10.5.6 Released!

[nfoav8or]

hey bud... by version specific I meant i.e. NVinject 0.2.1... most of the time different versions give different support.

Also, knowing what graphics card you have helps out a bunch. Edit your signature to reflect your system specs and it will save lots of questions later on.

[demigod]

Originally Posted by demigod i have 9f23installer.pkg and EFI Studio but not able to install without mouse function.Can some guide me how to install it..is there any terminal instruction that i can do..

i some have managed to install 9f23installer.pkg and added an entry using EFI Studio..but problem is not solved..

about my graphics cards it is GeForce 7300GS 256 MB XFX make.. i worked out well in 10.5.2 and 10.5.5.. i don't know what version NVinject.kext is i had it in Extension backup.

[nfoav8or]

Originally Posted by demigod about my graphics cards it is GeForce 7300GS 256 MB XFX make.. i worked out well in 10.5.2 and 10.5.5.. i don't know what version NVinject.kext is i had it in Extension backup.

I've got almost the same Graphics card as you. In the past, I used the Zephyroth NVidia Universal Installer (which basically uses NVinject 0.2.1 but it also includes a lot of other packages... regardless, all i ever installed up until 10.5.3 was this NVinject. The thing to watch out for with this is that all the other GeForce and NVDA* graphics kexts in the Extensions folder were removed. Then repair permissions and reboot and it should load just fine.

Now I'm using EFI and the retail graphics update through 10.5.5 and up and the NVDA kext "NVDANV40Hal.kext" and EFI string work together to give me CI/QE and full resolution support.

EDIT: you're hex string should be:

6c0200000100000001000000600200000d00000002010c00d0 41030a010000000101060000090101060000007fff04000e00 00004e00560050004d00000020000000010000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000220000005600 520041004d002c0074006f00740061006c00730069007a0065 00000008000000000000101c00000064006500760069006300 65005f00740079007000650000000f0000004e5644412c5061 72656e740e0000006e0061006d00650000000b000000646973 706c617922000000400030002c006400650076006900630065 005f00740079007000650000000b000000646973706c617922 000000400031002c006400650076006900630065005f007400 79007000650000000b000000646973706c6179100000006d00 6f00640065006c0000001a0000006e5669646961204765466f 726365203733303020475320000000400031002c0063006f00 6d00700061007400690062006c00650000000e0000004e5644 412c4e564d616314000000400030002c006e0061006d006500 0000120000004e5644412c446973706c61792d411400000040 0031002c006e0061006d0065000000120000004e5644412c44 6973706c61792d4220000000400030002c0063006f006d0070 0061007400690062006c00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e 564d6163100000004e00560043004100500000001800000004 000000000003000c00000000000007000000001e0000007200 6f006d002d007200650076006900730069006f006e0000002e 0000006e5669646961204765466f7263652037333030204753 204f70656e474c20456e67696e65205b4546495d

I obtained this with OSx86 Tools Utility. If you need help implementing this, let me know... but you said you already used it so you should be fine. Also, (if you haven't re-updated to 10.5.5 or above) when you boot up... boot up in single user mode (-s) and remove all your other video kext fixes using the commands:

/sbin/mount -uw /
cd /System/Library/Extensions/
rm -Rf GeForce*
rm -Rf NVDA*
rm -Rf NVinject*
rm -Rf ATI*
cd ..
chmod -R 755 Extensions/ && chown -R root:wheel Extensions/
rm -Rf Extensions.mkext
reboot

Now upgrade your graphics... if you find that the graphics update was already installed and you just erased it, PM me and I'll send you the files.

EDIT: when you copy the hex code, don't worry about the apparent spaces that show in the quote... they don't show up using nano or TextEdit or BBEdit.

[dagger]

Sorry to sound like a noob.

