Leopard on Series 7 NVIDIA nForce MCP + Intel CPU MOBOs

[Tito_Ambrosi]

You can try iPC OSx86 10.5.6 Universal FINAL, regarding Firewire have tried disabling it from bios settings, and make sure you are installing necessary drivers.

[osxwelt]

You can try iPC OSx86 10.5.6 Universal FINAL, regarding Firewire have tried disabling it from bios settings, and make sure you are installing necessary drivers.

 

Thank you Tito_Ambrosi.

 

I am fairly confident with the driver choices I will look into disabling firewire in the bios and report back.

[evil_evo]

Re posting

 

Hi verdant, I went ahead and got a retail copy of Leopard - (Version 10.5 2Z691-6037-A) but every time i try to boot this DVD with Bootloader 132 it just keeps on restarting the machine since Intel PCs cannot read the leopard DVD it goes straight to windows7 which I have installed.

 

Can you please help me I kind of hit the brick wall I have followed exact bios setting to the book still i cant cannot get it to boot this retail dvd I have also tried with one of the hackintosh DVD which did work on my Asus P5k mobo but doesnt work with SLI mobo I know it is something to do with the kernal.

 

Also I am so sorry my mobo is not 680i instead it is 780i (I did follow the 780i bios settings from your other post). Is there any bootloader that I can use to boot this retail dvd and get this leopard installed.

 

Please help me I am really stuck with this sli mobo.

 

I even downloaded iATKOS_r3 nvidia version even that didnt work please guide me which version will definitely work even a boot loader will do.

[verdant]

Re posting

 

Hi verdant, I went ahead and got a retail copy of Leopard - (Version 10.5 2Z691-6037-A) but every time i try to boot this DVD with Bootloader 132 it just keeps on restarting the machine since Intel PCs cannot read the leopard DVD it goes straight to windows7 which I have installed.

 

Can you please help me I kind of hit the brick wall I have followed exact bios setting to the book still i cant cannot get it to boot this retail dvd I have also tried with one of the hackintosh DVD which did work on my Asus P5k mobo but doesnt work with SLI mobo I know it is something to do with the kernal.

 

Also I am so sorry my mobo is not 680i instead it is 780i (I did follow the 780i bios settings from your other post). Is there any bootloader that I can use to boot this retail dvd and get this leopard installed.

 

Please help me I am really stuck with this sli mobo.

 

I even downloaded iATKOS_r3 nvidia version even that didnt work please guide me which version will definitely work even a boot loader will do.

 

As for installing OS X you can EITHER:

 

A. Try the Boot-132 CD/HDD/USB stick + Retail DVD approach, which does not as yet work easily/readily with all non-Intel chipset MOBOs......e.g. nForce+Intel.... BUT I have produced an nForceBoot132.iso image that I can successfully run with

rd(0,1)/mach_kernel.voodoo -v boot-uuid=10.5.6 Retail DVD uuid

to get into the Retail OS X 10.5.6 DVD installer to install 10.5.6 Retail on a HDD partitioned/formatted as GPT/HFS+, with Chameleon 2.0 RC1 (now RC2 is available) as the HDD bootloader.....

 

which you can try with your OS X Retail Disk......no guarantees with versions earlier than 10.5.6......

 

OR

 

B. Find, obtain and use Kalyway 10.5.2 distro and update using the Mystiquemacus Update Patches, or iPC 10.5.6 Final v1.1 DVD distro and update using the Mystiquemacus Update Patches.......initially installing without video, network and audio drivers......follow my blog install guide.....

 

Of the distros I have used Kalyway 10.5.2 and iPC 10.5.6 have been the best (clean and stable)......as you can see from my blog.....iATKOS distros can be problematic because in my experience and Mystiquemacus's experience, they tend to change the names of installer packages from the conventional names, causing issues for repairing permissions and updating smoothly.....

[evil_evo]

Hi verdant, thank you so much for helping me out his far I downloaded the iPC OSx86 Leopard 10.5.6 Intel AMD SSE2 SSE3 and now i can successfully install man on my 780i sli mobo. But since I have two partition I used the boot disk to swap in between the partition which is also fine, but when it comes to loading mac all it shows is the white mac screen and the round circle it goes on for sometime then it just frezzes nothing happens. Can you please help? please take a look at the attached screenshot which has all the option that I can install while installing mac.

 

If you dont mind can you please highlight which option I should be installing, I check some one the option ie

 

• voodoo kernel,
  
• NVinjextGo.2.1 768MB Vram (note that my GPU is not listed there my GPU is Gforce 260 840MB),
  
• chipset drivers this is where I got confused there are there obvious options 2 applepforce options and one is the nvidia one so I selected the nvidia one,
  
• I picked the nForce ethernet driver and
  
• the alternate bootloaders I pick the 2nd option thats pretty much it
  

Can you please take a look.

