Quad Core Anyone?
 

I have an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 (2.83GHz)

and every time I boot up, I have to type "cpus=1"

I know there is a fix that would type this for me, but I would like to get all four cores working. This should be a very compatible processor, but I don't know how to get the cores working.

What happens when you don't enter that flag?

So...
 

Download Chameleon v2 and install it.

Browse to /Extra and mod the "Kernel Flags" in com.apple.Boot.plist so that cpus=4 is entered in the Kernel Flags string.

Download AnV XNU 1.4 Kernel. *Supports a Quad Core*

Should work

It just restarts, and would boot loop.

And SaCleoCheater, I will try that and report back

thanks alot!

okay, here is the rundown :P

I have been booting from my install disk, because darwin wouldn't work, then someone told me that chameleon would work, but then I realized it doesn't have the option to type cpus=1.

And when I go to /Extra, I try to save the edited strings, but it says I don't have authority to change it. Also the only thing I could find for the AnX XNU 1.4 is a .stix (?) and I'm not sure how to use that


thank you soo much for helping, though

Hi sports guy. i also have a quad core. to get working you need to change your bios settings, i had like the same exact problem onetime what you need to do is set your bios. follow this link they tell you how to set it up. i did that and it worked.
http://apple2pc.blogspot.com/2008/03...ackintosh.html

Awesome! thanks a ton I will try that asap

you can find the AnV XNU here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/21850696...ernel_V1.4.pkg

Just install it and all cores should be working at full pelt.

thanks SaCleoCheater

and for the BIOS thing, I didn't see some of those options, but I tried to do what I could and it didn't work...

the kernel didn't work... It just does this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96P82QxpTM0

It doesn't work from Chameleon 2 or the installation dvd

edit: so when I don't put cpus=1, it reboots quickly after, as in the video