[How To] OSx86 on ASUS P5ND2-SLI

[~pcwiz]

I managed to eventually successfully install Uphuck on my ASUS P5ND2-SLI (non deluxe). Specs below in signature. VMware Workstation and Windows are required just for some post-installation procedures.

Instructions: Installation

 

• Download the Uphuck 10.4.9 1.4iR3 ISO
  
• Burn the ISO to a DVD using Nero or other burning software
  
• Insert your disc into your DVD drive and reboot the computer
  
• Make sure that your BIOS is set to boot from CD first and that you are using a USB Mouse and Keyboard
  
• Once the Uphuck DVD boots, choose your language to get to the main screen
  
• Go to Utilties >> Disk Utility
  
• Choose your drive from the left panel
  
• Click the Partition tab
  
• Set Partition Scheme to 1
  
• Set format to Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
  
• Give the volume a name
  
• Click the Partition/Format/Erase button (Forgot which..)
  
• Wait for the partitioning to finish
  
• Choose your newly named Mac OS X volume from the left panel
  
• Click the Erase tab
  
• Click Erase
  
• Wait for it to finish, close Disk Utility (Disk Utility >> Close Disk Utility)
  
• At the main screen, click Continue
  
• Click Continue again
  
• Choose the correct destination volume and click Continue
  
• Choose the following options in the Installation options screen:
  

* v1.4i Base System

 

Under Patches

 

* loginwindow 10.4.4

* Remove IntelCPUPowerManagement kext [Note: This was required for my Pentium D 830. It may not be required depending on your CPU]

 

Under Drivers

 

>> VGA

[choose the right VGA patch for your graphics card]

 

>> System

 

* nForce4 SATA

* USB driver

* PS/2 driver

* Azalia Audio

 

>> Network

 

* Intel Pro 100 VE

 

[ If you have a Deluxe model of the MoBo with Dual Gigabit LAN, you may also have to select a Marvell driver]

 

• Click the Install button
  
• Wait for it to finish installing but don't boot Mac OS X yet
  

Post Installation: Kernel Restoration Semthex 8.8.1 (required for me)

• First, boot into your BIOS and disable ALL serial and parallel ports
  
• Now boot into Windows
  
• Download a copy of Pacifist.zip (http://www.charlessoft.com/Pacifist.zip)
  
• Using MagicISO or some other program, create an ISO image containing Pacifist.zip
  
• Open VMware Workstation
  
• Create a new virtual machine:
  

Memory: [half actual system memory]

Hard Disk (SCSI 0:0): Using device [give it access to the hard disk/partition in which OS X is installed on]

CD-ROM (IDE 0:0): Using drive [letter of DVD-ROM drive; give it access to your PCs DVD ROM]

CD-ROM (IDE 1:0): Using file [add this second virtual CD drive and mount the Pacifist ISO you created earlier]

Processors: 1

• Boot the VM
  
• It should load the Uphuck install from your drive (click inside VM window to activate input)
  
• Once loading is complete, insert an install DVD containing the Semthex 8.8.1 kernel (eg. JaS 10.4.8)
  
• Copy the mach_kernel from the DVDs root to your Mac OS X Desktop
  
• Now open the Pacifist image on the Desktop and unzip the Pacifist.zip file
  
• There should now be a Pacifist folder on your Mac OS X
  
• Launch Pacifist.app
  
• Wait 15 seconds and click the Not Yet button
  
• Now, in the installer DVD, find the package that contains System.kext that has the same version as the kernel (check using Get Info dialog).
  
• In the JaS DVD, this would be /System/Library/Installation/Packages/10.4.8.intel.pkg OR 10.4.8.amd.pkg
  
• Drag the package onto the Pacifist window to open it (it might take a while for the package to load)
  
• In the package, navigate to /System/Library/Extensions/
  
• Drag the System.kext file to your Desktop to extract it
  
• Wait till it finishes. You should now have System.kext and mach_kernel on your Desktop
  
• Open Terminal (Applications/Utilities) and type the following commands, pressing enter after each one:
  

sudo -s

 

 

cp /mach_kernel /mach_kernel.backup

cp -R /System/Library/Extensions/System.kext /Backups/

cp -R ~/Desktop/mach_kernel /mach_kernel

cp -R ~/Desktop/System.kext /System/Library/Extensions/

 

• Now, open Disk Utility (Applications/Utilities/)
  
• Choose your OS X volume from left panel
  
• Click Repair Permissions
  
• Once its done, close Disk Utility and shut down OS X VM
  

Post Installation: Do this if you get errors related to com.apple.GeForce.kext

 

• Once again, boot the VM you created earlier
  
• In OS X, navigate to /System/Library/Extensions
  
• Drag the following kexts to the Trash:
  
• Note: You will have to authenticate yourself and type in your admin password at some point
  

GeForce.kext

GeForce2MXGLDriver.bundle

GeForce3GLDriver.bundle

GeForceFXGLDriver.bundle

GeForceGA.plugin

GeForceVADriver.bundle

NVDAN10Hal.kext

NVDAN20Hal.kext

NVDAN30Hal.kext

NVDAN40Hal.kext

NVDAResman.kext

• Shut down the OS X VM
  
• Now reboot and try booting natively into OS X (first set the BIOS to boot from your OS X drive first)
  

Guide by PCWIZ

[Fix Miller]

hello pcwiz, i like you detailed guide.

I have the same mobo as you and I succeeded to install kalyway's 10.5.1 leopard on it.

If you're interested i posted a guide here

[~pcwiz]

Hey Fix Miller,

 

Nice guide you wrote there. But I've moved on to my new system (Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3P) and I won't be doing any more work on the P5ND2 unless its by user request

 

But great work and keep going!