..

Actually im waiting for new kernel, cause on this one - dual core bug is present ( mouse starts to jump over the screen, and sound gets distorted after around 2 hourd ), just like the early days of Leopard =) but for now cpus=1 fix the problem.

How do I go about installing drivers for nVidia Geforce 9500 GT 512 MB the Efi Strings method results me in getting a boolean error via OSX86 Tools. I am going insane in trying to find a working method to get my card working in some way or the other.

How to go about it, I have no idea how to make a .plist or whatever in order to get my card running via EFI Studio I was so fed up that I installed the 8600 GT one and using that for the time being. Any information will be highly welcomed.

still waiting for root device error

first, thanks for the giude, it's straightforward and easy to understand. i managed to install the new kitty, and it seems to boot just fine with the modbin kernel, but i got the damn still waiting for root device error. i only got that error with some early leopard distros, and now with snow.

what i did:
i have 2 sata drives, and they both have a partition for osx. i use one partition for leopard on a day-to-day basis, and the other one from the second drive to test new stuff on osx, like updates, etc.
if i need to boot from teh second drive, i use F8 at boot time to select the boot drive. i found this easier than to mess with the boot loader. each drive has it's own bootloader installed. (chameleon)
now i wanted to try out snow, so i formatted the second drive, followed the guide (again, thanks), and got in intalled.
i tried to boot from teh second drive, no kernel panics, no errors, except the dreaded still waiting for root device.
i tried to disable ata in bios, i set the sata to only sata0, removed the first drive, so the only drive in the system was the one with snow, and set up bios to boot from this drive first, so i don't have to use F8, but still the same error.
i even tried with the newer boot file from chameleon rc3, with no luck.

thanks.

@lemn - You have to add Your chipset support kext to the system before You can boot into it. If You had working leopard earlier - and have it now, cause You needed it - copy AppleVIA / AppleATA/VIAATA kexts from leopard Extension folder, to Snow Leopard Extensions folder. Make permissions and boot with -f. You should go through the error now.

thanks a lot

taisto, man, thank you, it works, i can't believe i was so stupid to forget to copy the chipset kext. live and learn, i guess

only one problem, and i think others have it too: why is the internet so slow? is this because of installing it to a foreign architecture, or is it a bug?

No problem mate. We all learn here. As for the internet - how do You connect ? Wifi, Eth ? Try disabling FireWire port, it sometimes makes it laggy. And check if it's slow just on Safari or every browser.

same with firefox. problem is i have lots of lost packets, and the response time to my dns server has increased from 1ms in leopard to about 15 ms or more in snow.
when starting up, i get lots of error on screen about my network chipset, realtek 8139, something about error and then restarting.

after some searching, i found a solution for the internet speed problem:

replace the original kext with the one found here:
cid-8b65993ef55cf014.skydrive.li ve.com/home.aspx

also replace realtek kext inside IONetworkingFamily.kext/Contents/Plugins

the solution was found here:
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=18… ↗

i hope it's ok to post links to other forums, if not then please let me know so i can edit my post. thanks.

of course the solution was available on this forum also, here:
RTL8139 works in 64bit →

i guess i should read the forum first, and ask stupid questions later. i was probably too excited about the new kitty

I am trying to follow your guide, but I have the below problem. I can't restore the image that I have downloaded. Whenever I try to scan the image for restore I get one of the following messages:

Unable to scan "imagename.dmg". (Invalid Argument) or Unable to scan "imagename.dmg". (Resource temporarily unavailable).

What is wrong. I have trying both with mounted and unmounted image but the result is the same. I am running Leopard 10.5.5 and the disk is MBR formated.

Any solution?

Successful upgrade

AMD Athlon X2 6000+
Biostar nforce4 mobo
geforce8600 GT
4gigs of ram

Upgraded to Snow Leopard on a second disk. Everything worked flawlessly, wifi,audio,video etc. No issues and the Kernel panics I used to have under 10.5.x with the applenforceata driver are no more. I can finally use all of my 4gigs of ram.

I have patched spotlight prefpane yet it still crashes when I click the privacy tab, is there any work around for this?

@aryajuandaAfter an successful install n boot into snow leopard i found some problem iTunes is crashing everytime.. the problem is the amd legacy kernel from modbin for snow leopard doen't have a on fly cpuids patch like voodoo based kermel so we need to do a cpuids patch. u can use a Marvin's AMD Utilities to do this patch. for Fix some problem…

If i try to patch the cpuid´s i get the error message: WARNING! Unable to determine encrypted files to patch -- Stopping.

Have anybody an idea?

Select the last option and patch the /System folder and it will work =)

The image can be mounted and the installer starts, but it returns the message that I can't install to that drive or something similar.

How can I change the OSInstall.mpkg and perform the install, is there any other way?

Try converting the DMG to read/write ISO in Disk Utility. Dont know if it isn't protected against it, but it's worth a try.

Actually I have downloaded the image in .cdr format and I have convert it to dmg with DMGConverter with read/write permissions.
I will try to convert with disk utility to Iso as you write and I will post back.

@aryajuandayou can restore the installer to a partition in your usb drive or hdd and change the osinstall.mpkg for mbr hdd.. so you will need 2 empty partition 1 for installer and 1 for snow

I have that ready, but I can't restore the image to the empty drive.

@ToroLocoI have that ready, but I can't restore the image to the empty drive.

What's the error that it's giving ? Maybe You have to Verify the image ?

@TaistoWhat's the error that it's giving ? Maybe You have to Verify the image ?

But when I try to scan the image is that I get the errors. The errors that I have are mentioned on my initial message.

"Unable to scan "imagename.dmg". (Invalid Argument) or Unable to scan "imagename.dmg". (Resource temporarily unavailable)."

depending if the dmg is mounted or not.

@aryajuandahave u try to restore it without convert it to dmg?

Yes and it returns the same errors.

@macxuser33Kernel works fine on intel ( Pentium D )

kernel works fine on intel Pentium 4 531 )
Motherboard: Asus P5LD2,GeForce 6600…
sleep not work…

anyone has any idea about getting the mic to work on adi1988 using voodoohda? i get an error "couldn't set recording source to microphone" when starting up.
it worked perfectly on leopard with taruga driver, but i get a kp in sl, so i'm trying voodoohda.
also, does anyone know a good applenforceata kext? the one i'm using(same as in leopard) halts for about 30 seconds at applenforceata: found 0 units.

@modbinAbout binpatched kernel and source modded kernel: on the fly patcher requires a kernel source from apple and a huge workaround. Since apple did not release 10.6 kernel sources yet, the only way to make the kernel work on amd is to modify it with a hexeditor. eg take the original kernel and patch it. A binpatched kernel will never…

Source codes are for a long time already, there will be a new kernel?:)

well even if I convert the cdr image with disk utility I can't scan the image in order to restore it to the HD.
When the image is not mounted I get the "invalid argument" error and when it is mounted I get the "Resource temporarily unavailable" error.

Any other solution? I am open to suggestions.

why do you want to restore the image to a hd? do you have 2 disks, one with leopard and another one where you want to install snow? if so, you don't need to restore the image, you can just mount the dmg image and follow exactly the steps from the first post of this thread, and it should work.

@lemnwhy do you want to restore the image to a hd? do you have 2 disks, one with leopard and another one where you want to install snow? if so, you don't need to restore the image, you can just mount the dmg image and follow exactly the steps from the first post of this thread, and it should work.

I have mbr partition so I have to restore it in order to change the OSInstal.mpkg.

@ToroLocoI have mbr partition so I have to restore it in order to change the OSInstal.mpkg.

Hmm, how about going through the 10.5 install again and creating GUID partition table ? It has some advantages over MBR ( check Wiki ) and it would save You some problems with 10.6. Well, You might consider that i guess =)

Anyway, if You can't do this - any reasons - here's edited file :

rapid share.com/files/270169211/OSInstall.mpkg.zip

If You can't restore the image, You could try at least modifying it and replacing the original one with this one.

@TaistoHmm, how about going through the 10.5 install again and creating GUID partition table ? It has some advantages over MBR ( check Wiki ) and it would save You some problems with 10.6. Well, You might consider that i guess =) Anyway, if You can't do this - any reasons - here's edited file : rapid…

But I have the file, but I can't replace it without restoring the image. I can't open the image to edit the files.

do you have anything that you need on the drive you want to install snow onto? if not, it might be easier for you to just repartition the drive again with diskutil, and create uuid partitions.

@lemndo you have anything that you need on the drive you want to install snow onto? if not, it might be easier for you to just repartition the drive again with diskutil, and create uuid partitions.

