frinchkin Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 (edited) so far i've tried various methods to install osx86 native first was using iso image of generic osx86 install dvd from PB (one called generic the other from KOTR, i get nowhere with that) second attempt was using dd method copying flat image file to another hard drive then trying to boot from that if i don't use platform=x86pc switch i get a kernel panic and not far at all] if i use it i'm stalling out applegenericPCATADriver CMD 0x1f0, CTR0x3f4, IRQ 14 and 'waiting for root device' i apologize for being a dipsh*t but i've spent about 5 days on this and i'm spinning my wheels. i'm not asking to be spoonfed because i'm assuming it's a mobo issue. anyhow i'm currently d'ling 10.4.3 and i'll give that a shot but if anyone else has similiar hardware and has had success some advice/point in right direction would be greatly appreciated. AMD 64 3000 Venice Asus a8n-vm mobo 1024 ram have flat.img and generic install DVD... Edited December 22, 2005 by frinchkin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgirl Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Either you are using SATA HD or the Install DVD does not have the Extension that supports your chipset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frinchkin Posted December 23, 2005 Author Share Posted December 23, 2005 (edited) hey macgirl! i installed it onto a clean 120g ide but a couple of us are having trouble getting it to go natively... chipset is GeForce 6100 nForce 410 which others seem to have had some success (i.e. wesley) with see: http://www.win2osx.net/forum/showthread.php?t=2264 Edited December 23, 2005 by frinchkin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgirl Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 The flat Image (known more as deadmoo image) hasn't the extensions for nForce 4. If you had an install of Mac OS X 10.4.3 either 8F1099 or 8F1111 is the same unless you had a patched Install DVD with the extension needed for nForce 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frinchkin Posted December 24, 2005 Author Share Posted December 24, 2005 (edited) sorry macgirl i forgot about my earlier post. with that first attempt i couldn't get past 'waitng for root device' errors (hmm maybe i should try that again using vmware instead of dd *thinks to self*) i ended up with 10.4.3 8F1111 w/ wesley patch installed using vmware on blank 120gig IDE it runs in vmware but native nothing and i've tried all the switches i could find (would editing the boot plist while running in vmware make a difference?) i've searched high and low (some linux people are actually running into the same acpi errors with my mobo) and since i have no skillz i'm probably going to a) get another board give up on it getting native maybe i'll try the earlier version, patch that for drivers and see if that works would a screenshot of the error be of any use? thanks for your time! Edited December 24, 2005 by frinchkin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frinchkin Posted December 24, 2005 Author Share Posted December 24, 2005 well i had some success...kinda i used vmware install on 120 gig IDE using 10.4.1 'generic osx86 install' dvd from PB, booted in x86 platform and to my suprise it actually is running native! problem is no sound no network and it doesn't run quite as fast as i hoped but that's probably cause it needs some tweaks, so now i'll have to figure out how to get my devices up and running... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxmac Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 The problem is the bios. I update the mobo bios from vesion 0702 to vesion 0902 (is a beta version, but i test, and works good), and i can install in native mode with a8n-vm mobo. But the Network, Sound, 3D, and SATA dont work. Look http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socket...A8N-VM/0902.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javagreen Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 I'm running a 10.4.7 install on a PATA HD with the Asus A8NVM CSM board. It's a nVidia 6150 chipset.. onboard network doesnt work (I havent tried troubleshooting it, just using a PCI Ethernet card currently, works fine) .. onboard sound works in 3 channel mode instead of 6 channel (after modifying a kext) no CI or QE (Hopefully the next macvidia release will enable this on the onboard video card) I too had a kernel panic when I booted with the Myzar 10.4.6 DVD (Cannot find a driver for this platform "ACPI" and I had to update my bios to the current latest release (1001) After that the install was a breeze.... oh and I installed to my IDE HD as SATA is not working (havent tried troubleshooting the issue).. and I selectively boot into OSX by hitting F8 at the boot screen and choosing my ide hd.. else the default boots into XP. All in all, i'm a happy man.. thanks to my pal and this forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMäcen Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I have a A8V-VM that has the same onboard sound as A8N-VM. I used this guide and I have 2ch sound. http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=18642 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eilatuno Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Your just update the BIOS of A8N-VM with the latest beta version on asus update site (0902). This beta bios works 100%. After the update Macos boot correctly. Sorry for bad english Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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