Install constantly reboots

[willywilly]

Motherboard GA-MA69GM-S2H //is listed as working in the wiki

CPU AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350 2100MHz

Chipset AMD 690G

Audio Realtec ALC889A

Realtek RTL8220 GE LAN

SATA HDD and DVD

POV Geforce 8600 512MB

Installation of Kalyway 1.5.2 with the AMD-Patch, all kernels and NV512 videodriver

 

 

 

 

 

 

After successful installation of Kalyway 1.5.2, I boot from HDD. Then the small bootloader font shows for a split second (about 25lines are printed) and the system reboots.

 

So generally asking: What is the problem with my setup? This is supposed to work according to the wiki.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What I tried without success:

- Reinstall

- Set HDD as bootable

- Repartition in all kinds of combinations

- Select the other AMD patch at install

- modbinkernel cores=1 -v -x -s and its combinations

- all kinds of crazy combinations in the BIOS

- unplugging all USB-devices and disabling soundcard, LAN

- Leo4All v3, JoS 10.5.2 (wont even start the installer)

 

What I could do, but do not think it helps:

- Install on IDE

- Kill self

 

 

 

 

Thank you for helping.

[willywilly]

A tiny update: I managed to take picture with my camera. But that does not help at all. Is the kernel wrong? Is my motherboard configured incorrectly?

 

Before the machine resets, it prints something like:

 

Machine-check capabilities (cpu 1) 0x0000000000000000105:

5 error-reporting banks

control MSR present

Machine-check status 0x000000000000000000

MCR error-reporting registers:

IR32_MC0_STATUS(0x402): 0x000000000000000 invalid

IR32_MC1_STATUS(0x402): 0x000000000000000 invalid

IR32_MC2_STATUS(0x402): 0x000000000000000 invalid

IR32_MC3_STATUS(0x402): 0x000000000000000 invalid

IR32_MC4_STATUS(0x402): 0x000000000000000 invalid

[willywilly]

No help so far. :/ Am I posting incorrectly? Please excuse my bad English.

 

I tried JaS and Leo4All - they both do not boot up the install disc at all.

The Kalyway disc boots and installs but crashes when I try to start it from HDD.

 

Here is what I try when I install step by step.

 

1. In BIOS, enable SATA-settings so harddrive is recognized later on

2. Insert Kalyway and boot with no options (no -v or anything)

3. In the installer, go to the Harddrive-Tool and select the SATA drive - 1 Partition Mac OS Extended (journaled) with MBR

4. Back to the installer, go to options and select this:

ALL Kernels

NVInject-512

AMD_1053_Patch_test_1 & boot_with_legacy flag

Everything else at default

5. Install... Reboot

6. Boot from HDD

7. Instant CRASH

 

Why does the DVD installer work but not the OS? Help me please.

[willywilly]

I tinkered around some more but there is no progress. Currently I have my soundcard and LAN deactivated and try to run by typing "modbinkernel cpus=1 -v -x -s" but that crashes the system as well.

 

Here is a update on my initial question though: To stop the fast text from scrolling by, simply hit the "pause" button on your keyboard.

Since noone even bothered to answer that simple question with three bumps, I guess the users on this board arent that helpful and only consist of people seeking help themselves and I can forget about getting help from anyone. Cool.

[cgsheen]

I tinkered around some more but there is no progress. Currently I have my soundcard and LAN deactivated and try to run by typing "modbinkernel cpus=1 -v -x -s" but that crashes the system as well.

 

Here is a update on my initial question though: To stop the fast text from scrolling by, simply hit the "pause" button on your keyboard.

Since noone even bothered to answer that simple question with three bumps, I guess the users on this board arent that helpful and only consist of people seeking help themselves and I can forget about getting help from anyone. Cool.

 

I know it can get frustrating (but attitude usually drives help further away...)

 

A - Most of the AMD builders have left here and lurk around infinatemac.com (mostly for zephyroth's AMD release - somewhat for eddie's "leo4all" - Eddie's followers have set up another website dedicated to leo4all)

 

B - You're not going to find many people building a hackintosh with a 690G motherboard... It's not an easy install. OSX hates the 690G chipset.

 

Firstly: I was using Zephyroth's AMD builds for everything at that time (well... still do...) and probably 10.5.1 - upgraded to 10.5.2 after the initial install more than likely. Zephyroth 10.5.1 is probably still there at the bay - but that not what it's called.

