Hey,

Phenoms CANNOT USE PC-EFI which is what zephyroth 10.5.2 uses. Instead grab either the 10.5.1 zephyroth uses, or get the lawlessPC release (which is a zephyroth release without PC-EFI)

I'm not sure but i believe that you can use chameleon with phenom but you would have to check on that

Good luck

1. Install Zeph's OS X 10.5.1 (there is no instant reboot problem with this install DVD on Phenom, all other install DVDs will reboot on boot)

1.1. If you have "waiting for root device" message on boot, you need to add chipsets ext to install DVD, this is can been done easy with Transmac under Windows. Just download chipsets kext, copy it to Extensions folder on ISO (using Transmac) and burn new install DVD. Boot DVD with "-f -v" flags.

1.2 If you have "blinking cursor" problem on boot of installed OS X, here is the solution http://osx86.wikidot.com/known-issues#toc3

2. Update to 10.5.2 using "10.5.2 Update for AMD only, eddie11c".

3. Install Apple Graphics Update

4. Install drivers (video, audio) (kext helper is a good tool, if something goes wrong you can delete trouble kext from Windows using Transmac or just boot with -s flag, do as sayed on screen and with help of unix commands (rm (remove), cp (copy), ls(list current dir), cd (change directory)) fix problem from shell)

5. Update kernel to latest (using Kalyway all kernels package)

6. Fix rosetta (if games and some apps are crashing on start) (Solution taken from here http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...1260&st=0#)

6.1. Download this file: http://rapidshare.com/files/96033590/oah.zip.html

6.2. As root, move /usr/libexec/oah directory somewhere safe for backup
sudo -s
cd /usr/libexec
cp -R oah oah.bak

6.3. Copy the downloaded file into /usr/libexec/
rm -rf /usr/libexec/oah
cp -R ~/Downloads/oah

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Thanks to the developers for a chance to try Mac OSX!

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CPU AMD Phenom 9500
MB MSI K9A2 CF (AMD 790X (RD780+SB600))
RAM A-DATA 2x2Gb DDR2 800
HDD SAMSUNG SP1614N (PATA)
HDD SAMSUNG HD753LJ (SATA)
DVD SAMSUNG TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S203N SB00 (ATA)
GPU ATI Radeon HD3850
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More here:
How to install Mac OS X Leopard on Spider platform (AMD Phenom)

i found a second version of Zephyroth Leopard AMD 10.5.2 Rev.2 and it has EFI v.8 more info so does it mean is uses PC-EFI ?

my processor is SSE4a, is this a good thing ?

SSE4a doesn't affect the MacOS installation, but since you have to have SSE3 to have SSE4 then yes.

You could follow that long process that deals w/ upgrading from 10.5.1 OR you can just download one of these distro's who either don't have PC-EFI

iDeneb v1.1 10.5.4
iDeneb v1.3 10.5.5
LawlessPPC 10.5.4
Leo4allv4.1

These releases are already at 10.5.4 (or 10.5.5) and have many drivers which you can install. To update to 10.5.5 just google "Zephyroths AMD Software Updater" and update using that

First and for-most it boots with chameleon so it is efi and non efi boot.

Try changing the SATA type in your bios settings from IDE to AHCI and tell me what happens.

EDIT: did you install it yet? or is this just when you put the cd in to install??

EDIT : in my bios i don't have the option change my hard drive to ahci

EDIT2: i just want to say that my second partition is Unallocated(on my first partition i have Vista x64)
do i need to make it FAT32 - Primary Partiton ?

ahci mode (true sata mode) should be in the options, maybe not called like this, somewhere at sata options (native, ide mode ...). but be aware that switching to ahci may cause problems with windows
as it may lack drivers for this. but there is a thread with the solution for that.

you can format the partition in fat32, but i gather that your hdd as a whole is not recognized..

After searching google for some time, I found the solution. I'm not sure why these kexts weren't copied during installation, but I just had to copy all ATA kexts from my installation DVD to my HDD, and now my DVD drive works, and my SATA HDD is back under IDE mode.

After searching google for some time, I found the solution. I'm not sure why these kexts weren't copied during installation, but I just had to copy all ATA kexts from my installation DVD to my HDD, and now my DVD drive works, and my SATA HDD is back under IDE mode.

The file finally finished downloading so I patched it, verified the md5hash was right, and burnt it. Sadly, I got the same error. I tried changing the SATA config to IDE, RAID, and AHCI but nothing worked.
I'll search about it more when I'm free because I'm busy at the moment. Keep me updated with what you tried and if anything works, and I'll do the same.

thank you very much for your interest in my problems
but now i'm back home in the city i was born and i can't try anything, but i could try to download iDeneb, if you would recommand me

thx

Try booting from a USB dvd drive.. That was my problem on my old MSI board.. wasnt amd.. but got same issue..Also.. what chipset is on your board?

