[Guide] Snow Leopard 10.6.3 on Zotac IONITX A

[chalkie1975]

Below are the details of my installation of Snow Leopard 10.6.3 onto a Zotac IONITX motherboard with 4GB ram and a 64GB SATA SSD.

 

(details of current setup first, and not basic installation from scratch)

Using Chameleon as my boot loader, I have the following extensions in my Extra folder : AHCOPortInjector.kext, ALC662.kext, fameksmc.kext and OpenHaltRestart.kext.

My smbios.plist is the basic copy of a Mac Mini original, and my com.apple.boot.plist has DSDT.aml enabled, Graphics Injector, 32 bit Bin-hacked Kernel from Teateam, Legacy Logo, PCIROOT zero and the Bullet Theme.

 

My IOREG is attached. ioreg.txt

 

My DSDT obtained using DSDT Patcher DSDT.aml.zip

 

I use pfix version 3 from sojugarden to correct my permissions on /S/L/E and /E/E, and Chameleon 2 RC4 and Lizard.app to edit the plist. All of my SLE are originals, except IOUSBFamily.kext which is the debug version from Developer Apple.

 

I have compiled JPEGS of the screens to my BIOS so you can see my settings: Archive.zip

 

My last DMESG was this: (edited for privacy)

 

npvhash=4095
PAE enabled
64 bit mode enabled
Darwin Kernel Version 10.3.0: Fri Feb 26 11:58:09 PST 2010; root:xnu-1504.3.12~1/RELEASE_I386
vm_page_bootstrap: 767622 free pages and 18810 wired pages
standard timeslicing quantum is 10000 us
mig_table_max_displ = 73
Warning - kext com.apple.iokit.CHUDKernLib has immediate dependencies on both com.apple.kernel* and com.apple.kpi.* components; use only one style.
Warning - kext com.apple.iokit.CHUDProf has immediate dependencies on both com.apple.kernel* and com.apple.kpi.* components; use only one style.
AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=1 LocalApicId=0 Enabled
AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=2 LocalApicId=2 Enabled
AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=3 LocalApicId=1 Enabled
AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=4 LocalApicId=3 Enabled
calling mpo_policy_init for Quarantine
Security policy loaded: Quarantine policy (Quarantine)
calling mpo_policy_init for Sandbox
Security policy loaded: Seatbelt sandbox policy (Sandbox)
calling mpo_policy_init for TMSafetyNet
Security policy loaded: Safety net for Time Machine (TMSafetyNet)
Copyright © 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

MAC Framework successfully initialized
using 15728 buffer headers and 4096 cluster IO buffer headers
IOAPIC: Version 0x11 Vectors 64:87
ACPI: System State [s0 S3 S4 S5] (S3)
Can't get kextd port.
RTC: Only single RAM bank (128 bytes)
mbinit: done (64 MB memory set for mbuf pool)
netkas presents fakesmc, a kext which emulates smc device
Previous Shutdown Cause: 0
DSMOS has arrived
From path: "uuid", 
Waiting for boot volume with UUID 65C9DAD4-DE02-3BD0-A236-ADBA23C2FE8B
Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
NVDANV50HAL loaded and registered.
Sound assertion "0 == pciVendorProductID" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-179.1.4/AppleHDAController/AppleHDAController.cpp" at line 2682 goto Exit
com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib load succeeded
USBF:	2.614	AppleUSBHub[0x6751400]::start -  USB Generic Hub @ 1 (0x4000000)
USBF:	2.623	AppleUSBHub[0x6751800]::start -  USB Generic Hub @ 1 (0x24000000)
AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient: ready
USBF:	2.698	AppleUSBHub[0x6759800]::start -  USB Generic Hub @ 1 (0x26000000)
USBF:	2.868	AppleUSBHub[0x6772c00]::start -  USB Generic Hub @ 1 (0x6000000)
Sound assertion ""ERROR: EFI ROM did not publish 'hda-gfx' associative property!\\n""
failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-179.1.4/AppleHDA/AppleHDACodecGeneric.cpp" at line 331 goto ExitError
Atheros: mac 128.2 phy 13.0 radio 12.0
USBMSC Identifier (non-unique): 000100000000 0x4cf 0x9920 0x2b0
USBF:	3.467	[0x6794200] USB HID Interface #0 of device ET-0405-UV1.1-1 @ 2 (0x4200000)
USBF:	3.561	[0x67b8100] USB HID Interface #0 of device USB Keyboard @ 2 (0x6100000)
Got boot device = IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/ATA0@B/AppleMCP79AHCI/OSXDrive@2
BSD root: disk0s2, major 14, minor 2
NVEthernet: Ethernet address 00:01:2e:27:45:15
AirPort_AthrFusion21: Ethernet address 00:24:23:09:44:d5
IO80211Controller::dataLinkLayerAttachComplete():  adding AppleEFINVRAM notification
ATHR: unknown locale: 60
systemShutdown false
AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement: initialization complete
NTFS driver 3.2 [Flags: R/W].
ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin::pushCPU_CSTData - _CST evaluation failed
NTFS volume name Windows7Drive, version 3.1.
NVEthernet::setLinkStatus - Valid but not Active
AirPort: Link Down on en0. Reason 1 (Unspecified).
ATHR: unknown locale: 60
ATHR: unknown locale: 60
AirPort: Link Up on en0
USBMSC Identifier (non-unique): 0x4da 0x2372 0x10

