Update from iATKOS S3 v2 (Mac OS X 10.6.3) to Mac OS X 10.6.8 Problem

[Alvin Leung]

Yesterday, I downloaded iATKOS S3 v2 (Mac OS X 10.6.3) and installed it. After installed it, everything went well. But I didn't know how to update it.

 

In my experience, updating iATKOS v7 (Mac OS X 10.5.6) to Mac OS X 10.5.8 just needed to do the following setup:

1) Install Mac OS X 10.5.8 Combo Update

2) Do not restart

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

4) Choose Chameleon 2.0 RC5

5) Restart

Following the above setup, it worked without any problem.

 

I did the same setup in Mac OS X 10.6.8 update, I restarted with command '-v'. But it started and stopped at this script [PCI Configuration Begin]. I had no idea with this problem.

 

Is that bootloader problem or some kexts needed to be patched? Can anyone help me???

 

Hardware Information:

HP Pavilion a808hk

　ASUS PTGD1-LA (915G + ICH6)

　Intel Pentium 4 520 (2.80GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, MMX SSE (1, 2, 3), No EM64T)

　WDC WD6401AALS-00L3B2 (640GB, For Windows)

　WDC WD2000JB-00KFA0 (200GB, For Mac OS)

　ASUS EAH6570/DI/1GD3(LP) (AMD Radeon HD 6570, 1GB DDR3)

　HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4163B

[macahaca]

I get exactly the same stoppage on Boot (PCI Configuration Begin) ...

 

I have come across these Boot Flags fwhich may help from another post http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=99891

 

PCI Flags

 

pci=off = Don't use PCI

 

pci=conf1 = Use conf1 access.

 

pci=conf2 = Use conf2 access.

 

pci=rom = Assign ROMs.

 

pci=assign-busses = Assign busses

 

pci=noacpi = Don't use ACPI to set up PCI interrupt routing.

 

Let me know if you try any and have success

[macahaca]

Check this out http://3rr0rists.net/guides/fix-all-issues...s-x-10-6-8.html

[macahaca]

install appleacpiplatform.kext and iopcifamily.kext from www.kexts.com this did the trick for me ... now I am running 10.6.8 with no problems at all.

[drule]

I had the same message when I first updated to 10.6.8, and I got the error to go away by using the older AppleACPI and IOPCI kexts mentioned by macahaca above. I also initially used the npci=0x2000 key in Chameleon, but tried removing it and found that it was not needed for me, but may be for other systems..

[Alvin Leung]

But now it stopped at another script:

RTL8139::registerEEPROM - Flow Control is disabled

 

And I wait and wait and it said:

Still waiting for root device

 

How do I solve it???

[smartie77]

But now it stopped at another script:

RTL8139::registerEEPROM - Flow Control is disabled

 

And I wait and wait and it said:

Still waiting for root device

 

How do I solve it???

 

 

Don't focus on the EEPROM message, this can be harmless ( its from your ethernet device ) . The real Error is : somethings wrong with your SCSI ( AHCI ? ) Mass-Storage kexts, especially with your CD/DVDROM kexts..

 

"still waiting for root device" might be related to that. ( As long as OSX can not talk to all mass-storage devices, it blocks the hard disk from completing the boot ) .

 

some kext ( can't identify from the shot ) says it is "outdated". Are you sure you have only Snow Kexts ? Typically such a error means you have mixed Leo and Snow Leo drivers..

 

The installation is definitely damaged and needs manual repair.

[Alvin Leung]

Don't focus on the EEPROM message, this can be harmless ( its from your ethernet device ) . The real Error is : somethings wrong with your SCSI ( AHCI ? ) Mass-Storage kexts, especially with your CD/DVDROM kexts..

 

"still waiting for root device" might be related to that. ( As long as OSX can not talk to all mass-storage devices, it blocks the hard disk from completing the boot ) .

 

some kext ( can't identify from the shot ) says it is "outdated". Are you sure you have only Snow Kexts ? Typically such a error means you have mixed Leo and Snow Leo drivers..

 

The installation is definitely damaged and needs manual repair.

 

Yesterday, I installed Mac OS X 10.6.3. When I boot it, it stopped at 'RTL8139::registerEEPROM - Flow Control is disabled'. I knew that the problem is Mac OS X 10.6 doesn't support Intel ICH6. Therefore, I installed ATAPortInjector.pkg from Hazard 10.6.6i DVD and it worked.

But now I install it and it didn't work.

[smartie77]

Yesterday, I installed Mac OS X 10.6.3. When I boot it, it stopped at 'RTL8139::registerEEPROM - Flow Control is disabled'. I knew that the problem is Mac OS X 10.6 doesn't support Intel ICH6. Therefore, I installed ATAPortInjector.pkg from Hazard 10.6.6i DVD and it worked.

But now I install it and it didn't work.

 

 

then you would need the patched IOATAfamily.kext that has your Device IDs in them. ( i don't know "ataportinjector" but I suppose it does simply that.. patching iota/ioahci whatever mass storage device kexts ) .

 

can you exchange the working ( or patched ) kexts from original 10.6.x install to the /S/L/E of 10.6.8 ?

 

try using single user mode ( -s ) to replace new nexts with old kexts. .

 

If you don't have backup, I am sorry you would need to re-install. And then before doing a OS update you need to select what kexts are absolutely critical for your machine, and once the 10.6.8 update replaces them you must --before the reboot -- put the old working ones in /S/L/E and only then reboot or you will land every time in this non-bootable OS.

 

from errors like this we all learn. We are not on macs, we simply can't update blindly.. everyone needs to take care and inspect a update package what kexts it contains ( use pacifist to open installer packages ) ..

 

I loose my screen resolution and my sound after a OS update.. that is harmless, cause it still boots. But HDD drivers are of course the most sensible part, right next after the cpu power manager.