Shicky256 Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 I just decided to set up my Windows box with OS X Snow Leopard, but now looking at it I've picked the worst possible combination of parts to run with OS X. It's a marvel the thing boots at all and connects to the internet! Here's the run-down: I have a Radeon either 6700 or 6770, I forget the model (Is there an equivalent to CPU-Z for Mac?) A MSI K9N6PGM2-V2, for which no custom DSDTs exist and (wait for it) an AMD processor. Here's what's wrong with it: Graphics aren't accelerated, and when I try to use GraphicsEnabler as my model should be supported, it just Kernel Panics The USB ports don't seem to work with anything besides my wireless mouse (My keyboard is PS/2 and works fine) Chameleon seems to hang on boot Ethernet doesn't work with Chameleon, even when it does boot. I'm using ModCD right now. The system hangs when I try to reboot. S3 is turned on. It doesn't recognize 2 GB of my 4 GB of RAM. What I want to know is, what should I do? Admit defeat and move back to Windows? Keep on truckin' in 1024x768? What I want is someone who's done this before on something like this system that can point me to a few kexts that I can use. If this is the case, I'd be very grateful. BTW: The specs for the MSI board can be found here:http://us.msi.com/product/mb/K9N6PGM2-V2.html#/?div=Detail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlf Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 ATI 6xxx support did not come about until Snow Leopard 10.6.8. Does Ethernet work with ModCD? Use SystemInfo to get data about your system: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/219584-system-info-an-app-to-get-hardware-and-kexts-info/ EvOReboot.kext might help with your reboot problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shicky256 Posted September 6, 2013 Author Share Posted September 6, 2013 Ethernet does work with ModCD. I guess it adds custom kexts or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconnactic Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 You must install Lion instead of Snow Leopard. Ask help here: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/285760-help-topic-further-help-in-chatosx86hulegacykernel-irc/page-70?do=findComment&comment=1943484 All the best! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shicky256 Posted September 6, 2013 Author Share Posted September 6, 2013 You must install Lion instead of Snow Leopard. Ask help here: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/285760-help-topic-further-help-in-chatosx86hulegacykernel-irc/page-70?do=findComment&comment=1943484 All the best! The problem with that is that I really don't want Lion. If it was Mountain Lion, I'd consider it, but what's wrong with Snow Leopard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconnactic Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 No proper support for your graphics, and no support for latest apps. All the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shicky256 Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share Posted September 7, 2013 But I don't have a Mac with USB support! Also, the combo update to 10.6.8 hung on the "Moving items into place... step, so I can't install the latest legacy kernel. Should I wait, or just reboot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shicky256 Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share Posted September 7, 2013 I think that I'm going to try Niresh's 10.8 distro. Is this a bad idea? Methinks not! Plus, I'd rather not be stuck at 1024x768 for any longer than necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconnactic Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 With Mountain Lion on your computer, the options for you are no graphics acceleration or heavy graphics artifacts to the point of no usability. If there was a way, everyone would know by now, since its developer would become quite famous in the OSX86 community. Sorry, man, and it's understandable you feel frustrated, but the current status is what it is: if you're going distro, get a Lion distro instead of Mountain Lion. All the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shicky256 Posted September 8, 2013 Author Share Posted September 8, 2013 Speaking of graphics acceleration, I found out that I had a 5770, not a 6770! This makes my situation a lot easier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconnactic Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Indeed: Snow Leopard should support it, since it's the official default card of good old MacPros. All the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shicky256 Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 If that's the case, why doesn't it support it out of the box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconnactic Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I think that in Snow Leopard days, at first, the default option was the 8800 GT. Then Apple switched to ATI and started to offer the 5770 and the 5870 for the MacPro. Perhaps if you had 10.6.8, it would be out of the box just like you think it should. All the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shicky256 Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 Again, the 10.6.8 updater freezes. Do you think I should use i - BoOt (Odd spelling to avoid being censored) instead of ModCD to install it? I decided to wait until I updates to start using M u l t i B e a s t. Is this a bad idea, since the updater freezes? If this doesn't work, what distro should I use for 10.7? Sorry for all if the questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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