Kakewalk: Minimal effort install (EP45, EX58, P55, G41)

[GrootWitBaas]

I have the EP43 UD3L and the ATI 4850 display card and used your USB method for installation. I can only use safe mode to get into my installed SL (mine is the retail 10.6.0) and if i try to boot normally, it will either hang at the white page or end up with a broken cluttered white black + white screen if I used the -v toggle.

 

I'm using the HDMI output as well.

 

I'm not sure what have I done wrong. Is it my display card or it's because the HDMI port?

 

Your problem is most probably the ATI card. There are lots of ways to fix this, In this same thread or elsewhere more ATI specific.

Good Luck

 

Now onto all the other posts that are all asking about the ISO and rar and so on, so here is to vyan28, VinP14, ArticFox and others :

 

READ the INSTRUCTIONS Please.

IF you use windows!!!

I have just personally gone back to the DL pages. I have selected the CD. It downloads a file "Kakewalk2.2.zip"

I open this file with winzip. You will see inside a file marked here

That is the file you want to burn.

 

If you are on a mac, then there is a application in this file, you run this and select your board. It will make a ISO. Burn this ISO.

 

IF you use USB for download ... You have to open thew manual and read, but in short Tom Sawyer has answered this already in post 2793 (yes one page back) just follow the instructions

 

 

Now for every one asking "will this and that work" .... I honestly do not know, and most people here won't either !!!

 

The only way to find out is to try. Reading before buying can safe you lots of headaches.

Most Gigabyte boards will work. Not all will work with Kakewalk out of the box, but with some tweaking Most will work.

If you are not sure then look at some one here with a successful setup, and buy exactly the same, this is a sure way to know it will work.

[VinP14]

when I open and unzip winzip/rar files, I hit extract here. mine looked nothing like that picture. but I got the KakewalkLegacy.ISO.

 

now I used 2 versions of Empire EFI, 2 versions of [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url], and Kakewalk. none of these get the job done. with an X58 ATI based Empire EFI I can boot from the disc to 10.6.0. any update kills the system. installing MyHack will make sure I never get to boot again and have to re-install.

 

with Kakewalk I had the quickest time loading the installation menu. but I can't actually boot into OSx from it.

 

I went over the Bios settings for my board. I have my SATA Ports connected in slot 0 and 1 following both guides and by reading the mobo manual. It might be my video card....

 

I notice a text in the boot CD's saying "nvram" failed. exclude the "n" and we have VRAM. so that is a theory. it might be my video.

 

here is my hardware if anybody has an Idea. for now I am doing an ATI 4870 specific version of [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]. supposodly works right on install at full resolution etc.

 

GA-X58A-UD3R

i7-930

HIS ATi 4870 IceQ4+Turbo (1GB)

[GrootWitBaas]

when I open and unzip winzip/rar files, I hit extract here. mine looked nothing like that picture. but I got the KakewalkLegacy.ISO.

 

now I used 2 versions of Empire EFI, 2 versions of [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url], and Kakewalk. none of these get the job done. with an X58 ATI based Empire EFI I can boot from the disc to 10.6.0. any update kills the system. installing MyHack will make sure I never get to boot again and have to re-install.

 

with Kakewalk I had the quickest time loading the installation menu. but I can't actually boot into OSx from it.

 

I went over the Bios settings for my board. I have my SATA Ports connected in slot 0 and 1 following both guides and by reading the mobo manual. It might be my video card....

 

I notice a text in the boot CD's saying "nvram" failed. exclude the "n" and we have VRAM. so that is a theory. it might be my video.

 

here is my hardware if anybody has an Idea. for now I am doing an ATI 4870 specific version of [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]. supposodly works right on install at full resolution etc.

 

GA-X58A-UD3R

i7-930

HIS ATi 4870 IceQ4+Turbo (1GB)

 

If you install with kakewalk, you have to boot with the cd after the install, then you have to get the boot loader from the downloads, and install it to the drive where you have made the install. When doing the install make sure you have 4Gig or less memory, until you can boot and all works, then add the extra (if you have more than 4) back. Remember also you are using the legacy boot cd, might be better to burn one from a mac for your system.

