Asus P5Q3-Deluxe/WiFi @n Boot-132 Guide, This is for P5Q3 owners an some others Options

[STTMac]

Hello this is a FULL GUIDE for those who wants to install Leopard Retail DVD on a P5Q3 motherboard. I will describe ALL the steps to make it work.

1. FIRST OF ALL you need to MOD your BIOS (whats a bios?)
"BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is like the name says a system thats make the brige between hardware an software".

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These are the steps that you need to mod your BIOS:
1.Download the latest BIOS 1702_BIOS_Asus_P5Q_3_Deluxe_WiFi_AP_for_MAC_OS_X___all_OS__incl._by_Juzzi..ROM.z
p (Thanks to Juzzi) this is his thread with all the modded BIOS http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...136586&st=0
2.Read his "How To Mod your BIOS" ---> READ_ME_FOR_NOOB.doc
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2. If you don't have a Leopard Retail DVD download an ISO an burn it on a DVD-Dual Layer

3. Now is time to download my Boot-132 ISO. (Is includind P45/ICH10R, Marvell 88E8056/88E8001***For now just the 88EE001.Is the second port****)
I'm trying to make the sound and the wireless to work.

4. Burn the ISO on an CD/DVD ***I'm working also to an other method a more easy one***

5. Turn ON/Reboot your system and Press F8 then select to boot from CD/DVD.

6. After the CD/DVD is loaded and you see the Darwin boot menu press ESC and change the CD/DVD with your Leoprd Retail DVD.

7. Press F8 an boot with "-v -f" flags and if you will see a ugly screen follow again the steps 5,6,7 but boot with "-v -f -x" flags and press ENTER.

8. After that the Installation will start and from here you now what you have to do. But if you don't reply me and I will make an update to the guide with the steps that you need to take.

9. When the installation is COMPLETED Reboot your system and put again the CD/DVD and again press F8 to boot from the CD/DVD after that press ESCAPE an type 80 and press ENTER.

10. Mark your partion with Leopard and boot with "-v -f" or "-v -f -x" flags. A trick if your welcome screen restart everytime boot with ( "Graphics Mode"="640x480x32" -v -f -x ).

11. Voilla you just start your Clean Leopard Retail DVD.


(I now the Guide is ugly but is 3AM in Romania right now but I promise that I will make it better.) Good Night to all or Good Morning.

[beibao]

3. Now is time to download my Boot-132 ISO. (Is includind P45/ICH10R, Marvell 88E8056/88E8001***For now just the 88EE001.Is the second port****)
I'm trying to make the sound and the wireless to work.

Hi, STTMac, Thank you very much for your nice guide, which did help me a lot.

But, where is your Boot-132 iso? Or, could you upload all your kext or plist? How did you make your boot-132 iso.

I'm using the same motherboard, and following your guide. But, I get message said can't find XXXXXX.boot.plist. So far, I have not find the way to solve it. My Leopard is 10.5 version rather than 10.5.4.

Many thanks.

[TeDeU]

Hi, STTMac, Thank you very much for your nice guide, which did help me a lot.

But, where is your Boot-132 iso? Or, could you upload all your kext or plist? How did you make your boot-132 iso.

I'm using the same motherboard, and following your guide. But, I get message said can't find XXXXXX.boot.plist. So far, I have not find the way to solve it. My Leopard is 10.5 version rather than 10.5.4.

Many thanks.

Yes ... please provide a link ...
I found one 123-boot , but doesn't work ...
it say "Still waiting for the root device"

[STTMac]

Yes ... please provide a link ...
I found one 123-boot , but doesn't work ...
it say "Still waiting for the root device"

sorry

this is the link to the workingboot132

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?0gjyzav5k5z

[sleeepy]

I have retail 10.5.6 working on my P5Q3 by following your instructions. But I can only boot via the CD each time.

I understand that I should be able to install EFI and then boot directly but I cannot get this to work. Am I missing something that is specific to P5Q3?

Also, there is a lot of conflicting instructions. OSX86Tools claims to install EFI and chamelion but the EFI install fails saying the disk is locked.

WHat is the best direction to go?

THanks

[Jaime5]

Work With a Asus P5Q3 but no Deluxe? i have to modify the bios?

Thanks

[Stech1987]

Hi everybody, i wonder if the guide works for not retail versions too (4 example ideneb or kalyway), and if it would work with snow leopard too.

I furthermore have some questions:

Is audio working?

Is wi-fi working?

Thanks

[WalterQSanFrancisco]

Hi everyone. I need some help Please.

I'm ussing Boot 132 Mac OS X Updated to 10.5.8

*. Motherboard: ASUS P5Q3-Deluxe/WiFi @n

*. Processor: Intel Core2Quad Q9300 2.5GHz (it says 2.33 GHz Unknown)

*. Video Card EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB and the only resolution I get is 1024 x 768. Any idea how to get a better resolution?

*. Onboard audio and WiFi is not working.


Otherwise everything else is working.