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x986123 · 09-14-2009, 11:51 PM

Hello, I got a request by email to show those people with MSI x58 motherboards.

I have the Core i7 920, but the whole i7 range should work.

First off, I would recommend an install of Leopard 10.5.7 or 10.5.8 (iPC works best)

Once you have it basically installed, you should get the Snow Leopard DVD or DMG.
Mount the DMG/Disk and type this into terminal:

Code:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
killall Finder

Go to /System/Installation/Packages.
Find and run OSInstall.mpkg.
Install it on a separate partition or hard drive.
If you installed it and received an error, it's ok. (To avoid error, just restore the DMG to another partition or a USB stick, and mount from there.)

Next, install Chameleon RC3 onto the "SnowHDD" or whatever you called it.
You should get an Extra/Extensions folder on the main root of you Snow Hard Drive. Copy the Kext's there.

Find the Kexts you need, which are listed here:

Kexts can be found HERE!

Alternatively, I uploaded my kext pack, HERE.

The kext are:

Code:

FakeSMC.kext (v2 at Netkas' site.)
PlatformUUID.kext
IOAHCIBlockStorageInjector.kext
Jmircon.kext
OpenHaltRestart.kext
NullCPUPM (I see no effect, Just increases boot time by 10 seconds... REMOVE IT.)

Get EFI strings (best results) for your Graphics Card.

The Ethernet should be working out of the box! (for x58 platinum SLI) If not, get the Realtekr1000.kext from that site listed above!

Create a DSDT.aml file and put it in your root! http://pcwizcomputer.com/index.php?o...=150&Itemid=48

Change your Main Hard drive to the snow leopard one in the BIOS. Boot into Snow, and boot with -v. If this fails, boot with the -x32 and -v.

As soon as you get in, it might fail and you might get a Kernel Panic. DON'T PANIC! Log on as FAST as you can, and either run Kext Utility, or run the BSD.pkg from the /System/Installation/Packages. After its done, reboot, and use Disk Utility. If you choose, Kext Utility, go as FAST as you can, and drop S/L/E into the Kext Utility icon and let it finish. It might panic, but after reboot, run it on E/E and reboot. No more panics!

Thank you for reading!