I have tried all the available AppleSMBIOS replacements that I have found including AppleSMBIOSEFI and AnV's AppleSMBIOS but I cannot get my Model Identifier to show up as MacPro3,1. No matter what I try it still shows up as "HP Compaq dc7800p Convertible Minitower".

I am running a boot-132 retail install and Chamelon EFI.

Not sure if it matters but I have been trying the new SMBIOS kexts in the /Extras/ folder, not in the /System/Library/Extensions folder. But I am under the assumption that the Extras folder is the correct location to get it to load with the EFI. Any advice would be appreciated!

Thanks!

You are using the Vanilla 9.6.0 kernel I guess. You need to use another kernel. Search for it! (for instance here : http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...930&st=180)

Kulos

I have seen Andy's version but I do not want to run OS X on a modified Kernal since I do not have to. Is there a way to fix this without running a modified kernal? I think I would prefer to stick with the retail kernal and have a incorrect model identifier then to be the other way around. Is there no fix for this for users with vanilla kernal?

As long as you modify the right parameters AppleSMBIOSEFI should do the trick, but it won't work from the Extra/Extensions folder unless you place the original AppleSMBIOS in there with it.

Ignore the above!

You'll want to upgrade to Chameleon 2.0. The installer can install it on your EFI partition if you want it to.

Then delete any smbios enabler/injector type thing you're using, and put back an original AppleSMBIOS.kext if it's not there already.

Then create a smbios.plist and place it in the extra folder:



Boot ROM, serial, mac model and motherboard model can be found by google search.

Some keys are not strictly necessary, such as the memory brand and serials stuff.

I'll update the plist with other settings as I find them..if there are more..

Awesome!!! Do you know where I can find the values I should use for this PLIST to say make my computer appear to be MacPro3,1?

You can find all the Apple specific values by googling or via the forum search.

Please edit your post and remove the redundant quote because I might update my post to include more information.

So basically, I don't need AppleSMBIOSEFI with your method? Sounds great.

This has nothing to do with me, it's built into Chameleon 2.0 and contrary to what was said earlier in this thread you can use it with any kernel that works on your system.

Make sure you have an original and unmodified AppleSMBIOS.kext in S/L/E and that there's no other SMBIOS injector installed.

How can I check that I don't have an injector and a vanilla smbios.kext???

If I have a modified kext, where do I get the vanilla one?

Also, where I can find the model list??

I've updated from iDeneb 1.4 (10.5.6) with vanilla kernel and only lost sound (which I've reinstalled and works fine) but the Sys Profiler doesn't show any info now (says it found an error).

My specs:
Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.06GHz (overclocked a little bit from 3GHz)
MoBo Foxconn G31MV-K (Intel G31 chipset with ICH7 SouthBridge) with ALC662 sound.
4GB DDR2 667MHz RAM
512MB eVGA 8800GT Superclocked video card.
80GB Hard drive for OSX and 320GB Hard Drive for Vista/Data

I'd really appreciate any help, please.

Cheers!

BUMP!!!

I've reinstalled the vanilla SMBIOS kext from 10.5.7 package and deleted the smbios.resolver and I got kernel Panic!!!

The only way to make it work is to use the smbios resolver and also the smbios.plist together. It's working fine now but I have to keep the resolver to get the installation working. The good thing is that I can customize the SMBIOS resolver with my configuration.

Sorry for my English.

EDIT: I've attached the result.
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EDIT AGAIN: I can't use Parallels Desktop 4 anymore!!! It says that my CPU doesn't support Virtualization and obviously it does. What can I do?? Please Help!!!

Cheers!

You should enable VM in your Bios. if it is disabled you can't use Paralles....

Good luck!

Anyone think they could share a macpro3,1 boot.plist? No matter what i do, my plist options arent applied, i get this

It was enabled. I had to disable it, save and enable it again. It was something wrong with the BIOS. Now it's working. Thanks.

You have some other hack installed somewhere that places "SOMESRLNMBER" there.

Check your com.Apple.boot.plist.

Type SOMESRLNMBER into google or the search box here to track down where it comes from.

I think that’s just the default one if osx cant decide on one

what i want to know is why my comp gets picked up as macpro 2,1 when i put 3,1 info, and why the ram info isnt applied either

No, it doesn't work like that. It's not up to the OS, it's a hardware serial number. Do you think that the serial number on a real mac changes every time you install OSX on it? Besides SOMESRLNMBR doesn't seem very "Apple", does it

Sorry about that, I'm wrong. SOMESRLNMBR indeed appears on a vanilla install if there's no serial injected via smbios.plist.


