Well, it works well when it wants to work, and it really is crazy when it's not working. I mean, it is very very random ... sometimes it works, sometimes it will not work, even after 3 successive reboots.

To solve the problem, in general, I have to disable the CoolBook ... Reboot ... and then enable again ... Reboot ... then it works :-/
That is a long and annoying steps, just to get SpeedStep.

And the most stupid error, I think it is a bug in the program itself ... is that when it does not work, the frequencies are all 0 MHz!!! :eek:
What I hate is the guy who is developing this little software is terribly bad in terms of customer support ... don't count on it, he will not answer.

:) lol
well i think it works on my notebook because its speedsteping properly, the ps2 controller is not working for me, i have sleep working and it goes to sleep fast enough but sometimes i have non working usb and ps2 afterwards. i use smart sleep also ;) i dont know about deep sleep though? any suggestions?

cheers

Did you try ApplePS2Controller-Snow64 by Slice?

Use it with AppleACPIPS2Nub.kext and remove VoodooPS2Controller.kext...

i tried only standalone ApplePS2Controller-Snow64 by Slice and it didnt work but i didnt pair it with AppleACPIPS2Nub.kext :( will try that one out later and report back ;)

cheers

what's the update here? :)

hello mao_red, as you see thing have calmed down a little, it seems that we have a good solution for our notebooks :) Whats your status?

Cheers

I keep having some strange issue with the DVD drive on my system. Sometimes the drive is good, but sometimes, it is not responding properly. I eject the drive from the tray icons, but it takes some long while before it gets open.

But the worst case is that the system reports that there is no CD/DVD drive. And that is weird!

Try DSDT by Rus for K50IN which I have attached. It fixes that problem. Also the system works without HpetDevice.Kext, HDAEnabler.kext with this DSDT.

Rus has made 2 options:
1 - DSDT fix for dvd, hpet and sound - With this you must remove HpetDevice.Kext, HDAEnabler.kext
2 - DSDT fix for dvd, hpet and audio + video - With this you must remove HpetDevice.Kext, HDAEnabler.kext and turn off graphic enabler in the Chameleon.

DSDt help
 

hi anybody who can help me to fix my dsdt file i have a asus x66ic laptop
motherboard k61ic almost identical specs as de k50in tryed the dsdt files
posted here on page 16 for k50 in the audio fix and hpet fix works it boots good
but the dvd fix in it doesnt work on my machine but i dont have any dvd problems with the ddst file i have generated for this machine i have searched everywhere
but cant find any usefull for my laptop best regards pboda

hi
In your IOregistry the section ATA what value IOInterruptSpecifieres? 8? - need 9
HpetDevice.kext in info.plist irq number 12? you will change on 21, or vice versa.

Sorry for my English.

problems solved thanks :)

UPDATE DSDT for Asus K50in
1 - DSDT fix for dvd,hpet,audio, and enabler smbus - use 32,64 bit (NVEnabler.kext)
2 - DSDT fix for dvd,hpet,audio,video and enabler smbus - use only 64 bit

tryed those dsdt files i lose keyboard and mouse funktion whith them best regards pboda

Your need the correcting DSDT for Asus K61IC.
DSDT asus k 50in the large difference Asus K61IC.

i sucessefully manage to get the audio part and hpet part ok but smbus and video fix i cant manage to get into my dsdt without errors. but it runs good whith the parts i got in still got 42 warnings when i compile it only problems i still have is it when the computer sleeps for more then one hour keyboard and mouse freezes so i have to reset it my problem is that im pretty new to mac and coding isnt what i am is best on :) so if anayone here is able to clean up my dsdt files i would be very happy best regards pboda

Hello all. First I would like to say thank you to all of you here it has taken me great amounts of time but this noob finally got snow leopard 10.6.2 up and running dual boot with windows 7.
Went and bought usb N wireless that works great and doesn't bother me I will use until we find a kext for the built in wireless. I do not have sound working yet and also graphics work well but no QE/CI and none of my video programs will run those two things I am working on now. Have tried chameleon enabler, NVinject _64, as well as NVEnabler none have given me full graphics support any help would be appreciated. I am running Asus K50in-RBCBRO5
geforce 102m graphics card. thanks again to all

Sound is now working as well. Thanks again.
Now i have a weird problem. As long as my usb HDD is plugged in I can boot into any partition i want but when i unplug my external it says boot error and boots straight into windows 7 I have tried reinstalling chameleon to no avail. I am sure this is a simple fix but i cannot seem to figure it out any help would be appreciated. THX

what disk did you install chameleon onto?

this first springs to mind :)

first chameleon was installed to usb hdd in order to install then when that was working properly i installed to internal hdd in the same process.

