[GUIDE] Retail Snow Leopard DVD install for G41M-ES2L (USB Method)

[kuntz]

Setting up a dual hard drive dual boot is kinda odd. in My opinion.

But should be pretty straight forward.

Go Into bios and select which HDD you want to put Windows 7 on and move it to the top slot for boot.

Install windows yeah!!!

Go back into bios, select the drive you either have SL on or Want it on move it to the first slot.

Chameleon is on a small partition on the SL Drive it will see the secondary drive you have W7 on and allow you to select at boot which OS to use.

 

i've did that, but when I select win7 partition i get the ntldr not fount error.. so i asked for easybdc...

[Krishna21]

1) What program did you use for the screenshots?

 

2) How do we go about updating to 10.6.3?

 

3) Thanks for the guide!

 

Snow Leopard on G41M-ES2L

Using the USB installation method

 

Welcome to my guide. I'll show you how you can install snow leopard on your G41M-ES2L!

I'll keep the guide as simple as possible.

 

1. What's needed

 

• G41M_Files.zip (All the files im using are in there)
  
• G41M-ES2L Motherboard (Bios F4)
  
• Retail version of Snow Leopard
  
• A graphic card (Since the build-in doesnt work)
  
• 8GB USB (If you dont have any : Use a partition or your iPod something with 8gb on it)
  
• Running Mac Os X Machine (Could be another partition or a borrowed macbook)
  

2. Preparation USB 1)

 

Insert your Snow Leopard DVD into your DVD drive. An icon will popup at your desktop.

Now insert your 8GB Usb (Or ipod, sd card anything with 8gb on it) .

Go to Disk Utility and go to your USB stick. Click on erase (Use Mac Os X Journaled). Name it OSX86 (Optional)

Now, go to restore. Drag the Snow Leopard DVD icon (which is on your desktop) to the source. (Dont click on image)

Now drag your USB (OX86) to destination. Be sure to uncheck erase destination.

 

Now it should look like this:

 

Now click on restore!

 

This will take about 20 minutes (Depends on the speed of your usb)

 

2. Preparation USB 2)

 

Now go to your G41M_Files folder and find myHack. Run it! (Located: Tools)

Select to install it on the USB (Important!)

Just before hitting Install click on customize and select the following kexts:

• com.apple.Boot.plist
  
• GraphicsEnabler
  
• PS2Controller (Optional: Use only if you have PS/2 keyboard)
  
• FakeSMC.kext
  
• LegacyAppleRTC.kext
  
• NullCPUPowerManagement.kext
  
• OpenHaltRestart.kext
  
• PlatformUUID.kext
  

Now it should look like this:

 

 

Hit install!

 

Now you're almost ready to boot from your USB!

 

Now copy the folder G41M_Files to your USB (We need some files later!)

 

2. Preparing your HD

 

Go to Disk Utility and choose your HD you want to install Snow Leopard on. Open the partition tab and change it from "Current" to 1 Partition. Use the Mac OS X Journaled. Name it. Now click "Option" and select "GUID Partition Table" (Important!)

 

Click Apply!

Note: You can do this step while installing snow leopard. Just before you choose your HD go to utilities and choose Disk Utility. The process is the same.

2. Boot from USB

 

Click the power button and hit F12 to bring up the boot options. Choose USB FDD and hit enter.

You'll see the bootloader. Press any key and then choose the OSX86 USB.

 

If you're lucky you'll get to the "Select Language Screen". Install SL and reboot.

 

3. Configuring the installaion

 

Press F12 and choose Hardrive and then choose the USB. You'll see the bootloader (You can install in verbose mode with -v). You'll see a nice intro video. We have snow leopard installed! But wait, the video is laggy and we have no sound. We have to fix this!

 

When you configured your country and name etc. you'll finally see the desktop.

 

My Hack

 

Go to your USB and open up the G41M_Files folder. Go to Tools and run myHack. This time you should choose your HD instead of your USB to install. Customize your installation and choose:

 

• com.apple.Boot.plist
  
• GraphicsEnabler
  
• PS2Controller (Optional: Use only if you have PS/2 keyboard)
  
• FakeSMC.kext
  
• LegacyAppleRTC.kext
  
• NullCPUPowerManagement.kext
  
• OpenHaltRestart.kext
  
• PlatformUUID.kext
  
• Sleepenabler.kext
  

Hit install!

