[GUIDE] Retail Snow Leopard DVD install for G31M-ES2L - Page 33

simsim · #**321** 11-19-2009, 10:47 AM

I also have a question regarding DSDT. I'm using the supplied DSDT from the original guide. Do you have to boot without dsdt to extract it correctly? I'm wondering because I can't compile a new one using the steps in the guide. Also, can't find Sound Azalia using ACPI search, Method DTGP already exists, stuff like that.

BTW, my firewire card works with the dsdt I'm using. (Belkin f5U503, rev s-3)

yogi446 · #**322** 11-19-2009, 12:15 PM

Yes you need to boot without it.

simsim · #**323** 11-19-2009, 02:46 PM

Thanks, booting without dsdt helped. I still get 2 warnings and 2 errors though, so I need to work on it. Besides, everything works fine the way it is so I'm not too motivated :-) Also I have no idea what for example "Method (DTGP, 5, NotSerialized)" actually does so need to look into that too.

joeyf · #**324** 11-19-2009, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeyf

GA-G31M-ES2L Rev.2
EDIT: I just decided it was quicker to reinstall then develop a laundry list of potential fixes after sifting through the various threads.

Followed this guide but had trouble with the latest ES2L Kit - could not get sound to work nor was my ASUS WL-138g wireless PCI card recognized.

Went back to the kit with files dated 10/10/09 and all was well. Installed as per guide with the exception of SleepEnabler.kext. Upgraded to 10.6.2 flawlessly and then add the latest SleepEnabler.kext from netkas.org. Sleep works fine.

All is well in 32-bit anyways.

^^^^^@free4mac

Try using the old DSDT he posted (file dated 10/9/09 - attached here) without any changes - seemed to work for me as I was having issues with his latest one.

Andy GA · #**325** 11-20-2009, 04:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simsim

Thanks, booting without dsdt helped. I still get 2 warnings and 2 errors though, so I need to work on it. Besides, everything works fine the way it is so I'm not too motivated :-) Also I have no idea what for example "Method (DTGP, 5, NotSerialized)" actually does so need to look into that too.

2 Errors with DST - Solved

I also had the 2 errors and looked at the lines giving the errors and compared that part of the DSDT to the one in the E2SL Kit. I had to change the Method (_MSG lines from Store (Local0, Local0) to Store ("Local0", Local0) because the quotes were missing in the extraction. The lines should look like below:

Method (_MSG, 1, NotSerialized)
{
Store ("Local0", Local0)
}

Method (_SST, 1, NotSerialized)
{
Store ("Local0", Local0)

After making this change it compiled without errors but with warnings. The dsdt.aml worked fine.

Andy GA · #**326** 11-20-2009, 05:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sk1nhd33t

UPDATE:

● open Audio folder and copy it to /Extra/CustomExtensions
● open smbios-plist folder and copy it to /Extra, edit this to match your hardware
● copy bootcamp theme then edit com.apple.Boot.plist adding the following:

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First and foremost.... thank you for making it possible for me to get my first build up and running. Your guide was instumental in making this happen. My comments that follow are just to try and help a first timer like myself save some hours by getting it right the first time.

As a first time Hackintosher, steps like the:

● open Audio folder and copy it to /Extra/CustomExtensions

quoted above can be confusing. "it" seemed to be the Audio folder when I first read the step. There actually isn't an Audio folder, but rather an "Audio Kext" folder with two more folders inside it. So after having an unsuccessful attempt, one of the things I figured out was to take the .kext files out of the inclosed folders and put them in to /Extra/CustomExtensions.

Quote:

Originally Posted by sk1nhd33t

UPDATE:
● copy dsdt.aml to /Extra of your Snow Leopard drive or create your own by following this short guide below, AGAIN it's always recommended to create and use your own dsdt, included my dsdt.aml and .dsl for comparison purposes only.

- open ES2L kit Tools then double click the included DSDT SE.app
- click DSDTSE Tools then Extract DSDT
- under ACPI search choose RTC
- rename 0x04 to 0x02
- under ACPI search choose Sound Azalia
- check the included dsdt.dsl and copy the HDEF section there, alternatively - you can use it if you have a quad
- add Method DTGP under DSDT Hacks
- look under Credits and DSDT Hacks for more dsdt fixes.
- when done editing click DSDTSE Tools -> Compile DSDT, click DSDT Files Folder and you will see your newly compiled dsdt.aml
- copy it to /Extra of your Snow Leopard drive

● double click "pfix" (permission fix) then choose your snow leopard drive, reboot when done.
● for the Audio to take effect, launch System Preference then go to Sound and choose Internal Speakers/Built-In Speaker for both Sound Effects and Output Tab, press F11/F12 (apple keyboard), F14/F15 (for windows?) to test if you can hear a feedback.

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In the section on creating your own dsdt.aml, quoted above, the section about Sound Azalia tripped me up for a while. Not knowing that you were talking about a file named dsdt.dsl, I was searching the extraction in the Sound Azalia section for the letters "dstl.dsl". If the step had read:

- open dstl.dsl in /DSTL and copy the HDEF section from there into your extract

It would have saved me one more failed attempt.

Perhaps when you get some time, you can edit the guide. Also, see my note to simsim on the error in the DSDTSE extraction that causes two errors when compiling.... at least it did for him and me. I have a rev 2 board.

Once again... thanks for all you have done.

simsim · #**327** 11-20-2009, 05:33 PM

Thanks Andy, adding the quotes in the extracted dsdt where you indicated made it compile without errors (still warnings). I just wonder why everybody hasn't got the same problem. I have the 1.1 version of the board and F8 Bios.

Andy GA · #**328** 11-20-2009, 07:28 PM

Glad to help, simsim. my board is Rev 2.0 with a version 6.00 Bios, so that indicates it's something else.

zim2dive · #**329** 11-21-2009, 02:50 PM

I had 10.5.6 working on this mobo months ago and then went a different direction for a while (linux).. pondering coming back and found this VERY impressive guide. It would appear that there are no known/remaining issues for this mobo once things are working??

thanks!
Mike

BitBass · #**330** 11-21-2009, 05:20 PM

Just wanted to share my experience. I'm on a 1.1 f10 board. I had this running fine on 10.5 and decided to upgrade to 10.6. Went fine except no audio. I've been pulling my hair out for the last couple of days with no success on the audio.

Here's my tip, don't run PFIX from the finder. Run it from Terminal with sudo. I kept running it from finder and was getting feedback but it turns out it was failing to actually do anything.

Works like a charm now! Thanks for everyone's hard work!