OSX on asus notebook

flip360 · #1 08-28-2009, 08:50 PM

Hello guys,

i tried to install iPC 10.5.6 on my asus k50IN laptop but after install it doesnt want to boot. i have tried every switch there is and i can boot the installer only with cpus=1. Do i need a modified bios from kabyl for it to work? cause the asus motherboard i have at home needed bios mod from juzzi to boot osx. thanks in advance

Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T6400 2.0 GHz, FSB 800Hz, 2M L2 Cache
15.6" WXGA (HD) 1366x768 pixel, LED-Backlight
Nvidia nForce 730i
NVIDIA GeForce G 102M - 512 MB, Core: 450 MHz, Memory: 1600 MHz, Shader clock: 1100 MHz
4096 MB, DDR2-800Mhz
Hitachi HTS543232L9A, 320GB 5400rpm
Realtek ALC662
Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Gigabit Ethernet
Atheros AR9285 IEEE 802.11n

cheers

Imkantus · #2 08-29-2009, 12:02 AM

Try to select the following at iPC Customization:

Patch DSDT with NewHPET
Chameleon with SMBIOS / DSDT

and see if that gets you rid of cpus=1 usage on installed system.

flip360 · #3 08-29-2009, 11:31 PM

ok will try that. anyway i got it installed, without the dsdt patch, i was wondering if that is needed for the cpus=1 option to be gone? also i have no luck with the graphic card and wifi sofar... Nvidia geforce g102m 512 vram and atheros wifi. if you have any suggestions i would be glad to hear them

cheers

Imkantus · #4 08-31-2009, 02:57 PM

I would try 9400(M) Efi Strings for your graphicscard.

Quote:

i was wondering if that is needed for the cpus=1 option to be gone?

You can read about DSDT and DSDT Patching here:
http://www.infinitemac.com/f84/a-qui...to-dsdt-t3436/
There might be other methods to fix it, but out of my experience it does...

flip360 · #5 09-02-2009, 02:50 AM

hello,

thanks for the answer, i tryed and installed iAtkos v7 and things are going ok, no cpus=1 this time except of of the two problems i had with the wifi and graphic now i have a third one which is audio that works with voodoohda but the sound is choppy and terrible. the codec is ALC662 and i have tried just about anything but it doesnt work except for the voodoo driver. any help on the efi string from 9400M and device id would be nice, `(or on the other subjects) cause i have tried efi strings for my card but no can do. thanks in advance,

cheers

Imkantus · #6 09-02-2009, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by flip360

audio that works with voodoohda but the sound is choppy and terrible. the codec is ALC662 and i have tried just about anything but it doesnt work except for the voodoo driver.

You can try to use patched AppleHDA.kext instead, as I descripted here.

Quote:

Originally Posted by flip360

any help on the efi string from 9400M and device id would be nice, `(or on the other subjects) cause i have tried efi strings for my card but no can do

Well just read the HowTo here:
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/ind...ded&pid=999884

flip360 · #7 09-02-2009, 12:09 PM

Thanks Imkantus, will try this and report back

cheers

flip360 · #8 09-02-2009, 05:23 PM

OK, tried everything but still no go

Sound works with VoodooHDA only, the graphic card only shows at boot time with NVInjectGo, but it doesnt boot to desktop...WiFi is understandably not there because there are no drivers for it yet i think...Cheers

*UPDATE
Installed 10.5.8 no problem made efi string for the graphic card in OSX86Tools and i have my card recognized but no core image end no quartz extreme, just quartzgl and resolution of 1024x768.

*UPDATE II
Tried and installed snow leo but still have problems with the graphic card, cannot boot into intro video...if anyone has any kind of solution for the graphic either leo or snow leo, please post

mao_red · #9 09-16-2009, 12:17 AM

greetings from Philippines @ flip360

great!just got your thread on google search..we have same unit...

what's the update on your build? how's the snow update?

few Qs i got..i already tried installing iatkos v7 twice. after the boot, and the welcome page (with a garbled audio

) it says "no keyboard found". what kext (?) did you pick on the installation page to make it work?

thanks in advance

flip360 · #10 09-16-2009, 12:35 AM

http://www.infinitemac.com/f57/pre-i...talling-t4041/
made this installer on 8Gb USB and installed snow leo on GUID partition. after that just add NVEnabler and you have QE/CI. the audio and wifi still dont work i hope for a solution for the audio (voodoohda is not working properly at the moment) in a not so distant future

it also updates to 10.6.1, just be sure and put NullCPUPowerManagement.kext in /Extra/Extensions to boot

as for the wifi there is no kext still the only solution is to replace the card with anotherone that is known to work

cheers