Asus P5W DH DeLuxe users... PLEASE HELP !

[temis]

Hi every1 !

 

I just downloaded latest JaS.10.4.8.AMD.Intel.SSE2.SSE3.iso + applied the patch, but I don't seem to be able to run 10.4.8 neither under VMWARE 6.0 beta (host is vista) nor From the bootable DVD !!

 

When I try to install from boot DVD, detection and install processes are very SLOW (about 1h30), when I reboot from HDD I get a panic : 0x003A8D2F unable to find ACPI driver then system freezes immediately (maybe other kernel panic are to be expected since I never could get any further)

 

I guess there are some BIOS features to enable or disable but I don't know which one

Maybe something to do in -s mode during the first boot before entering the OSX GUI but I haven't found any hint about that

 

Can someone give me or point to an up to date procedure to install properly with my hardware (in sig) ?

 

Thanks you all for your help !

 

Temis

Edited January 6, 2007 by temis

[nidas]

I have almost identical hardware (32gb raptor and X6800) same mobo and memory but with a x1600xt. And never had any troubles with the install procedure what so ever..

 

Except now when the 10.4.8 disc cant seem to find my raptor.

[temis]

Ok nidas, I saw that many users could install 10.4.8 on similar rigs without problem, so can you give me the procedure you used and the BIOS tweaks to help me with my installation ?

 

Thanks

 

Temis

[c86]

i also have pretty much the same system, i installed the 10.4.8 intel sse3 only version with semthex kernel. the only thing i changed in bios was turning off the hd audio, which i read here somewhere should be enabled after first boot. never bothered to test it though since my gfx-card (msi 7900gto 512mb, like yours) wont work because of this.

 

if you still want to give it a try, you might want to take a look at this blog (which i also found here somewhere).

[sg]

i'm assuming you're using the new jas sse2/sse3/amd release?

 

i havent installed that and i think most of us used simply the 10.4.8 SS3 release a while back. is this your first time installing OSX?

 

anyways, try to disable a few things in your bios first, disable the audio, the jmicron controller, disable speedstep in the cpu section.

 

also how is your dvd-rom connected? does connect in your ICH7R IDE port and what about the drive you're trying to install on? make sure its in SATA1-3 or something on ICH7R and not jmicron.

 

i'll grab the new release later today and test it out on the p5w-dh and report back.

[temis]

Ok sg,

 

- Yes it's the latest ISO from JaS that includes ALL AMD Intel SSE2 SSE3 + I applied the v1 PPF file

 

- Last time I installed OSx was a 10.4.5 version (but at that time my rig was AMD based)

 

- DVD drive is on blue IDE next to floppy connector

- Trying to install to a Raptor 76 Go on SATA 1-3

 

Last try took 35 min, but first reboot I got the same error : 0x003A8D2F unable to find ACPI driver then system freezes immediatel (grey background saying try to reboot in different languages)

 

I will now try with your advices applied and report back ...

 

Thanks

Edited January 6, 2007 by temis

[temis]

I just tried my last install, only by changing your BIOS tweaks ... same error : 0x003A8D2F unable to find driver for this platform : "ACPI"

 

I will now try with a your tweaks + a fresh install

[sg]

im still downloading the newest ISO and will install it on another drive and report back.

[nidas]

Ok nidas, I saw that many users could install 10.4.8 on similar rigs without problem, so can you give me the procedure you used and the BIOS tweaks to help me with my installation ?

 

Thanks

 

Temis

thanks to having itchy overclocking fingers I never had to do any biostweaks since most of the onboard {censored} already was disabled before i even tried to install a operatingsystem for the first time

 

but back then i installed to a PATA drive, which still works like a charm, my problem atm is the raptor. new iso downloading as we speak to see if it fixed stuff.

Edited January 6, 2007 by nidas

[temis]

Can you tell me the original name of the iso you downloaded (your working one) so I can try it on my rig

 

There is a ppf file to apply to JaS new iso : JaS.10.4.8.AMD.Intel.SSe2.SSe3.v1p (675 Mo)

 

im still downloading the newest ISO and will install it on another drive and report back.

Edited January 6, 2007 by temis

[nidas]

JaS.10.4.8.Intel.SSE3.Only.Install.DVD

[temis]

No luck with new tweaks + fresh install + new dvd + ppf

 

I will try the old one ... who knows

[temis]

Finally got it to work with non patched new JaS DVD ...

 

- had to remove natit.kext which caused black sreen at startup

- working in vesa now and windows are showing a lot of breakup when they are moved

- scrolling anywhere (apps, safari ...) is very nasty too

- keyboard map is not very accurate (french here)

 

other than that system is quite fast xbench -> 126

 

Any news of new drivers for 7900 GTO or any nVidia graphic cards with 512 Mo ?

 

Has any1 tried the latest JaS DVD with patch ?

Something I didn't noticed at first is that the installation process didn't complete ; it would always suggest to restart after 75% of JaS install package, not showing the installation items review nor the optimization precess and all this without any sign of a crash.

[sg]

Has any1 tried the latest JaS DVD with patch ?

Something I didn't noticed at first is that the installation process didn't complete ; it would always suggest to restart after 75% of JaS install package, not showing the installation items review nor the optimization precess and all this without any sign of a crash.

 

sounds like a broken installer or packages, maybe even a bad iso or burn.

[sg]

Any news of new drivers for 7900 GTO or any nVidia graphic cards with 512 Mo ?

 

i dont think so, only solution is to get macvidia driver and not get any 3D accelration at all or try and replace your card for a 256m version.

 

glad everything is working great for you. i'm almost done downloading the new release myself and will update my blog at :

 

http://rakis.net/~justin/blog

 

for p5w-dh users.

[temis]

Probably burning the iso was the problem cause MD5 were OK before and after patch, I'll check that later now that OSX is running

 

sounds like a broken installer or packages, maybe even a bad iso or burn.

Edited January 7, 2007 by temis

[temis]

Is it possible to download updates directly from apple.com or autoupdate without compromising the whole thing?

 

Thanks a lot for your help

Edited January 7, 2007 by temis

[sg]

depends on what the update it. usually anything that wont modify/replace kernel or some specific kexts. application related ones are almost 99% safe, some security or os updates might be a problem. usually best to wait and see, or test it on a 2nd partition that you could setup for just osx testing.

[temis]

I guess I'll be waiting then ... maybe 10.4.9 hack will include all that plus other fix.

[aberracus]

hii was using until today rthe mobo in my sig, now i have changed to asus p5w dh deluxe... ok i can overclock more but the system is slower, if i put the ide devices on ACHI (connected to Intecl ICH7R sata ports) the system is crawling slow, and the ich is detected as a generic achi,,, so im using it in standard ide withenchanced mode for sata.. wich makes the drives walk faster but really they dont run..

 

my xbench is 146 wich is way slower than my previous mobo 150 with the CPU OC only to 2.6 then now im in 2.9 ghz. Another thing is the video card im using a Nvdia 7900 GS 256 mb (BFG) , works ok, but seems slow in the xbench... i have beam sync disabled and Q2d enabled, other thing with the nvidia and natit is the black screen and signal off in the screen for like 20 seconds just before the desktop appear, isnt that corrected?, im using natit uni insaller...