This is what I am tying to avoid, because I have a Windows partition in the same HD and I don't want to loose the data.

@aryajuandabuy Apple snow leopard in apple store n restore to an empty partition... lol…

better yet to buy a real Mac… :s

Amd Phenom and SB600

Hi, Ive been reading this post since you started it a few days ago, My computer has an AMD 9950 processor, a SB600 chipset (which was very difficult to set up back when I installed Leopard last year) and an ATI 3870 Graphics card. I was just wondering... I have everything ready, the image file, chameleon etc. I wanted to know if Id need the kext from leopard for the SB600 chipset, and ive been looking for kexts for the 3870 for snow leopard but i cant find any... wat should i do?

Chipset and video kexts from Leopard work with Snow Leopard - at least with this method, using 32 bit mode. If You have chipset kexts working in Leo, they should work with Snow as well. So, give it a try =)

Amd Phenom and SB600

Alright thanks.

I was trying to double click on osinstall.mpkg and it seemed to be working fine, but then i went to customize and I unchecked the printer drivers, extra languages etc... but every time i do that and then click install it freezes... the spinning wheel comes up and It doesnt do anything... I tried waiting a few minutes,,, but its been 2 hours and i got nothing. I had to force quit the installer and now im trying again... but nope... it freezes... do you know wat might be causing this to happen?

btw... im installing to an external GUID formatted hard drive

I wanna intall to a MBR partition tho... i have the mbr file but every time i try to replace it it doesnt let me. wat am i doing wrong?

Im really sorry for asking so many questions lol. But you guys are the only ones ive seen that are actually helping others to get snow leopard working on their AMD machines... thanks a lot.

Infinitemac was originally OSX86-AMD scene only so... =) Anyway, about the problem - To be honest, i have no idea what could be the reason. Maybe Your downloaded image is broken. Try checking the MD5 - nothing else comes to my mind.

AMD Phenom and SB600

Ok, it turns out i only had to restart leopard... Ok, its done installing leopard to the external drive, i had to change the kernel which is modbin's test 7. The guide says i only have to copy and paste to the root drive, dont i have to change the .plist file or something like that to tell snow to use that kernel instead of the original kernel?

Amd Phenom and SB600

Ok, I just removed the .test7 so that it would load modbin's kernel... the thing is... when it starts to boot up and look for the kexts theres a kernel panic, i tried using cpus=1 flag, -x32, -v, and -x and i still get the KP. Why is this happening?

Boot into leopard, copy the mach_kernel.test7 file to Your 10.6 root folder, open terminal and set permissions :

sudo chown -R 0:0 mach_kernel.test7
sudo chmod -R 755 mach_kernel.test7

Restart. While booting, press F8 if needed, and in prompt enter "mach_kernel.test7" to boot using the new one for sure. If this works, You can edit boot.plist file and change kernel to .test7 there - this way it's easier to avoid problems with updates etc. cause You always have Your working kernel untouched.

aryajuanda

You have characteristics mach_kernel.test7 ?
At its use with Р4 it is necessary disabler.kext ?

Fantastic guide aryajuanda →, it helped me a lot with my snow leo installation.

FYI everything is working great just like on my old 10.5.8, though I had to place appleac97audio, voodoops2controller and nforcelan kexts inside /s/l/ext, as they won't load from the extra folder. The video card is injected via EFI string and my realtek card is working right out of the box.
Everything feels snappier, faster, hope it lasts.

Thanks again aryajuanda →!

EDIT:
After a couple of days I must say that it's really behaving more stable and faster than 10.5.8, the only issue I've found (and not a big one) is that I cannot set the volume with the slider next to the clock or the keyboard, it seems to move but it turns back to the previous state once I drop the slider. The strange thing is that I can change it from the audio preferences

Any idea?

I manged to install SL using a combination of this guide and the guide on ihackintosh, but I'm not able to boot it.

I installed on my external USB drive (GUID), installed this kexts:

I get KP every time when I try to boot (I tried booting with -v -f -s -x, no go )
vanilla kernel gives me restarts, withz modbin test7 I get this KP:

Can anyone help me with this KP?

My specs are:
AMD Athlon II X2 550
Gigabyte 790fx UD4p
8Gb RAM
ati radeon 3850

@eMatoSFantastic guide aryajuanda, it helped me a lot with my snow leo installation. FYI everything is working great just like on my old 10.5.8, though I had to place appleac97audio, voodoops2controller and nforcelan kexts inside /s/l/ext, as they won't load from the extra folder. The video card is injected via EFI string and my realtek card…

This isn't so simple as it seems.i am sure if you go to itunes preferences, itunes wont show anything and also if you check Sysytem Preferences/spotlight under privacy tab it will crash the system.

These problems along with volume slider can be fixed using marvins amd utility by checking patch all binaries and select the System/library folder.If you check specific folders it will just show a "Unable to determine encrypted files…" message.

HOWEVER if you do this front row will stop from starting. Havent found a solution on this one yet.

Thanks for the answer maxx... I've patched every binary on /Library since my first boot and never had that itunes and spotlight problem, that slider thing is the only issue I had so far.
Also FrontRow is not working here as you said, but I never use it, so...

@maxxThis isn't so simple as it seems.i am sure if you go to itunes preferences, itunes wont show anything and also if you check Sysytem Preferences/spotlight under privacy tab it will crash the system. These problems along with volume slider can be fixed using marvins amd utility by checking patch all binaries and select the…

its because we have to find out where in the folders it is, and then we need to patch it. it should work then, id help with finding it but... KP everytime I try, im just gonna wait for Andy's kernel.

I think I'll do the same, have you tried building the one he posted earlier today?

i have solved the itunes and spotlight problem with Front Row still working.I also found the location of the "volume slider" but patching it did not help.

The location is System/Library/coreservices/menu extras/volume.menu but as i said the solution is not there.

I guess we can back up the Front Row inside System/Library then patch the whole System/Library folder and then paste back the front row.This may work but i am not willing to try a reformat just for a volume slider in case it fails (i use front row)

Marvin found 2 cpuid that cannot be patched:

/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemUIServer.app/Contents/MacOS/SystemUIServer
/System/Library/Extensions/NVDAResman.kext/Contents/MacOS/NVDAResman

And 7 encrypted binaries:

/System/Library/CoreServices/backupd
/System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/MacOS/Dock
/System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/MacOS/Finder
/System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow
/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemUIServer.app/Contents/MacOS/SystemUIServer
/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ATS.framework/Versions/A/Support/fontd
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/Metadata.framework/Versions/A/Support/mds

Should I decrypt these? Everything is working fine so far...

Maxx, thanks for your help again, as you can see the SystemUIServer.app can not be patched and I think (it's just an idea) that is the responsible for the slider issue.
My console reports this at startup:
SystemUIServer[1298] MenuCracker: Allowing "iStatMenusCPU".

Anyway, I'll better wait for Andy's patch as this volume thing is not a big deal.

EDIT: I've managed to make the keyboard volume keys to work. It seems controllermate needed to be updated for snow.
Still having the slider issue but it's even less annoying now that I can control the volume with my keyboard.

It is the systemuiserver BUT partially and here is what i mean.

I have successfully patched using Marvins AMD utility the SystemUIserver app and now the slider bar on the menu bar works ok BUT the volume slider that pops up when you increase or decrease volume from keyboard still stays the same.

However it is one step forward.

I am pretty sure now that if we back up front row inside Coreservices,then patch the whole Coreservices folder and finally paste back the front row into Coreservices that will solve all these problems while keeping front row working.I am saying this beause when i was patching Coreservices folder everything was working as it should except Front Row.

So, theoretically all we have to do is exclude Front Row from being patched.

I did a clean install yesterday and i am not willing to try this coz i cant stand another format.Anyone willing to try it?

I have already patched all the coreservices folder and still have the slider problem, but as I said before, I've managed to make the keyboard volume keys to work. On the other hand I cannot patch systemuiserver, don't know why but I just can't. This is what the patcher tells me:

File does not contain the reference bytes at vmaddr 0x34d87 (fileoffs 0xc3d87)!
0 of 1 patches applied

EDIT: done, I wasn't decrypting the binaries, just patching the cpuid, now I've done both and the slider is working!
Strange thing is that I haven't decrypted any of the many binaries reported by Marvin and they are working fine so far. The encrypted files are listed above.

Thanks for your help maxx, and don't be afraid to patch the coreservices folder (except for frontrow of course) but perhaps you shouldn't run the decrypter, just the cpuid patcher.