I used iDeneb 10.5.5

Just got it to boot
but the SATA HDD isn't found in the installer itself >_>

Basically what I did was inject some kexts into the install DVD, and after a few tries I finally got past that error and some others. Now we need to get the installer to actually detect the HDD...

I got it to work!!
It was a really long process with a lot of trial-and-error, so I might forget to mention something here and there.

1. Using Transmac on windows, I injected the iDeneb ISO with the Extensions.mkext of LawlessPPC's ISO (the one that worked before on my PC and made specifically for Phenom processors).
2. Boot from DVD, and wait for installer to start.
3. Using disk utility in Installer, format the partition.
4. Right before installation starts, click on Customize. Under patches, select AMD patch (or something like that).
5. Now, for the kernel.. I tried installing with the default kernel (I think it's Vanilla), but my system kept rebooting when booting OS X after installation was finished. I used the SSE3 kernel.
6. Choose any applications you want to install.
7. Start the installation, and after it's done restart and BOOT FROM DVD AGAIN.
8. When installer starts, open terminal and input the following lines:

cp -f /System/Library/Extensions.mkext /Volumes/"Your Leopard partition"/System/Library/
cd /Volumes/"Your Leopard partition"/System/Library/
rm -R -f Extensions
mkextunpack -a i386 -d ./Extensions/ Extensions.mkext
chown -R root:wheel Extensions
chmod -R 755 Extensions

9. Rebooted my system.

And everything worked fine

I'd like to note however that my partitions all showed as folders. However they work fine so I'm guessing the icons are different for the different kernel.

Chipset:

ΓÇó AppleNForceATA
ΓÇó AppleNForceATA Test
ΓÇó MCP67
ΓÇó ICHx Fixed
ΓÇó JMicronATA
ΓÇó SAS
ΓÇó SiliconImage
ΓÇó VIA-SB

1. Using Transmac on windows, I injected the iDeneb ISO with the Extensions.mkext of LawlessPPC's ISO (the one that worked before on my PC and made specifically for Phenom processors).

i finally have ideneb but i don't know where to find the Extensions.mkext with Transmac
Click to view attachment
is it hidden ?

Edit : i manage to find on the lawless dvd: HFS+ Volume > System > Library > Extensions.mkext


could you please elaborate just a little

Open the Lawless ISO, and copy Extensions.mkext from System/Library/ to anywhere on your PC. Then copy it over to the iDeneb ISO in the same directory, replacing the one already there. Note: if there's an Extensions folder in System/Library/ back it up somewhere and delete it.

i made the dvd : ideneb iso with Extensions.mkext and Extensions folder from Lawless and it doesn't work ...still waiting for root device
does the Extensions.mkext include the SATA drive kext ?

Yea it should. But you should try with EITHER Extensions.mkext OR the Extensions folder..

If none of those worked, you've probably got a rough road ahead of you.

so did you try booting in the other mode? (I think AHCI)

I checked the screenshots.. Maybe you should try some different kexts for your SATA HDD since the problem looks like it couldn't write to it.

And I don't really understand log files much yet, so I can't help you there..

For those of as with AMD SB600 south bridge OSx86 is easier to setup, when SATA controller is in AHCI mode (the installer sees all SATA HDD's and you can partition and choose any as install location)
But if you wanna dual boot with Windows XP (like I am) and have previously installed XP with SATA controller in IDE mode - it's like pain in the @$ - you have to enter BIOS setup each time you want to switch OSes and change SATA controller mode from AHCI to IDE or vise versa.
So I dig and have found a nice and easy solution:

1.Boot XP in IDE mode.
2.Copy "ahci8086.sys" file from attached driver package to "C:\Windows\System32\Drivers".
3.Right-click on "AHCI-InstallXP32.reg" file and choose Merge
4.Reboot, enter BIOS setup and enable AHCI mode, save and reboot. Boot Windows and have fun.

Original information obtained from german forum: "http://62.109.81.232/cgi-bin/sbb/sbb.cgi?&...2&show=2290"

- DVD, start installer from DVD and copy all ATA kexts from DVD to local HDD (e.g. in terminal, type "cp -f -r /Volumes/DVD_image/System/Library/Extensions/*ATA* /Volumes/Local_HDD/System/Library/Extensions/". Of course, don't forget to fix the permissions and remove the mkext cache)