Your problem is most probably with the ATI card ...You have to look into this. NVRAM is not VRAM (Google), but ATI is known to have trouble with Hacks.... so maybe have a look for a Nvidia card like the 9500gt (cheap and works out of the box) just to get every thing up and running, then look into the ATI and how to make it work.

Jumping from install to install does not make it easier ...unless you fully reformat the drive, as some of them might have a boot loader installed that does not work with the other install method.

 

Good Luck

[VinP14]

I will give it a shot burning the disc from OSx. everything else is followed right down the line. I'm running a single 2GB stick of RAM

 

this 4870 was from my old computer. I can sell my old computer with that 4870 installed after I get this Hackintosh running. so it wont be a waste if I buy a new primary video card.

 

If it comes down to it I could buy a boot/install video card. but would an XFX 1GB GTS 250 run well?

[GrootWitBaas]

I will give it a shot burning the disc from OSx. everything else is followed right down the line. I'm running a single 2GB stick of RAM

 

this 4870 was from my old computer. I can sell my old computer with that 4870 installed after I get this Hackintosh running. so it wont be a waste if I buy a new primary video card.

 

If it comes down to it I could buy a boot/install video card. but would an XFX 1GB GTS 250 run well?

 

TBH I can not tell you the straight answer to this. I know the 9500GT (512 passive by Gainward) works out of the box, but I have also a GT120(1Gb PC version) and is what is used in real macs(EFI MAC version), that is supposed to be the exact same chip-set as the 9500Gt but it does not work for me in OSX without some extra work.

The reason I suggested the 9500 is because it is cheap, and known to work with out any problems. Have a look in the forum on the one you want to try, and make sure that some one have it working with minimal effort.

Your idea of selling the ATI with the old PC is probably a good one, thou I also know people are able to get the ATI's to work, I personally dislike them because of some History I had with them, but please don't let that influence your choice!

[VinP14]

I dont think the Gainward 9500GT is sold anymore. i'm going to check the OSx86 wiki but I don't trust it. the same thing can be listed 3 times with different feedback. could anybody testify a specific brand for the 9500 GT?

[bobtennis]

I dont think the Gainward 9500GT is sold anymore. i'm going to check the OSx86 wiki but I don't trust it. the same thing can be listed 3 times with different feedback. could anybody testify a specific brand for the 9500 GT?

 

I can tell you from experience a Zotac 9500 GT 512mb (bought because it was on sale at Newegg) works fine. Most 9500GT and 9400 GT cards should work fine. In a 10.5.8 build, I used a passive (silent) cooled Sparkle 9400 GT, and it was (and is) completely compatible. My criteria for choice was the same for both of these cards, COST! They were very cheap and on sale! I figured I would upgrade later, but really, it's not necessary, they do all the video fine, I didn't bother. I don't game with the Mac, if I did, I would use a faster PC anyway, as the game selection is superior.

 

I am building a "better" quad unit now, and am using a Gigabyte 9800 gt, and the video is also fine, I do have other issues, however, so that one is not finished yet.

[GrootWitBaas]

I dont think the Gainward 9500GT is sold anymore. i'm going to check the OSx86 wiki but I don't trust it. the same thing can be listed 3 times with different feedback. could anybody testify a specific brand for the 9500 GT?

They are still on sale where I am ... It is a German site and If I am (@ MOD) not allowed to like to them please remove the link

I have the 512 on that site, and there was 2 reasons I got that one, 1st Price,2nd Silent

Good Luck

[VinP14]

I have a few reasons to believe I have a bad hard drive. It is making Screeching noises. I noticed the screeching when I ran Kakewalk and after that I am getting this line of text in the Bios from [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] (running while I joined the topic a page back) and in my next install attempt.

 

What makes me near certain now is the screeching noises. before hand it was on the noisy end. I am not 100% certain the drive is bad but it might be the problem

 

my parents are covering me some money for my current computer. so I will ask them to place it on an order for a new drive and 9500GT.

