[Solved]10.6 install on Mobo ASRock 945GCM-S

[MacWiesel]

Hello,

 

 

i read a lot about installing and tried several methods including the Lifehacker USB Pendrive Install w/o knowing anything.

Then I tried [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] Dual Boot Install and at last the Boot132 Method . Unfortunately the recommended files are offline, so I used original Bootfile from blackosx (here). In the ASrock-Thread was a user able to install a 10.6 but I can't figure out howto.

 

In the first two methods I get the (seems to be common) kernel panic

Should have 2 Threads but only found 3
for Die 0"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-1456.1.25/osfmk/i386/cpu_threads.c:1131

 

In the last method I got a different error but I can't recall.

 

I guess I have to build and insert a custom DSDT file but I'm not sure how to do that besides I understand not even half of what people talk about here. But I'm trying!

 

Can anyone provide me with a method that works or with a DSDT file for my motherboard?

 

Thank you very much.

 

JD

 

My specs:

ASRock 945GM-S

Core2-Duo E8400 3.0GHz

SATA/IDE

Nvidia Geforce 9500 GT

Realtek RTL 8102E

4 GB RAM

[MacWiesel]

Ok I figured a way to install osx by using the old version from blackosx which was provided here: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=190718 or direct DL Link (1.14 MB) of Version 1.01 of the Boot 132 CD.

 

Now I have to solve the problem that I always need the Boot CD to fire up my installed OSX.

Problems:

1) Couldn't install Chameleon-2.0-RC2-r640 provided with the Boot CD so I installed the recent version Chameleon-2.0-RC4-r684. I had to run the Retail DVD again to use these commands:

sudo fdisk -f boot0 -u -y /dev/disk0
and
sudo dd if=boot1h of=/dev/disk0s2

but that might have been a mistake!

2) The boot-File doesn't seem to work here since I get a kernel panic when starting from HD. Chameleon starts fine.

 

Any suggestions?

 

JD

[MacWiesel]

Ok the System is booting without the CD. I just copied the Extra-Folder from the Boot-CD. :-|

 

Still have major problems: No Ethernet, Resolution not choosable, nothing REALLY works so far.

 

JD

[MacWiesel]

I found a working solution:

 

Snow Leopard 10.6.5 OSX86 Install on ASrock 945gm-s (Bios v.1.20) / Intel Core 2 Duo / Nvidia Geforce 9500 GT

 

[uSE AT OWN RISK]

 

Bugs:

 

- No Sound Input

 

- No Sleep

 

- Time Machine not tested

 

Guide used: http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2010/04/ibo...ac-os-x-on.html w/o [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url].

 

Files:

 

>Boot132 v.1.0.1 Boot CD |Source:InsanlyMac Thread

 

> Original Snow Leopard - DVD

 

>[url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] 3.1 | Source: http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2011/01/mul...-31-update.html

 

>OSX Updater 10.6.5.dmg | Source: Apple

 

 

 

Step-by-step Guide:

 

* Create Boot CD

 

* Copy [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] and MacOSXUpdater to USB Drive

 

* Unplug all HDD's exept the one for OSX

 

* Set Bios to Default, choose USB Legacy Support

 

* Boot from Boot132 v.1.01

 

* Remove Disk and place Original Leopard Disk > Press F5 and choose disk

 

* Install Snow Leopard and Reboot with Boot132 Disk into System

 

* Copy Files from USB Drive to Desktop

 

* Install MacOSXUpdCombo10.6.5.dmg and before Reboot install drivers with [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]:

 

> [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] Install

 

> Graphics/Enabler/NVEnabler

 

> Network/Realtek Gigabit Ethernet/AppleRTL8169Ethernet

 

> Reboot…VOILA.

 

 

 

 

Thanks go to: Tonymacx, Blackosx others

[MacWiesel]

Was anyone able to install latest Snow Leopard Update 10.6.8v1.1 or even better: Lion?

 

I'm still not able to find a solution for Sound Input. (Ok I didn't check for quite a while.).

 

Timemachine works by the way!

 

What I've stumbled upon was a dsdt file for this board (I think). Can anyone confirm it's valid and working?

 

>> http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=267034&view=findpost&p=1743576