**1/10 Added a link to idividebyzero's 965P-S3 iatkos thread

iATKOS Install

Note: You may install pc-efi emulation from iATKOS disc. In order to install emulation, you MUST have a Core or Core 2 Duo processor. iATKOS is Intel processors only.

1. Boot up iATKOS disc

2. Open the utilities file menu and format the partition you would like to use as HFS Journaled

3. Open the utilities file menu and run the Darwin boot script. You must select the partition which you are installing OS X on. If the partition is disk0s3, then enter "1" for disk and "3" for partition. Lastly, select whether you are going to use pc-efi emulation and the vanilla kernel.

4. Select the partition you will use in the installer. Go to the installation options. Select any options you may need for other hardware. Make sure to select the vanilla kernel if you are installing vanilla kernel and using pc efi emulation. If you are running EFI, you should probably choose "EFI Emulation" and "AppleSMBios.kext Netkas"

5. Install (Should take about 20 minutes)

Please see this thread from idividebyzero. It is for the GA-965P-S3, a very similar board, which explains the installation of iATKOS in better detail:

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=80512



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AIGHOST's How-to (Using ToH RC2 DVD)

Please see this thread: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=526141

I managed to install Leo pre/post-patching the HDD itself. Using brazilmac postpatch (as a reference) and info from punkrockml13.
(with one interesting output about shutdown) - i'll write about it later.
Concern this info as a guide.
My system is only a reference, so where you have different setup (like hdd or folder placement - just edit it).
I'll update this post in a process of testing the method.

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Lonewolf's Installation Guides (Using ToH RC2 DVD)

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=530007

As A.I.Ghost and some one else on this thread, I tried many different ways of installing Leo on a DS3 mainboard: BrazilMac pre & post-patch, ToH, ToH + BrazilMac post-path, changing the position of the HD and the BIOS setup, using Kaliway CD, etc...
All of them finished always in the same way: an un-bootable Leo installation! Finally, I found 3 different solution. It could be that many of the problems I got were related to the Matrox HD, which is an 'old' SATA1...



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These are manual fixes which are important to keep track of for the G965P-DS3

IDE Support:

In order to get IDE Support, AppleVIAATA.kext must be replaced with a copy with the correct device ids. The following is a copy of the AppleVIAATA.kext from the Brazilmac installation:

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Follow the video directions to see how to install a kext.

Sound:

The GA-965P-DS3 uses ALC sound. An easy installer has been created for it by skippyretard. Please use ALC883 for early revisions and ALC888 for rev. 2.0 and later:

Click to view attachment Rev. 1.0

Click to view attachment Rev. 2.0, 3.3


I believe SPDIF works after using these installers. Can someone please confirm? If it does not work, then this thread has the information that has traditionally made it work:

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=32859

Video:

This will depend upon your videocard. If you are running an ATI video card, you will probably have success with Natit. Download this kext:

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Then follow these directions:

1. Unzip Natit_ATIauto.kext.zip to Natit.kext
2. Move Natit.kext into the Extensions folder located at System/Library/Extensions
3. Open the terminal located in /Applications/Utilities and run the following commands:

cd /System/Library/Extensions
sudo chown -R root:wheel Natit.kext
sudo chmod -R 755 Natit.kext
cd /System/Library
sudo rm -rf Extensions.mkext
sudo diskutil repairPermissions /

LAN: This is only for rev. 2.0, rev. 3.3, or any revision that uses Yukon controller 8056. For those that have 8053 (rev 1.0), LAN works without modification. This how-to was written by Royco. If you find it helpful, be sure to thank him! =)

Open the terminal from /Applications/Utilities and type the following:

sudo nano /System/Library/Extensions/IONetworkingFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleYukon2.kext/Contents/Info.plist

(find and change: <key>Yukon-88E8053</key>)
(to: <key>Yukon-88E8056</key>) <-- change "53" to "56"

(find and change: <string>0x436211AB</string>)
(to: <string>0x436411AB</string>) <-- change "62" to "64"

(find and change: <string>Yukon Gigabit Adapter 88E8053 Singleport Copper$</string>)
(to: <string>Yukon Gigabit Adapter 88E8056 Singleport Copper$</string>) <-- change "53" to "56"

Ctrl O <--- Thats letter O
Enter
Ctrl X

sudo chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/IONetworkingFamily.kext
sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions.mkext
Reboot.

After rebooting your LAN might not be working yet and showing up as disconnected. Do the following.
- Go to System Preferences, Click on the network icon.
- On the left pane select your ethernet, on the right pane where it says "Configure" select "off".
- Click apply.
- Now back to "Configure" select "Using DHCP". Click apply.
- Your LAN should be working by now.