 

Secondly: You'll have a much easier time installing OSx86 to an external HD and then using that HD to boot up the 690G rather than trying to install straight to an internal HD in your 690G build... WHY?: you REALLY need the SB600_SATA_ATA ".kext" I refer to in many of my posts to make the ATA / SATA chipset work on the 690G. Doing a "direct install" didn't work because the IDE, SATA, and optical drives weren't well supported by any of the "drivers" used by any of the installers at the time - I don't think that's improved much...

 

There's an entire post either here or at infinately.mac that more fully describes what I found out about using external drives with OSx86... (sorry, I'm an old guy with a fading memory and it's been a while - I've since replaced the 690G MB with a 780G in that particular computer, don't use OSX on it anymore, moved the 690G to another computer, haven't really "re-installed" OSX on the 690G... I was doing all that during my "Hey! let's see how many AMD machines I can get running OSX" phase...)

 

Here's actually what I did:

I installed Zephyroth (either the original 10.5.1 OR 10.5.2 version 2) onto an external USB HD - ON A DIFFERENT COMPUTER. An AMD computer ALREADY running OSx86 (therefore known to be good for an OSx86 install)! I took that USB HD and plugged it into the 690G computer and booted it off the external HD. Much to my surprise, it booted into the OSX Desktop. None of the internal drives were recognized (I didn't care - they were Windows Vista drives...) - but I wanted the Optical Drive to work... Since OSx86 natively supports the onboard LAN, I had internet. I experimented with a few .kexts and found the "SB600..." (don't remember the exact name now - I can get it...) anyway, it worked! It got OSX to recognize the internal drives (because it added support for the SB600 chipset AMD/ATi uses on that board - that's what controls the IDE & SATA bus). Than I found the .kext (or nvidia injector) that made the 8600GT work and everything else worked just fine. I "moved" that installation from the external USB drive to a little 200GB IDE HD and then had the 690g booting off an internal drive... Piece of cake...

 

SO, you see... This install method is the only way I got the 690G to run OSx86 - and it isn't for everyone... None of the Zephyroth dists were using anything higher than the 9.2 kernel at the time (there weren't that many options AND no leo4all, no kalyway, no sleep kernel, no speed-step kernel... you get the idea...)

 

Anyway - I'll help if I can, but be patient. Also, I've never done a kalyway or leo4all install - I don't know what optional .kexts they include. The ENTIRE clue to a successful OSx86 install is finding the exact .kext (driver) or installer you need for your hardware - it's mostly trial-and-error.

[cgsheen]

Look here for my exact hardware specs:

 

Infinitemac hardware thread

 

go down the 1st page until you find my post - I have listed Zephyroth 10.5.1 with the 10.5.1 AMD updates...

 

I've got Zephyroth 10.5.2 v2 installed and running on an external drive I connect to the hardware listed as my 2nd Install in that post (the nvidia 6100/430 chipset MB with the 8600GTS). Later tonight I'll connect that drive to the 690G computer and see if it still boots - and if it'll boot off a 10.5.2 v2 install... I'll just have to make sure I have the "SB600_SATA_ATA" installer on that drive.

[cgsheen]

Here's the InsanelyMac link to the chipset .kext that worked for me

 

Maybe medevil or someone else has built a better one since then... A search for "SB600" might help. That may be an option in the Kalyway installer (you do go to the custom installation options and select "drivers" for your hardware, don't you?). Also, you might try kalyway again using a different kernel - 9.2 or a generic kernel...

 

( wait... I just re-read one of the posts above... How can you install ALL kernels??? I thought you could only use one. How do you choose which kernel it boots with if they're all installed? )

[cgsheen]

OK, I just used my external HD that has Zephyroth 10.5.2 installed and used it to boot up the 690G machine. Works just fine...

[willywilly]

OK, I just used my external HD that has Zephyroth 10.5.2 installed and used it to boot up the 690G machine. Works just fine...

 

All righty then.

 

First thank you very much for taking the time to help me cgsheen. I was actually about to give up for the lack of any support.

 

I did as you told me and downloaded Zephyroth v2. And I also have a USB-Drive laying around but sadly that is filled with my backup data from the drive I want to install to. But I'll figure something out for that. What I do not have though is a working mac at hand or another osx install - so it has to work on this machine right from the start.

