kramer2k Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Hi there what is EFI doing again after a good install of OSX? anyone know how to uninstall EFI bootloader? K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaidez Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Hi ppl Finally i got my leopard running with the EFI I'm using the v5 version. My greatest problem was that the instructions in the readme file from the patch are misleading. The readme file says to create a /iamefi folder (in the main partition) and then run the command "./startupfiletool /dev/rdiskXsX ./boot|_v4" . The problem is that you can't run the startupfiletool with the disk mounted. So, you have to create the folder somewere else, unmount the drive, and then run the command. When i boot the PC i can read something different after the Darwin bootlaoder. EFI.....something, so i know i have EFI installed. Then i booted from other working osx partition that i have, removed/backup kernel and extensions, extracted vanilla kernel and all original kexts from the unmodified Leopard DVD using pacifist, applyed the original kernel and kexts and added dsmos.kext and Natit.kext, repaired permissions. I can now boot to leopard with all original unmodified kexts. Didn't have to remove any. Problems: Keyboard and mousepad don't work Sleep still doesn't work Lost pcmcia+atheros card support Lost Bluetooth Time machine doesn't work The about this mac and adobe cs3 still work. I get correct cpu and frequency Right now my main priority is to fix the keyboard and the pcmcia. If i can't get it working i will go back to the old method Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karishbhr Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 I applied the patch and I am running vanilla kernel... is it safe to dual boot vista now or will installing it {censored} everything up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevoidzwb Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 sorry for this stupid question, but i don't want damage my leo installation... Do i can install efi on a nvidia 650 based motherboard or i need an intel based one?? thanks anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jharleman Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 full guide and info including on keyboard/mouse (PS2) probs, etc. cheers - jl http://forum.osx86scene.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=2520 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekno Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Working great here on my hackintosh !!! Just updated to 10.5.1 without any troubles. and dual screen !!! P.L.U.R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaworu nagisa Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Arghhh.. all of these guides, from iGuru and kamikaze and one from DigitMemo.com are so different... Can anyone clearly explain what people REALLY should do, what they need to emulate EFI on hackintosh? Is there any chance for install package? That would be helps most of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nykwil Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 oh yes finally all i did was install the update first...then boot into a tiger or leopard disk and then installed the efi boot_v51 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nykwil Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Is anyone else getting a hang-up when trying to restart/shutdown? My screen will go black and the monitors will turn off, but my tower will stay powered on. I have to hold the power button down in order to turn it off. Anyone know what's up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwayon Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Restart/Shutdown problem seems to be a well-known issue. Everyone running vanilla kernel seems to get it exactly like you describe. I have yet to hear the way to get around or solve it as of now. Hope someone can find the way to get around this very soon..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanilla Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Nykwil, can you give a little more detail on how you did it? You said: "all i did was install the update first...then boot into a tiger or leopard disk and then installed the efi boot_v51" Does this mean that you were running Leo TOH or Brazil and then you just run software update? Then instead of restarting from the hard drive, you booted up with your Leo disc, went into terminal, and installed EFI? Is that correct? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nykwil Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Restart/Shutdown problem seems to be a well-known issue. Everyone running vanilla kernel seemsto get it exactly like you describe. I have yet to hear the way to get around or solve it as of now. Hope someone can find the way to get around this very soon..... ok good i thought i was the only one having this problem...hopefully it will be fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davides Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Is anyone else getting a hang-up when trying to restart/shutdown? Restart/shutdown working here, running Bad Axe2 with a Q6600 and Vanilla Kernel + stock kext. One question: I saw that your CPU is recognized in "About this Mac" did you edit it? because I get this: ciao Davide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJMoose Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 I've restarted and shut down my system over 100 times since installing Leopard and haven't experienced this problem with the vanilla kernel. Could it perhaps be related to certain chipsets or mb series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nykwil Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Restart/shutdown working here, running Bad Axe2 with a Q6600 and Vanilla Kernel + stock kext.One question: I saw that your CPU is recognized in "About this Mac" did you edit it? because I get this:ciaoDavideyeah i edited itNykwil, can you give a little more detail on how you did it? You said:"all i did was install the update first...then boot into a tiger or leopard disk and then installed the efi boot_v51"Does this mean that you were running Leo TOH or Brazil and then you just run software update? Then instead of restarting from the hard drive, you booted up with your Leo disc, went into terminal, and installed EFI?Is that correct? Thanks I am running brazilmac's leopard. Ran the 10.5.1 update from software update restarted into my tiger disk (or leaopard doesnt matter) and ran the patch from my usb stick through terminal.restarted and it worked fine.except for restarting and shutting down hanging on me everything works as it should Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raulb Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Hey, I been using EFI and the Leopard gm kernel and now the update for sometime without issues. I haven't had any reboot or shutdown issues. These issues exist for some but most people are running well provided you have a Core2Duo and have installed properly. Sometimes Leopard shuts down but doesn't switch off the machine, its sporadic, most times it does. Probably related to sleep or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Arghhh.. all of these guides, from iGuru and kamikaze and one from DigitMemo.com are so different... Can anyone clearly explain what people REALLY should do, what they need to emulate EFI on hackintosh? Is there any chance for install package? That would be helps most of people. I agree. Things are far from being clear to everybody right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a0lsux Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 followed the guide here: http://www.digitmemo.com/articles/734/howt...sh/#comment-215 rebooted but I can't boot with mach_kernel.patched -s mach_kernel.toh -s it just gets stuck? I don't understand how that happned? can someone help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgirl Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 full guide and info including on keyboard/mouse (PS2) probs, etc. cheers - jl I don't see where are the PS2 solutions, I searched th thread for AppleACPI, PS2. PS/2, Keyboard, and mouse, none of the posts I read shows a solution with the vanilla AppleACPIPlatform.kext and PS2 ports, maybe I'm blind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OcciJano Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Hi, (to use pc_efi_v51 you just need to repair your partitions): I had a blinking cursor when I installed "pc_efi_v51", I solved this way: First, uncompress the "pc_efi_v51.zip", move the "pc_efi_v51" folder to the root directory (simply drag it over the icon of your hard disk). Write in paper the instructions, cause' you will need them later. If the name of your OSX partition contains spaces I suggest to change it to something short and simple. Then restart your computer using your Installation DVD, hit the first button I think it's "Continue" then look up in the menus for Terminal: Once in Terminal type diskutil list, you'll get something like this... /dev/disk2 #: type name size identifier 0: FDisk_partition_scheme *232.9 GB disk2 1: Apple_HFS ToH 10.0 GB disk2s1 2: Apple_HFS TubGirl 25.0 GB disk2s2 3: Apple_HFS JaS 25.0 GB disk2s3 4: Apple_HFS Temporal 80.0 GB disk2s5 5: Apple_HFS Programas 80.0 GB disk2s6 6: Apple_HFS OtrasCosas 12.9 GB disk2s7 find the name of your partition and write down the identifier. In this example I'm using disk2s1 for "ToH". Unmount that partition typing diskutil unmount disk2s1 change disk2s1 to the identifier of your OSX partition. Once unmounted, go to the "pc_efi_v51" directory, just type cd /volumes/ToH/pc_efi_v51 change ToH with the name of your OSX partition. Now, type startupfiletool /dev/rdisk2s1 boot_v5 change rdisk2s1 to the identifier of your OSX partition. You will see something like this: HFS+ filesystem detected Looking for 1 words free reading 4096,4096 Marking word 812 writing back 4096,4096 allocated blocks 32 at start 25984 Now if you used the v5 you need to fix your partition, type diskutil repairVolume disk2s1 change disk2s1 to the identifier of your OSX partition, you'll get something like this: Started verify/repair on volume disk2s1 ToH Checking HFS Plus volume. Checking Extents Overflow file. Checking Catalog file. Checking multi-linked files. Checking Catalog hierarchy. Checking volume bitmap. Volume Bit Map needs minor repair Checking volume information. Invalid volume free block count (It should be 2189988 instead of 2189956) Repairing volume. Rechecking volume. Checking HFS Plus volume. Checking Extents Overflow file. Checking Catalog file. Checking multi-linked files. Checking Catalog hierarchy. Checking volume bitmap. Checking volume information. The volume ToH was repaired successfully. Quit terminal. Close the installer window (restart). Maybe you have to use -legacy at the Darwin bootloader. I need it cause I used a patched kernel. And... cross fingers. P.D. Can you boot with vanilla kernel with Pentium D? no, for Pentium D pc_efi_v51 can't use Apple Kernel, Can you use vanilla kexts?, yes, but don't try to change too many or you will loose some edits that make your PC hardware to work in MacOS X, just keep a back-up if you're experimenting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helob Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 I have installed the pc_efi_v3 boot loader on my system - test partition first and then the normal use one. I also installed the "EFI_Post_Install_Package_GIGABYTE_P35_DSx.zip" package using Pacifist to install it on the non-current boot partition. Everything still works as far as I can tell. DVD player still works using the new AppleSMBIOS.kext. CS3 still runs I doubt it will make any great difference in the system as I am running a P4 SSE3 with hyperthreading - the system specs are in the signature. Still, I do see some cosmetic differences in the system profiler. The model name is now Mac and the model id is the actual IBM ThinkCentre model number. Also, notice the new Boot ROM serial number. Well, a person has to find value where they can Hardware Overview: Model Name: Mac Model Identifier: 8183XXD Processor Speed: 3 GHz Number Of Processors: 1 Total Number Of Cores: 1 L2 Cache: 512 KB Memory: 2 GB Bus Speed: 400 MHz Boot ROM Version: Hack.int.0sh Serial Number: 6A57448 Can you tell us what Intel Chipset yr system Mobo (IBM ThinkCentre Desktop 8183) uses? I ask because I have an ASUS mobo that uses socket845/chipset 865PE/P4 3.0G/SEE3. I read from somewhere that the EFI simulation only work on boards that uses Intel Chipset 915 or better. I am very interest to know whether my system is compatible to run EFI or not? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jharleman Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 I don't see where are the PS2 solutions, I searched th thread for AppleACPI, PS2. PS/2, Keyboard, and mouse, none of the posts I read shows a solution with the vanilla AppleACPIPlatform.kext and PS2 ports, maybe I'm blind Hi MacGirl! Sorry fore the confusion. The Vanilla ACPIPlatform.kext does NOT support PS2. So to use PS2 (any laptop keyboard or mouse) you must use the hacked ACPIPlatform.kext PLUS the ApplePS2Controller.kext. So use the latest ACPIPlatform from Toh or off your BrazilMac install. That's it and you will have it. The PS2 hack into the ACPI is serious work (not just plist work as you found out). I am not sure of the history of it and how much work it would be to get it going in the new version, but in the meantime I am off chasing sound on my laptop :-) cheers - jl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgirl Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Thank you very much, is not a matter of life or dead, even if I really need to put the vanilla ACPIPlatform kext I still use an USB KB, since the mouse I use is a Bleutooth I have no problem. I wish I can get sound on my speakers too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helob Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Thanks! Got it working :-) One step closer to a non-hacky install! I encounter the same Kernel Panic after installing EFI V5 as u reported earlier. What exactly does removing EFI.kext do to your 10.5.0 OS X? Can you run vanilla kernel and what model is it showing in GeekBench? Any negative impacts running Leopard? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepcdoc Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 I have a badaxe 2 as well, which stock kext did you put back. I am being careful as to not hose my installation that is purring right now. I would like to be as vanilla Leopard as possible though. Also I am running efi v5.1 I and see that v6 is out now. Is it just a simple boot into single-mode and rerun the startup file tool again but with the new file. Also there was mention of the 8800GTX working without natit does that mean I can remove nvinject and my 8800GTX will still work especially with dual screens? Restart/shutdown working here, running Bad Axe2 with a Q6600 and Vanilla Kernel + stock kext. One question: I saw that your CPU is recognized in "About this Mac" did you edit it? because I get this: ciao Davide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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