Boot132 cdboot for Snow Leopard, woo it actually works. Options

[remax]

Chameleon cdboot (boot132) for 10.6

by flashGX

Package:
http://www.mediafire.com/?gdjwuk2ddtj
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1335737/chamele...cdboot%20SL.zip

contents:
everything you need, just add any extra kexts you want and MAKE SURE YOU ADD your efi strings and graphics mode to the provided boot.plist! the cdboot is version 655 from the upcoming chameleon release which has native snow leopard support! amazing work guys!

1. Download the package and extract it to your home folder. (AKA /Users/yournamehere/)
2. Add EFI strings and graphics mode to provided boot.plist
3. Add any extra kexts that you want inside the Preboot.dmg.
4. DSDT.aml loading didn't work for me. the dvd still boots fine, it just resets my cmos. If this happens, just go last known good and youll be fine.
5. Once your all done you need to make an eltorito bootable iso, enter this in terminal tehn type your password when it asks:

CODE

sudo hdiutil makehybrid -o cdboot.iso cdboot/ -iso -hfs -joliet -eltorito-boot cdboot/cdboot -no-emul-boot -hfs-volume-name "SL boot132" -joliet-volume-name "SL boot132"

6. once this is done burn to cd-rw
7. reboot, and boot from cd. you'll get about 4 or 5 ebios errors, then the disk will load. When your at the chameleon screen, take out the boot cd and swap in your snow leopard dvd and press F5. you should then see Mac OS X Install DVD appear. i usually boot in -v to make sure i know what goes wrong if it hangs.
8. Install Snow like you would. youll obviously need to do to boot from the cd again to get into the SL install once your done. then install chameleon to EFI or whatever and swap in the netkas 10.1 boot pcefi file until the new chameleon release comes out. Probably best to use rc1 of chameleon.

Enjoy

All credits to the chameleon team, netkas, and anyone else striving to make this a reality. you are the kings of osx86. i merely put this guide together!

special thanks to noob766 who has been testing disks tirelessly with me this week.

flashGX

Would this be the fix for the BLACK screen we get once the retail DVD starts to load? This seems to be my issue. Here is my string for my graphics card (GeForce 6600, 128)...


6602000001000000010000005a0200000d00000002010c00d041030a000000000101060000010101
060000007fff04000e0000004e00560050004d0000002000000001000000000000000000000000000
000000000000000000000000000220000005600520041004d002c0074006f00740061006c00730069
007a006500000008000000000000081c0000006400650076006900630065005f00740079007000650
000000f0000004e5644412c506172656e740e0000006e0061006d00650000000b000000646973706c
617922000000400030002c006400650076006900630065005f00740079007000650000000b0000006
46973706c617922000000400031002c006400650076006900630065005f0074007900700065000000
0b000000646973706c6179100000006d006f00640065006c000000170000006e56696469612047654
66f726365203636303020000000400031002c0063006f006d00700061007400690062006c00650000
000e0000004e5644412c4e564d616314000000400030002c006e0061006d0065000000120000004e5
644412c446973706c61792d4114000000400031002c006e0061006d0065000000120000004e564441
2c446973706c61792d4220000000400030002c0063006f006d00700061007400690062006c0065000
0000e0000004e5644412c4e564d6163100000004e0056004300410050000000180000000400000000
0003000c00000000000007000000001e00000072006f006d002d007200650076006900730069006f0
06e0000002b0000006e5669646961204765466f7263652036363030204f70656e474c20456e67696e
65205b4546495d


Let me know if it is please so I can try to fix. Thanks...

[Nihilator]

Chameleon cdboot (boot132) for 10.6

by flashGX

Package:
http://www.mediafire.com/?gdjwuk2ddtj
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1335737/chamele...cdboot%20SL.zip

contents:
everything you need, just add any extra kexts you want and MAKE SURE YOU ADD your efi strings and graphics mode to the provided boot.plist! the cdboot is version 655 from the upcoming chameleon release which has native snow leopard support! amazing work guys!

