Howto - Update jaS 10.5.2 to 10.5.5 (very easy)

[CptDodge]

This is my guide on how i updated jaS 10.5.2 to 10.5.5. I've been searching the forum for quite some time and while there are other methods reported on how to update to 10.5.5, they all involved downloading some form of package (apart from the apple update) which i wasn't happy with because i've noticed that after a while, links go down and files no longer are available and then people start putting messages up asking for such and such files. This method does not involve any third party downloads, just a combination of methods on here that i have finally managed to get working. This method uses the 10.5.5 combo update because it allows to update from versions 10.5. The other 10.5.5 updates would only allow to update from 10.5.4. So, lets start.

 

NOTE: You may loose CI and QE depending on your current setup. Backup any of your video files first before carrying out this update otherwise you will have to go searching for those files again.

 

1) Get the 10.5.5 combo update from here Apples 10.5.5 combo-update

 

2) Open up Disk Utility then the Terminal application and type in the following:

sudo -s

then it will ask you for your admin password:

password:

We now need to keep a copy of a few important files (this info i got from the update 10.4.9 to 10.4.10 thread). At the prompt type the following:

cp /mach_kernel /old
cp -r /system/library/coreservices/loginwindow.app /
cp -r /system/library/extensions/AppleSMBIOS.kext /
cp -r /system/library/extensions/AppleACPIplatform.kext /
cp -r /system/library/extensions/AppleAPIC.kext /
cp -r /system/library/extensions/IOATAFamily.kext /
cp -r /system/library/extensions/system.kext /

 

3) This relates to the 10.5.5 combo update. WARNING!! if you miss this step the install will probably crash at around 39%. Mine did every time till i found the solution which is as follows. You need to make sure that AppleIntelCPUPowermanagement.kext gets deleted during the install. The following script does this, so type the following in the Terminal window:

while sleep 1; do rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext; done

This will now appear as though the terminal window has locked up, don't worry it hasn't, it is just waiting to see that file and delete it.

 

DO NOT CLOSE THE TERMINAL WINDOW!!

 

4) Now install the 10.5.5 combo update. When i tried this without carrying out step 3 it kept crashing at around 39% asking me to 'press the power button' to restart the system. From what i can gather, when it gets to the point of installing the AppleIntelCPUPowermanagement.kext the installation would crash at around 39% on my system and i tried 4 times this way and it crashed each and every time at around 39%. Looking around the forum i found a command line being used in other 10.5.5 update threads which was used prior to installing the update. I used this line and the combo install worked each time. I have tried this method 3 times now and it has not crashed once during the install of the combo update so hopefully it will work for others too.

 

When the install finishes DO NOT RESTART THE COMPUTER

 

5) Once the update has finished, go back to the terminal window and press CTRL + C (this will stop the script from running). At the prompt type the following:

nano /System/InstallAtStartup/scripts/1

go down to the bottom of the file and look for where it says 'kext load' it should say Dont Steal This Mac.kext. Change this to dsmos.kext then save it by pressing CTRL+O then exit the editior by pressing CTRL+X

 

6) Now you need to put back the files you backed up earlier in step 2. In the terminal window type the following:

cp /old /mach_kernel
cp -R /loginwindow.app /system/library/coreservices/
cp -R /AppleSMBIOS.kext /system/library/extensions/
cp -R /AppleACPIplatform.kext /system/library/extensions/
cp -R /AppleAPIC.kext /system/library/extensions/
cp -R /IOATAFamily.kext /system/library/extensions/
cp -R /system.kext /system/library/extensions/
rm -rf /system/library/Extensions.*

 

7) Now goto the Disk Utility app that you opened earlier in step 2, select your hard disk and press the 'repair permissions' button. Wait a few minutes for it to finish the close Disk Utility, close the Terminal app, find the combo update window which should still be open then press the 'restart' button.

 

When your system reboots, press F8 then type -v at the bootloader prompt. Check to see if your system starts to boot. Mine didn't at first, i got a kernel panic in AppleACPIplatform.kext which stopped my system from loading. I hadn't re-installed my backup files properly so to fix this, just incase something similar happens to you, do the following.

 

To Recover if your system halts with kernal panics

 

Put your OSX install DVD into the drive and boot from it as though you was going to re-install OSX again. When you get to the install screen, on the menu bar at the top, select Utilities then Terminal. In the terminal window type the following:

/sbin/fsck -fy
/sbin/mount -uw /
cd /Volumes/[name of your hard disk]/
ls

You will notice in the list the names of the files you backed up earlier. As a precaution when mine crashed, i re-installed the kernel and system.kext. I will show you what i typed but remember, what files you choose to re-install will/may be different to what i re-installed so the following is only AN EXAMPLE DO NOT COPY.

rm -r mach_kernel
rm -r /Volumes/[hard disk name]/System/Library/Extensions/system.kext
rm -r /Volumes/[hard disk name]/System/Library/Extensions/AppleACPIplatform.kext
cp -r old mach_kernel
cp -r system.kext /Volumes/[hard disk name]/System/Library/Extensions/
cp -r AppleACPIplatform.kext /Volumes/[hard disk name]/System/Library/Extensions/
rm -r /Volumes/[hard disk name]/System/Library/Extensions.*

 

REMEMBER these are the files i needed to get my system back up and running. You will need to change the files accordingly to the kernel panics you received when you rebooted.

 

Now close the Terminal app, quit the installer and reboot the system. Hopefully you should have a fully working updated 10.5.5 system

 

The forum has been a great help in the info that has been supplied by many of the members out there (you know who you are), lots of thanks

 

Hope this is useful to some. Please let me know if you find any errors.

 

regards

Rog

[badsubby]

Hi,

would this also work for kalyway 10.5.2? I keep on getting the waiting for root device problem and I've tried different methods like netkas and stuff. Thanks.

[CptDodge]

Hi,

would this also work for kalyway 10.5.2? I keep on getting the waiting for root device problem and I've tried different methods like netkas and stuff. Thanks.

 

It should work for any of the different builds of 10.5.2. The 'waiting for root device' is normally caused by the build you have not detecting your IDE or SATA. My system is a laptop. If yours is a desktop then you need to do some searching in the forum for an answer to your problem.

 

Just out of interest though, i had tried Kalyway 10.5.2 on my laptop and it didnt work. I kept getting the 'waiting for root device' error. I tried jaS version of 10.5.2 and it worked fine.

[Renderer]

Cool thanks it work!

[josesaramago]

You are a Genious! It's works!

 

I had JAS 10.5.4 and now 10.5.5 from Combo Update.

 

I was trying three days with other guides, and never works.

 

Now, I can upgrade my Nvidia 9400 GT and other software!

 

Configuration:

Mother: Intel DG31PR

Procesor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Video: Nvidia 9400 GT

RAM: 2x2GB Kingston 800 MHZ DDR2

Hard Disk: Western Digital 320 GB 7200 RPM