Dans1975 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Ive managed to get to the desktop, but only with Chameleon boot parameter -F Using com.boot.chameleon.plist gets instant reboot... -F completely ignores com.boot.chameleon.plist ?? Correct? I've got minimal stuff in there -v -x npci=02X000 maxmem =3546 GE = Y/N and I've removed all the Graphics Kext (Nvidia) Amd Althlon 64 X2 3500+ Nividia 9400Gt 4 M Ram set to 3500 to remove bios issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tragediana150 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 More details please 1. How you did the Installer 2. What you've got in Extra folder? 3. Which kernel you use? If you use latest Andy or Bronya kernel, you need to block PowerManagement kext - use -blacklist flag. 4. Nvidia Graphics Kexts - don't delete them. First try to boot with -x flag. If you don't succes try delete NVDAResman.kext but also make a backup of this kext. 5. 4 M Ram set to 3500 to remove bios issues? What issues? I think there is no flag named maxmem=3546 Try normal maxmem=4096. EDIT: -F (ignore boot configuration file) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asok30 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 i will try this:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dans1975 Posted November 12, 2013 Author Share Posted November 12, 2013 More fiddling and found I can inject the video card settings on Mav as with earlier versions so the Nvidia 9400 GT is showing with 1G of memory now. Took the chameleon boot plist down to a minimum of <key>Kernel</key> <string>mach_kernel</string> <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string> -x npci=02X000</string> <key>PciRoot</key> <string>0</string> <key>Timeout</key> <string>5</string> <key>UseKernelCache</key> <string>Yes</string> <key>device-properties</key> <string>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</string> </dict> </plist> So screen looks nice but laggy and jittery....so not perfect yet... This is an OLD box GT5418E Gateway with AMD Athlon X2 64 3800+, Nvidia 9400 GT vid, 4 G ram and Nvidia chipset, bluetooth mouse and Apple Keyboard... ....What I did was download MYHACK , stick Bronya's latest Mav kernel in ... add a few Kext into extra to make it boot on this old box... and then the install worked! BUT Jittery video No audio (yet) - it's an ALC 888 but Nvidia Chipset - on Snow I used Voodoo HDA, but so far nothing plays on Mav yet... but PROGRESS people!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tragediana150 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Your graphics is laggy because you don't have QE/CI Try to use some enablers - Natit.kext, NVEnabler.kext, GE=Yes etc. and report your results Good luck!! The audio zone - I have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dans1975 Posted November 12, 2013 Author Share Posted November 12, 2013 Hi -- ok, going to try some enablers again... & try placing the NV...kext's back in. Thanks will report back if I have success.... while things are glitchy they are much better that 10.8.4.... so some hope for AMD users... Back in 2009 I was surprised to get Lion running, then Snow....but 10.7 and 10.8 were never stable...10.9 not too bad so far... hope Bronya and Sin & company can brew up a nice kernel! Dans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tragediana150 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 10.7 and 10.8 were never stable... I've got the same But now there is opportunity to work out everything with the people like Andy, Bronya, Connactic, Shane and others Also try to paste your DeviceID to the AppleGraphicsPowerManagement.kext to see if that helps. Maybe PCIRootUID=1 and GraphicsEnabler=Yes? Try many combinations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 No audio (yet) - it's an ALC 888 but Nvidia Chipset - on Snow I used Voodoo HDA, but so far nothing plays on Mav yet... You're booting with -x, safe mode disables sound. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dans1975 Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 -x No sound, as non essential kext.... shud know that by now... thanks Now just gotta figure out how to get to the desktop without safe mode! Dans also I deleted AppleIntelpowermanagement**. kexts do u still need NVEnbler with Chameleon 2266?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconnactic Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I think you never needed it: as far as I know, the 9400GT should work out of the box with GraphicsEnabler=Yes. Did you do a clean installation, or did you install Mavericks on top of an older system? All the best! P.S.: no maxmem needed, no BIOS set needed other than AHCI mode if you have it, etc. What a mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dans1975 Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 Clean Install 9400GT not OOB on prior versions... 