polyzargone Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Hello everyone ! I'm desperately trying to make my HP dc5750 Athlon 64 x2 3800+ with OS X 10.9.2 (AMD 10.9/10.9.1/10.9.2 kernel UPDATE III with full sse4 support Version R9) without the need to boot with cpus=1. Actually with VoodooTSCSyncAMD.kext, it boots fine but after a while, it acts strangely (bouncing icons in the dock, Time Clock inaccurate, some KP and user password not recognized among others things). I remove it and install Kernel Patcher from Chameleon Wizard and there's no more KP but still issues with Time Clock and password recognition while System is much more responsive and sees 2 Cores. I also tried adding cpus=2 in org.chameleon.Boot.plist but issues still remains. I've tried a lot of different kernels but the cpus=1 boot flags is still the best and stable setup so far. Is there anyway to fix that ? I've read a lot of post about this and it seems there's nothing to do about this… Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297391-cpus1-fix-for-amd-athlon-64-x2-3800/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh7733 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I have the exact same issue, not found a fix yet. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297391-cpus1-fix-for-amd-athlon-64-x2-3800/#findComment-2018544 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slice Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Did you ever try Clover? Clover and AMD CPU 2 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297391-cpus1-fix-for-amd-athlon-64-x2-3800/#findComment-2018593 Share on other sites More sharing options...
polyzargone Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 Hi, I never understood how to use Clover, it's way too complex for me and even after reading several guides, I'm completely lost with all the settings. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297391-cpus1-fix-for-amd-athlon-64-x2-3800/#findComment-2020180 Share on other sites More sharing options...
01tt0ly Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 I have the same problem, Did someone tried with clover to solve the problem? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297391-cpus1-fix-for-amd-athlon-64-x2-3800/#findComment-2052648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gils83 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Clover 2795 work for AMD and for old Athlon script for chameleon flag : busratio=xx fsb=200 Mhz and Clover create Exemple for 4400+ / busratio=115 fsb=200 Mhz or Clover config.plist incomplete / Note that the decimal point is not written for the values with decimal </dict> <key>Boot</key> <dict> <key>Arguments</key> <string>—f -v npci=0x2000 cpus=1</string> <key>DefaultVolume</key> <string></string> <key>Log</key> <false/> <key>Secure</key> <false/> <key>Timeout</key> <integer>5</integer> <key>XMPDetection</key> <string>Yes</string> </dict> <key>CPU</key> <dict> <key>BusSpeedkHz</key> <integer>200000</integer> <key>FrequencyMHz</key> <integer>2300</integer> Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297391-cpus1-fix-for-amd-athlon-64-x2-3800/#findComment-2052655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronya Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 gils83, busratio=115 ??? should busratio=15 ))) 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297391-cpus1-fix-for-amd-athlon-64-x2-3800/#findComment-2052727 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gils83 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 gils83, busratio=115 ??? should busratio=15 ))) hey bronya and no busratio=115 for 11,5 x for fsb=200= 2300 , the decimal no exist Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297391-cpus1-fix-for-amd-athlon-64-x2-3800/#findComment-2052741 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiethemorris Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I don't have this problem on my athlon x4 640, i never had to specify a bus ratio or anything either, but have you tried voodootscsync? BTW I'm on 10.9.3 with the rc7_fix kernel, latest clover (I think). Ga-970a-d3 mobo booting via uefi and it's overclocked to 3.4 GHz. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297391-cpus1-fix-for-amd-athlon-64-x2-3800/#findComment-2052887 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gils83 Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 except that the 3800 + / 4400 + are older CPU 90 / 65nm who need to specify their ratio (not all), the x4 640 is a phenom II 45nm without L3 cache the Sempron LE 1250 65 nm work without ratio Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297391-cpus1-fix-for-amd-athlon-64-x2-3800/#findComment-2052899 Share on other sites More sharing options...
polyzargone Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 Well, I re-installed OS X 10.9.4 with RC7 Kernel (was stuck at 10.9.3 and it didn't "saw" the 10.9.4 update in the App Store) using myHack. I was using a distro before (Ni**esh). I don't need cpus=1 anymore and it works fine (but it's damn slow…). I 'm using VoodooTMSync.kext and it does the job but I have to say that the clock in the menu bar doesn't update the way it should I have tried to install Clover but it stucks at boot with a boot1 error so I get back to Chameleon. One strange thing, I HAVE to boot with -f ! Without it, the system hangs on at he Apple logo. Don't know why ! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297391-cpus1-fix-for-amd-athlon-64-x2-3800/#findComment-2052947 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slice Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I have tried to install Clover but it stucks at boot with a boot1 error so I get back to Chameleon. One strange thing, I HAVE to boot with -f ! Without it, the system hangs on at he Apple logo. Don't know why ! boot1 error means you are not correctly installed Clover. As I said many times boot1h file from Chameleon package will not work with Clover while Clover's boot1h works for both bootloaders. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297391-cpus1-fix-for-amd-athlon-64-x2-3800/#findComment-2054180 Share on other sites More sharing options...