 

I guess the problem is that the SATA-ports of the motherboard are only recognized on the Kalyway isntall, but for some reason are not copied over and thus the install crashes when trying to read from the HDD.

 

Do you think that IDE-Drives would work without any drivers though? I could install to an old IDE drive more comfortable... I guess I'll figure that out myself.

 

So here are my plans:

1) Try to install Zephiroth v2, maybe thats it already

2) Install Kalyway to IDE and unplug all SATA drives

3) Install Zephiroth to IDE and unplug all SATA drives

4) slipstream suitable SATA kexts into Kalyway install

5) Buy a cheap second USB-HDD and install onto that and boot with only that attached

6) Try to run OSX86 somewhere else and install onto USB there

7) Give up and use Ubuntu

 

I'll start at the top and work my way down.

 

Thanks again cgsheen, you really motivated me when I was about to stop. You rock.

 

 

One question though: Which kernel do you use on the machine that works? I originally though my processor was maybe the culprit for some strange reason and I used the wrong kernel. So I installed them all and try each and every one of them that had the word AMD somewhere inside.

 

And another question: Is your OSX86 stable this way? Or does it crash a lot?

 

[Edit]

By the way:

My last edit of the original post:

What I could do, but do not think it helps:

- Install on IDE

I guess that shows you should do everything you can.

[cgsheen]

The 9.1 and 9.2.0 kernel definately work. It's the 9.2 kernel that I booted with last night. I think Zephyroth 10.5.2 gives you the option to either install the 9.1 or 9.2 kernel - you should be able to use the 9.2 with confidence.

 

Wait until you have a completely working install BEFORE you add anything. Remember these distros have already been patched for use with AMD CPU's. Anything you ADD or UPGRADE after that will probably have to be patched (by YOU)! You'll need Marvin's AMD Utility. Learn how to use it and use it everytime you install any software. (Long story short = Some software has Intel "CPUID's" - because it was written for Intel CPU's... These have to be changed to work properly with an AMD CPU. Not all software has them, but you'll have to use Marvin's to check and patch if necessary.) So, if you install Toast after you get OSX installed and running properly, you'll need to run Marvin's or Toast may not work properly...

 

Zephyroth is building an AMD installer that downloads Apple Updates, runs them through Marvin's Utility to patch them for AMD, and then installs them. I just used it to install the 10.5.3 Update from Apple. It works - make it your friend after you have everything working. Find and bookmark the zephyroth and leo4all wiki's - there's a lot of info and installers and .kexts in those places and links to other information. Infinitemac.com also has tons of information. (there's even a way to add the SB600_SATA_ATA .kexts to your install DVD - I've never done that - but there are many that have, and say it works...)

 

Best of luck...

 

And another question: Is your OSX86 stable this way? Or does it crash a lot?

 

Not one of my OSX installs have ever "crashed"... I've had applications fail to load - but that's usually due to NOT RUNNING MARVIN's. I've never had the OS lock up, stall, or require a forced restart - not ever. Keep in mind that I don't use OSX all the time as my primary OS. My son does - on our "1st sucessful zephyroth install". It's the only OS he uses (although his computer will also boot Windows XP MCE 2005). He's still using 10.5.1 just as we originally installed it and hasn't updated it. It's super-stable... I only play with OSX - still it's never crashed.

 

I got into this thing because he needed Garage Band, couldn't afford a Mac, and found out OSX could be installed on (some) AMD machines. I've been fooling around with computers since before the first (original) IBM PC. But, I've never ventured into Linux or Mac OS before. It took a bit of doing and a LOT of learning, (but I like doing that {censored}) and I actually got OSX and Garage Band working on his computer. Then I decided to see how many of my other AMD computers I could run OSX on...

[willywilly]

I'm done with 1-3 and nothing worked. The IDE-Install took 4 hours and crashed at the final 2 percent. Trying to boot what was left on the HDD resulted in the usual crash anyways.

 

I'll do 4&5 parallel now since I have to read a lot for 4 and buy something for 5 and both will take their time.

