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Hello everyone !

 

I'm desperately trying  to make my HP dc5750 Athlon 64 x2 3800+ with OS X 10.9.2 (AMD 10.9/10.9.1/10.9.2 kernel UPDATE III with full sse4 support Version R9) without the need to boot with cpus=1.

Actually with VoodooTSCSyncAMD.kext, it boots fine but after a while, it acts strangely (bouncing icons in the dock, Time Clock inaccurate, some KP and user password not recognized among others things). I remove it and install Kernel Patcher from Chameleon Wizard and there's no more KP but still issues with Time Clock and password recognition while System is much more responsive and sees 2 Cores. I also tried adding cpus=2 in org.chameleon.Boot.plist but issues still remains.

 

I've tried a lot of different kernels but the cpus=1 boot flags is still the best and stable setup so far.

 

Is there anyway to fix that ?

I've read a lot of post about this and it seems there's nothing to do about this…

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:)

 

Clover 2795 work for AMD and for old Athlon  script for chameleon  flag : busratio=xx fsb=200 Mhz and Clover create 

 

Exemple for 4400+  / busratio=115 fsb=200 Mhz or Clover 

 

config.plist incomplete / Note that the decimal point is not written for the values ​​with decimal

        </dict>
	<key>Boot</key>
	<dict>
		<key>Arguments</key>
		<string>—f -v npci=0x2000 cpus=1</string>
		<key>DefaultVolume</key>
		<string></string>
		<key>Log</key>
		<false/>
	        <key>Secure</key>
		<false/>
		<key>Timeout</key>
		<integer>5</integer>
		<key>XMPDetection</key>
		<string>Yes</string>
        </dict>
	<key>CPU</key>
	<dict>
		<key>BusSpeedkHz</key>
		<integer>200000</integer>
		<key>FrequencyMHz</key>
		<integer>2300</integer>

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I don't have this problem on my athlon x4 640, i never had to specify a bus ratio or anything either, but have you tried voodootscsync? BTW I'm on 10.9.3 with the rc7_fix kernel, latest clover (I think). Ga-970a-d3 mobo booting via uefi and it's overclocked to 3.4 GHz.

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Well, I re-installed OS X 10.9.4 with RC7 Kernel (was stuck at 10.9.3 and it didn't "saw" the 10.9.4 update in the App Store) using myHack. I was using a distro before (Ni**esh).

 

I don't need cpus=1 anymore and it works fine (but it's damn slow…). I 'm using VoodooTMSync.kext and it does the job but I have to say that the clock in the menu bar doesn't update the way it should ;)

 

I have tried to install Clover but it stucks at boot with a boot1 error so I get back to Chameleon. One strange thing, I HAVE to boot with -f  ! Without it, the system hangs on at he Apple logo. Don't know why !

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I have tried to install Clover but it stucks at boot with a boot1 error so I get back to Chameleon. One strange thing, I HAVE to boot with -f  ! Without it, the system hangs on at he Apple logo. Don't know why !

boot1 error means you are not correctly installed Clover.

As I said many times boot1h file from Chameleon package will not work with Clover while Clover's boot1h works for both bootloaders.

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Well, I re-installed OS X 10.9.4 with RC7 Kernel (was stuck at 10.9.3 and it didn't "saw" the 10.9.4 update in the App Store) using myHack. I was using a distro before (Ni**esh).

 

I don't need cpus=1 anymore and it works fine (but it's damn slow…). I 'm using VoodooTMSync.kext and it does the job but I have to say that the clock in the menu bar doesn't update the way it should ;)

 

I have tried to install Clover but it stucks at boot with a boot1 error so I get back to Chameleon. One strange thing, I HAVE to boot with -f  ! Without it, the system hangs on at he Apple logo. Don't know why !

boot1 error in Clover IIRC means you installed with the wrong options, try the BIOSBlockIO option in the installer. Doesn't the clock option mean the fsb is not specified correctly as mentioned above? Usually the clock being wrong is tied into lag/slowness issues. In Clover you can set this manually with BusSpeedKHz which usually fixes that issue, I think it serves the same purpose as fsb=xxx but I'm not positive on that. 

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These flags "busratio=xx fsb=200 Mhz" doesn't exists with Clover.

Use config.plist settings.

	<key>CPU</key>
	<dict>
		<key>BusSpeedkHz</key>
		<integer>200000</integer>
		<key>FrequencyMHz</key>
		<integer>2300</integer>
		<key>Type</key>
		<string>0x0301</string>
	</dict>

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Did you ever try Clover?

     Clover and AMD CPU    

hi, Slice,

 

So nice to have clover here. I have a complicated case, not only a HP notebook, but the notebook has AMD cpu, which I tried every method with still no solution. Only one core is working.

Check the details in my post here, http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/300475-help-needed-for-hp-notebook-with-amd-cpu-and-chips/

 

thanks.

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boot1 error means you are not correctly installed Clover.

As I said many times boot1h file from Chameleon package will not work with Clover while Clover's boot1h works for both bootloaders.