 

I will edit more of this as people point out things i'm missing.

 

You can see from my signature what works - which is everything except audio (although i'm not sure I have all the features of ALC662). USB2.0 proved to be troublesome until I made an edit to my BIOS. Pics 20 and 21 in the achive zip. Before and After.

 

I'm currently running at 32 bit even though i've run 10.6.2 kernel at 64 bit before this upgrade, i can't seem to get it to work on this setup for the time being.

 

Anyone else have the Zotac IONITX motherboard with 10.6.2 or 10.6.3 running on it?

 

I give credit to the following threads: (updated when I remember to put them all in)

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=197516 - this got me started, and i've adapted what I currently run from here

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=197020 - source of my kernels

Edited April 10, 2010 by chalkie1975

[macman7]

I did the 10.6.3 Update and I ran into the same problems just like you.

- USB 2.0: not working

- Sound: not working

- 64-bit-Mode: working with 10.3 hacked kernel

- Exposé: faster and more fluid (probably newer Driver)

- Boot: even works with older versions of Chameleon

- Sleep/Shutdown: not working for me both (but they didn't work with 10.6.2 before)

 

My Setup:

- Zotac ION ITX-F

- 4 GB of RAM

- Atom 330 at 2.0 GHZ

- 512 VRAM

[chalkie1975]

I did the 10.6.3 Update and I ran into the same problems just like you.

- USB 2.0: not working

- Sound: not working

- 64-bit-Mode: working with 10.3 hacked kernel

- Exposé: faster and more fluid (probably newer Driver)

- Boot: even works with older versions of Chameleon

- Sleep/Shutdown: not working for me both (but they didn't work with 10.6.2 before)

 

USB2.0 can be tricked into working by making the changes to the bios like i did. Try it and see.

Sleep/shutdown is controlled by my OpenHaltRestart.kext, or i've read you can use Evoreboot.kext.

[macman7]

Okay, I tried everything and I just keep getting stupid CMOS Checksum Errors whenever I shut down or put my Zotac to sleep. Its really frustrating, but for now I just keep it on all the time. Restart works. It might be a BIOS problem since the Zotac ION ITX-F Series has a different BIOS than A/B/D/E Versions.

 

If you still have sound problems I recommend you install the old AppleHDA.kext from 10.6.2 that solved my Audio problems. Hope it helps!

[mageus]

Chalkie,

Thanx for the info! I'm adding this to my Ionitx'n'tosh tome of knowledge.

 

I'm having the same problem as macman. I never got sleep/shutdown working from 10.6.0, even with OpenHaltRestart or EvOreboot. I'm also using chameleon 2rc4 and the same kexts as you.

 

Are you using the chameleon 2rc4 boot file, or a modified boot?

 

 

Macman,

 

Are you saying you have sound working in 10.6.3 using alc622 in /E/E and replacing AppleHDA in /S/L/E with the 10.6.2 version?