Leopard has Yukon2.kext, Tiger and other IoNetworkingFamily.kext pathces uses Yukon.kext. So make sure to make a note of than since installing such patches will break your LAN and would need kext editing again.
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Flat Image


For the Flat-image installation, please see Royco's thread at this address:

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=68934


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Brazilmac Original Method

This method has been archived into the following .rtf file:

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TOH DVD with Brazilmac postpatch

Since iATKOS and Kalyway have released full install discs, the TOH DVD with Brazilmac postpatch has been archived in the following .rtf:

Click to view attachment

Thanks for the guide. Still waiting for my download to finish. Ill try it and report what I got.

tested and working. Love this mainboard.

I <3 this motherboard too (Except the whole no IDE drive thing though) but unfortunately thanks to awful Australian broadband I don't have the bandwidth to spare at the moment for Leopard, damn it.

I'm downloadin brazilmac prepatched.. will this function with my p965 ds3 well or do I have to do something?

I created the patched leo image using brazilmac's method and when i boot from the dvd it loads for a while and after loading AppleVIAATA.kext it throws the following message and then freezes->
BSD root: disk1s3, major 14, minor 6

Keep in mind that i patched the dvd in my macbook, not the hackintosh pc.

Both my dvd-rom and hd are hooked on the j-micron controller on ide mode. This used to work on tiger JaS with ppf patch.

You should be able to do with this with the retail disc if you don't have the bandwidth to download the leopard disc. You'll need to create a .dmg image with the retail disc like the one available for download. The other files you need are less than 20 mb.The prepatched disc is very similar and a later release than the patch I am describing. Both are based on the same methods. The prepatched should work just as well and get you about 95% there. Please let us know what kind of luck you have with the prepatched disc =).I used AHCI and the orange ports to get leopard working. I set AHCI to ON and Native Ports 0-3 to ON. If you didn't have any problems (errors) burning the dvd, then I would start there.Great to hear that! How is your video? I am thinking of adding a section at the bottom to describe the reinstallation of natit.

Im Lovin it!! LAN, Sound, Video working! Still working on Sleep.

Awesome. We have three good installations on this board so far and one that we're still working on. The sleep may be my fault because of the answer I put to the prompt during the prepatch. I put a note in the guide to have someone try to answer the prompt differently. I am not positive on that one. If you get sleep to work, let me know as it's not working for me right now either. If you solve it, I'll put it in the guide and give you credit =)

Ok - I also have this board (not sure if you remember Conroe Mac, but I was quite active in the other 965P-DS3 thread) and I'm wondering what Leopard image you used? Was it the 6.62 GB one?

Am I out of luck if I have an IDE optical drive?

Also, AHCI will break my XP install, is it possible to install Leopard without AHCI enabled?

The image I used was APPLE.MAC.OSX.LEOPARD.V10.5.ISO-OSX. Any image should work though. Of course, I remember you Sabr. It's great to see you again. People come back out of the woodwork when it's time for leopard =)You could use the intel matrix drivers for XP or you could patch the installation dvd for IDE from the original IDE patch. I'm not sure exactly where you would get that though. It might be worth waiting for another DVD which should be out shortly.

I simply used that natit included with postpatch files. works good so far with 7900GS.

Only problem Im having is with network. I have DS3 rev 3.3 and I used same method like in tiger (edited kext like described here http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...mp;#entry245032 only with smalled modifications. Nothing comlicated.)
Problem is that when I boot into Leo network is working ok. I have internet access and everything but after like 10 minutes of using internet it simply stops ALL traffic over network. Still working on a fix. If you guys have same prob with solution pls reply

Sound working out of the box.

That is very strange. Does the rev. 3.3 have a different Yukon controller? I believe mine has the Marvell 8053 Gigabit LAN Controller and it has worked perfectly.

If we get everything working perfectly and I feel industrious, I might make a post-patch just for the DS3. Chances are that a DVD will come out soon though so I'll probably give that a shot first. That will go in the partition where my Tiger is now. I don't need to run two copies of OS X =)

Excellent - thanks Conroe Mac.

I know we're not supposed to ask questions here so can someone please reply with a pm and I'll delete my post.

Does anyone have any idea as to how successful this method will be on a Intel i945G motherboard with a SSE3 processor and a GMA950 graphics card?

Is this totally the wrong method for me and is there something else I should be following instead?

It's okay to ask questions, but this isn't very relevant to this thread which is for the GA-965P-DS3. My answer is that this process is likely to work if you have an SSE3 capable processor and hardware that worked well under Tiger. So far, this specific method has mostly been tested under P5W and GA-965P motherboards, but that doesn't mean it won't work for others. If you understand what kexts are necessary to make your specific hardware work, you should be able to put something together that works perfectly. If you don't know what those kexts are or how to install them, then I suggest you wait for a better installer in the form of a DVD release. This method is for getting Leopard running and I am hoping to refine it in this thread to getting leopard running perfect on the GA-965P-DS3.

