OS X won't boot, serveral reasons

[ClarkX86]

Hello there InsanelyMac-Community !

 

I really need your help, I'm installing OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3 for serveral times now and I'm getting to my goal with each try. First of all, my (out-dated setup, who cares, I just need it for testing):

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CPU: Intel Pentium E6700 Dual-Core @ 3.2GHz

RAM: DDR2 2x2GB (800MHz)

GFX: ATI Radeon HD 5450

HDD: SATA 2 320GB

MOBO: ASUS P5QLD Pro

Like I said, outdated but it works very well and is suitable for SL.

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I experience a different boot-error with each installation, and with every installation I try something different. Before telling you what my problems are, please take in my I use a USB-Mouse, but a PS/2-Keyboard (my last error had something to do with this).

Because of my Intel Pentium 4 I'm using the Legacy Kernel.

I manage to install OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3 without any problems. I can use OS X 10.6.3 without problems after setting up OS X, but I never restarted my PC after installing because I didn't want to risk 30 minutes of installing for nothing (I don't know if I can boot after a fresh installation or not). I rather wanted to install everything and/ or update first.

My first few attemps I updated to 10.6.8 using the combo-update and installed all kexts with... You know, MutliBeast (I hope this won't get censored). I used EasyDSDT because my mobo doesn't have any pre-configured DSDT... After booting with -v the bootup stopped at [ PCI Configuration begin ], neither npci=0x2000/ npci=0x3000 and/ or PCIRootUID=1/ GraphicsEnabler=Yes or No fixed my problem, not even with -x. I've read that this is caused because of my GFX-Card, but I can't seem to find any Kexts for 10.6.3 to 10.6.3 who work with the Legacy Kernel (the only one for Snow Leopard says Vanilla Kernel only). With my very last attempt I did not update to 10.6.8, I just installed all kexts and restarted, but that gave me the appleps2alpsglidepoint-error, that's why I told you I use a PS/2-Keyboard (I don't have any other one that I could use for this setup, so I need to use it). One time I've also got the ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin::start - waitforservice(...) timed out...-error, but it seems I fixed it with using the Legacy Kernel (I didn't use that one before, but I have to since my CPU is older that any Intel Core-CPU). Now my question is, even though I followed a couple of tutorials and I can install OS X, can anyone help me find Kexts for my GPU and maybe tell me how I should update to 10.6.8? After the (I guess) 8th attempt, I really loose the motivation to sit through a 30 minute installation just to find out that my system won't boot. Anyway, I won't give up! Can you guys please help me?

 

Thank you for everything guys ,

ClarkX86.

 

Update: I finally managed to boot my PC on 10.6.3 using "GraphicsEnabler=no -v", still I need compatible kexts... I can't seem to find any for Snow Leopard, only for (Mountain) Lion+ or for the vanilla kernel... Any ideas? Thank you *-*!

[Whaka]

hi,

 

your cpu is NOT a pentium 4...

it's a "pentium", but based on core 2 architecture.

you don't need a legacy kernel

 

but you maybe need some tweaking to get powermanagement right.

but don't use a legacy kernel, it's pointless in your case.

[ClarkX86]

Oh dayum, you are right! Thank you so much for the hint, now I can also install the HD 5450 Kexts *-* since it's the vanilla kernel then(, right?)!

But I'm curious about the thing with the powermanagement, I never experienced any problems with that . Could you tell me how or what I have to modify ?

Thank you so much, that got me way more far. Let's just hope my DVD-Drive works, it never did with the vanilla kernel (why?)... Updating or patching may help
..

Thanks for your help so far!

 

EDIT: I used this tutorial to install Mac OS X. In Step 4, PookyPacMan defines a Intel Core-CPU also as a Core 2-CPU, does that mean I don't have to install SleepEnabler? If yes: I already installed it, can I remove/ disable it or are there any disadvantages?

[Whaka]

for the graphic kext, i don't think using or not a legacy kernel was a real problem. but if you mean installing the kext for mountain lion under snow leo, i doubt it work...

 

for the powermanagement, you could check (if you have installed a fakesmc with hardware plugins, and if you don't have the NullCPUPowerManagement.kext installed) with a utility like istatmenus. (the last version still work with snow leo )

with it, you can check if your cpu is well speedstepping is frequency, if yes, it's a good point. if not, we will see.

 

EDIT: I used this tutorial to install Mac OS X. In Step 4, PookyPacMan defines a Intel Core-CPU also as a Core 2-CPU, does that mean I don't have to install SleepEnabler? If yes: I already installed it, can I remove/ disable it or are there any disadvantages?

since you don't need a legacy kernel, your goal is to do a vanilla installation, so kext like NullCPUPowerManagement and SleepEnabler are not necessary, these kexts are only if you can't have native powermanagement.

[ClarkX86]

for the graphic kext, i don't think using or not a legacy kernel was a real problem. but if you mean installing the kext for mountain lion under snow leo, i doubt it work...

I mean my DVD-Drive doesn't show up without the Legacy Kernel :/...

My graphicscard never worked before, I can't find any kexts for my graphicscard (ATI Radeon HD 5450)... I've read that updating to 10.6.8 adds support for these cards (I have 10.6.3) but that breaks my installation and I have to start from the beginning... What's the best way to update?

 

I will reinstall OS X later without SleepEnabler and NullCPUPowerManagement. What about GraphicsEnabler? Is that compatible with my card?

 

Thank you sooo much so far !

[Whaka]

your dvd drive use ide or sata port ?

[ClarkX86]

My DVD-Drive uses, and only has, IDE (the HDD however is SATA II, configured to work with Mac OS X, and it does )!

 

Thanks for your help so far, Whaka !

 

EDIT: I've read that I have to install the JMicron ATA kext, which is included in EasyDSDT, however, everytime I do this I can't boot without graphicscard Kexts...

[Whaka]

i think this is why it doesn't show up with the vanilla kernel.

i don't know exactely how work the modCD, i never used it.

but i think when you select legacy kernel, you have some extra kext loaded to take care of legacy ide port;

wich is not natively supported at all by snow leo.

 

you can't swap it with another in sata ?

[ClarkX86]

I will try to install the latest JMicron ATA patch with [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] and reboot, hopefully it will work! After that I will try to update to 10.6.8 and then I'll try to install the graphicscard kexts before rebooting .

 

Thank you very much!

 

EDIT: iStat Menus says that my CPU is over 10.000°C hot. Dayum, that's almost twice as hot as the photosphere of the sun!