 

 

sorry the topic swayed away from Kakewalk. just the process of troubleshooting. I could literally flood this post with all the reasons I think the drive is bad. so it probably is bad. if thats the case I am off from troubleshooting for a week

[Phorte]

hi all,

 

successfully used Kakewalk for my dedicated build - i7-920, ga-x58a-ud3r (rev2.0), 6gb ddr3-1600, gtx-285.

 

- i used usb method and it booted fine

- video work out of the box showing full res over dual-dvi to my 3008fpw. haven't tested qe/ci stuff though (whatever that is lol i just see the terms thrown around on here)

 

i havent tested sound but that wont bother me because i'll be using my apogee duet.

 

only problem is i dont have any LAN connectivity with the onboard RTL8111E. a previous post from Tom Sawyer suggested to just clicking on ethernet in network preferences but ethernet doesn't even show up there... any ideas? the same board has proven to be successful for LAN for other ppl out of the box

[ProjectY]

Hi Phorte

 

Have a Look at Kexts.com Network there may be something there

 

There is a kext for an RTL8111 there

 

Ray

 

hi all,

 

successfully used Kakewalk for my dedicated build - i7-920, ga-x58a-ud3r (rev2.0), 6gb ddr3-1600, gtx-285.

 

- i used usb method and it booted fine

- video work out of the box showing full res over dual-dvi to my 3008fpw. haven't tested qe/ci stuff though (whatever that is lol i just see the terms thrown around on here)

 

i havent tested sound but that wont bother me because i'll be using my apogee duet.

 

only problem is i dont have any LAN connectivity with the onboard RTL8111E. a previous post from Tom Sawyer suggested to just clicking on ethernet in network preferences but ethernet doesn't even show up there... any ideas? the same board has proven to be successful for LAN for other ppl out of the box

[Pier25]

Anyone found a solution to the 533 fsb speed problem with kakewalk 2.2?

[HappyHippo]

I installed the vanilla AppleHDA.kext from 10.6.2 with [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url], built a new kextcache with Kext Util, rebooted and sound worked.

 

Good Luck!

 

Thanks for the quick reply skidman.

Sorry for being a noob but from where i can find AppleHDA.kext from 10.60.2 with [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]? How do we install it?

I was searching this forum and found this post... ALC888 Address 2 AppleHDA v1.8.4fc3. They are talking about AppleHDA.kext for ALC888. I think mine is 887 as system profiler says. I don't want to play with my SL as i am doing a project and if anything goes wrong it will take atleast 1 day to reinstall it again so i can not take risk :mellow:

I am giving you my audio info below. Please tell me if i installed those ktexts will it work for me?

 

Intel High Definition Audio:

Device ID: 0x1458A002

Audio ID: 887

Available Devices:

Speaker:

Connection: 1/8-Inch Jack

Internal Microphone:

Connection: Internal

External Microphone:

Connection: 1/8-Inch Jack

Line In:

Connection: 1/8-Inch Jack

Headphone:

Connection: 1/8-Inch Jack

S/P-DIF Out:

Connection: Combo

S/P-DIF In:

Connection: Combo

Hardware:

Model Name: Mac Pro

Model Identifier: MacPro3,1

Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo

Processor Speed: 1.60 GHz

Number Of Processors: 1

Total Number Of Cores: 2

L2 Cache: 1 MB

Memory: 1 GB

Bus Speed: 800 MHz

Boot ROM Version: MP31.00C1.B00

SMC Version (system): 1.30f3

Serial Number (system): W87234JHYA4

Hardware UUID: FFDD09EC-74A2-524E-8871-8FA683DBB28C

 

 

Thanks in advance.

[skidman]

Thanks for the quick reply skidman.

Sorry for being a noob but from where i can find AppleHDA.kext from 10.60.2 with [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]? How do we install it?

 

Just download [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url], the AppleHDA.kext is included.

 

http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2010/02/mul...stallation.html

 

Copy the 10.6.3 kext to a safe place, [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] will overwrite the file. Install the 10.6.2 kext:

 

[Tom Sawyer]

hi all,

 

successfully used Kakewalk for my dedicated build - i7-920, ga-x58a-ud3r (rev2.0), 6gb ddr3-1600, gtx-285.

