iSynapse Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Hello Asrock owners....as you already know osx86 on Asrock mobo is quite hard to install...well I tryed several times using iDeneb (other distros as well) and retail of course with no luck...but today after my first try with this boot132 made by blackosx I managed to install retail with my first try without any problems or tweakings ....i was astonished by the result. Anyway without makeing this post long....just use the boot132 to install your retail SL, put the kexts from the Preboot.dmg in your extra folder + your favourit Video and Audio drivers and ofcourse Chameleon 2 RC3 and there you go...a perfectly running retail SL on Asrock (mine were Asrock Conroe1333-D667 and G31M-S - both working not good...but very good ) So I hope you manage to get it working as I did...good luck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abysmal Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Thanks for the heads up.. this will be my task next week Yeah!! now if I only had info on my d945gtp and p5dl2 Deluxe boards I would be a happy camper Abysmal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k20kev Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Thanks a lot - nice to see the Asrock being represented! Really hopes this works. Mine's a P43D1600Twins-1394. Think my ATI HD3650 might cause some problems though, but I'll see how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webplus Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Thanks for this! I have an older ASRock Conroe945G-DVI motherboard and was never able to install Leopard Retail on it, tried this method with Snow Leopard Retail and it worked first time using the onboard graphics (GMA950 in 32-bit mode). Great job everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windin Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 i live you man this works a treat on the conroe1333-d667! one thing i cant for the life me to get the ALC888 audio working even the poxy 2 channel output i had with Leo 10.5.6 have any of you had any luck? once again though thanks your a star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iSynapse Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 i live you man this works a treat on the conroe1333-d667! one thing i cant for the life me to get the ALC888 audio working even the poxy 2 channel output i had with Leo 10.5.6 have any of you had any luck? once again though thanks your a star Regarding the audio problem...I've got it working using the VoodooHDA kext...all 5 output works but u have the same stereo out on all of them...no mic no line it...but it works great... I even managed to make it run my Asrock flawlesly in 64bit mode... So heads up for Asrock PS: if anyone manage to put your hands on the ALC888 driver for Asrock let me know...thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windin Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Regarding the audio problem...I've got it working using the VoodooHDA kext...all 5 output works but u have the same stereo out on all of them...no mic no line it...but it works great...I even managed to make it run my Asrock flawlesly in 64bit mode... So heads up for Asrock PS: if anyone manage to put your hands on the ALC888 driver for Asrock let me know...thx cheers just one last thing are you booting into x32 or x64? i get a "still waiting for root device" error in x32 which i think is down to my SATA in x64 mode but i am still tinkering to try and pin it down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iSynapse Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 cheers just one last thing are you booting into x32 or x64? i get a "still waiting for root device" error in x32 which i think is down to my SATA in x64 mode but i am still tinkering to try and pin it down My SL is booting with 64 bit kernel and Kexts ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dracea Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 is it working for my P45TS motherboard?! please PM me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iSynapse Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 is it working for my P45TS motherboard?! please PM me As far as I can see your mobo is more compatible with OSX then ours...so my answer is yes...it could work...as for the audio I think u'll be i the same pot as us...meaning only stereo out on all outputs using voodooHDA (no surround) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmondwck Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Thanks for this guide. It works for my computer Mobo: Asrock Conroe945GZ-DVI CPU: Celeron 420 However, I can only boot in 32 bit mode. I need to put "arch=i386" in com.apple.boot.plist, otherwise I will get kernel panic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iSynapse Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 Thanks for this guide. It works for my computer Mobo: Asrock Conroe945GZ-DVI CPU: Celeron 420 However, I can only boot in 32 bit mode. I need to put "arch=i386" in com.apple.boot.plist, otherwise I will get kernel panic Set in bios ATA/IDE Configuration as compatible and use this instead of IOATAFamily.kext. It was the only way that worked for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windin Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Set in bios ATA/IDE Configuration as compatible and use this instead of