I woud not skimp on the power supply. Having a clean power signal is really helpful for overclocking success and system stability. I have a cooler master UCP RS700 and its awesome.

For ram I'd get gskill, corsair, or ocz. Jus tdo yourself a favor and get ddr3 1600.

Lastly, make sure NOT to use the stock cpu cooler.

I have been able to clock my i920 to 3.8gz at stock temps. The system has been 100% stable here for 6 months. I bet I could even clock it further but I'm satisfied and just decided to stop there. My geekbench is 13,300. So again get a good power supply, ram, and cpu cooler.

New issue....

I always get a KP after wake up from sleep...
A few seconds after wake up by moving the mouse, typing on the keyboard or going to prefrences...KP!

Any fix?




d00d,

I don't speak about fakesmc.kext....
It's the SMC_Platform_Plugin

You can read it here: http://www.projectosx.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=532

And no the firewire message is NOT cosmetic. It's really an issue....

If I get DDR3 1600 aren't I limited to only 3 chips on the UD5? I was going to eventually go with 6 1333 mhz chips.

Also, I'm not too interested in overclocking right off the bat. No matter what I do this computer is going to be a huge improvement over my little 2007 Macbook. Is there any reason I couldn't start with the stock cpu cooler and upgrade later if I decide to overclock it?

Thanks!

Fix the DSDT so that AppleHPET.kext loads, I explained this in post 818.
Also, make sure you are using Chameleon-2.0-RC3-r658 along with netkas's PCEFIV10.5 boot file.

The `SMC plugin hack' is MP41SpeedStepFix.kext?
Yes, that will give you SpeedStep.

Explain.

I can't use my audio interface in Logic properly.
I get sound distortion and glitches

With plugged audio interface the boot time is the twice or more.....

I already tried an other firewire pci express card ( from Sonnet )!
Always the same error:


"FireWire runtime power conservation disabled. (2)"

Try removing the IRQ from the PIC device in your DSDT.

Is this true? I'm getting ready to add 6 gb more to my UD5.

Would you be willing to share your "how to" for overclocking? I'm still trying to find a stable OC.

Cheers,
JA

I believe that the UD5 supports 24GB (6x4Gb) but the only 4GB RAM I saw was extremely expensive. I have 12GB
but you may find o/c 12Gb harder. I was getting boot failures with a memory multiplier of 8 when o/c. I generally
stick to multiplier of 6. (There maybe a way round this but I don't know it)

In the real world I found it quite difficult to utilise much more than 6GB

Check this out: http://www.gigabyte.us/FileList/MemorySupp...ga-ex58-ud5.pdf

Unless "One DIMM Per Channel Only" means something else or is merely a suggestion...

CruiSAr,

The key to you method seems to be two things:
- use of EFI strings (there is KP after awake when only GraphicEnabler is used with unpatched DSDT)
- not using Device (Lan) in DSDT (couldn't get much to work properly if present)

Does Time Machine work with your method ?
Do you get USB Device Eject Error on awake with USB drive/stick plugged-in and left with computer to sleep ?

I have already removed this but this is fix for the onboard sound only but not for
firewire!

Is there any way to modify firewire in DSDT?

Emilo - I can confirm that Time Machine works and that the USB Device Eject Error does *not* occur.

Hi, guys,
Has anyone here succeeded in sleep and wake up with EX58-UD5 MB in SL?
Course i can't wake up, the fan run at a high speed, monitor is off,
the only thing i can do is reboot or shut down.

Use my kext setup and everything should be fine. Just click on the link in my signature.



Emilo,

I actually have graphics enabaler and ethernetBuiltin in my boot.plist and I have never gotten a KP with my setup but I guess this is because my setup is not using them.

Like Obiwantje confirmed, everything works, no errors whatsoever. I used time machine to restore my documents and downloads folder

Thanks CruiSAr, the Trust BT dongle did the trick, MM works straight away after waking from sleep
(I was orginally able to wake up by BT mouse when I did the original install but after a bit of messing about I
broke that feature, still its good enough

regards
Steve

Thank you guys,

I used CruiSAr's method and everything except sound is working great for me. I thought I had installed VoodooHDA.kext but no sound devices show up. When I look at the log, I have this:

VoodooHDA.kext does not match OSBundleRequired conditions; omitting from mkext.

Any idea what I might be doing wrong?

You could do it in less then a minute on the PC.

Open PSD
make icon
Save icon
SHH it in.

done. woo.

I really dont know why you are trying to make themes on the ipod. =/

I don't know what that means.

