Rabbit07 Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Hi, after having received a lot of messages relative to the installation of OSX86 on that motherboard, that topic is open. 1/ INSTALLATION 2/ DRIVERS 3/ PROBLEMS : common, solved 4/ PROBLEMS : still occuring 1/ INSTALLATION - requirements : - ATA Hard Disk Drive (at least 10 Gb) - DVD Writer - a high quantity of patience !! - steps : /******** PREPARATIVES *********/ 1.1 download OSX86 Jas 1.4.8 with sse3 patch 1.2 burn it on DVD-R (not RW), perhaps +R is ok, havn't tried yet 1.3 now to the cables !!!! : just plug 1 empty HDD (set to master), and a DVD Reader (slave) on the only IDE slot of the P5N32. 1.4 keyboard and mouse : only USB. at this moment, just plug and USB keyboard and nothing else (no mouse, no ps2 keyboard) 1.5 boot on the CD 1.6 at the option screen, press F8 and type (without quotes!) "-x platform=X86PC cpus=1" 1.7 WAIT (a lot of time), until a blue screen with language selection appears. 1.8 now it is time to plug the USB mouse. /********** INSTALLATION *************/ 1.9 partition creation : disk manager, create a "Mac OS X journaled partition" 1.10 installation option : - sse3 patch - intel login patch - azalia audio driver - x11 (usefull if you need to run linux programs in graphic mode) (for the moment, no graphic driver, we'll setup this later..) 1.11 wait (again !!!!) 1.12 shutdown, wait for the shutdown message (notice that there is a shutdown problem due to the fact that OSx86 installation is trying to find a chip that isn't present on our PC. doesn't matters. force a hard shutdown. 1.13 unplung the dvd reader (it will increase the speed of HDD access) 1.14 boot on HDD /******** NOW IT IS TIME TO REMOVE DRIVER WICH MAKES A KERNEL PANIC OCCURS *******/ 1.15 press F8 before "Loading OSX86/Darwin appears" 1.16 then type (ever without quotes) "-x -v -s platform=X86PC cpus=1 " 1.17 then Enter, wait until a shell prompt appears 1.18 then type /sbin/mount –uw / cd /System/Library/Extensions/ rm –R NVDA* ATI* GeForce* reboot /******** NOW TIME TO START *******/ 1.19 then boot again on HDD. At this time, a kernel panick isn't a normal thing. You should better try to rebuild the drivers cache (see below) 1.19.1 Login screen. OK, your OSx86 is WORKING !!!!!! 1.19.2 If you see "still waiting for root device", you should press F8, and then type "-x", we'll fix this later 2/ DRIVERS *********** * WORKING * *********** - Sound : ADI AD1988B (Supreme FX) - sata (integrated controller chip) si3132 : 2xe-sata, 3x(2 raid) sata - Wifi : Realtek 8187L - graphic (up to 10 graphic cards tested, from nvidia, or ati) *************** * NOT WORKING * *************** - sound (just stereo, not 6.1) ! - integrated Marvel88E1116 lan (havn't managed to configure /System/Library/Extensions/IONetworkingFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleYukon.kext, but it is relaative to that file..) - integrated Ethernet Marvell 88E1116 : What i've done. sudo nano /System/Library/Extensions/IONetworkingFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleYukon.kext/Contents/Info.plist find <key>IOPCIPrimaryMatch</key> and replace the following <string>....</string> with <string>0x037310DE</string> sudo rm -r /System/Library/Extensions.mkext sudo rm -r /System/Library/Extensions.kextcache diskutil repairPermissions / reboot But no success... - VIDEO Natit http://installers.dl.am/ - WIRELESS Realtek 8187L http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downlo...;Downloads=true Section 8187L > Mac OS X 1.4 - SOUND OUTPUT WORKING (1 plug = 2 channels, out only, no input) 1. Delete AppleHDA.kext: sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/AppleHDA.kext 2. Edit AppleAzaliaAudio.kext for matching codec's proper ID: sudo vi /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAzaliaAudio.kext/Contents/Info.plist in Realtek ALC880/ALC860 Codec Driver key change the string to: <string>0x11d4198b</string> NOTE : (if 0x11d4198b is already present, nothing to do : jump step 3) 3. Edit AppleAzaliaController.kext for matching ICH8 HDA interface proper ID: sudo vi /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAzaliaAudio.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleAzaliaController.kext/Contents/Info.plist <key>IOPCIPrimaryMatch</key> change the string to: <string>0x284b8086</string> (same remark as above) 4. Refresh kext caches sudo rm /System/Library/Extensions.kextcache kextcache -k /System/Library/Extensions/ - SATA : - si3132 driver : http://www.siliconimage.com/support/index....&cid=3& - PLEASE SET UP YOUR SI3132 CONTROLLER in RAID MODE on every port, in the BIOS. (not SATAII, nor disabled) - method if problems : http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=29859 3/ PROBLEMS : common, solved - "still waiting for root device" : try "-x" (boot in safe mode, will work in 90% of cases) at the boot manager options - kernel panic before graphical interface was loaded : 3.kern.1 solution "rebuild driver cache" : in single user mode (-s -x -v) /sbin/mount –uw / rm /System/Library/Extensions.kextcache kextcache -k /System/Library/Extensions/ kextcache -L -N -e reboot 3.kern.2 if the step above, doesn't solve the problem, try to locate the error message in single user mode, note, fix it (delete bad drivers), and reboot. 4/ PROBLEMS : still occuring - periodically : kernel panick, no real constant reason (about 1 time per week) - haven't managed to get the integrated si3132 chip working. /****** PLEASE REPLY IN THAT TOPIC *******/ Best regards. Fabinou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeefus Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Many thanks for this! Very useful - I'd been struggling with this mobo all weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faf Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 hey i have a p5n32 premium and i tryed the guide. when i type in the instalation string it loads for a second and then reboots. i have tried a few different versions with the same problem. any suggjestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit07 Posted July 24, 2007 Author Share Posted July 24, 2007 I had such an error when the ISO was TOO OLD. (ie not the right version.....), please check wich image is right for that motherboard. I described it before. You could try the following trick, but i didn't expect it works better..... 1.6 at the option screen, press F8 and type (without quotes!) "-x platform=X86PC cpus=1" Try to add -s, ie to type "-x platform=X86PC cpus=1 -s". Regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rerven Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 still waiting for thr drivers for gigabyte Ethernet Marvell 88E1116 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fede F. Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 I printed your guide, and i'm gonna try it on this config: P5N32-SLI Pentium D940 1 Gb Adata DDR2 667 Samsung SpinPoint 160gb SATA Plextor DVD-RW ASUS 7900 GTX .....crossing fingers...... Results and updates a.s.a.p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 I installed Uphuck 1.4iR3 on a P5ND2-SLI. Almost exactly the same as the P5N32-SLI. I'll post a topic about how I did it and I'll post up the link here in a sec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewhite4 Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 I've been trying to follow the guide with one exception, I can't find "OSX86 Jas 1.4.8 with sse3 patch", just a 10.4.10 version. It says it installs correctly, but when it tries to restart and boot from the hard drive for the first time, all I get is a blinking cursor. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Heres my guide on how to install on ASUS P5ND2-SLI: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=63466 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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