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[PookyMacMan]

Srini, it's not something impossible...but I'm thinking at this point you have DSDT problems...perhaps IRQ conflicts. Post your issue in the DSDT forum and see if someone more experienced in DSDT can help you out.

level70steve, if you have OS X, restore the SL DVD to the USB drive in Disk Utility using Restore. That is guaranteed to be bootable, and then you can install the ModUSB install package.

jmi, glad to hear it. Let us know if there's anything else you need.

[jmi58]

PookyMacMan, on 08 June 2012 - 01:00 AM, said:

jmi, glad to hear it. Let us know if there's anything else you need.

Guess I posted a bit prematurely  

Don't know what happened but now I can't get it to recognize my Ethernet card.  It was working when I d/loaded the new kernel and sleep enabler.  But when I turned it on this morning I now don't have Internet access.

I checked in network settings and it indicates that the cable is unplugged even though it isn't  
I did check the cable and it's plugged in and I looked at the router and there appears to be activity on the port it's plugged into (the light on the front of router is blinking).

Is there a way to go back to the old kernel?
Or could it be an incompatibility with the sleep enabler?

Also I noticed that it also isn't shutting down properly either now.  When I go to shut it off it doesn't shut down all the way.  It goes through the steps the screen goes black but it doesn't finish shutting off.

Edit:
Well if I boot from the ModCD using mach_kernel -v the ethernet card is enable and internet is accessable.

[mbrubaker]

I need help getting SL to boot without Nawcom's ModCD on my ECS I780M-A system. It boots fine with the ModCD and I have video (only 1024 X 768), ethernet, USB and sound (Realtek). Following the steps in the guide to install the referenced Chameleon I get a fuzzy black and white slightly checkerboard screen when I use the -v command with Chameleon. Without the -v I end up with a light grey screen after the "wagon wheel" disappears and there is the sound of hard disk accessing but nothing more.

Sure hope someone has the solution!

[m_hatcher]

I have been working on getting SL installed and keep getting the same issue. No matter what boot options I use I still get stuck at PCI Configuration Begin.

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[jmi58]

m_hatcher, on 09 June 2012 - 12:59 AM, said:

I have been working on getting SL installed and keep getting the same issue. No matter what boot options I use I still get stuck at PCI Configuration Begin.

Tap the space bar before the bar gets all the way to the end and try booting typing in
npci=0x2000 -v

[m_hatcher]

jmi58, on 09 June 2012 - 02:29 AM, said:

Tap the space bar before the bar gets all the way to the end and try booting typing in
npci=0x2000 -v

I tried this and npci=0x3000 also and here is a capture of what I got.

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[jmi58]

m_hatcher, on 09 June 2012 - 01:04 PM, said:

I tried this and npci=0x3000 also and here is a capture of what I got.

I see you're using Nawcoms boot CD have you tried using the OSX86 Mid CD to boot your system ?
You can find a link to it on the first page of this post.

[artur-pt]

hi

use nawcom cd to boot

and in terminal see what kext are load

kextstat

i'm sure u don't have all kext installed need to boot u system from hd

in the boot cd are 2 dmg

preboot
and postboot

in postboot are a folder name packges

with all kext u need, but must know what u need

good hack

[PookyMacMan]

Well, jmi, with network the problem is that your kext somehow isn't loading...go to /Extra/Extensions, right-click IONetworkingFamily.kext and choose Show Package Contents, go to Contents -> PlugIns and let me know what kext is in the PlugIns. I will get you a replacement.

brubaker, boot with npci=0x2000 and see if anything changes. If nothing does then try npci=0x3000. Your problem with the "checkerboard" is graphics related.

hatcher, boot with PCIRootUID=1 along with the two npci flags that jmi gave you. If that doesn't work you're going to need a modified IOPCIFamily.kext.

artur-pt brings up a great point; you can go in the ModCD, find Preboot.dmg and mount it, and go into Preboot and mount postBoot.img to get packages for all the kexts you need.

[m_hatcher]

PookyMacMan, on 10 June 2012 - 02:06 PM, said:

hatcher, boot with PCIRootUID=1 along with the two npci flags that jmi gave you. If that doesn't work you're going to need a modified IOPCIFamily.kext.

Well it seems that I am going to be required to use a modified IOPCIFamily.kext. Is there a detailed post on how to modify one or something of that nature? I like to think I am quite handy with a computer but apple architecture is alien to me. Thanks

[Srini2000]

PookyMacMan, on 08 June 2012 - 01:00 AM, said:

Srini, it's not something impossible...but I'm thinking at this point you have DSDT problems...perhaps IRQ conflicts. Post your issue in the DSDT forum and see if someone more experienced in DSDT can help you out.

level70steve, if you have OS X, restore the SL DVD to the USB drive in Disk Utility using Restore. That is guaranteed to be bootable, and then you can install the ModUSB install package.

jmi, glad to hear it. Let us know if there's anything else you need.