Disk0s1 = boot disk
disk0s2 = windows 7
disk0s3 = Snowing ( my SL drive)

I used the program from beginning posts to add chameleon and Flip360' s Extra folder to my SL drive which worked for the usb HDD it just is not working properly for my internal HDD

I also don't get any Keyboard/Touchpad with the patched DSDTs with Audio, Video and HPET (and SMBus).
So, I reverted to the older one that I have used.

I tried to see the difference between mine and the patched one, but it is too numerous, and I can't locate the patch for the DVD drive.

Updated DSDT with working Keyboad + Touchpad
 

OK, so, I played with the DSDT files, and merged the difference.

I have manually added all the changes that drade has done on his. That includes mostly everything, except the section in the TMR.

Audio: working without HDAEnabler, but still using the AsusK50IN kext
Video: working without the need of any NVEnabler or GraphicsEnabler on Chameleon
DVD Drive: working very well also, and is responding without delay

Not sure how to test the HPET and the SMBus, so, I just assume they work as well. I would happy to hear info on how to test these.

I have attached it. Beware, that even it works on mine, it doesn't necessarily mean that it will also work on yours.
Be sure to have your older DSDT around in case it doesn't work; and be sure that the USB disk/flash drive used to install Snow is still around, in case you get Kernel Panic and unable to enter single user mode to restore your previous DSDT.

When you guys are saying that the graphics are "working" with this dsdt.aml is that the full QE/CI or are they just working well enough?

Scratch the post above just found out for myself. As far as i can tell full QE/CI. I swear you guys make me very happy. When I first bought this laptop 4 months ago I thought I made a bad choice but i see now that was worth way more than the $600 I paid for it.
Now if I can just fix the boot problem I will be finally satisfied for now.
Thanks again to all hackintoshers that are helping make this possible.

boot 132 for k50io?
 

could some one make a boot-132 iso image and attach it here to boot retail snow leopard dvd9?

Thanks..:)

What boot problem would that be?

if you have removed your HPETDevice.kext and the system has worked well, so DSDT patch works fine too :)

Is there any way to get the default apple boot image instead of a debug? I know its not critical, but it would be nice to see the apple logo at boot, instead of reading the same boot code over and over each time it boots!


Ryan

You can see the Apple logo at boot time if you enable the GUI boot in chameleon, com.apple.boot.plist :)

hello...i have problem loading retail setup using boot-132 method...i ciopy to extensions folder of boot-132 cd NullCPUManagment.kext (to disable CPU panic of ACPI) and fakesmc.kext (to decrypt binary and simulate chip on real MAC)...

chameleon is loading using boot-132 but the i got message cpu panic...unable to find driver for this ACPI platform....i think it is a nullcpumanagment.kext is not working or is not loaded?

Have anyone solution to fix this problem...

many thans..and it will be great to create boot132 cd to boot retail untuched SL ever....:)

Patched DSDT
 

I don't use NullCPUPowerManagement kext. Are you having a K50IN or X5DIN like mine? If so, then why don't you just try the patched DSDT that are posted in here?

Usually, you just get the DSDT from Linux, then you patch it, then you feed it to Chameleon, add your kexts, modify the installation DVD, and do the install. The rest is a progressive state.
You are very lucky if you have one of the computer models that I have mentioned above, because these DSDTs are already patched, and ready to be used right away.

Hi to all.
I Premise that you are great and thanks to all I have succeeded in installing SL in this accursed laptop...

Despite everything, audio, wireless and keyboard\trackpad don't work... does someone know help me?:)

PS. Sorry for my really bad english...:-/

EDIT: The sound it's ok.
Internal Keyboard= Work
Internal Mouse(pad)= Don't Work.
Wifi= Don't Work

Try this one - http://prasys.co.cc/2009/10/empire-efi

hi
 

I cant install snowleouniflash...

snowleouniflash?
please be more specific about your hardware and the verbose mode during boot time (if available)

cheers

Updated BIOS makes OSX86 run without patched DSDT
 

Hey guys,

I just noticed an updated BIOS on the ASUS site: it is version 221. I updated mine, and tested whether my Hack would run or not without the DSDT that we've all been playing around in here.

To my surprise, it worked fine, and actually run a bit faster than usual. I don't know yet what have been patched in it, but it is told to be a Firmware update. I'm guessing that includes DSDT patches to be a little better.

The usual problem happens afterwards: no Video acceleration, and no Sound. But these are not hard to solve, as we've already solved these very things before.

It seems that ASUS has started to correct the DSDT, and makes our lives easier with Hackintosh. May be all of us could send feedback to ASUS, and ask them to continue improving the BIOS to provide better DSDT table.

I'll let you guys know if something good happens.

