It depends where you set it in your com.apple.boot.plist (DSDT=/Extra/DSDT.aml).
I use a folder with my current kexts and only a mkext on my usb drive, and that's all I have now (I don't know if I posted it on this thread, but I'm in the middle of a trip), so I would have to unpack it, and for some reason mkext tool won't do it. I'll try with mkextunpack and report back.
Nope, won't work either. I'd have to look at that folder, sorry guys!
The ones I think I remember are:
http://www.kexts.com/view/9-fix_for_..._leopard).html
http://www.kexts.com/view/161-fakesmc_version_2.5.html
http://www.kexts.com/view/14-jmicronata.html (I don't know if everyone needs this, I do. but I got it from the empire efi CD, I don't know if this one will work)
That should do the basic.
Obviously this is with a modified DSDT

Thanks adriangb! So are you using empire efi or chameleon?

I also remember I selected a jmicron driver, along with a number of others from the iatkos install cd.

Empire EFI is basically a modified Chameleon (using PC EFI if I'm not mistaken) and a bunch of kexts. It's designed to work on all systems, but not necessarily well.
So the answer is, no one should be using Empire EFI as a main boot-loader, only to install OS X. I use aserebln's modified Chameleon 2 RC4 (v1.1.9).
Make a other bootable drive and then try eliminating kext one by one from your current kext folder, and if you cant boot, use the other drive to restore the last one

Hi.
First thx for the help so far. I play around with the same board and similar config... ati 4870 in my case.
however, is it possible to post the bios settings? (version 1.9 is installed)
i'm just not sure what to enable or disable and a "running setting" would be nice.

so far thx again,
bigmac

edit:
... no one should be using Empire EFI as a main boot-loader, only to install OS X ...
that is what i try right now. which version of empire efi could you recommend? ... i tried 1.08 for i5 and 1.02(1.04?) for x58 / i7 so far ... but it seems that the installer doesn't load. or does this take a couple hours?
thx
edit2: changed rebel to empire, was a mistake. will try that later... thx again for the download.

Don't confuse Empire EFI with Rebel EFI. Rebel EFI is a rip off that uses other peoples work. Empire EFI is open, free and it credits the contributers.
I think I originally used 1.085, but the newest version should be fine (or better). Get it from prasys.co.cc.
I think it boots in verbose, so after you select the OS X disc, you should see some lines of text for 7 minutes -at most- and then the installer should show (if it doesn't, post the text it shows here and I'll have a look at it). Alternatively, you could try the disc image I think posted on this thread. If you don't have a mac you can restore it to a USB drive at a Apple store or something.
I would say this is what you want: http://www.mediafire.com/?g2kznm0dxgz

Hi again.
I've burned 1.085 to CD... bootet PC and inserted empire efi than switched to SL Install DVD. First interaction was:
"Starting Darwin x86
press any key to continue..." -> now i get the console output on my screen.

first crash of the process was:
virtual bool IOHIDEventSystemUserClient::initWithTask ... not priviliged to open IOHIDSystem for mapping memory.

second crash was:
i didn't write it down but it was at the recognition of the ethernet card i guess (realteak ethernet someting)

third crash was:
again like first one. and after a while:
serialATAPI device reconfiguration did not complete successfully. (failedCommandInfo = 0x1)
... drive has stopped responding... disk1s3: media is not present


i suspect my sata dvd rom as defect. i tried to make a 2 paritioned usb stick with empire efi and snow leo dvd on it without success (as seen here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0o4KfcTaRo&feature=player_embedded# )

i have access to a macbook, but i can't get my hackintosh pro running

thx again

edit:
i tried a different dvd, samsung sata dvd with the result
EBIOS read error: Error 0xbb
Block 0x0 Sectors 0
in the Empire EFI BIOS "switch to snow leo dvd" screen.

edit2:
i found another tutorial for a bootable usb / snow leo stick. especially because of the section about the dsdt file i think i didn't understand everything correct by now... so, i have to create for my system a specific boot envrionment to install snow leo? this includest especially the dsdt file, right?
thx

If you have a mac book, you could even create a USB boot drive that is specific for your system before you even install OS X. A key component in this is the DSDT file. The errors you got with the DVD's seem quite "random" (I mean to say I don't think they are related to OS X itself, they'r probably BIOS settings or hardware problems. A "easy" check is to burn some Linux distro live CD, and try to boot it. If it does boot, then it means that OS X should boot on that hardware. This doesn't cover BIOS settings thou, since Linux is less restrictive than OS X on that front.
What have you set in your BIOS? Can you post a shot of every screen?
If it could help you, I can post a image of my most current USB drive -which I haven't used for a while, but should work anyways- so that you can know what the problem is (meaning if it is related to Chameleon).
I seem to remember I had that EBIOS read error when I tried to use a DVD-DL OS X DVD on a single layer IDE drive. At the moment I thought maybe it meant that OS X couldn't continue to load from that drive since later on it can't read it (my IDE drives don't work).
Hey, here is a zip file (I recently noticed that disc images aren't better since they don't copy boot0 and boot1h they don't serve there purpose -and maybe that is why UnRetroGamer didn't get anywhere , sorry I'm new at this too), so once you have installed boot0 and boot1h, then just extract this zip onto your drive.
Why is the archive in a 7z, inside a .zip ? Because a plain old ZIP was 1.50MB and that's the limit for infinitemac (it was probably 500B over or something crazy like that!). So use peazip or something to extract it.

Attached Files

Compressed Archive.7z.zip (1.20 MB, 27 views)

hi again.
i tried what you said but it seems that i am too stupid...

i now try the usb tutorial here:
http://prasys.co.cc/2009/08/installi...ard-for-osx86/ (atm recover dvd image to usb partition which takes as mac os x says 16 hours ? (i unchecked erase partition because of tutorial) ... macbook pro with ssd drive and a supertalent 8 gig usb stick)

and i try around with my bios settings... will shoot photos later and paste them here.

greets
bigmac

edit:
i now tried with "myhack 1.0 final" ... resulting in kernel panic
here are my bios settings http://gallery.me.com/raesener/100019
user: hackintosh
pass: bigmac

thx so far

Try this: plug your HDD's into SATA 1&2 (maybe I'm just paranoid, and think that everything can go wrong?) and the DVD into 3. Then set C-States to C6 and cores to All and activate EHS. Then try to boot with Empire EFI.
Edit: My kexts are
fakesmc (because we all need it)
IOAHCIBlockStorageInjector (orange icon fix)
IONetworkingFamily (for RealtekR100 dependencies)
JMicronATA (?? SATA or my IDE drives, I get a KP without it)
LegacyHDA (for ALC890 HDA audio)
RealtekR100 (for ethernet).
So it would seem that fakesmc and JMicronATA would suffice for booting.

thx for the answer. will check that later and edit this post... about 3 pm [mest + 1 (berlin) (i hope it's +1 ^^)]

ok, i tried with cd boot with no success and now i try again with usb stick... can't find mach_kernel at the moment