Onixs Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 PC EFI v10.5 New in release: Automatic detection of pci root uid value(for GraphicsEnabler and ethernetbuiltin options) based on parsing DSDT.aml file (if you dont use custom DSDT.aml, you will need to use -pci1 flag in case you have uid=1) . If booter fails to detect it or you dont have _UID property in pci root(in dsdt) then UID=0 used by default, but, if you have UID=1 and booter fails to detect it, use -pci1 boot flag. Uid detection works really well in most cases. Added aserebln's patch for better cpu type detection, for example I dont need to add SMcputype key anymore Better handling of pci slot names if nvidia card present PC_EFIv10.5.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konami® Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Updated, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Deal Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Thanks for the info. Updated, works fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincechan06 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Works perfectly. No EVOEnabler kext needed. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarboneNet Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 P E R F E C T :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkey Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Deep-Sleep / Hibernate?? Is it working for anyone? Last time I had it working was EFI v9... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzuka Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I just updated to this from PC EFI 10.4, and now it says (in about this mac/system profiler) that I have a quad-core Xeon, is this a big deal and how can I fix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metamotion Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Any suggestions for a newbie to perform the update to PC EFI v10.5? My SL is working great on my two year old build. I used this guide: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...186065&st=0 The guide was so good and automatic, I have no idea how to upgrade. Thanks for considering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberbuddhah Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Any suggestions for a newbie to perform the update to PC EFI v10.5?My SL is working great on my two year old build. I used this guide: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...186065&st=0 The guide was so good and automatic, I have no idea how to upgrade. Thanks for considering. use the app from Blackosx's guide to reveal the "boot" file. Save it as a back up just in case. Then, with Finder just drop the new "boot" file, copy over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntsmkfob Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I quite like having a Quad-Core Intel Xeon. Thanks Netkas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hnak Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Celeron E3200 ( cheapest VT compatible CPU ) is now recognized as Core 2 Duo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embio Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 personally I'd rather have my processor come up as 'unknown' or put the strings in myself.... It's all purely cosmetic (unless you are installing silverlight...) but why have it showing something it isn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bit Shoveler Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 I just updated to this from PC EFI 10.4, and now it says (in about this mac/system profiler) that I have a quad-core Xeon, is this a big deal and how can I fix it? That's actually a good thing. Apple never built a Mac with a "Core 2 Quad", but they did build Mac Pro models with the very similar "Quad core Xeon". So as far as any software installers are concerned, you're on a real Mac Pro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliveren131 Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Silverlight finally installed without telling you that your running a powerpc system is much smoother thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchyinmunich Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 PC EFI v10.5 New in release: Automatic detection of pci root uid value(for GraphicsEnabler and ethernetbuiltin options) based on parsing DSDT.aml file (if you dont use custom DSDT.aml, you will need to use -pci1 flag in case you have uid=1) . If booter fails to detect it or you dont have _UID property in pci root(in dsdt) then UID=0 used by default, but, if you have UID=1 and booter fails to detect it, use -pci1 boot flag. Uid detection works really well in most cases. Added aserebln's patch for better cpu type detection, for example I dont need to add SMcputype key anymore Better handling of pci slot names if nvidia card present PC_EFIv10.5.zip Hi, I have an Asus P5 W dh and would like to update the bios to be able to install snow leopard. Can someone tell me how to update the bios? I just dowloaded PC_EFIv10.5, but I don't know how to work after this... Just for info, my computer has no floppy... Thanks in advance, F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmttinman Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Can anyone tell me how to make the self install package work?????? I know about the replace boot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macusers Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 That's actually a good thing. Apple never built a Mac with a "Core 2 Quad", but they did build Mac Pro models with the very similar "Quad core Xeon". So as far as any software installers are concerned, you're on a real Mac Pro! Would you please tell me how to install this boot to my hacintosh, I try to use terminal but no go. thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleIIGuy Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Would you please tell me how to install this boot to my hacintosh, I try to use terminal but no go. thanks in advance. As long you have the latest chameleon allready installed all you have to do is: 1. open terminal 2. navigate to the directory where you unpacked the zip file 3. sudo cp boot / (This copies the boot file to the root directory) 4. Reboot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macusers Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 As long you have the latest chameleon allready installed all you have to do is:1. open terminal 2. navigate to the directory where you unpacked the zip file 3. sudo cp boot / (This copies the boot file to the root directory) 4. Reboot. Thank you for your quick respond, but how do i navigate ?. let say i have it unpack to my desktop for example. sorry for being so ignorant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eject Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 easyiest way to navigate in terminal is to type cd (for change directory) and then drag and drop the directory on terminal. works with files too, i always use this to install kexts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wang Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Type "sudo cp " first, then drag "boot" from desktop to the terminal. Finally, add "/" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macusers Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Type "sudo cp " first, then drag "boot" from desktop to the terminal. Finally, add "/" easyiest way to navigate in terminal is to type cd (for change directory) and then drag and drop the directory on terminal. works with files too, i always use this to install kexts Thank you so much for both Bruce and eject for your hint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtom Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Firefox crashes every time with EFI 10.5 on startup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BladeRunner Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Firefox crashes every time with EFI 10.5 on startup. Strange! I use EFI 10.5 and FireFox and I haven't noticed any crashes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westwaerts Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 @frenchinmunic it sounds you are a little new here, updating the bios isnt necessairy for running SL, but a patched DSDT Table can be helpful, but even this is not said to be a must. In all cases a DSDT.aml file is necessairy for running PCEfi v 10, which offers the most uptodate way to run SL. Updating the bios is done from the Winowsside, Asus has a tool therefore on their website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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