MSI Neo2 FR - Running 10.5.4 Perfectly (Tutorial), Audio/Video/USB/Multicore all working perfectly Options

[knew know]

Update: 10.5.5 (9.5.0) running perfect, Sleep, Shutdown, Restart work

QI/QE works, Mounting USB... just everything is fine after applying the NVInstaller again

only thing still doesn't work due Timemachine Backup, is booting without the DVD. Bootloader seems not to be copied by timemachine (if this is how it works)....

i can live with that until i find a thread where they describe how to install the leo4all (no clue if its a special one) bootloader again.



cheers

I'm also a bit skeptical of shutdown/sleep working properly. Did you install any kext fixes to get this working? What kernel, vanilla 10.5? StageXNU? This is the final fix to having osx working 100% ... and then I'll be able to login from work while my computer is in S3 ;P.

Thanks,

kk

[knew know]

Btw... I asked OriginalMACNUT if he could make us a new modified BIOS for the recently released 1.9, and he so kindly posted it this morning. Please send him a thank you or maybe a quick paypal donation for his troubles (you can find the information in his sig). Anyway ... here's the link for the file. I have NOT tested the file yet, but will most likely do so when I get home from work this evening. Feel free to give it a try, but remember there are always risks involved. I'll post my results here once I've tested...

http://rapidshare.com/files/150130970/A7345IMS.190.zip.html

[wkweksl]

Btw... I asked OriginalMACNUT if he could make us a new modified BIOS for the recently released 1.9, and he so kindly posted it this morning. Please send him a thank you or maybe a quick paypal donation for his troubles (you can find the information in his sig). Anyway ... here's the link for the file. I have NOT tested the file yet, but will most likely do so when I get home from work this evening. Feel free to give it a try, but remember there are always risks involved. I'll post my results here once I've tested...

http://rapidshare.com/files/150130970/A7345IMS.190.zip.html

Do not flash to 1.9 if you have half multipliers for your cpu (7.5,8.5,9.5 etc). There are no options for half multipliers in 1.9 so you'd be running with an underclocked cpu. I tried the official 1.9 sometime back and ended up with a 7 instead of 7.5 multiplier for Q9300 and am back to 1.8.

[dualist]

hi there, i´m also trying to install the ideneb release on 2 different computers.
yesterday i did on the msi p35 neo 2 c2d e6300@2,8gHz 6gb 800mHz and it worked well except several things.
first it is just working with one core and 2nd it does not recognise the ide channel.
the other things are working. lan, audio (just front connector), and other sata drives(except the one belonging to the ide channel), expecially the pcie hd3870 is working. also with 2 displays and fully QE and CI
all installed via sata dvd drive on rewritable dvd with the ideneb v.1.1 10.5.4 release. nothing jumpered

so the other motherboard was an asrock 775 dualvsta c2d e4500@2,9gHz and 1gb 667mhz.
it was better working(both cores),except my agp geforce 7600 gt 256mb, so it ended up with no CI and QE.
there i have to install it with an ide DVD drive with ideneb v.1.1 10.5.4 release onto an 40gb ide hdd. both jumper set to master.

writing these lines i´m trying to install ideneb v1.3 10.5.5 to the asrock board, but getting errors with the dvd

im not happy changing my bios for installing ideneb v1.3 to the msi board.

thx

This post has been edited by dualist: Oct 6 2008, 09:31 PM

[HaX0r Jim Duggan]

Okay so I've got this board (MSI Neo2-fr) working almost perfectly with boot 132 method now. Needs some tweaking still but I'll probably make an .ISO with the necessary kexts. Anyone interested in that?

[dawiinci]

I still have some issues with my installation.
I can install iDeneb 1.3 from the IDE DVD to a SATA HDD (both on the same chip). (GUID)
But when I reboot i get the boot1:error. So I tried booting with the DVD again by
typing rd=disk0s2. Now it works, but i can't install any drivers. Sound and Graphics
are not working and I'm not able to boot without DVD.

Please help

[knew know]

Okay so I've got this board (MSI Neo2-fr) working almost perfectly with boot 132 method now. Needs some tweaking still but I'll probably make an .ISO with the necessary kexts. Anyone interested in that?

That would be great... thanks HaX.

[knew know]

Just to let everyone know. The MSI 1.9 modded bios worked as expected.

