tobiastimpe Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Hello everybody, I'm currently trying to install Mac OS X Lion DP4 on my PC. It has an ASUS P5N-D motherboard which has an nForce 750i SATA controller on it. I tried following the USB install guide from above. It boots right to the install but it won't recognize any one my hard drives. (And yes, I checked Disk Utility. Somehow it needs some sort of kext (AppleNForceATA maybe but I don't know which one. Looking forward to your answers! Tobias Timpe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranzer Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 I havent found a working nforce Sata driver yet, all the 64 bits throw an error about non KPI.* interfaces not being supported. However..... if you have an IDE Drive laying around SuperVIAATA.kext works very well until we get a working nforce.kext Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMEGA_RAZER Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Hey, if you're still looking to get Lion on the P5N-D I have it running alright (not perfect) just let me know and I can get the other kexts I have to you. The nForceATA kext I'm using is here. I got it from Part K #6 of verdant's guide. My specs are: P5N-D motherboard Core 2 Quad 9300 CPU eVGA GTS 250 1GB video card (had 2 for windows but using only one for OS X) and a really weird install method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilopopo Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Hey, if you're still looking to get Lion on the P5N-D I have it running alright (not perfect) just let me know and I can get the other kexts I have to you. The nForceATA kext I'm using is here. I got it from Part K #6 of verdant's guide. My specs are: P5N-D motherboard Core 2 Quad 9300 CPU eVGA GTS 250 1GB video card (had 2 for windows but using only one for OS X) and a really weird install method. can you post here how you manage to install lion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdant Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 can you post here how you manage to install lion? Hi there, I am running 10.6.8 in 64 bit mode on my 650i nForce chipset MOBO using the following kexts in /Extra/Extensions/ AD1998b.FIX.kext AppleNForceATA.imk64bit.kext Disabler.kext EvOreboot.kext IOATAFamily.RootBoot.kext and the following non-Apple kexts in /System/Library/Extensions/ FakeSMC.kext JMicronATA.kext nForceLAN.0.64.5.kext and from System Profiler: Model Name: Mac Pro Model Identifier: MacPro3,1 Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor Speed: 3.00 GHz Number Of Processors: 1 Total Number Of Cores: 4 L2 Cache: 8 MB Memory: 6 GB Bus Speed: 1.33 GHz Boot ROM Version: MP31.00C1.B00 SMC Version (system): 1.30f3 System Version: Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) Kernel Version: Darwin 10.8.0 64-bit Kernel and Extensions: Yes using Chameleonv2.0 RC5 r656 and I am able to log in to the App Store and then view my account and buy Apps BUT I cannot purchase and download OS X Lion because I always get this message: "We could not complete your purchase This version of mac OS X 10.7 cannot be installed on this computer." Exactly the same situation occurs with 10.6.6 and 10.6.7, which is why I have not yet been install Lion and write an nForce OS X Lion Retail Install Guide....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilopopo Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Hi there, I am running 10.6.8 in 64 bit mode on my 650i nForce chipset MOBO using the following kexts in /Extra/Extensions/ AD1998b.FIX.kext AppleNForceATA.imk64bit.kext Disabler.kext EvOreboot.kext IOATAFamily.RootBoot.kext and the following non-Apple kexts in /System/Library/Extensions/ FakeSMC.kext JMicronATA.kext nForceLAN.0.64.5.kext and from System Profiler: Model Name: Mac Pro Model Identifier: MacPro3,1 Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor Speed: 3.00 GHz Number Of Processors: 1 Total Number Of Cores: 4 L2 Cache: 8 MB Memory: 6 GB Bus Speed: 1.33 GHz Boot ROM Version: MP31.00C1.B00 SMC Version (system): 1.30f3 System Version: Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) Kernel Version: Darwin 10.8.0 64-bit Kernel and Extensions: Yes using Chameleonv2.0 RC5 r656 and I am able to log in to the App Store and then view my account and buy Apps BUT I cannot purchase and download OS X Lion because I always get this message: "We could not complete your purchase This version of mac OS X 10.7 cannot be installed on this computer." Exactly the same situation occurs with 10.6.6 and 10.6.7, which is why I have not yet been install Lion and write an nForce OS X Lion Retail Install Guide....... If geekbench reports your System Model as Hackintosh then there is a high probability that you will not be able to download lion via the app store Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMEGA_RAZER Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Hey all, I'm going to quickly do a write up of how I got everything working and installed, just give me a little bit of time and then I'll post it up. It's A LOT of USB work the way I did it (SATA CD drive never worked for me) I should hopefully have it all done up on about half an hour or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilopopo Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Ok Ill be waiting for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdant Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 If geekbench reports your System Model as Hackintosh then there is a high probability that you will not be able to download lion via the app store Unfortunately it does: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilopopo Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Unfortunately it does: I was reading a link that you posted on your nforce sl installation tutorial. It has the geekbench tip that i told you about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMEGA_RAZER Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Okay, here is how I got from SL to Lion, it's not really anything special though. If you want to read the entire nothing to SL to Lion install it's at http://osx.omegarazer.ca Let me know if this works for you cause I'm surprised myself that it worked for me and if you guys see any issues with the kexts I have or think there might be a new version of one i have feel free to let me know You'll need a 8GB USB key and the lion install files. *** Preping to upgrade to Lion from Snow Leopard *** 1) Restore the BaseSystem.dmg to a USB key 2) Copy the Packages folder from InstallESD.dmg to System/Installation/ on your USB key 3) Install Chameleon RC5 752 from here on your USB key 4) Copy your /Extra folder to your USB key (You don't need the Themes folder) 5) Copy these files from InstallESD.dmg to the root of your USB key 5A) .disk_label, boot.efi, kernelcache, mach_kernel, MacOSX_Media_Background.png 6) Put the modified OSInstall.pkg from here into System/Installation/Packages on your USB key *** Upgrading from Snow Leopard to Lion *** 1) Restart and boot to the USB key (found I ran into problems letting chameleon on my SL install boot it) 2) Upgrade over your Snow Leopard install *** Issues I ran into *** 1) after my first boot into Lion after the upgrade I got stuck after the DSMOS arrived 1A) For this I rebooted my Lion key and repaired permissions on my install 2) Booting got a bit further but stalled again (can't remember the line, sorry) 2A) To fix this oddly I redid the upgrade and all was well *** Current issues *** 1) Random freezes, completely and totally random, no idea why 2) Shutdown and reboot don't work for me (Most likely I don't have the right kexts) I think that's it really. Here is a list of the kexts I'm using (I may miss a few by accident) /Extra/Extensions/ AppleNForceATA.kext Disabler.kext ElliotForceLegacyRTC.kext EvOreboot.kext FakeSMC.kext /System/Library/Extensions/ VoodooHDA.kext Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdant Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I was reading a link that you posted on your nforce sl installation tutorial. It has the geekbench tip that i told you about. Even when Geekbench shows my system as a MacPro2,1 it makes no difference...... I need to try out on my system a complete MacPro3,1 or MacPro4,1 SMBIOS.plist that has worked with Geekbench and App Store for anyone...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenkenc Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Hey guys, also using the Asus P5N-D Right now I'm running 10.6.3 How do I begin to get 10.7 going? Any help would be great thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdant Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Hey guys, also using the Asus P5N-D Right now I'm running 10.6.3 How do I begin to get 10.7 going? Any help would be great thanks See my nForce OS X Lion (10.7) APP STORE DOWNLOAD INSTALL GUIDE on a Series 6 or 7 nForce chipset / Intel CPU MOBO, 10.7.x Retail Install Using USB Installer or DVD Installer..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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