@eMatoSI have already patched all the coreservices folder and still have the slider problem, but as I said before, I've managed to make the keyboard volume keys to work. On the other hand I cannot patch systemuiserver, don't know why but I just can't. This is what the patcher tells me: File does not contain the reference bytes at vmaddr…

I am not sure i completely understood.Can u please elaborate some more.Which option did u choose on Marvins AMD util and which folder exactly did u choose?

I repeat that slider in meny bar works for me too.Its the pop up slider that does not work.

Thank you for your help man.

Run Marvin's Utility like in the picture:

When finished go to desktop AMD.Patch.Folder, the current date folder, and copy patches folder to the root of Snow drive:

Reboot and boot with -s and type this:

/sbin/mount -uw /
cd /patches
./patcher ./cpuid.txt
reboot

And here is the Front Row.app fix
Copy to System/Library/CoreServices
media fire.com/download.php?njq0qgmeud2

Thx man.An alternative solution t this which i followed is what i said earlier if someone doesnt want to mess with commands.

Just patch the System/Library folder by selecting the last option from marvins AMD utility BUT before patching it back up the front row app inside System/Library/CoreServices.After that reboot and paste front row you backed up earlier int System/Library/Coreservices.

That will do the trick.

Nice feedback everyone!

maybe these solutions should go by the original poster as a workaround in the first page of the guide.

@aryajuandaAre u sure u have replce the boot file, u can use boot file from 1st post or using boot file from chameleon rc3 For intel user or some one who like to try boot 64 bit mode on testt7 kernel you can try boot with -64_bit Not working on my rig becauce amd doesnot have syscall64, but i can see 64 bit mode enable with -64_bit boot arg

I have a proper boot file and I dont think that the boot file is the problem, boot process goes through all the way and just when it should start with login screen, it goes to KP.

I probably have to wait for a better amd kernel.

Hi aryajuanda, I have updated my Snow to 10.6.1 update patched using zephyroth's AMD patcher, everything works fine, but Dock is disappears , how to get it back?

@aryajuandawhat is your VGA card? do you use efi string for your VGA or use an injector?

I have ati radeon 3850.
I've tried to create an EFI string using EFI studio and put it into boot plist, but I'm not sure I did it right.

With 10.5 i was doing that after succesful install, it wasn't necessery to have vga kext or EFI string before installing OS.

@himαchirutheHi aryajuanda, I have updated my Snow to 10.6.1 update patched using zephyroth's AMD patcher, everything works fine, but Dock is disappears , how to get it back?

There was no need for patching it, especially not with Zephyroth's AMD Patcher.

@RetroRenI have ati radeon 3850. I've tried to create an EFI string using EFI studio and put it into boot plist, but I'm not sure I did it right.

It would help if you told us exactly how did you do it.

Using step 6 on this page:
i hackintosh.com/2009/09/install-snow-leopard-106-on-amd-pc-hackintosh/

But I had two problems:
1) I couldnt select my graphic card from the menu so I selected a random generic one.
2) In the boot plist I didnt find Graphics mode/key string, so I put the code to the end of the line

@aryajuandayou can try copy an original Dock.app to /System/Library/CoreServices/

Hi aryajuanda, I reinstalled 10.6.1 update without patching, now I got Dock.
And some times I am getting com.apple.iokit.IOATAFamily 2.5.0 KP, If I reset the BIOS to default settings then it works. I need to reset every time, any Idea how to resolve this issue or Do I need to change any kext?

@RetroRenUsing step 6 on this page: i hackintosh.com/2009/09/install-snow-leopard-106-on-amd-pc-hackintosh/ But I had two problems: 1) I couldnt select my graphic card from the menu so I selected a random generic one. 2) In the boot plist I didnt find Graphics mode/key string, so I put the code to the end of the line

You can't do it like that. Use the EFI string from your Leo install. Paste your com.apple.Boot.plist for us to see what you did...

Here are my boot plists for OSX SL 10.6 install and from my 100% working Leo 10.5

BTW, in EFI studio when Display device is selected, I can only choose from list of Nvidia VGA cards, no ATI card in the list, and I have Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD3850.

Worked like a charm, thanx !

I had to use a retail DVD of Snow Leopard tho, my previous attempts (using other SL downloads) were causing KP's on first boot every time. . .

Also, do you think it is stable enough to run as main OS, I mean is it as solid as Leopard 10.5.8? And is there anything else you can tell us about the modbin test 7 kernel like what features it may or may not have, advantages or dis-advantages we should know about?
just curious. . .

My MB is Asus M3A78-EMH. AMD CPU. Can I install SL?

You should be able to, but you will need a standalone graphics card for 3d acceleration as the onboard won't work.

I (feel like a noob)

I am somewhat confused as to how to install Snow Leopard. I have done all the prep-work from the guide. Problem is, after about 30% done it restarts (stating the install will continue after Restart). That's where I am stuck. I have my SL drive set to default but after it restarts, all Chameleon sees is my 10.5.8 and W7 installs. What am I doing wrong? How do I make this work?

Fixed

Ok, feel like a dumb-ass, but I fixed my own problem. Install went smoothly but having problems getting SL to boot; it keeps hanging on "DSMOS found" in verbose mode and does nothing. Any suggestions how to get past this? I have tried the classic -v -r -f -x and the result is the same. At least I am not getting any kernel panics.

@BansakuOk, feel like a dumb-ass, but I fixed my own problem. Install went smoothly but having problems getting SL to boot; it keeps hanging on "DSMOS found" in verbose mode and does nothing. Any suggestions how to get past this? I have tried the classic -v -r -f -x and the result is the same. At least I am not getting any kernel panics.

have you tried the fakesmc.kext?

install failed

HAHA my 3rd attempt installing snow leopard
when i boot nothing pops out again
maybe i didn't put enough kext
this time i added AppleATIATA.kext still nth pops out
maybe my mobo problem?
anyone have snow leopard working on ATI SB600 chipset?
what kext is needed?

I tried installing on;

Biostar 790GX
GTS250
X2 550BE unlocked
4 gigs ram

and it would just sit in a gray screen after getting out of verbose.. Will keep trying.

deadly360:
Look at new releases, and read the post of andivand for appleatiata.kext, works nicely (sata and ide in native mode) with my ga-ma770-ds3 with sb600 southbridge.

i now know why nth pops out after i reboot, since i got two HDD so i forgot to set the snow hdd to 1st boot in bios. Now it boots perfectly but just my mouse and keyborad dosen't work(i added ApplePS2 and controller ) but it didn't work. I havn't test sound and lan i'll check it
now i need help on mouse and keyboard.

for ps2 use voodoops2controller for snow 64 bit in /extra/extensions, and for audio voodoohda.kext for snow 64 bits, in S/L/E, and deleting applehda.kext.

Installed and now replying using SL. Audio is still something to be desired (garbled) and still working on it.

thanks guys for the thread. Everything went fine and I now have a working SL. The only problem for now is sleep/restart/shutdown. I have dsdt.aml made with the patcher but it's not helping(although it helped to get rid of the "CMOS checksum error" during post, which kept reseting the BIOS settings).
@perisman - i see you have the same board as me. Did you get sleep/reset/shutdown working?

@punk_zappaBiostar 790GX GTS250 X2 550BE unlocked 4 gigs ram

I got it installed but no audio. I installed voodooHDA.kext to extra/extension folder, sound came on but very garbled. Installed same kext using kext helper, same result. I cannot get the DSDT to compile without failing. Would it be better to add the voodooHDA.kext before booting to SL? Any other suggestions to get the sound going without involving DSDT?

Sound is fine using a USB headset.

hi, i installed snow leopard on 3 different ways now and everytime i get the same result: after restarting my screen is black and my keyboard turn off. so any ideas how to fix this problem? do i need any special kext for my mainboard?

amd x2 4850e
foxconn a7gm-s (amd 780g / sb700)
corsair xms2 2*2gb ddr2 800
foxconn 8800 gt (g92) 512 mb

greetz rora

@roratongahi, i installed snow leopard on 3 different ways now and everytime i get the same result: after restarting my screen is black and my keyboard turn off. so any ideas how to fix this problem? do i need any special kext for my mainboard?

Make sure you have modbin.test7 in your boot.plist and your disk UUID in the smbios and platform uuid.

@punk_zappaMake sure you have modbin.test7 in your boot.plist and your disk UUID in the smbios and platform uuid.

modbin.test7 is in my boot.plist and uuid in smbios.plist and in platformuuid.plist thats not the problem...

Install OSx86 10.6 (Snow Leopard)

Hi ..