[Tristan]

I second that, knew know. Thanks for posting the modded 1.9 bios!

I also have a successful update to 10.5.5 from 10.5.4 by following the instructions on the 10.5.5 thread.

[knew know]

I second that, knew know. Thanks for posting the modded 1.9 bios!

I also have a successful update to 10.5.5 from 10.5.4 by following the instructions on the 10.5.5 thread.

I have ideneb 1.3 on the d/l right now, so I'll try it out once I burn a copy. It has a "shutdown fix" that I'm very curius about. I nabbed the fix on its own, but since I don't have a working copy of osx86 right now, I'll attempt ideneb and post the customize settings along with any installation issues if I can get it running well

[wkweksl]

But when I reboot i get the boot1:error. So I tried booting with the DVD again by
typing rd=disk0s2. Now it works, but i can't install any drivers. Sound and Graphics
are not working and I'm not able to boot without DVD.

I ran into the same problem so I reformatted the disk using just journaled hfs instead.

[MaCaCoLoCo]

... I asked OriginalMACNUT if he could make us a new modified BIOS for the recently released 1.9, and he so kindly posted it this morning...
http://rapidshare.com/files/150130970/A7345IMS.190.zip.html

MD5 Pleace!

Thanks guys.

[starblob]

Okay so I've got this board (MSI Neo2-fr) working almost perfectly with boot 132 method now. Needs some tweaking still but I'll probably make an .ISO with the necessary kexts. Anyone interested in that?

I'd be interested in that. The boot 132 method means we'd be able to install future updates straight away doesnt it? and using a retail dvd of course
have you had any problems at all using this method?

thanks

ohhh and is it worth installing the 1.9 bios? anything changed in it?

[QuadEYE]

Hi everybody!

I tried to follow kk's instructions on the pre-install setup. After flashing the BIOS on startup I was always getting a promt that the CMOS checksum was bad. Flashing back to the original BIOS and then flashing the modified one again fixed this problem - somehow...

So I went on setting up the BIOS as told in the first post. Everything works fine except the AHCI-part. As far as I understood this setting is found in "Integrated Peripherals" -> "On-Chip ATA Devices" -> "RAID Mode" and then select "AHCI" instead of "SATA" or "IDE". Is that right?
After saving these changes windows tries to start. But a couple secondes later it gives my a blue screen (for just a splitsecond) and resets the computer.

So, is there anything I might have missed?

Update: I managed to install JaS OSx86 10.5.4. But it won't recognize neither my PS/2 mouse nor the PS/2 keyboard. Pluging in a USB-mouse works, but I don't own a USB-keybord. Is there any workaround?

My setup:
MSI P35 Neo2-FIR
C2Q Q6600
Nvidia 8800 GT 520MB vram
4GB DDR 2 PC-8000 RAM
320GB SATA WD harddrive
SATA LG DVD-burner

And: After a (successful) install, do I have a dual boot system or do I have to set it up afterwards? Edit: never mind...


2008-10-08 Update:

Now everything works just perfect! Somehow my Hackintosh works fine without the AHCI-setting...
The proper PS/2-kext was installed using the OSx86 Tool Utility.
But the Realtek 8111b-LAN wouldn't work. So, after hours of scanning the forum I found someone with the same setup & problem. Solution: BIO-setting: LAN Option ROM -> Enabled.
That's it.

Thanx guys for all the help... ;-)

[knew know]

Hi everybody!

I tried to follow kk's instructions on the pre-install setup. After flashing the BIOS on startup I was always getting a promt that the CMOS checksum was bad. Flashing back to the original BIOS and then flashing the modified one again fixed this problem - somehow...

So I went on setting up the BIOS as told in the first post. Everything works fine except the AHCI-part. As far as I understood this setting is found in "Integrated Peripherals" -> "On-Chip ATA Devices" -> "RAID Mode" and then select "AHCI" instead of "SATA" or "IDE". Is that right?
After saving these changes windows tries to start. But a couple secondes later it gives my a blue screen (for just a splitsecond) and resets the computer.

So, is there anything I might have missed?

Update: I managed to install JaS OSx86 10.5.4. But it won't recognize neither my PS/2 mouse nor the PS/2 keyboard. Pluging in a USB-mouse works, but I don't own a USB-keybord. Is there any workaround?

