lolof Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Hello, Could someone skilled explain me where the SMboard number comes from in a real Mac computer. I mean, does the applesmbios.kext take this out the efi (bios) or it is read directly on a chip on the motheboard? If from efi, is this encrypted in efi bios ? Thanks in advance EDIT : Smbios parser report this in raw output : Apple Inc..Mac.F4208EC 8.PVT.1base.Board.Asset.Tag.part.Component Does the "base.Board.Asset.Tag.part.Component" means that it is readed directly from the chip board itself ??? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Are you trying to install Lion on a Mac Mini? From what I've read you can do that if you change the CPU to a Core 2 Duo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolof Posted October 1, 2011 Author Share Posted October 1, 2011 Yes, I have already changed the CPU. Update the firmware of the macmini1,1 to 2,1. (Mac-F4208EC8 to Mac-F4208EAA) I would like to know if it is possible to change the SMboardproduct number from a macmini1,1 to the one from the macmini2,1 and to really have a native Lion installation. To be clear, I do not speak about the SN, this can be change by software means.... It's not the case if you only change the CPU and upgrade the firmware. I would like to know if this board product number in osx comes from the bios or if it directly comes from the board chip itself. I mean, where IOregistryexplorer takes this information from... If this is from the efi chip (bios), one could be desolder the chip and reprogram it with a tweaked dump... Just the check from Lion installer on the SMboardproduct number avoid to have a native installation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Maybe you could use one of the old SMBIOS injector kexts that were widely used before this was handled by the Chameleon bootloader via smbios.plist. I think this one by Chun Nan/Eureka can be modified to work for your purposes: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=108606 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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