1. Download the package and extract it to your home folder. (AKA /Users/yournamehere/)
2. Add EFI strings and graphics mode to provided boot.plist
3. Add any extra kexts that you want inside the Preboot.dmg.
4. DSDT.aml loading didn't work for me. the dvd still boots fine, it just resets my cmos. If this happens, just go last known good and youll be fine.
5. Once your all done you need to make an eltorito bootable iso, enter this in terminal tehn type your password when it asks:

CODE

sudo hdiutil makehybrid -o cdboot.iso cdboot/ -iso -hfs -joliet -eltorito-boot cdboot/cdboot -no-emul-boot -hfs-volume-name "SL boot132" -joliet-volume-name "SL boot132"

6. once this is done burn to cd-rw
7. reboot, and boot from cd. you'll get about 4 or 5 ebios errors, then the disk will load. When your at the chameleon screen, take out the boot cd and swap in your snow leopard dvd and press F5. you should then see Mac OS X Install DVD appear. i usually boot in -v to make sure i know what goes wrong if it hangs.
8. Install Snow like you would. youll obviously need to do to boot from the cd again to get into the SL install once your done. then install chameleon to EFI or whatever and swap in the netkas 10.1 boot pcefi file until the new chameleon release comes out. Probably best to use rc1 of chameleon.

Enjoy

All credits to the chameleon team, netkas, and anyone else striving to make this a reality. you are the kings of osx86. i merely put this guide together!

special thanks to noob766 who has been testing disks tirelessly with me this week.

flashGX

This Chameleon CDBoot is notorious for the following error message during the installation process:

"Install failed. Mac OS X could not be installed on your computer The installer could not make the computer start up from the volume <volume name>. You may need to select your disk using Startup Disk utility. Click restart and try again".

This error runs rampant with this Chameleon CDBoot project and it always rears its ugly head at the end of the installation process.

Why isn't this fixed yet?

I don't want to hear about faulty hardware or faulty discs (CDBoot or SL). I have replaced the DVD DL drive. I have created multiple (verified) CDBoot and SL discs. I have replaced my RAM.

If you take the same .dmg file (which falters with CDBoot) and restore it to another hard drive or a USB flash disk, the installation runs like it should and finishes completely.

I also don't want to hear an answer of "Don't worry about it. Just hit the restart button and boot into your brand new Snow Leopard installation. Why don't I want to hear this? I'll tell you why!

The install process never "PROPERLY" finishes, and leaves all kinds of remnants (a folder filled with .pkg files) on the root of the Snow Leopard volume and many other problems.

Why isn't this fixed yet?

-Nihilator

[Corupt]

This Chameleon CDBoot is notorious for the following error message during the installation process:

"Install failed. Mac OS X could not be installed on your computer The installer could not make the computer start up from the volume <volume name>. You may need to select your disk using Startup Disk utility. Click restart and try again".

This error runs rampant with this Chameleon CDBoot project and it always rears its ugly head at the end of the installation process.

Why isn't this fixed yet?

I don't want to hear about faulty hardware or faulty discs (CDBoot or SL). I have replaced the DVD DL drive. I have created multiple (verified) CDBoot and SL discs. I have replaced my RAM.

If you take the same .dmg file (which falters with CDBoot) and restore it to another hard drive or a USB flash disk, the installation runs like it should and finishes completely.

I also don't want to hear an answer of "Don't worry about it. Just hit the restart button and boot into your brand new Snow Leopard installation. Why don't I want to hear this? I'll tell you why!

The install process never "PROPERLY" finishes, and leaves all kinds of remnants (a folder filled with .pkg files) on the root of the Snow Leopard volume and many other problems.

Why isn't this fixed yet?

-Nihilator

I hear ya.

I'm with you, Nihilator. This problem has been ignored and should be addressed. I wasted alot of time on this problem and then found out it was a CDBoot issue.

This won't be fixed though. The Chameleon team will tell you that they distribute the source and to go ahead and fix it yourself.

Sign of the times.

[Firechild]

I have burnt the iso successfully, after adding EFI string and graphics and then the CD boots fine, and I press F5 and the SL DVD retail Disc appears. Choosing it and press enter, the apple logo comes up and then Kernel Panic... Running a D5400XS mobo ( Skulltrail ). Ideas?

[x86_64]

I hear ya.

I'm with you, Nihilator. This problem has been ignored and should be addressed. I wasted alot of time on this problem and then found out it was a CDBoot issue.

This won't be fixed though. The Chameleon team will tell you that they distribute the source and to go ahead and fix it yourself.

Sign of the times.

Yes, many people are receiving the "Install Failed" at the end of the Snow Leopard installation process. The error occurs at the 10% mark of installation. This means 90% of the installation completes before the error appears.

This problem has not been fixed yet. It's related to "Bless" according to the logs.

[STLVNUB]

Is the chameleon team going to fix this problem and do you know when a Boot-132 disc is coming out for Snow Leopard?

Chameleon is NOT the problem, so there is nothing to fix.

[tha_toadman]

Guys, try this thread, and look for the 'BootCD' towards the bottom of the post. It works.

[BladeRunner]

Thanks for the info, it helped me a bit but I think I'll wait for a new distro, I have Snow Leopard running but after 1 minute I get a kernel panic.

