DeadXDawn Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 Ok, so this is my 1st attempt at a Hackintosh PC. I installed Jas 10.4.8 and got through that, reboots and I have the Grey Screen of death telling me to reboot.. ok so I can get around that by booting into safemode, I get into OSX and everything is running. Well at least everything safe mode allows. I run the update for the WindowLogin and then the Update for 10.4.9. Still everything is fine until I restart. Upon restart, it starts to load Darwin and just as the OS is about to appear it restarts the computer and gets stuck in an endless loop. -x, -v, -s, -f, and all other commands do not work and the endless loop continues. I have reinstalled several times with different options and I have yet to get it to boot properly. This on is a real pain and I have surfed the forums for days and found no answer.. who is up to the task??? Here are my specs. Please keep in mind that this machine is used as a PC and the Hackintosh is just a side project for fun so the hardware wasn't picked out for such a build. FYI - OSX 10.4.8 does run in safe mode but thats it. Intel x6800 Core 2 Duo Extreme Nvidia 680i Mobo 4 Gigs - XMS ddr2 800 80 Gig Ide -- for the Hackintosh install (used its own drive to keep my other stuff safe) Soundblaster X-fi Platinum (have onboard audio as well but diabled at the moment) 2 - Nvidia 8800 GTX sli - Sli bridge still attached (mac detects 2 video cards but not at proper specs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boinkytwo Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 Ok, so this is my 1st attempt at a Hackintosh PC. I installed Jas 10.4.8 and got through that, reboots and I have the Grey Screen of death telling me to reboot.. ok so I can get around that by booting into safemode, I get into OSX and everything is running. Well at least everything safe mode allows. I run the update for the WindowLogin and then the Update for 10.4.9. Still everything is fine until I restart. Upon restart, it starts to load Darwin and just as the OS is about to appear it restarts the computer and gets stuck in an endless loop. -x, -v, -s, -f, and all other commands do not work and the endless loop continues. I have reinstalled several times with different options and I have yet to get it to boot properly. This on is a real pain and I have surfed the forums for days and found no answer.. who is up to the task??? Here are my specs. Please keep in mind that this machine is used as a PC and the Hackintosh is just a side project for fun so the hardware wasn't picked out for such a build. FYI - OSX 10.4.8 does run in safe mode but thats it. Intel x6800 Core 2 Duo Extreme Nvidia 680i Mobo 4 Gigs - XMS ddr2 800 80 Gig Ide -- for the Hackintosh install (used its own drive to keep my other stuff safe) Soundblaster X-fi Platinum (have onboard audio as well but diabled at the moment) 2 - Nvidia 8800 GTX sli - Sli bridge still attached (mac detects 2 video cards but not at proper specs) Use -v boot flag so as you can see errors during startup. Take note of it and post it here, so the expert members may help you well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadXDawn Posted May 28, 2007 Author Share Posted May 28, 2007 I've tried that... the only thing that happens is it shows a bunch of text that quickly scrolls down the screen, I paused the screen to see what is says and it basically is going through all the files and stuff that it's loading, never does it say anything about an error. On a side note, when I attempt to install the .dmg fix, it starts then suddenly the screen gets overtaken by the dreaded (You must restart your computer) screen. Then from there on it gets stuck in the loop. I am able to apply the SSE3 Update and also the Login patch, but thats it. It doesn't respond to any type of advanced boot commands such as the -v, -f, -x, -s it goes through the same endless loop. As for typing what is said in the -v screen it would take me about a day and it never says anything about errors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ramm Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 This simply means that it doesn't work. The update failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadXDawn Posted May 28, 2007 Author Share Posted May 28, 2007 Yea I figured that much out... is there anything I can do to get it to work.. that is what I am trying to figure out. That .dmg fix is only for firewire and something else If I read it correctly so I really don't see how that is causing all this. The sse3 patch and the login patch work fine. They install and they tell me everything was installed correctly, so where is the problem? I have been installing and re-installing for 2 days now and just getting fed up with this process. Is there anything I can do? or should I just keep at this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zizou Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 did you use an unpatched kernel? I think so yes. You need a patched kernel. Official apple kernels have tpm protection and other {censored}, you can not use it. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadXDawn Posted May 29, 2007 Author Share Posted May 29, 2007 Yes, everything that I used is from a secondary source and not from Apple itself. All patches and updates are from jaS and I do not use original apple software. I may be a noob at installing Hackintosh but I am an experience user so I have taken all the proper steps to install this OS I am just running into strange behavior that has not been documented on this forum and therefore am hoping someone can help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boinkytwo Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Try this, go to your bios settings and try to disable one core. Then boot to osx86, if still doesnt work, re-install osx86. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadXDawn Posted June 4, 2007 Author Share Posted June 4, 2007 Ok so I have been trying what you said and it doesn't seem to work. On the other hand I have been reading that when updating or installing the 10.4.9 Jas patch that you should select either sse2 or sse3 but not both, I have no chance to change one or the other. When I am in OSX and I hit the upgrade it says hit continue to upgrade and it does just that. No where does it give me the option to choose sse2 or sse3 so where or how can I access that, I think that may help a little bit. Also am I supposed to upgrade to 10.4.9 inside of OSx or am I supposed to boot -v -s and then do an upgrade through there. Can someone help?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadXDawn Posted June 4, 2007 Author Share Posted June 4, 2007 managed to get a Kernel Panic with 4 dependencies dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.1)@0x581d800 dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.4.4)@0x5ea30000 dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.4.4)@0x5ea4b000 dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(4.4.0)@ox5ea5a000 Kernel version 8.8.1 System Specs are at the top of the post Anyone know what I can do to get these fixed up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macosx86man Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 i have had the same problem and it only happens whin i have an nvidia graphics card in but when i don't and i use the onboard graphice it boots but is in a crappy looking hard to read grayscale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boinkytwo Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 i have had the same problem and it only happens whin i have an nvidia graphics card in but when i don't and i use the onboard graphice it boots but is in a crappy looking hard to read grayscale. Try this If it will help, boot your osx using -v -s then type: /sbin/mount -uw / hit enter then type: cd /system/library/extensions hit enter then type this: rm -rf nvdaresman.kext now try to boot osx with your nvidia graphic card. DeadXDawn, also try this guide. it wont hurt you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadXDawn Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 Hey thanks I will give this a try as soon as I get home. I did do a re-install and tried a bunch of other tricks that I read on the forums... so far no luck. Let's hope this does the trick. I need this OS to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadXDawn Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 Hey thanks... it worked. For the 1st time I was able to boot into 10.4.8 I am a little reluctant to try the 10.4.9 boot only because I am not so sure I really care that much about the updates that is carries. I still have no Sound, Internet, Display Setting, or USB at the moment and I have a lot of work still to get that going. I for one would like to know if the benefits of the 10.4.9 Patch are really worth it in the big picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boinkytwo Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Hey thanks... it worked. For the 1st time I was able to boot into 10.4.8 I am a little reluctant to try the 10.4.9 boot only because I am not so sure I really care that much about the updates that is carries. I still have no Sound, Internet, Display Setting, or USB at the moment and I have a lot of work still to get that going. I for one would like to know if the benefits of the 10.4.9 Patch are really worth it in the big picture. Cheers man!!! try to check the 10.4.9 update guide that I posted here. Check also the Post Installation links under Homebrew Mac Try to use Diabolik Natit for your add-on graphics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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