Can I install OSx86 10.6 (Snow Leopard) on my computer or not

AMD Athlon X2 7850 2.8 Black Edition Socket AM2+
4GB DDR2 Bus 800
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 1G DDR3 256 bits
Gigabyte GA-MA770-UD3
Maxtor 250 GB SATA
Samsung DVD rew IDE
Mouse & Keyboard PS2 Port
Hope to be the best operating system on my computer.:)

Slow Performance-AMD-SL

Some body know why after install SL on AMD I got Slow performance, the only way to use SL is deleting NVDAResman.kexts, so after that the system is fast but I lost graphic aceleration,

also I tried with Marvin's tool and sucess patching on /System

Any idea please a lot fo THNKS...

kexts in /E/E:
AppleACPIPS2Nub.kext
ApplePS2Controller.kext
fakesmc.kext
FramebufferDisabler.kext
NullCPUPowerManagement.kext
OpenHaltRestart.kext
PlatformUUID.kext
AppleNForceATA.kext
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dsdt.aml in /
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mach_kernel.test7
boot from chamaleon rc2
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nVidia GeForce 8500 GT 512 MB (Efi String) works
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10.5.5 ideneb

Mouse dosen't work

@perismanfor ps2 use voodoops2controller for snow 64 bit in /extra/extensions, and for audio voodoohda.kext for snow 64 bits, in S/L/E, and deleting applehda.kext.

perisman
My keyboard works well but the mouse dosen't even move:'( ( IMAGE DOWN )
i did use ApplePS2controller.kext too but the result is same, i remade the extensions.mkext too but the result is same

Ps2

@DEADLY360perisman My keyboard works well but the mouse dosen't even move:'( ( IMAGE DOWN ) i did use ApplePS2controller.kext too but the result is same, i remade the extensions.mkext too but the result is same

Hello DEADLY360,

if are using PS2, you have to place this kext in /Extras/Extensions

AppleACPIPS2Nub.kext
ApplePS2Controller.kext

I added the file

I hope help you..

Installation Finally Succeed

Ok I finally get my Snow Leopard work
Thx a lot For help. Thx razza and especially perisman

i bought new usb mouse so and dump the ps2 mouse now it's all fine
Audio Works too but there are some buggy sound
how to fix the buggy sound?

@DEADLY360Ok I finally get my Snow Leopard work Thx a lot For help. Thx razza and especially perisman i bought new usb mouse so and dump the ps2 mouse now it's all fine Audio Works too but there are some buggy sound how to fix the buggy sound?

Try to install another audio kexts in /S/L/E or /E/E , look here: good luck!

cid-8b65993ef55cf014.skydrive.li ve.com/browse.aspx/.Public/OSx86/Snow%20Leopard/Drivers%20kext%20%5E5Sterowniki%5E6/==%20%20Sound%20%5E5d%C5%BAwi%C4%99k%5E6%20==?view=details

guys i have a problem with my 8500gt 512 mb
after installing 10.6
audio, network etc working good
but display shows 1440x900 , no kext installed and qe not working
i used latest efi studio and choosed 8500gt 512 mb and installed
but nothing happens..
is there any method to install 8500gt 512 mb ?

Serkan

@serkanpguys i have a problem with my 8500gt 512 mb after installing 10.6 audio, network etc working good but display shows 1440x900 , no kext installed and qe not working i used latest efi studio and choosed 8500gt 512 mb and installed but nothing happens.. is there any method to install 8500gt 512 mb ? Serkan

!) Install this kexts in /S/L/E and delete the efi string...

2) or try to put the efi string in /Extra/com.apple.Boot.plist not in /L/P/S...that's it

@aryajuandayou can use PC EFI 10.5 boot loader and use GraphicEnabler feature for your VGA.. work fine for me... no more need inject/enabler kext..

Hi aryajuanda, thanks a lot for the guide, I'm trying to get a full working on my brand new installation of SL but, I got a slow performance after install, everything is slow when Quartz is active, when I remove NVDAResman.kexts from /S/L/E no more freezing but without Quartz. any idea?

I tried
Patching with "Marvin's tool" and all patching succesful

kexts in /E/E

AppleACPIPS2Nub.kext
ApplePS2Controller.kext
fakesmc.kext
FramebufferDisabler.kext
NullCPUPowerManagement.kext
OpenHaltRestart.kext
PlatformUUID.kext
AppleNForceATA.kext

Razza

@aryajuandai got my sleep fix with place my LPC PCI Id in AppleLPC.kext and use sleepenabler.kext for snow leopard... sleep and wake is working…

i've same problem, how did you get your lpc pci id?

greetz

so where i've to enter my lpc pci id? into the array under IONameMatch (generate a new string)? - i will test it...

I'm having a problem when I boot; it freezes at the gray screen with the apple. If I do -v or -x I ultimately get a black screen with no text at all.
Could someone I'm not sure what you need to know from me.

Now, I'm having a different problem:

here's a picture of it.

@xshadow95Now, I'm having a different problem: here's a picture of it.

Still waiting for root device is almost for sure a problem with Your chipset. You have to add proper kext with support for it.

I have an Intel Based System, with Leo 10.5.8 on 1 drive and Snow Leo on another but snow Leo ain't booting at all ... Freezes on Apple logo, if I use -v -f -x or even cpus=1 I get a blank screen ...

My Specs :

My Rig is SSE3 capable but NOT x64bit and has 3 IDE Hard drives 1 SATA Drive and 1 IDE DVD Drive and is a full blown Intel PC with a Single Core PiV HT 2.8Ghz CPU and an Intel D865 PERL Mobo with no Network card, although I have 3 PCi Network Cards 1 Realtek 10/100, 1 Realtek Gigabit Lan and 1 D-Link 10/100 Nic. The PC also has 4GB DDR1 800Mhz RAM !

What should I do ?

I did everything as the guide said and got the following message on boot up 'boot1: /boot'

@TaistoStill waiting for root device is almost for sure a problem with Your chipset. You have to add proper kext with support for it.

Well, my chipset is nForce 430 and I already installed the AppleNForceATA.kext, so it doesn't seem like that could be the problem.

I did everything as the guide said and got the following message on boot up 'boot1: /boot'

bump

Memory not correct (System Profiler)

I just figure out that my memory isn't correctly viewed in system profiler
It should be DDR2 instead of DDR3 and 667/800 MHz instead of 1600MHz,
i think that's why some application like e.g. photoshop, illustrator
crash after opening :

Exception Type:  EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread:  0  Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

I wonder how to fix this problem?

Edited:
I edited the info in smbios.plist but it doesn't solve the problem still have application crashing after opening

This is my first post on this forum and sorry for my english but i am italian boy.
I have one question... Do you think kernel modbin test 7 is compatible with 10.6.2?

I have snow working great, but I have to change a kext in S/L/E at every boot after shutdown or else I have horrible system lag. Any ideas, as this is super annoying (always booting into windows, inserting a useless kext, booting into snow, and removing it.. every boot after shutdown...)

Successfully updated to 10.6.2. I patched the installer first using Zephyroth's AMD patcher.

AMD 10.6.2 Update successful except volume keyboard (SystemUIServer)

I updated from 10.6.1 to 10.6.2 using 10.6.2 Combo update.
Volume keyboard does not work : SystemUIServer.app needs cpuid patching but I can't get Marvin's utility to work.
Any suggestions ?

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10.6.1 to 10.6.2 AMD working update :
Chameleon 2.0 RC3

I did not need to use Zephiroth's AMD Patcher 0.31.
I followed netkas.org to replace 10.6.1 mach_kernel, IONetworkfamily.kext (S/L/E), AppleHDA.kext (S/L/E), HDAEnabler.kext (S/L/E) and NullCPUPowerManagement.kext (E/E)

After a first reboot I got the network working but no sound
I used "Kext Utility" to fix permission and clear Extension cache.
After a second reboot, I got both Network, Sound.

