melanholly Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Hi there, its been a while since I've been using Leo but now the new thing to get is the snow Leo So I've found somewhere on the Internet SnowOSX_Universal_10.6(432)GM_v3.5.iso and I've installed it on my machine the problem is that i does not work the install look fine It loads I select the volume for the snow leo and It starts oh and Ive selected the ps2 pach for my keyboard. And in the end it restart itself and after the reboot when I choose the snow Leo partition it does not load. When use the -v boot flag it say something like Loading kernel mach_kernel Loading HFS+ file: [mach_kernel] from 4230240 Loading HFS+ file: [mach_kernel] from 4230240 My sistem is MB: Gigabyte 945GZM-S2 rev 3.9 CPU: Pendium Dual-core 1.6 Ghz Memory: 1Gb DDRII HD: Seagate 250Gb 7200 RPM 8mb SATA 3.0GB/s Can Anyone give me a clue on how to install Snow Leo ? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melanholly Posted August 30, 2009 Author Share Posted August 30, 2009 some clues ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noob766 Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 some clues ? you got a bad distro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moarfish Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I think you should try retail install instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melanholly Posted August 30, 2009 Author Share Posted August 30, 2009 you got a bad distro. you mean that SnowOSX_Universal_10.6(432)GM_v3.5.iso is bad one ? what should i Use ? I think you should try retail install instead and about the retail install. well I got about 170gb of information that is in ntfs volume and cat reformat my hard drive because of that I'm gonna buy some usb HDD but until then I use MBR and retail installation is no good for MBR or I've heard so If there's a way to install retail copy of OSX on MBR Formated drive would be really nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uptown_J Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Hi there,its been a while since I've been using Leo but now the new thing to get is the snow Leo So I've found somewhere on the Internet SnowOSX_Universal_10.6(432)GM_v3.5.iso and I've installed it on my machine the problem is that i does not work the install look fine It loads I select the volume for the snow leo and It starts oh and Ive selected the ps2 pach for my keyboard. And in the end it restart itself and after the reboot when I choose the snow Leo partition it does not load. When use the -v boot flag it say something like Loading kernel mach_kernel Loading HFS+ file: [mach_kernel] from 4230240 Loading HFS+ file: [mach_kernel] from 4230240 My sistem is MB: Gigabyte 945GZM-S2 rev 3.9 CPU: Pendium Dual-core 1.6 Ghz Memory: 1Gb DDRII HD: Seagate 250Gb 7200 RPM 8mb SATA 3.0GB/s Can Anyone give me a clue on how to install Snow Leo ? Thanks I can confirm for an ECS 945GZT-M motherboard. I followed the AMD instructions. I use the nVidia 9400GT so that was working with the correct EFI String. (Unsure GMA950 will work - have not tested). If you are willing to try, I can give you some tips. It requires much patience but you will have more control over your installation than a prepackaged distro. I will separate the tips into two sections. The first section goes over making an unpatched vanilla install to play with. Use this to tinker and patch so it will run. * Install Snow Leopard from a working leopard machine onto a secondary drive. You can do this by opening terminal and typing: open /Volumes/Mac\ OS\ X\ Install\ DVD/System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.mpkg * Patch the drive to get it up and running in the most basic level of function. In order to do this you will need to stop here and skip to the next section. I explain why you have to do this below. * YOU WILL NEED TO Install Snow Leopard from Snow Leopard again! This is because you will get SERIOUS permissions issue from installing Snow Leopard from Leopard. Unfortunately, retail boot was not an option so I had to make a working install then remake it again from Snow Leopard. * Repatch your new SnowLeo from SnowLeo install * If you have 10.5 settings, use migration assistant to migrate your old settings over from Leopard to Snow Leopard. Be careful what you migrate over. I just did the home directory to be safe. NOTE: If you have a working vanilla imac or macbook you can cut the middle man and just boot retail and install on a separate disk. I did my vanilla install at work and immediately made a clone of it using Carbon Copy Cloner so I can keep an untouched copy (as a dmg backup) and re-clone it from this dmg if I mess something up. This allows me to have a nice fresh vanilla install of 10.6 to tinker and destroy without touching my working install. It really made life easier for me. The second section is about patching. Follow these steps from this thread: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=181876 * Use the kexts from the threat above. * Make sure you visit the AMD thread above for more information on the modbin kernel. * Replace the IOATAFamily and place the AppleIntelPIIXATA.kext in /System/Library/Extensions * Place all other kexts in the /Extra/Extentions area * Use the bootloaders from the AMD thread. I had no luck using the modbin kernel with Chameleon r431 and better luck with r640. The thread has all the necessary files and kexts! * Do not forget to use the kext utility to rebuild your caches. Note: I cannot get 64bit with this kernel. I personally prefer the 32bit kernel but anyone who is looking