Snow on ASUS P5K ?

[TheKaligula]

I have an ASUS P5K and i'm trying to install snow leopard from original DVD since 2 weeks without success. I see some tutorials with other P5K-xx models but none with P5K plain.

 

Could anyone tell me if possible and if it has achieved, steps to take.

 

Thx !!!

[madsensei]

i had success installing from leopard, i'll try soon to install from orriginal dvd, i'll try to post here when it will be done

if you understand french there's a topic in the french section

[330D]

I have a p5kc

 

Follow the IP35 Pro tutorial.

 

Don't have more than 1 partition on the HD your installing too, use bios to switch boot between leopard and SL install.

 

Use 10.5.8 ideneb as base box on seperate HD to get up and running initially.

 

Make sure your boot flags are correct as the PATA2 kext that is posted around here only works in 32bit mode. (You can edit the original ATA but this only works with sata ports 1 & 2.

 

HTH

 

Andy

[johnDOit]

hy i have installed 10.6.1 on my P5K

 

i have 2 SATA Drives and on one i had 10.5.8 installed -

here is a link with a good tutorial - for P5K

 

I only need 4 kext to install and set the Sata Drive for SnowLeo to 1st boot and put it an the 1st sata place on the mainbord

 

you have to take the old Pc EFI boot file i attached ( it is from Pc EFI 10.1) - install is very easy if you have Osx Leo already installed;

 

what you need :

1.) 10.6 SnowLeo DVD or img file

2.) SATA Drive for Snow Leo and a Partition on a other SATA with more than 8GB for the DVD or a USB Stick with 8GB

3.) Pc EFI 10.1 ( or only the boot file)

4.) Kexthelper to install the 4 Kext you need

5.) show and hite (widget)

 

my way:

 

1.) in diskutility you format your Sata Drive for SnowLeo with GUID

2.) you have to rebuild your OSX DVD 10.6 with DiskUtility - on the Partiton or on the USB Drive (just trag&drop the drives in the line)

3.) now you have to exclude your drives from spotlight - otherwise you become kernel panics

4.) than go to dashboard and show all files with the widget show&hide

5.) now you can go to the rebuild osx Snowleo (on the Partition or usb drive) and got to: System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.mpkg

just let it install;

6.) when the install is finished you have to install the PcEFI 10.1 and but the boot file on the root

7.) put the kext into the Extra/Extension folder and edit the UUID in com.apple.boot.plist and in the plattform uuid - you find your uuid(for the SnowLeo drive) in diskutility

8.) install the 4 kext also on SnowLeo Drive with kexthelper or put it in S/L/E and repair permissions

9.) cross the finger and reboot with the SnowLeo Drive as 1st boot in your bios

 

sry about my bad english -

if i have some time i can write a tutorial with pics

 

good luck

john

PlatformUUID.kext.zip

AppleIntelPIIXATA2.kext.zip

fakesmc.kext.zip

IOATAFamily.kext.zip

Show_Hide_1.1.wdgt.zip

[TheKaligula]

Thx for the answers.

 

johnDOit could you post the complet files I need and the exact folder to put them ??

I've downloaded too much files, and now I don't know which are good for "P5K"

I've got the kext you put, but the PcEFI 10.1 and com.apple.boot.plist and in the plattform uuid not. I'know to change the UUID.

 

And please the repair permisions commands for use in Terminal.

I'm trying it with OSX86Tools Utility for now.

 

If you make a visual guide it would be great.

Thx !!

[johnDOit]

ups i forgot 1 thing - you have to make your dsdt.aml file with dsdt patcher - search the forum

 

here is fasl´s way dsdt.aml patch

 

i will make a little tutorial by time with pics

 

so here are all files you need - don`t forget to change UUID in com.apple.boot.plist and in the PlatformUUID.kext

remove my DSDT.aml and patch your own and put the Extra Folder after installing PC EFI 10.1 into the SL Drive !(Point 7 )

 

good luck !

 

here are some pics of the install way

 

 

Pics Album

 

SL P5K Pack

MD5: 455BE29F15BBBCBFEB838EA13F71F6B7

[TheKaligula]

I've done every thing you say but when restart booting from Snow HD i've a Panic : unable to find driver for /ACPI/........IOPlatformExpert.

 

I think the only different maybe is that i have the SATA drive in the SATA0 port ( red ) . You say 1st place, but i don't know if you want to say sata0 or sata1 ??

 

the other think maybe with permissions. I just use Universal OSX installer to install custom kext from snow Extra/Extensions and use Install. I think repair permissions maybe is done by program ?? Or i need to do it ¿?

 

Thx Again !!!

I wait for your graphical guide Can you add some BIOS screen captures !!! and which version ¿??¿

[Detrich]

TheKaligula

 

Can you post your full hardware info CPU, Video... ?

 

I'm now on Retail SL 10.6.2 x64 with lastest default BIOS v1201.

[TheKaligula]

Any program to do that in Leopard or simply the name of components ???

