dparada78 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 OSX86 on MSI P7N Diamond BIOS version 1.2 Core2Duo e6400 oc to 2.8 ghz 3gb ram 40gb Seagate 7200.7 SATA HD on internal nForce SATA IDE DVD on nForce IDE USB Mouse and Keyboard EVGA 8800GT 512 Working at 1680x1050 QE/CI Hardware acclerated with EFI String device id 0x061110de (G92) Required: iPC 10.5.6 DVD Use USB Keyboard and mouse. 1. Go to BIOS and load fail-safe defaults. Boot from DVD. Press f8 and boot using cpus=1 -v if it wont boot normally. 2. Partition drive as you like with disk utility in menu at top. 3. Customize Install with ONLY these options: voodoo kernel 9.5 applenforceata nforce drivers forcedeth V variation (won't work but enumerates device, may not be necessary) acpi fix seatbelt.kext 10.5.5 uuid error fix dsdt patch (first one in the list) any apps you want, but definetly DSDTPatcherGUI. You will need this. DO NOT SELECT ANY VIDEO DRIVERS AT ALL!!! I suspect many failed OSX86 installs fail because of gfx drivers that work incorrectly or for some reason or another crash the system before it even boots. So just get your system up and running first, and then add gfx later. 4.Skip DVD check. 5.After Installation restart and boot with -v -f. If it restarts, try cpus=1 -v -f. If you get a kernel panic about ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin :: Start... error or some {censored} like that, do this: Boot using cpus=1 -s . At prompt type: CODE ******************************************* /sbin/mount -uw / cd /system/library/extensions cd ioplatformpluginfamily.kext cd contents cd plugins ls rm -rf ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin.kext ls exit ********************************************** 6. Wait patiently for first boot. Might take ten minutes. If it is slow, the likely reason is that something on the install is maxing out your cpu processor. Just wait and finish the setup. 7. When you are logged in for the first time, Open Activity Monitor to verify if your cpu is maxed out or not. 8. If it is, open your Applications folder and run DSDTPatcherGUI. Select Apply DSDT Patch TO: and select your OSX86 partition. DO NOT SELECT HPET OR ANY OTHER OPTIONS. This seems to fix the maxed out core and also seems to enable both cores on my Core 2 Duo. 9. Restart and boot with -v. Booting should be much quicker now! Check Activity Monitor again to check your cpu. Both cores working! Yay! 10. The only issue with the voodoo kernel is that restarting and shutting down leads to kernel panic. 11. You can try vanilla kernel now if you want, but you must use cpus=1. S3 sleep does work but only with vanilla. 12. Install your GFX drivers. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/149045-ipc-on-msi-p7n-diamond/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotyard Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 when i boot into the cd i push -v after F8 and it drops a few lines of code then my computer restarts and nothing happens The last line before it restarts is it flashed Starting OS_X89 or something it only flashes that for like half i second the line before that is Loading HFS+ file [/system/library/extensionmkext/] from 4230450 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/149045-ipc-on-msi-p7n-diamond/#findComment-1066390 Share on other sites More sharing options...
geiman Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I have the same problem, but it works fine if I add the cpus=1 boot flag also. Currently installing right now; I'll let you know how it goes. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/149045-ipc-on-msi-p7n-diamond/#findComment-1095142 Share on other sites More sharing options...
geiman Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 As you probably know, these motherboards need their bios patched in order to work correctly. I just saw that OMN has the bios for our board patched and is on our site. I now have OS X installed and booting without the cpus=1 flag! Site for BIOS: http://www.osxcores.site50.net/page5/page6/page6.html Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/149045-ipc-on-msi-p7n-diamond/#findComment-1096060 Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan_p_g Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Cool.. I'm dl'ing now and will try this tomorrow. Anyone know if the settings would be different for my configuration? Thanks for the step by step! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/149045-ipc-on-msi-p7n-diamond/#findComment-1096728 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThugEsquire Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Thank you dparada78 for this guide! I used it and it worked! You're a winner. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/149045-ipc-on-msi-p7n-diamond/#findComment-1137419 Share on other sites More sharing options...
elias90 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 into the motherboard, which is the connector for the nForce sata hd? in the installation, do not recognize the sata hd as I do? i'm Italian i don't speaking English very well sorry Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/149045-ipc-on-msi-p7n-diamond/#findComment-1180000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
manjuheart Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I have P7NSLI platinum motherboard.I m stuck in continous reboot at the begining.Wat bios settings to use.I don no anything help me from scratch plz.MY PC XFX 512MB 8600GT motherboard P7NSLI cpu INTEL E4500(2.2 GHZ) aoc monitor Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/149045-ipc-on-msi-p7n-diamond/#findComment-1411341 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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