installed snow leo but cant boot 64bit

[bongmasterdarky]

hi guys thanks for this forum spent a couple days reading up of how to make a nice hackintosh and i think i am nearly there just few little niggles

 

ok my specs are

 

xfx680i lt motherboard

q6600 core2quad

8gb crucial blastix ram

western digital hard drive 160gb

8800gtx bfg gfx card

lg sata dvd rw

 

I have managed to install my retail snow leo cd with modcd, sound is working, graphics is working with nvenabler and network is working with nforcelan installer from verdants snow leo pack. I have updated to 10.6.6 with the combo update and applied the legacy kernel, I can boot no problems just gota add -force64 in 32bit mode have to say its sound as a pound with no issues except the sata cd rom i have dont work but i read some where on here that might be the kext being used. I would really like to use 64bit mode to make full use of me ram but when ever i boot with arch=x86_64 i get as far nvenabler firing up then i get the derided waiting for root device pop up and it just sits there doing nothing. where should i go next to get this working. would this be down to a dsdt problem becasue in the /extra folder i dont see the dsdt file and restart doesnt work from osx have to shut down then power up to reboot the pc. Oh yeah if i boot in to winblows the clock is allways a hour out.

 

these are the kexts in my extra/extensions folder

 

Fakesmc.kext IOAHCIBlockStorageInjector.kext NullCPUManagement.kext NVenabler 0.1.kext (and the 64 one) TotallyFixStillWaiting.kext IOATAFamily.kext

 

Am i missing somthing here just not sure where to go next

 

Manny Thanks

 

rob

[Gringo Vermelho]

If you get Still Waiting for Root Device in 64-bit mode but not in 32-bit mode, then the southbridge driver you are using (nforceATA) is probably not 64-bit compatible. Visit Verdant's nforce guides again..

 

For Windows 7 (it doesn't work right with previous Windows OS) there's an easy fix for the time issue. Edit the registry and set a "RealtimeIsUniversal" key somewhere. Then set the time in your BIOS to UTC.

Google/Forum search "RealtimeIsUniversal", I don't remember the specifics.

[bongmasterdarky]

Thanks for the reply the utc clock thing worked a treat on w7 i read verdants guide again but i am going around in circles i tried the 64bit nforce kext but i am still getting the waiting for root device error and i am really stuck now as were to go with this inorder to get 64bit working.

 

many thanks

 

rob

[LatinMcG]

im intrested in this exact board .. friend has it and has spare sata disk.. but no pci-e card. onboard would work ?

 

i also imagine device id could be changed for nforce apple supported sata ?

 

can you post dsdt n stuff. i have a dsdt that was autopatched .. but im sure its got lots missing

[bongmasterdarky]

I havent used any dsdt for this board maybe this could be my problem, as for onboard there are no on board gfx ..................

 

would not using dsdt prevent me from booting the 64bit kernel, i tired to understand the dsdt procedure but not quite sure of how to make one for my board

 

the kexts and stuff i used was in my first post, i tired loads of efi boot cds to boot my retail install cd but i only found the mod cd actually worked flawless

 

 

cheers

 

rob

[bongmasterdarky]

ok i tired to applenforce 64 kext but it doesnt seem to want to boot it just hangs some times it says somthing about sam read error i am really pulling my hair out now and dont know what route to take now, thing i find trippy is i didnt have a applenforce kext in 32bit mode so how was it working another kext been patched or somthing.

 

 

thanks

 

 

rob

[LatinMcG]

make yourself a usb with the dsdt with the patches for device id's of sata and set to ahci in bios.

also have fixed HPET, RTC, IPIC, SBUS

 

boot from usb. install chameleon2 rc5 rev 1xxx

then copy dsdt to the /Extra folder in hard disk from usb /Extra

 

 

and (PCI) _ADR, Zero change to _UID, Zero (for snow 10.6.8 and up)

[verdant]

@ bongmasterdarky

 

The problem is your SATA DVDRW........hence the SAM Read Error..........you should get a IDE DVDRW and jumper-set and connect it as Master to your MOBO using a 80-wire IDE cable if you want to read/write disks under OS X in both 32bit and/or 64bit modes.......

 

Also you should be able to boot using the vanilla kernel too......

From my nForce RETAIL INSTALL GUIDE for Snow Leopard (10.6):

 

BREAKING NEWS LISTED FIRST (IN REVERSE ORDER FOR EASY ADDITION)

11. FURTHER PROGRESS on a fully functional 64bit AppleNForceATA.kext.........imk has taken the AnV 64bit AppleNforceATA.kext and make it load properly into the 64bit vanilla kernel........

 

However, it is unlikely to work with SATA DVD drives because the AnV 64bit AppleNforceATA.kext does not.......see PART K. Developers/Contributors Corner, Item 6. PART K. Developers/Contributors Corner

6. MeDevil & Slashack & AnV / imk AppleNForceATA_Snow.zip ( 728.29K ) : A functional 64bit AppleNForceATA.kext

 

For those unfamiliar with XCode and it folders, I (that is verdant) have uploaded the kext here for your convenience......

 

It has been noted by myself and other users that the boot time is increased when using this 64bit AppleNForceATA.kext, even if you use the 32bit and 64bit patched ioatafamily.kext patched for fast boot times (posted by scififan68).......even when I changed the OSBundleRequired property value in the Info.plist file of the 64bit IOATAFamily.kext and of the kexts in PlugIns from Local-Root to Root.

 

To boot into 64bit kernel mode, you should use arch=x86_64 under Kernel Flags in com.apple.Boot.plist.........

 

BUT REMEMBER that ALL YOUR KEXTS in /Extra/Extensions/ and in /System/Library/Extensions/ MUST BE EITHER Universal 32bit/64bit OR 64bit kexts AND NOT 32bit ONLY kexts........

 

To immediately confirm that you have booted the 64bit kernel, boot in verbose mode using -v and look for the boot screen message: "Kernel is LP64"..............

 

You can also check via the Desktop by using System Profiler >>> Software; you should see "64-bit Kernel and Extensions: Yes"............you can also check via the Terminal command

uname -a

 

and if you have booted the 64bit kernel, you should see "RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64" rather than "RELEASE_I386 i386".........

 

As for DSDT generation and patching see

 

PART B. Generating and modifying the DSDT.aml file specifically for your MOBO:

[bongmasterdarky]

Firstly i would like to thank verdant for your input it has helped me quite away along the line cheers hombre,

 

right current status, after reading your reply i decided to reinstall with the vanilla kernel and retail cd, allwent smoothly and have updated to 10.6.7

(i did try 10.6.8 but the it kept hanging at [PCI configuration begin] ) i used the kext from you quote and vola the pc is now booting in 64bit kernel vanilla which is a step forward in the right direction but now i am have few little snags safari will cause the beach balll of dooom and it casues the whole system to lock up needing to hard reboot not sure why it is doing that any other web browser it works fine like chrome. shut down sleep and restart arnt working either , i am yet to create a dsdt file and struggling to get my head around it but when i get some more time ill will have a go with it

 

just like to say thanks for your input and suggestion it wont be long and i will have a fully functional system cheers

 

rob

[LatinMcG]

you need the smbios.plist of closest match cpu and chipset. with proper model board Mac-xxxxx likely macpro

in the dsdt auto-patcher first post by maldon he has the Extra folder section u can find imac 9 or 10 or try macpro 3 or 4 or 5 .. see which gives best results

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=235523

 

also in dsdt the Device (PCI) needs _ADR changed to _UID

 

then boot with -v -f and run kext wizard maintenance of /S/L/Extensions.