 

Audio

 

Open up G41M_Files/Audio and run AzaliaAudio.pkg. Install it on your HD.

 

Lan

 

To get your internet to work you have to install a kext. It's easier then it sounds.

 

Go to G41M_Files/Tools and double click the Kext Helper b7.zip. Open up Kext Helper b7.

 

Now go to G41M_Files/Lan double click RealtekR1000SL.kext.zip and then drag the RealtekR1000SL.kext to the Kext Helper b7. Enter your password and hit "Easy Install"

 

It should look like this:

 

Cross your fingers and reboot!

 

4. Finnishing up a)

 

There is a "Extra" folder in the G41M_Files folder. Open it up. Copy dsdt.aml.

 

Now go to Your HD/Extra. Paste dsdt.aml (If you wish you can do your own DSDT. Files are provided under "Make your own DSDT".

 

Do the same for com.apple.Boot.plist and SMBIOS.plist. If you're not happy what's in your "About this Mac Screen" change the SMBIOS.plist with TextMate (/Tools).

 

4. Finnishing up b )

 

If you really want to use your own DSDT.aml, here is a quick guide:

 

DSDT quick guide:

 

- let's begin... be sure you have a good texteditor handy (Tools/Textmate)

- open "Make your own DSDT" then "DSDT_Patcher1.0.1e" folder and double click "DSDT Patcher"

- a terminal window will open then press any key to continue

- next it will ask "Which OS to emulate? [0=Darwin, 1=WinXP, 2=WinVista]" input "0" and press enter

- a new Debug folder will appear and inside it are a few files but we are interested in "dsdt.dsl"

- open your dsdt.dsl using your preffered texteditor so we can start editing

- also as reference, open my included dsl to copy from it directly or check how it's done

- on your keyboard press "command F (Find)" and look for "_WAK", right above it copy paste "DTGP" located on your dsdtfix file

- again "command F (Find)" and enter RTC, look for "0x04" below RTC and changed them to "0x02" - this fix is for CMOS Reset

- (optional) command F (Find) and enter Azalia, go to dsdtfix file and copy paste "HDEF" to your dsl replacing azalia.. again check my included dsl for reference - this is for ALC888 Audio

- when done and sure everything is correct, hit save or (command S) to save your dsdt.dsl

- to compile it to .aml, drag and drop it (dsdt.dsl) to iAslMe, you'll get 1 warning (PARM under IGD0) but hopefully you have 0 error

- look for Sessions folder and copy dsdt.aml to /Extra of your Snow Leopard

 

 

● double click "pfix" (permission fix) then choose your snow leopard drive (type "/"), it will take a few minutes to create a new extension.mkext and repair permission but just be patient. reboot when done.

● after reboot for the Audio to take effect, launch System Preference then go to Sound and choose Internal Speakers/Built-In Speaker for both Sound Effects and Output Tab, press F11/F12 (apple keyboard), F14/F15 (for windows?) to test if you can hear a feedback.

 

4. Finnishing up c)

 

How to update correctly to 10.6.2

 

If you update to 10.6.2 you'll get kernel panic in the booting process. Here is a way how you can boot properly with 10.6.2 installed: (Thanks to GoRuSg at this point)

 

start "osx install" again (from your usb disk) select your language .. next screen go to tools and open your terminal.

type: cd /Volumes/<and whatever you named your osx partition> "cd /Volumes/OSX" in my case

type: cp mach_kernel mach_kernel.106 (rename your 10.6.2 kernel to temp name)

type: cp /mach_kernel mach_kernel (move 10.6 kernel to your system drive and let osx boot using that kernel)

type: reboot (reboot into your osx system drive it should work now)

once in osx remove your sleepenabler.kext

open your terminal

type: cd /Volumes/<and whatever you named your osx partiton> " cd /Volumes/OSX" in my case

type: sudo mv mach_kernel.106 mach_kernel (replace your current "usb install" kernel with proper 10.6.2 kernel)

reboot

osx should boot now with your new 10.6.2 kernel with no probs

now find sleepenabler for sl 10.6.2 (loads of them here and google if not pm me ill post it here once i get my hands on my osx box), install it.

