Problem Upgrading to 10.5.8 (solved)

[Thelgord]

Greetings all,

 

First, my setup:

 

• Intel Core2Quad 2.6Ghz
  
• 4 Gigs Dual Channel DDR2 Ram
  
• Using Partion 3 (Mac Journaled) set to 248G (Windows 7RC1 used the first 2 partitions)
  
• Mobo: Intel DG35EC
  
• Video nVidea GeForce 8600gts (512Mb)
  
• Mac-Install Disk: Kalaway 10.5.2
  

 

After a few hickups and trial and error I finally got it up and running. Once I had some idea of what I was doing the install was actually very painless. I did have to switch to IDE and shut off AHCI support, but once that was done I didnt even have to use the "-v" switch. Installed like a champ. I used the kext tool that came with the cd to install the network driver and got the system online with few problems. So far this install has (for the most part) been a no brainer. Untill now ...

 

I tried to update to 10.5.8 using the Apple Software Update built into OSX. Everything was going fine until about 13% into it when I got a message saying it needed to restart to continue. No problem, I restarted the computer. Now when it try to boot I get a kernel panic and it asks to reboot again. Unfortunatly this is all it will do now.

 

 

 

How do I fix this?

 

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

[Thelgord]

Never mind, I got it to work. I will post a step by step guide in the morning. Unfortunatly I work the night shift and dont have time to do it tonight. It was some work but it was a bit easier than I had thought it would be.

[r5a]

curious to see what you did.

[Thelgord]

OK as promised. This is how I did my Kalyway 10.5.2 to 10.5.8 update

 

How to upgrade from Kalyway 10.5.2 to OSX 10.5.8 (with only a little work)

 

Disclaimer:

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These are the steps I took to get this to work. I am IN NOW WAY stating that it will work for you. Use at your own risk.

 

Part 1: Setup

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You will need the following setup:

 

A working install of Kalyway 10.5.2 (I installed with the mach_kernel and am not sure this will work with other kernels)

 

Pacifist (its included on the Kalyway 10.5.2 install disk as options software install)

 

(the tricky part) You will also need to be able to read AND write to the 10.5.2 install partition either from a boot disk or from another partition (multi or dual boot). I used the dual boot with Windows 7 using "Chameleon-2.0-RC2-r640.pkg.zip". To read/write the Mac partition from windows i used "Mac Drive 8". It is shareware download and will expire in only 5 days but it worked long enough to get the job done. I am sure you can use whatever method you have available but make sure you have access to a text editor and can rename files/directories from outside of your Mac 10.5.2 install.

 

You will also need to download the "MacOSXUpdateCombo10.5.8.dmg" from the apple update website. Save it to your desktop (This will probably work from somewhere else, this guide is just how it worked for me.)

 

Part 2: First Steps

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Here you need to 'prep' your system to take the install.

 

First, find and open the file:

com.apple.Boot.plist

 

Mine looks like:

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>Kernel</key>

<string>mach_kernel</string>

<key>Kernel Flags</key>

<string>platform=X86PC cpus=4</string>

<key>Boot Graphics</key>

<string>Yes</string>

<key>Timeout</key>

<string>5</string>

</dict>

</plist>

 

The important part is:

<key>Kernel Flags</key>

<string>platform=X86PC </string>

 

This will identified my machine as a "Mac Pro 2"

 

Add the above key and string then save and exit

 

Next, Launch the file "MacOSXUpdCombo10.5.8.dmg". Note that this isi the DMG file. It will create a virtual drive on your desktop called "Mac OS X Update Combined" and open a windows showing the file "MacOSXUpdCombo10.5.8.pkg".

 

DO NOT DOUBLE CLICK THIS FILE

 

right click and select "Open With > Pacifist"

 

Open the dropdown arrow(s) for "Contents of MacOSXUpdCombo10.5.8.pkg" until you can see folders and files. You are looking for two (2) files:

 

mach_kernel

mach_kernel.ctfsys

 

Right click on each of these and select "Install to default location". You may need to enter your password. Just enter it and allow the install.