PookyMacMan..Couple of comments

1. I have laid the Toshiba aside for the time being since I will have to learn about DSDT etc. I will get back to it.
2. I am putting the finishing touches on my Asus and HP Mini 110. I also bought another Asus off ebay for $140.
3. The triple boot , wireless all work on the ASUS. One issue. I loaded MacOSX, Kubuntu and Winodows in that order so I could use Easy BCD to do the triple booting. It all worked beautifully. I thought I was done with the project until I carried out all the updates in kubuntu. I did not change versions...But usually there are 100s of MB of updates. After I was finished, I found out Grub had taken over the booting ( as if Kubuntu was loaded last). I am going into Grub, then windows and then Easy BCD. It appears no matter what one does, GRUB figures out a way to get control! Any ideas?
4. I bought an HP Mini 1000 wireless card to install in my HP MINI 110 since it can run under Airport. However, the machine will not accept the card. When I boot, it says "wrong wireless card" It will not allow me to boot until the old wireless card is back. I have a 110-3735. I can get the HP to boot by itself but I guess I am stuck with an external USB wireless adapter!

Srini

[Srini2000]

Srini2000, on 10 June 2012 - 06:47 PM, said:

PookyMacMan..Couple of comments 1. I have laid the Toshiba aside for the time being since I will have to learn about DSDT etc. I will get back to it. 2. I am putting the finishing touches on my Asus and HP Mini 110. I also bought another Asus off ebay for $140. 3. The triple boot , wireless all work on the ASUS. One issue. I loaded MacOSX, Kubuntu and Winodows in that order so I could use Easy BCD to do the triple booting. It all worked beautifully. I thought I was done with the project until I carried out all the updates in kubuntu. I did not change versions...But usually there are 100s of MB of updates. After I was finished, I found out Grub had taken over the booting ( as if Kubuntu was loaded last). I am going into Grub, then windows and then Easy BCD. It appears no matter what one does, GRUB figures out a way to get control! Any ideas? 4. I bought an HP Mini 1000 wireless card to install in my HP MINI 110 since it can run under Airport. However, the machine will not accept the card. When I boot, it says "wrong wireless card" It will not allow me to boot until the old wireless card is back. I have a 110-3735. I can get the HP to boot by itself but I guess I am stuck with an external USB wireless adapter! Srini

PookyMacMan - I found a work around for the GRUB problem. It turns out there is a package called Grub customizer which is a GUI for GRUB. I removed the entries that I did not need in Grub (like the MacOS entries that did not work) and only left entries for Kubuntu and Windows. This way I can go straight to Winodws and then to MacOSX. The Mac entries in the grub table are gone so nobody will try to boot into Mac via Grub. Works very well.
Srini

Srini2000, on 10 June 2012 - 08:26 PM, said:

PookyMacMan - I found a work around for the GRUB problem. It turns out there is a package called Grub customizer which is a GUI for GRUB. I removed the entries that I did not need in Grub (like the MacOS entries that did not work) and only left entries for Kubuntu and Windows. This way I can go straight to Winodws and then to MacOSX. The Mac entries in the grub table are gone so nobody will try to boot into Mac via Grub. Works very well. Srini

Actually this works even better. I can set the default boot in Grub to be Windows and the default in EasyBCD to be MacOSX. So if the machine switches on and nothing is entered it will go straight to MacOSX!

Srini2000, on 10 June 2012 - 08:34 PM, said:

PookyMacMan - I found a work around for the GRUB problem. It turns out there is a package called Grub customizer which is a GUI for GRUB. I removed the entries that I did not need in Grub (like the MacOS entries that did not work) and only left entries for Kubuntu and Windows. This way I can go straight to Winodws and then to MacOSX. The Mac entries in the grub table are gone so nobody will try to boot into Mac via Grub. Works very well. Srini Actually this works even better. I can set the default boot in Grub to be Windows and the default in EasyBCD to be MacOSX. So if the machine switches on and nothing is entered it will go straight to MacOSX!

There is one more interesting problem. If you boot into Windows after the Mac, your clock setting is always off! There is a Windows registry fix for that also, so the time is always the same in all three systems.

[Srini2000]

Srini2000, on 10 June 2012 - 08:45 PM, said:

PookyMacMan - I found a work around for the GRUB problem. It turns out there is a package called Grub customizer which is a GUI for GRUB. I removed the entries that I did not need in Grub (like the MacOS entries that did not work) and only left entries for Kubuntu and Windows. This way I can go straight to Winodws and then to MacOSX. The Mac entries in the grub table are gone so nobody will try to boot into Mac via Grub. Works very well. Srini Actually this works even better. I can set the default boot in Grub to be Windows and the default in EasyBCD to be MacOSX. So if the machine switches on and nothing is entered it will go straight to MacOSX! There is one more interesting problem. If you boot into Windows after the Mac, your clock setting is always off! There is a Windows registry fix for that also, so the time is always the same in all three systems.