 

- i used usb method and it booted fine

- video work out of the box showing full res over dual-dvi to my 3008fpw. haven't tested qe/ci stuff though (whatever that is lol i just see the terms thrown around on here)

 

i havent tested sound but that wont bother me because i'll be using my apogee duet.

 

only problem is i dont have any LAN connectivity with the onboard RTL8111E. a previous post from Tom Sawyer suggested to just clicking on ethernet in network preferences but ethernet doesn't even show up there... any ideas? the same board has proven to be successful for LAN for other ppl out of the box

 

Glad to hear you got your system up and running! Strange that the LAN isn't working OOTB... same board, same chip etc. You've may have already done this but assuming the lan is enabled in the bios, there is a setting for network booting, you could try turning that feature off and see if it wakes up the card to OS X. PXE boot shouldn't matter, but you never know.

 

Other than that... since your board is a rev 2.0 and mine is a 1.0, they very well could have changed the chip/config slightly on the network port. If you have windows on the box, can you check on what it thinks the chip/controller is? That might help direct you to a correct kext if they have indeed changed the chipset.

 

How's that 3008fpw? Pretty amazing I would imagine....

[Phorte]

Other than that... since your board is a rev 2.0 and mine is a 1.0, they very well could have changed the chip/config slightly on the network port. If you have windows on the box, can you check on what it thinks the chip/controller is? That might help direct you to a correct kext if they have indeed changed the chipset.

 

unfortunately i havent dual booted to windows yet on this box so can't check

 

checking gigabyte site, the difference between your rev1.0 and my rev2.0 (with regards to network point is), yours is Realtek RTL8111D chip and mine is Realtek RTL8111E chip still no luck here...

[apple_core]

hi all,

 

successfully used Kakewalk for my dedicated build - i7-920, ga-x58a-ud3r (rev2.0), 6gb ddr3-1600, gtx-285.

 

Can you please clarify which motherboard you have? You say it is the "ga-x58a-ud3r" yet in your signature you list an ex58-ud3r.

 

Those are two DIFFERENT motherboards. I think a lot of people confuse them including mrjanek. A while ago he listed the GA-X58A-* as being compatible but at the time, I believe, he was coding for the GA-EX58-*, although now he really is working on the GA-X58A-* ones.

 

I think this causes a lot of confusion with regards to why some people have no problems with sound while others do, because the sound chip is different between these two classes of boards.

 

Congratulations anyway on your build!

[guckl]

Hi,

 

I have a GA-X58A-UD5 (-00AR) and I have the problem that sound is not working.

I used Kakewalk 2.2 install with EX58A-UD7 option.

 

1.Sound not working

I tried already to patch the sound first with ex58_ud5_audio.zip (from this threat http://www.efixusers.com/showthread.php?t=605 ) and also [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] but with no

success.

 

2.Quicktime (H264) not working

Also have the strange problem that new QuickTime X does not play H264 files- when it

opens you can click on play but does not play - is this connected.

The old QuickTime7 plays the file- but after pressing PLAY it takes a few seconds until it starts.

Is it sound related that QuicktimeX does not start? (Also in preview mode video is not playing)

 

Thanks in advance for your response.

 

3. Native support of GA-X58A-UD5 for Kakewalk

Hope that Kakewalk soon supports X58A-UD5 - if there is anything I can do please please tell me.

[a5hr1th]

Just installed using the USB method (v2.2) on a Gigabyte G41M-ES2L. Thank you so much for this fantastic application

One question here, my Audio doesn't seem to be working. I've tried booting with "-x -f" Flags, to no avail. Tried all sorts of Kexts (AppleHDA, VoodooHDA, etc.)