 

REBOOT AGAIN AND YOU ARE FINISHED!

 

HAVE FUN WITH SNOW LEOPARD

 

Credits: sk1nhd33t from infinitemac, osx86 community! GoRuSg from Insanelymac!

 

Special thanks to: Zaap

 

DO NOT PM ME IF SOMETHING WENT WRONG. MAKE A NEW THREAD.

 

Maybe you've noticed: I'm not a native english speaker so excuse me for any wierd sentences.

 

Yours sincerely DAVE

If you missed it: download G41M_Files.zip

 

Dave

[ridgeline]

updating should be easy but you will need to reinstall the 10.6.2 AppleHDA for audio to work again also as far as screen shots go there is a program located in Utilities called Grab that will do that it is easy to use hope this helps.

[dumpav]

do i need both

 

G41M_Files.zip

 

and

 

Gigabyte G41M-ES2l Installer v1.4.zip

 

for the install?

 

 

p.s. i don't know how to dl the G41M_Files.zip

 

it is not in english.

 

when i click the link it only dl cb840f531d8a97.dlc

 

what are those file?

[dci693]

<br />i've did that, but when I select win7 partition i get the ntldr not fount error.. so i asked for easybdc... <img src="style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" /><br /><br />

<br /><br /><br />In Chameleon you've got to select the "OS Reserved" partition (the small 100mb) NOT the actual Windows 7 partition too boot Windows 7, at least, that's the way it works on my box where I've got OSX and Win7 dual booting from different physical hard drives.

[ridgeline]

Okay for anyone that is looking for a great versatile wifi card the TP Link WN851N Rev 2.0 works great it runs native in 32 bit and with a simple kext which I have already created and installer package for works amazingly. well super fast on both Windows 7 and SL 10.6.3 Shows up as Airport and works better than the integrated LAN.

[dumpav]

my install was stuck @ Verifying DMI Pool Data..... any suggestion?

[ridgeline]

When it hangs at that point it basically means it is nt reading the DVD or HDD. You need to check in your bios to determine what you have as boot priority As well as HDD priority.

[dumpav]

does the dmi pool lock up might be due to AHCI ?? btw, where is the AHCI option for this mb?

i look thru the bio setup can't seems to find it/

[claudegrafix]

Hi. Thanks for this Guide. I cannot d/l the G41M_Files.zip. Can anybody help please? Thanks

[masri01]

Hi. Thanks for this Guide. I cannot d/l the G41M_Files.zip. Can anybody help please? Thanks

 

I also URGENTLY need the G41M_Files.zip. Please!!!

[Pereira Brazil]

I also URGENTLY need the G41M_Files.zip. Please!!!

 

anyone: I need too! Please: Hotfile, megaupload, rapishare or esayshare or maybe can putit on 4shared.... thanks a lot!

[ridgeline]

Okay guys one last time. you do not need all the files that were originally posted on the first page I know that DaveVegas has uploaded them many times here is a simple method that should work for you. If you want to create a USB drive.

 

Step one make your usb thumb drive a writable version the retail Snow leopard disk should only take a few

Guide

Step 2 download and run this installer and point to your thumb drive.

Installer

Step 3 After you have done that drag and drop the gigabyte post installer to your usb drive.

Gigabyte G41M post installer

You will run the post installer from the thumb drive once you are done installing Mac OS X. With this installer are a few modified DSDT files that should be the only thing you have to select. If you do not see one processor specific I can help I have others done I have just not updated the post installer yet. feel free to pm for your specific DSDT. For the time being if you do not see your processor in the dsdt list please select the first dsdt that does not have a processor model listed.

This will be as clean of an install as we can hope to have at the moment with limited files in the extra folder but everything will work. Only the onboard video card is not supported. I recommend a Nvidia 8xxx or higher.

 

PS this method will work off of a usb HDD, and a SDHC card as well I was using a external card reader but it did work

 

This will also have you running 64 bit

There is an option in my installer if you would rather run 32bit though

[gthompson]

how can I get the files? the link doesn't work.

