USB port issue

[Messeduprex]

Well I'm just setting up my dual boot hp dv7 laptop I'm using idenb v1.4 the package I'm using is nvidadarwin 512, acpi 10.5.6, ps2 fix, realtek r1000 network card, ichx fix, and idt audio. Everything works but the wireless ( which I know is normal) and my USB ports I've tried reinstalling using different packages but I can not get any of the USB ports to work.

[steve9x]

Well I'm just setting up my dual boot hp dv7 laptop I'm using idenb v1.4 the package I'm using is nvidadarwin 512, acpi 10.5.6, ps2 fix, realtek r1000 network card, ichx fix, and idt audio. Everything works but the wireless (which I know is normal) and my USB ports I've tried reinstalling using different packages but I can not get any of the USB ports to work.

 

I too am using the iDeneb 1.4 (Leopard 10.5.5) its the first DVD that worked for me to boot up, install, and run.. out of all the ones if tried...

 

I think we may have the same problem! In mac os my usb ports do not work at all. Example, if I plug in a any kind of usb device, such as a usb flash drive, usb mouse, etc... nothing happens. It's like I didn't plug anything in...Strangely though if I have my mouse plugged in before booting up, the mouse will work. But if I unplug it and replug it back in, it wont work anymore... I suspect I need a fix of somekind but I'm not sure what the right one is or where to find it...

 

Can you please boot up for me with the -v flag?

 

When I boot up using -v these's are the errors I get:

 

USBF: 16.991 EHCI controller unable to take control from BIOS

USBF: 16.991 AppleUSBEHCI[0x2c56000]: unable to obtain ownership: 0xe00002be

USBF: 16.991 AppleUSBEHCI[0x2c56000]::UIMInitialize - Error occurred (0xe00002be)

USBF: 16.993 AppleUSBEHCI[0x2c56000]: UIMFinalize 0 0 0x2c98700

USBF: 16.993 AppleUSBEHCI: unable to initialize UIM

 

 

AppleUSBEHCI... it has USB in there, not sure what EHCI is though... So I think this is maybe my problem? Try booting up live I said above and see if you get the same (or similar) errors!

 

I found this page here: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...28559&st=20

 

If you read orByte's first post on that page maybe someone can make some sense of it?

 

For me I don't get it only on reboot, I get it on any boot, from completely off to on I get that! Disabling Legacy USB does nothing and I still get the errors.(They even said it doesn't work for everyone)

 

 

here's what I thought was the more important info:

 

Hi all,

I have finally overcome teething problems and can now compile the Darwin, Open Source 256.4.2 IOUSBFamily kext AND

 

get a usable kext.

 

However, I have been focusing on writing a version of AppleUSBEHCI.kext that will address the following problem(s):

 

(1) ON REBOOT/RESET one gets:

CODE

USBF: 20.136 EHCI controller unable to take control from BIOS

 

 

The problem appears to originate from a pci-quirk, which has to do with managing OS/BIOS ownership of the EHCI

 

controller, and is not implemented in the Apple code. Not all systems may exhibit this error. Again, we are lucky

 

to have the benefit of Linux - an excellent open source implementation - for a viable approach to dealing with this

 

problem.

 

Briefly, while Apple implements

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#define EHCI_USBLEGSUP_BIOS (1 << 16) /* BIOS semaphore */

#define EHCI_USBLEGSUP_OS (1 << 24) /* OS semaphore */

, they do not IMPLEMENT

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#define EHCI_USBLEGCTLSTS 4 /* legacy control/status */

#define EHCI_USBLEGCTLSTS_SOOE (1 << 13) /* SMI on ownership change */

, which is actually a critical part of the management state machine (consequently on restart/reset BIOS reclaims

 

but OS does not let go - so when you restart - no one gets it in the end). Well, in an unquirky world it would be

 

taken care of by the BIOS, but hey! You know how it goes...

 

 

Oh yes, and the legacy part... Turning off legacy support in your BIOS may or may not make a difference. SO the

 

best solution is porting these few lines + a few more over.

 

 

I shall keep you posted. Working title is: GenPCUSBEHCI.kext .

 

 

Best,

 

I have tried downloading the first file under leopard titled: "PCGenUSBEHCI_303.4.5.kext.zip"

 

I extracted it from the zip within mac, and used kext helper to install it? Is that the wrong way? What is the proper way to install it?

 

After I installed it with kext helper I rebooted and booted with -v... it still had those same usb errors and the PCGenUSB I did see fly by real quick, but to quick to write it down.. said something like failed to load kernel extension...

 

What did I do wrong?

 

I'm new to mac os x and don't fully understand how the OS works as of yet so hopefully someone will be able to help me...

 

Next my built in Atheros AR5007EG wifi device does not yet have a driver out there for me. At least there hasn't been one that popped up yet in this thread: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...p;#entry1178684

 

However if I can get my USB ports working, then I also have a Hawking HWUG1 usb wifi device that I think I've seen drivers for somewhere... I wouldn't mind using that if the internet works!

 

 

Also I can't install Logic Studio because I don't have a kext for my graphics card... the installer says I have 0 of the recommended 64M VRAM, so I guess I wont be able to install that until I find a driver for my graphics card...

 

Its a "Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family"

 

Well at least thats what it comes up as in windows... Is that all I need to find a driver or is there other information that needs to be obtained? That doesn't seem very descriptive to me.

 

Thanks for your help! I would really like to use Logic Studio on my PC! Hopefully it can be a reality soon, I'm so close but yet so far... I made it through everything (booting,installing,running successfully) now only a couple drivers are holding me back!

 

Before I could get osx to even boot I was having my doubts but, now that I can actually boot up and login to osx I feel like I'm just a few steps away from Logic!

 

Thanks again...