The point is that when I installed Clover on my HDD, I removed all boot files from Chameleon at the root of it. So the problem is not related to Chameleon, it's in the process of Clover Install. I'm certainly not choosing the right option in the bootloader field.

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The point is that when I installed Clover on my HDD, I removed all boot files from Chameleon at the root of it. So the problem is not related to Chameleon, it's in the process of Clover Install. I'm certainly not choosing the right option in the bootloader field.

Try BiosBlockIO instead of SATA.

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The point is that when I installed Clover on my HDD, I removed all boot files from Chameleon at the root of it. So the problem is not related to Chameleon, it's in the process of Clover Install. I'm certainly not choosing the right option in the bootloader field.

I think you are the first or only lucky one who use AMD Athlon 64 x2 3800+ with working 10.9.4.

May I know which patched AMD kernel you are using for that ?

and boot by Chameleon or Clover ?

Can you also show your org.cahmeleon.Boot.plist or Clover's config.plist ?

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according to the attached image which he has uploaded, he uses clover, see image

No, I TRIED to install Clover but never had success ;)

 

The kernel I used is AMD Kernel For OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 [XNU:13.3.0] V2.0 from Deekay available at hackintoshosx. I believe AMD Kernel rc7 works fine too.

 

here's my chameleon.boot :

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

    <key>Boot Banner</key>

    <string>No</string>

    <key>EthernetBuiltIn</key>

    <string>Yes</string>

    <key>Kernel</key>

    <string>/Extra/deekay_kernel</string>

    <key>Kernel Flags</key>

    <string>-f npci=0x2000</string>

    <key>Legacy Logo</key>

    <string>Yes</string>

    <key>PrivateData</key>

    <string>No</string>

    <key>SMBIOS</key>

    <string>/Extra/SMBios.plist</string>

    <key>SystemType</key>

    <string>1</string>

    <key>Theme</key>

    <string>Default</string>

    <key>Timeout</key>

    <string>5</string>

    <key>busratio</key>

    <string>10</string>

</dict>

</plist>

 

and my Extra folder :

 

AppleACPIPS2Nub.kext

AppleATIATA.kext

ApplePS2Controller.kext

BCM5722D.kext

lspcidrv.kext

NullCPUPowerManagement.kext

Patched_10.7_AppleRTC.kext

SuperVIAATA.kext

VoodooHDA.kext

VoodooTSCSyncAMD.kext

 

However, I can't update to 10.9.5, no matter which kernel I use.

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No, I TRIED to install Clover but never had success ;)

 

The kernel I used is AMD Kernel For OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 [XNU:13.3.0] V2.0 from Deekay available at hackintoshosx. I believe AMD Kernel rc7 works fine too.

 

here's my chameleon.boot :

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

    <key>Boot Banner</key>

    <string>No</string>

    <key>EthernetBuiltIn</key>

    <string>Yes</string>

    <key>Kernel</key>

    <string>/Extra/deekay_kernel</string>

    <key>Kernel Flags</key>

    <string>-f npci=0x2000</string>

    <key>Legacy Logo</key>

    <string>Yes</string>

    <key>PrivateData</key>

    <string>No</string>

    <key>SMBIOS</key>

    <string>/Extra/SMBios.plist</string>

    <key>SystemType</key>

    <string>1</string>

    <key>Theme</key>

    <string>Default</string>

    <key>Timeout</key>

    <string>5</string>

    <key>busratio</key>

    <string>10</string>

</dict>

</plist>

 

and my Extra folder :

 

AppleACPIPS2Nub.kext

AppleATIATA.kext

ApplePS2Controller.kext

BCM5722D.kext

lspcidrv.kext

NullCPUPowerManagement.kext

Patched_10.7_AppleRTC.kext

SuperVIAATA.kext

VoodooHDA.kext

VoodooTSCSyncAMD.kext

 

However, I can't update to 10.9.5, no matter which kernel I use.

Thanks for your prompt reply and info.

However following your kernel and org.chameleon.Boot.plist my Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe using AMD Athlon 64 x2 4200+ CPU still got the same error as before during booting.

So I think maybe you are using AM2 CPU instead of mine using socket 939 CPU.

According to my experience and Google finding only newer than AM2 AMD CPUs could update to 10.8.x and 10.9.x.

For example my Athlon 64 x2 6000+ in Asus M4A78 Plus MB and Phenom x4 9850 in Asus M3A MB could update to 10.9.5 and 10.8.5 smoothly.

Could you confirm whether your mainboard using AM2 (or Socket 939) for AMD CPU Athlon 64 x2 3800+ ?

If it's AM2, I will show you my procedures to update to 10.9.5

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I tkink you've got it right. I also have a Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe with 939 socket and I think (not sure at all, I don't remember :P) I did installed Mav on it but never get too far with it. I gave up on this since it wasn't stable and also because I couldn't' install Windows 8.1 due to an incompatibility with those 939 socket CPU's.

 

And Yes, I can confirm that the HP dc5750 is an Athlon 64 X2 3800 + AM2 socket based.

 

I'm really curious about your procedure for a 10.9.5 update :drool::lol:

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