UPDATE: ASUS-K50IN-BootCD.iso v1.1
Changes log:
1) touchpad is working(VoodooPS2) during the installation and when the system starts with bootCD
2) disabled graphic enabler and added NVEnabler x64 ...
3) now the sound works from bootCD
4) you get almost fully functional system is already at the first run

Burning ASUS-K50IN BootCD:
1. Download ASUS-K50IN BootCD.If you downloaded the compressed zip file you will need to decompress or "unzip" it. If necessary, download and install your choice of CD burning program (it needs to be capable of burning ISO files.)
2. Open the ASUS-K50IN BootCD ISO in the burning application, insert a blank CD or DVD into the drive, and begin the burn process. When it is finished, you can eject the disc or keep it in the DVD drive if it is the same as the one you will be booting from.

Boot the Retail DVD:
When the bootloader ask you for rescan, press ENTER.
Go to boot options (f8), Swap disks, then press F5 to rescan drive. When the name of the DVD appears, press ENTER.

Boot Partitions:
When the bootloader ask you for rescan, press any key (not ENTER).
Go to Boot options (f8), then choose your partition.

To Install Mac OS X:
1. Eject ASUS-K50IN BootCD
2. Insert Mac OS X Install DVD
3. Press F5 (or Function+F5)
4. Select Mac OS X Install DVD and Press Enter

Running in 32-bit mode ... finally!
 

For a really long time since I have been using my HackBook, I was not able to run in 32-bit mode, because my system will hang. :-/

With the new updated BIOS 221, I am having some luck with the system, because it boots and works, even if I don't use a patched DSDT.
So, I started messing around, and noticed, that it is the graphics which blocks the hack from booting in 64-bit mode.

Now, I'm using HDAEnabler ... again, in addition to NVEnabler to get the proper video acceleration and sound.

So here is the summary:

1. No DSDT is used currently, thus using the default that came with the BIOS 221.
2. No Graphics Enabler, and certainly no NVidia DSDT patch.
3. Video provided by NVEnabler, audio provided by AsusK50IN and HDAEnabler.
4. ... running in 32-bit mode :cool::cool::cool:

Some advantages of the 32-bit mode:

• Lots of drivers out there, especially commercial ones (like the Paragon NTFS driver) are only available in 32-bit mode
• Much more stable in many ways, for instance, you crash when you use dummynet (bandwidth throttling integrated in Mac OS X) in 64-bit mode
• Real Mac are also running in 32-bit modes, so you get closer to real ;)

@ Buhgalter: Nice of you to do a BootCD for K50/40IN users :)
@kokozedman: nice work there also, i am not using a DSDT patch also after a BIOS 219 update that stated firmware update, but my video is handled by Chameleon RC4 Graphics Enabler. And also I am up for writing to ASUS about adding some stuff for the next firmware update :),

Cheers

sound not working in my asusk50in
 

Good evening, I had followed the letter of the tutorial, but I always sound that sleet, what to do?

Find in this thread the file AsusK50IN.kext and the HDAEnabler.kext. Put them in your /Extra/Extensions/ folder.

Then use pfix or Kext Utility. And google is your friend ;)

I reinstall snow leopard with a GUID partition, I put the kext's azalia.

After boot I remove the azalia kext and then I put the kext's asusk50in and HDA enabler in E / E repair and then reboot after.

My sound working :) thank you very much

Bios 221
l use DSDT(the correcting hpet, enabler audio and vidio), work well,
64 bit work, need 32 bit use NVEabler.kext.

Hi , i have installed sl on my asus k50in sx 100c an now i would undesrtand what's the best solution to get video an adio working well.
Thanks...

Hi there,

I have my QE/CI enabled through chameleon graphic enabler, some people have theirs enabled through another enabler and as for the audio, that one is solved thanks to Clubber77 and his AsusK50IN.kext which you can find a few posts above :)

Cheers

hello,

I have 2 new little problem:

1. VGA output is not recognized do I put the ID of my graphics card in display-b?

2. my webcam works but I have the image upside down, I tried to take my cam Lais AC not working

Hi, i have put the clubber 77 asusk50in.kext and hdanabler in E/E but i didn't get audio working. I forget to tell you that i install sl on MBR is it important?

HI, i have another question. My system profiler show Versione kernel: Darwin 10.0.0 is it vanilla kernel or no?

Thanks

Hi ,

You using SL 10.6.2 ? , because the last kernel vanilla it's Darwin 10.2.0 for snow leopard 10.6.2

I think you are using 10.6 with vanilla kernel, as for the audio kexts grab a copy of kext utility for snow leo and repair permissions and kextcache, but i think that MBR is not a good method for installing OSX as it natively requires GUID partition table,

Cheers

Hi ,

Flip 360 my VGA output is not recognized you have a problem also ?
and my webcam works but I have the image upside down, I tried to take my cam Lais AC not working