[GUIDE] EVGA X58 Snow Leopard Mac OS X 10.6.6 (10J567) Installation - Page 5

msf5042 · #41 11-07-2009, 03:32 AM

I was getting that for a while too, are you sure you have a compatible solution for your GPU?

JaysFreaky · #42 11-07-2009, 08:52 AM

Honestly, I'm not sure. I haven't found anything for my GPU online, except for a French site. It had an EFI that I used.

msf5042 · #43 11-07-2009, 10:38 PM

http://netkas.org/?p=105

try pc efi? that's what i use

JaysFreaky · #44 11-08-2009, 08:26 AM

Thanks. I'll try it.

While I'm here posting, one thing I don't understand is step 8. Are we supposed to just follow steps 1-7 again to the new hard drive, inside the broken SL install?

JaysFreaky · #45 11-08-2009, 10:46 AM

Still no go. I tried removing the NullCPUPowerManagement.kext and I get a kernal panic. I wonder what would happen if I put the real AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext in there?

msf5042 · #46 11-08-2009, 04:38 PM

When you tried pc efi did you make sure you had GraphicsEnabler set to Y in your boot plist?

Put nullcpupowermanagement back in, switch back to chameleon boot loader.

Did you remove appleintelcpupowermanagement from s/l/e? I left mine in there.

Did you make your own DSDT?

JaysFreaky · #47 11-08-2009, 08:38 PM

1. Yeah, I had that set.
2. Wait, there's a difference between PC EFI and Chameleon? I had them both set. I found absolutely no documentary on PC EFI.
3. No, I just tried putting it into E / E.
4. I was using Slayer's it didn't seem like there'd be a big difference in them.

EDIT: Just read you only have to replace the boot file to switch between the two. Let me try that.

EDIT2: The PC EFI just instantly panics. I'm back at Chameleon because that actually gets some text going before halting at the AICPUPM kext. I put null back into /Extra and tried removing the AICPUPM kext from S/L/E and still nothing. About to try with your dsdt.

EDIT3: Okay, after editing the smbios to have a product name of macpro2,1, using your dsdt, editing boot.plist with my device-properties and resolution, then finally adding the 295 kext I found in my previous post to /Extra and S/L/E, it actually got past the AICPUPM kext and booted into the GUI. The video was laggy, and there was about an 1.5" border of black around the screen, but it was set to the 1600x900 resolution I specified in boot.plist. Any ideas how to get it running full now?

msf5042 · #48 11-09-2009, 07:53 AM

is it just the video that doesn't work now? where are you getting stuck?

obviously you haven't found a complete solution for your gpu yet. use verbose mode if you're not already

fate17 · #49 11-09-2009, 09:41 AM

Sorry, I have a question but not sure where to post.

Can anyone able to tell me what is e difference between SL upgrade disc and e Mac Box retail which consist of SL Retail disc? Is there any different in term of installation?

JaysFreaky · #50 11-09-2009, 11:21 AM

I use verbose mode and it sits at the error I was getting for about 5 seconds and then it loads the video. This is the furthest I've gotten up until now. Just need to find a complete driver for my video card somehow. I appreciate your help up until now.

Fate, that eMac Box or whatever sounds like it would be software packaged with SL, whereas the retail disc is stand alone SL. Not sure though. Just my guess.