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How to install Leopard on Motherboard: GA-EP45-DS3

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Sjeezo Productioñe
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Hey guys

 

i've a simple question. I've always had a hackintosh, set up with first kalyway (to bless the partition), than brazilmac for the main system (vanilla kernel) and afterwards pc_efi v.5 for the bootloader. This always worked for me. Now I've got a new system, and i can't get it to work. I tried the way i used to do, like I said here above and also I tried iAtkos v.5, also Kalyway install cd 10.5.2, I tried with pc_efi v.9 and all that but I still can't get it to work. It's realy frustrating because i know i've got the good hardware. My specs are:

 

motherboard: GA-EP45-DS3

CPU: Intel Quad Core Q6600

 

So could PLEAS somebody give me some advice or a step-by-step guide? I've aready read and tried the guides of netkas and some of the insanelymac forums (like http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=124938)

 

Thanks in advance !

Leon27
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This is my first try ever :(. I tried to install Kalyway 10.5.2 Intel_Amd, and at the end of installation, it reported me an error, something like "Clean your instalation disk". I talked to my friend, he installed successfully Leopard, but he has different motherboard, and i sent him a link to this thread, and he said only: "Unbelievable". :)

Also, he sad maybe the problem is with version of BIOS and maybe we should try to update BIOS.

Sjeezo Productioñe
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This is my first try ever :( . I tried to install Kalyway 10.5.2 Intel_Amd, and at the end of installation, it reported me an error, something like "Clean your instalation disk". I talked to my friend, he installed successfully Leopard, but he has different motherboard, and i sent him a link to this thread, and he said only: "Unbelievable". :)

Also, he sad maybe the problem is with version of BIOS and maybe we should try to update BIOS.

 

 

hmmm updating bios is soo risky.. besides, nobody says it's necessary. All the guys who have the same m-board as we, fixed the install in a jiffy. I'm now downloading Kalyway 10.5.1 and hopefully we've more luck.

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Thanks for info Sjeezo, I'm now downloading Kalyway 10.5.1. :)

BTW, install with XxX_Leo_10.5.6 was successful but I had a problem when restart and it freeze on Apple logo screen.

Please can you teel me which kernel did you use?

 

Both kernels (there are only 2 possabilities) have to be installed. Don't install Video / Audio / Network drivers and all that, BUT choose the right bootloader. Only one may be chosen (not both !), This choice depends on whenever you have GUID or MBR, so be carefull!

 

Good luck and let me know!!

 

 

Cheers

Leon27
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Thanks Sjeezo B)

I forgot to tell you, I contacted one good guy on this forum :), he has same motherboard like we and he told me to install Retail Leopard, put some kext and it work perfect. :)

I will try Kalyway 10.5.1 and Retail and I will let you know.

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And, how did it went?

 

Yep that's also a good way, but you have to make more partitions and stuff, and you also need a working partition with leopard pre-installed and so on .. so I think this is the easiest way. It worked for me and with a few kexts my audio and video are working perfectly.

 

 

Cheers

hoyanf
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My current 10.5.6 = DSDT + Drivers + Chameleon as attached.

 

Bios option for SATA must default to AHCI.

Sound enable HDEF.

 

/ ->

DSDT.aml

boot

 

/Extra/Extensions ->

AppleDecrypt

dsmos

IntelCPUPMDisabler - Not required if using the DSDT.aml

LegacySMBIOS

OpenHaltRestart

 

/System/Library/Extensions ->

AppleHDA

IntelAHCIPort

 

best to do after extraction in terminal

  • find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
  • find . -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;
  • chmod 755 boot
  • sudo chown -R root:wheel *
  • sudo cp -pfr ./Extra /
  • sudo mv /System/Library/Extensions/AppleHDA.kex{t,t.disabled}
  • sudo cp -pfr ./System/Library/Extensions/* /System/Library/Extensions/
  • sudo kextcache -m /Extra/Extensions.mkext /Extra/Extensions
  • sudo kextcache -a i386 -e

Best regards to all... I'll create the package installer when i can...

 

Regards,

hoyanf

EP45_DS3.zip

Bit Shoveler
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You don't need both AppleDecrypt and dsmos! One or the other is sufficient.

 

See the post linked in my signature for my approach on the EP45-DS3R. I haven't gotten around to putting together a guide yet.

Leon27
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Sjeezo and osx86_noob

 

first, THANKS guys for all the help you gave to me. ;)

I have successfully installed Kalyway 10.5.1 and that is a good thing. :D

But, I have problems to install kext for motherboard. :unsure::blink:

I tried with KextHellper and...nothing! :) Still don't have audio,...

I also can't install PC_EFI v9 bootloader with Universal OSx86 Installer, durning "installing EFI bootloader I'm getting applescript error:

The process has forked and you cannot use this CoreFoundation functionality safely. You MUST exec().

Break on __THE_PROCESS_HAS_FORKED_AND_YOU_CANNOT_USE_THIS_COREFO

UNDATION_FUNCTIONALITY___YOU_MUST_EXEC__() to debug.

 

I need PC_EFI v9 bootloader to update Kalyway 10.5.1 to 10.5.6 with Combo Update.

Sjeezo Productioñe
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Leon27,

 

nice you figured it out, and installed successfully Leopard. I personaly haven't updated to 10.5.6 but I know when you want iWork and Ilife '09 you should. But if this is the only reason why you want to update to 10.5.6 than I have a bypass for you:

 

If you don’t have 10.5.6 and you don’t want to upgrade do this :

Go to

/system/library/coreservice/SystemVersion.plist 

Edit this files :


ProductBuild

9E17

ProductCopyright

1983-2008 Apple Inc.

ProductName

Mac OS X

ProductUserVisibleVersion

10.5.6

ProductVersion

10.5.6

 

But make sure to backup the old .plist and after the install replace it with the original one because otherwise iTunes wont work anymore. Oh yeah, wich drivers do you still need for your motherboard?

 

 

Cheers

hoyanf
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osx86_noob

 

Everything pass except:

 

sudo kextcache -m /Extra/Extensions.mkext /Extra/Extensions

 

I got a message:

 

can't add repository (not a directory).

couldn't find any valid bundles to archive

 

Try :-

sudo kextcache -a i386 -m /Extra/Extensions.mkext /Extra/Extemsions/

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