9400M yes, but never GT... lion, snow, etc Tried nvenabler.... boot hangs at PCI config begins..... Graphics Enabler = Yes doesn't seem to do anything on my Mav either... Chameleon R 2266 so is up to date.... Only bios setting AHCI , maxmem was from earlier problem with random reboots in Snow... Bios uses memory for caches and set maxmem to 3546 to prevent writing to memory area bios was using..(!)... really... I'm kind of out of ideas tonight.... at least it's booting up with - x .... thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaneee Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 While using NVEnabler use npci=0x2000 or npci=0x3000 to pass the PCI error. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asok30 Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 can somebody help me what to do now? i have done bootable flashdrive with myhack, i have boot to the installation with flags -v npci=0x3000 PCIRootUID=1 after succesfully instalation cp mach_kernel to my hdd where is new Mavericks and when im trying to boot with the same flags i have this: and my machine restarts... I have Asrock 970 Extream3 mb , amd Phenom IIx6 and Geforce 440 gt . please help... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dans1975 Posted November 14, 2013 Author Share Posted November 14, 2013 Shannee I've used npci 02X000 with lion and mLion... Not sure why PCI error , all my PCI devices look ok with boot -x , only difference I think is the video card. 9400GT Sparkle 1 M card...still unable to get it up and running except in safe mode so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconnactic Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Did you try another port of your card? Like switching to DVI, or HDMI, or DisplayPort etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dans1975 Posted November 14, 2013 Author Share Posted November 14, 2013 Another port?! hmmmm.....no... Tried booting with GraphicsEnabler= Y/N without EFI string using NV*.kext's from DP8 but just get black screen.... or maybe other port? Card has DVI and VGA port.... maybe? will try tomorrow & check back... Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconnactic Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Wait: you mean you've been trying all this time with HDMI? I have a 9800GT and HDMI never gave a slightest sign it would someday work, so it's like I have a two-port card instead of a three-port one. Perhaps it's the same issue you're going through. Just change the ports, at first without any injection (no kexts, no EFI string, no whatever), using only GraphicsEnabler=Yes (or No) and maybe also PCIRootUID=0 (or 1). If it's not enough, try some injector kexts/EFI strings. If anything works, move to the last port and start over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dans1975 Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 Hi Tried all things.... GraphicsEnabler Y/N ..boot flags etc Mav boots up to a black screen....so if I inject the graphics into plist is works and boots to desktop but using -x so think some other problem kext exist? Still would like to get the Sparkle 9400 GT going else might scrap it! Cheers Oh and also HDMI or VGA both work....with injected plist....otherwise black screen BOTH.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dans1975 Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 GOT IT.... Here's how... grab NVDAN50HAL.kext and open and edit it with your video card ID (see attached)...used kext info from Snow but patched Mavericks kext...(see the attached for NVidia 9400GT and similar) Removed -x , set GE=N Rebooted and voila ! Desktop and acceleration... This is Bronya's most recent BETA kernel. It's still got a few little glitches ... pink icons at times, a bit of instability in Safari (so using Firefox...works FINE) Now just to get sound going on this old Gateway BOX... ALSO TIME is SCREWED UP UNTIL YOU REFRESH...NOT SURE WHY.... NVIDIA.rtf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dans1975 Posted December 2, 2013 Author Share Posted December 2, 2013 CLOCK FIX CPU=1 also set your Front side bus ratio.... i.e. mine was 10... all good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubsJA Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 SOS!! I created a USB installer and used the latest kernel and essential kexts and AMD 10.9 boot CD and my installation would reboot after it seems like everything loaded in verbose mode like the other installations above. It is it because my system is too old? ASUS M3A76-CM AMD Athlon 7850 AM2+ Black Edition 2GB Corsair DDR2 NVIDIA GeForce 210 Atheros DW1525 WLAN PCIe Card WD 500 GB SATA Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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