@RetroRen

“Good to hear how far you've gotten. You say that resolution works, but does that mean that you can change it in display preferences, or do you have to manually enter it in Boot.plist? Also, since nobody has any hd 2000/3000 cards working wi…”

“If it doesn't work, then you might just have to use: Graphics Mode your resolution here (e.g. 1280x1024x32) instead of the lines I wrote before. Also, Qoopz kernel defaults to 32-bit mode, so you shouldn't need -x32. Once you get Marvin's t…”

“I knew we'd get you going eventually. Now, for your VGA, I believe we can get you going with resolution changing and such, but you need to update put back the ATI kexts, except for ATIRadeonX2000.kext. You'll also need to add a key in your …”

“I seem to be making serious progress I did a clean install with some new kext combination and qoopz kernel, and I was able to boot all the way to - black screen. I used maxmem=4096 flag. I also got cmos reset with every restart. I fixed CMO…”

“One thing is that I've never been able to get modbin's to work. I got that same KP that you just posted with. I was able to get the test7 kernel and both Qoopz to work. I have one more question: do you have ACC enabled in the bios? If not I…”

“Are you still getting a KP? If so, is there a kext associated with it that's causing it? Also, it might be a good idea to start with a new clean install. I also forgot to mention that you should use Marvin's AMD utility to remove CPUIDs and…”

“You need to use the AppleATIATA.kext for SL. I can't remember where I saw it, but I think it was on insanelymac.com forums in the hardware section. I personally just use AHCI as it always works in OS X, but I have it just in case. I also ha…”

“There is no such thing as a kext for a chipset. There are kexts for the ethernet, sound, ATA/SATA and such that are part of a chipset, but nothing for the chipset itself. I know, I ment SB750 SATA/ATA kext. I have that kext for 10.5 but it …”

“Are you using Qoopz new kernel? If not, you should. That would get rid of AppleRTC.kext, Disabler, NullCPUPM, PlatformUUID and OpenHaltRestart. You should use the latest Fakesmc from netkas.org and your AHCI/ATA kexts (those shouldn't cause…”

“Actually, I used this guide. What kernel are you using? Are you trying to run with -force64? You shouldn't have to go to 2048MB of RAM, just 4096. What other kexts are you using? The only kexts that I'm using that are needed are fakesmc 2.5…”

“There are two things keeping you from a working system. One is that the Phenom II X2 550 runs at 3.1 GHz. OS X has a problem with running with a higher multiplier than 15 on AMD systems and will instantly reboot after choosing the OS in Cha…”

“Yes mate im in the same boat as you and by the looks of it you have the same motherboard as me. I have 10.5.8 running fine at the moment but i cant for love nor money get 10.6 to work! I have tried everything like yourself. GUID install MBR…”

“I officially give up for now I tried installing SL using all the AMD methods available on the net, following the exact details, but I always end up with KP, both with modbin and qoopz kernel. Vanilla kernel gives me only reboots. I guess I'…”

“Here are my boot plists for OSX SL 10.6 install and from my 100% working Leo 10.5 BTW, in EFI studio when Display device is selected, I can only choose from list of Nvidia VGA cards, no ATI card in the list, and I have Gigabyte ATI Radeon H…”

“Using step 6 on this page: i hackintosh.com/2009/09/install-snow-leopard-106-on-amd-pc-hackintosh/ But I had two problems: 1) I couldnt select my graphic card from the menu so I selected a random generic one. 2) In the boot plist I didnt fi…”

“what is your VGA card? do you use efi string for your VGA or use an injector? I have ati radeon 3850. I've tried to create an EFI string using EFI studio and put it into boot plist, but I'm not sure I did it right. With 10.5 i was doing tha…”

“Are u sure u have replce the boot file, u can use boot file from 1st post or using boot file from chameleon rc3 For intel user or some one who like to try boot 64 bit mode on testt7 kernel you can try boot with -64_bit Not working on my rig…”

“I manged to install SL using a combination of this guide and the guide on ihackintosh, but I'm not able to boot it. I installed on my external USB drive (GUID), installed this kexts: I get KP every time when I try to boot (I tried booting w…”

“I tried EE (AMD version), and got Still waiting for root device error when booting OSX SL 10.6 DVD. Then I tried booting DVD with - v -f -s -x and I got KP sayin' somethin' about pmap_memory_steal . Guess it's kernel thats bugging me or? Sp…”

