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Dam
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Hi to everyone!

 

First of all sorry for my english; I'm a big fun of you

and Insanelymac, thanks to you I've a smooth workin'

Leopard Retail 15.5.6 on AMD!

 

Well, that's my problem:

 

I bought a new hardware for my new PC, I've shearched long long time to get all HW

compatible with a Leopard Retail installation.

 

 

So that's what I got:

 

CPU

Intel Q8200 2.33 GHz

 

MOBO

Gigabyte GA-EP-45C-DS3R(Rev.1) [F2 Bios] Need to update to F5 Bios?

 

HD

Maxtor 500Gb STM3500323AS

 

RAM

Ocz 2Gb 1033Mhz

 

GRAPHIC CARD

Palit 9800Gt 512Mb

 

DVD RW

Pioneer DVR-216D

 

 

I've tried a lot of boot-132 disk image but with no luck:

 

- Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3L_KEXTS-ISO

- Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R_KEXTS

- Gygabyte EP45-UD3R/UD3P_KEXTS (P45 Chipset)

- Modified_generic.iso <--- the only one that let me install Leopard but so slow. (About 6h)

 

 

 

So I've tried to create a disk image by myself and I used this kext:

 

OpenHaltRestart.kext

IntelCPUPMDisabler.kext

dsmos.kext

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AppleSMBIOS.kext

AppleSMBIOSEFI.kext

 

Those took from modified generic iso

to let see Specs (Ram, Chipset Model)

on System Profile panel

 

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LegacyAppleIntelPIIXATA.kext

IOAHCIBlockStorage.kext

LegacyAppleAHCIPort.kext

 

Those are for ICH10R support but they sometimes

work and sometimes Darwin says: STILL WAITING FOR ROOT DEVICE

 

NOTE: I can start always with ACHI enabled on BIOS but I got ORANGE DISK

and everything I do from guides found on web (AHCI fix and so onn) are useful.

 

But in this way I can install Leopard in about 50mins.

 

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IONetworkingFamily.kext

RealtekR1000

 

For Lan, it seems to work, just one.

The firewire doesn't work anymore, maybe needs some kexts.

 

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GRAPHIC CARD ISSUE (Palit 9800GT 512Mb)

With NVinject.kext (The only one that worked for me)

I can have all resolution but Quartz not enabled and

Profile color seems to be useful for setting my monitor.

 

AUDIO ISSUE (ALC889A)

No way to get it work.

 

I Used with no luck:

 

LegacyHDAPlatformDriver.kext

HDAEnabler.kext

LegacyHDAController.kext

 

 

I don't know what to do.

Please help me.

 

 

 

Does anyone got Leopard works with this specs or similar?

Could someone tell me what is wrong?

 

Is there a Boot-132 for GA-EP45C-DS3R?

What are the right settings on BIOS for this mobo?

 

To many questions?

 

 

Yes, I know. :thumbsup_anim:

 

 

Thanks for any kind of help!

Dam

Dam
Dam
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Thanks Clonidine so much but I get it works by myself!

 

I don't write SOLVED yet coz I want to post kext for this board!

Tomorrow I'll do it and I'll open a new post for the Palit 9800GT 512mb coz I still have problems!

 

Gotta go!

 

Bye

cativo
cativo
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Dam, I got the same MoBo as u do..

 

L:ooking forward to your experience and tips please!

 

I use ideneb 1.3 os 10.5.5, and it woks. I finish today after some failed test.

 

I upgrade the bios to F5 version

I configure the SATA controllers to AHCI mode.

The installation is without any personalization.

 

I have now problems with the sound and my ps2 keyboard. (now a usb keyboard is plugged).

 

the system

mb GA-EP45C-DS3R

memory 2x KHX8500D2/1G

processor CPU E8400 3ghz

Graphic card Nvidia G8800

disks

scsi0: used for OpenSuSe Linux

scsi1: used for ideneb

dvd external usb LG

Dam
Dam
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Hi all!