 

 

So here are my plans:

1) Try to install Zephiroth v2, maybe thats it already

2) Install Kalyway to IDE and unplug all SATA drives

3) Install Zephiroth to IDE and unplug all SATA drives

4) slipstream suitable SATA kexts into Kalyway install

5) Buy a cheap second USB-HDD and install onto that and boot with only that attached

6) Try to run OSX86 somewhere else and install onto USB there

7) Give up and use Ubuntu

 

[Edit]

Good news: mnlavey is currently reinstalling his system (based on the same motherboard) and already gave me a few pointers on 4. Awesome. Turns out this community is pretty cool. Thanks guys!

[JaS]

Install without efi .

[cgsheen]

I'm done with 1-3 and nothing worked. The IDE-Install took 4 hours and crashed at the final 2 percent.

 

Yup, that's a sign the chipset support isn't there - a normal install takes 10-15 minutes, maybe 20...

 

But your optical drive works? You can boot from the install DVD and have it actually get to the OSX installer without a "still waiting for root device" error? (My LG GGC-H20L SATA drive wouldn't)

 

(as a "side": It's NOT uncommon for a Zephyroth install to "stall" at the very end - usually at "about a minute to go". If (when) that happens, just boot from the DVD again and re-run the install exactly as before. It should run MUCH faster (only take 4-5 minutes) and actually complete the install the second time. )

 

Another tip: If your install doesn't work, GO TO a MINIMAL installation or configuration. Remove or disable unneeded hardware and choose just the minimum options in the OSX installer. Try to stay with "known good" or generic choices. If you can get the OS installed, you can add and upgrade the other stuff later. (Like JaS suggested - leave off EFI - you can try to add that in later if you want)

 

On the Gigabyte 690G motherboard:

* The onboard LAN is natively supported by 10.5.x

* The onboard ALC889a also has good support (won't break the install if it doesn't)

* The onboard USB and 1394a has good support

* The onboard GPU (Radeon x1250) - ??? (never used it...)

* SB600 chipset (the "southbridge" which provides SATA & IDE drive support) is problematic

 

The 8600GT: most work, some require a specific NVInjector (some require adding the device_id to the proper nvidia .kexts...) many work really well with an efi graphics string (that's an advanced course) - you'll know if there's a problem with "drivers" because you'll get a kernel panic and stall during bootup - probably the famous "NVDRESMAN" panic (read all about it on the wiki)

 

That's why if you use USB, everything is cool. Otherwise you need the 2 .kexts inside the SB600_SATA_ATA.zip file injected into your install DVD .iso and the DVD reburned:

This is what it says on the wiki - all this is "Greek" to me!

That's why I use the "external USB hard drive" method...

[willywilly]

Thanks for the replies guys, I really appreciate your support. You rock.

 

I just bought an external USB HDD and installed onto that. Then I disconnected all internal drives and disabled the onboard SATA-chip via the BIOS. The install still crashes at bootup. Note though that I installed via the internal SATA-DVDdrive. Maybe that is what corrupts my install. Who knows. I sure dont.

 

Next up on my list will be injecting the driver into Kalyway.

 

I wish I knew what I was doing - once I have a working OSX install, I could understand how the filesystem works and what kexts actually are - right now everything is pretty abstract and hard to find out what is going wrong here.

 

 

I would try to install without EFI - but sadly I cant find that option in Kalyway - and "Kalyway 10.5.2 DVD Intel_Amd (sse2/sse3) EFI V8" is the only OSX DVD that boots for me.

[cgsheen]

Sorry bud... OSx86 actually works (well, installs) better on older AMD chipsets and there seems to be more people (and support) using nvidia chipset stuff. The bummer is OSx86 DOES run on the 690G! It's just not simple to get it installed (if that's the only computer you have). (musing...) What you need is a "flat install" with the SB600 .kexts added in there. What you need is a disk image of MY 10.5.2 install OR just send me your HD and I'll install OSX, make sure it boots the 690G, and send it back! Easy! Have another computer or a friend with an AMD computer? Have an external HD? That's the easiest way. If you could get access to an nforce4 AMD machine with an IDE DVD, you'd be home free... A completed install on an external HD would boot up the 690G. From there you could load the SB600 .kexts, get the graphics and sound working. Once everything worked, you could move it to an internal drive.A ".kext" is a kernel extension - you have a basic machine kernel (Darwin) and a .kext adds additional functionality to the kernel... (so, with hardware, it's kind of like a "driver") Ummm... When you install OSX, you're using the "customize" button on the installer screen (once you've chosen the disk to install to) and selecting the install options, aren't you? I thought Leo4All included a ATi SB600, SB400, SB200 option...

