digiplaya2005 Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Is there a big difference between 648FX and just 648 sis for osx running on x86? (techie help needed!) i ask this since if there is ever a solution for Sis for osx86 maybe one sol. could be for anyone with 648 and the other with 648FX (if possible)..this would probably work best only I.m.o. plus, i doubt it but i'd like to know if anyone knows of a Sis PPD (for patching the install DVD) or at least some type of patch for a typically unsupported ATA controller on x86, thanks. <--- By that I mean something other than a Sis IDE controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdan2006 Posted November 10, 2006 Author Share Posted November 10, 2006 tell me your hard disk where osx installed connected to primary master? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickoes Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 You should quote djdan . Would be less confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoomie Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 This hack works on an SiS 755 northbridge, SiS 964 southbridge chipset. I wish I had found this thread sooner because the slow disk drive performance was driving me up the wall. As I was reading through all the messages in this thread, I kept wondering how one finds the vender/device ID. Others were reporting success on chipsets different from mine so surely (don't call me shirley), I thought my vendor/device id would be different than the 0x55131039 that others were using. So I planned on posting with the question "how I find the device ID". But then as I kept reading, I remembered when configuring a Linux kernel, I had to build in support for the SiS5513 chipset. So on a hunch, I edited the Info.plist file with 0x55131039. Early in the thread, someone said they used 0x10395513...I tried that first and my computer failed to boot. So I booted with the Install DVD and edited the info.plist with 0x55131039...SUCCESS!!!!! After applying this patch, my xbench overall score doubled, but more importantly, disk drive access improved significantly...no more waiting 45 minutes to transfer a 400MB porn file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickoes Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Is there someone working on the 648fx chipset currently? @zoomie : Glad for you, have great pleasure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro_ Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Please someone know if works with thats motherboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro_ Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Works perfectly for me, with the motherboard above. Xbench without UDMA Results 8.90 System Info Xbench Version 1.3 System Version 10.4.8 (8L2127) Physical RAM 1024 MB Model ACPI Drive Type ST3120022A Disk Test 8.90 Sequential 6.34 Uncached Write 5.33 3.27 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Write 5.67 3.21 MB/sec [256K blocks] Uncached Read 9.73 2.85 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Read 6.08 3.06 MB/sec [256K blocks] Random 14.92 Uncached Write 10.69 1.13 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Write 10.33 3.31 MB/sec [256K blocks] Uncached Read 77.21 0.55 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Read 15.46 2.87 MB/sec [256K blocks] Xbench with UDMA Results 47.21 System Info Xbench Version 1.3 System Version 10.4.8 (8L2127) Physical RAM 1024 MB Model ACPI Drive Type ST3120022A Disk Test 47.21 Sequential 63.94 Uncached Write 33.34 20.47 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Write 95.03 53.77 MB/sec [256K blocks] Uncached Read 79.11 23.15 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Read 106.36 53.45 MB/sec [256K blocks] Random 37.42 Uncached Write 13.39 1.42 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Write 73.25 23.45 MB/sec [256K blocks] Uncached Read 91.92 0.65 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Read 130.21 24.16 MB/sec [256K blocks] Thats ID 0x55131039 Thanks, djdan2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickoes Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 hey guys, still working on it or is it dead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickoes Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 BUMP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bikedude880 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 New development for SiS based motherboards! Coding a driver that will enable OS X to take advantage of many SiS based chipsets. http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=255153 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimpressive Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Xbench was around ~ 2MB/sec now is over 20. (SiS650 and config in sign.) Ty a lot u all A little merge of all with a step by step to get it working: 1. sudo -s 2. cd /System/Library/Extensions/AppleVIAATA.kext/Contents 3. nano Info.Plist Add id in "VIA SATA Controller" id = 0x55131039 I did not delete all the other available id's, just added in my id as the first one. 4. chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/AppleVIAATA.kext 5. chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions/AppleVIAATA.kext 6. rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/IOATAFamily.kext/Contents/Plugins/AppleGenericPCATA.kext 7. chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/IOATAFamily.kext 8. chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions/IOATAFamily.kext This step is necessary, otherwise, APPLEGENERICPCATA.kext will be loaded upon SECOND reboot! 