to go 64bit will have until another kernel or method is released. MB: ECS 945GZT-M v1.0 CPU: 1.8 Ghz Pentium Dual-Core E2160 GPU: 512 Mbyte nVidia 9400GT RAM: 2 Gbytes Drives: 80gb SATA, 80gb PATA, DVD+RW PATA EDIT Files used: Kernel for amd Snow 10a432 (modbin.test7) Kexts for System/Library/Extensions AppleIntelPIIATA.kext IOATAFamily.kext Kexts for /Extra/Extensions NullCPUPowerManagement.kext OpenHalRestart.kext PlatformUUID.kext dsmos.kext fakesmc.kext SeepEnabler.kext VoodooPowerMini.kext Disabler.kext AppleRTC.kext <not sure if I need these. I just left them in there> ATAPortInjector.kext JMicronATAInjector.kext AHCIPortInjector IOAHCIBlockStorageInjector.kext Here is the link to my ECS 945GZT-M Kexts Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melanholly Posted August 31, 2009 Author Share Posted August 31, 2009 So I was reading some articles about this and in the end I found the reason why Snow Leo Wont start it was because of the boot loader. I've used chameleon v1.0.1 but the needed version is 2 so after installing chameleon 2 it start but at some point I get kernel panic so now i'll try the AMD kernel thanks for the huge reply Ill try this method if changing of the kernel does not work Thank again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melanholly Posted August 31, 2009 Author Share Posted August 31, 2009 In the end every method give me a kernel panic like that http://tinyurl.com/mm5br4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uptown_J Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 In the end every method give me a kernel panic like that http://tinyurl.com/mm5br4 Did you replace the IOATAFamily and place the AppleIntelPIIXATA.kext in /System/Library/Extensions? Did you make sure to use the right UUID files and the kernel extensions from that AMD article? Are you using these extentions: Kernel for amd Snow 10a432 AppleIntelPIIXATA.kext IOATAFamily NullCPUPowerManagement.kext OpenHalRestart.kext PlatformUUID.kext Also use the Chameleon 2 r640 and boot file from here One final thing, did you set the proper permissions for the mach_kernel when you replaced it? I believe it is chmod 655, chown root:staff for the mach kernel. The kernel extensions should be: chmod -R 755 and chown -R root:wheel If you are still having issues I can post the files later when I get home. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geekster Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 I have Gigabyte 945GP - L (see signature for rest) at first try I got the same first stop: Loading kernel mach_kernel Loading HFS+ file: [mach_kernel] from 4230240 Loading HFS+ file: [mach_kernel] from 4230240 I've been trying all sorts of guides and installs (retail, that "universal" one and the initial GM). I managed to get to the next KP like above by fixnig UUID, trying different 'boot' files (having the (then) recommended kexts installed and set 'root:wheel' and '775'. http://tinyurl.com/mm5br4 Some 'legacy' kexts (found in another guide - i think IOACHI and/or such) changed the KP indicating conflict with AppleIntelPIIXATA and IOATA (maybe another one more). Not having replacements that worked I copied the Leo ones to humour my self (had gone bizare by that time:o), but that got me pass that KP endin in a 'Wainting for DSMOS' infinite '..x5' loop I'll try again tonight with the instructions here to see if any luck.. Any advice? PS. I don't have string for my video card (ATI Radeon 2600 Pro HD) for my 'com.apple.Boot.plist' and it's not in the DST Patcher list.. EDIT: Installed again, got over that KP, ended here: http://i30.tinypic.com/eq5zzn.jpg (tried nullAppleIntelCpu.., tried deleting AppleIntelCPU..) .. suggestions? PS. kext utility helped to pass the KP, from leopard dragging the kexts from snow onto the application (sorry for the noob-ness) Thank s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uptown_J Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 I have Gigabyte 945GP - L (see signature for rest) I'll try again tonight with the instructions here to see if any luck.. Any advice? Ok I am triple posting this but here are my personal kexts for the ECS945GZT-M. I am not sure about the kernel panic give these a whirl! Kexts for 945GZ Kexts for System/Library/Extensions AppleIntelPIIATA.kext IOATAFamily.kext Kexts for /Extra/Extensions NullCPUPowerManagement.kext OpenHalRestart.kext PlatformUUID.kext dsmos.kext fakesmc.kext SeepEnabler.kext VoodooPowerMini.kext Disabler.kext AppleRTC.kext <not sure if I need these. I just left them in there> ATAPortInjector.kext JMicronATAInjector.kext AHCIPortInjector IOAHCIBlockStorageInjector.kext Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackCH Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Hey guys, last weekend I had my hands on a 945GZM-S2; such a nice little board! So I was setting up Snow Leopard from a retail disk on it. You just need a couple of extra kexts to run it (and a good dsdt table)!! Everything working: On-board graphics, audio (multichannel), sleep/wake, restart/shutdown, ethernet, speedstep. I know this is an old board but I bet some of you still have one of these around. Also if you find one of this mobos on sale you can build a 100% compatible hackintosh for very little money. I uploaded the files I used here: http://www.mediafire.com/file/zx0mw0zydyk/...InstallPack.zip Includes a modifyed dsdt table, the few kexts you need (only fakesmc and legacyHDA), chameleon (needed), some utilities, and a readme.txt to get the things done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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