The 3.3 Has a different Yukon Controller, 8056 i think. Because thats what I change on the yukon.kext. So for those with ver 3.3 boards having trouble with LAN even after editing Yukon2.kext, enter a static IP address instead of doing DHCP. Let it run for a while then switch back to DHCP, this solved my problem with my LAN showing as disconnected.

I used to hang around the old thread as well, though I'm less likely to be remembered.

I'm running out of partitions, and have to decide whether to blow away my working Tiger install to make room for Leopard. According to this thread Leopard installs well on my mobo (a plus). The other question is: is it worth it? Eventually of course software will require it, but for now are there any major benefits? Of course I've read the reviews, but I'm interested in what the hackintosh guys say.

Cliffton Beach
I ordered a new 500gb disk for leo. Its only $118, and you can get 250Gb for under $70.
Is hdd space really a problem?

Upgrade from 10.4.8 Jas install works like a charm too.

This has the advantage of having the working devices like HD audio, LAN and video working right after the upgrade with no boot problems. Unfortunately, Sleep stopped working

Just install 10.4.8 or probably any other distribution, Install all necessary drivers to make it 100% working. When all is set, boot from the Leopard DVD you just made from the guide on the first post. Skip the part where you go to Disk utility and erase the drive( we want the 10.4.8 install there for it to be upgraded). Go select the Leopard drive where you installed 10.4.8 and customize to uncheck the printer drivers ,languages and anything you can uncheck. After the install patch it as described in the guide, this can now be done within the DVD itself ( see link on the first post for the original thread). After patching, boot from the Leopard disk and tada! You have a fully working 10.5 with drivers intact!

You may want to back up your files incase you are brave enough to do this on your current (the one you used to patch and create the Leopard dvd) Tiger install.

I faied to install from DVD-RW using Brazilmac prepatched image.
Tried all port combinations and bios options. Reburnt disc thre times on minimal speed.

In verbose mode, after 2 mins booting I see one line repeating, something about read/write error.

Will try tomorrow with a simple DVD. Tiger didn't install from DVD-RW also, I had to use DVD, so this can be the problem, I guess.

i have this board but am having issues simply BOOTING the install dvd

i had no problems patching the dvd, but when i go to boot off the install dvd, i get a kernel panic related to acpi. see attached pic. i'm running this hardware:

intel c2e x6800
gigabyte ga-965p-ds3 rev 3.3 bios f12
nvidia 7600gt
2 gb 1066 ram

i tried combos of bios settings, ahci, native sata, and hpet to see if that had anything to do with it, but it didnt help, same error. any suggestions?

thanks,
matt

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MB2696,

Try booting it off a USB DVD drive if you have one, That fixed a lot of booting problems for me.

the dvd drive doenst seem to be the problem...it loads a bunch of kexts but then panics

Thanks Royco, I've added that to the writeup.Honestly, I like to be on the bleeding edge of the hackintosh scene especially involving this motherboard as I helped pioneer OS X86 on the GA-965P-DS3, but I don't think Leopard is that big of an upgrade from Tiger. For most people, I would recommend that you just wait for a good DVD to come out to upgrade. There are some neat things in Leopard like coverflow and time machine, but nothing earth shattering. If you want it, go for it. That's what this how-to is for. =)I would try patching the original disc again watching carefully for errors. It sounds like the DVD did not patch correctly. Then try burning another copy possibly at a slower speed. Another option might be to try using the prepatched disc that is available for download. I should mention that an installed leopard image appeared on Demonoid. With an installed image, one would not need to do any patching. But I think this installed image may be fake because it is 2.5 GB compressed.

EDIT: I noticed that people are getting APCI panics with the prepatched DVD. If you are using the download that was prepatched, then that is the problem. See the last page of this thread: http://forum.osx86scene.com/viewtopic.php?...b&start=315

At the moment I don't have a copy of the retail disc so I'll just have to wait till near the end of the rotation of the bandwidth limit (Reset on the 20th of every month).

Or, unless a smaller .ISO comes out (I doubt it) or I find a friend or someone to download it (More likely), but I've bookmarked your thread and will follow it (Unless something newer appears in the next 2 weeks).

Thanks mate.


I do have one question though, would the VMWare to Native trick work with Leopard as well? I can't think of any reason why it wouldn't if Tiger did but you or someone else might know something I don't (Of which there is much, hah). After I get Leopard working I'll update my VMW->Native guide if anything extra is required.

Excellent! I was wondering whether an upgrde would work. Now all I need is the Leopard ISO.

yeah tell us how that goes sabr, im thinking of doing the upgrade on my DQ6

isnt the retail dual layer, does tha patching make it single layer, also anyone tested this with a bad axe 2 mobo?

