[TOTALLY VANILLA] Retail Leopard Install with EFI-strings support [Powered by Chameleon 2.0]

[MACinized]

I get two errors at the end of that script (before it reports that it is complete). Is that normal?

pls post the errors you're getting.

 

for steps 11-15, don't know how detail should it be. i believe it'd be better if u specify what exactly is it u don't fully understand (for each & every step).

[travisbickle]

How and when do I set the MacLoader partition as active? In the same window?

 

Should a textedit open when I run the script? Because it doesn't...

 

I am confused about how (and whether I should expect prompts after every line) to execute the script at stage 14.

[MACinized]

How and when do I set the MacLoader partition as active? In the same window?

 

Should a textedit open when I run the script? Because it doesn't...

 

I am confused about how (and whether I should expect prompts after every line) to execute the script at stage 14.

- just follow step 14! u follow step 14 once you're done w/ step 13, that is you've run the macloader.sh script.

 

- no. TextEdit.app will only open if you've double-clicked the script file. u have to run the script using the Terminal.app!

 

- the script(s) should only prompt twice. 1st asking where u installed leopard (name of hdd/partition) and 2nd asking where u have MacLoader (name of hdd/partition).

[bsod]

is there any way to modify this method to allow it to use pcefiv9 instead of chameleon? www.netkas.org says that v9 allows deepsleep which i would love to have...

[MACinized]

is there any way to modify this method to allow it to use pcefiv9 instead of chameleon? www.netkas.org says that v9 allows deepsleep which i would love to have...

updated pcefi v9

[dogbait]

Many thanks for the detailed guide. I'm having a little trouble setting the Macloader partition as bootable.

 

diskutil list

/dev/disk0

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: GUID_partition_scheme *298.1 Gi disk0

1: EFI 200.0 Mi disk0s1

2: Apple_HFS Macloader 896.0 Mi disk0s2

3: Apple_HFS Macintosh 296.9 Gi disk0s3

 

Then I run fdisk -e /dev/rdisk0 and run 'flag 2' to set Macloader as bootable, but when I try to reboot the bios hangs on waiting for boot device. Going back into OS X shows the flag isn't there. Any thoughts?

 

 

 

fdisk -e /dev/rdisk0:

print produces:

Disk: /dev/rdisk0 geometry: 38913/255/63 [625142448 sectors]

Offset: 0 Signature: 0xAA55

Starting Ending

#: id cyl hd sec - cyl hd sec [ start - size]

------------------------------------------------------------------------

1: EE 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [ 1 - 625142447] <Unknown ID>

2: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0 - 0] unused

3: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0 - 0] unused

4: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0 - 0] unused

[bsod]

updated pcefi v9

 

 

Would all you have to do is to change the "boot" file from your MacLoader parition from the default Chameleon to the pcefiv9? cause i tried that and sleep still doesnt work i might just go back to iAtkos cause atleast sleep worked on my Dell XPS m1330 with that...

[MACinized]

Would all you have to do is to change the "boot" file from your MacLoader parition from the default Chameleon to the pcefiv9? cause i tried that and sleep still doesnt work i might just go back to iAtkos cause atleast sleep worked on my Dell XPS m1330 with that...

not really sure about how pcefiv9 should work but since netkas provided the bootloader, then i guess it should work by just replacing the "boot" file from chameleon.

 

if u don't care about running a retail-vanilla leopard, then by all means u should go back to the iatkos distro (coz i know it's a good hackintosh).

[bsod]

not really sure about how pcefiv9 should work but since netkas provided the bootloader, then i guess it should work by just replacing the "boot" file from chameleon.

 

if u don't care about running a retail-vanilla leopard, then by all means u should go back to the iatkos distro (coz i know it's a good hackintosh).

 

 

i finally figured it out, with a lot of help it seems that for some reason my hibernatemode was set to 5.... so after i set it back to 0 regular sleep works now however, on my Dell XPS m1330 deep sleep doesnt work even with pcefiv9 but that seems to be normal for my laptop, im fine with regular sleep for now thanks for all your help and hard work!!!

[K2`]

i've got macloader loaded, but when i reboot with -v .. i get a "waiting for root device" error. does anybody know why?

 

my specs:

 

gigabyte P35-DS3L w/ Q6600

2 gigs pc8500

8800gt

500 gig SATA

 

Cheers

[PurpleMan]

I followed this guide, but ran into some problems after installing chameleon and booting.

 

described here:

 

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=139278

 

any help would be greatly appreciated!

[shmk]

Hi first off fantastic guide this method rocks. Everything worker really well for me until I updated to 10.5.5 I get a panic on start up (see image) it seems to be the AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext. I am not very technically inclined so can someone tell me how do I fix it? I would think that I have to somehow add a compatible version of the kext to my macloader partition or disable it somehow? How does one add/remove, rebuild the extentions.mkext on the MacLoader partition? Someone earlier seems to have the same problem but I didn't really understand the response. Anyone care to dumb it down for me?

 

 

 

So before the update I had : AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext Version 9.25.0

 

now after 10.5.5 it is Version 9.39.2

 

could I just replace the new version with the old one on the MacLoader partition? If so would I have to do any chown-ing or whatever? Can I just repack the Extensions.mtext with the older AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext and put it back on the MacLoader partition? Am I way off base here anyhow is this the right approach in the first place?

 

 

cheers

[snackole]

Did you use step #19 in the guide?

