Asus K50IN

[jhernandez]

Originally Posted by uwannacookie Turn on your computer and keep pressing F4 until it appears a Bios Update Utility. Then you point your usb device letter, and select your bios, and update . ªREMEMBER TO BE ON AC POWERª EDIT: bios will detect that extension as a rom file.

Thank you very much!
I successfully updated my bios, ad get a step closer to osx. When I try with the 10.6.3 13" macbook pro dvd i can initialise the installation but get the error:
"Mac OS X cannot be installed on this computer"
even when I boot it in -x mode
Then i tried whith 10.6 SL10A432 DVD and man_of_the_oak files (but not the system/library... directory, this is not for the installation, isn't it??) And get a smooth boot until the grey screen appears and nothing else happens, the HD looks working and the spinning wheel appears.

please, any k50in owner can share its winning combination of OSX dvd, boot options and ktext files?

thaks in advance

[man_of_the_oak]

Umm.. firsly try my files:

http://www.mediafire.com/?wd1mr6y11mgm2fx

But you must edit graphics card info in my dsdt since we have totally other ones Anyway, you can also try to edit yours by looking at mine. Good luck!

[dohmincool]

I tried your dsdt. edited the info in it and remove HDEF. just like the dsdt that I used in the previous post, bluetooth is gone. but still no change in sleep and shutdown.

T.T

[man_of_the_oak]

@up

All the files I gave you are needed. You need to put those from system/library/extensions to Extra/extensions during install. Also, use iBoot CD or Empire EFI, as to be honest - Asus K50IN boot CD almost always doesn't work since it's outdated. I will create mine soon, you can wait or try with bootloaders from above/create custom usb install with ALL my kexts.

[yuanlukito]

Hi @man_of_the_oak, i've tried your kexts. It works flawlessly. Sadly, my hackintosh (k40in) always boot in 64 bit. I am currently using Snow Leopard 10.6.3.

I've tried arch=i386 option, it always fail / hang. Last log : Sound Assertion error : AppleHDA.

i'm badly needed to boot into 32 bit mode. Do you have any suggestion? Thanks.

[man_of_the_oak]

I work in 64-bit and in general I don't see any reason to use 32-bit o.O Why do you need it?

Some of my kexts are 64-bit only I think that it may cause this problem.

[uwannacookie]

Yeah , i needed 32-bit mode for my TMN internet pen and i cannot use it , :\

EDIT: Sent an e-mail to Atheros info to give us the kext of AR9825 fixed for Snow Leopard , gonna wait for response.

[man_of_the_oak]

Then you can use my files with no doubt Just remember to edit SMBIOS and put there your CPU info.

[uwannacookie]

Got answer from my email sent to Atheros Company:

Thank you for your interest in products containing Atheros Communications' technology.

However, we do not offer the cards or drivers that you're inquiring about. Atheros typically sells chips to module manufacturers and therefore would not be able to help you with this task. For issues regarding driver support or customer service related to drivers, please contact the manufacturer of the product or system you purchased. We suggest you refer to the manufacturer’s website, as they typically offer online technical support pages where software drivers, updates, and other related information can be obtained.

Thank you for your understanding.
Atheros Communications, Inc.


So... No support from Atheros, they only make chipsets, not drivers.

[neonego]

Hi

When i opened the airport properties in the system profiler the country code was set : GB . How can i edit it?

UPdATE

No need to edit. Wifi now working....