I just bought an external USB HDD and installed onto that. Then I disconnected all internal drives and disabled the onboard SATA-chip via the BIOS. The install still crashes at bootup. Note though that I installed via the internal SATA-DVDdrive. Maybe that is what corrupts my install. Who knows. I sure dont.

WAIT! (I should read more thoroughly!) You had a successful install? Describe the "crash at boot"! It starts to boot off the HD? How far does it get? What are the error messages. if any? Seriously, this is looking up! There are some "known issues" we may ne able to deal with here...

[willywilly]

WAIT! (I should read more thoroughly!) You had a successful install? Describe the "crash at boot"! It starts to boot off the HD? How far does it get? What are the error messages. if any? Seriously, this is looking up! There are some "known issues" we may ne able to deal with here...

Yeah, it has gotten pretty messy around here. Here is a short summary:

 

 

When I boot any OSX disc, Darwin boots up. I select go "modbinkernel cores=1 -vxs" (or similar, does not matter on the outcome) to boot from the DVD. Text scrolls by. Then my PC coldresets within milliseconds with the last lines being something like:

Machine-check capabilities (cpu 1) 0x0000000000000000105:

5 error-reporting banks

control MSR present

Machine-check status 0x000000000000000000

MCR error-reporting registers:

IR32_MC0_STATUS(0x402): 0x000000000000000 invalid

IR32_MC1_STATUS(0x402): 0x000000000000000 invalid

IR32_MC2_STATUS(0x402): 0x000000000000000 invalid

IR32_MC3_STATUS(0x402): 0x000000000000000 invalid

IR32_MC4_STATUS(0x402): 0x000000000000000 invalid

<I'm not sure this is the very last line because this is when the PC reboots and my BIOS etc. come up on the screen again>

"Kalyway 10.5.2 DVD Intel_Amd (sse2/sse3) EFI V8" though boots perfectly, shows me the installer, even lets me partition my SATA, USB and IDE HDDs as I like. So I install on any of the three, select some random kernel, graphicscard etc. combination, select my AMD patch etc yaddayadda. Installation takes places and finishes without problems (I get the green check at the end) within 20 minutes on SATA and USB. IDE takes 5 hours and stalls, but whatever.

Now when I try to boot from the successfull install on my SATA or USB drive, the same error as above occurs and the PC reboots.

 

 

I have tried:

- Boot the install or other DVDs with a bare minimum of components attached (No drives, everything non important disabled in the BIOS)

- Choose some different combination of drivers when installing (also leaving everything out except what is really neccessary for my specific hardware)

- Selecting different kernels

 

To fix this I have got:

- Linux knowledge (e.g. I can boot into linux and copy kexts from and onto the successfully installed HFS-partition)

- An external USB-HDD, internal SATA and IDE HDDs

- An SATA DVD drive, a IDE DVD drive

- A Windows PC (I will look into injecting a S600 Kext into Kalyway via MacImage)

 

What I do not have:

- A Working OSX install (so I cant use OSX tools)

- A USB DVD drive (maybe I could buy that as a last resort)

- Knowledge of OSX filestructure - but I can read wikis...

 

And here is my exact hardware once again:

Motherboard GA-MA69GM-S2H //is listed as working in the wiki

CPU AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350 2100MHz

Chipset AMD 690G

Audio Realtec ALC889A

Realtek RTL8220 GE LAN

Southbridge SB600

SATA HDD and DVD

Onboard USB

POV Geforce 8600 512MB

[cgsheen]

A basic OSX install uses only a few GB of HD space... Since the weekend is here (and it's 110 in Arizona - all playing is done indoors this time of year) I'm going to try building a new basic install for my 690G and making a disc image of it. If it works, and I can write the image back to any-old-disc (and have that disk booting and workable...)

[cgsheen]

I've got a basic 10.5.2 (9.2 kernel) install that has the SB600 .kexts - boots and runs well on the Gigabyte 690G. Tried the 10.5.3 update with zephy's ASU - it broke the whole damn thing. Still, I have a working 10.5.2 install for the 690G and it makes a 2.8GB compressed disk image.