 

After a lot of searching and attemps I've finally got

my Leopard Retail 10.5.6 works on GA-EP45C-DS3R by my own.

I want to share everything I got wit you coz some people asked to me an help.

 

 

That's my Specs:

 

CPU

Intel Q8200 2.33 GHz

 

MOBO

Gigabyte GA-EP-45C-DS3R(Rev.1) [F5 Bios]

 

HD

2x Maxtor 500Gb STM3500323AS (SATA)

 

RAM

2x Ocz 2Gb 1066Mhz

 

GRAPHIC CARD

Captiva 8800GT 1Gb DDR3

 

DVD RW

Pioneer DVR-216D (SATA)

 

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Status of my System right now:

 

- Ethernet x2: OK!

- Sound: OK! (Except front Headphone - I'm workin' on it)

- QE/CI: OK! (Captiva 8800GT Dual DVI 1Gb)

- Restart / Shutdown / Sleep: OK!

 

 

Ok! Now I'm goin' to explain my procedure

*I'm not responsable about any damage to your Hardware, you'll doing this at your own risk.

 

 

What we need:

 

- Original Disc of Apple Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 Here;

- Apple Leopard Combo Update 10.5.6 Here;

- The Grub-DFE iso image for boot Here;

- PCEFI v9 Installer Here

- DSDTPatcherGUI for DSDT patch (Not sure if we really need of it ...) Here;

- OSX86Tools for Graphic Cards Supported Here;

- MKext for Gigabyte EP-45C-DS3R Here

- USB Pendrive 512Mb at least (For post installation);

 

 

 

Let's do it:

 

STEP 1

Copy all files downloaded to the pendrive (Except for Grub-dfe.iso);

 

STEP 2

Burn grub-Dfe.iso on a DVD-ROM / CD-ROM;

 

STEP 3

Update the EP-45C-DS3R mobo to F5 bios version with QFlash Support of Gigabyte Here;

 

STEP 4

For the first installation we need to set AHCI Mode to [Enabled]

and SATA Port0-3 Native mode to [Enabled]

 

You'll find it in Integrated Peripherals > SATA RAID /AHCI Mode

and Integrated Peripherals > SATA Port0-3 Native mode

STEP 5

Insert the grub-dfe Disc, wait for the "system failure", type Enter then eject the Disc and insert

the Apple Mac OS X Leopard Retail 10.5 DVD, type -v (Verbose mode) and then Enter again;

 

NOTE

I had some problems to boot up with optical drives when AHCI mode is Enabled.

So here is a trick that worked for me:

 

Restart the PC and type F12 to go to boot up selection;

Open the Optical Drive, put on the Grub-DFE disc and DO NOT close the optical drive yet;

Wait for the Boot selection;

Select DVD Boot, then type Enter;

Now close the optical drive;

 

If everything worked u should see the "Grub-dfe boot screen" then follow the step 6.

If not try more times.

 

STEP 6

After Changing disc and insert the Leopard Retail DVD 10.5, you should see the Leopard welcome boot

screen. (It takes some minutes to boot up);

 

STEP 7

Before Install Leopard we need to Format our Disk to GUID Partition:

 

- Go to Disk Utility from Utilities on the top menu;

- You should see Orange drive, don't worry, it's ok;

- Click on the HARD drive you want to Install Leopard;

- Then click on the 3rd tab on the right called Partition;

- So on Volume Scheme select 1 partition;

- Select the name: (type Leopard);

- Format: Mac OS Extended (Journaled);

- Then click Option and select GUID Partition Table from the new window.

- Type Apply

- And your HD is formatted in GUID;

 

STEP 8

Close Disk Utility and follow the procedure to install Leopard on your GUID HD;

 

STEP 9

The installation takes about 30 minutes. At the end you'll have a message

of Succeful installation (or not succesful, it's just the same). Then type Restart;

This time you have to Restart the machine by yourself when you see MACH REBOOT on the

black screen (thanks to -v mode)

 

STEP 10

On the second Reboot we have to do just the same we did on STEP 5 but this time we don't have to

put on the DVD Leopard Disc, we just have to type a Number to let Our disk boot (Usually try 80 or 81);

after type Enter you should se the Darwin boot screen.

