D-an-W Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 So I got this:GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.86GHz GeForce 8800 GT 512MB Working perfectly with this guide. But I also dual boot into windows 7 to play games. I was hoping to purchase a nice new video card for the Windows side. Like a nicer ATI or a nicer Geforce. Now I was wondering if I could plug this card into the bottom PCI express slot and it wont freak out my Hackintosh install? I dont want to use it for the hackintosh side. Just only when I boot into windows. Has anyone tried this with this setup? I use a single GTX285 which installs without a hitch using the v3 package, flies with either Windows 7 or SL 10.6.2 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187440-lifehacker-guide-with-ga-ep45-ud3p-motherboard/page/52/#findComment-1424097 Share on other sites More sharing options...
naluvs01 Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Good point. I recently discovered my cards are not 64 bit compatible. So how do I boot in 32 bit mode? The kext might have not loaded if there is an architecture mismatch. Unless, you set up your hack to be in 32-bit kernel mode, it's running 64-bit kernel. To load that kext it would have to be 64-bit. Check for that. You might want to boot with 32bit kernel mode and try your test again. -Ed Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187440-lifehacker-guide-with-ga-ep45-ud3p-motherboard/page/52/#findComment-1424401 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoHPhasor Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 So how do I boot in 32 bit mode? Discussed earlier in the thread and community at large. It's not build-specific, but OSX 10.6 specific. Hit the Googles. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187440-lifehacker-guide-with-ga-ep45-ud3p-motherboard/page/52/#findComment-1424404 Share on other sites More sharing options...
naluvs01 Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 I don't understand what you mean by build specific or 10.6 specific? I've read that SL uses a 32 bit kernel as default, but when I checked my system it showed that I was running in 64 bit mode. Although some of my apps run in 32 bit mode in the 64 bit environment, I was thinking since my dsp pci cards aren't compatible in 64 bit mode, this was the reason they are not showing in my pci slots. Discussed earlier in the thread and community at large. It's not build-specific, but OSX 10.6 specific.Hit the Googles. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187440-lifehacker-guide-with-ga-ep45-ud3p-motherboard/page/52/#findComment-1424452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepretender Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Good point. I recently discovered my cards are not 64 bit compatible. So how do I boot in 32 bit mode? post 4 has your answer. http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...p;#entry1310411 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187440-lifehacker-guide-with-ga-ep45-ud3p-motherboard/page/52/#findComment-1424457 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoHPhasor Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 I don't understand what you mean by build specific or 10.6 specific? By "build specific", I mean that the kernel was not altered for this hack. It is a general OSX 10.6 question of which the answer can be found anywhere. 10.6 is 64 bit that natively runs 32 bit apps seamlessly. Running 32bit kernel is easily done. Just hit the Googles. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187440-lifehacker-guide-with-ga-ep45-ud3p-motherboard/page/52/#findComment-1424493 Share on other sites More sharing options...
naluvs01 Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Thanks for your response. I just read the manufacturers website (uaudio.com) and they stated that thier hardware only supports Snow Leo in 32-bit mode only. However, the answer on how to run SL 32 bit is not easy to find as you stated. Through my reading (unless I missed something) many say all youhave to do is hold down the 3 & 2 keys while booting and it will start. Well that doesn't work. Maybe it is specifically for actual Macs? Another person on this forum posted info using terminal. But another user tried that way and hasn't been able to reboot his hack If someone can verify this method, I would greatly appreciate! Thanks in advance. http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...p;#entry1310411 By "build specific", I mean that the kernel was not altered for this hack.It is a general OSX 10.6 question of which the answer can be found anywhere. 10.6 is 64 bit that natively runs 32 bit apps seamlessly. Running 32bit kernel is easily done. Just hit the Googles. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187440-lifehacker-guide-with-ga-ep45-ud3p-motherboard/page/52/#findComment-1425312 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iOSX86_iATKOS Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Make sure you have this tag <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string>arch=-x32</string> in your com.apple.Boot.plist -- which is in the Extra folder, on the drive/partition that you're booting. May have to copy it to your desktop to edit the file by inserting "arch=-x32" in the string field, save the file, and replace the original in your Extra. Reboot. This should start your 10.6 system with the 32-bit kernel. Check this by going to the apple menu, about this mac, more info, software. Good luck. Thanks for your response. I just read the manufacturers website (uaudio.com) and they stated that thier hardware only supports Snow Leo in 32-bit mode only. However, the answer on how to run SL 32 bit is not easy to find as you stated. Through my reading (unless I missed something) many say all youhave to do is hold down the 3 & 2 keys while booting and it will start. Well that doesn't work. Maybe it is specifically for actual Macs? Another person on this forum posted info using terminal. But another user tried that