Can anyone confirm whether or not 6 2gb ram modules work in the UD5?

I actually bought the MP2W-2458 adaptor with that airport card you linked to on ebay. Plugged it in (fits like a glove) but doesn't show up in system profiler and I can't add a new wireless network connection in preferences. I was assuming it would work natively, but is there a kext that should go along with this or that should be removed? Does it need a USB line to the mobo?

PS thanks for your help in getting my system running emilo, those clarifications were perfect and it's running great, everything except this airport card and sleep wake.

I think the voodoohda kext isn't being loaded into your extensions.mkext, delete it from S/L/E, repair permissions using kext utility or disk utility and install the kext again. Are you using DD's installer? If yes run options 9 and 10 and then install voodooHda kext to S/L/E

akindy,

Do you have EthernetBuiltin=yes present in boot.plist ?

This is Apple's own airport card and works natively without any additional kexts.
Beyond being plugged to PCI-Ex1 port on the mobo, it doesn't need any additional connections.

1. For now you will will be able to use this card in 32bit mode only.
This card is 64bit capable but Apple didn't release 64bit drivers for any of its Airport products yet.
Supposedly they are included in 10.6.2 update: http://netkas.org/?p=279.

2. For sleep to work properly you should:
- keep NullCPUPowerManagement.kext in /S/L/E
- make sure that "Start up automatically after power failure" is checked in Energy Saver preferences.

3. If sleep still won't work, delete: /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.applePowerManagament.plist
then,
- reboot and move two sliders inside EnergySaver preferences to desired positions.
- make sure that "Start up automatically after power failure" is checked.
- reboot with -s and update caches with buildcache commannd.

Also check my install Post #661 as it has been updated with new fixes.

Any idea why this is not showing up as an option in my Energy Saver prefs? I only get the "hard drive sleep" and "power button sleep" options.

Read d00d's Post #856: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...097&st=840#

The real question here is whether or not the UD5 can support 6x2GB of >1333 Mhz. 6x2GB of 1333 Mhz and under should work just fine according to the compatibility chart on Gigabyte's website.

Cool, thanks. I haven't done any DSDT editing for my system yet so I will have to figure that out.

Emilo/Dood

I've added your DSDT fix to enable AppleLPC.kext to load. My compile went fine and I am seeing the 'Start up automatically after a power failure' option.

However, running a kextstat shows that AppleLPC.kext is not running. Any ideas what I can check?

Also with the DSDT fixes do you still use SleepEnabler.kext/NullCPU. I was hoping to remove this with the above fix and HPET fix but it seems I still need it for successful sleep/wake.

Any help appreciated

cheers

I have 6x (12 Gb) of OCZ3P1600LV6GK running fine in my UD5 (MB overclocked to 3.4 GHz).

I also have 12GB of Corsair 1600MHz RAM

Do you have any specific cpu and memory settings in your bios and what multiplier do you use for your RAM.

I only tried the default BCLK settings up to 190 and set the mem multiplier to 6. I haven't messed with voltages etc
I would like to increase my RAM speed if possible

The option will remain cached in Energy Saver after you reboot without the PX40 fix in your DSDT, but will disappear if you make changes to Energy Saver.
Fix HPET, then you can remove NullCPUPowerManagement.kext and SleepEnabler.kext (see post 934).

d00d,

Can you please make a complete guide on DSDT patching for our boards, only if u have the time and you want to, thanks. I am asking because I see a lot of Questions on DSDt patching scattered all over this thread so maybe you could write a detailed guide and then questions can be posted to that guide.

This request is not to offend anyone but I also feel in some way, some irrelevant posts have been made, like making icons in photoshop and etc. I thought this thread was called [GUIDE] Retail Snow Leopard Install on Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 (Core i7) Mobo, Fully scripted - Chameleon 2 RC3, Extra & EFI partition boot

The thread is being polluted and noobz keep asking the same questions over and over again because they cant find the answers that have already been posted. If anyone has a problem with this request PM me.

Cheers Cruisar

Hi Emilo,

I followed your post nr 661 exactly. I also manually patched the dsdt, put the kexts in the right place etc... When i boot my hackintosh, everything works (sound/lan/video) and in system preferences, i have the option to start up automatically after a power failure (which i check, as in your instructions). When I go to sleep and wake up (with keyboard/mouse or power button), everything still works (lan/sound/video...) but after a few minutes, I get a kernel panic, no matter what i do (I've got one when i was watching a video in safari, or when i was checking system profiler or watching a video in VLC)...

What's the problem here? Could I have patched my DSDT wrong?

