Lion with AMD - Page 79

anonomys209 · #**781** 05-14-2012, 08:37 PM

Maybe it has something to do with updating from 10.7.2 to 10.7.4 directly. I'm gonna download the 10.7.3 combo update and start there, cuz I've now bombed my install 3 times. Thank GOD for Carbon Copy Cloner (if you don't have it you should get it, it's free).

Has anyone updated from 10.7.2 to 10.7.4 yet?

anonomys209 · #**782** 05-14-2012, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jeaton2012

I was able to update to 10.7.4 pretty flawlessly. The only weird thing is that when I boot, it gives me a bunch of ?kxld? error notifications. It doesn't seem to affect anything, though. Lion works just the same as it did in 10.7.3. I updated by using the apple 10.7.4 combo update, and then replacing the mach_kernel and something like AppleFileSystemDriver.kext from 10.7.3? I'm at school right now but I'll check it to see what I did when I get home.

Giving that a shot right now. Cuz that's the kext that's not loading right before it gets stuck at STILL WAITING FOR ROOT DEVICE. Also, I see those errors in my verbose boot too but if they aren't affecting anything from working properly after boot I don't really care about that lol

Gonna try combo update AGAIN and replace just the AppleFileSystemDriver.kext and go from there. Thanks for all your help bro.

jeaton2012 · #**783** 05-14-2012, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by anonomys209

Giving that a shot right now. Cuz that's the kext that's not loading right before it gets stuck at STILL WAITING FOR ROOT DEVICE. Also, I see those errors in my verbose boot too but if they aren't affecting anything from working properly after boot I don't really care about that lol

Gonna try combo update AGAIN and replace just the AppleFileSystemDriver.kext and go from there. Thanks for all your help bro.

Reinstall AppleATIATA.kext too. If you get the waiting for root device, that's the kext that isn't loading properly.

anonomys209 · #**784** 05-14-2012, 09:29 PM

I don't believe I have that kext installed even on 10.7.2, maybe that's my problem? I just rolled back the AppleFileSystemDriver.kext, mach_kernel & Finder.app, rebooted and I'm stuck at the same point.

Maybe I should install that kext?

R:A:W:X86 · #**785** 05-14-2012, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by anonomys209

Maybe it has something to do with updating from 10.7.2 to 10.7.4 directly. I'm gonna download the 10.7.3 combo update and start there, cuz I've now bombed my install 3 times. Thank GOD for Carbon Copy Cloner (if you don't have it you should get it, it's free).

Has anyone updated from 10.7.2 to 10.7.4 yet?

I did 10.7.3 > 10.7.4 via Delta Update pkg.

I would guess it just depends on some part of the caches beeing rebuild, wether your system will boot or not.

Most likely using xnu-1699.26.8 will do the trick, but we will have to wait until Apple releases the source code, so we can recompile & try...

jeaton2012 · #**786** 05-14-2012, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by anonomys209

I don't believe I have that kext installed even on 10.7.2, maybe that's my problem? I just rolled back the AppleFileSystemDriver.kext, mach_kernel & Finder.app, rebooted and I'm stuck at the same point.

Maybe I should install that kext?

It's worth a shot! http://dl.dropbox.com/u/79094064/AppleATIATA.kext.zip

R:A:W:X86 · #**787** 05-14-2012, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jeaton2012

It's worth a shot! http://dl.dropbox.com/u/79094064/AppleATIATA.kext.zip

Don't forget that this needs the SATA mode changed from AHCI to IDE in order to be any use...

anonomys209 · #**788** 05-14-2012, 09:58 PM

Ok this is getting weird lol using that kext I'm gonna have to change SATA config in bios?? Every Hackintosh install I've ever had required me to turn on AHCI. So this is gonna be interesting lol and it will probably not let me boot into my SL without changing BIOS settings lol grrrrr

R:A:W:X86 · #**789** 05-14-2012, 10:08 PM

Well there are (have been) mainboards using the IDE interface for accessing devices and / or mainboards with chipsets that do not support AHCI.^^
Those controller that are not supported natively by OS X (AMD/ATI, SiS, VIA, nForce etc) of course need some extra kext driver.

When in AHCI mode your ATA controller has a different device ID then in IDE mode & that kext would not even getting loaded.

...forgot to mention; that kext should work for Snow Leopard as well...

jeaton2012 · #**790** 05-14-2012, 10:16 PM

Yeah, haha, I didn't know that. I guess I'm one of the people with no AHCI SATA support then. It makes sense considering my computer is six years old.