 

My sound was working in 10.6.0, then got borked by the 10.6.3 update. I wonder if the 10.6.0 version of AppleHDA will work.

 

 

I know eugene, banini, and shoarthing have perfectly working systems, but I can't quite make everything work. For now, I'm satisfied with what I have (everything working but shutdown/sleep on 10.6.0), but I'd like to have a fully functioning 10.6.3 install. I'll compare Chalkie's DSDT and BIOS settings when I get home to see if I can figure it out.

[mageus]

Chalkie,

 

I disassembled your DSDT, and it is fairly identical to mine (some changes in the alc622 device). Here's what I'm using:

 

- OSX 10.6.0

- Chameleon 2 rc4

- BIOS settings identical to yours

- tea's binhacked 10.6.2 kernel

- the same kexts you list

 

I get a KP if I don't use NullCPUPowerManagement.

 

Everything works except sleep.

Sleep won't work, even with OpenHaltRestart or EvOreboot

 

Our machines are identical except for the RAM and SSD. How did you get sleep to work? Do you have any DSDT or SMBIOS code that is specific to your RAM?

 

 

Macman,

It seems you and I both have problems with sleep, that others (chalkie, eugene, banini, shoarthing) never ran into. Are you aware of anything you are doing differently?

[macman7]

Are you saying you have sound working in 10.6.3 using alc622 in /E/E and replacing AppleHDA in /S/L/E with the 10.6.2 version?

Yes, but I can't say if it is 5.1 Dolby Suround Sound or anything. I just use stereo output from the middle sound connector. And in the system preferences I have it on Internal Speakers.

 

Macman,

It seems you and I both have problems with sleep, that others (chalkie, eugene, banini, shoarthing) never ran into. Are you aware of anything you are doing differently?

It might have something to do with the BIOS since I have an ION ITX-F Board while most others have A/B/C or D. And the F has a different BIOS than the others because of the PCI-Express slot. But I'm just guessing!

 

Currently I am using the Version 2 Boot file from this Guide including the DSDT and the original Extra Folder. Of course I also use a patched kernel 10.3.0

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=197516

 

I can restart, without a problem, but everything else: Sleep or Shutdown results in a BIOS CMOS Error.

 

I also read on this forum that the BIOS RESET FIX (where you have to change a value in the DSDT in RTC from 0x04 to 0x02) for 10.6 doesn't work in 10.6.3 - But I am not that much of an expert to know if that's relevant here!

[mageus]

Thanx for the feedback, MacMan. Here's my status:

 

- Upgraded to 10.6.3

- Copied over the 10.6.0 AppleHDA and sound works in 10.6.3. So, the 10.6.3 AppleHDA is the problem.

- Everything else works but sleep/shutdown/reboot

 

I've decompiled eugene's, banini's, and chalkie's DSDTs, and mapped out all the differences. I slowly added features to my original DSDT to troubleshoot.

 

- Chalkie seems to be using eugene's DSDT, with a slightly different alc622 definition (that may be your audio issue, Chalkie), and banini's is missing the _PSS pstate definitions

- I currently use a DSDT with all of the additions of eugene

 

- 10.6.0 - KP with every DSDT unless I use NullCPUPowerManagement

- in 10.6.0, you need the boot file fix (eugene's v2) otherwise USB would cause a KP

- in 10.6.3, you can use the original chameleon 2 rc4 boot file (? com.apple.boot.plist Legacy USB = off ?)

- in 10.6.3 without NullCPUPower, eugene's/chalkie's dsdts KP randomly half the time, complaining about AppleHDA

- eugene's DSDT kills either shutdown or restart

- In 10.6.3, my custom DSDT requires NullCPUPower, but both restart and shutdown work.

- I've never gotten sleep to work.

- Various BIOS settings don't seem to make a difference.

 

 

This is absurdly perplexing. Everyone's DSDTs should have the same stuff in them, but my machine reacts differently to them. And I can't replicate sleep success like the other guys. I don't think it's a model issue. I have an A-U, which is identical to eugene and chalkie (except for the US external power supply), and banini has a D-E.

 

I've already wasted too much time on this, but I may go home and do a diff on the DSDTs to make sure there are no differences. Short of that, I can't think of anything other than RMA'ing the board.

