Leopard on ASUS P5QD Turbo

[bubuc]

Hi all,

 

I have a problem. I've installed MacOS iDeneb 10.5.8 lite on ASUS P5QD turbo with Intel Core Quad Q9400 processor. The system boots only with 'cpus=1' options. As a result macos recognizes my CPU correctly but uses only one core.

 

I've searched this forum for a solution. The only wayout appears to be - moded bios for the motherboard. The problem is that I can't find the appropriate file. There are some mods for ASUS P5Q Delux etc, but not for ASUS P5QD turbo.

 

Any idea? Any advice?

[bubuc]

Hmmm... Nobody?

[vilpostus]

Try Chameleon with proper DSDT.

[tetardj]

Hi all,

 

I have a problem. I've installed MacOS iDeneb 10.5.8 lite on ASUS P5QD turbo with Intel Core Quad Q9400 processor. The system boots only with 'cpus=1' options. As a result macos recognizes my CPU correctly but uses only one core.

 

I've searched this forum for a solution. The only wayout appears to be - moded bios for the motherboard. The problem is that I can't find the appropriate file. There are some mods for ASUS P5Q Delux etc, but not for ASUS P5QD turbo.

 

Any idea? Any advice?

 

Hi Bubuc

 

Can you give me your install method for Ideneb 10.5.8 Lite please

Bootloader, kernel, fix, drivers selected and your bios parameter

I will try on my P5QD Turbo and

If it work with 1 cpu i can try with snow leopard after

 

nothing work on my motherboard for the moment

 

My boot sequence always hangs with the same error :

using 16384 buffer headers and 4096 cluster IO buffer headers

I will try to fix it with ACPIPlatform.kext......and see

 

cpu1 prompt command hangs too.....

 

 

 

Thanks

 

And sorry for my english

[tetardj]

Hi all,

 

I have a problem. I've installed MacOS iDeneb 10.5.8 lite on ASUS P5QD turbo with Intel Core Quad Q9400 processor. The system boots only with 'cpus=1' options. As a result macos recognizes my CPU correctly but uses only one core.

 

I've searched this forum for a solution. The only wayout appears to be - moded bios for the motherboard. The problem is that I can't find the appropriate file. There are some mods for ASUS P5Q Delux etc, but not for ASUS P5QD turbo.

 

Any idea? Any advice?

 

Hello

 

Good news :-) Iatkos V7 works on P5QD Turbo !!!!!!!!!!

 

Just need for install :

 

disabled ACPI 2 support and APIC in the Bios ( i don't know what but if not disable reboot everytime )

PS2 Keyboard and Mouse

CPU=1 at Prompt

Use Both ACPI Fix in custom installation

only x86 ACPI Fix don't work

I don't have testing the other alone... so exited

 

And let's rock for Snow Leopard

 

Iam so happy :-)

 

LOGIC I LOVE YOU :-p

[bubuc]

Hi! I am back!

 

I have a portion of good news.

 

At last I've done it! Well, actually it happened about two weeks ago but I've lost hope to find the answer in this topic. It seems to me that I was wrong.

First of all I really am sorry for my English, I haven't had practice for a long time.

 

 

To the point.

My system runs MacOSX 10.5.8 and it is very stable.

Actually you don't need any compilations such as iDeneb or iAtkos. All you need is a retail DVD with Leopard, an external HDD and... some patience

 

My system is ASUS P5QD Turbo, Intel Quad Core CPU Q9400, 2G of RAM, several SATA HDD's, SATA DVD-drive, NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO.

 

First of all, I didn't disable anything in BIOS. Moreover I restored it to defaults, enabled USB keyboards support and ACPI 2 and APIC.

 

As a first step I formated my external USB HDD.. Actually I used E-SATA port to connect it. So I erased it to MacOS X Extended Journaled (GUID Partition).

Then I've restored the image of a retail Leopard DVD disk to my external HDD (You can find an image via torrents, but I've chosen to buy a legal copy .

Next step - I installed Chameleon-2.0-r431 to my Installer HDD.

Then I created a DSDT file using a DSDT_patcher (you can find a lot of info about it at this forum) placed it in the /Extra folder, and also I added some kexts to /E/E folder.

 

Reboot. Choose to boot from external HDD. The next thing that I saw was the invitation to chose language for my installation )) The installation process ran smooth and finished with restart.

Still I had to boot from my external HDD again and by means of terminal I installed Chameleon to my target HDD and copied the /Extras folder. I added some kexts to the /E/E folder - AttansicL1Ethernet.kext for my network-card and VoodooHDA form my onboard sound. Then I rebooted my comp and chose to boot from my target HDD.

I was guided through some standard procedures for the first launch of MacOS X and that is it.