 

Once both of those are installed reboot the system and log back in to your Mac. At this point you are still running 10.5.2. Make sure everything is still working before proceeding.

 

Part 3: This install

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This is the easy part.

 

Mount the file "MacOSXUpdCombo10.5.8.dmg" by double clicking just as you did in the last step. This time when the window opens, double click "MacOSXUpdCombo10.5.8.pkg" and start the install. Just install as you normally would.

 

Once you are finished you will NOT be able to open any files or launch any programs until you re-boot.

 

Re-start the machine, but DO NOT boot in to your mac osx just yet. Boot in to your alternate as described in Part 1. I booted into my windows install.

 

Part 4: Edit the install

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Use whatever method you chose in Part 1 to get to your mac partion (or hard drive) that your update was installed to.

 

Navigate to the folder /System/Library/Extensions

You are looking for 1 (one) of three (3) folders:

dsmos.kext

r3d3.kext

or

AppleDecrypt.kext

 

Make a note of which one you have.

 

In the folder "/System/InstallAtStartup/scripts/" you will find a file called "1" (its just the number one without quotes)

 

Open this file with a text editor.

 

Near the bottom of the file you will see a line that reads (in part):

/System/Library/Extensions/Dont Steal Mac OS X.kext

 

Change this line to read:

/System/Library/Extensions/dsmos.kext

 

use the name of the file you found in /System/Library/Extensions

 

Do not delete the entire line, just change *.kext file name from "Dont Steal Mac OS X" to the file name you just looked up.

 

Save and exit your text editor.

 

Next return to /System/Library/Extensions and look for:

AppleSMBIOS.kext and AppleSMBIOS.kext.old

 

rename AppleSMBIOS.kext to AppleSMBIOS.new

 

rename AppleSMBIOS.kext.old to AppleSMBIOS.kext

 

You are now done editing your install.

 

Part 5: Finalize the install

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Reboot the system attempt to load your new MAc OSX. This may not work at this point but have no fear. Let it run for about 5 minutes after the disk activity light stops flashing, then hit the reset button. On my machine the second boot attempt took about 2-4 minutes. The disk activity light will stop at one point but picks up again after about a minute or so. Just give it time.

 

Once complete you should be at your desk top.

 

Part 6: Confirming the update

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In the upper left hand corner of your screen is a small Apple logo. clock this and select "About this Mac". It should show 10.5.8. If it does congrats!

 

You are finished.

[Charlie Vela]

I'm running a very similar setup and followed your instructions exacty. When I reboot after installing

 

mach_kernel

mach_kernel.ctfsys

 

I am unable to mount the Combo Update DMG file with out the system freezing and forcing me to restart. Did you encounter this?

 

my com.apple.Boot.plist file looks a little different:

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>Kernel</key>

<string>mach_kernel</string>

<key>Kernel Flags</key>

<string></string>

<key>Timeout</key>

<string>5</string>

</dict>

</plist>

 

are these the 2 i should modify to <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string>platform=X86PC </string> ? or should i add the cpus=4 part too since i'm on a quad core?

 

Thank you for your help.

[Charlie Vela]

did you add the updated seatbelt.kext before the install?

[Charlie Vela]

I've made some progress,

 

I tried adding the seatbelt.kext from the installer along with the mach_kernel.kext and mach_kernel.ctfsys

 

then i modified the com.apple.boot.plist with "cpus=4"

 

repaired permissions

restarted with -v -f

 

and was able to mount the dmg file no problem

 

the installer froze at about 23% and the system became unresponsive... but no kernel panic.

 

any thoughts? i'm going to try modifying only the com.apple.boot.plist and see what happens.

[Thelgord]

no, i did not do anything with seatbelts.kext. As for kernel flags I have found that different solutions work on different pc's. let me know how it turn out!

[Thelgord]

This thread is for upgrading Kalyway 10.5.2 to 10.5.8. Please post Microsoft Windows questions in the appropriate place.