 

I'll post the DSDTs later for you (and everyone else) to peruse.

[macman7]

I think it's great how you systematically approach this stuff.

If your boot time is as long as mine (about 2 min, because of "Waiting for DSMOS") it's a real pain to try those different settings. So I know what you're going through!

 

- Various BIOS settings don't seem to make a difference.

Think so too. I think the most important BIOS settings are:

- iGPU VRAM to 512 MB

- AHCI Mode

- USB (Highspeed or Fullspeed) depending on the boot file you are using

 

I'll post the DSDTs later for you (and everyone else) to peruse.

That would be awesome! Thanks.

[shoarthing]

10.6.3 works OK here: using HTT & the 64-bit DreamWatcher kernel - linked to by teateam in the first post.

 

Shutdown works, restart doesn't, & I have no idea whether sleep works [i keep it on for weeks at a time].

 

USB1.1 & 2 function fine. I use a boot loader derived from the aserebln branch of chameleon development, & use the apple.com.Boot.plist entry:

 

USBLegacyOff  Yes

 

Sound works very well indeed [better than under 10.6.0~2]: all you need is the binhacked ALC662 AppleHDA v1.8.4fc3 from tmongkol. This [obv] is installed into S/L/E - you need nothing else bar correct entries in your dsdt.aml - the same entries I shared with eugene2k & others. You no longer need the ALC662.kext

 

[edit] chalkie1975: the HDEF pin configuration section in your dsdt looks wrong - where did you copy this from?

[mageus]

Well, (I think) I've finally got it working. It's not the cleanest solution, but it works.

 

Ionitx A-U, 2GB RAM, Intel X25V 40GB SSD

BIOS - USB 2.0->HiSpeed, VRAM 512, SATA->AHCI

boot - chameleon 2 rc4 on MBR, eugene's modded chameleon 2 rc3

kernel - teateam binhacked 10.6.3 64-bit kernel

dsdt - see below

com.apple.boot.plist - GraphicsEnabler, EthernetBuiltin, USBLegacyOff

SMBIOS - generic

kexts -

- AHCIPortInjector

- ALC662

- fakesmc

- NullCPUPowerManagement

- OpenHaltRestart

- SleepEnabler

 

Working (everything)

- 64-bit 10.6.3 kernel, HTT

- 9400M with CI (via DVI, haven't tested dual-monitor)

- audio with analog out (didn't test digital or HDMI)

- enet (wired & wifi)

- sleep, shutdown, restart

 

Some thoughts -

 

- I can't boot without NullCPUPowerManagement

- I can't get sleep without SleepEnabler. I don't know how other people did it using just DSDT.

- USB doesn't need any BIOS changes if using a modded boot. I may try to modify chameleon 2 rc4 with the USB fix, or try one of the new rc5 builds

- sound works with alc662, but Shoarthing seems to have a better option, so I'll try it.

- Some of the DSDT edits are not needed, and banini seems to have the right idea.

 

 

---- DSDT -----

One week and an angry wife later, I think I've mastered the IONITX DSDT. I've looked at eugene's, banini's, and chalkie's DSDTs, and I'm taking the liberty to post them here for reference along with mine.

 

Search my DSDT file for "/*" (comments) to find where the edits are. Here are what people are using:

 

eugene - all fixes

chalky - same as eugene with 2 IRQNoFlags statements different

banini - everything except PSS p-states, 9400M DSM definition, power button fix, Acquire (MUTE... fix. Also, his HDEF pin configuration is different

mageus (me) - initially, all fixes

- I don't get a benefit from the Acquire (MUTE) fix. In fact, I get random KPs on boot 1/2 of the time with this (from AppleHDA), so I removed it.

- ethernet and 9400M definitions are purely cosmetic with chameleon rc4

 

Also note that banini and I have 2 'OperationRegion' lines different than the others, due to having 2GB system RAM. So, it may be a good idea to 'roll your own' rather than use someone's DSDT.

ionitx_dsdt.zip

[shoarthing]

mageus - Hi - interesting, thanks for posting your observations & dsdt.