[shmk]

Did you use step #19 in the guide?

yup, still didn't work even repeated it

 

My system still boots from the boot disc I made but won't boot without it. Can I wipe my MacLoader partition and start from scratch again without having to reinstall and re-update my Leo installation?

 

 

...

Did that now it boots up. awesome! The only issue I am having now is that all my internal drives are seen as external and in the sidebar my dvd/cds are seen as internal. Don't know why

 

Thanks for the kick ass method. This rocks

[Monkey_@@]

Hi MACinized,

 

Do you think this method is going to work with the 10.5.6 update? What about the DSDT patch, will it be necessary to install it?

 

Thanks,

 

M.

[MACinized]

Hi MACinized,

 

Do you think this method is going to work with the 10.5.6 update? What about the DSDT patch, will it be necessary to install it?

 

Thanks,

 

M.

honestly i haven't exerted any effort to understand what the dsdt is all about or whether or not it is needed by all osx86 enthusiasts. perhaps someone can enlighten me (give us a 'heads up')?

 

if a new version of chameleon will be released taking care of the dsdt patch, then i guess we should not have any problem w/ this method.

 

can't wait for the 10.5.6 update.

[Monkey_@@]

It's me again... :-)

 

I've seen that you have made an update so I've tried to modify my MacLoader partition using the new "MacLoader_rev2.zip" available. What I did was erasing ALL content of my MacLoader and after followed the instructions provided, copy my old kexts to the KEXTs folder and running ./macloader and ./updater once I already have 10.5.5 installed. Well, after that I've got a kernel panic from Apple PowerManagement or something like that... an error concerning the number of processors I think. So, I've all way back and restored the MacLoader partition (always keep my backups before any changes!). And the system is working as before...

 

Any tips on how can I try to "migrate" the old MacLoader to this new one?

[MACinized]

It's me again... :-)

 

I've seen that you have made an update so I've tried to modify my MacLoader partition using the new "MacLoader_rev2.zip" available. What I did was erasing ALL content of my MacLoader and after followed the instructions provided, copy my old kexts to the KEXTs folder and running ./macloader and ./updater once I already have 10.5.5 installed. Well, after that I've got a kernel panic from Apple PowerManagement or something like that... an error concerning the number of processors I think. So, I've all way back and restored the MacLoader partition (always keep my backups before any changes!). And the system is working as before...

 

Any tips on how can I try to "migrate" the old MacLoader to this new one?

10.5.6 update is out! will dare to try updating direct from apple.

 

...downloading...

[bsod]

10.5.6 update is out! will dare to try updating direct from apple.

 

...downloading...

 

 

any luck?!?!

[MACinized]

any luck?!?!

still downloading. i have a super-fast (sarcasm) i-net connection. hehe...

 

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EDIT...

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... got no error shown at boot-up. but after the blue screen, stuck on a black screen w/ the mouse cursor on the upper-left corner of the screen.

 

we must check this thread.

[bsod]

still downloading. i have a super-fast (sarcasm) i-net connection. hehe...

 

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EDIT...

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... got no error shown at boot-up. but after the blue screen, stuck on a black screen w/ the mouse cursor on the upper-left corner of the screen.

 

we must check this thread.

 

i did what netkas said on his blog (http://netkas.org/?p=78) and was able to upgrade to 10.5.6 no problem. but i did loose my ATI graphics card so i had to boot into single user and uninstall the HD 3650 10.5.5 customized drivers i had isntalled.... hopefully someone will figure out that soon

[MACinized]

i did what netkas said on his blog (http://netkas.org/?p=78) and was able to upgrade to 10.5.6 no problem. but i did loose my ATI graphics card so i had to boot into single user and uninstall the HD 3650 10.5.5 customized drivers i had isntalled.... hopefully someone will figure out that soon

i believe that's the same thing that happened in my case. i suppose there were no errors installing the 10.5.6 update & getting stuck to a black screen w/ the mouse cursor being the only thing visible was due to the efi-video-string i was using. when i removed the efi-video-string, i'm now running leopard 10.5.6. i got to find though a way to get a full resolution & enable qe/ci support.

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now i got full resolution (1440x900).

 

when i get the chance, i'll update this method to provide for updating to 10.5.6.

 

a merry OSx86 christmas to everyone!

[shmk]

Cheers Macinized. you rock!

[Monkey_@@]

Well, I've tried upgrqding to 10.5.6 after Netkas tips but I've got a freezing mouse and keyboard. So, I decided to roll back using the TimeMachine in order to update my MacLoader partition according to the version 2. Success on TimeMachine rolling back!

 

So, after I've got the system running again I've erased the MacLoader partition (using Disk Util) and installed the MacLoader_rev.2 (Chamelion, etc). Now, when I boot I just get that blinking cursor!!! I was using a dual boot with Vista.

 

I've already tried to run fdisk qnd flag the MacLoader partition but the blinking cursor is still there... I've tried to use the Vista Installation DVD to repair the system (at least for boot on Vista and use EasyBCD) but got the blinking cursor! And now I don't know what else to try!

 

My disk is as follows:

disk0s1: EFI (GUID)

disk0s2: Vista

disk0s3: Data

disk0s4: MacLoader

disk0s5: Macintosh

 

If I use my boot-132 CD I can still boot Mac and use it...

 

Any clues???

 

TIA,

 

M.

[MACinized]

updated post# 1.

 

added in the MacLoader package the new chameleon installer & the dsdt patcher by fassl.

 

used this 3rd version to update my 10.5.4 leopard to 10.5.6.

 

hope you'd get it working too.

 

good luck.