o0trance Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 hi, i was able to get the 3.5gb dvd that was recomended here, after i try and boot my Asus u6 laptop which is dual core the dvd comes up with the darwin/x86 load screen but i never end up seeing the install menu because my laptop keeps restarting before i can get to the install screen. what should i do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o0trance Posted April 25, 2008 Author Share Posted April 25, 2008 anybody know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfsporn Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 This same thing is happening to me. I have tried several different versions of OSX86 all to no avail. Could it be the DVD burner software? I am using Nero Express essentials. Any help would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riblet Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Yes I am running into some brick walls also. It seams as there is to little ASUS U6 users to get some help with this. Have you tryed the mod BIOS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Urine Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 i have an asus u6, try the modded bios, it worked for me. i'm a proud u6 mac osx user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazetime Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 i have an asus u6, try the modded bios, it worked for me. i'm a proud u6 mac osx user I update the mod BIOS and can install 10.5.5. But I meet the problem of GeForce 8400M, I can't set up internal LCD correctlly. I only can use external VGA out put. Could you kindly give me a direction how to solve the 8400m issue? Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfsporn Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 i have an asus u6, try the modded bios, it worked for me. i'm a proud u6 mac osx user How did you do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJimLee Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Hi, can you please tell me where to find the "mod BIOS" for Asus U6? I also need it very badly to install Mac OS X onto my U6..... ^^" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Urine Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 you need to install the latest disrto to your choice and plug a monitor to start it. afterwards, delete nvdaresman.kext and nvdhal50.kext to start vesa mode. but all of that is after you've changed to the modded bios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysr Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Do you have a U6S or a U6V ? If it is a U6V, the modded bios file is here: http://tinyurl.com/5lzymw If either of you have a U6V, and your keyboard/touchpad are working, please post here, and tell us which distro you used. Also, if you have a U6V and are having problems, post here and I will try to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syklab Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Do you have a U6S or a U6V ? If it is a U6V, the modded bios file is here: http://tinyurl.com/5lzymw If either of you have a U6V, and your keyboard/touchpad are working, please post here, and tell us which distro you used. Also, if you have a U6V and are having problems, post here and I will try to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysr Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 You seem to be having some trouble posting, so I will assist: I am also trying to install iDeneb 10.5.6 on my Asus U6SG with the following hardware config: Intel Core 2 Duo T8300, 2379 MHz Chipset Intel PM965 ICH8M 2GB Ram NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G (256 MB) Realtek ALC888/S/T Controller IDE Intel® 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller Segate (320 GB, 5400 RPM, SATA) Bluetooth, Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN NIC Gigabit Ethernet PCI-E Realtek RTL8168/8111 Installation went fine, when the system rebooted after installation, I got the same Grey Mac logo and hung there. When I booted with the -V option, the last line displayed is: using 10485 Buffer headers and 4096 cluster IO Buffer headers and hung. Now I got stuck and don't know what to do, can anyone help me out or give some idea? I also try to follow the installation guide but couldn't figure out how to specify the different package/driver options like the Voodoo, there is no exit point before the installation and the disk selection. Thanks The error you see is being caused by one or more of three problems: 1. The U6 bios is incompatible with OS X. The good news is that it is possible to add a "fake" bios file to the OS X hard drive/partition, which OS X will use to boot with. (You do not have to change your real bios at all) More information here: I have already made a fake bios for my ASUS U6V. I do not know if it will work with your U6G, but you should try it. The fake bios file is here: http://tinyurl.com/5lzymw a. Install OS X. (Make sure to choose the Chameleon bootloader instead of EFI). b. Once OS X is installed, copy the DSDT file to your OS X installation hard drive/partition. c. Reboot 2. It could be that you need to select a NVidia driver during OS X installation. 3. Make sure you select a ICHx "fix" in the OS X installation options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syklab Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 You seem to be having some trouble posting, so I will assist:The error you see is being caused by one or more of three problems: 1. The U6 bios is incompatible with OS X. The good news is that it is possible to add a "fake" bios file to the OS X hard drive/partition, which OS X will use to boot with. (You do not have to change your real bios at all) More information here: I have already made a fake bios for my ASUS U6V. I do not know if it will work with your U6G, but you should try it. The fake bios file is here: http://tinyurl.com/5lzymw a. Install OS X. (Make sure to choose the Chameleon bootloader instead of EFI). b. Once OS X is installed, copy the DSDT file to your OS X installation hard drive/partition. c. Reboot 2. It could be that you need to select a NVidia driver during OS X installation. 3. Make sure you select a ICHx "fix" in the OS X installation options. Hi Monkeysr, Yes, I have some kind of problem posting at work. I am new in the Mac/OSX area so I might not know some of the step you mentioned. a. How do you chouuse Chameleon bootloader from the idenen 10.5.6 installation DVD? b. Should the DSDT file be copied to the root directory of the OSX installation partition? 2. How do you select the NVidia driver during OS X installation? Is it thru the option screen? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysr Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I will run the iDeneb installer in the next few days and report back with answers. b. Should the DSDT file be copied to the root directory of the OSX installation partition? Yes. Go ahead and try this first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syklab Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I will run the iDeneb installer in the next few days and report back with answers.Yes. Go ahead and try this first. Hi Monkeysr, I have included the link to my post which include the screen copy from the U6SG during boot up. Thanks http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t=#entry1178138 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysr Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Ok, I went back and read my old posts from when I was having issues. You are seeing the "Buffer Headers" error. The problem is definitely your bios. iDeneb can install with one of two "boot loaders". One is called "Chameleon", and the other is called "EFI". You want to choose Chameleon. Once iDeneb is installed (and you have rebooted the machine), you can then place the modified DSDT.aml in the root partition of the OS X partition. To get DSDT.aml on the root partition, I use MacDrive . MacDrive does require that you have Windows installed on another partition on the same machine. There are other ways of copying the file, but I am unfamiliar with how to do that. Other resources on this forum should be able to help with that. Once DSDT.aml is in the root partition, reboot, and the buffer-headers error will hopefully be gone. (If you get other errors after that, we will worry about drivers, etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syklab Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Ok, I went back and read my old posts from when I was having issues. You are seeing the "Buffer Headers" error. The problem is definitely your bios.iDeneb can install with one of two "boot loaders". One is called "Chameleon", and the other is called "EFI". You want to choose Chameleon. Once iDeneb is installed (and you have rebooted the machine), you can then place the modified DSDT.aml in the root partition of the OS X partition. To get DSDT.aml on the root partition, I use MacDrive . MacDrive does require that you have Windows installed on another partition on the same machine. There are other ways of copying the file, but I am unfamiliar with how to do that. Other resources on this forum should be able to help with that. Once DSDT.aml is in the root partition, reboot, and the buffer-headers error will hopefully be gone. (If you get other errors after that, we will worry about drivers, etc) Sorry I have to ask again "iDeneb can install with one of two "boot loaders". One is called "Chameleon", and the other is called "EFI". You want to choose Chameleon. Once iDeneb is installed (and you have rebooted the machine), you can then place the modified DSDT.aml in the root partition of the OS X partition. " How do you choose the bootloader when I boot from the iDenebinstallation DVD? I didn't see any choice available, is Chameleon the default boot loader? During the installation, I created 2 partitions one for OSX and the other is empty. I will install Window on the second one and try to copy the DSDT.AML file to the OSX root. If I take out the drive and connect it to a iMac using an USB interface, can I copy the DSDT file to the OSX root drive that way? Again, thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syklab Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Ok, I went back and read my old posts from when I was having issues. You are seeing the "Buffer Headers" error. The problem is definitely your bios.iDeneb can install with one of two "boot loaders". One is called "Chameleon", and the other is called "EFI". You want to choose Chameleon. Once iDeneb is installed (and you have rebooted the machine), you can then place the modified DSDT.aml in the root partition of the OS X partition. To get DSDT.aml on the root partition, I use MacDrive . MacDrive does require that you have Windows installed on another partition on the same machine. There are other ways of copying the file, but I am unfamiliar with how to do that. Other resources on this forum should be able to help with that. Once DSDT.aml is in the root partition, reboot, and the buffer-headers error will hopefully be gone. (If you get other errors after that, we will worry about drivers, etc) I progress a bit further and stoped at another place waitting for device after placing the DSDT.AML in the OSX root partition. I am including the screen shot for reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysr Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I progress a bit further and stoped at another place waitting for device after placing the DSDT.AML in the OSX root partition. I am including the screen shot for reference. I don't remember where the boot loader choice is in the options. However, it looks like the DSDT.aml file is being loaded. Your new error is probably caused by ICHx. In the installer, look for something like "ICHx Fix" or "ACHI Fix". I also try to follow the installation guide but couldn't figure out how to specify the different package/driver options like the Voodoo, there is no exit point before the installation and the disk selection. It sounds like you may be having trouble finding the installation options. I missed them the first time too. On one of the installation screens, there is a "Customize" button. I think it is to the left of the "Install" button. Look at each screen the installer shows you very carefully, and you will eventually see it. Edit: Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syklab Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 I don't remember where the boot loader choice is in the options. However, it looks like the DSDT.aml file is being loaded. Your new error is probably caused by ICHx. In the installer, look for something like "ICHx Fix" or "ACHI Fix". It sounds like you may be having trouble finding the installation options. I missed them the first time too. On one of the installation screens, there is a "Customize" button. I think it is to the left of the "Install" button. Look at each screen the installer shows you very carefully, and you will eventually see it. Edit: Here Hi Monkeysr, I found those options and been able to select a few like the LCHx and the GFX, still a bit away from booting OSC successfully, attach is the latest screen shot for reference and please see what got in the way or if there is still some driver conflict. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syklab Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 I don't remember where the boot loader choice is in the options. However, it looks like the DSDT.aml file is being loaded. Your new error is probably caused by ICHx. In the installer, look for something like "ICHx Fix" or "ACHI Fix". It sounds like you may be having trouble finding the installation options. I missed them the first time too. On one of the installation screens, there is a "Customize" button. I think it is to the left of the "Install" button. Look at each screen the installer shows you very carefully, and you will eventually see it. Edit: Here The following options were selected for the installation: iDeneb Essential Audio – ALC888 Chipset – ICHx Fixed Kernel – Kernel 9.2.2 SSE3 Network – Realtekr1000 Fix – none System Utility – none Video – Nvdarwin Application – All Still cannot get it going. Any idea ? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syklab Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Try to install only based system with essential drivers ( Ex. Chipset Drivers ) without the "extra" drivers, kernel panic encountered. What else can I try? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysr Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Your kernel panic looks like a USB issue. 1. Try booting in safe mode, by typing '-x' (without quotes) in the boot arguments command prompt. 2. If that doesn't work, are there any "Disable USB" options in the iDeneb installer? 3. If that doesn't work, it may be the DSDT.aml file.... Your U6g may not like like the U6v DSDT.aml file. You may need to create a DSDT.aml file for your U6g. Explanation: 1. Why do we need to use special DSDT.aml files? ASUS puts special lines of code into their bios. These lines are called "Alias" lines. These lines can't be parsed by OS X. 2. Solution: Someone on this forum has created a program that "fixes" your DSDT. http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=133683 ("-contains CPU Aliases fix ") I suggest making your own fixed DSDT file, based on your actual bios. If anyone else has suggestions, please let us know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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