IOATAFamily.kext. It was the only way that worked for me. it works but bizarrely i loose the sound i had with VoodooHDA! I have some more reading to do it seems will let people know if i manage to crack it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brlock Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 I have a P45XE with BIOS 1.60 unmodified and it runs 10.6.1 rock solid in 64-bit. only fakesmc and voodooHDA needed to have all working. no DSDT.aml (actually more stable than with), no UUID messing around, vanilla CPUpowermanagement, the lot! great motherboard actually and a bargain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webplus Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 For sound have you tried AppleAzaliaAudio.kext? Works well for output on ASRock ConRoe945G-DVI and Intel D945GCPE boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmondwck Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Set in bios ATA/IDE Configuration as compatible and use this instead of IOATAFamily.kext. It was the only way that worked for me. No luck, still got kernel panic even in 32 bit mode. What exactly do I need to set in bios? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciputat City Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Guys.... can you give me the post or link that make my Asrock Conroe945G-DVI (Pentium D) work on SL even with 32 bit or 64 bit....Thanks advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windin Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 No luck, still got kernel panic even in 32 bit mode.What exactly do I need to set in bios? go into Advanced - IDE/ATA configuration and its the first menu item by default its set to Enhanced, you can also set it to compatibility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmondwck Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 go into Advanced - IDE/ATA configuration and its the first menu item by default its set to Enhanced, you can also set it to compatibility Thanks, I can boot in 64 bit mode now. However, I can't get native resolution and qe/ci. I think GMA950 kext is 32 bit only. I end up going back to 32 bit mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windin Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Thanks, I can boot in 64 bit mode now.However, I can't get native resolution and qe/ci. I think GMA950 kext is 32 bit only. I end up going back to 32 bit mode. I can get GMA950 working with an EFI string are you useing that? x64 works fine for me bar the fact I loose sound from VoodooHDA so i have gone back to x32 while looking for a fix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtraa Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 cheers just one last thing are you booting into x32 or x64? i get a "still waiting for root device" error in x32 which i think is down to my SATA in x64 mode but i am still tinkering to try and pin it down I just made a topic with a fix on that. Working on an Asrock Conroe 1333 with x32 and afaik also x64 http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=187400 Just follow the short procedure and it may work on SATA, too (make a backup of ioatafamily first) Thanks, I can boot in 64 bit mode now.However, I can't get native resolution and qe/ci. I think GMA950 kext is 32 bit only. I end up going back to 32 bit mode. And we may have a fix for that, too Try these two kext I linked here. They should work together with a gma fixed dsdt.aml (maybe without, but if not, fix your dsdt) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmondwck Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 I can get GMA950 working with an EFI string are you useing that? x64 works fine for me bar the fact I loose sound from VoodooHDA so i have gone back to x32 while looking for a fix It seems EFI string is only useful for mobile GMA950. I patched the dsdt for perfect compatibility http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=143340 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatface Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Thanks for this! I have an older ASRock Conroe945G-DVI motherboard and was never able to install Leopard Retail on it, tried this method with Snow Leopard Retail and it worked first time using the onboard graphics (GMA950 in 32-bit mode). Great job everyone! I too have an Asrock Conroe945G-DVI and Nvidia 8800GT. Please can you post the files on your Extra folder and also what kext files you use to get your rig up and working. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webplus Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 I too have an Asrock Conroe945G-DVI and Nvidia 8800GT. Please can you post the files on your Extra folder and also what kext files you use to get your rig up and working. Thanks I was only able to install and boot using the boot CD from blackosx (link in the 1st post in this thread). Couldn't get a bootloader to work, so no Extra folder or kexts apart from what is on the CD. I've since bought a Gigabyte G31M-ES2L (rev 1) and GeForce 9400 GT and SL runs perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diosword Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 hey mine is a 4coredual sata2 2gb of ram pentium 4 3.0 (quite old i know haha) geforce 8400gs 512 pcie.. will this work for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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