Monte SS Burnout Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Ok guys, so this is for anyone with similar hardware as me, who comes accross this via google or this site trying to find a solution. My hardware is as follows: Core 2 Quad Q9650 3.0GHZ 780i EVGA nforce Mother Board NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 896MB Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB HD OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 SIGMA SHARK SP-635 635W APEVIA X-SUPRA G-Type Blue Case Realtek lan card (PCI) Ive tried many installers. Kalyway 10.5.2 installs, so does ideneb 10.5.5 and 10.5.6, but they become unstable when transfering files. Leo4allv5 works like a charm, downside, its server, and is 10.5.4, and I cannot install the graphics that way, so that wouldnt do. SO, I installed iatkos v7 with the following options: Bootloader: -Chameleon v2 X86 Patches -/Extra directory -DSDT Decrypters -AppleDecrypt Kernel -9.7.0 Kernel Voodoo ACPI -x86 ACPI -Disabler Drivers: System: SATA/IDE -nForce SATA/IDE Sound -Azalia Audio Driver Post-Install Actions I did not install graphics through the installer as I couldnt figure out which enabler to use. So after installation, I installed: -gt200_drivers_pkg 00-13-49.pkg -Enabler_for_Nvidia_and_multiple_ATI_cards.pkg And then graphics work fine as well. The os is completely stable, the only problem is the ram does not appear correctly, but who knows. My external hard drives boot up fine, and even my firewire external hard drive works flawlessly. The system does not freeze while transfering files. Shut down/restart does not work, i have to press the button, but a small price to pay for a fully working mac osx on my rig. Check out the screen shot for graphics information. Anyway, comment if this helped you in anyway, or feel free to ask questions. -Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte SS Burnout Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 Ok so i found that one thing isnt working well. Usb 2.0 isnt working. Usb devices work, but the speed is very very slow. Anyone have a similar problem for a 780i or similar board? I have tried newer kexts for usb, but they didnt work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte SS Burnout Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 anyone at all, its ok you can say something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INsERT Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Boot from DVD, and select ONLY USB (it placed on top of Sound). Hope this help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte SS Burnout Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 Hey, thanks for the reply. I did select the usb, and it didnt work. I installed the kexts from this: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=28559 and it still doesnt work . do you have 780i too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INsERT Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 I have the older one, 680i series. I look through your custom installation and you have selected DSDT patcher. Here I quote from Mickey Mouse Guide iATKOS v7 DSDT:Only select it if you have to use the cpus=1 flag to boot the DVD or the installed system. More information here: source: http://uphuck.ggrn.de/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=4145 I'm not sure about 790i but for my system installation just like yours except I don't chose DSDT and in addition I selected USB & OHR. Working fine but I have a problem with 4GB RAM still searching for solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte SS Burnout Posted August 7, 2009 Author Share Posted August 7, 2009 Hmm, I will give it a try without selecting the dsdt. Im pretty sure it comes selected, so I just left it checked. OHR i have selected, and it doesnt fix my shut down/restart problem, where I click shut down, and it proceedes to do so, then the screens go black, but the power light and fans still go rotating. So who knows. Do you boot the dvd with "maxmem=2048"? Because unless I do that, iatkos will freeze during the installation. What is your ram problem? My ram is 1033 HMZ but it reads as 667mhz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INsERT Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 From my experience, I recommend clean install if you like to try again. For comparison sake, here a full list my very last installation after many trial and error: System Detail: Asus P5N32-E SLI 680i Chipset BIOS Revision 1503 Asus NVIDIA 7600 GT 2 GB RAM (on installation) SATA HD 80 GB PCI Ethernet Card R1000 family (*not sure really ) DVD-RW USB External Custom Installation: iATKOS v7 Main System Bootloader: Chameleon v2 X86 Patches: /Extra directory Decrypters: Apple Decrypt Kernel: 9.7.0 ACPI: x86 ACPI Disabler OHR Drivers: VGA: NVdarwin (for Asus NVIDIA 7600 GT) System: SATA/IDE: nForce SATA/IDE USB Sound: Azalia Audio Driver, NTFS 3G Network: Realtek R1000 (for PCI NIC Card) in BIOS I disabled RAID and nForce LAN onboard. I installed my system with 2GB RAM no problem. Now I upgraded to 4GB RAM and that's where random KP occur. If I choose one of any SMBIOS drivers I have same problem as you, system don't shutdown properly. I'm not sure if they are related but it works for my system. I think that ram read as 667 is cosmetic things but I'm not sure. Maybe you can use benchmark software to test it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssphaneuf Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 okay, i have pretty much the same set up as you, intel core2duo 8400 3.0ghz 4 gigs of ddr2 ocz 1066 ram 3 sata hard drive 9800gtx but when i start the install i get the apple, but it has a circle with a line threw it... any suggestions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte SS Burnout Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 You need to use an ide dvd drive to boot the install disc. Sata willnot work, at least for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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