TRBMan Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I have an Acer Aspire 5745 laptop. Specs below. Intel® Core™ i5-450M 4GB (2/2) DDR3 1066 SDRAM 320GB hard drive BD Drive not to sure about the motherboard or anything. I've been following the [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] + [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] guide that is found here to install Snow Leopard on my PC. I've successfully booted into OS X (with a few minor issuse) and set up my account, browsed the web, etc. However when the guide says to install Combo Update 10.6.4, my system crashes before the update can complete. It says something to the effect "You need to restart your computer. Hold down the power button for several seconds or press the restart button". i'm gonna try iATKOS_S3 as soon as its done downloading, but i didn't know if there was anything else I was doing wrong that someone could help me with. I plan on making this a dual boot machine with Windows 7. The BIOS settings are set to AHCI and i made sure I formatted the parition with the correct settings. please help! TRBMan EDIT------------- iATKOS S3 didn't work. i booted in verbose mode and took a screen shot of the kernel panic here. please help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohamed Khairy Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 panic during installing update it is due to kexts responsable for south bridge (sata controller) trun sata on bios to achi and dont use any kexts for it you can try retail setup on my signture only dont use kernel of retial dvd by flag /mach_kernel good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBMan Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 panic during installing update it is due to kexts responsable for south bridge (sata controller) trun sata on bios to achi and dont use any kexts for it you can try retail setup on my signture only dont use kernel of retial dvd by flag /mach_kernel good luck bear with me, i'm a noob. SATA is set to ACHI in BIOS. you lost me in the next part of your post. this is what i've gathered. tell me if i understand correctly or not. Install OS X like I have been doing, but than before I boot OS X for the first time i use the /mach_kernel flag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohamed Khairy Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 bear with me, i'm a noob. SATA is set to ACHI in BIOS. you lost me in the next part of your post. this is what i've gathered. tell me if i understand correctly or not. Install OS X like I have been doing, but than before I boot OS X for the first time i use the /mach_kernel flag? on boot cd there are a kernel called legacy_kernel 10.4 you dont need in your processor and this kernel is loaded as default rather than on retial snow leopard 10.6.3 dvd mach_kernel so to load vinalla kernel on dvd type /mach_kernel during setup and first boot that if you want to follow my guide you can use legacy_kernel on bootcd of you have aproblem with vinalla one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBMan Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 on boot cd there are a kernel called legacy_kernel 10.4 you dont need in your processor and this kernel is loaded as default rather than on retial snow leopard 10.6.3 dvd mach_kernel so to load vinalla kernel on dvd type /mach_kernel during setup and first boot that if you want to follow my guide you can use legacy_kernel on bootcd of you have aproblem with vinalla one i tried using your boot CD, but my trackpad and keyboard on my laptop became unresponsive during the OS X setup so I had to go back to using the [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] CD. i'll try using the /mach_kernel flag and see if it works out for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohamed Khairy Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 i tried using your boot CD, but my trackpad and keyboard on my laptop became unresponsive during the OS X setup so I had to go back to using the [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] CD. i'll try using the /mach_kernel flag and see if it works out for me. oh sorry my boot dont contain ps2 driver wait 30 min i will make one to you contain the important kexts you need please list your chipests bridges and others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBMan Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 oh sorry my boot dont contain ps2 driver wait 30 min i will make one to you contain the important kexts you need please list your chipests bridges and others i'm not to sure how to find out that information. is that the information listed in "System Profiler"? I'm currently installing OS X and I was gonna try to boot the /mach_kernel after the setup. i couldn't boot the retail disc using /mach_kernel because it would just restart my computer and not boot the OS X disc. EDIT------- everytime i use the /mach_kernel flag, whether before the setup, or on the partition that Snow Leopard gets installed too, my computer just restarts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohamed Khairy Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 i'm not to sure how to find out that information. is that the information listed in "System Profiler"?I'm currently installing OS X and I was gonna try to boot the /mach_kernel after the setup. i couldn't boot the retail disc using /mach_kernel because it would just restart my computer and not boot the OS X disc. ok i will make to you boot cd contain legacy kernel 10.4 if you want it and vinalla kernel 10.4 and contain fakesmc and ps2 kexts wait 5 min which dvd you use 10.6 or 10.6.3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBMan Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 oki will make to you boot cd contain legacy kernel 10.4 if you want it and vinalla kernel 10.4 and contain fakesmc and ps2 kexts wait 5 min which dvd you use 10.6 or 10.6.3 i'm using the 10.6 DVD. i looked through System Profiler and couldn't find any information regarding my chipset. thanks for your help by the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohamed Khairy Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 i'm using the 10.6 DVD. i looked through System Profiler and couldn't find any information regarding my chipset. thanks for your help by the way! oh restart because you use 10.6 that its kernel not support i7 so i making boot cd for you contain vinlla kernel 10.4 from update wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBMan Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 oh restart because you use 10.6 that its kernel not support i7 so i making boot cd for you contain vinlla kernel 10.4 from update wait i'm not really understanding you. i have an i5 processor. not i7. right now, i have a successful 10.6.0 installation running. i'll wait until i hear back from you to do anything further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohamed Khairy Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 i'm not really understanding you. i have an i5 processor. not i7. right now, i have a successful 10.6.0 installation running. i'll wait until i hear back from you to do anything further. sorry for i7 it is an error on keyboard http://www.mediafire.com/?l2mxc294sg30i6m this is bootcd contain two kernel one default vinalla mach_kernel 10.4 second legacy_kernel 10.4 you can use it by flag rd(0,0)/extra/legacy_kernel