way and hasn't been able to reboot his hack If someone can verify this method, I would greatly appreciate! Thanks in advance. http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...p;#entry1310411 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187440-lifehacker-guide-with-ga-ep45-ud3p-motherboard/page/52/#findComment-1425628 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoHPhasor Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 If someone can verify this method, I would greatly appreciate! Thanks in advance.http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...p;#entry1310411 I doubt it's incorrect. But as those *are instructions on how to do something, and just after someone points to as to how to verify what kernel is running,.... Not to be rude, but why are you asking us? Throw on your pioneer's cap, test it out and verify it. ;-) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187440-lifehacker-guide-with-ga-ep45-ud3p-motherboard/page/52/#findComment-1425654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
naluvs01 Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Well I tried changing the command in Terminal and it didn't work. It will not boot at all now. So I'm going to put it in my FW enclosure and change it back to the original text. Then I'll retry. Hopefully the second time it'll work in 32 bit mode. Thanks!!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187440-lifehacker-guide-with-ga-ep45-ud3p-motherboard/page/52/#findComment-1425861 Share on other sites More sharing options...
naluvs01 Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 I doubt it's incorrect. But as those *are instructions on how to do something,and just after someone points to as to how to verify what kernel is running,.... Not to be rude, but why are you asking us? Throw on your pioneer's cap, test it out and verify it. ;-) Well after trying it a few times, I can verify that this method doesn't work for my system. I had to place my HD in a FW enclosure and change the boot.plist file back to its original state in order to get my system to boot again. To test if my pci slots are operative, I'm going to install win7 on another HD. install the software for my dsp cards (thank goodness they are cross platform) and see if they show up. If it does work, then I can reasonably conclude that SL in 64 bit mode is the culprit. We shall see and thanks again for all of your comments. I confident I can solve this with everyone's help. Thanks!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187440-lifehacker-guide-with-ga-ep45-ud3p-motherboard/page/52/#findComment-1425892 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart86 Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Has anyone been able to implement native power management/speedstep on their EP45-UP3P? My setup, which has been pretty solid for the past year uses a dsdt.aml file I picked up from machinest but I might start working on a new one if someone has gotten it to work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187440-lifehacker-guide-with-ga-ep45-ud3p-motherboard/page/52/#findComment-1425902 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkronElliott Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Well after trying it a few times, I can verify that this method doesn't work for my system. I had to place my HD in a FW enclosure and change the boot.plist file back to its original state in order to get my system to boot again. To test if my pci slots are operative, I'm going to install win7 on another HD. install the software for my dsp cards (thank goodness they are cross platform) and see if they show up. If it does work, then I can reasonably conclude that SL in 64 bit mode is the culprit. We shall see and thanks again for all of your comments. I confident I can solve this with everyone's help. Thanks!! I too had issues of modifying the KEXT for 64 bit, I was getting panics. The solution I followed was post 803 on page 41 from SBMac. I paused the bootup to place the -x32 into the script. Have been running 32-bit mode since. Everything should be there +/- 1 page. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187440-lifehacker-guide-with-ga-ep45-ud3p-motherboard/page/52/#findComment-1425928 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacWannaBe Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Well after trying it a few times, I can verify that this method doesn't work for my system. I had to place my HD in a FW enclosure and change the boot.plist file back to its original state in order to get my system to boot again. To test if my pci slots are operative, I'm going to install win7 on another HD. install the software for my dsp cards (thank goodness they are cross platform) and see if they show up. If it does work, then I can reasonably conclude that SL in 64 bit mode is the culprit. We shall see and thanks again for all of your comments. I confident I can solve this with everyone's help. Thanks!! I always did this: Just add the following to your com.apple.Boot.plist (in /Extra/) <key>arch</key> <string>i386</string> Reboot. To go back to 64-bit mode, remove those lines and restart. I think one has to be careful to edit the file with the text editor correctly (UTF-8, Unix LF). I used TextMate with out issues. For the love of pete, don't use TextEdit. Has anyone been able to implement native power management/speedstep on their EP45-UP3P? My setup, which has been pretty solid for the past year uses a dsdt.aml file I picked up from machinest but I might start working on a new one if someone has gotten it to work. I'm interested in this as well. I'm also curious to know what Stella has included in our dsdt.aml. I really want to be able to understand the nitty gritty of our build. Where can we find a stock dsdt and diff it with what is in our V3 installer? How do we start? -Ed Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187440-lifehacker-guide-with-ga-ep45-ud3p-motherboard/page/52/#findComment-1426102 Share on other sites More sharing options...