My setup:
MSI P35 Neo2-FIR
C2Q Q6600
Nvidia 8800 GT 520MB vram
4GB DDR 2 PC-8000 RAM
320GB SATA WD harddrive
SATA LG DVD-burner

And: After a (successful) install, do I have a dual boot system or do I have to set it up afterwards? Edit: never mind...
2008-10-08 Update:

Now everything works just perfect! Somehow my Hackintosh works fine without the AHCI-setting...
The proper PS/2-kext was installed using the OSx86 Tool Utility.
But the Realtek 8111b-LAN wouldn't work. So, after hours of scanning the forum I found someone with the same setup & problem. Solution: BIO-setting: LAN Option ROM -> Enabled.
That's it.

Thanx guys for all the help... ;-)

Good stuff Quad. Good to see you got it working ;P. If I had read your post earlier, I could have given you a suggestion/method for setting up AHCI in Windows XP after you already have it installed. AHCI is only recommended to install on your xp system during setup though, but there is a workaround.

I have just completed an iDeneb install, and I must say that I still prefer the JaS disc to this one ... at least for our board. Here's a quick rundown of the issues/problems I had. The iDeneb shutdown fix didn't help whatsoever with the bsod on restart/shutdown after sleeping. I didn't test it without putting the system to sleep first though ... but in any case, that doesn't help what I'm trying to accomplish. I didn't see the orange drive icon fix in the installation, so I had to apply that one after the installation. When checking the system properties, it's showing "unknown" for the AHCI drives, where on the JaS version it would display them properly (ICH9r)... (and yes, I chose ICHx in customize).

I guess it's a bit of a tossup on which version is best, as iDeneb already has 10.5.5 patched in it has the ich9 and icon fix that needs patching. I would still rather install JaS and then update to 10.5.5/patch kernel to stagexnu etc....

Anyway... my 2 cents... I'm starting to get a bit fed up with the sleep/shutdown fix, so I might start hunting for a giga-byte board that's known to have everything in osx86 working. Unfortunately it's a major problem for me, as I need to log in remotely to this system, but just cannot have my system running 24/7 anymore. (I promised myself that I would never do that once I started using S3 and WOL). I really do like the MSI board, and I have never received such great support from any other board manufacturer, but if I can't find a solution soon, I might just have to switch over.

Good Luck...

kk

[notinthisworld]

thanks for the modified 1.9 bios

[nadnerb]

Unfortunately it's a major problem for me, as I need to log in remotely to this system, but just cannot have my system running 24/7 anymore. (I promised myself that I would never do that once I started using S3 and WOL).

I'm having some weird problems with WOL and my Neo2-f
If the PC has been off for a few hours it can't be woken by WOL.
If the PC has been recently switched of (properly shutdown, NOT standby or hibernation) it CAN be woken by WOL.
Have you noticed anything similar with your setup?

I'm not sure if its a mobo/bios issue, or if maybe it's something to do with my router.

Any help would be appreciated though.

[knew know]

I'm having some weird problems with WOL and my Neo2-f
If the PC has been off for a few hours it can't be woken by WOL.
If the PC has been recently switched of (properly shutdown, NOT standby or hibernation) it CAN be woken by WOL.
Have you noticed anything similar with your setup?

I'm not sure if its a mobo/bios issue, or if maybe it's something to do with my router.

Any help would be appreciated though.

I assume that you're speaking in regards to a Windows XP installation? If so, then no I have no problems with WOL and Sleep on this system. The only thing that I'm noticing is if I login from outside, when I try waking up the system when I get home I'll have a black screen. I assume this has something to do with the screen resolution, but it's a bit annoying having to login again remotely from my laptop while sitting directly in front of the computer to initiate a reboot ;P. I assume you checked off "Allow this device to bring the computer out of standby" and have Wake Up Capabilities enabled (MagicPacket & PatternMatching should be the most secure).

[nadnerb]

Yeah, like I said it works sometimes so I'm pretty sure all the right options are selected.
I'm now thinking it's a problem with my router as I've tried a PCI NIC and have the same problems.
Cheers anyway.

[notinthisworld]

good day to all. i have the same exact model of the motherboard. flashed to the modified bios.

but upon loading the JaS installer, it hangs. does this have to do with my setup? i only used my spare IDE DVD-rom and IDE 40GB Hard Drive. thanks in advance