I am still missing the keyboard volume function. I however can change the volume with the slider in the menu bar.
I had this problem with Snow 10.6.1 but I was able to fix it with cupid patching /System with Marvin's Utility
It does not work with 10.6.2 but I don't know why

Rom1

constant reboot

i have installed 10.5.6 did the update using iDeneb to 10.5.8 no problems etc
i tried doing the install of 10.6 on the 2nd hard drive replaced the installer etc etc etc all installs fine i did all the usual kext stuff replace the kernal etc etc but when i reboot to the 10.6 it loads the kexts but then reboots instantally so fast infact that i cant see a kernal panic. I have tried loading it with the usual man mem stuff acpi etc etc does the same thing even with -x32 -s

Im using a
AMD phenon 9950
790fx motherboard
sb600
ATI 3870 512mb
Spinpoint SATA drive
SATA DVD drive
4gb 1066 ram

any help?

i used this way of doing it and copied the ijnstall to a USB stick and modified the installer and installed on a 2nd partition

i hackintosh.com/2009/09/install-snow-leopard-106-on-amd-pc-hackintosh/

i just did some reading and found that the kernel they give you off that site doesnt work very well so i downloaded the legacy kernel 7 ill rename that and use that.

try the re install now

@chrisamankoi have installed 10.5.6 did the update using iDeneb to 10.5.8 no problems etc i tried doing the install of 10.6 on the 2nd hard drive replaced the installer etc etc etc all installs fine i did all the usual kext stuff replace the kernal etc etc but when i reboot to the 10.6 it loads the kexts but then reboots instantally so fast…

Nope cant get it work work, whatever i try i either get a KP, Constant Reboot or a Hang when its loading.

@macxuser33Is the mach_kernel.test7 for just amd or is it intel also ? as im running on pentium D , Lleopard at the moment s runs great but wouldnt mind trying snow

Use Vanilla kernel.

See this post from ihackintosh:
i hackintosh.com/2009/08/how-to-install-snow-leopard-10a432-on-pc-hackintosh/

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@chrisamankoNope cant get it work work, whatever i try i either get a KP, Constant Reboot or a Hang when its loading.

can anyone help me?

@chrisamankocan anyone help me?

Reading Your post - it seems that You actually boot using the vanilla kernel. Copy the test7 kernel to the / directory of the drive, set permissions, and during boot - write the kernel full name when prompted, to make sure it boots using the one from modbin. com.apple.Boot.plist sometimes reset it's values so it might actually boot using the original one - in this case it will reboot instantly after loading kexts.

@chrisamankoi have installed 10.5.6 did the update using iDeneb to 10.5.8 no problems etc i tried doing the install of 10.6 on the 2nd hard drive replaced the installer etc etc etc all installs fine i did all the usual kext stuff replace the kernal etc etc but when i reboot to the 10.6 it loads the kexts but then reboots instantally so fast…

I get this far and my pc haults. I have to press the reset button and then when my computer starts again all my bios setting have gone back to deafults?

hi mate no im defiantly using the 7 kernel look at my picture i uploaded in my last post that's where it crashes now? Any ideas?

this is what i get now any ideas? Also when i try and boot back to 10.5.8 thats usually screwed up so i have to re install 10.5.6 and restore my ketxs etc and then i can boot back into 10.5.8.

I officially give up for now

I tried installing SL using all the AMD methods available on the net, following the exact details, but I always end up with KP, both with modbin and qoopz kernel. Vanilla kernel gives me only reboots.

I guess I'll have to wait for a better kernel. I patched DSDT, fixed RTC, edited boot plist, tried various kext combination, but it didn't work.

I see on osx86 project that one guy managed to install SL to the same MBO that I have using this guide, but I had no luck.

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Gigabyte 790X UD4P
8 GB DDR2 667 Mhz RAM
AMD Phenom II 550
ATI Radeon HD3850

@RetroRenI officially give up for now I tried installing SL using all the AMD methods available on the net, following the exact details, but I always end up with KP, both with modbin and qoopz kernel. Vanilla kernel gives me only reboots. I guess I'll have to wait for a better kernel. I patched DSDT, fixed RTC, edited boot plist, tried various…

Yes mate im in the same boat as you and by the looks of it you have the same motherboard as me.

I have 10.5.8 running fine at the moment but i cant for love nor money get 10.6 to work!

I have tried everything like yourself.

GUID install
MBR install with retail disc resotred to usb stick and the osinstall modified put on it
Installed to 2nd partition hard drive
Installed other kexts removed them
Booted with everyflag combo known
And i either get a crash at Jmicron OR i get a kernal panic
and when i reset my pc all my bios settings have gone to defaults so i guess for now ill stick with 10.5.8 till 10.6 is made more viable.

@chrisamankoYes mate im in the same boat as you and by the looks of it you have the same motherboard as me. I have 10.5.8 running fine at the moment but i cant for love nor money get 10.6 to work! I have tried everything like yourself. GUID install MBR install with retail disc resorted to usb stick and the osinstall modified put on it Installed…

I'm on a perfectly working 10.5.5.right now, even sleep works great for me.
So, I'm really not in a hurry to get SL working to have a OSX on PC expirience, but it would be nice to have a working SL.

My problem is definitly kernel, what ever I do or try I end up with KP. I have no BIOS reseting problems, though.

Hopefully, there will be a smoother non vanilla SL kernel in a month or two. With few more updates SL will probably only get better till then

@RetroRenI'm on a perfectly working 10.5.5.right now, even sleep works great for me. So, I'm really not in a hurry to get SL working to have a OSX on PC expirience, but it would be nice to have a working SL. My problem is definitly kernel, what ever I do or try I end up with KP. I have no BIOS reseting problems, though. Hopefully, there will…

Wjy dont you upgrade to 10.5.8? use the iDeneb 10.5.8 Combo Kit! then you can have all the latest updates, safari etc

@RetroRenI officially give up for now I tried installing SL using all the AMD methods available on the net, following the exact details, but I always end up with KP, both with modbin and qoopz kernel. Vanilla kernel gives me only reboots. I guess I'll have to wait for a better kernel. I patched DSDT, fixed RTC, edited boot plist, tried various…

I officially give up for now

I tried installing SL using all the AMD methods available on the net, following the exact details, but I always end up with KP, both with modbin and qoopz kernel. Vanilla kernel gives me only reboots.

I guess I'll have to wait for a better kernel. I patched DSDT, fixed RTC, edited boot plist, tried various kext combination, but it didn't work.

I see on osx86 project that one guy managed to install SL to the same MBO that I have using this guide, but I had no luck.

try to use a better SL or a retail version, i had the same problem

@tr33stanI officially give up for now I tried installing SL using all the AMD methods available on the net, following the exact details, but I always end up with KP, both with modbin and qoopz kernel. Vanilla kernel gives me only reboots. I guess I'll have to wait for a better kernel. I patched DSDT, fixed RTC, edited boot plist, tried various…

There are two things keeping you from a working system. One is that the Phenom II X2 550 runs at 3.1 GHz. OS X has a problem with running with a higher multiplier than 15 on AMD systems and will instantly reboot after choosing the OS in Chameleon. Set the multiplier to 15 (3.0GHz) and you should be good. The other thing is having more than 4GB of RAM. Use the switch "maxmem=4096 -v" without quotes in your com.apple.Boot.plist or at Chameleon when choosing the OS. It isn't in the graphical options, but if you just start typing you'll see it at the bottom of the screen. Also make sure that you're using AHCI mode for all SATA controllers until you get the system going.

I personally have a Phenom II 550 and a GA-MA790FX-DS5 (nearly the same chipset) and used these methods to successfully boot Snow Leopard.

Good luck.

hi all

Can anyone tell me if it can install on my laptop? i've been searching for weeks.

HP Pavilion Tx2000 (Touch Screen PC)
CPU: 2.2 GHz AMD Turion 64 x2 Dual-Core …
Ram: 3072 mb
VGA: NVIDIA Geforce Go 6150M

Pls give me some comments on Where to download and How to install Snow Leopard 10A432. →

:)
Snow Leopard 10.6 →

Snow Leopard 10.6 →

@blacknightThere are two things keeping you from a working system. One is that the Phenom II X2 550 runs at 3.1 GHz. OS X has a problem with running with a higher multiplier than 15 on AMD systems and will instantly reboot after choosing the OS in Chameleon. Set the multiplier to 15 (3.0GHz) and you should be good. The other thing is having more…

Actually I have multi at 15, my Phenom works at 3.0 Ghz all the time, all drives are set to AHCI, and I tried booting with maxmem=2048 on Chameleon but it didnt help

I envy you, you have a working SL
What guide did you follow?

@RetroRenActually I have multi at 15, my Phenom works at 3.0 Ghz all the time, all drives are set to AHCI, and I tried booting with maxmem=2048 on Chameleon but it didnt help I envy you, you have a working SL What guide did you follow?

Actually, I used this guide. What kernel are you using? Are you trying to run with -force64? You shouldn't have to go to 2048MB of RAM, just 4096. What other kexts are you using? The only kexts that I'm using that are needed are fakesmc 2.5Are you using PC_EFIv10.3+? Also, I notice you're using a Radeon 3850. I'm pretty sure that you won't have working QE/CI with SL, but I haven't checked lately so I could be wrong.