01tt0ly Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 gils83, busratio=115 ??? should busratio=15 ))) Hi, Bronya, I am using your kernel, can you help me with this HP notebook with AMD? Many thianks!! http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/300475-help-needed-for-hp-notebook-with-amd-cpu-and-chips/ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297391-cpus1-fix-for-amd-athlon-64-x2-3800/#findComment-2054792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiethemorris Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Well, I re-installed OS X 10.9.4 with RC7 Kernel (was stuck at 10.9.3 and it didn't "saw" the 10.9.4 update in the App Store) using myHack. I was using a distro before (Ni**esh). I don't need cpus=1 anymore and it works fine (but it's damn slow…). I 'm using VoodooTMSync.kext and it does the job but I have to say that the clock in the menu bar doesn't update the way it should I have tried to install Clover but it stucks at boot with a boot1 error so I get back to Chameleon. One strange thing, I HAVE to boot with -f ! Without it, the system hangs on at he Apple logo. Don't know why ! boot1 error in Clover IIRC means you installed with the wrong options, try the BIOSBlockIO option in the installer. Doesn't the clock option mean the fsb is not specified correctly as mentioned above? Usually the clock being wrong is tied into lag/slowness issues. In Clover you can set this manually with BusSpeedKHz which usually fixes that issue, I think it serves the same purpose as fsb=xxx but I'm not positive on that. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297391-cpus1-fix-for-amd-athlon-64-x2-3800/#findComment-2055792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slice Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 These flags "busratio=xx fsb=200 Mhz" doesn't exists with Clover. Use config.plist settings. <key>CPU</key> <dict> <key>BusSpeedkHz</key> <integer>200000</integer> <key>FrequencyMHz</key> <integer>2300</integer> <key>Type</key> <string>0x0301</string> </dict> 2 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297391-cpus1-fix-for-amd-athlon-64-x2-3800/#findComment-2055889 Share on other sites More sharing options...
01tt0ly Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Did you ever try Clover? Clover and AMD CPU hi, Slice, So nice to have clover here. I have a complicated case, not only a HP notebook, but the notebook has AMD cpu, which I tried every method with still no solution. Only one core is working. Check the details in my post here, http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/300475-help-needed-for-hp-notebook-with-amd-cpu-and-chips/ thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297391-cpus1-fix-for-amd-athlon-64-x2-3800/#findComment-2056379 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gils83 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 gils83, busratio=115 ??? should busratio=15 ))) Yes big mistake on my part ! I edited my posts 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297391-cpus1-fix-for-amd-athlon-64-x2-3800/#findComment-2056494 Share on other sites More sharing options...
polyzargone Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 boot1 error means you are not correctly installed Clover. As I said many times boot1h file from Chameleon package will not work with Clover while Clover's boot1h works for both bootloaders. The point is that when I installed Clover on my HDD, I removed all boot files from Chameleon at the root of it. So the problem is not related to Chameleon, it's in the process of Clover Install. I'm certainly not choosing the right option in the bootloader field. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297391-cpus1-fix-for-amd-athlon-64-x2-3800/#findComment-2056538 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiethemorris Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 The point is that when I installed Clover on my HDD, I removed all boot files from Chameleon at the root of it. So the problem is not related to Chameleon, it's in the process of Clover Install. I'm certainly not choosing the right option in the bootloader field. Try BiosBlockIO instead of SATA. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297391-cpus1-fix-for-amd-athlon-64-x2-3800/#findComment-2056617 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsl Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 The point is that when I installed Clover on my HDD, I removed all boot files from Chameleon at the root of it. So the problem is not related to Chameleon, it's in the process of Clover Install. I'm certainly not choosing the right option in the bootloader field. I think you are the first or only lucky one who use AMD Athlon 64 x2 3800+ with working 10.9.4. May I know which patched AMD kernel you are using for that ? and boot by Chameleon or Clover ? Can you also show your org.cahmeleon.Boot.plist or Clover's config.plist ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297391-cpus1-fix-for-amd-athlon-64-x2-3800/#findComment-2075932 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spakk Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 according to the attached image which he has uploaded, he uses clover, see image Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297391-cpus1-fix-for-amd-athlon-64-x2-3800/#findComment-2075975 Share on other sites More sharing options...