 

ASUS P5K

ASUS GF 8600GT 256Mb DDR3

2 x 2Gb DDR800 Kinsgton

SEAGATE 120Gb HDD * SATA 0 Red for Snow Leopard

WD Raptor 74Gb HDD ( SATA 1 with Win7 )

SAMSUNG 750 Gb HDD ( SATA 3 only for videos, music, docs..... )

DVD+RW LG on IDE as Master.

 

Hauppauge HVR-1300 ( for Tv ) Not found any driver for Mac yet.

 

Keyboard + Mice Logitech using USB

LCD Samsung 20" using DVI.

 

Thx again.

[Detrich]

Also I need your CPU nfo ,to make configuration (about this Mac)...

[TheKaligula]

Intel E8400.

 

Thx !

[Detrich]

Hi, TheKaligula

 

Utilities are here:

http://www.mediafire.com/?n4nznjwjgjg

 

For P5K kexts, see attached file:

 

ReUploaded (added AttansicL1_x64.kext):

x64_LeoSnowP5K_Chameleon_2_EFI_v10.5.zip

[TheKaligula]

From a Leopard installed on a USB device I install Chameleon 2 RC3 r658 with EFI 10.5 by Netkas in Snow Partition and modify the "com.apple.Boot.plist" with my string extract from EFI Studio, like this : ( Tell me if it's ok for GF 8600GT 256Mb ?? ).

 

<?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>device-properties</key>

<string>6c0200000100000001000000600200000d00000002010c00d041030a000000000101060000010

101060000007fff04000e0000004e00560050004d0000002000000001000000000000000000000000

000000000000000000000000000000220000005600520041004d002c0074006f00740061006c00730

069007a006500000008000000000000101c0000006400650076006900630065005f00740079007000

650000000f0000004e5644412c506172656e740e0000006e0061006d00650000000b0000006469737

06c617922000000400030002c006400650076006900630065005f00740079007000650000000b0000

00646973706c617922000000400031002c006400650076006900630065005f0074007900700065000

0000b000000646973706c6179100000006d006f00640065006c0000001a0000006e56696469612047

65466f726365203836303020475420000000400031002c0063006f006d00700061007400690062006

c00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d616314000000400030002c006e0061006d006500000012

0000004e5644412c446973706c61792d4114000000400031002c006e0061006d00650000001200000

04e5644412c446973706c61792d4220000000400030002c0063006f006d0070006100740069006200

6c00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d6163100000004e0056004300410050000000180000000

4000000000003000c00000000000007000000001e00000072006f006d002d00720065007600690073

0069006f006e0000002e0000006e5669646961204765466f7263652038363030204754204f70656e4

74c20456e67696e65205b4546495d</string>

</dict>

</plist>

 

then when I restart from Snow Leopard partition with -x -v I have again "Still waiting for root device".

 

While it loads, I can see fails when loading "AppleIntelPIIXATARoot" maybe it could be the problem ?

 

I hope you can make an Step by Step tutorial + images guide or maybe better a screencast video.

 

Really Thanks again !!!

[Detrich]

TheKaligula

 

You'll need to update BIOS to 1201. Make sure if SATA controllers are in IDE mode. Connect Leo and Win7 HDD to first two ports(there are 4 ports) . There are also two separate jMicron ports(red and black), don't use them, because there's not full x64 support yet.

 

After, just install x64_LeoSnowP5K_Chameleon_2_EFI_v10.5 to SL partition, where was installed and reboot.

 

About strings:

com.apple.Boot.plist from Extra contains strings exactly for your card GeForce 8600 GT 256Mb, you don't need to change it.

 

Strings for GeForce 8600 GT 256 DVI mode(not VGA):

<string>ab02000001000000020000003f0000000100000002010c00d041030a0000000001010600051c0

101060000007fff0400160000006200750069006c0074002d0069006e000000050000000160020000

0d00000002010c00d041030a000000000101060000010101060000007fff04001e00000072006f006

d002d007200650076006900730069006f006e0000002e0000006e5669646961204765466f72636520

38363030204754204f70656e474c20456e67696e65205b4546495d22000000400030002c006400650

076006900630065005f00740079007000650000000b000000646973706c6179100000004e00560043

004100500000001800000004000000000003000c00000000000007000000000e0000006e0061006d0

0650000000b000000646973706c617914000000400030002c006e0061006d0065000000120000004e

5644412c446973706c61792d41100000006d006f00640065006c0000001a0000006e5669646961204

765466f72636520383630302047540e0000004e00560050004d000000200000000100000000000000

000000000000000000000000000000000000000014000000400031002c006e0061006d00650000001

20000004e5644412c446973706c61792d4220000000400031002c0063006f006d0070006100740069

0062006c00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d6163220000005600520041004d002c0074006f0

0740061006c00730069007a0065000000080000000000001020000000400030002c0063006f006d00

700061007400690062006c00650000000e0000004e5644412c4e564d616322000000400031002c006

400650076006900630065005f00740079007000650000000b000000646973706c61791c0000006400

650076006900630065005f00740079007000650000000f0000004e5644412c506172656e74</string>

[Detrich]

Hi, TheKaligula

 

Soon, I'll make a tutorial for ASUS P5K Mobo. And for info: there are much differences, between another mobo's from this family, like P5K Pro or Deluxe. Also depends on what CPUs and graphics you use.