 

Thanks

[verdant]

Hi verdant, thank you so much for helping me out his far I downloaded the iPC OSx86 Leopard 10.5.6 Intel AMD SSE2 SSE3 and now i can successfully install man on my 780i sli mobo. But since I have two partition I used the boot disk to swap in between the partition which is also fine, but when it comes to loading mac all it shows is the white mac screen and the round circle it goes on for sometime then it just frezzes nothing happens. Can you please help? please take a look at the attached screenshot which has all the option that I can install while installing mac.

 

If you dont mind can you please highlight which option I should be installing, I check some one the option ie

 

• voodoo kernel,
  
• NVinjextGo.2.1 768MB Vram (note that my GPU is not listed there my GPU is Gforce 260 840MB),
  
• chipset drivers this is where I got confused there are there obvious options 2 applepforce options and one is the nvidia one so I selected the nvidia one,
  
• I picked the nForce ethernet driver and
  
• the alternate bootloaders I pick the 2nd option thats pretty much it
  

Can you please take a look.

 

Thanks

 

In the "Customize" menu, select as follows:

 

iPC OSx86 10.5.6 Base System (installed by default with AppleDecrypt.kext and Disabler.kext)

 

Language Translations – Choose French

 

iPC OSx86 10.5.6 Intel AMD SSE2 SSE3

 

Kernels - 9.5.0 Voodoo Kernel

 

Drivers - Video Drivers – None .....will install later

Drivers - Chipset Drivers -

 

AppleNForceATA Test nForce Drivers if you have a SATA DVDRW

 

AppleNForceATA nForce Drivers if you have a PATA (IDE) DVDRW (jumper set/connected as Master)

 

Drivers - Audio Drivers - None .....will install later

Drivers - Ethernet Drivers - None .....will install later

Drivers - USB Drivers - Patched USB Drivers

 

Fixes and Patches - Seatbelt.kext 10.5.5 (must be installed if Voodoo 9.5.0 kernel is installed)

 

Fixes and Patches - AppleSMBIOS Patch - AppleSMBIOS-27 Rev3 Mac Pro

 

Applications - Optional but all selected except Marvin's AMD Utility

[evil_evo]

Hi Thanks again, I have now installed mac on my SLI mobo, what about the driver that I need to use? ie the video, Ethernet can you please assist?

 

I got the LAN Working now but I cant get video working any idea where can I get nvidia 2 series drivers?

[verdant]

Hi Thanks again, I have now installed mac on my SLI mobo, what about the driver that I need to use? ie the video, Ethernet can you please assist?

 

I got the LAN Working now but I cant get video working any idea where can I get nvidia 2 series drivers?

 

See

http://netkas.org/?p=105

[EP3hatch03]

1. Your MOBO brand and model: EVGA nForce 750i SLI

2. Your nForce Series 7 chipset: 750i SLI

 

3. Your Intel CPU: Model, Core Quantity, Stock Speed and if Overclocked to what speed..... Intel Core 2 Quad

4. Screen shots of your current BIOS settings if at all possible (as very helpful and in some/many cases essential.....)

 

5. Your DVDRW(s): TYPE - SATA or PATA [iDE]: 1 SATA DVDRW

 

6. Your hard drive(s): TYPE - SATA or PATA [iDE]: 1 SATA hard drive

 

7. Hard drive PARTITION/FORMATTING: FAT32

 

8. Current OS's installed: none, formatted to FAT 32, will solely for OSX

 

9. Your graphics card(s): Brand, Model No., RAM, - GTX260

 

 

B. Full details of your current OSx86 install status

 

1. Your available OSx86 Install DVD(s) - Name, Leopard version, Release version: iPC 10.5.6

 

2. Clear description of the problems you encountered when trying to install....with boot screen images showing error messages observed.......if at all possible (as very helpful and in some cases essential.....)

 

can not boot pass the install screen. Have error in applenforceATA = 0 and 'can not write to root because its set to read only'

 

 

any help will be appreciated it. my hard drive is set to SATA A0 and dvd is set to SATA A1. Followed the BIOs setting in your first post but i am still having trouble.

 

thanks in advance.

 

Chris

 

 

[evil_evo]

Hi Again,

 

Do you have any instruction of how to upgrade 10.5.6 to 10.5.7 I was following this page http://www.dailyblogged.com/960/os-x-1057-...allation-guide/ but I am keep on getting the Kernel Panic screen so what I did was put in my ipc 10.5.6 DVD reinstalled the voodoo kernel and managed to get it working but still I get Kernel Panic.

 

Reason for upgrade is because of my graphic card I cannot install the driver unless I upgrade to 10.5.7.

 

If you do have any clear instructions for upgrade from 10.5.6 to 10.5.7 that will be great.