 

As you say, if using/enabling Chameleon's graphicsenabler the 9400M entries are largely/wholly cosmetic: specifying NVCAP & VRAM in your dsdt may be counterproductiive with an integrated GPU whose settings [esp quantity of RAM] you may wish to alter in the BIOS. My dsdt specifies modelname only - tho' I extracted the vga.rom from the current ION-ITX firmware & specifically load this from /Extra using a com.apple.Boot.plist key

 

We have very different 'pinconfiguration' entries in the HDEF scope, so this presumably not needed - I have working digital & analogue out & no pops & [it seems] no assertion errors now.

 

Interesting that you have working restart - perhaps the 10.3.0 sleepenabler.kext has an influence here. Is it 100% reliable restart?

 

Not entirely clear what boot file you are in fact using - if it is eugene2k's then mebbe this explains sleep working & we'd better compile in madwolf's patch to a more current build from svn or use a premade booter with this patch [i don't try to sleep this box partly because of the SSD & partly because it is busy 24/7].

 

What speed are you running the Atom at & do you have memspeed correctly detected & displayed [without entries in smbios.plist]?

[mageus]

Shoarthing, thanx for the detailed response.

 

. . . if using/enabling Chameleon's graphicsenabler the 9400M entries are largely/wholly cosmetic . . . My dsdt specifies modelname only - tho' I extracted the vga.rom from the current ION-ITX firmware & specifically load this from /Extra using a com.apple.Boot.plist key

Yes, I really want to keep things as vanilla as possible. I really don't care about cosmetics, as long as things work.

 

How do you specify just the modelname?

 

How do you load the ROM copy?

 

We have very different 'pinconfiguration' entries in the HDEF scope, so this presumably not needed.

I'm using eugene's alc622 code. I known banini has different pinconfig entries (possibly same as you). Again, the more I can get rid of from the DSDT, the better.

 

Interesting that you have working restart - perhaps the 10.3.0 sleepenabler.kext has an influence here. Is it 100% reliable restart?

Since I decided to built up my DSDT from scratch, line-by-line, shutdown/restart have always worked. But, this method KPs without NullCPUPower. eugene's DSDT works without NullCPU, but only gives me restart, not shutdown.

I'm using the 10.3.0 SleepEnabler that's been floating around the net, which has given me 100% reliable sleep with my DSDT on the limited number times I've tried sleep since installing it.

 

Not entirely clear what boot file you are in fact using - if it is eugene2k's then mebbe this explains sleep working . . .

Actually, things work best for me using the plain chameleon 2 rc4 release (from their website). With eugene's boot I can't sleep. I eagerly await rc5, which should provide the usb fix and other things.

 

What speed are you running the Atom at & do you have memspeed correctly detected & displayed [without entries in smbios.plist]?

Stock, no o/c. You bring up a very good point. I haven't checked speeds recently (with e.g. coolbook). I've always wondered, does one need smbios.plist now, since UUIDs don't need to be specified anymore? Barring the cosmetic issues, of course.

 

 

One more thing - I've been getting more frequent random KPs on boot, now even with my own personal configuration of DSDT/kexts that was working well. It always complains about AppleHDA and it's always after a cold boot.

I don't know if it's because I'm mucked around so much, something is screwed up on my installation. In the back of my head, I've always feared that my board is bad, since other's have gotten things working fine, but I don't want to deal with a return right now.

[shoarthing]

Shoarthing, thanx for the detailed response.

. . . a pleasure: good that OSX86 development on the ION-ITX may be going forwards again. It might be better if this "guide" was renamed.

 

I really want to keep things as vanilla as possible. I really don't care about cosmetics, as long as things work.

. . . then you don't need any version of AHCIPortInjector.kext [cosmetic only]. The only /Extra kexts needed for function are fakesmc & nullintelcpupowermanagement - & [optionally, if you want restart & sleep] a version-correct sleepenabler.kext & openhaltrestart/EVOrestart

 

How do you specify just the modelname?

. . . in my dsdt's IGPU scope, the entire entry reads:

 

 
  {
	Method (_DSM, 4, NotSerialized)
	{
		Store (Package (0x02)
			{
				"model", 
				Buffer (0x11)
				{
					"NVIDIA ION 9400M"
				}
			}, Local0)
		DTGP (Arg0, Arg1, Arg2, Arg3, RefOf (Local0))
		Return (Local0)
	}
}

 

How do you load the ROM copy?