Everything works fine.

 

I've Installed all the latest updates including ProAppsUpdate using SoftwareUpdate tool. Everything works fine. No problems at all. All apps are working great even FinalCutStudio 3.

 

 

Moreover, I've installed Snow Leopard using the same technique. Everything works fine except for some problems with videocard drivers. But it's just a question of time

 

Good Luck!

[tetardj]

Hi Bubuc

 

Thanks for you post and PM

 

But it's OK for me now with Snow leopard.

Fully Working and stable with default Bios setting.

Works with Chameleon RC2 package and RC3 boot file.

 

 

With Iatkos i had patch my DSDT with "Patch DSDT GUI", convert the extract .aml file it to .dsl to remove CPU alias ( Kernel Panic ) and some error and recompiling with "iaslMe" :

 

Example of fix i had to do :

 

Alias in DSDT :

 

Scope (_PR)

{

Processor (P001, 0x01, 0x00000810, 0x06) {}

Processor (P002, 0x02, 0x00000000, 0x00) {}

Alias (P002, CPU2)

Processor (P003, 0x03, 0x00000000, 0x00) {}

Processor (P004, 0x04, 0x00000000, 0x00) {}

Alias (P004, CPU4)

}

 

Fixed Alias :

 

Scope (_PR)

{

Processor (P001, 0x01, 0x00000810, 0x06) {}

Processor (P002, 0x02, 0x00000000, 0x00) {}

Processor (P003, 0x03, 0x00000000, 0x00) {}

Processor (P004, 0x04, 0x00000000, 0x00) {}

}

 

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

Error AnyAcc for compiler :

 

OperationRegion (ECRM, EmbeddedControl, Zero, 0xFF)

Field (ECRM, AnyAcc, Lock, Preserve)

Fixed AnyAcc for compiler :

 

OperationRegion (ECRM, EmbeddedControl, Zero, 0xFF)

Field (ECRM, ByteAcc, Lock, Preserve)

 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

And all return error :

 

Method (PKTW, 1, NotSerialized)

{

Store (Arg0, EPKT)

Return (Local1)

 

return error fixed :

 

Method (PKTW, 1, NotSerialized)

{

Store (Arg0, EPKT)

Return (Zero)

 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

That was all for me

 

I used this documentation in french here :

 

http://www.darwinx86.org/guides/installer-.../164-bases-dsdt

 

;-)

 

Thank you

Best Regards

 

And big sorry for my French English.

 

Attachements DSDT.aml works with Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 on Asus P5QD Turbo for AdamBeres ;-)

dsdt.zip

[bubuc]

Hi tetardj

Thank you for tour post and advice. But still I didn't get one thing.

I have no problem with DSDT.aml (Before installing 10.5.6 I managed to patch it with prety much the same metod).

What I don't understand is if you are running SnowLeo wiothout DSDT patch at all?

[ilyin]

Hello bubuc !

 

Configuration of my РС one in one with yours. My system is ASUS P5QD Turbo, Intel Quad Core CPU Q9400, 2G of RAM, several SATA HDD's, SATA DVD-drive, NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GTX.

I am not the expert in this area.

I wount massedge by yours distributive, instruments and detailed installation description.

 

Help me please!

 

Thankful in advance Ilyin

[tetardj]

Hi tetardj

Thank you for tour post and advice. But still I didn't get one thing.

I have no problem with DSDT.aml (Before installing 10.5.6 I managed to patch it with prety much the same metod).

What I don't understand is if you are running SnowLeo wiothout DSDT patch at all?

 

Hi Bubuc

Yes i am under Snow Leopard with DSDT patch

Sorry i know my english is not very good

I post the fix information for the other

 

Thank you ;-)

[ilyin]

"Then I created a DSDT file using a DSDT_patcher (you can find a lot of info about it at this forum) placed it in the /Extra folder, and also I added some kexts to /E/E folder."

 

Hello bubc!

 

 

Help me please!

 

My sistem identical for you

 

Send me DSDT file you created with DSDT_patcher, also some kexts.

(e-mail: Ilyin_07@mail.ru)

 

What version Bios you have?

 

Thanks!

[tetardj]

Moreover, I've installed Snow Leopard using the same technique. Everything works fine except for some problems with videocard drivers. But it's just a question of time

 

Good Luck!

 

Hi Bubuc

 

For your videocard you can try to add an EFI String in your com.apple.boot.plist ( Extra folder ).

Generate it with EFI Studio, you can download EFIStudio here : http://www.mediafire.com/?mi2jyme5fxf

By add your model of videocard and copy the HEX code like this :

 

<key>Graphics Mode</key>

<string>1920x1200x32</string>

<key>device-properties</key>

<string>here the HEX code generate with EFIStudio</string>

 

;-)

[boris22]

Hi! I am back!

