How I got AMD QE/CI Nvidia Jas 10.4.6 + 10.4.8 Update

[letni]

This explains the process I took to get 10.4.8, Semthex 8.8.1 kernel, and Nvidia working.

 

Here is my hardware

Athlon 64 X2 3800 +

Nforce 410 mATX based motherboard

PCIe Geforce 7600GT

 

Here is what I started out with:

 

Jas 10.4.4 + 10.4.6 DVD installed

 

Here is what I used:

 

JaS.10.4.8.AMD.SSE3.Only.Combo.Update - to bring to sort-of 10.4.8

MAC OS X 10.4.8 Intel Only Jas re-seed - To obtain real 10.4.8 kexts and OpenGL Framework

Semthex kernel grabber script found HERE

 

Here is my process.

 

0. Installed JaS.10.4.8.AMD.SSE3.Only.Combo.Update onto my 10.4.6 install

 

1. I installed the real 10.4.8 Intel Only onto a real SSE3 Intel machine

- This was the easiest way for me to grab the folders

/System/Library/Extensions/

/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/

 

2. Set this install up as a slave drive on my AMD 10.4.6-> 10.4.8 sort-of machine and booted

 

3. Moved /System/Library/Extensions/ to /System/Library/Extensions.pre8/ and

/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/ to /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework.pre8/

 

4. Copied Extensions folder from real 10.4.8 Intel install (slave drive) to /System/Library/Extensions

and OpenGL.framework from real 10.4.8 to /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/

 

5. Removed /System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext as this will kernel dump

on AMD Cpus when trying to boot real 10.4.8 (8.8.1) Kernel

 

6. This step is only because I use an Nforce based motherboard and the kexts for the IDE controller

isn't included in the real 10.4.8 Intel Only. I deleted IOATAFamily.kext out of /System/Library/Extensions

and copied over the one from Extensions.pre8 ( this adds AppleGenericPCATA.kext in the Plugins in IOATA...)

 

7. Copied over other Extensions pertaining to 3rd party hardware.. Like I copied over forcedeath.kext from .pre8

to ensure networking still worked.

 

8. I installed Titan.kext into the Extensions folder

 

9. I followed the guide here: HERE to add my Video card VenID to the proper kexts in /System/Library/Extensions

 

10. I ran Semthex's kernel script to go grab the latest version of his kernel build and rebooted.

 

Came back up with QE/CI enabled on my PCIe Nvidia card running kernel 8.8.1.

 

Hope this helps some of you out there.

 

Letni

Edited January 2, 2007 by letni