9. rm -f /System/Library/Extensions.kextcache 10. rm -f /System/Library/Extensions.mkext 11. REBOOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digiplaya2005 Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 (edited) Hmm...still no go even using grimpressive's guide! I would like to know whether there is a guide (that I haven't read yet) that would make a Sis 648 non-FX chipset work! I'm among the many "still waiting for root device" error guys. Maybe I'll have to wait for bikedude880's driver to become stable... Tom a.k.a. digiplaya2005 or thetechnojedi Edited January 6, 2007 by digiplaya2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickoes Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 What is the difference between FX and no-FX chipset? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimpressive Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Hmm...still no go even using grimpressive's guide! not properly a guide itself i've just grouped the tips in this thread and linked them'all in a step-by-step howto. as i said... I found it working after other 3 methods tested... but I got a SiS650 (dunno what's FX or not... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tibian Ass Monkey Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 not properly a guide itself i've just grouped the tips in this thread and linked them'all in a step-by-step howto. as i said... I found it working after other 3 methods tested... but I got a SiS650 (dunno what's FX or not... ) Would it be a bad idea to just remove AppleGenericPCATA.kext into a separate folder for later use if the need arises? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rez. Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 I have an ECS 761GX-M754 Motherboard. That's an SIS 761GX Northbridge and an SIS 964 Southbridge. I can confirm that the methods mentioned here work with this Motherboard/Chipset Combination. UDMA is now enabled. As an extra added bonus, My age old problem of not being able to see the contents of an NTFS partitioned drive have also been solved. Thanks to everyone involved. id: 0X55131039 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmay Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 It works! Use id 0x55131039 and del AppleGenericPCATA.kext Now my HiarDisk speed reaches 50M/s, only 2M/s before modified. My MotherBoard is SiS 650/962 and OS is Jas 10.4.7. Thx a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipttees Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 My mobo Asus P5V800-MX Chipset VT8251 doesn't work, look! AppleVIAATADriver: VIA UNKNOWN (CMD 0x1f0, CTR 0x3f4, IRQ 14, BM 0xfc00) USB caused wake event (EHCI) AppleVIAATADriver: VIA UNKNOWN (CMD 0x170, CTR 0x374, IRQ 15, BM 0xfc08) somewhere can help me? thx a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostlkp Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 i entered the wrong device id but i found the right one... i was wondering if its possible to change the plist without reinstalling mac i cant even boot mac keeps saying waiting for root device..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitardood Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Hi, how can I tell my device ID? VIA chipset. VIA VT8237A SATA RAID Controller Chip: VIA Technologies Inc Detail Chip Vender VIA Technologies Inc Device VIA VT8237A SATA RAID Controller OEM Vender Elitegroup Computer Sys PnpID VEN_1106&DEV_0591&SUBSYS_18961019&REV_80 Vender VIA Technologies, Inc. OEM Device from Elitegroup Computer Sys Im in windows. Its on an old ide hdd now not loading up for OSX. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Thanks, watching thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unisex Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 hi! i have sis chipset! i tryed 0x55131039 i can't boot now it say: Still waiting for root device Still waiting for root device Still waiting for root device Still waiting for root device Still waiting for root device . . . . damn i have the deleted one in my homedir. how can i put it back in the /System/E.....? my system ids: http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/7360/bild1sp5.png whats the right one? greetings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Unisex, I did the same thing, edited my viaa text. I got this: IOATACONTROLLER device blocking bus AppleViaatadriver : Via unknown Still waiting for root device Safe mode did not boot leaving me to believe it had not even found my SATA drive. Funny thing is the VIA Raid controller is almost exactly the same as my other machine that is working fine. VIA VT8237a (not working) 8237R Working 100% in the other room! Unbunto install CD also does not detect any drives. On a side not, Acronis only works in Safe mode so I think its a bios issue because I cant enable sata acpi or what ever that my other board has that turns on SATA install. I'm throwing in the towel. On this box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvil Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Success. Now I got 40 in Xbench test, before only 6 SiS 655FX-north SiS 964 -south id used 0x55131039 My DVD-ROMs and IDE Hard drive shows up as SATA. Now it gets exactly 30 seconds to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dellius Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Does this work on ther SATA enabled chipsets? Mine is as follows: - Northbridge: NVIDIA® GeForce 6100 - Southbridge: NVIDIA® nForce 410 MCP Any hopes of success? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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