contain kexts fakesmc and ps2 kexts only boot loader chamelon rc5 rev315 first try with flag -v good luck for above post i mean that on the dvd 10.6 kernel is 10.0 that i had read that it isnt support core ix but any way i hope boot cd work with you just install and first thing to do setup combo update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBMan Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 sorry for i7 it is an error on keyboard http://www.mediafire.com/?l2mxc294sg30i6m this is bootcd contain two kernel one default vinalla mach_kernel 10.4 second legacy_kernel 10.4 you can use it by flag rd(0,0)/extra/legacy_kernel contain kexts fakesmc and ps2 kexts only boot loader chamelon rc5 rev315 first try with flag -v good luck for above post i mean that on the dvd 10.6 kernel is 10.0 that i had read that it isnt support core ix but any way i hope boot cd work with you just install and first thing to do setup combo update this boot disc doesn't work. whenever i try to boot the retail disc, i get an error at the top of the screen that says "Memory allocation error! Addr=0x836d200, Size=0x1ecfc, File=free, Line=0 This is a non recoverable system error! System HALTED!!!" that happens regardless of what flags i use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohamed Khairy Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 this boot disc doesn't work. whenever i try to boot the retail disc, i get an error at the top of the screen that says "Memory allocation error! Addr=0x836d200, Size=0x1ecfc, File=free, Line=0 This is a non recoverable system error! System HALTED!!!" that happens regardless of what flags i use. sorry Chameleon RC5 mode with mem detection i replaced it with rc4 may be this rc5 rev 315 have problem with your memory wait 1 min uplaod it if you want boot cd with rc5 rev 300 that in the guide tell me http://www.mediafire.com/?bg0iu5c23quiz9w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBMan Posted August 7, 2010 Author Share Posted August 7, 2010 sorry Chameleon RC5 mode with mem detection i replaced it with rc4 may be this rc5 rev 315 have problem with your memory wait 1 min uplaod it if you want boot cd with rc5 rev 300 that in the guide tell me http://www.mediafire.com/?bg0iu5c23quiz9w no luck. when i boot with the "rd(0,0)/extra/legacy_kernel" flag, my computer just restarts and when i boot without any flags, i get the following kernel panic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohamed Khairy Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 no luck. when i boot with the "rd(0,0)/extra/legacy_kernel" flag, my computer just restarts and when i boot without any flags, i get the following kernel panic. ok this panic mean that bad kexts loaded (intel power mang....) during using vinalla kernel use flag rd(0,0)/extra/legacy_kernel busratio=16 -v good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBMan Posted August 7, 2010 Author Share Posted August 7, 2010 ok this panic mean that bad kexts loaded (intel power mang....) during using vinalla kernel use flag rd(0,0)/extra/legacy_kernel busratio=16 -v good luck i successfully booted up the installer with that flag, but i have no trackpad control again. keyboard works, but not mouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohamed Khairy Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 i successfully booted up the installer with that flag, but i have no trackpad control again. keyboard works, but not mouse. lol try this http://www.mediafire.com/?inwn0dj6ia18iik this contain apple ps2 not voodoo ps2 hope it work or use usb mouse now after setup will solve it good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBMan Posted August 7, 2010 Author Share Posted August 7, 2010 using the HP disc that you just gave me made the install fail. it went through the install process for 20 minuets like it always does, but instead of the install succeeding, it failed. it has always installed correctly with the [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] disc. don't know what it could be. EDIT---------- even though it said install failed, i was able to boot into Snow Leopard using the "rd(0,0)/extra/legacy_kernel -v" flag couple issues though. trackpad doesn't work, no sound, no battery support, cant change resolution or brightness of screen, webcam doesn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBMan Posted August 7, 2010 Author Share Posted August 7, 2010 booted into OS X, tried the update and it crashed. i'll have to reinstall and try again because i forgot to take a screenshot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupahFly Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 TRBMan, I'm in more or less the exact situation you're in. My machine is an i5 Acer Aspire TimelineX so I guess it is similar to yours. I have dual graphics, a standard intel one and an ATI Mobility 5650 card but I haven't been able to install or boot with the ATI switched on. I managed to run and install successfully using [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] supported with the flags -x EHCIacquire=No UHCIreset=No I don't know why I need the last two, but I get EBIOS errors immidiately when I don't provide them. I installed 10.6.2 from a usb stick. After install I can start osx with my intel card with just the EHCIacquire=No flag. Like you, I was following the guide and when I went to do an update to 10.6.4, I get the exact same crash just at the end of the install process. WHen I rebooted however, I actually booted up osx again and it says I have 10.6.4. I still can't enable my ATI card though and running [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] (which Im not even sure what it does) I thereafter couldnt run windows7 (from another partition). I would like to know how I can get a successful update to 10.6.4 without a kernel panic, how I can make my osx boot without the [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] cd (without messing up my existing windows7 install preferably), and if it is possible for me to turn on my ATI 5650 card somehow. I really don't know what to try next and would be really grateful if someone could shove me in the right direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iPhoneBlogr Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 I have the same exact computer as OP, same specs(i5) except I can't even get as far as they've managed. I am using the same [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]+[url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] tutorial and I have tried both [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] Supported and [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] Nvidia and the same exact thing happens with both. When I get to the Chameleon prompt I eject my [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] disc and insert Mac OSX 10.6.2 Snow Leopard and press f5, but when I press f5 the disc dissappears and this weird smudge shows up across all the text. I can still make out the text though, from left to right it goes: System Restore | Windows NT | OSX(the blank partition I've created to install on) | Then there's an icon of a hard drive with no text under it. Here is what I mean: Any ideas why this might be happening?? And yes I have enabled SATA mode AHCI in Bios already. Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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