 

Thanks

[verdant]

Hi Again,

 

Do you have any instruction of how to upgrade 10.5.6 to 10.5.7 I was following this page http://www.dailyblogged.com/960/os-x-1057-...allation-guide/ but I am keep on getting the Kernel Panic screen so what I did was put in my ipc 10.5.6 DVD reinstalled the voodoo kernel and managed to get it working but still I get Kernel Panic.

 

Reason for upgrade is because of my graphic card I cannot install the driver unless I upgrade to 10.5.7.

 

If you do have any clear instructions for upgrade from 10.5.6 to 10.5.7 that will be great.

 

Thanks

 

I have sent you a PM......

[kanala]

Hi

 

I have burned iPC OSx86 Universal Final version and when i try to boot (using -v, HPET enable and Exute Bit enable)...but the computer will restart. So i can't boot to installation menu (like i have ever been there X)).

 

I really appreciate any help. My comoponents is following:

 

MSI P7N SLI Platinum / P7N Zilent

Intel DUal Core 2 E8400 3GHz

EVGA GeForce 8800GT 512MB Superclocked

Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1

A-DATA 4GB Kit (2x2GB) 800MHz DDR2 CL5

Samsung HD161hj 160GB

LG DVDR-RW: GH20NS10

floppy Drive

 

Thank you

[verdant]

Hi

 

I have burned iPC OSx86 Universal Final version and when i try to boot (using -v, HPET enable and Exute Bit enable)...but the computer will restart. So i can't boot to installation menu (like i have ever been there X)).

 

I really appreciate any help. My comoponents is following:

 

MSI P7N SLI Platinum / P7N Zilent

Intel DUal Core 2 E8400 3GHz

EVGA GeForce 8800GT 512MB Superclocked

Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1

A-DATA 4GB Kit (2x2GB) 800MHz DDR2 CL5

Samsung HD161hj 160GB

LG DVDR-RW: GH20NS10

floppy Drive

 

Thank you

 

It is likely that you need a modded DSDT BIOS or need to use a DSDT.aml file in /Extra using Chameleon bootloader......to test this, see if you can boot with -v cpus=1 maxmem=2048.....

[kanala]

It is likely that you need a modded DSDT BIOS or need to use a DSDT.aml file in /Extra using Chameleon bootloader......to test this, see if you can boot with -v cpus=1 maxmem=2048.....

 

Hi!

 

I used Cpus=1 -v and it worked and i have successful for installing iPC. There is only problem with sound. One is the integrated in motherboard and other is Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 Where i can find the correct driver which works?

 

 

Thank you!

[radik4506]

verdant

I see you overclock you Q 6600. How did you do that did you need some cooling system Could you help me with that. My is: EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard ;

Core 2 Quad Q6600 ;

CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory;

EVGA 512-P3-N871-AR GeForce 9800 GTX(G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDC

 

 

PLEASE THANKS

[verdant]

verdant

I see you overclock you Q 6600. How did you do that did you need some cooling system Could you help me with that. My is: EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard ;

Core 2 Quad Q6600 ;

CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory;

EVGA 512-P3-N871-AR GeForce 9800 GTX(G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDC

 

 

PLEASE THANKS

 

I sent you a PM.....

[Metralha]

I sent you a PM.....

 

 

Hi verdant can u pm me too!!? i have the same cpu and mobo and would like to pimp my system, plz plz

[verdant]

Hi verdant can u pm me too!!? i have the same cpu and mobo and would like to pimp my system, plz plz

 

See my first blog entry......

[radik4506]

I bought Wireless card NETGEAR WPN311 Could you help me with driver to 10.5.6 Thank you

[verdant]

I bought Wireless card NETGEAR WPN311 Could you help me with driver to 10.5.6 Thank you

 

I believe it has a Atheros AR5004G chipset and I think it may be supported by OS X naturally (as reported for Tiger).....so see if it is recognised as an Airport wireless card.....

[radik4506]

I believe it has a Atheros AR5004G chipset and I think it may be supported by OS X naturally (as reported for Tiger).....so see if it is recognised as an Airport wireless card.....

No it does not recognized

[verdant]

No it does not recognized

 

Try the eskurza kext here......install it using Kext Helper b7.....

[radik4506]

Try the eskurza kext here......install it using Kext Helper b7.....

 

 

You are Genius!!! WORK!!! Maybe you can help me with something else/ I have problem with transfer media through 1394 port (Probably need speed) freeze????

[verdant]

You are Genius!!! WORK!!! Maybe you can help me with something else/ I have problem with transfer media through 1394 port (Probably need speed) freeze????

 

To do stable data transfers boot with -v cpus=1 maxmem=2048 to transfer data through Firewire to your HDD......when data transfer to HDD is complete then boot into OS Xagain as normal so that all cores and memory are available......

[Metralha]

just wondering does anybody managed to instal snow leo on nforce 780i sli?