polyzargone Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 according to the attached image which he has uploaded, he uses clover, see image No, I TRIED to install Clover but never had success The kernel I used is AMD Kernel For OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 [XNU:13.3.0] V2.0 from Deekay available at hackintoshosx. I believe AMD Kernel rc7 works fine too. here's my chameleon.boot : <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>Boot Banner</key> <string>No</string> <key>EthernetBuiltIn</key> <string>Yes</string> <key>Kernel</key> <string>/Extra/deekay_kernel</string> <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string>-f npci=0x2000</string> <key>Legacy Logo</key> <string>Yes</string> <key>PrivateData</key> <string>No</string> <key>SMBIOS</key> <string>/Extra/SMBios.plist</string> <key>SystemType</key> <string>1</string> <key>Theme</key> <string>Default</string> <key>Timeout</key> <string>5</string> <key>busratio</key> <string>10</string> </dict> </plist> and my Extra folder : AppleACPIPS2Nub.kext AppleATIATA.kext ApplePS2Controller.kext BCM5722D.kext lspcidrv.kext NullCPUPowerManagement.kext Patched_10.7_AppleRTC.kext SuperVIAATA.kext VoodooHDA.kext VoodooTSCSyncAMD.kext However, I can't update to 10.9.5, no matter which kernel I use. 2 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297391-cpus1-fix-for-amd-athlon-64-x2-3800/#findComment-2075983 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spakk Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 sorry for my misunderstanding Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297391-cpus1-fix-for-amd-athlon-64-x2-3800/#findComment-2076018 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsl Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 No, I TRIED to install Clover but never had success The kernel I used is AMD Kernel For OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 [XNU:13.3.0] V2.0 from Deekay available at hackintoshosx. I believe AMD Kernel rc7 works fine too. here's my chameleon.boot : <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>Boot Banner</key> <string>No</string> <key>EthernetBuiltIn</key> <string>Yes</string> <key>Kernel</key> <string>/Extra/deekay_kernel</string> <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string>-f npci=0x2000</string> <key>Legacy Logo</key> <string>Yes</string> <key>PrivateData</key> <string>No</string> <key>SMBIOS</key> <string>/Extra/SMBios.plist</string> <key>SystemType</key> <string>1</string> <key>Theme</key> <string>Default</string> <key>Timeout</key> <string>5</string> <key>busratio</key> <string>10</string> </dict> </plist> and my Extra folder : AppleACPIPS2Nub.kext AppleATIATA.kext ApplePS2Controller.kext BCM5722D.kext lspcidrv.kext NullCPUPowerManagement.kext Patched_10.7_AppleRTC.kext SuperVIAATA.kext VoodooHDA.kext VoodooTSCSyncAMD.kext However, I can't update to 10.9.5, no matter which kernel I use. Thanks for your prompt reply and info. However following your kernel and org.chameleon.Boot.plist my Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe using AMD Athlon 64 x2 4200+ CPU still got the same error as before during booting. So I think maybe you are using AM2 CPU instead of mine using socket 939 CPU. According to my experience and Google finding only newer than AM2 AMD CPUs could update to 10.8.x and 10.9.x. For example my Athlon 64 x2 6000+ in Asus M4A78 Plus MB and Phenom x4 9850 in Asus M3A MB could update to 10.9.5 and 10.8.5 smoothly. Could you confirm whether your mainboard using AM2 (or Socket 939) for AMD CPU Athlon 64 x2 3800+ ? If it's AM2, I will show you my procedures to update to 10.9.5 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297391-cpus1-fix-for-amd-athlon-64-x2-3800/#findComment-2076263 Share on other sites More sharing options...
polyzargone Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 I tkink you've got it right. I also have a Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe with 939 socket and I think (not sure at all, I don't remember ) I did installed Mav on it but never get too far with it. I gave up on this since it wasn't stable and also because I couldn't' install Windows 8.1 due to an incompatibility with those 939 socket CPU's. And Yes, I can confirm that the HP dc5750 is an Athlon 64 X2 3800 + AM2 socket based. I'm really curious about your procedure for a 10.9.5 update Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/297391-cpus1-fix-for-amd-athlon-64-x2-3800/#findComment-2076368 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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