@Dano77

Why on my G31M-ES2L can I install kalyway with no customization and yet other distros like iPC and iakatos or whatever won't installl... I know my video, i know my sound... ICH driver's kinda obvious, vanilla kernel should be fine... what…

Last nite, i tried 3 different installs of iATKOS_v7 each time picking different drivers and things to install hoping it would boot but continuing to leave me with the "You need to restart your computer" thing... last shot i think it was…

So, I bought this ngear 3.5" internal flash card reader when I bought my parts to build my hackintosh. Main reason for grabbing it was the fact that it said "Mac OS" compatable on it. When I built my machine, i plugged it's audio component…

“I've got the ALC883 (azalia driver) and this link worked for me: media fire.com/file/teqcidxznye/AppleHDA.kext.zip Mind you on 10.5.8 but try it, can't kill anything! Dan”

“Ok guy's got my ALC883 sound working too... used the driver here: media fire.com/file/teqcidxznye/AppleHDA.kext.zip Apparently it's a 3.1MB file as compared to the stock 1.2MB file... This link is where I got my info… This guy in the post i…”

“K, safely rebooted (this coming from a noob) with zero sudo's or any fancy scripting from 10.5.7 to 10.5.8… After I rebooted, i entered -x -v nervously thinking i'd HAVE to do that. BUT... Ironically after doing that the machine just reboot…”

“K, i'm an idiot, just found that magnify feature... now installing just for stupidity sake, maybe i don't need the upgrade! LOL”

“Wish me luck boys, i'm going to update from 10.5.7 to 10.5.8 via the macos updater utility using iATKOS_v7 (specs of machine in sig) We'll have to see if it works... I think i'm using the vanila 9.6 kernel, even went and bought myself a mac…”

“I grasp the update thing, i tried an update and kacked my kalyway… But I dunno how to backup or update kexts and all that stuff is still new to me. I mean even if i back them up, how do i restore them? etc... I can't even figure out how to …”

“Have you tried booting without the cd with the -v option so you can see where it's kackin'? Also, with the CD in, i believe up in the utilities menu there shoudl be an "install bootloader" section up there.”

“Hmm, Based on your situation here, I'd say here's where I'd start. First, check the MD5 on your original download. Second, burn it slower, see if that helps. Bet the CD is the issue. This is before the kernel even starts or anything really …”

“I was able to install iWork on my machine by editing the systemversion.plist thanks for the huge tip. Drag to the desktop, edit and replace.. Had to hunt and find that, but it's gold. Not sure if i wanna try upgrading but I'll keep it as a …”

“Motherboard: GA-G31M-ES2L Ram: 2GB DDR2-800 PC6400 Processor: E6300 Intel Dual Core 2.8Ghz Video: Nvidia 7300GS HDD: Seagate 160GB SATA HP Dvd1040 Ngear front usb/firewire/sata/audio (not working) Internal LAN not working Installed SMC1211t…”

“G31M-ESL2 - Duo Core 2.8Ghz Intel E6300 2GB DDR800 - 160GB SATA - GeForce 7300GT 256MB Kalyway 10.5.2 DvD Intel AmD Reader: Model # 31356 i think...”