Edbanger Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Hi, so this is my setup: -Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L -Intel E5200 -3GB DDR800 -Gigabyte 7200GS -320 GB Hitachi S-ata - Panasonic TH42PZ70 (42" full-hd plasma with vga and hdmi in.) So I've installed retail OSX 10.5.6 using boot-123, patched it with the kexts for the board: ALCinject.kext AppleHDA.kext AppleSMBIOSEFI.kext RealtekR1000.kext and added the efi-string to the boot.plist. I also install a bootloader (Have tried PCefi, Chameleon 2.0 RC2, and now I'm on Bootthink, as it's the only one that's semi-usable. 1) The first problem is that I always need to have the ethernet cable unplugged when I boot, and then plug it in when OSX is fully booted. If I leave it in while booting, I can never receive an IP from the DHCP, and even if I enter all the info (IP,router, subnet,...) correctly manually, I still have no internet connection. Anyone have any ideas? 2) The second problem might be even trickier. I want to connect this PC (It is a HTPC setup) to my 42" Full-HD plasma. It has both HDMI and VGA inputs, however, over VGA it only accepts up to 720p. therefore, I am using a DVI-HDMI cable connected to the DVi of the 7200gs, and the HDMI from the TV. However, I can not get it to boot this way. whenever I connect more than one output of the 7200GS at a time, any bootloader freezes. In Chameleon I just get a black screen, using BootThink, the entire PC reboots, and in PcEfi I get this screen: the only way use the DVI-out on my tv is to boot into the boot selection screen of BootThink: while having only the analog composite out on the 7200GS connected, then unplugging the composite, and connecting the DVI, and selecting the boot partition by entering. I then get crystal clear 1080p video on my TV. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/179718-ga-g31m-es2l-lan-vgadvihdmi-problems/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoeBoye Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Hi! I have the same board. I am running a vanilla retail install with Chameleon bootloader. Everything works except doesn't sleep by itself. Will sleep if I tell it to, but not after x minutes... You might want to try what I did: http://www.infinitemac.com/f19/guide-gigab...tutorial-t3187/ The installation for me was painless! (Thanks Voyn1x ) Give it a whirl and it may fix your problems!! PS: I'm fairly sure that is not the right networking kext for this board. The install package from the above post has everything you need. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/179718-ga-g31m-es2l-lan-vgadvihdmi-problems/#findComment-1225418 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edbanger Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share Posted August 13, 2009 Hi! I have the same board. I am running a vanilla retail install with Chameleon bootloader. Everything works except doesn't sleep by itself. Will sleep if I tell it to, but not after x minutes... You might want to try what I did: http://www.infinitemac.com/f19/guide-gigab...tutorial-t3187/ The installation for me was painless! (Thanks Voyn1x ) Give it a whirl and it may fix your problems!! PS: I'm fairly sure that is not the right networking kext for this board. The install package from the above post has everything you need. That guide was the second one I tried after weaksauce12's. Both gave me the same network and video problems. The Ethernet-kext was in the package provided especially for the g31-es2l by weaksauce, so I think it's the right kext. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/179718-ga-g31m-es2l-lan-vgadvihdmi-problems/#findComment-1225435 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edbanger Posted August 21, 2009 Author Share Posted August 21, 2009 For anyone who digs up this thread using search with a similar problem: I didn't manage to fix this problem. After a week of trying different Kext's, Cables, EFi- and NVCAP strings I just gave up and installed a Sapphire 2600XT. Everything working on the first try with an old Natit kext. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/179718-ga-g31m-es2l-lan-vgadvihdmi-problems/#findComment-1231344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoeBoye Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I'm glad you got everything working finally, even if you did need to get a new video card . I have actually done two builds now using the same motherboard, and the second one went as smoothly as the first, using the guide I linked to above. Both vanilla installs with the EFI partition containing Chameleon 2.0 and all the kexts etc. Network worked from the start, and video cards have full QE/CI using efi strings in the boot plist. The cards I used were a 512MB 7900GS from BFG, as well as a 512MB 9500 GT from MSI which I replaced with a fanless 512MB 8400 GS as the fan was too loud. The only thing I did not test was hdmi output. The 9500 GT did have HDMI out, but I was using the VGA and DVI with an adapter to output to my Panasonic plasma. One oddity I should mention was that I couldn't switch resolutions past 1024x768 using the vga output without the screen going all blue. Switching resolution from the DVI/VGA output worked flawlessly... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/179718-ga-g31m-es2l-lan-vgadvihdmi-problems/#findComment-1231466 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edbanger Posted August 21, 2009 Author Share Posted August 21, 2009 Network is now also working flawlessly, but now I'm trying to get a Ralink wireless card working, so I can put the UTP cable back where it belongs (the xbox 360). In the end I just gave up on the video card because i figured I could buy the new one, and sell the 7200gs without any loss. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/179718-ga-g31m-es2l-lan-vgadvihdmi-problems/#findComment-1231498 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoeBoye Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Sounds like a good call! Re: Ralink: I actually spent a few hours trying to get a Linksys WMP54GS PCI card working, and could not. It just didn't want to be discovered. I ended up just going wired, but before I did, I did a bit of research, and found that if you can’t get your Ralink working, apparently this Asus PCI card is the way to go for wireless g: WL-138g v2. Newegg in Canada has it on sale for cheap. Just checked US site and they have it on sale as well (and an open box one for 7$) DB Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/179718-ga-g31m-es2l-lan-vgadvihdmi-problems/#findComment-1231524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuXb Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 any specific kexts for 10.5.8? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/179718-ga-g31m-es2l-lan-vgadvihdmi-problems/#findComment-1231586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoeBoye Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 10.5.8 worked without problem*. Just had to reinstall the audio kext because for whatever reason, it does not work if it is in the EFI partition... *edit: using the kexts that came with the original Voyn1x guide. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/179718-ga-g31m-es2l-lan-vgadvihdmi-problems/#findComment-1231660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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