Are you using the same kext you used in Leopard or did you get new 10.6 versions of them. Some, like VoodooPS2 work ok in 10.6 as long as you are booting a 32bit kernel. Others need a 10.6 version of the kext.

[munky]

I wonder if its possible to create some kind of universal preboot from a 'live cd' version of Leopard (ie 10.5), which then installs Snow Leopard and patches your DSDT for you....

or how about an installer DVD which runs Leopard (10.5) but contains Snow Leopard's (10.6) installation packages?

[edgar87]

does someone have a efi string for my gfx card? (ATi HD4870 512 MB)

[curlyboy]

why not use <key>GraphicsEnabler</key> option in the new Pc efi is what im using
<string>y</string>

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[330D]

As the newer PC EFI isn't being used i believe and so GraphicsEnabler doesn't work

I've managed to get upto a blocky graphics with the 4870 using the following.

CODE

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)</key>
    <dict>
        <key>@0,compatible</key>
        <string>ATY,Motmot</string>
        <key>@0,connector-type</key>
        <string>0x00000400</string>
        <key>@0,device_type</key>
        <string>display</string>
        <key>@0,display-type</key>
        <string>0x454e4f4e</string>
        <key>@0,name</key>
        <string>ATY,Motmot</string>
        <key>@1,compatible</key>
        <string>ATY,Motmot</string>
        <key>@1,connector-type</key>
        <string>0x00000004</string>
        <key>@1,device_type</key>
        <string>display</string>
        <key>@1,display-type</key>
        <string>0x454e4f4e</string>
        <key>@1,name</key>
        <string>ATY,Motmot</string>
        <key>AAPL,EMC-Display-List</key>
        <data>
        AwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYQAAAbkgAAAAAAAAAAAAAGEAAAHJIAAAAAAAAA
        AAAABhAAACGSAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==
        </data>
        <key>AAPL,aux-power-connected</key>
        <string>0x00000001</string>
        <key>AAPL,backlight-control</key>
        <string>0x00000000</string>
        <key>AAPL,slot-name</key>
        <string>PCIe x16</string>
        <key>AAPL00,blackscreen-preferences</key>
        <string>0x08000000</string>
        <key>AAPL01,Coherency</key>
        <string>0x00000002</string>
        <key>AAPL01,blackscreen-preferences</key>
        <string>0x08000000</string>
        <key>ATY,Card#</key>
        <string>109-B77101-00</string>
        <key>ATY,Copyright</key>
        <string>Copyright AMD Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2005-2008</string>
        <key>ATY,EFICompileDate</key>
        <string>Jan 26 2009</string>
        <key>ATY,EFIDriverType</key>
        <string>0x02</string>
        <key>ATY,EFIEnabledMode</key>
        <string>0x02</string>
        <key>ATY,EFIHWInitStatus</key>
        <data>
        AAAAAAAAAAA=
        </data>
        <key>ATY,EFIOrientation</key>
        <string>0x0100</string>
        <key>ATY,EFIVersion</key>
        <data>
        MDEuMDAuMzE4AA==
        </data>
        <key>ATY,EFIVersionB</key>
        <string>113-B77101-012</string>
        <key>ATY,EFIVersionE</key>
        <string>113-B7710A-318</string>
        <key>ATY,MCLK</key>
        <string>0x00112e70</string>
        <key>ATY,MemRevisionID</key>
        <string>0x0009</string>
        <key>ATY,MemVendorID</key>
        <string>0x0002</string>
        <key>VRAM,totalsize</key>
        <string>0x40000000</string>
        <key>ATY,Rom#</key>
        <string>113-B7710C-176</string>
        <key>ATY,SCLK</key>
        <string>0x000bdb28</string>
        <key>ATY,VendorID</key>
        <string>0x1002</string>
        <key>device_type</key>
        <string>ATY,MotmotParent</string>
        <key>model</key>
        <string>ATI Radeon HD 4870</string>
        <key>name</key>
        <string>ATY,MotmotParent</string>
    </dict>
</dict>
</plist>

Producing and EFI of

CODE

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0440072006900760065007200540079007000650000000500000002160000004100540059002c004
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00022a0000004100540059002c0045004600490043006f006d00700069006c006500440061007400
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50000000f0000004a616e2032362032303039

If anyone is able to check this for me it would be appreciated.

Thanks

[zoliky]

flashGX, to avoid CMOS reset you can add "ElliottForceLegacyRTC.kext": http://stellarola.tumblr.com/243965149
Please update your boot132 cd. Thank you!