“Funny. This kernel looks like a minor improvement of the test7 kernel that had been floating around for AMD cpus for a while now ... ( ie. spec'ed to block certain kexts ... ) Nothing spectacular like the Voodoo kernels were on leopard ... …”

“Nice to hear that Andy, looking forward to AnV snow kitty kernel”

“I just use the vanilla System.kext. I actually don't have any modified Apple kexts in my system. Try that and see if it works. Also, make sure you're using PC_EFIv10.5 as it seems to work the best. I knew it was a bad idea to use a modified…”

“Thanks for thre kernel but It doesnt work for me yet, same as with Andys kernel: I put system.kext that Andy provided with kernel in S/L/E and installed thekernel but my boot just stops. When I try to boot to safe mode i get KP. This is whe…”

“@gorg , then you should start coding things up. A lot of things changed in Snow Leopard kernel. Again , it would be best to wait for xnu team or someone who is knowledgeable enough. Currently , AMD support is pretty weak . I am guessing slo…”

“thats the $1000000 question innit, on insanely mac several threads have been blitzed http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=200170&hl= Well, they didnt wait a second - thread is deleted. Anyway, I tried EE, got Still waiting f…”

“Strange that thebig osx86 site is deleting all threads about Empire EFI, hope it brings more traffic this way Who's deleting and why? What's the deal with empire EFI, that threads should be deleted?”

“I don't see the KP? : I didnt intend to post KP from safe mode, I would like to figure out why my boot just hangs on normal boot. Anyway, on my KP from safe mode there is no real info, just the name of kernel.”

“Tried this kernel but it doesnt work for me. I put system.kext that Andy provided with kernel in S/L/E and installed the kernel but my boot just stops. When I try to boot to safe mode i get KP. This is where my boot stops:”

“You know how we had to downclock our processors to 3.0GHz to get them to work? Well, I have a kernel you can use with 10.6.2 if you want which will allow you to theoretically overclock to 6GHz with OSX still booting (Assuming your computer …”

“Thanx Andy, this is great news for hackintosh users in new year I see there is a patch and a kernel in your post, do we have to patch the kernel or it is already patched? Will try it tommorrow when I get back home. Thanks again.”

“Guys, are there any news on this subject? There's a lot of new SL beta's around, did anyone tried to install on a PC (Intel and AMD). I could get a 10A314 beta and try, but I wanna know is it possible to install it on AMD machine? I dont wa…”

“>It's great to see developmnet for an AMD kernel. Hope to see more progress on 64bit for AMD and on the fly opcode patcher. Keep up the good work guys”

“I've had a lot of positive response to it everywhere, and many problems that people are experiencing are due to mostly user error and the radical changes Apple made in 10.5.6 (especially in terms of graphics). That's what i thought, my inst…”

“The first reason for this supposed failure rate is user error. It's clearly written that you need to install a chipset driver (mostly for non-vanilla setups), in both the notes on the release page, and in the installer itself when you click…”

“I cannot see the pdf link in first post also, mac/wins likewise... regarding the IM - I joined this forum because it seems to be more ''clear'', helpfull, people are more friendly and ready to help. I dont post much here (didnt post much on…”

“No. Why? 10.2.0 is the new Darwin Version that came with OS X 10.6.2 - the Version of Darwin doesn't match with the one of OS X, alltough most OS X master versions came with a new Kernel version (For example Tiger Kernel was 8.x Leopard one…”

“Shouldnt it be 10.6.2 kernel instead of 10.2.0? Anyway, through reading the links in the first post, one could conclude that it is basicly the qoopz 10.6.0 kernel updated to 10.6.2 without any significant changes? What I mean is that it pro…”

“Nice little guide Lawless, thanx I will give it a try in a few days. I think I understood everything, I only need to know does the partition have to be formatted as a GUID or MBR?”

“@LawlessPPC, can you write a short guide on installing retail Leopard on AMD Phenom system, or give some guidelines? I would like to give it a try and I would apprecciate any help that I can get. If there is a gude like that, please link me…”

“Ive tried installing it another pc, and it works. halfway. Guess, what u r suggesting is the best way of hackintoshing What is your PC configuration? there are plenty of detailed guides for RETAIL install, over the net, but we need to know …”