[cgsheen]

OK, I was pretty sure this would work - here's what I did:

I've got an HTPC with a 780G, A64 X2 4200+, SATA Blu-ray drive (DVDRW), 1 SATA HD, 1 IDE HD. I booted it up using Leo4Allv3 installation DVD and got to the Mac OSX Installer.

 

I have 2 partitions on my external HD: a 30.0GB OS partition and the rest of the disk for data - both formatted Mac OS Ext (journaled). The 690G Zephyroth 10.5.2 compressed disc image ("extmac2.dmg") was already on the data partition.

 

The OS partition was erased and non-bootable. I used the Disk Utility (running on the 780G machine) to "Restore" the image file to the OS partition. It completed successfully. I quit the Mac OSX Installer and removed the newly restored external hard drive from the 780G machine. I plugged the restored HD into the 690G machine and used the newly restored 10.5.2 to boot the 690G successfully into the OSX desktop!

 

Moral: You can use any computer that will boot the install DVD into the Mac OS X Installer. You can "restore" the image to any HD the Disk Utility can "see" (partition and format). You can use that HD to boot up the 690G...

[mnlavey]

Willywilly,

 

Here is how I got OSX to work with an XP install and be able to use the XP files in OSX:

 

My setup:

 

MB: Gigabyte GA-MA69GM-S2H 690G AM2 Motherboard

Video: ATI Radeon HD 2600

CPU: Athlon64 X2 5200+ socket AM2

LAN: Realtek RTL8169/8110

Sound: Realtek ALC889A HD Audio

IDE Drives: Seagate 250GB IDE HD (Master) and Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-111C (Slave)

USB keyboard and mouse

 

Downloaded Kalyway 10.5.2, Partedmagic, Macimage, SB600 kext and ALC889A kext

 

In Windows XP - Using Macimage, insert SB600 kext in Kalyway distro

 

Boot the system into Partedmagic

Delete any partitions (better backup any data first)

Create a 20Gb partition formatted Fat32 named MacOSX

 

Reboot the system and enter the Bios

Disable Sata support

Disable Enhanced USB support

Disable Legacy USB support

Save the settings

 

Reboot with the Kalyway disk

Select the start option and start install with -v -x parameters (verbose and safe mode)

 

When you get the Kalyway splash screen, select Disk Utility from the menu

Erase the MacOSX partition and format it Mac OS extended journaled - name it MacOSX

 

After you finish with the Disk Utility, return to the Kalyway install

Select install to the MacOSX partition

Make the following changes to the default install options:

 

Install the Modbin kernel ONLY

Enable NATIT_For_X2000_X3000_Series (required for 2600 video card)

Disable Intel NVIDIA VIA ATI HDAudioController

Disable NVIDIAAC97Audio

Enable alc889a_shutdown_support

 

Install the following additional applicaitons:

Candybar

changeFinder

kextHelperB7

onyx

ppfomatic

SimplyBurns

transmission

vlc

xbench

 

Enable the AMD_1052_Patch_test_1

Do NOT enable the -legacy flag

 

Start the install - takes about 30 minutes

 

Reboot the system

 

The audio card will not work, so use the kexthelperB7 to install the ALC889A kext

 

Reboot the system and enter the Bios

Enable Sata support (Raid)

Enable Enhanced USB support

Enable Legacy USB support

Save the settings

 

Reboot and everything should work.

 

Do the following if you want to have an XP install on the same drive:

 

Reboot with the XP install disk in the DVD drive

Create a NTFS partition using the rest of the drive and install XP there

 

After I did this, when Darwin gave me the boot option, the choice was between MacOSX and an unnamed partition (XP)

If I selected the unnamed (XP) partition, it began to boot then gave me a "Autochk could not be found..." error and rebooted.

 

I rebooted with Partedmagic and for some reason the XP partition was shown as NTFS (Hidden)

I unhid the partition using Partedmagic and now I can boot into either OSX or XP.

 

Once I moved all my files to the My Documents folder in XP and booted into OSX, I could see all the folders, but could not see the files in the My Documents folder.

 

I booted into XP, created a new folder and moved all the documents to this new folder.

Using Tweakui, I pointed the My Documents folder to the new folder

I rebooted into OSX, and now I can see all the XP folders and files and I can access them from OSX - SUCCESS!!

 

Good Luck!