10.6 Generic Retail Install Guide

[Defender666]

Did not work either way. Same Error with or without it. Tried another kext from the forums. a modified IOATAFamily.kext for SL, that didn't work either.

 

I guess I'll give this "snowosx Universal 10.6 v3.5.1 for PC" disk off the nova a try.

 

Try to remove the IOAta kext completely from your Drive / Install Disk (use Pacifist). If the same error comes you did not remove it correctly.

[noob766]

so as for the boot-132 cd. until they release a patched boot file its going to have errors. i don't have a retail disc so I can't test how to get it to boot. but the boot-132 disc worked for me for starting up my Snow Leopard Partition and the Install DVD. all i can say is make sure you put the right numbers in for X and Y. As for my Computer, it finds the mach_kernel itself so i didn't need the flags. and if it doesn't work I am sorry. I'll try to find a way.

[trus0und]

which boot file are we using?

 

is it possible for us to try others?

 

flash

[tessa17]

so as for the boot-132 cd. until they release a patched boot file its going to have errors. i don't have a retail disc so I can't test how to get it to boot. but the boot-132 disc worked for me for starting up my Snow Leopard Partition and the Install DVD. all i can say is make sure you put the right numbers in for X and Y. As for my Computer, it finds the mach_kernel itself so i didn't need the flags. and if it doesn't work I am sorry. I'll try to find a way.

 

No i am getting error in terminal trying to create a boot132 are you saying this is normal. Here is what i have done until i get the errors

 

Open Terminal

typed mkdir newiso

then copied

copy following from the package into the new directory newiso from BOOT-KABYL-BUMBY

• initrd.img
  
• isolinux.bin
  
• isolinux.cfg
  
• mboot.c32
  
• Copy the boot file you downloaded over the one from BOOT-KABYL-BUMBY
  

Here is where i think i messed up.

 

I typed hdiutil resize -size 20MB newiso/initrd.img

then

CODE <key>OSBundleRequired</key>

<string>Root</string>

and got an error message.

There it is here where i think i am screwing up. Please tell where am i getting confused at. I really want to learn how to create my own boot132 instead of trying to depend on others to do it for me.

 

Please help

 

Thanks in Advance

tessa17

[trus0und]

tessla are u getting errors with this specific bit?

 

CODE <key>OSBundleRequired</key>

<string>Root</string>

 

this is not supposed to be entered in at the terminal, if you go to your kexts and right click (option click) on it and go show package contents, then go in until u find info.plist, in the plist file at the bottom u have to make sure its got those keys from above so that bootX boots them.

 

move on to the next step

 

flash

[tessa17]

tessla are u getting errors with this specific bit?

 

CODE <key>OSBundleRequired</key>

<string>Root</string>

 

this is not supposed to be entered in at the terminal, if you go to your kexts and right click (option click) on it and go show package contents, then go in until u find info.plist, in the plist file at the bottom u have to make sure its got those keys from above so that bootX boots them.

 

move on to the next step

 

flash

 

 

Ok I think i get it now after i type in the terminal hdiutil resize -size 20MB newiso/initrd.img

I got to the kext i want to use such as fakesmc kext and any other special kext i need into the disc

 

then Open initrd.img and place my kext i modified in there.

 

Is that it?

 

 

Thanks in Advance

tessa17

[trus0und]

thats it dude, chuck the kexts in the Extra/Extensions folder. your boot.plist and dsdt.aml in the Extra/ folder.

 

i have also just managed to get this working via usb drive, was much faster than with cd. ill update that on my thread as i get more info!

 

flash

[mitko17]

well I made a Boot132 cd and when it's loaded it shows me blue screen of Chameleon with choosing option my Leo 10.5 or Snow Leo 10.6 (wich I installed through leo 10.5, because there is no way to install it).

 

Why doesn't give me a choice to boot: from a DVD after booet132 is loaded. Chameleon sees only HD.

 

And after I choose snow leo partition with nomral mode it's goes only black screen. if I choose Verbose mode it shows me this at the end:

 

 

 

how this boot work, with partiton or dvd,

I use boot132 form my retail 10.5 and that boot use dvd to instal fresh copy

[mitko17]

I did it it; working but after I register a new account and transfer all my data when I tried to restart and than start again form the boot132 (for 10.6) it gives me a kernel panic that says that instead of 2 the systems recognise only 1 cpu core

[Trograin]

Mitko17. Few questions if I may.

 

What Motherboard are you running?

 

Can you uppload your boot-132.iso or send it to me so I can check it against the one I made.