 

I have a portion of good news.

 

At last I've done it! Well, actually it happened about two weeks ago but I've lost hope to find the answer in this topic. It seems to me that I was wrong.

First of all I really am sorry for my English, I haven't had practice for a long time.

 

 

To the point.

My system runs MacOSX 10.5.8 and it is very stable.

Actually you don't need any compilations such as iDeneb or iAtkos. All you need is a retail DVD with Leopard, an external HDD and... some patience

 

My system is ASUS P5QD Turbo, Intel Quad Core CPU Q9400, 2G of RAM, several SATA HDD's, SATA DVD-drive, NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO.

 

First of all, I didn't disable anything in BIOS. Moreover I restored it to defaults, enabled USB keyboards support and ACPI 2 and APIC.

 

As a first step I formated my external USB HDD.. Actually I used E-SATA port to connect it. So I erased it to MacOS X Extended Journaled (GUID Partition).

Then I've restored the image of a retail Leopard DVD disk to my external HDD (You can find an image via torrents, but I've chosen to buy a legal copy .

Next step - I installed Chameleon-2.0-r431 to my Installer HDD.

Then I created a DSDT file using a DSDT_patcher (you can find a lot of info about it at this forum) placed it in the /Extra folder, and also I added some kexts to /E/E folder.

 

Reboot. Choose to boot from external HDD. The next thing that I saw was the invitation to chose language for my installation )) The installation process ran smooth and finished with restart.

Still I had to boot from my external HDD again and by means of terminal I installed Chameleon to my target HDD and copied the /Extras folder. I added some kexts to the /E/E folder - AttansicL1Ethernet.kext for my network-card and VoodooHDA form my onboard sound. Then I rebooted my comp and chose to boot from my target HDD.

I was guided through some standard procedures for the first launch of MacOS X and that is it.

Everything works fine.

 

I've Installed all the latest updates including ProAppsUpdate using SoftwareUpdate tool. Everything works fine. No problems at all. All apps are working great even FinalCutStudio 3.

 

 

Moreover, I've installed Snow Leopard using the same technique. Everything works fine except for some problems with videocard drivers. But it's just a question of time

 

Good Luck!

 

 

Hi Bubuc,

 

You seems to be one of the few having OSX working on ASUS 5PQD turbo.

I recently bought the mbo and until now I am not succesfull in installing Snow Leopard. Whatever I do i am ending up with a ¨panic cpu should be 2 ....¨

I tried various boot options like CPUS=1, Various Chameleon RC2,3,4.

 

Is it possible for me to obtain a detailed install guide?

 

 

Config is ASUS 5PQD turbo, Intel core 2 Quad Q8400,4 GB mem, Sata Samsung 1 Tb drive, Video XFX Geforce 9600GT. Bios rev 0201.

 

Regards

Henry

[Dime1]

Hi all!

I got same motherboard Asus P5QD Turbo

Lan Atheros AR8121

Sound VIA VT1708S

+ Intel Pentium dual-Core E6300 2.6

+ Kingston DDR2 2Gb PC2-6400

+ Asus Nvidia GeForce EN9500 GT

Disable ACPI 2, APIC.

 

I tried to install Universal Leopard 10.5.6; Universal Snow 10.6.2; - not loading install

tried iDeneb 1.5.1 (10.5.7)

choose:

language, DSDT patcher, Chameleon v2, CPUS=1, ACHI Fix, ICHx Fixed, AppleGenericPCATA.

install succesfully completed (was horribly long), but after reboot i see white screen with apple logo, below it - "loading"

and thats all... like an hour, nothing happens

Enable ACPI 2, APIC - nothing change.

 

any advise?

 

+1 boris22. Bubuc I hope 2 see for detailed install guide. please

 

PS Can I restore image of a retail Leopard DVD disk to my external HDD without working any Leo?

(and then install Chameleon-2.0-r431 to it?)

 

thanks

[NT2OOO]

Hello

 

Good news :-) Iatkos V7 works on P5QD Turbo !!!!!!!!!!

 

Just need for install :

 

disabled ACPI 2 support and APIC in the Bios ( i don't know what but if not disable reboot everytime )

PS2 Keyboard and Mouse

CPU=1 at Prompt

Use Both ACPI Fix in custom installation

only x86 ACPI Fix don't work

I don't have testing the other alone... so exited

 

And let's rock for Snow Leopard

 

Iam so happy :-)

 

LOGIC I LOVE YOU :-p

 

i have used your guide but pc says

 

still wait for root device ........ :

any ideas?????