10.5.2 Update for AMD only, eddie11c

I am in the testing phase of making my own 10.5.2 update just for AMD machines. It does not include the 9.2.0 kernel since not everyone has EFI installed. But what I was wondering is, what's the best way to get a few people to test it out? Just in case it isn't working quite right.

AMD 10.5.2.mpkg.zip

Feel free to try it.
Thanks to cgsheen for uploading

h__p://w_w.megaupload.com/?d=12EI8ZVA :)

i will gladly test it out if you would like

Just torrent it. Write a ncie nfo saying what it does etc and include the 9.2 kernel if you can. Installing efi is a piece of cake so I don;t see why people shouldn't do it.

What sort of update ?

ok just did a fresh install of 10.5.1 and upgraded to 10.5.2 without any issues that I can see. Will have to test out some of the programs to make sure they are working. Will check back in after.

well you can check tpb for the update for AMD. I tried installing it a few times, with and without kernel and all seemed to work ok. Others are welcome to test it also.

Does efi work with sse2?

I believe so, as with all AMD machines you still have to use the modified kernel anyways.

thanks i will search for it
gonna try your update

Could you please elaborate on how you did the update?

I made my own update, you can find it on TPB. I make no guarantees, but it should work for you.

Got an error right as it starts the install process. Using zeph rev1 with efi installed.

im downloading just to seed. since i never got 10.5.1 to work on my laptop. so im just waiting for 10.5.2 rev 1. but hopefully my upload speed helps a bit.

no idea whats causing your error, you have 10.5.1 installed? Did it prompt you for the root password?

yes pretty much a fresh install with just efi added.

I just ran it again on my system, without issue.

you can try installing with pacifist, see if you get the same error. Also you can open up the console and see if you get any specifics of the error.

is there anyway to put this onto a bootable cd/dvd so once i install 10.5.1 i can put this into the dvd slot and boot from it and install the update?

what comes with your update?

I have no issues so far.

Thanks!

Well I ran carbon copy cloner before i tried installing with pacifist. Not sure what did it but i ended up not being able to boot. When it goes to boot the drive nothing happens, no darwin etc. Ill just hang on some more until zeph's 10.5.2 is released. Thanks though.

How would i do this on 10.5.1 without EFI installed? Could someone please tell me :)

Just install without the new kernel in the install options. Just know ahead of time if you have graphics with QE/CI its going to sit for about 2 minutes before the desktop loads. Screen will go black then to standby then eventually it will load.

So has anyone downloaded and got it installed? If so, does everything seem to be working?

Yep, look's like it is working just fine...At least so far.

In Piratabay, it is the update of OSX 10.5.2 for AmD.
I installed it and works perfect.
In a single package that installs everything to you, including new kernel... very simple
... and it works perfect
...It requires to have installed efi

so there is no way i can update from tiger to this 10.5.2?

Thank you man! Its working for me without any problem

what do you think?

I hope 10.5.2 will fix my mouse issue and also fix Toast. Toast has been crashing ever since upgrading graphic kexts.

any way the the efi patch can be included within the 10.5.2 installation? Or its just isn't possible? If I don't need efi, I'll try to install the amd 10.5.2 package only. I'll let you know my results in a bit.

Hi Alll, I managed to install this update, but then i updated the graphics thing from software update and have now lost QE/CI. i was using atinject and ati x1000 kexts. my video card is a radeon x1650 256 m/b. is there any way i can set video up..

or is it a format reinstall?.

Firewalk

Results, I installed the update without EFI, and it still works, however, I would have to wait for 2 minutes or so for a display to show up. Anyway to fix this? Also, is there anyway to install kernal 9.2.0 separately and configure EFI without USB Drive? Please help, thanks.

About the 2-minute wait: it said so in the description of the file in the bay: "If you don't have EFI installed be warned that you will sit at a black screen for about 2 minutes waiting for the desktop to load with the old kernel(9.1.0)."

Glad to hear its working for people, until a new kernel is released that works on non EFI machines the only way i know of avoiding the 2 minute wait is running in VESA mode .ie no QE/CI.

As far as configuring EFI. You need to have some other source to store the files to set it up. I think it could be done from the install DVD from terminal, but you still need a mountable source other than your OSX drive to run the startupfiletool.

eddie is right, im pretty sure a spare fat32 formatted drive would do the trick. as logn as it's read/write i guess

I installed the update and everything is running smoothly but one thing I noticed is that in System Profiler, for the number of cores its just showing 1. I have AMD X2. Before the 10.5.2 update, it was showing 2. Also is it safe to install the Graphics update?

Same here - just shows one core. Both are working so it's no big deal though... I (stupidly) went for the "graphics update" from the Apple Software Update. Shouldn't have done that! It just brought back the NVDAresman kernel panic for my 8600GTS and I had to find a graphics installer that worked again. PITA...

Otherwise the 10.5.2 AMD Update was GREAT! Thanks!!!

I'm running 9C31, EFI, with the 9.2 kernel

(oh, it crapped out Toast... I don't have a problem with anything else, just Toast...)

Yep, toast don't work here no more either. Photoshop recognises my graphics card perfectly though and 3d acceleration seems to be working.

Well for me, i downloaded the lastest NVinject.kext 0.2.1 (search for it in Google "nvinject.fr") and Netkas SMBIOS.kext (located in PC EFI V80 folder) Sudo Chown & Chmod both of them, repair disk permissions and reboot it and everything worked out perfectly "Toast", "Time Machine" ...hope it helps

Thanks! I forgot Time Machine!

Is anybody experiencing the "Info.plist exceptions" issue with this update or by using the Netkas method to update to 10.5.2 ?

Nope can't say I am, although my marvell yukon is only working at max 60kb/s and I'm getting this error

Stupid missed interrupt, back to nforce for me.

Eddie, your Torrent has an average speed of about 5 KB/s for me, I like 1 MB/s :D

Please upload it to a different Source other than Torrent :)

I'm uploading to MediaFire right now, but it's going kind of slowly... Strike that - it's too big for MediaFire.

cgsheen, Thanks !! but you will have to split the file to upload to mediafire I guess, because it has a 100 MB limit.

Use Megaupload! 500 MB File Limit!

This torrent is making me cry.. 6.8k/s .. terrible.

And, it keep stopping, drops to 0.0.. and I have to restart it.. lol

I'm doing the best seeding I can fellas.

Sending now to Megaupload. I'm at work - DSL connection... It'll take about an hour to finish.

Thank you cgsheen :)

No, looking through the console as it installs doesn't show anything out of the ordinary for me.