naluvs01 Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 YOU DA' MANN!!!!!!! MacWannaBe. I added your lines in text edit under the last string and rebooted. My DSP CARDS are fully functional now. Thanks a million. One small problem I just encountered when I did this, when I go to "about this mac," to open the system profiler it automatically logs me out. But I can go to the app folder/util/sys prof and open without a problem. Also, where did you place your command? I wonder if that makes a difference? Oh no, I just realized that only one of my cards is showing. But that's okay because I have a quad core and one card should be suffice. I figure out why another time. By the way, when I installed win7 on my system, both cards appeared with no problems and since one is showing up now, it's evident that SL running in 64 bit mode was the culprit. I always did this: Just add the following to your com.apple.Boot.plist (in /Extra/) <key>arch</key> <string>i386</string> Reboot. To go back to 64-bit mode, remove those lines and restart. I think one has to be careful to edit the file with the text editor correctly (UTF-8, Unix LF). I used TextMate with out issues. For the love of pete, don't use TextEdit. I'm interested in this as well. I'm also curious to know what Stella has included in our dsdt.aml. I really want to be able to understand the nitty gritty of our build. Where can we find a stock dsdt and diff it with what is in our V3 installer? How do we start? -Ed Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187440-lifehacker-guide-with-ga-ep45-ud3p-motherboard/page/52/#findComment-1426143 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean5 Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 something odd started happening, let me know if anyone is having this issue as well. A few days ago, I did a clean install of windows 7 professional on a new drive, and everything seemed to work out fine. I restarted and pressed f12 to pick the drive. Nothing happened, it booted up to the bootloader. So I pressed a key so that I could pick a drive. Again, nothing. Booted up into OSX. I switched the usb keyboard from the back ports to the ports in the front, and restarted. Keyboard worked this time at boot up. Anyone have an idea what went wrong? It used to work before. Nothing in bios was changed. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187440-lifehacker-guide-with-ga-ep45-ud3p-motherboard/page/52/#findComment-1426307 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoddard Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Hi everyone, just got my build up and running today. The only problem I've encountered so far is that my RAM is showing up as 800MHz DDR2 when it should be 1066. BIOS reports the correct speed, but SL does not. Any ideas? Also, I'm sure this is a simple thing that's probably been brought up in the thread at some point already, but how exactly can I get rid of the ridiculous OBEY logo in the bootloader and go back to the default Apple logo? Can I just rename logo.png to something else? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187440-lifehacker-guide-with-ga-ep45-ud3p-motherboard/page/52/#findComment-1427543 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrambler_455 Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 Easy. <key>Graphics Mode</key> <string>Every Display Width Built By MankindxEvery Display Height Built By Mankindx32</string> I'm assuming this needs to go into the com.apple.Boot.plist file? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187440-lifehacker-guide-with-ga-ep45-ud3p-motherboard/page/52/#findComment-1427748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
backinmac Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Hi everyone, just got my build up and running today. The only problem I've encountered so far is that my RAM is showing up as 800MHz DDR2 when it should be 1066. BIOS reports the correct speed, but SL does not. Any ideas? Also, I'm sure this is a simple thing that's probably been brought up in the thread at some point already, but how exactly can I get rid of the ridiculous OBEY logo in the bootloader and go back to the default Apple logo? Can I just rename logo.png to something else? You need to replace boot.png with the one from the V2 or V1 installer. Look back in older posts for the folder its in. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187440-lifehacker-guide-with-ga-ep45-ud3p-motherboard/page/52/#findComment-1427781 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepretender Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Hi everyone, just got my build up and running today. The only problem I've encountered so far is that my RAM is showing up as 800MHz DDR2 when it should be 1066. BIOS reports the correct speed, but SL does not. Any ideas? Also, I'm sure this is a simple thing that's probably been brought up in the thread at some point already, but how exactly can I get rid of the ridiculous OBEY logo in the bootloader and go back to the default Apple logo? Can I just rename logo.png to something else? In extra>themes>default change the boot png to whatever one you want to use the installer uses one with out the png extension I assume the extension is optional but i removed it anyway. I converted my avatar to png and use that. More info can be found it the chameleon theme park. http://forum.voodooprojects.org/index.php/board,7.0.html Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187440-lifehacker-guide-with-ga-ep45-ud3p-motherboard/page/52/#findComment-1427796 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoddard Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Thanks guys, I assumed it would be as simple as that but I wanted to make sure before I started messing with it. Anyone have any ideas why my RAM would be detected as being 800MHz instead of 1066? For what it's worth, I am 90% sure that on the first boot after the install and before I used Stella's v3 installer on my HD, the RAM showed up as the correct speed in About This Mac and the System Profiler. Could there be something in the DSDT that could cause the RAM to be detected incorrectly? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187440-lifehacker-guide-with-ga-ep45-ud3p-motherboard/page/52/#findComment-1427977 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbolted Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Thanks guys, I assumed it would be as simple as that but I wanted to make sure before I started messing with it. Anyone have any ideas why my RAM would be detected as being 800MHz instead of 1066? For what it's worth, I am 90% sure that on the first boot after the install and before I used Stella's v3 installer on my HD, the RAM showed up as the correct speed in About This Mac and the System Profiler. Could there be something in the DSDT that could cause the RAM to be detected incorrectly? This installer is for the specific build in the beginning of the thread. So I am guessing that the dsdt is setting your memory to run at 800mhz. You can try changing your memory speed in the bios, but the dsdt may override (not sure though). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187440-lifehacker-guide-with-ga-ep45-ud3p-motherboard/page/52/#findComment-1427992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoddard Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Ok, that's what I figured. But I also saw posts by other people claiming that they used 1066MHz RAM in their builds and it was detected as such, but this may have been really far back in the thread and with one of the earlier installers by Stella (or perhaps before any of them) EDIT: I figured it out, it's a simple string in smbios.plist that sets memory speed apparently. Set it accordingly and now everything is detected as it should be. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187440-lifehacker-guide-with-ga-ep45-ud3p-motherboard/page/52/#findComment-1427993 Share on other sites More sharing options...
danyokeem Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Hey Guys... I've have built my Hackintosh exactly like Lifehacker's Guide for the GA-EP45-UD3P, to the tee. Snow Leopard installs without a hitch, but it's weird. When I try to find out "About This Mac", the screen flashes like the CPU just got knocked on its ass and gets back to functioning in a second or two, but no About This Mac info. Then I install all the kexts. The only kext that works after a reboot is the video card. The internet doesn't budge, with wired and wireless methods. In my Network system prefs, the only available option is Firewire. Does anyone have an idea of what's going on? I highly doubt numerous pieces within my CPU build is faulty. I've done the whole Lifehacker guide twice, from beginning to end, starting from scratch each time. Still ending up with problems. (Also have done Stellas V3 update and updated to 10.6.2 after, and it still doesn't work). I am thinking since "About This Mac" doesn't work, something foundational is iffy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ret5fy8Oumo Your help will be immensely appreciated. (And sorry if this issue has been addressed, I have been looking for something like it to no avail) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187440-lifehacker-guide-with-ga-ep45-ud3p-motherboard/page/52/#findComment-1428490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-an-W Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 I'm no expert, but why are you installing kexts? If you prepare a memory stick with Stells v3 and then once Snow Leopard has installed run the v3 installer again on the boot drive you shouldn't need any kexts. I sure didn't and my hardware isn't exactly the same but you say yours is... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187440-lifehacker-guide-with-ga-ep45-ud3p-motherboard/page/52/#findComment-1428802 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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