Help would be much appreciated

 

Specs:

Snow Leopard 10.6.3

Intel Q8400 2.66 GHz

nVidia GeForce 9400GT 1GB

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Added screenshots for reference

 

Sound gets detected in the System Profiler

 

No Audio Devices detected in System Preferences

[konjow]

I used kakewalk for first time when i reinstall soft on my hackintosh. it is very good solution... my main board is EP45-UD3P. Everything seems to work good. I installed good few software applications (all what I need) and then

Disk utility-verify permissions-a lot was to fix but after many times trying to repaire

there is a massage

 

"Repairing permissions for “hd”

Permissions differ on "usr/share/derby", should be drwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .

Repaired "usr/share/derby".

Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAgent" has been modified and will not be repaired.

 

Permissions repair complete"

 

 

any idea what is it and how to fix this?

 

thanks

 

 

edit: nevermind! it is nothing wrong... found the official Apple link here

[deathpulse]

Quick question for the group... Does Kakewalk support the new EP45T-USB3P?

[Phorte]

Can you please clarify which motherboard you have? You say it is the "ga-x58a-ud3r" yet in your signature you list an ex58-ud3r.

im staring at my signature right now and it definitely says GA-X58A-UD3R..............................

 

so yeah, comparing all the new X58A boards for LAN:

 

EX58A-UD3R (Rev 1.0) has Realtek RTL8111D *WORKS*

EX58A-UD7 has Realtek RTL8111D *WORKS*

 

EX58A-UD3R (Rev 2.0) has Realtek RTL8111E *DOESNT WORK*

EX58A-UD5 has Realtek RTL8111E *DOESNT WORK*

 

so that little pesky "E"...

 

Edit: nevermind! found the official link from realtek via this post.. drivers installed and it picks up an IP via DHCP correctly!!

[a5hr1th]

Just installed using the USB method (v2.2) on a Gigabyte G41M-ES2L. Thank you so much for this fantastic application

One question here, my Audio doesn't seem to be working. I've tried booting with "-x -f" Flags, to no avail. Tried all sorts of Kexts (AppleHDA, VoodooHDA, etc.)

Help would be much appreciated

 

Specs:

Snow Leopard 10.6.3

Intel Q8400 2.66 GHz

nVidia GeForce 9400GT 1GB

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Added screenshots for reference

 

http://i45.tinypic.com/21jonxc.png

Sound gets detected in the System Profiler

 

http://i45.tinypic.com/6qxhds.png

No Audio Devices detected in System Preferences

 

Nevermind, got the Audio up and running using the VoodooHDA Kext that's attached HERE

[allnamesr2]

Can you please clarify which motherboard you have? You say it is the "ga-x58a-ud3r" yet in your signature you list an ex58-ud3r.

 

Those are two DIFFERENT motherboards. I think a lot of people confuse them including mrjanek. A while ago he listed the GA-X58A-* as being compatible but at the time, I believe, he was coding for the GA-EX58-*, although now he really is working on the GA-X58A-* ones.

 

I think this causes a lot of confusion with regards to why some people have no problems with sound while others do, because the sound chip is different between these two classes of boards.

 

Congratulations anyway on your build!

ohh.. maybe that is why. so does sound not work for the x58a-udr3 as of right now?

do you know if everything works for x58a-ud7? i still have time left for me to change motherboards. just have to pay a restocking fee. can anyone with x58a-ud7 confirm that everything is working correctly or not

[mister-tom]

ohh.. maybe that is why. so does sound not work for the x58a-udr3 as of right now?

do you know if everything works for x58a-ud7? i still have time left for me to change motherboards. just have to pay a restocking fee. can anyone with x58a-ud7 confirm that everything is working correctly or not

 

with the version kakewalk 2.2 sound works with the ud7 BUT not directlly after installation (network works fine !!)... you must reinstall the hda kext again... ( i must do this after a new installation of snowleopard on the x58a-ud7 )... but i don't know which hda kext it is really, their are some different versions i geht the applehda.kext for a first test and it works...

 

at the moment my problem is that now only stereo sound is supported, have anybody an idea if it's possible to use the onboard digital out (optical)... i want use this for connect with an dts receiver...

 

or it this is not supported any idea which intern (pci) soundsolution is interesting, AND work with optical output ??

 

thanks alot for informations

 

thomas