. . . using an appropriate key [syntax varies between chameleon branches, as do naming conventions for the *.ROM] in com.apple.Boot.plist

 

I'm using eugene's alc622 code. I known banini has different pinconfig entries (possibly same as you). Again, the more I can get rid of from the DSDT, the better.

. . . it does neither harm nor good to leave it there.

 

Since I decided to built up my DSDT from scratch, line-by-line, shutdown/restart have always worked. But, this method KPs without NullCPUPower. eugene's DSDT works without NullCPU, but only gives me restart, not shutdown.

I'm using the 10.3.0 SleepEnabler that's been floating around the net, which has given me 100% reliable sleep with my DSDT on the limited number times I've tried sleep since installing it.

. . . Good news; like you I have only ever used a ground-up custom dsdt - indeed AFAIK as I know all others bar yours are based on or diff'd against my original cleaned-up dsdt.dsl

 

Actually, things work best for me using the plain chameleon 2 rc4 release (from their website). With eugene's boot I can't sleep. I eagerly await rc5, which should provide the usb fix and other things.

. . . as you saw from the link in a previous post above, I am using the [branched & based around AsereBLN's cleaned-up code] pre7 b141 of rc5 . . . this contains Signal64's ForceUSBLegacyOff patch - my post above shows the appropriate com.apple.Boot.plist key

 

Stock, no o/c. You bring up a very good point. I haven't checked speeds recently (with e.g. coolbook). I've always wondered, does one need smbios.plist now, since UUIDs don't need to be specified anymore? Barring the cosmetic issues, of course.

. . . 12x667 [ie 2GHz] at 1:1.

 

UUID has never needed to be specified on the ION-ITX.

 

Smbios.plist is probably necessary to assert a modelname - this is required by some applications.

 

One more thing - I've been getting more frequent random KPs on boot, now even with my own personal configuration of DSDT/kexts that was working well. It always complains about AppleHDA and it's always after a cold boot.

I don't know if it's because I'm mucked around so much, something is screwed up on my installation. In the back of my head, I've always feared that my board is bad, since other's have gotten things working fine, but I don't want to deal with a return right now.

. . . I have never had a KP on boot.

 

With early Chameleon versions I used to have unpleasant issues with CMOS reset on restart [not from a cold boot], despite always having the conventional CMOS reset fix in my custom dsdt.

 

The assertion warnings on boot are probably due to your still using the ALC662.kext I found - as I said above, this kext is not needed now if you use a patched AppleHDA.kext [required anyway for 10.6.3].

[hlakustiker]

@ all,

especially

@mageus,

@shoarting

 

I'm so much frustrated, obwiously my english was so much deteriorating.

 

Still have the same problems, shutdown, sleep won't work. Can do whatever I want, it still doesn't work.

 

 

This are my specifications.....

 

• Zotac IONITX-D-E
  
• 3 GB RAM
  
• Snow Leopard 10.6.3
  
• Chameleon 2 RC4
  

As you explained mageus I took Nullpowermanagment.kext and sleepenabler.kext and all the other too. With no changes, exept after putting sleepanabler.kext it will kill my hole system. I have to plugg off, first then my system restarts. So sleepenabler seems to be poison for me

 

Restart works fine for me and since I took new AppleHDA.kext, booting seams much faster. I do not need any alc622.kext.

 

Wouldn't you be able to come quickly to Lübeck, Germany for a short visit and help ???

 

Again @shoarting

 

How did you manage to get Multiple Display working ??? I have both, a Beamer with D-SUB and a Monitor with DVI and would so much appreciate, both could work together !!!!

 

By the way, isn't there anybody else German like me trying to figure ist out ?

 

Meanwhile I'm eager for your replys, thanks a lot.

 

Jens from Lübeck

 

[shoarthing]

hlakustiker - Hi: please post an image of your /Extra/Extensions folder & please attach your dsdt to a post so I can see if anything is obviously wrong with the NVCAP entry preventing VGA + DVI use.

