[GUIDE] Retail MSI X58 Platinum SLI + Pictures 64 BIT - Page 6

Samuroth1349 · #51 11-03-2009, 04:01 AM

damn it the install failed and now I can't get the damn dvd to boot again

Samuroth1349 · #52 11-03-2009, 04:16 AM

ok now if I just let the counter go it says systerm config file '/com.apple.boot.s/library/preferences/systemconfiguration/com.apple.boot.plist' not found

Samuroth1349 · #53 11-03-2009, 08:32 AM

ok I got it work finally...

I installed sucessfully...but after I restarted I got

Boot:0 MBR
Boot:0 fine
Boot:1 error

So I put the disk in and booted

With... -v -s rd=diskXsY␣

it took a long time to boot...I was just about to restart and give up for the night when I saw the cursor pop up...Now its going through the welcome sequence...slowly. Does any one know how to to fix the bootloader?

InteliMacPro · #54 11-07-2009, 11:14 PM

Heya x986123. I sold my old rig and now i'm in the process of building one similar to what you've got going on here. I'm a little curious on your GPU in your sig where it says SLI dual GTX 260. Do you actually have two of them? If so just curious on how you got them working. My impression from searching around is that you can't actually get an SLI setup to boost graphics performance in OS X, but you can get dual cards recognized and running dual monitors.

jomar111 · #55 11-15-2009, 05:56 AM

Hi x986123!

I went to the Apple Store to buy 10.6 (not bad at $29!) and followed your tutorial. It's been about a week and a half since I got the same mobo and i7 but can't get Snow10.6 to boot up after the install. I've followed your instructions and nothing. I checked the BIOS settings... Set to S3 Execute Bit Support = enabled, HPET = enabled.

So when I do your install (I can't get iPC 10.5.8 its nowhere to be found ) iAtkos v7 does not boot up after install and seems to panic at kernel loading on startup. I had much more success w/ XxX osx 10.5.6 I installed onto a SATA 2.5" It startsup but is very unstable, I'm using it as a platform to do my installs as you describe in the turtorial for 10.6 to ultimately have 10.6 on a SATA 3.5" 1.5Tb. (the 3.5" is in SATA1 and the 2.5" in the SATA2). I put into the com.apple.Boot.plist flags for

This is my setup:

Mobo: MSI x58 Platinum SLI
Processor: Core i7 920 2.6ghz
RAM: 6 Gb A DATA 1333mhz
Optical Drive: removable USB DVDROM
HD1: Seagate 1.5Tb SATA
HD2: Hitachi 160Gb SATA (2.5")
Video Card: Visiontek Radeon HD 4890 OC 1Gb

I sometimes get (and its seems random) that the BIOS doesn't want to load and the whole machine gets stuck before the hardware test... but, when I move the SATA cables from SATA1&2 to SATA7&8 BIOS starts up again... I switch back and it operates normally again! Don't know what that may mean... Is there something I'm installing that I shouldn't in iAtkos v7? what were you exact selections with iAtkos 7? Am I installing Chameleon wrong?

Any help will be appreciated!

Thanx

PS: some pics this is as far as I've gotten

x986123 · #56 11-15-2009, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jomar111

Hi x986123!

I went to the Apple Store to buy 10.6 (not bad at $29!) and followed your tutorial. It's been about a week and a half since I got the same mobo and i7 but can't get Snow10.6 to boot up after the install. I've followed your instructions and nothing. I checked the BIOS settings... Set to S3 Execute Bit Support = enabled, HPET = enabled.

So when I do your install (I can't get iPC 10.5.8 its nowhere to be found ) iAtkos v7 does not boot up after install and seems to panic at kernel loading on startup. I had much more success w/ XxX osx 10.5.6 I installed onto a SATA 2.5" It startsup but is very unstable, I'm using it as a platform to do my installs as you describe in the turtorial for 10.6 to ultimately have 10.6 on a SATA 3.5" 1.5Tb. (the 3.5" is in SATA1 and the 2.5" in the SATA2). I put into the com.apple.Boot.plist flags for

This is my setup:

Mobo: MSI x58 Platinum SLI
Processor: Core i7 920 2.6ghz
RAM: 6 Gb A DATA 1333mhz
Optical Drive: removable USB DVDROM
HD1: Seagate 1.5Tb SATA
HD2: Hitachi 160Gb SATA (2.5")
Video Card: Visiontek Radeon HD 4890 OC 1Gb

I sometimes get (and its seems random) that the BIOS doesn't want to load and the whole machine gets stuck before the hardware test... but, when I move the SATA cables from SATA1&2 to SATA7&8 BIOS starts up again... I switch back and it operates normally again! Don't know what that may mean... Is there something I'm installing that I shouldn't in iAtkos v7? what were you exact selections with iAtkos 7? Am I installing Chameleon wrong?

Any help will be appreciated!

Thanx

PS: some pics this is as far as I've gotten

Check your messages, I sent you the link to the download. Its iPC 10.5.6.

Then follow my guide.

x986123 · #57 11-15-2009, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by InteliMacPro

Heya x986123. I sold my old rig and now i'm in the process of building one similar to what you've got going on here. I'm a little curious on your GPU in your sig where it says SLI dual GTX 260. Do you actually have two of them? If so just curious on how you got them working. My impression from searching around is that you can't actually get an SLI setup to boost graphics performance in OS X, but you can get dual cards recognized and running dual monitors.

I have two of them, they are working using EFI strings. No SLI doesn't work on mac.

jomar111 · #58 11-15-2009, 10:14 AM

I installed iPC 10.5.6, this is what I get when I place flags:

cpus=1 busratio=20 fsb=133 idehalt=0 -v -x -f

x986123 · #59 11-15-2009, 11:19 PM

Just try Cpus=1 Busratio=20 -v
That should work. Also if you missed these during install, reinstall:

ICH10 Chipset
Jmicron Chipset
APIC Fix
Seatbelt 10.5.5
Voodoo kernel
RealtekR1000

That should cover most

jomar111 · #60 11-16-2009, 02:19 AM

I'll be working on it on my end and see where I go. The list also helps a lot and I will give it a go again.

Thanx a bunch! =^)