@blackknightActually, I used this guide. What kernel are you using? Are you trying to run with -force64? You shouldn't have to go to 2048MB of RAM, just 4096. What other kexts are you using? The only kexts that I'm using that are needed are fakesmc 2.5Are you using PC_EFIv10.3+? Also, I notice you're using a Radeon 3850. I'm pretty sure that you…

I didnt try -force64 so far, I thought that 64 bit doesnt work for AMD?
anyway, I tried now with maxmem=4096, it didnt help.
I used the latest chameleon version.
I tried with bunch of kext in Extra/Extensions folder:
AHCIPortinjector, AppleRTC, ATAPortInjector, Disabler, Fakesmc, IOAHCIBlockStorageInjector, JMicronATAInjector, NullCPUPowerManagement, OpenHaltRestart, PlatformUUID

You think it would work with only fakesmc?

I'm not sure about radeon 3850, but for start it would be good to even boot SL without QE/CI. I'll worry about that when I get into SL

@RetroRenI didnt try -force64 so far, I thought that 64 bit doesnt work for AMD? anyway, I tried now with maxmem=4096, it didnt help. I used the latest chameleon version. I tried with bunch of kext in Extra/Extensions folder: AHCIPortinjector, AppleRTC, ATAPortInjector, Disabler, Fakesmc, IOAHCIBlockStorageInjector, JMicronATAInjector,…

Are you using Qoopz new kernel? If not, you should. That would get rid of AppleRTC.kext, Disabler, NullCPUPM, PlatformUUID and OpenHaltRestart. You should use the latest Fakesmc from netkas.org and your AHCI/ATA kexts (those shouldn't cause a problem) and Qoopz 10.6.0 or 10.6.2 kernel. I also recommend updating to PC_EFIv10.5 from netkas.org as well.

@blackknightAre you using Qoopz new kernel? If not, you should. That would get rid of AppleRTC.kext, Disabler, NullCPUPM, PlatformUUID and OpenHaltRestart. You should use the latest Fakesmc from netkas.org and your AHCI/ATA kexts (those shouldn't cause a problem) and Qoopz 10.6.0 or 10.6.2 kernel. I also recommend updating to PC_EFIv10.5 from…

Will try that.
I didnt find any SL kext for my chipset (790x)? Where did You find them?

There is no such thing as a kext for a chipset. There are kexts for the ethernet, sound, ATA/SATA and such that are part of a chipset, but nothing for the chipset itself.

@blackknightThere is no such thing as a kext for a chipset. There are kexts for the ethernet, sound, ATA/SATA and such that are part of a chipset, but nothing for the chipset itself.

I know, I ment SB750 SATA/ATA kext.
I have that kext for 10.5 but it didnt work well, so I use Leopard without that kext.

Nvidia 7300GT and Snow Leopard retail 10A432 issue

I've managed to follow the instructions here and in iHackintosh and successfully installed SL on my AMD machine (which has a running 10.5.8 Leopard) on an extra 40GB IDE drive (using AppleNforceATA.kext), using GUID partition. I run it with -x32 flag for 32-bit mode.

There was no sound at first, but managed to use the AppleAC97Audio.kext in 32-bit mode (64-bit won't accept any of the 32-bit driver obviously). The issue now is how to make my graphics card work. Whenever I set the EFI string (Nvidia 7300GT 256 DDR2) on com.apple.Boot.plist inside the /Extra folder and reboot to the disk, the mouse is screwed up (going everywhere) and the interface is just sluggish (imagine a slow motion effect on your monitor).

Wondering if the SL NVDANV40Hal.kext has something to do with it or if there's already a solution for this issue. I've searched for days now on all forums and have yet to find a problem similar to mine.

Any help to resolve this would be great, so I may go to the next problem which is the Disk Utility repair issue (that I've already seen a solution to but requires me to have another running SL).

EDIT: Suddenly dawned on me that this is a QE/CI issue, so now I know what to look for particularly and hoping that there's a solution out there.

@RetroRenI know, I ment SB750 SATA/ATA kext. I have that kext for 10.5 but it didnt work well, so I use Leopard without that kext.

You need to use the AppleATIATA.kext for SL. I can't remember where I saw it, but I think it was on insanelymac.com forums in the hardware section. I personally just use AHCI as it always works in OS X, but I have it just in case. I also have a modified AppleOnboardPCATA.kext that is modified the same way as the leopard version as it seems to enable the 5th and 6th SATA ports when set to IDE mode for DVD-Roms. It was also found on insanelymac.com, but like I said, I usually use AHCI as it works the easiest.

@blackknightYou need to use the AppleATIATA.kext for SL. I can't remember where I saw it, but I think it was on insanelymac.com forums in the hardware section. I personally just use AHCI as it always works in OS X, but I have it just in case. I also have a modified AppleOnboardPCATA.kext that is modified the same way as the leopard version as it…

I saw one here:
ATI ATA Driver optimized for Snow Leopard →

Perhaps this one could work I will also give it a try...
Also I tried with only fakesmc kext and with qoopz kernel and updated PC EFI 10.5 boot file, no go

That's actually the one I was thinking of. I haven't tried it myself, but I use the previous version and it works great, so the new one should especially since it's optimized for SL.

Are you still getting a KP? If so, is there a kext associated with it that's causing it? Also, it might be a good idea to start with a new clean install. I also forgot to mention that you should use Marvin's AMD utility to remove CPUIDs and unencrypt the system, though that shouldn't be causing a KP. Could you post a picture of the KP you're getting?

@blackknightAre you still getting a KP? If so, is there a kext associated with it that's causing it? Also, it might be a good idea to start with a new clean install. I also forgot to mention that you should use Marvin's AMD utility to remove CPUIDs and unencrypt the system, though that shouldn't be causing a KP. Could you post a picture of the KP…

This is the one I've been getting a lot:

I get a different KP when using different kernels (modbin and qoopz), but there is no kext mentioned in both cases, I think they are all kernel related.

I tried clean installs more then 10 times using various methods (this one, Empire Efi + SL DVD, SnoeOSX Universal distro...), but it always ends up the same way. I thought I should use Marvin's AMD patcher after I boot into SL?

One thing is that I've never been able to get modbin's to work. I got that same KP that you just posted with. I was able to get the test7 kernel and both Qoopz to work.

I have one more question: do you have ACC enabled in the bios? If not I suggest you do. Also, disable any inboard devices you're not using like serial and parallel ports, etc.

@blackknightOne thing is that I've never been able to get modbin's to work. I got that same KP that you just posted with. I was able to get the test7 kernel and both Qoopz to work. I have one more question: do you have ACC enabled in the bios? If not I suggest you do. Also, disable any inboard devices you're not using like serial and parallel…

Isnt test7 actually modbins kernel? I tried test7, it didnt work. I think ACC is on, I will check all of that when I get home and try another fresh install, but I will power off not only inboard devices but all other drives.

I seem to be making serious progress
I did a clean install with some new kext combination and qoopz kernel, and I was able to boot all the way to - black screen. I used maxmem=4096 flag. I also got cmos reset with every restart.

I fixed CMOS reset with editing dsdt file, but I couldnt find any kext for my VGA
I saw that people where able to boot to SL with deleting all the ati kexts from S/L/E folder, so I did that and I got a step further - now I have a graphic screen saying that my keyboard is not being recognized.

I have a PS2 keyboard and a voodoops2controller kext in my E/E folder. Iguess it doesnt work, I'm gonna try a better one.

Thank for your help blacknight

@RetroRenI seem to be making serious progress I did a clean install with some new kext combination and qoopz kernel, and I was able to boot all the way to - black screen. I used maxmem=4096 flag. I also got cmos reset with every restart. I fixed CMOS reset with editing dsdt file, but I couldnt find any kext for my VGA I saw that people where…

I knew we'd get you going eventually. Now, for your VGA, I believe we can get you going with resolution changing and such, but you need to update put back the ATI kexts, except for ATIRadeonX2000.kext. You'll also need to add a key in your com.apple.Boot.plist for enabling the graphicsenabler. I'm assuming you're using PC_EFIv10.5 now, so you should be good. You'll need to look at netkas.org for his post on enabling ati bios injection using PC_EFI. I'll get you the link if you can't find it. As for the keyboard, I'd just get a cheap USB keyboard and mouse. I haven't used PS/2 in a very long time, so I didn't run into that problem.