[ridgeline]

All the links you need are in the post above yours wow you joined a forum to post a question with out reading the topic and posts

[ridgeline]

Okay new post installer is complete it and a few other files can be found at www.ridgel1ne.com I will be putting up a tutorial soon. Please feel free to check it out.

[TQW]

For anyone interested I have created a boot cd and a post installer package, for this board with a fully patched dsdt. I can post these up if anyone is interested.

 

 

Please!!! pretty much appreciated!

[ontheslab]

Okay new post installer is complete it and a few other files can be found at www.ridgel1ne.com I will be putting up a tutorial soon. Please feel free to check it out.

 

Hi "ridgline",

 

Gave the new installer (and your suggested steps) a go on one of the "T" series boards, I had one just used to upgrade an old PC at work - GA-G41MT-ES2H - has DDR3 RAM and DVI output from the on board graphics. Just wanted to see how it would go, looking at using the G41MT-ES2L in a machine for home.

 

Just using the on-board video - all worked a treat - except the network card in not working (says it is - ie the card seems to be saying it is there) but no network - any ideas?

 

Setup is: G41MT-ES2H, E5400 (2.7 Dual Core), 2G DDR3 Ram (OCZ), 320G SATA & IDE DVD-ROM

Install via "Empire", 10.6.3 Update and then your installer (Generic DSDT).

 

Many thanks for your work - Any ideas would be appreciated.

 

[ridgeline]

Well you have a different network card than the G41M-ES2L that the installer was written for.

 

step one. download kext utility.

step two. go to /system/library/extensions/ and delete the RealtekR1000SL.kext

step three click and run kext utilty.

reboot see if that helps.

[ontheslab]

Well you have a different network card than the G41M-ES2L that the installer was written for.

 

step one. download kext utility.

step two. go to /system/library/extensions/ and delete the RealtekR1000SL.kext

step three click and run kext utilty.

reboot see if that helps.

 

Thanks will give it a go this evening - I did not realise the chips would be that different (RTL8110SC, RTL8111C/D(L), RTL8111)

 

Thanks again to you and iRobie, will let you know how I go.

 

P.S. I did read on "iRobie's" thread (Oct 09) that someone had had a similar problem but there was no reply addressing it that I could see - may be it was a version problem too?

[ontheslab]

Thanks will give it a go this evening - I did not realise the chips would be that different (RTL8110SC, RTL8111C/D(L), RTL8111)

 

Thanks again to you and iRobie, will let you know how I go.

 

P.S. I did read on "iRobie's" thread (Oct 09) that someone had had a similar problem but there was no reply addressing it that I could see - may be it was a version problem too?

 

Just an update, it did not help, at least with "RealtekR1000SL.kext" installed it sees the cable being plugged in and removed.

 

No. problem, it was just a test - can't get the non "T" boards locally - thinking of giving the G41MT-ES2L a go, it has the RTL8111E.

 

Thanks again for the help .

 

If anyone has used the "T" boards - please let me know.

[ridgeline]

just a side note I have a working wifi card from TP Link works great instead of using the onboard not to mention my router is forever far away from my hac. Instead of replacing boards might not be a bad Idea to just spend $20 and get a working card.

[Gorazd R]

Hi Ridgeline,

 

I just installed new hackintosh with retail DVD on USB stick with myHack 1.01 installer. After install I ran your post installer 2.3 and it is working flawlessly. Sleep, reboot, shutdown all work. Sound, LAN also work. The only thing that I don't know if it is working is speedstep. How can I check if it is working?

 

Anyway thanks for all your work, you are the MAN

 

My Hardware:

GA-G41M-ES2L (F6 BIOS)

E7500 procesor

GIGABYTE 8800GT 512MB

1TB WD GREEN HDD

DVD-DRIVE: SONY OPTIARC AD-7243

 

Gorazd

 

I forgot to tell I updated to 10.6.4. No problem all I had to do was to reinstall AppleHDA.

[ridgeline]

Well if sleep is working and you are using the dsdt it is working but just to checkyou could google voodoomonitor and install the kept and reboot then run the app it will show you lots of stuff

[xlazOne]

Hi !

 

I have installed 10.6.4 combo update and now my hackintosh ask me to reboot every startup !

Somebody have the same problem ? Does somebody have resolved this issue ?

 

thanks