[demigod]

Thank you very much for the detailed instruction.Your method worked out.. Thanks nfoav8or

Originally Posted by nfoav8or I've got almost the same Graphics card as you. In the past, I used the Zephyroth NVidia Universal Installer (which basically uses NVinject 0.2.1 but it also includes a lot of other packages... regardless, all i ever installed up until 10.5.3 was this NVinject. The thing to watch out for with this is that all the other GeForce and NVDA* graphics kexts in the Extensions folder were removed. Then repair permissions and reboot and it should load just fine. Now I'm using EFI and the retail graphics update through 10.5.5 and up and the NVDA kext "NVDANV40Hal.kext" and EFI string work together to give me CI/QE and full resolution support. EDIT: you're hex string should be: I obtained this with OSx86 Tools Utility. If you need help implementing this, let me know... but you said you already used it so you should be fine. Also, (if you haven't re-updated to 10.5.5 or above) when you boot up... boot up in single user mode (-s) and remove all your other video kext fixes using the commands: /sbin/mount -uw / cd /System/Library/Extensions/ rm -Rf GeForce* rm -Rf NVDA* rm -Rf NVinject* rm -Rf ATI* cd .. chmod -R 755 Extensions/ && chown -R root:wheel Extensions/ rm -Rf Extensions.mkext reboot Now upgrade your graphics... if you find that the graphics update was already installed and you just erased it, PM me and I'll send you the files. EDIT: when you copy the hex code, don't worry about the apparent spaces that show in the quote... they don't show up using nano or TextEdit or BBEdit.

[nfoav8or]

Originally Posted by dagger Sorry to sound like a noob.

not a prob... it looks like we've got virtually the same graphics card. Take a look at the reply I sent above... also, just change the hex code to fit your card and it should work.

[dagger]

Originally Posted by nfoav8or not a prob... it looks like we've got virtually the same graphics card. Take a look at the reply I sent above... also, just change the hex code to fit your card and it should work.

Thanks. Here's what I did:

1. Installed PC_EFI v9 Chameleon on my 10.5.5 HDD using UInstaller 1.2
2. Patched DSDT using DSDT Patcher (Selected all options)
3. Installed 10.5.6 update from Apple site, patched with AMD Patcher .31
4. Rebooted to single user, and followed your instructions (removed all graphics kext etc)
5. Installed Apple's Graphics Update to replace removed kexts.
6. Used OSX86Tools to get hex code of my Graphics card (nVidia Geforce 7300GT 256mb)
7. Inserted the hex code manually in com.apple.Boot.plist string
8. Rebooted.
9. Worked fine, but then I get a kernel panic when I check on Graphics/Display on System Profiler:


From what I can understand, it has something to do with the com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily.

I hope that's detailed enough for you to help me out with this one.

Thanks again and hopeto hear a solution soon.

[nfoav8or]

Originally Posted by dagger 9. Worked fine, but then I get a kernel panic when I check on Graphics/Display on System Profiler... From what I can understand, it has something to do with the com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily.

it doesn't necessarily mean that the KP happened because of something wrong in that kext... just that something in your system didn't match up when that kext was accessed during the System Profile execution.

what does your Boot.plist file look like?

[dagger]

Thanks nfoav8or. Now I know I have no idea what I'm doing.

Here's my Boot.plist:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
	<key>Kernel</key>
	<string>mach_kernel.voodoo</string>
	<key>Kernel Flags</key>
	<string>None</string>
	<key>Timeout</key>
	<string>5</string>
	<key>device-properties</key>
	<string>6c0200000100000001000000600200000d00000002010c00d041030a0100000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</string>
</dict>
</plist>

Hope its an easy fix.

[FirstHackTosh]

My system is running fine.

Leo4Allv4.1 updated to 10.5.6
Chameleon Bootloader 1.0.11 (is there a newer version of it out there? Couldn't find nothing )
Voodoo 9.5.0
GA-MA78GM-S2H rev v1.1

Two problems only:
Firewire only works if HD is pluged in at boot
USB2 didn't work