Because you still have something left over from another SMBIOS injector, or somewhere else in the system, that puts that info there.
Are you absolutely sure that you don't have "SMBIOSEnabler.kext" loading from somewhere? Check the extensions folder for anything with SMBIOS in its name.

I found that the key and string is reversed on the memory info in this guys smbios.plist
For my system using a Q6600 running at 380 FSB (3.42GHZ CPU) i use the following as my smbios.plist located in my Extras folder.
Memory is shown with correct brand, part number, speed and serial number.

<?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>SMbiosvendor</key>
<string>Apple Computer, Inc.</string>
<key>SMbiosversion</key>
<string>MP31.88Z.00C1.B00.080209154<</string>
<key>SMmanufacter</key>
<string>Apple Computer, Inc.</string>
<key>SMproductname</key>
<string>MacPro3,1</string>
<key>SMsystemversion</key>
<string>1.0</string>
<key>SMserial</key>
<string>G87421B908S</string>
<key>SMfamily</key>
<string>macpro</string>
<key>SMboardmanufacter</key>
<string>Apple Computer, Inc.</string>
<key>SMboardproduct</key>
<string>Mac-F4208DC8</string>
<key>SMexternalclock</key>
<string>380</string>
<key>SMmaximalclock</key>
<string>3420</string>
<key>SMmemtype</key>
<string>19</string>
<key>SMmemspeed</key>
<string>760</string>
<key>SMmemmanufacter_1</key>
<string>Walton Chaintech</string>
<key>SMmemmanufacter_2</key>
<string>Walton Chaintech</string>
<key>SMmemmanufacter_3</key>
<string>Walton Chaintech</string>
<key>SMmemmanufacter_4</key>
<string>Walton Chaintech</string>
<key>SMmempart_1</key>
<string>NU2G082-800P500</string>
<key>SMmempart_2</key>
<string>NU2G082-800P500</string>
<key>SMmempart_3</key>
<string>NU2G082-800P500</string>
<key>SMmempart_4</key>
<string>NU2G082-800P500</string>
<key>SMmemserial_1</key>
<string>D8042323</string>
<key>SMmemserial_2</key>
<string>E59C2222</string>
<key>SMmemserial_3</key>
<string>1A052322</string>
<key>SMmemserial_4</key>
<string>37052324</string>
</dict>
</plist>

Excellent, thanks for sharing.

Hi ! I want to edit smbios.plist but need unmodified 10.5.7 AppleSMBIOS.kext. Where I can find it ? Thank you

If you're running 10.5.7 it should be in your extensions folder.

You can also extract it from a 10.5.7 Apple update or a 10.5.7 install DVD using Pacifist (google it).

Advice please...

I'm currently using Chameleon 2.0RC1, stock 10.5.7 AppleSMBIOS, and AppleSMBIOSEFI. My plist is clean. Given that IORegistryExplorer reports my mac model as MacPro3,1 and System Profiler reports it as IMac8,1 (see attached graphics). Any ideas what may be causing this?

Thanks,
SMF

Don't keep both AppleSMBIOS.kext and AppleSMBIOSEFI.kext.You only need to have one i.e - AppleSMBIOS.kext

Delete the AppleSMBIOSEFI.kext and create smbios.plist in /Extra





Hi Beerkex'd do you know the complete set of keys(all) that can be used with smbios.plist ?

I don't.

I guess we'll have to wait for official documentation.

All the flags that I know of are included in my initial post.

I'm still updating the post from time to time whenever I discover something new.

Thanks anyways.Yeah,i read your post and implemented the same with my pc details and it works like a charm.
eagerly waiting for the final release...

I used "About This Mac Modifier" to change the About this mac information. I would like to reset to the default values. Is possible? In other words, I want to remove all information set by "About This Mac Modifier" software and use smbios.plist.
I would be grateful for any help! Thanks!

I think you can use OSX86Tools to reset to the default values.

I don't know if the modification has to have been done with OSX86tools in the first place for this to work though.

/EDIT

In case someone finds this thread with google or something (yeah right) I've posted a guide on this subject here:
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1400949

Also AsereBLN 1.19 (latest at the time of writing) is a Chameleon 2.0 RC4 variant that injects memory info automatically. If you use this bootloader you only need the Mac model stuff in smbios.plist. It's avalable at the efixusers.com forum.