 

About your hardware:

It's very close to iMac8,1 , but to have native speedstep enabled(0x0), I configured it as MacPro3,1(about 3 times faster). So you don't need to fix your DSDT.

Strings that you're provided, are also correct, I just added Ethernet identity for AttansicL1, to prevent TimeMachine error and problems with some applications like iTunes and others.

[Kari_Juhani]

hi all ...

 

i managed to make it work... sort of :censored2:

 

First install could not use TimeMachine, so added your FakeSMCv2.kext and now it is actually making backup.

 

BUT : i only have GPU in graphics = only one screen as 1024*768 and nothing else ?

 

My /Extra/com.apple.boot.list is the same as before ???

 

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>Kernel</key>

<string>mach_kernel</string>

 

<key>Kernel Flags</key>

<string>-v arch=x86_64 GraphichsEnabler=YES</string>

 

<key>Timeout</key>

<string>5</string>

 

</dict>

</plist>

 

Now i can backup but cant change resolution.... any help ???

 

 

EDIT : I tried EFIStudio and actually found that there was some boot.plist that had a Nvidia card as string (???). So i deleted that and now i have both screens working, but no TimeMachine:=)

 

 

HELP, please !

 

Kari

[TheKaligula]

Would be great to have two methods for testing.

I encourage you to do the guides as soon as possible and to share your results. ( do not forget to catch the Bios images ).

 

I've BIOS = 1201

I've SATA in Enhanced mode - IDE and JMicron enable - AHCI.

 

In Bios appears

SATA1 = WD 74Gb = Win7

SATA2 = SEAGATE 120Gb = Snow Leopard

SATA3 = SAMSUNG 750Gb = Files.

 

Thx !

[Detrich]

Kari_Juhani

 

What a graphic card do you have?

 

TheKaligula

Download again attached file(chameleon wit EFI 10.5)

Now it should work

My jMicron is set as IDE

If you want to use it as AHCI or RAID use official driver (32bit only):

JMicronATADriver.zip

[TheKaligula]

The "Still waiting for root device" message, do you think is about this ATA Driver ????

 

Could you remake the step by step with new files you post and "teminal" commands for repair permision... edit com.apple.....UUID.... etc.

 

And how to use the utilities to make DSDT files.......

 

Thx

[TheKaligula]

Again the same thing. " Still waiting for root device"

I think the best maybe is to format again Snow partition and start from 0 with last files you send me.

Could you rewrite the step by step with new files, and how to use utilities like DSDTSE, EFIstuido and EvoTools and the repair permision commands.... and which files are really needed or not ?

 

Thx !!

[TheKaligula]

More help needed please !

Thx.

[Detrich]

Hi, TheKaligula

One and very important thing, is that u have to make clean install. You should remake partitions(not just re-format) with retail SL on HDD wich u want to install. Because, retail will never boot on partitions maded by distros like iDeneb or others.

So, u should make following:

1.Prepare one USB flash drive. Use Disk Utility, to partition it as MBR, then format it as default HFS+ journaled.

2. Install Chameleon with EFI 10.5( see prevous posts) to ur prepared USB drive.

3. Restart and boot from ur prepared USB drive. Insert SL retail DVD and select it from Chameleon menu, then press ENTER... make ur SL HDD partition with Disk Utility (GUID), install , until it's done and will restart automaticaly.

4. After restart, boot again from USB drive, from chameleon menu, select partition, where SL was installed.

5 At last, when all is done. install chameleon to SL HDD and restart. Then update to 10.6.2 and use Disk Utility to repare permissions.

 

goodluck.

[TheKaligula]

I'll try it next week and tell you some think, but it would be better to have an image guide

 

What I don't understand now is why i need to partition 2 times, first in MBR and second in GUID ¿?

Thx !!

[TheKaligula]

I take mu USB with Leopard and install Chameleon with EFI 10.5 ( my USB has one partition in GUID mode, I don't wanna change to MBR becouse I have no time to reinstall Leo on USB. Maybe this could be the problem ??)

 

Then when I boot from USB and open Chameleon I could not see the DVD+RW IDE Drive. I see all other Drives except DVD Reader.

 

I need to partition in MBR the USB unit ¿?¿?

 

Thx !!!

 

P.D. I hope finally somebody make some EASY AND WORKING GUIDE for P5K !!! I'm geeting stressed.

[TheKaligula]

Any news about this P5K ¿?¿? Any install guide with screen captures + kext + utilities to do it easy ¿?¿?

 

More help please.

Thx !!