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[Crawley]

it tries to boot but i didn't get to login screeen (i think it's because the mess in my extra/extensions folder)
goin' to sleep now, will try tomorrow

[dudecuda]

I boot fine from my USB boot-132, however, using this new method causes my system to lock up when it is nearly ready to start the aqua interface.

[munky]

dudecuda: boot with -v and see whats happening.  try booting with -f as well.

[dudecuda]

munky, on Sep 21 2008, 05:31 PM, said:

dudecuda: boot with -v and see whats happening.  try booting with -f as well.

I did both, with the exact same results both times.  I'm wondering if the alternate kexts are even being loaded.  I triple checked my directory structure and everything is fine.


Update:
I have a copy of leopard 10.5.0 on a small 8GB partition on my second HD.  I can use this boot method to boot that partition just fine.  Further more, the alternate kexts are being loaded since I have PS2 support.  My primary partition has 10.5.5, so something is definately broken here.

[jokinawa]

Mine freezes at the Apple Logo screen also.

Here is error with -v:



With -v -f: it freezes at the mDNSresponder line this is a few up from bottom.

It works fine with my USB or CD Boot-132.

Could it be a problem with the Stage-2 as noted in the post here:
GPTEFIboot Thread
Its the very last line of first post.

I am using 10.5.5 also.

[BladeRunner]

jokinawa, on Sep 21 2008, 07:08 PM, said:

Mine freezes at the Apple Logo screen also.

Here is error with -v:

-- snip image --

With -v -f: it freezes at the mDNSresponder line this is a few up from bottom.

It works fine with my USB or CD Boot-132.

Could it be a problem with the Stage-2 as noted in the post here:
GPTEFIboot Thread
Its the very last line of first post.

I am using 10.5.5 also.

I have 2 drives which were installed from the retail dvd - one internal ata and the other external usb.  Both are getting the same result as you are seeing here.

Lucky for me, I also have a third partition which can still be booted from the boot-132 iso.

[munky]

GPTEFIBoot is a similar but unrelated project, so I cant really comment on it.

Did you place System.kext on your EFI partition?

[munky]

dudecuda, on Sep 21 2008, 11:44 PM, said:

Update:
I have a copy of leopard 10.5.0 on a small 8GB partition on my second HD.  I can use this boot method to boot that partition just fine.  Further more, the alternate kexts are being loaded since I have PS2 support.  My primary partition has 10.5.5, so something is definately broken here.

I'm pretty sure you need the correct version of System.kext in the /System/Booter/Extensions folder on the EFI partition.  Give it a try.

What kind of hardware are you using?  Core cpu or pre-Core?  Which kernel?

bladerunner can u try this also please?  if u are using a 9.4.0 kernel (10.5.4) then please use the 9.4.0 / 10.5.4 System.kext in your /System/Booter/Extensions folder on the EFI partition.

to mount:

sudo -s
mkdir /Volumes/EFI
mount_hfs /dev/diskXs1 /Volumes/EFI

to unmount once finished:

sudo -s
umount -f /Volumes/EFI
rm -rf /Volumes/EFI


please also make sure u copy the kexts as root (sudo -s).  otherwise permissions errors may be a problem.

[jokinawa]

I do not think I have the system.kext.  I will try when I get home.  I used all the kexts from my initrd.img off my boot CD.

I can still boot with the boot-132 no problem.

I am using a Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS4.  With a Q9550 CPU.

[roisoft]

ok, successful install from the retail dvd, updated to 10.5.5 via software update without problem

something weird, Efi strings don´t work

Q6700@2,66 ghz
4gb RAM
GA-P35-DS4
Nvidia 7600gt / 8800gt
Vanilla kernel
at boot detect the correct fsb:cpu

[munky]

yay! first success story.

yes, EFI strings will NOT work, as the stage2 booter is NOT Chameleon, but a fork of dfe's bootloader.  means you have to go back to injectors or whatever, or wait for the next Chameleon...

[3D mn]

Can I use extensions.mkext file with this method ?

[munky]

3dman: good question.  the answer is.... i dunno, i'll ask the devs

[BladeRunner]

munky, on Sep 21 2008, 08:42 PM, said:

yay! first success story.

yes, EFI strings will NOT work, as the stage2 booter is NOT Chameleon, but a fork of dfe's bootloader.  means you have to go back to injectors or whatever, or wait for the next Chameleon...

Teh EFI strings may be what is causing the hang on my systems.  I have been using them in place of the nvinject kect.  I am working on changing that not.  Results later

[snackole]

Try it using nvkush.

[Big Kahuna]

EFI strings?!! ahhh heck.  lemme remove mine..

still no go.. we'll see what happens.

I'm getting a dump panic error regarding iodevicetree:/options

[lemon]

looks like there is some guys having the same results with 10.5.5


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getting  to e certain point in the loadin and then it keeps crashes retries and keeps on crashing.

[3D mn]

BTW is there any big difference between EFI strings and injectors ?

[roisoft]

With Efi strings the system hangs before the GUI, with Nvkush & Nvinject i only have resolutions, with Natit full QE/CI (10.5.5).

3D mn, on Sep 22 2008, 04:05 AM, said:

BTW is there any big difference between EFI strings and injectors ?

i have better results in OpenGL Extensions Viewer tests with natit than nvinject , nvkush or efistrings

[Big Kahuna]

no efi strings, still crashing.