Here type -v and Enter again;

 

STEP 11

Wait for a while and we'll be on the Welcome video from Apple (It should be a bit broken, don't worry, it's the graphic card without driver)

Now follow the information screen and insert all data and so on.

 

Important: Connect your mac with a cable or during this step you'll have a kind of loop with no escape. I recommend to insert a password for the following STEPS

 

STEP 12

Finally we are on the Leopard Desktop. No sound, No QE /CI, Orange drives, it's ok.. bring a club and destroy your PC. Just kidding.. all these issues will disappear at the end of this Tutorial.

 

 

Ok, that's the important part. Be careful

 

 

STEP 13

Put on the USB Pendrive with all our stuffs:

 

- Copy the content on the Desktop.

- Now Run PCEFIv9, type your password and install it.

- Clicking on Leopard HD on Desktop we'll see that PCEFI has created a new folder called Extra an it's empty.

- Now extract the Extensions.zip and copy the Extensions.mkext in to the Extra folder: you need to type the password and then Ok.

 

STEP 14

Run DSDTPatcherGUI and let it on background opened:DO NOT CLOSE IT!

Now run MaxOSXUpdCombo10.5.6.pkg downloaded from Apple and install it. At the end of the installation

it will ask to restart your PC: DO NOT RESTART FOR ANY REASON! , just leave the MacOsComboUpdate windows on background.

Go back to DSDTPatcherGUI window and select:

 

Choose Operating System:

Darwin / Mac OS X

 

DSDT Patcher Option:

Apply DSDT Patch to: [Select the HD with Leopard installed on it] in this case "Leopard"

 

Then click on Run DSDT Patcher

 

Tips: Sometimes this program has problems. It happens that you cannot click on Run DSDT Patcher, don't worry

DO NOT CLOSE IT, just deselect or change setting then select again the right setting and then try again clicking on Run DSDT Pacher. It woked for me.

 

After this YOU CAN RESTART YOUR PC by clicking on Restart from Mac Combo Update window.

 

Like the first time, you have to wait the message on black screen MACH REBOOT and then restart your PC manually.

 

 

STEP 15

At this 3rd restart go to Bios Setting again by clicking Del button.

Then set AHCI Mode to [Disabled] and SATA Port0-3 Native mode to [Enabled]

Save setting and Restart

DO NOT INSERT ANY DISC, just wait for automatically boot from HD (Thanks to PCEfiv9)

 

Finally we should come back to Leopard with Normal HD, Sound and Wake Up / Sleep / Restart workin'.

Update from Software Update everything you want but DO NOT try the 10.5.7 yet when it will be out.

 

 

STEP 16 ONLY FOR 8800GT

Run OSX86Tools and then click on Add EFI Strings / Boot Flag

On the new Window Click to top/left on GFX Strings, select your Card and click on Import String to Boot Editor, come back to prev window and set 4 on the label below the line: Please enter the timeout to use for the bootloader (in seconds). Leave blank to use none. Current timeout seconds:

4 are the seconds that Darwin waits before boot on Leopard (It's useful for any restore or maintenace of Operating System)

 

So click on Apply changes to com.apple.Boot.plist, type the password and Ok.;

 

Restart. Done.

 

 

 

 

TIPS

After iTunes and Quicktime updates you should have some problem with your mouse (strange behaviours when one of those program is running)

So to solve this problem just remove from System/Library/Extentions/ the file AppleUpstreamUserClient.kext, Repair permission, reboot and that's all.

 

 

Inside the Extensions.mkext I've modified the AppleSMBIOSEFI just putting RAM Frequency and so on.

Don't worry are just for System Profiler and not for performance.

 

 

 

 

PROBLEMS

Graphic: When I start the System the white bar on top ain't transparent.

When I click on any App the white bar turns transparent again Any solution?

