@Undead Surfer

This is my scenario. I'm running Leopard 10.5.5 on my MSI P6N Diamond motherboard. So far it's running ok but my main qualm is with my graphics card. The Graphics Card that I'm running as can be seen from the title of this thread is the…

Title: Installing the retail version of Mac OS X Leopard without booting from an installer disc or disk. Requirements: -Working OS X install. -Retail Leopard Install Disc. -Chameleon Bootloader. Notes: I've only tested this on an Intel…

I'm looking to get myself a new ADSL Modem/Router. I would prefer if I could get everything in a single package instead of having to use multiple devices. Hopefully, I'll be able to get one with all the following specs:- -ADSL2/2+ -Dynamic…

As my specs in my signature show, my motherboard is the P6N Diamond. My retail installation sits on a SATA hard drive. I never been able to get my IDE to work whatsoever. Recently, I've been trying to do an installation on an external USB…

I have a retail installation running. Updated all the way to 10.5.7. The only problem is that I need to boot it with "cpus=1" or it crashes. Would setting up DSDT help to alleviate this problem? Or is there something I forgot to do that's…

It's possible to use the gfxutil from the Netkas forums in the following manner to discover the address of certain hardware that is connected to computer:- 'gfxutil -f device' This is also possible with the ioreg command but I don't…

“Yes. You would be able to boot if you installed PC_EFI v9.”

“Well UndeadSurfer, because it does not work. The videocard bios contains a list of the supported VESA modes and if the one you want is not listed there, com.apple.Boot.plist won't be much help. So the solution is to patch the video card tem…”

“If you want a special resolution, why not just use the "Graphics Mode"="yyyxyyyxyy" ?”

“I imaged the retail to an external USB drive that I have. Installed Chameleon and added the AppleDecrypt and the IntelCPUPMDisabler kexts. I was able to boot to the first installation screen (the one that asks to select your installation la…”

“Try the new Chameleon. It now has the ability to automatically detect your NVidia video card.”

“As per my post when I was working on my card:- Msi nx 6600 td256e - qe | ci NVDarwin was succeeded by CoreVidia. I've had good results with CoreVidia. I guess you can try this out and see if it helps and then go to an EFI String from there.…”

“Boot up the Mac OS X installation with the -v option and say what message comes up.”

“Core 2 Quad Q6600, same as Wayang-NT and Aydinz but I checked "Other".”

“Use this NForceATA driver --->> http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=127611 Use this network driver --->> http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=125569 I'm using the same chipset on the MSI P6N Diamond. I used …”

“I think the one you are looking for is:- Intel AHCI SATA Have a try with that one and let me know if it works.”

“If the -v cpus=1 option isn't working then I would suggest trying a different distribution.”

“Great news. After performing a re-install of my distribution, I was able to get everything working with CoreVidia. I didn't have dual monitor support until I added my NVCAP value to the file. Full CI and QE. This is really sweet. I'm attach…”

“Oh right. I'm sorry. The kext you are looking for is most likely called NVDarwin.kext Let me know if you find it.”

“Sure, no problem at all. Navigate to /System/Library/Extensions/ Right click on CoreVidia.kext and click "Show Package Contents" in the contextual menu. In the folder that pops up, you will see the Info.plist file.”

“No dice. Exact results as with the EFI String. Would it be possible for you to attach the Info.plist for your CoreVidia kext? I'll attach mine as well so that we can compare differences and see if there is something I missed. I had to tag .…”

“Thanks a lot for the advice. I have downloaded and installed it. I'm just pending a reboot. Before I did that, I wanted to share the results of my research. NVDarwin is succeeded by CoreVidida. The latest version that I have seen is 1.1 The…”

“crawle, can you explain how you got dual monitors working, i have geforce 6600 PNY with dual DVI, I am wondering how to the NVCAP thing works, and where to put it, there is no how to with the NVCAP generator and adding it to the info.plist.…”

“Once you can get a stable installation going then the operating system just works. It's a great production environment too.”

“this is probably a noob question but when you say and Intel processor, you dont happen to mean a Pentium 4, would you? lol or do u mean Core 2 Duo I have to finish researching the definitive list but in the mean time, maybe this post:- http…”

“It doesn't go past that message? Usually, it should go past that message and boot into the installer.”

“I would suggest using CoreVidia. That is one of the best injectors that I have seen to date.”

“Did you try booting the new installer with cpus=1 ?”

“What should i spicify exactly cuz i am new in this osx86 things Can you give us the detailed name and model of your motherboard along with the manufacturer of it?”

“As thorazine74 said, do some research into what SATA and/or IDE controllers that you have. Post it here and then maybe we can suggest which distribution you should use.”

“You shouldn't need to use a different Kernel. Voodoo is the one to go with. For a process of elimination, my suggestion would be to install the drivers one by one and see which one is causing the kernel panic. Don't forget to remove the Ext…”

“Sorry for the late reply to your thread. I'm about to build me a new rig. This is the case that I've ordered for it:- an tec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=Njkz It's a full tower case. I wanted to go for this one:- an tec.com/Believe_it/prod…”

“Alreadypossiblebuddy. Been around for a few months now That's just my tutorial, there are loooads of different variations all over the web, research boot132 and chameleon Just a question. In your tutorial, you said that one needs an Intel C…”

“You may have to use a distribution that already has the drivers for your HD. If it isn't on the iATKOS 5i DVD then you won't be able to install from it.”

“It is possibly an issue with hard drive controller drivers. Take a look at this thread and see if it helps:- http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=127611”

“There was a difference of about 87-89 kernel extensions. I copied all of them in and it was able to boot to the GUI. I'm currently using a non-standard USB keyboard so I got to the dialog box of Leopard telling me that it wants to detect my…”

“These drivers should just be for allowing me to boot from a USB device. I extracted the drivers from the Extensions.mkext on the iATKOS 5i DVD. I'm going to sift through and see if I find the right one.”

“Nope. I think it's a driver issue. After posting the question, I imaged my iATKOS 5i DVD onto the USB drive and was able to boot it as the installer. The question now is which driver is it.”

“The new iATKOSv7 should be compatible with your motherboard. If you need additional information on the release, their forums can be located at uph uck.com Most likely, you'll have to boot the installer with the cpus=1 kernel flag. Good luck…”

“The patched version of the AppleNForce kext can be found here:- http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=127611 Try that out and see if it helps much.”

“Guess you can start here:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overclocking More or less, you're pushing your CPU or GPU past the stock speeds to attain higher performance. Requires ample cooling to keep your system stable.”

“Good stuff. Looks sleek and nice. Great choice.”