[hlakustiker]

hlakustiker - Hi: please post an image of your /Extra/Extensions folder & please attach your dsdt to a post so I can see if anything is obviously wrong with the NVCAP entry preventing VGA + DVI use.

 

 

Attachment of DSDT.aml failed ? It says, I'm not permitted to upload this type of file. Sorry, wouldn't like to bother you, but I'm obivously newbee here and still little bit of stupid. So what did I wrong ?

[shoarthing]

. . . that's an image of your /Extra folder: please attach an image of your /Extra/Extensions folder.

 

You need to zip the dsdt.aml - *.zip is a permitted file-type.

[hlakustiker]

. . . that's an image of your /Extra folder: please attach an image of your /Extra/Extensions folder.

 

You need to zip the dsdt.aml - *.zip is a permitted file-type.

 

Klar, ich bin wirklich zu blöd !!!!

 

So ashamed.....sorry here it should come.....:

 

...and here the Extra/Extensions-Folder

DSDT.aml.zip

[shoarthing]

Klar, ich bin wirklich zu blöd !!!!

 

So ashamed.....sorry here it should come.....:

 

...and here the Extra/Extensions-Folder

. . . try this dsdt.aml - this does not interfere with or override Chameleon's graphicsenabler

new_dsdt.zip

[hlakustiker]

. . . try this dsdt.aml - this does not interfere with or override Chameleon's graphicsenabler

 

Thank you very much shoarting, there seems to be a new problem.....your new dsdt.aml came as a document file and not like a unix executable file ?!

 

Just driving crazy......

 

[shoarthing]

Sorry to hear about your new problem; but it does not lie with your file I decompiled, edited, recompiled then attached above.

 

This [once unzipped] is called: dsdt.aml

 

An *.aml file compiled using Intel's asl compiler is *not* a "Unix executable"

 

Suggest you follow this link & read the section beginning: What is AML? What is ASL?

[hlakustiker]

Suggest you follow this link & read the section beginning: What is AML? What is ASL?

 

Yes, thank you at all, I followd your suggestion and read it carefully. Slowly but surely I suggest the fault is because of I've installed first "My Hack" for to get my sytem starting at all. It would have been necessary, because I installed "Snow" first from an AMD Computer with Leopard installed on it. And otherwise it wouldn't have started.

 

But now it's different, now I just have a running system with Snow Leopard and now I could make a completly new installation step by step as you all did, finally without installing "My Hack" and see what happens than.

 

By the Way your new DSDT.aml killed my hole graphics. Instead of having two Monitors I couldn't use at least one ;-)

 

But however thank you very much, I used to think a little bit slowly but for now I suggest I have to start from the very Beginning.

 

See you once again......

[shoarthing]

. . . ah, I see.

 

This thread has a title including the phrase: "Retail DVD"

 

For advice & help with your 'distro' I suggest you find a forum dedicated to it.

 

If you do post agan; please specify at the top of your post which hacked-about 'distro' you are having issues with . . . this will save wasting time.

[hlakustiker]

. . . ah, I see.

 

This thread has a title including the phrase: "Retail DVD"

 

For advice & help with your 'distro' I suggest you find a forum dedicated to it.

 

If you do post agan; please specify at the top of your post which hacked-about 'distro' you are having issues with . . . this will save wasting time.

 

I'm just sorry for any inconvinience, I've made. Just as I said, I'm also kind of newbie, cause it was my first Intel-Board I use.

 

Certainely I took snow leopard from "Retail DVD", what else ? Than the Extra and Extensions-Folder from eugene. But that causes me kernel panics. Just in "giving it up phase" I finally I found the "My hack" on Empire EFI Cd in a Postinstallation-Folder. And as I said, that made my system finally run.

 

By the way, the kernel panic I've got said something like that: Expectet two cores and find only one......

 

But believe it or not, I'm kind of proud and very satisfying myself, got so far. And last but not least, don't forget this is not my language. Would be much easier for me and you if we could talk in the same language.

 

For instance I do not even know the word "distro" ?! However once I'l be able to figure it all out.

 

Never mind, since yet especially this thread had to be for great help to me.

 

Thanks again.