Chameleon 2 RC3 r658 Installation Package, Finally full Snow Leopard support!! Options

[Dr. Hurt]

The voodoo team has finally released the Chameleon 2 RC3 boot loader which is the first boot loader to have proper Snow Leopard support, including proper extensions loading. This means no more .mkext needed (for some 32-bit users) and fewer extensions-related problems, leading to a smoother and easier OS X Snow Leopard install.

Many thanks to the Voodoo team and everyone else who was involved in making this possible.

This is an unofficial installation package.
PLEASE don't report any problems related to the installation package to Voodoo team. The Voodoo team is responsible for the boot loader itself only.

Use at your own risk.

Attached File(s)

 Chameleon_2_RC3.zip ( 727.27K ) Number of downloads: 32031

 

[Kabyl]

And how exactly did you make the pkg? and are you willing to support it?

[dparada78]

mkext needed? I use chameleon rc 1 and dont need or have an mkext in /Extra for either leopard or snow with my ud3p...just saying...maybe i am missing something here? Both boot just fine and great by the way...but i will give it a try...

[pbnj]

I installed this, and now my network connection is deceased? Any ideas?

[exorcist70]

Works for me without any issues - thank you!

[BiTRiP]

I installed this, and now my network connection is deceased? Any ideas?

Same problem here! No solution found yet....back to EFI10.2 for now.

EDIT:

I fixed my network! It seems the -x32 kernel flag in my com.apple.Boot.plist didn't work anymore so it booted up in 64bit and then my network doesn't work.
I changed the flag to arch=i386 and now it boots in 32bit with fully network.

BiTRiP

[XLR]

It gave me "still waiting for root device", but Chameleon-2.0-r431 works great with PCEFI 10.1 in Snow.

[Freaky Chokra]

I'll be quite honest about it.

Been quite old in the scene but only on the install and trial side.

But I just completed a Snow Leopard installation and a guide too.

But had used the Chameleon-2.0-RC2-r640.pkg

Have a fully working Snow Leopard Install with major apps running in 64-bit mode and also 32 bit ones like
Himmelbar, iStat Menu, Blitz, Microsoft Office 2008, iWork, iLife 09.

QE/CI enabled. using EFI strings and NVEnabler.kext in /Extra/Extensions.


Will try this one out soon.

Regards,


Freaky Chokra

PS: My respect to Kabyl for his extensive work in Tiger and Leopard.

[Beto2k7]

Thx Dr. Hurt it is working for me!!!!! Respect.

[pbnj]

Same problem here! No solution found yet....back to EFI10.2 for now.

EDIT:

I fixed my network! It seems the -x32 kernel flag in my com.apple.Boot.plist didn't work anymore so it booted up in 64bit and then my network doesn't work.
I changed the flag to arch=i386 and now it boots in 32bit with fully network.

BiTRiP

loving it, you're the man!

[starobrno1]

Did´nt work for me stop at the spinning wheel, booting with -v-s says something about FW not good

[Arial]

many many thanks to VoodooLabs. also thanks to Dr. Hurt for installer pkg.

I'm using an app to check 32/64-mode (EFI, kernel, kernel boot mode)

32-bit or 64-bit Kernel Startup Mode Selector
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/10966633
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/32252...p-mode-selector

without bootflag:


with kernel flag in com.apple.Boot.plist:

CODE

arch=x86_64 -x64
arch=x86_64 -legacy
-arch=x86_64 -x64
-arch=x86_64 -legacy

CODE

ioreg -l -p IODeviceTree | grep firmware-abi
"firmware-abi" = <"EFI32">

How to get EFI64 with Chameleon-2-RC3-r658?

previously with Chameleon-2.0-RC1-r431 + PC_EFI-10.1 (with/without -x64 bootflag)


[EDIT]

my case closed

Kabyl · 7. September 2009, 19:16 · http://tinyurl.com/nfv7o3

About the “Sound assertion” message:
That’s because we didn’t implement 64bit EFI System Table, and EFI Runtime Services,
I have done some work on it but didn’t get around to adding it yet.

[kitmac]

thanx............

[ugokind]

ATTENTION : not working on ACER 5930g

neither leo nor snow

then:

goto chamel rc1
return

exit0

[kitmac]

extras folder has: fakesmc - legacyappleahci - openhalt - platformuuid - and sleepenabler
whether i use -x32 or just -v
I get these errors on boot...

Failed to load executable for kext com.psystar.driver.OpenHaltRestart.
Can't load kext org.netkas.fakesmc - link failed.
[com.superhai.driver.PlatformUUID]: The Mach-O file is malformed: Invalid magic number: 0xfeedface.
ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin::start - waitForService(resourceMatching(AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement) timed out

then it just stops at:
AppleRTL8169Ethernet: phyWaitForAutoNegotiation TIMEOUT

What am i doing wrong here????????????????????

[pbnj]

got it all up and running now, plus it boots into my win7 drive as well!!! great stuff here

[bmttinman]

My Hero!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I guess you should open your own Site just to make install packages that everyone forgets for the Newbies!!

That two IOU. Should I send Beer?

[dodom]

Ok Folks I was able to Get Software RAID working on Snow Kitty Let me know if you need me to write the Steps to get it working

[DocShadow]

Installer works as intended. Thanks for taking the time to put it together.

I've been using -x32 flag in my com.apple.boot.plist so I got a KP on boot due to AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement as this flag is not recognized in RC3 and my NullCPUPowerManagement was 32 bit.

[Edkroket]

Thanks for the installer.
I've still have trouble with my videocard (Gainward 9800GT 512)
When I start with "GraphicsEnabler=Yes" my video is just fine. When I use an EFI-string I get a black screen.
Is there a way to boot always with this bootoption "GraphicsEnabler=Yes"???

I've tried so many things to get it work but none of them worked as it should!

Ed

p.s. I have a vanilla SL install via USB-boot-Install

Also my signature is from another machine