PookyMacMan  Remember we were working very hard to get the HP MIni 110 to boot and I was actually using the installer USB key as a starter? Well, that problem is also solved. This was a hard disk issue. Turns out that most hard drives read and write files in 512 byte sectors, which is what Chameleon and Chimera expect to work with. The disc in the HP Mini 110 is a Seagate Momentus Thin drive (only 7 mm high) and writes in 4096 byte sectors. So Chameleon was never writing to boot 1h, no matter what we did. I found a fix on the Internet that involves manual fixing with Terminal. It is now done and the HP Mini 110 boots on its own, finally. The one thing I cannot solve is the WiFi. The HP Mini 110 rejects the HP 1000 card and there is no support for the RTL 8188CE. I am dependent on a WiFi dongle. Srini

[PookyMacMan]

m_hatcher, the patch (I believe) is in the source code...I'm going to grab netkas' version for you if I can. What version of Snow Leopard is your install disc? Post your issue in the DSDT forum as well, as I believe that might be an issue.

Srini, glad you got that all worked out. For wireless, to confirm, you are saying the machine is saying "Wrong wireless card!" in the BIOS, correct, and not in Mac OS? If that is the case, from what I know some HP's do not like having their wireless cards exchanged out. So, I would do one of the following: 1. Get an Atheros or Broadcom-based card that is compatible with the HP Mini 110, or 2. modify the BIOS to remove the WiFi check. To do the 2nd option, post over in the Networking forum; I think someone can help you better there.

[Srini2000]

PookyMacMan, on 13 June 2012 - 03:46 PM, said:

m_hatcher, the patch (I believe) is in the source code...I'm going to grab netkas' version for you if I can. What version of Snow Leopard is your install disc? Post your issue in the DSDT forum as well, as I believe that might be an issue.

Srini, glad you got that all worked out. For wireless, to confirm, you are saying the machine is saying "Wrong wireless card!" in the BIOS, correct, and not in Mac OS? If that is the case, from what I know some HP's do not like having their wireless cards exchanged out. So, I would do one of the following: 1. Get an Atheros or Broadcom-based card that is compatible with the HP Mini 110, or 2. modify the BIOS to remove the WiFi check. To do the 2nd option, post over in the Networking forum; I think someone can help you better there.

PookyMacMan Yes, it is a bios check. So now I am into BIOS for the HP and DSDT for the Toshiba! I am in the process of completing a guide entitled "Transitioning from Windows to Mac" It deals a lot more with setting up a machine to use all three operating systems on a regular basis. I hope to cover issues that are not covered on the boards. Hackintoshing itself is covered very well on the boards. I am almost done and will finish it by the weekend. How do I upload it for your review? I am keen to contribute something for all the help I received from everybody's knowledge on the boards. Srini

[jmi58]

PookyMacMan, on 10 June 2012 - 02:06 PM, said:

Well, jmi, with network the problem is that your kext somehow isn't loading...go to /Extra/Extensions, right-click IONetworkingFamily.kext and choose Show Package Contents, go to Contents -> PlugIns and let me know what kext is in the PlugIns. I will get you a replacement.

The PlugIns folder was empty, so I tried reinstalling IONetworkingFamily kext from the ModCD.  But it still won't initiallize the NIC unless I boot using the ModCD.

[taktu]

Hello everyone!

I'm having the following problem with the install: I managed to patch and boot the retail disk using the modbin kernel. It installed fine, on a HD that previously had 10.5.8 on it. Computer rebooted ok, Chameleon loaded, but booting the 10.6 install now failed. Legacy kernel insta-reboots and mach_kernel freezer on an empty screen. Modbin kernel panics, but at least I can get a screenshot. I feel like I'm so close I can't quit now. Please help

Current specs are:
AMD FX-4100 3.6GHz
AsRock 870 iCafe R2.0 (latest BIOS update)
GeForce 7300GT
4GB RAM

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[juced]

Have the following:  18062012061.jpg   282.99K   8 downloads (=
*as you asked about error*

Asus p5k
Core 2 Duo e6750
Asus ATI 6800
4gb ram (corsair)

[PookyMacMan]

Srini, simply post your guide in the Genius Bar. We mods can approve it there.

jmi, which NIC are you using? Post model and PCI ID.

taktu, you are booting from the old Leopard modbin kernel. Boot with the ModCD, select your HDD, and type rd(0,0)/Extra/modbin_kernel

juced, are you reporting a bug with the Magic ModCD? If so I appreciate it. Which kernel are you using and what version of Lion?

[Kenobi5469]

This is what I get when I type "mach_kernel" or just hit enter:

Asus P7P55D
Core i7 860
8GB Ram

nVidia GeForce 9600GT

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