Mogway Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Hey guys out there I have been trying to install a proper Mac OS X on my System now for a week. At first i started to install Snow Leopard by following this tutorial (http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2010/04/ ... -x-on.html) Everything went fine i could boot into my Snow Leopard HDD and apply the Combo update. But when i started to install drivers and patches with the "[url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]" Post-Installation I had to realize that there were no proper Drivers for my System. According to this issue my 1st result of a Snow Leopard Installation wasn't really satisfying... There were no proper Graphic Support, the Kernel (Vanilla Kernel i guess) didn't run smooth and i couldn't even boot without the "[url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]" Disc So i've remembered of an older kind of Mac OS X installation distribution: iPC In the course of these installation i had the choice of a lot of different Drivers, Patches and Kernels, which seemed to be quiet more suitable for m system. So my 1st try was to install the "iPC drivers" instead of the "[url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]" Post-Installation, but this was even worse. So my 2nd try was to do a pure "iPC" Installation. And this time it seemed to run quiet smooth. I had drivers for my chipset (VIA), audio (AC97), and nearly proper graphic support (but there are still some issues). But the most important aspect is the very smoothy running "netkas SpeedStep Kernel" which i've installed instead of the "Vanilla kernel". BUT I didn't want to have a Leopard system BUT a Snow Leopard or (according to this brand new tutorial: http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2011/10/ ... using.html) a Lion system. The only problem i have, is that [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] doesn't provide suitable Drivers, Patches and especially the "SpeedStep Kernel" So finally my question is now: How can i get a smooth running Mac OS X 10.6.xx / 10.7.xx on my system WITH proper hardware support (especially according to the Kernel, Graphic Card, Chipset) I would be so happy if anybody could help me Furthermore i am sorry for my bad english in advance -------------------------- Short review of my hardware specs: (more detailed report in the attachment ) CPU: Intel Pentium 4 620, 2800 MHz (14 x 200) RAM: 1GB (i'm going to increase this ) Graphic Card: Nvidia GeForce 7600 GT Audio: Realtek AC97 Audio Chipset: VIA P4M800 Pro Report.txt Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/271339-multibeast-failed/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
PookyMacMan Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I have a mobo with that chipset! I got audio working too! I believe we have almost identical hardware, and I got all features of my computer to work. The only problem might be in your graphics card, which may or may not work, since Apple's drivers support the 7600 GT and not the GS. nVidia cards should be pretty easy to fix, though... You aren't using Apple's kernel as no Pentium can. You probably have some cheap kernel. I used the OSx86 ModCD for my build; it has support for many chipsets, audio drivers, and LAN drivers, not to mention a different kernel. What do you mean by the kernel didn't run smoothly? I wrote a guide (with download links) here. Let me know how it goes. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/271339-multibeast-failed/#findComment-1766349 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogway Posted November 1, 2011 Author Share Posted November 1, 2011 At first thank you very much for your replay! Last night i has found different kexts on the internet which may be quiet suitable to my (our) system But anyway it seems that under Snow Leopard are not as much working kexts as under Leopard. 1) The graphics card drivers: This is what i've found: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=130009 http://www.osx86.net/downloads.php?do=file&id=1363 http://www.osx86.net/downloads.php?do=file&id=355 (http://www.osx86.net/downloads.php?do=file&id=496 i guess it is the same) http://www.osx86.net/downloads.php?do=file&id=853 2) The chipset driver: http://www.osx86.net/downloads.php?do=file&id=1139 3) The audio driver http://www.osx86.net/downloads.php?do=file&id=186 http://www.osx86.net/downloads.php?do=file&id=480 and of course the drivers of your ModCD http://blog.nawcom.com/?p=446I have not yet tried out everything but the main problem will probably be, to find compatible drivers for Snow Leopard... :/ Most of the drivers i've found doesn't seem to be suitable for 10.6 Anyway there are still problems with the kernel and my CPU. If i install a retail Snow Leopard (Vanilla Kernel?) system, my PC is running rather slow. I might be wrong and this is only because of the non-working graphics card, but the "SpeedStep Kernel" of iPC 10.5 Leopard appear much more faster and stabile (i don't know hoe to describe), although i have still no proper graphics drivers. :/ And last but not least Power Management I don't know anything how to fix THIS problem... Sofar i will now trying out to solve at least one problem, will begin with my graphics card ¡hasta luego! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/271339-multibeast-failed/#findComment-1766465 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PookyMacMan Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 The ModCD is specifically designed for Snow Leopard (in fact, it doesn't work with Leopard or Tiger period). Also, the ModCD is not a distro, but a boot CD for a retail disc just like [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url], with the extra feature of adding extra packages to the installer just like a distro! Install OS X with the ModCD first before trying other stuff and see how far you get. I believe probably everything but graphics will be working. You may be able to fix your graphics with an EFI string as well since your card is nVidia. That's how I had to get my Quadro FX 1700 working. Let me know if you want to do that. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/271339-multibeast-failed/#findComment-1766476 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogway Posted November 1, 2011 Author Share Posted November 1, 2011 Finally i've got it! Great the installer runs! I'll now try different options for my system (Should i use the legacy or the vanilla kernel?) BUT ANYWAY Main Problem is still: How can I fix my graphic card? by the way it is a Nvidia NX7600 GT EDIT: I've tried out: Legacy kernel + AudioAC97 + Chipset Driver + Sleep Enabler + Graphic Enabler => I wasn't able to boot into Snow Leopard "data underrun" Vanilla kernel (No selected kernel) + AudioAC97 + Chipset Driver => I wasn't able to boot into Snow Leopard, system reboots again and again Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/271339-multibeast-failed/#findComment-1766525 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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