 

Audio: If I don't play sound for a lot of time and then I try to play a song I have a strange sound at the beginng (It's just like the sound should me reactivated) After that all goes well. Any solution?

 

 

That's all folks.

Thanks to everyone! And sorry for my english.

 

Dam

  • 2 weeks later...
komodo_1
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Hi Dam.

thank you for the great tutorial.

I had all workin on my machine but audio still dosen't works and it's not recognized.

After a reboot it was recognized, but now dosen't anymore.

I think i overwrited in error the AppleHDA.kext testing a driver ( wrong one, it was for other MOB).

I installed - PCEFI v9 as u said and placed -MKext for Gigabyte EP-45C-DS3R in right directory (OSx disk/Extras).

Rebooted but noway... no audio!

 

Got any suggestion please?? I'm really a mac noobish.

Excuse me for my bad english too, i'm very rusty!

  • 2 weeks later...
Dam
Dam
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Hi Komodo,

 

sorry for late reply..

 

Try this:

 

have you set on Bios the audio on?

 

If yes try this way:

 

Place the kext of this guide in extra so reboot with -f -v the first time.. then reboot again

in the normal way.

 

Let me know if it works.

 

 

EDIT:

 

If still doesn't work. Remove all Audio kext from Extra and copy the file attached at the end of this post.

Also here reboot with -f -v the first time.. then reboot again in the normal way.

 

(This solved also the "Pop" when sound wakes up from sleep.)

 

 

 

Let me know

Dam

 

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EP54C_Audio.zip

komodo_1
komodo_1
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Hi Dam.

Thanks for help.

I was just posting that I solved yesterday using x86toll for kext installation.

 

After that it worked.

I wonna say i already tried before to post the req for help... but didn't worked, maybe was the wrong kext

 

Anyway again thanks for help.

 

Soon,

Daniele.

 

Hi Komodo,

 

sorry for late reply..

 

Try this:

 

have you set on Bios the audio on?

 

If yes try this way:

 

Place the kext of this guide in extra so reboot with -f -v the first time.. then reboot again

in the normal way.

 

Let me know if it works.

 

 

EDIT:

 

If still doesn't work. Remove all Audio kext from Extra and copy the file attached at the end of this post.

Also here reboot with -f -v the first time.. then reboot again in the normal way.

 

(This solved also the "Pop" when sound wakes up from sleep.)

 

 

 

Let me know

Dam

 

___________________________________________________

EP54C_Audio.zip

  • 1 month later...
komodo_1
komodo_1
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I already solved.

thank you anyway dude :)

 

 

Hi Komodo,

 

sorry for late reply..

 

Try this:

 

have you set on Bios the audio on?

 

If yes try this way:

 

Place the kext of this guide in extra so reboot with -f -v the first time.. then reboot again

in the normal way.

 

Let me know if it works.

 

 

EDIT:

 

If still doesn't work. Remove all Audio kext from Extra and copy the file attached at the end of this post.

Also here reboot with -f -v the first time.. then reboot again in the normal way.

 

(This solved also the "Pop" when sound wakes up from sleep.)

 

 

 

Let me know

Dam

 

___________________________________________________

EP54C_Audio.zip

  • 1 year later...
komodo_1
komodo_1
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Sorry for my delayed reply.

 

I had sound working just installing the kext with osx86tool. At last it worked...

I'm not able to remember wich one was the right kext, because I tryed so many of them.

 

I got audio workin' now, but only with built-in speaker.

I never was able to use my 5.1

I tryed to use "Audio MIDI setup.app" to create an aggregate device for 5.1 speakers, but failed and went back to built-in speakers (2 speakers only are working atm)

 

Now i'm going to test a retail 10.6 setup on same hw (different hard disk so i preserve my workin' 10.5.6 installation) and I hope that everything will work fine.

 

Yesterday I approached the test but at 3am i had to sleep 'cause was very late (alarm was set at 6.30 am) and the installation was failing, failing and failing again.

 

Excuse me one more time for the little little little delay on reply. :):angel:

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