 

I made one following the instructions by SuperHai and this guide and I used the kexts I know I need for my motherboard but at Chameleont after pushing F and running with this commandline:

 

-rd(2,1)/mach_kernel -v -rd=disk2s1 I still get a no mach_kernel found error. Even without this commandline same problem. and I am sure o the disk numbers, Have been checking them up before i tried this out.

[innocuoussoul]

okay so i would try grabing the top 5 kexts in the optional kexts section to see if it will work. + the needed kexts.

thats

AHCIPortInjector.kext.zip

IOAHCIBlockStorageInjector.kext.zip

AppleIntelPIIXATA.kext.zip

AppleVIAATA.kext.zip

JMicronATA.kext.zip

fakesmc.kext.zip

NullCPUPowerManagement.kext_for_snow_64.tar

OpenHaltRestart.kext_for_snow_64.tar

and see if it will work for you. i'll keep looking for a solution for you. can you change your ATA/IDE setup in your bios?

heres the efi string for your graphics card,

<key>device-properties</key>
<string>6602000001000000010000005a0200000d00000002010c00d041030a00000000010106000002
7fff04001e00000072006f006d002d007200650076006900730069006f006e0000002e0000006e56
6
9646961204765466f7263652038383030204754204f70656e474c20456e67696e65205b4546495d2
2
000000400030002c006400650076006900630065005f00740079007000650000000b000000646973
7
06c6179100000004e00560043004100500000001800000004000000000003000c000000000000070
0
0000000e0000006e0061006d00650000000b000000646973706c617914000000400030002c006e00
6
1006d0065000000120000004e5644412c446973706c61792d41100000006d006f00640065006c000
0
001a0000006e5669646961204765466f72636520383830302047540e0000004e00560050004d0000
0
02000000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000140000004000310
0
2c006e0061006d0065000000120000004e5644412c446973706c61792d4220000000400031002c00
6
3006f006d00700061007400690062006c00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d6163220000005
6
00520041004d002c0074006f00740061006c00730069007a00650000000800000000000020200000
0
0400030002c0063006f006d00700061007400690062006c00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564
d
616322000000400031002c006400650076006900630065005f00740079007000650000000b000000
6
46973706c61791c0000006400650076006900630065005f00740079007000650000000f0000004e5
6
44412c506172656e74</string>

 

Those are the kexts that ive been trying. Also, Yes i can change it in my bios, but since its a dell its either RAID ON or ATA. Problem is nothing boots with RAID on.

[TheGreatDeceiver]

The guide works perfect for me. However, my gma950 is not detected.

I tried everything, including these. I am pretty certain it has to do with core2duo 64bit. everybody who got it to work has core duo or core solo. Please show me one person who has c2d and got it to work...I'd love to hear how he/she got it to work.

waiting for a fix...

 

noob, any other ideas let me know. thanks for your great guide.

[noob766]

well I made a Boot132 cd and when it's loaded it shows me blue screen of Chameleon with choosing option my Leo 10.5 or Snow Leo 10.6 (wich I installed through leo 10.5, because there is no way to install it).

 

Why doesn't give me a choice to boot: from a DVD after booet132 is loaded. Chameleon sees only HD.

 

And after I choose snow leo partition with nomral mode it's goes only black screen. if I choose Verbose mode it shows me this at the end:

 

 

 

how this boot work, with partiton or dvd,

I use boot132 form my retail 10.5 and that boot use dvd to instal fresh copy

 

You need A NullCPUPowermanagement.kext

 

which boot file are we using?

 

is it possible for us to try others?

 

flash

 

It should be possible to try any boot file. just make sure you place the needed files where it reads them.

the pc efi v10/10.1 boot files never worked for me, and I have no clue where i found this boot file, but it works. so i'm not questioning it.

 

Those are the kexts that ive been trying. Also, Yes i can change it in my bios, but since its a dell its either RAID ON or ATA. Problem is nothing boots with RAID on.

 

can you get it working in ATA mode?

 

The guide works perfect for me. However, my gma950 is not detected.

I tried everything, including these. I am pretty certain it has to do with core2duo 64bit. everybody who got it to work has core duo or core solo. Please show me one person who has c2d and got it to work...I'd love to hear how he/she got it to work.

waiting for a fix...

 

noob, any other ideas let me know. thanks for your great guide.

 

well if its because of your core i would say the detection of your processor is messing up the graphics detection try just making a dsdt.aml with no changes and booting with that

 

if that doesn't work look into forcing detection using a dsdt.aml

[innocuoussoul]

can you get it working in ATA mode?

 

 

Not for snow no. for 10.5.8 yes, thats what im using right now.