@blackknightI knew we'd get you going eventually. Now, for your VGA, I believe we can get you going with resolution changing and such, but you need to update put back the ATI kexts, except for ATIRadeonX2000.kext. You'll also need to add a key in your com.apple.Boot.plist for enabling the graphicsenabler. I'm assuming you're using PC_EFIv10.5…

Successfull boot to SL
Used maxmem=4096 -v -x32 flags
No QE,CI, no sound for now.
Oddly, my keyboard is working now after i installed some ps2 kexts, but my ps2 mouse is not working now, so i put other usb mouse.

I already added this lines to boot.plist:

string></string>
	<key>Boot Graphics</key>
	<string>Yes</string>
        <key>Quiet Boot</key>
        <string>No</string>
        <key>Timeout</key>
        <string>5</string>

Is that good?
Then I will try to get my sound and mouse working

@RetroRenSuccessfull boot to SL Used maxmem=4096 -v -x32 flags No QE,CI, no sound for now. Oddly, my keyboard is working now after i installed some ps2 kexts, but my ps2 mouse is not working now, so i put other usb mouse. I already added this lines to boot.plist: string> Boot Graphics Yes Quiet Boot No Timeout 5 Is that good? Then I will try…

Add this to your plist:

<key>GraphicsEnabler</key>
<string>y</string>

That should allow you to have resolution changing, etc. without QE/CI. If not, you will need to download the bios file for your graphics card and do a little bit more to your boot.plist. Try it with just those lines I mentioned first and see if it works. Make sure you put back the ATI files excluding ATIRadeonX2000.kext. If it doesn't work, then you might just have to use:

<key>Graphics Mode</key>
<string>your resolution here</string> (e.g. 1280x1024x32)

instead of the lines I wrote before.

Also, Qoopz kernel defaults to 32-bit mode, so you shouldn't need -x32. Once you get Marvin's tool going and patch the CPUIDs, you can try using the -force64 flag along with maxmem=8192, though it is not going to be entirely stable until CPUID patching is implemented in the latest kernel.

As for sound, I am under the impression that the only working way to get sound is using AppleAzalia.kext as I have had no luck with AppleHDA or VoodooHDA.

QE/CI enabling for Nvidia Geforce 7300GT 256 MB on Snow Leopard

I'll make this post quick and simple. I've almost have SL working on my AMD machine, just need a way to make QE/CI work using the 7300GT.

Any thoughts on how?

@blackknightIf it doesn't work, then you might just have to use: <key>Graphics Mode</key> <string>your resolution here</string> (e.g. 1280x1024x32) instead of the lines I wrote before. Also, Qoopz kernel defaults to 32-bit mode, so you shouldn't need -x32. Once you get Marvin's tool going and patch the CPUIDs, you can try using the -force64 flag…

Thanx for the tips
This is the situation so far:

Resolution works at 1280x1024x32
VGA is recognized as Radeon 3800 series, but with no QE or CI
Ethernet works
Restart and shutdown work
No sound
Patched binaries with Marvins patcher 85/87 were succesfully patched
I/m able to boot 64bit mode using -force64 boot flag.

Next steps are transfering my apps and stuff from 10.5.5 via Migration assistant, then I will try to get QE and CI, then sound, and test it for stability with some hard core usage.
If its all gonna work and gonna be stable, I will use it as my primary system

Good to hear how far you've gotten. You say that resolution works, but does that mean that you can change it in display preferences, or do you have to manually enter it in Boot.plist? Also, since nobody has any hd 2000/3000 cards working with QE/CI, I wouldn't expect it to work for you. If you want to use it as a primary system, I recommend getting a 4000 series card and sell the 3850. If you plan on also using Leopard, I believe you will need a 4800 series card.

You might want to re-run marvin's utility once you've migrated your files as the kernel you used in 10.5.5 probably included the on-the-fly patcher.

@blackknightGood to hear how far you've gotten. You say that resolution works, but does that mean that you can change it in display preferences, or do you have to manually enter it in Boot.plist? Also, since nobody has any hd 2000/3000 cards working with QE/CI, I wouldn't expect it to work for you. If you want to use it as a primary system, I…

I've got the resolution manually in the Boot.plist. 3850 works without GE/CI in SL, but in Leopard I have QE/CI enabled. I had a lot of problems with making it completely work but it works.

I was thinking about getting a newer card, but I was thinking about radeon 5000 series, but tthey will probably not work in SL for a few more months.

One more question. I would like to change the boot file on my 10.5.5 disk so I can boot both 10.5 and 10.6 from that disk, but will it hurt booting my 10.5.5?

I am having an issue I hope you can assist me with.

I followed the instructions and installed Snow Leopard on to an external USB drive (old 80gb IDE HDD inside). The install went fine, within an hour I was successfully booted into Snow Leopard on my PC. Everything worked so well in fact I decided to do the same install on an internal SATA drive. I cleared out one storage hard drive and followed the instructions again.

Originally I was getting a black screen, the error was either SMC related, or "Device in Slot 1" related. Today I happen to have my USB headset plugged in, and when I booted up to test - I heard the welcome music (the music the first time you turn on OSX and go to the registration page) coming through my speakers, but again no video other then the black screen in -v mode. (I also tried -pci0/-pci1 and -x -- none were sucessful).

Anyways, I took out my Video Card ( I have a Sapphire 4870 1GB card ) and switched to onboard video in BIOS. The system booted up fine with no flags. I entered the system with no issues at all and it is working fine as we speak. I turned off the computer and put the 4870 in again and tried to boot, but it went right back to the black screen.

What confuses me is I had to do absolutely nothing reguarding my Video Card when installing to the external USB drive, but for some reason, while installing to my internal SATA drive, my video card will not operate correctly.

(Note: during one of my many tests I copied over the boot file, kernel, /Extras/ folder to my internal sata drive from my working external drive install (i rebuilt the mkext file and changed the UUIDs to the internal.. but that did not work either.)).

Any suggestions on what I can try to do to be able to use my 4870?

Summary:

-- Can boot into OSX with internal graphics.
-- Black screen when attempting to boot with Radeon 4870.
-- External USB drive works fine WITH the 4870 in.

Mobo and GPU:

Motherboard: Gigabit MA-790GP-UD4H
VC: Sapphire 4870 1GB
Processor: Phenom II x4 920 (4x 3.0GHz)

Thanks very much!

I finally upgraded my AMD box to SL. Everything appears to be working except About This Mac; it's crashing, logging out and logging back in like it would back on 10.5.2...I can't seem to find a fix for this on SL (tried the old patches, nothing). Anyone heard of this or have a fix for it? Thanks!

EDIT: JK, finding a bunch of issues with volume slider and such. Either way, I haven't found anything regarding the About This Mac crash

I tried everything but I cant get this to work...

So Ive been at this all day and I still cant get it working. I got it installed but my computer just turns off after a while before booting into snow leopard.

I have tried multiple different options and used all of -v busratio=20 cpus=1, -v arch=i386 and cpus =1 -v. No matter what I do my computer shuts off by itself. Before it shuts off I get kernel panic saying "CPu halted" and "can't get kextd port" and lastly "poweroff still waiting on appleusbeechi".

I have been trying to match the iPC install I used for leopard. To install that and get full funtionality all I had to do was install:

- voodoo kernel(which i obviously know i cant use for snow leopard);
- appleNForceATA.
- ALC88ad2
-AppleSMBios-AnV-MacPro

I only had to install these and i got everything working.

I have a hp 8530f
which includes:
-Motherboard: ASUS M2N78-LA
-Chipset: NVIDIA GeForce 8200 (MCP78PV)
-Graphics GeForce 9300 GS (256 MB)
256 MB GDDR2 memory
I/O Ports: HDMI and DVI (and VGA using included DVI-to-VGA adapter)

- I used OSX86 to insert a graphics string to get video card working in iPC.

Anyways any help or advice would be wickedly... out of this world... awesomely... appreciated!

Update: Used Apple Azalia Audio kext for sound and it works great.
Thank you everyone for helping me setup SL on my system.
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thanks (everyone in the osx86 community)
SL is working fine.
though had some very tough KPs and issues but managed to resolve them and am thinking of publishing my own guide
now only audio is left
i used the apple azalia audio kext in leopard and everything worked fine
what should i use in sl, anyone has any idea? how they got their audio working
when i use voodoohda.kext the sound is very garbled
so on this part

@biird
read the entire thread for solutions to ur problems

@indy1298
i am sorry i cant help u
maybe u should try a re-install?
or use qoopz kernel

K guys I got it booted via maxmem=4096 but still have a few problems plz help.

