[GUIDE] ASRock AM2NF6G-VSTA - Snow Leopard Retail - Page 2

Imkantus · #1 04-21-2010, 01:16 PM

ASRock AM2NF6G-VSTA (R.2.0)
Snow Leopard "all-round-comfortable-package"

This is an english repost of my recently write down - you can find german language version here.

I know this mainboard is a very cheap & not very far spreaded one, but it's working very great with OSx86 and has my absolute recommendation, for everyone who's looking for a good AM2-Snowboard.

This guide requieres an Snow Leopard 10.6.0 Retail DVD - go and buy one from your local Apple (re)seller.

My current configuration:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
ASRock AM2NF6G-VSTA
2GB DDR2-800
ATI Radeon HD 4650
BCM4318 PCI NIC
Mac OS X 10.6.3

lspci:

Quote:

00:00.0 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller [10de:03ea] (rev a1)
00:01.0 ISA bridge [0601]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 LPC Bridge [10de:03e0] (rev a2)
00:01.1 SMBus [0c05]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 SMBus [10de:03eb] (rev a2)
00:01.2 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller [10de:03f5] (rev a2)
00:02.0 USB Controller [0c03]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 USB Controller [10de:03f1] (rev a2)
00:02.1 USB Controller [0c03]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 USB Controller [10de:03f2] (rev a2)
00:04.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI bridge [10de:03f3] (rev a1)
00:05.0 Audio device [0403]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 High Definition Audio [10de:03f0] (rev a2)
00:06.0 IDE interface [0101]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 IDE [10de:03ec] (rev a2)
00:07.0 Bridge [0680]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Ethernet [10de:03ef] (rev a2)
00:08.0 IDE interface [0101]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller [10de:03f6] (rev a2)
00:09.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge [10de:03e8] (rev a2)
00:0b.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge [10de:03e9] (rev a2)
00:0c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge [10de:03e9] (rev a2)
01:08.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4318] (rev 02)
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc RV730 PRO [Radeon HD 4650] [1002:9498]
02:00.1 Audio device [0403]: ATI Technologies Inc R700 Audio Device [Radeon HD 4000 Series] [1002:aa38]

Before you start:

You need to apply a graphics card - there is no support for the onboard GFX - Using a compatible GeForce (see http://osx86.net/f7/list-of-nvidia-g...leopard-t4385/) won't cause you any problems using my package. ATI users might need to search for a solution by themself.
If you are using PATA device, make sure to have a proper Master / Slave configuration. Do not use Cable Select mode.
Apply the latest BIOS (v2.30).
Go to the BIOS and set it back to Optimized Defaults. Next go to "Advanced" - "ACPI Settings" and make the following settings:

"Suspend to RAM" to "AUTO"
"Repost Video on STR Resume" to "NO"
"Restore on AC/Powerloos" to "Power On" *
"ACPI HPET Table" to "Enabled"

Package content:

10.3.0 quoopz / nawcom Legacy Kernel
/Extra/com.apple.Boot.plist with GraphicsEnabler & HDEF EFI String
/Extra/Extensions: AppleNForceATA v1.0.4 (MeDevil / AnV - 32/64), fakesmc v2.0 & SleepEnabler
/System/Library/Extensions: nForceLAN, patched AppleHDA, AppleACPIPS2Nub & ApplePS2Controller
Marvin's AMD Utility + AserBLN 1.1.9 Bootloader

System Installation:
Grab this version of EmpireEFI http://www.mediafire.com/?m5wzzwyfg4m
Use it to boot the Retail DVD & to install your system.
Keep on using it to boot OS X for the first time & apply the 10.6.3 Combo Update.

Making the System working standalone:

Extract pack.dmg, mount it and copy all it's content directly to your Desktop.

Installation of the Bootloader:

Open the Disk-Utility let it display detailed informations about your Snow Leopard Partition and memorize the diskXsY value.
Open a Terminal Window and use the following syntax:

Code:

sudo -s
# Enter your Password
cd Desktop/Tools/Bootloader
fdisk -f boot0 -u -y /dev/rdiskX
dd if=boot1h of=/dev/rdiskXsY
cp boot /

Installation of the Kernel & the Extra folder:

Go to the Extra folder and addjust the following values in the smbios.plist file to match your configuration:

Code:

<key>SMexternalclock</key> 
<string>200</string>  
<key>SMmaximalclock</key>  
<string>2200</string>  
<key>SMmemspeed</key>  
<string>533</string>

(FSB, CPU- & memory freuenzy) - Just copy the Extra folder and "legacy_kernel" directly to the main folder of your Snow Leopard partition.

Adding SLE Kernel Extensions:

Go to /System/Library/Extensions and delete AppleHDA.kext
Grab the 4 SLE kexts from my package and drop them into /System/Library/Extensions folder by Finder (AppleACPIPS2Nub & ApplePS2Controller only if you need PS2 support - if you are using USB input devices, you won't need those)
Ignore upcoming error messages and open the Terminal again. Use the following Syntax to fix the file permissions & to delete the Kernel Extension Cache:

Code:

sudo -s
# Enter your Password
cd /System/Library/Extenions
chown -R root:wheel AppleHDA.kext
chmod -R 755 AppleHDA.kext
chown -R root:wheel AppleACPIPS2Nub.kext
[...]
rm -rf /System/Library/Chaches/com.apple.kext.chaches

Fixing CPUIDs:

Open Marvin's AMD Utility and create a "Patcher Package" for the /System/Library folder.
The Patcher Package will apear on your Desktop - copy patches folder to your Snow Leopard partition and reboot into Single User mode using -s bootflag.
Use "mount -uw /" to get write access on your partition, move to patches folder using "cd /patches", run the replace script to replace encrypted binaries with the decrypted ones using "./replace.sh" and patch CPUIDs using "./patcher -v ./cpuid.txt"
Allmost done.

If Sleep doesn't work yet, be sure to have the boxes present at Energy Saver Prefpane beeing enabled, if that doesn't help, open the Terminal again and enter:

Quote:

pmset -g | grep hibernatemode

It should return the value 0 (0 means Suspend to RAM, what we earlier have enabled in the BIOS settings) - if there is any other value likely 1 or 3 beeing set, correct it using:

Quote:

sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0

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Enjoy!

* This will cause your computer to turn on automatically after power-loss, even if your PC wasn't powered at that time!
If you don't like it to be that way go ahead and install "LegacyAppleLPC.kext" by cVad to /S/L/E like descryped above. You will now get a fourth option at Energy Saver Prepane called "Restart automatically after power failure" enable that one, too.
Now you can disable the BIOS option without losing Sleep capability.