If sleep doesn't work or you have KP after awake:

- install NullCPUPowerManagement.kext in /S/L/E and update caches.
- delete: /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.applePowerManagament.plist
- reboot and move two sliders inside EnergySaver preferences to desired positions,
- make sure that "Start up automatically after power failure" is checked.
- reboot with -s and update caches with buildcache commannd.

Thanks , sleep is working perfectly now . Also, do you know if with the legacyHDA.kext and your HDEF DSDT hack you can get analog 5.1 surround sound (and if it is, how do you configure it and does it work with every 5.1 surround set or only with Z-5500 THX?). I've read that Z-5500 THX can simulate a 5.1 surround sound, even if it only gets a 2.1 input. So do you have a true 5.1 surround sound, or is it only simulated?

If anyone is up to the task of doing this and updating it as changes are made that would be great. I am not a complete noob as I have had a working hackintosh for over a year now, but things like sleep really didn't matter to me so I haven't worried about any dsdt hacking. Some of us are now wanting to get those things working so it is hard to keep up. In addition, I am sure I am not the only one that can not read this thread everyday so sometimes we miss crucial information. The only way to cut down on these repetitive questions is to make a guide and then put it in DD's first post or link to it from that post.

No offense taken, I realize that this thread is more about getting someone started with OS X on GA-EX58.
I'm writing up a GA-EX58 specific DSDT guide now, and will start a new thread later this week.

Thanks for the support L3B3R. Actually you dont need to hack your DSDT to get sleep working but this was a general request so we can eliminate having the same question being asked over and over again thus making it easier to find what is needed



Thumbs up mate,

I don't know much about 5.1 sound hacks.
I am noob like you, which happened to read every post in this thread and managed to put it all together into decent setup.

Well, the difference is that you're a noob who has given me a working 64-bit install with sleep , just a slight difference . Well, i don't have a 5.1 surround set yet but it appears that I can set it up in the Audio Midi setup utility, so it should work .

i followed the guide and got it to boot. But i am getting video corruption and a black background. I am using a 4850 512MB video card.
can someone direct me to some fix for it? i tried to searh the forum but it kept returning errors.

I could not figure this out so I started searching google. It appears that AppleHDA was blocking it from loading. Once I removed AppleHDA from S/L/E and rebuilt the cache, it works great now. Everything including sleep and bonjour in 64-bit! Thanks for your help DD and CruiSAr.

Well sleep works and wake works but the monitor won't wake with it, so after trying various kexts i figured editing the dsdt is the next step. That is were I get lost because I don't want to do something hastily and ruin my already great system. Also, maybe DD can chime in and let us know his thoughts in case he is ahead of us on adding the dsdt fixes in the script or something.

I updated the Hac_Pro theme if anyone is interested. DD, feel free to replace my old one in the script. The package includes a Chameleon theme, boot picture, and "about this Mac" graphic. If you would like to use the Chameleon theme, open up your Extra folder on your SL hard drive and replace the Hac_Pro folder with the downloaded one. Then run DD's script and choose the Hac_Pro theme. Easy as that. Please read the included "readme". A thumbnail is below.

DOWNLOAD HERE

Install ATYinit to S/L/E and make sure to boot in 32 bit mode. You can find ATYinit.kext in DD's script folder in the folder 10.6 under graphics

I would recommend maintaining a wiki, such as http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.ph...obo%2C_Scripted but for 10.6. I cleaned that article up and added some info but lost interest since no one else was contributing.

I have the "black screen with corrupted graphics" problem as well. I installed the latest DD's patch, which installed ATYinit.kext to /Extra. This kext should be installed in /S/L/E? I have ATI 4850 1GB.

Yes install it to S/L/E and boot in 32 mood as the kext is only 32 bit compatible

Still no success, even with ATY_Init in /S/L/E. I willl try it again.
I don't have the DSDT generated yet, I am trying to boot OS X on that machine for the first time.

I don't understand what he means by you need two seperate drives. In order to install snow leopard 10.6.1 do you need a hackintosh already running windows or 10.5? Currently I have a brand new GA-EX58-UD5 board with i7 processor and one 1TB drive that I believe is fully formated. How do I go about installing 10.6.1, I have a macbook pro that I can partition and styff on, is there a easier to follow guide for nooobies like me?

Thanks!

That is a good idea. Speaking from first hand noob experience, we read the first page and the last page first. Then start asking questions without reading the middle 48 pages. It's wrong, but a thread of this length is quite intimidating. I'm plowing through it now because I know there's got to be some great information in there.