[noob766]

Not for snow no. for 10.5.8 yes, thats what im using right now.

 

I'll look into it.

 

edit1- add you Device and vender ID to the plist in this kext AppleIntelPIIXATA.kext.zip

 

Or try adding these

LegacyJMB36xSATA.kext.zip

 

• These kexts might cause a kernel panic or might not even work at all.
  
• LegacyAppleIntelPIIXATA.kext.zip
  
• LegacyAppleAHCIPort.kext.zip
  
• LegacyJMicronATA.kext.zip
  
• LegacyIOAHCIBlockStorage.kext.zip
  

You won't need all of them. i thought i would post them anyway

[innocuoussoul]

I'll look into it.

 

edit1- add you Device and vender ID to the plist in this kext AppleIntelPIIXATA.kext.zip

 

Or try adding these

LegacyJMB36xSATA.kext.zip

 

• These kexts might cause a kernel panic or might not even work at all.
  
• LegacyAppleIntelPIIXATA.kext.zip
  
• LegacyAppleAHCIPort.kext.zip
  
• LegacyJMicronATA.kext.zip
  
• LegacyIOAHCIBlockStorage.kext.zip
  

You won't need all of them. i thought i would post them anyway

 

0:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge [8086:244e] (rev 92)

00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801IR (ICH9R) LPC Interface Controller [8086:2916] (rev 02)

00:1f.2 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801IR/IO/IH (ICH9R/DO/DH) 4 port SATA IDE Controller [8086:2920] (rev 02)

00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:2930] (rev 02)

00:1f.5 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) 2 port SATA IDE Controller [8086:2926] (rev 02)

 

I assume its the First IDE interface, but i dont know for sure.

[noob766]

0:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge [8086:244e] (rev 92)

00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801IR (ICH9R) LPC Interface Controller [8086:2916] (rev 02)

00:1f.2 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801IR/IO/IH (ICH9R/DO/DH) 4 port SATA IDE Controller [8086:2920] (rev 02)

00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:2930] (rev 02)

00:1f.5 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) 2 port SATA IDE Controller [8086:2926] (rev 02)

 

I assume its the First IDE interface, but i dont know for sure.

 

I have no clue which one sorry

 

I don't think it will hurt it if you add them all.

 

For people facing issues with DVD detection try adding these strings to both com.apple.boot.plist

I don't know if it will help but its worth a shot.

<key>Timeout</key>
<string>5</string>
<key>Rescan Prompt</key>
<string>yes</string>

 

thats it dude, chuck the kexts in the Extra/Extensions folder. your boot.plist and dsdt.aml in the Extra/ folder.

 

i have also just managed to get this working via usb drive, was much faster than with cd. ill update that on my thread as i get more info!

 

flash

 

Did you just install chameleon to a usb drive, then follow the steps in the guide under the efi partition part?

 

I did it it; working but after I register a new account and transfer all my data when I tried to restart and than start again form the boot132 (for 10.6) it gives me a kernel panic that says that instead of 2 the systems recognise only 1 cpu core

 

Install chameleon on the drive right after you install is what i recommend. just choose chameleon standard install at the customize screen, replace the boot file, add your kexts. and you should be good.

 

Ok I tried that. Leopard tells me that it's drive 1 / disk1s0. But when I try to boot using:

 

-rd(1,0)/mach_kernel -v -rf=disk1s0

 

It simply ignores the SL DVD and jumps directly to the HD to boot from. I'll now try to boot it without a HD. Just to be sure.

 

EDIT: No success. Even with no HD, I get the photographed screen, and I can't boot with the options you gave me. I tried that using my SATA and USB DVD drives.

 

there is no such thing as S0, its S1 or you might be able to leave it blank and boot with

-rd(1)/mach_kernel -v -rd=disk1

 

I'm not sure though

[trus0und]

i have rescan prompt in my boot.plist and it never worked for me on this cd,

 

though it works with my other one i have made.

 

ill try out some other boot files.

 

flash

[noob766]

i have rescan prompt in my boot.plist and it never worked for me on this cd,

 

though it works with my other one i have made.

 

ill try out some other boot files.

 

flash

 

good luck, the pc efi v10/10.1 boot files always panicked for me but maybe you will have better luck

[trus0und]

haha for me the disk didnt boot at all, we should steer clear of it.

 

noob do u think its safe to safe to say you need an already working os x partition to get any of this working? if so i can do u a chameleon USB boot 132 guide too add to this which is working my end. because u definately need a dsdt.aml, have access to setup the usb stick and you need to restore the dvd to a partition.

