~pcwiz Posted July 28, 2008 Author Share Posted July 28, 2008 Yeah, its not very hard to do it on any other version. I made this package for 10.5.4 only because it uses a 10.5.4 AppleACPIPlatform.kext, but I could have just as easily made it for all systems. All you have to really do is download and install ApplePS2Controller.kext into your Extensions folder, then download AppleACPIPS2Nub.kext by Chun Nan and install it into /System/Library/Extensions/AppleACPIPaltform.kext/Contents/PlugIns/. Then clear the kext cache and reboot All the links are in the first post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffhangersoa Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Modified dock, icons, HUD mod, and of course the sweet wallpaper PM me if you want the links. hei dear friend can u please send me all the stuff that theme and icons and everything i think its great and u did it please mail me on cliffhangersoa@yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper X Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Hey Can I use a USB Keyboard and PS/2 Trackball with this setup? I checked everything... cleared the cache and still isn't working for me. Can ya help out? I should point out I am in 10.5.4 as per your package request. I am on an Asus P5W DH Deluxe Motherboard. The Trackball is a Logitech Trackman Marble FX, and the USB Keyboard is a Speed Link Full Metal Keyboard Flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted July 30, 2008 Author Share Posted July 30, 2008 USB should be fine, but I'm not to sure about PS/2 trackballs...you might want to PM Chun-Nan, he is the developer of AppleACPIPS2Nub and ask him about compatibility with trackballs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signal64 Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Anything else special between the package and the individual kext links provided? Trying to get this to work with a boot-132 extensions folder with 10.5.4 retail installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3Dman Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 This package contain: ApplePS2Controller.kext AppleACPIPS2Nub.kext (in plugins folder in AppleACPIPaltform.kext) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitrii Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 It's working for me Big thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signal64 Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 ~pcwiz mentioned that the kext's being listed in the first post were "some of the files" used. I was just curious if there was anything else special in the install scripts, tweaks to the original kexts being linked, or additional items. I extracted the kexts with pacifist and tried them out. Still can't get these to load from a boot-132 extensions folder without using boot -f. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted August 2, 2008 Author Share Posted August 2, 2008 Those are actually all the files used, sorry for any misconception it may have been caused. All the install scripts do is backup and remove the existing 2 kexts and then in post install, they set the right permissions just in case PackageMaker messed up on permissions again...To load them on BOOT 132 there are 2 things you could try. One, try deleting the original ApplePS2Controller.kext (if it exists) and AppleACPIPlatform.kext from your Extensions folder, that should force the loader to load the modified kexts. Two, try upping the version numbers on AppleACPIPlatform.kext and ApplePS2Controller.kext to something really high. To do this, right click the kext >> Show package contents, open the Contents folder, find and open Info.plist and change all version values to something really high, open version.plist and change the versions there too. Apparently higher version numbers make it load over the vanilla kexts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signal64 Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Hey ~pcwiz. In the end I did look at the pre/post install scripts and didn't see anything extra there. No worries and thanks for all your help here and in the community in general. I have been going nuts for about a week now with a 10.5.4 boot-132 install and getting a ACPI shutdown/reboot fix to work. Same issues with the AHCI kext. I can get them to work off of the initrd.img up to 10.5.3 but 10.5.4 refuses to load them. It'll work if you put them in the System/Library/Extensions folder on the OS drive, but that defeats the purpose of the boot-132 install. Versioning (i.e. upping the version number in info.plist and version.plist from 1.2.1 to 5.2.1) wasn't helping. For a test, renaming the AppleACPIPlatform.kext on the OS drive and rebuilding the kext cache results in a panic on next reboot. It claims it can not find ACPI Platform which is in the initrd.img and did work with 10.5.3 (without renaming the ACPI kext folder). So now I'm confused. Working on a couple of theories as to why right now but I'm still stumbling in the dark with a dim flashlight trying to find my way around this issue. Any help always appreciated. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper X Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 USB should be fine, but I'm not to sure about PS/2 trackballs...you might want to PM Chun-Nan, he is the developer of AppleACPIPS2Nub and ask him about compatibility with trackballs. Now Chun-Nan has released a new version of the driver... for people with PS/2 mouse but USB keyboard. So Your installer may need to get a bit more complex *and take you 10 mins to make instead of 5 ;P Thanx for nudging me to PM. I just need to figure out how to remap the mouse buttons *neeeeeed soft scroll and cotrollermate doesn't want to behave* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rishikesh Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 My PS2 Keyboard is working after installing the ps2 fix. I was stuck with the ps2 keyboard after 10.5.4 update. Great work man. keep it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiophile_user Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 i got an issue using amd the mouse doesn't work same goes for they keyboard i have to move it around while booting which it sucks my version is 10.5.2 and they kernel is 9.2.0 by ToH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m82a1 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 i get a black screen, and a longer boot with this installed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobNyc Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Hopefully this works on my amd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickhe Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 how did you make the about this mac look so good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobNyc Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 THANKS THIS saved my AMD after 10.5.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLEV7N Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 that worked perfectly! many thanks! and by the way ...i just can´t find that awesome wallpaper anywhere could you tell me how or where to search for it? please !! i really want my hackbook to look as sweet as yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimboh Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Hi, Unfortunately I don't have a spare USB keyboard laying around. But I can use my PS/2 keyboard on my Jas 10.5.4 install DVD. Is there any way I can install this package from the install OS? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhimama Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Well. My problem is can not run MAYA on Newest JaS 10.5.4. Actually, when i just finished the installation of osx, all things worked fine. (Because, i desire to use maya on mac , so tried to install maya2008. But couldn't launch. But, on other dvd such as iATKOS_4i was no problem with it. ) So, i tried change sth in terminal , after restarting, and entering osx again, mouse/keyboard just forzen there and naver moved again. don't know why.... someone has same experience with this issue ? any idea ? By the way, i am gonna try this one, then report later on. REPORT : Failed. installed it, and after restarting, stuck at the gray interface and can not enter the system... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steinc Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Great job! My PS2 keyboard and touchpad come to life again. Thanks a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evenliang Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afish Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 thank you for sharing.I 've been looking for this file for a long time to fix my JAS 10.5.4 install.No usb keyboard anymore,Thank you again.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godlovesme637 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 I was having a lot of trouble with PS/2 in 10.5.4, and thanks to Chun Nan and others, I got a solution. So I put the right kexts into an installer package so it will make it easier for others. The package is attached below, and 10.5.4 is required to use it. Some of the files I used: ApplePS2Controller.kext patched by Tom H, AppleACPIPlatform.kext patched by karaakeha1 (this AppleACPIPlatform.kext also fixes restart issues on 10.5.4 as a bonus!), AppleACPIPS2Nub.kext by Chun-Nan (based on DFE's ACPIPS2Nub.kext). I've tested this package on my own system and it works fine, but if you have issues, please feel free to tell me. Many thanks to Chun-Nan and the others that helped me get my PS/2 working! EDIT: And another thing, please leave feedback here if it worked for you i have a red colored gateway m-series laptop. my trackpad was working right off the bat, but my keyboard isn't. after trying the installer, both don't work. i'm very new to this and really would like to have a functional osx on this laptop, as i really don't like vista. any help, links to get what i need and installation istructions are appreciated. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homer007 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 pcwiz why don't you add Chun-Nan ApplePS2Controller fix from here post 67 Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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