1) The only way i can get to the bootloader is by selecting boot device via the bios and then booting to harddrive. If i just let the computer do its thing the screen goes blank and it does not change even if i turn the computer on and off. The only way i can get it to boot back to the bios is by turning the power supply off for 10 seconds and then on.

2) How do i integrate maxmem=4096 into the bootloader so i dont have to type it in everytime.

3)Half the time i boot into sl none of the applications work... the other half only safari and itunes dont work.

4) it only shows one core working.. i used AppleSMBios-AnV-MacPro to get all the cores show on ipc but it does not work with sl. Anyway i can get it to work?

After a week of trying i finally got some kind of SL booted but get these issues sorted and make the the happiest hackintosh SL user on the planet.

I think I understand now what's happening to my Nvidia 7300GT on SL. QE/CI apparently works, but the problem is OpenCL which (according to Nvidia) is not OpenCL compatible.

Could this be the cause why my SL is so sluggish? Please somebody answer.

Hello to everyone! I am glad to be here!

I am trying to install Mac OS X 10.6 to an AMD PC. My motherboard is the ASUS M4A79T Deluxe. While the Mac OS X 10.6 DVD is loading (with the help of the latest Empire EFI boot cd), i am getting a message that there is no DSDT found and i am getting a kernel panic. What i must do?

@aryajuandaAfter an successful install n boot into snow leopard i found some problem iTunes is crashing everytime.. the problem is the amd legacy kernel from modbin for snow leopard doen't have a on fly cpuids patch like voodoo based kermel so we need to do a cpuids patch. u can use a Marvin's AMD Utilities to do this patch. for Fix some problem…

Arya with this… what is the file that's contain CPUID to run cpuid patch

and how to enable QE/CI on my VGA 9600GT 512MB

@erineosHello to everyone! I am glad to be here! I am trying to install Mac OS X 10.6 to an AMD PC. My motherboard is the ASUS M4A79T Deluxe. While the Mac OS X 10.6 DVD is loading (with the help of the latest Empire EFI boot cd), i am getting a message that there is no DSDT found and i am getting a kernel panic. What i must do?

I have the same motherboard and got the same problem. Using the Empire EFI for AMD Processors no problem booting up on the empire cd works great.
I can also change to the osx cd and start it.. it starts to load alot of files and then after a while i get a kernel panic. so i tried cpus=1 -f -v -x -s and could see it loaded alot of file dl.drop box.com/u/3346837/PICT1847.AVI <-- little video of what it is doing.

After a while it stops with this screen dl.drop box.com/u/3346837/PICT1850.JPG and when i hit return i get this dl.drop box.com/u/3346837/PICT1861.JPG

Sorry for shitty pictures

Anyone how has an ide of what is wrong and who can put me in the right direction or maybe to site where i can find more info. maybe i am looking in the wrong places coz. can't find any info.

Your can get more info in my signature

@aryajuandaBefore we begin to install Snow leopard On AMD system we need to prepare some file : 1. Kernel : Because AMD cant boot with vanila kernel.. for me the most success kernel is mach_kernel.test7 from modbin. test7 its because its kernel number 7 i have test from modbin (all other kernel get me a KP) you can get the kernel : here (rapid…

I can not create DSDT.aml It always error (many errors). How to solve it? Can I boot to SL without DSDT.aml?

Chameleon not booting

I am a noob at hackintosh. I followed the steps to install snow leopard on amd pc. Restored image to thumb drive.
Installed chameleon rc2, but failed.
I only succeded after changing the additional options to chameleon efi hfs and not the standard.
As a result, the bootloader boots but is unable to boot from my os x install usb.
Can any one help me with this? By the way, the usb is not in GUID partition.

@DEADLY360I just figure out that my memory isn't correctly viewed in system profiler It should be DDR2 instead of DDR3 and 667/800 MHz instead of 1600MHz, i think that's why some application like e.g. photoshop, illustrator crash after opening :

"i think that's why some application like e.g. photoshop, illustrator
crash after opening :"

Have you figured out why this is happening? I've installed CS5 Master suite and everything works but Illustrator. I got CS4 to open by removing an palette plugin, but I can't get CS5 to open. Photoshop, InDesign and the rest are fine.

Any ideas or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

DRD2

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Snow Leopard 10.6.4 Retail
AMD Phenom X4 9850 2.5Ghz
4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500
MSI 785GTM-E45 Motherboard
GeForce 9500 GT 512MB PCI-E

issues installing on amd

i followed the example step by set and when i boot up i get the error
Boot0: GPT
Boot0:Testing
Boot0:Testing
Boot0:Done
Boot1: /boot

would i need to install the Apple VIA kexts as i have a via chipset?

I have same motherboard

Mine has a phenom 2.5 and is running iatkos 10.6.3 very nicely using an nvidia 9500 gt card. I installed with just via chipset (supervia i believe it is) and nvenabler and I use NO NETWORK DRIVER at all and it detects my SMC gigabit card. the internal one is realtek 1000 or 8169 driver I believe but try no driver first because that may work. If i put in a realtek driver (either one) it detects card b ut doesn't connect to internet at all. in reg leopard 10.5.8 i used realtek 1000 driver, but discovered the no driver trick for Snow Leopard and have used it on other machines with realtek cards/chips. I can't seem to get 64bit to work though and I'm not sure why... (anyone have this MB working at 64 bit out there?) but with Quartz Extreme and 4 gigs ram, it's pretty damn fast! I also have a pentium Duo Quad machine running same drivers except it's intel chipset (same graphics same sound chip) and it runs 64 bit no problem. Best way to see if a MB will be 64 bit is just install chipset and nvenabler drivers first and see if it comes up in 64 bit. then add drivers one at a time for sound and network and check to see if still booting 64 bit.

Good luck!

I have same motherboard

Mine has a phenom 2.5 and is running iatkos 10.6.3 very nicely using an nvidia 9500 gt card. I installed with just via chipset (supervia i believe it is) and nvenabler and I use NO NETWORK DRIVER at all and it detects my SMC gigabit card . the internal onboard chip is realtek 1000 or 8169 driver I believe but try no driver first because that may work. (I have gigabit router so I disabled onboard chip) If i put in a realtek driver (either one) it detects card but doesn't connect to internet at all. in reg leopard 10.5.8 i used realtek 1000 driver, but discovered the no driver trick with Snow Leopard and have used it on other machines with realtek cards/chips. I can't seem to get 64bit to work though and I'm not sure why... (anyone have this MB working at 64 bit out there?) I also have a pentium duo core 4 machine running same drivers except it's intel chipset (same graphics same sound chip) and it runs 64 bit no problem. Best way to see if a MB will be 64 bit is just install chipset and nvenabler drivers first and see if it comes up in 64 bit. then add drivers one at a time for sound and network and check to see if still booting 64 bit. The AMD is nice though because it supports virtual machines so you can use parallels which I like better than VMWare which is all I can run on my intel machine...

Good luck!

SL on AMD Athlon II 250

I have followed the instructions at the site "i hackintosh.com/2009/09/install-snow-leopard-106-on-amd-pc-hackintosh/" to try to install SL on my system with an ECS IC780M-A motherboard with an AMD Athlon II 250 CPU (dual core 3.0 Ghz). It uses the Modbin test7 kernel. When I try to boot the installation I get the following error message after the gray screen with the silver Apple logo:

"panic(CPU 0 caller 0x2e71f459):"Unsupported CPU:family=0x10,model=0x6,stepping=0x2"@/SourceCache/AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement/Apple/IntelCPUPowerManagement-90/pmProcessor.c:210"

Can anyone help?

Thanks for this Guide, looks like your guide is for a retail version of snow leo.
I have a couple of questions to get a better understanding, Am running a leohazard 10.6.1 & want to go to lion, but wait for the amd kernel is longer than expected.
Does going onto retail version installation make update work from apple without much modding?
I have tried updating my hackintosh & have failed on all occasions.
For now I want to get my hands on the Mac App Store & wait till a stable amd lion is out.
So in order to install it, I need the combo update 10.6.6.

If I follow this guide, does retail 10.6.3 help or should it be 10.6?
Can I fetch a few files from my current hackintosh like the com.apple.boot.plist, boot file?

I downloaded the retail of 10.6.0, trying that…

EDIT:
I end up with Still waiting for root device, yes I have an ide optical drive & a hd, I disconnected both & faced the same issue.
Cloned the prepped partition before installing chameleon as chameleon installation is failing, I already have it for my current hackintosh

Kindly help me out here.

Or tell me on how can I get the MAS (Mac Apple Store working on my current rig)