 

flash

[noob766]

haha for me the disk didnt boot at all, we should steer clear of it.

 

noob do u think its safe to safe to say you need an already working os x partition to get any of this working? if so i can do a chameleon USB boot 132 guide which is working my end. because u definately need a dsdt.aml, setup the usb stick and you need to restore the dvd to a partition.

 

flash

 

I named it this way because it's the only clean install guide out here, all of the others I have seen have you updating leopard.

 

But I haven't worked out the issues with booting a retail disc yet. If you restore the disk to a partition or a usb drive it should work though.

 

But a guide on the USB sounds great, If you want I'll add it to the guide and credit you but if you want your own topic i'll be sure to link it.

 

On the boot-132 cd I think the issue lies within chameleon and i'll keep looking for a fix to have it re detect the dvd drive so it can boot.

 

also i'm thinking that if you boot with the cd it probably gets registered in your bios as disk0, so thats where the retail dvd probably sits and won't be the same when it was mounted earlier.

edit- nope i was wrong

 

so something interesting i found out.

 

my dvd drive is located at disk1

 

so i used my boot-132 cd and swapped it with me retail leopard disc.

 

booted with the flags the first time

rd=disk1/mach_kernel -v rd=disk1

to make sure it was reading the disk with a mach_kernel on it

it stalled at the same place posted lower

then i booted with just rd=disk1 -v

and I got this error

 

Can't mount root device

 

its an issue inside the AppleIntelPIXXATA.kext i'm sure but its an interesting result. but it means theres a solution.

 

edit- might of stumbled on a nice big fix. i'm adding these strings to my boot.plist now, will post back if it works. the scan single drive might cause an error though so i'm testing

<key>Rescan/key>
	<string>Yes</string>
	<key>Rescan Prompt</key>
	<string>Yes</string>
	<key>Scan Single Drive</key>
	<string>No</string>

 

edit- didn't work. apparently com.apple.boot.plist isn't being loaded. hunting for a fix.

[TheGreatDeceiver]

well if its because of your core i would say the detection of your processor is messing up the graphics detection try just making a dsdt.aml with no changes and booting with that

 

if that doesn't work look into forcing detection using a dsdt.aml

yep, made a dsdt.aml but it didn't change anything. Not sure what you mean by 'forcing detection'. I am new to dsdt.aml

any links? thanks

[archer75]

"If you are using an EFI string for graphics add it to the com.apple.boot.plist in this format"

 

I see no such com.apple.boot.plist on the mounted EFI partition we are working with in the guide. How do I add this?

[pane2k]

I've read through this post multiple times while trying to make my boot132 cd for SL. I've used the boot132 in the past to install my 10.5 OS, so i have some experience with it.

 

I made my cd exactly as the post says. I get to the chameleon screen, enter in the command to manually boot the cd. I've tried -rd(1,3) /mach_hernel -v -rd=disk1s3 and i've also tried -rd -disk1 -v, both of which yield the same result.

Basically i get a wall of white text scrolling down the screen which is going slightly too fast to read anything from it, I hear the cd driving spinning at some point and then it just boots my HDD.

I saw someone post earlier with the same exact issue but I didn't see a resolution.

 

Anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks again to everyone who puts time and effort into this

[noob766]

"If you are using an EFI string for graphics add it to the com.apple.boot.plist in this format"

 

I see no such com.apple.boot.plist on the mounted EFI partition we are working with in the guide. How do I add this?

 

copy one from /library/preferences/systemconfiguration

 

I've read through this post multiple times while trying to make my boot132 cd for SL. I've used the boot132 in the past to install my 10.5 OS, so i have some experience with it.

 

I made my cd exactly as the post says. I get to the chameleon screen, enter in the command to manually boot the cd. I've tried -rd(1,3) /mach_hernel -v -rd=disk1s3 and i've also tried -rd -disk1 -v, both of which yield the same result.

Basically i get a wall of white text scrolling down the screen which is going slightly too fast to read anything from it, I hear the cd driving spinning at some point and then it just boots my HDD.

I saw someone post earlier with the same exact issue but I didn't see a resolution.

 

Anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks again to everyone who puts time and effort into this

 

 

This is currently a huge issue i have been trying to work out.

if you restore your install disk to a usb drive or to a spare partition you will be able to boot it.

 

yep, made a dsdt.aml but it didn't change anything. Not sure what you mean by 'forcing detection'. I am new to dsdt.aml

any links? thanks

 

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=143340

well this is an example of how to do it for a gma desktop. you need to add his and you will have to add another patch to handle the internal display. which I don't know how to do. i'm sure there is a guide somewhere.