Yea i patched my own dvd. I didnt see any errors, but did it again just to be sure, and burned at minimum speed. Still the same problem.

the demonoid image is reported to be working on at least one Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (rev 2) rig
http://forum.osx86scene.com/viewtopic.php?...a&start=330

Thanks a lot for that mate. I don't know much about which kexts my system needs and exactly how to upgrade them. Previously I've just followed instructions blindly when upgrading them. For this reason I'll take your advice and probably wait for an installation DVD. Can't be too long away now.

And once again, thanks.

Still waiting on the torrent to finish - but as soon as I have it - I'll get back to you.

Hmm.. perhaps you could try the flat image on demonoid. It sounds like it may be legit after all. That would avoid having to do any patching or burning of dvds. If I had to do it again, I would probably go that route now. It seems even easier than the USB patcher method.Thanks ohno, could you explain why the image is so small?

Tried this method, only problem is that the installation will not let me deselect languages or fonts. I'm guessing that since they are already installed into Tiger, it assumes they will be upgraded. Once it begins installing, it fails because it cannot find files.

I realize I could modify the patch script and leave all the files in. I'd have to go purchase a dvd9 disc to do that, and I'm lazy.


Any suggestions?

Don't be lazy.

touché


Actually, I'm wondering if I can remove fonts/languages/etc from Tiger before upgrading.

I'm hoping it's just because it's compressed as I've paused the ISO, and started downloading this one now. Although, it seems too good to be true (Leopard in 2.51GB? I dunno.)



You could try removing them from the Leopard DVD itself, thus it would have no files to upgrade Tiger to.

Hey Conroe Mac, can you clarify about this flat 2.5gb image and whether its absolutely essential we need a separate hardisk for it, for instance I have 2 hard disks, one with Xp and the other with tiger, can I attempt this Leopard disk image dd copy to a separate partition on the Tiger disk?

I would love to clarify but I have not used it. Reading from the description it sounds like you need two hard drives and you have to delete the whole drive. The best person to clarify of course is Ohno who was in this thread a moment ago....

well. The thing is that i dd'd the first 15,5G of the 15G leopard image. It has the mbr & the end (which is RAW) of that partiton in it as well. But i guess no, its not necessary to have a separate hard disk as long as you keep the other partitions more then say 16-17G away from the beginning of that drive.
But you still have to use the dd "if=leopard-x86-flat-img of=\\?\Device\HarddiskX\Partition0" command to get it bootable as far as i know.
I don't really know what happens if you try to write such an image to a single partition. But i do know that when you write over the mbr it will be troublesome to boot in to windows/linux from that drive.

Hey, thanks for the clarification. I get it now why you said to use a new disk. So the MBR can be written to the disk and Leo can boot.

My first 250gb disk has XP, Vista and Ubuntu. My second 120gb disk has OSX Tiger installed on the first 20gb partition and ntfs storage on the second 100gb partition. I use easyBCD to boot the OSs.

I suspect dd to the first Tiger partition should work but then I will lose the Tiger installation. Maybe I can figure out a way, Will experiment a bit since the second hard disk doesn't really have any important data apart from the test tiger installation. Will update this thread on any successes. Thanks Ohno66.

The instalation started after being written to DVD.
I wrote three times to DVD-RW at minimal speed and it didn`t work, so I guess this can be added to tutorial.

Thanks Laik. I will add that to the tutorial. Sorry you had to be the guinea pig =/

I'm working on sleep. I've got good news and bad news. Good news: sleep worked in 10.4.8 so we should be able to get it working in Leopard. Bad news: I think the problem is in the mach kernel (royal pita).

it works!!

i had to use my edited AppleYukon.kext from tiger to get ethernet working though. sound works (azalia) and video works at fulls res with ci/qe (7600gt).

thanks to conroe mac for all the help

-matt

So has anyone here managed to get Leopard and Vista dual booting from a single Hard disk? I'm trying to do that, but Leopard never managees to boot (the first time i installed, after i rebooted into Leopard i got a "Missing Operating System" error message. Then I repaired vista by popping in the vista dvd, and then added the chain0 file to the vista bootloader, and still couldn't boot in.

Could someone please help me with that? I don't have Tiger installed. Thanks a lot!

Conroe Mac, Please edit the guide for the rev 3.3 edit for the LAN. In my installation there is no AppleYukon.kext instead it has AppleYukon2.kext. It is formatted differently that the original Yukon.kext but the changes to be made are the same.

As for sleep, still a no go for me. I hope we come up with a fix, so far its one of my best and most stable hackintosh installs so far.

Thanks

Reporting another fine install with the Demonoid flat image on my 965P-DS3 (rev 1.0 bios F12).
Everything works right out of the box! I love this mobo.

Cheers