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empire29
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I have a ga-p35-ds4 rev 2.0 Bios F7 - I am trying to install using BrazilMac's method and when i try to boot from the patched install DVD it boots to the Grey Apple Screen and sits there. I tried installing in verbose mode, and it gets to a point where it detects my DVD drive (i think? disk2s3 -- my DDs are disk0 and disk1) and then get these SAM Multimedia errors like it cant read the DVD properly. has anyone had any problems with this? does it sound like a bad DVD burn?

 

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I have a ga-p35-ds4 rev 2.0 Bios F7 - I am trying to install using BrazilMac's method and when i try to boot from the patched install DVD it boots to the Grey Apple Screen and sits there. I tried installing in verbose mode, and it gets to a point where it detects my DVD drive (i think? disk2s3 -- my DDs are disk0 and disk1) and then get these SAM Multimedia errors like it cant read the DVD properly. has anyone had any problems with this? does it sound like a bad DVD burn?thanks
Have you successfully installed and then encountered this problem on your first boot? If so have you completed the post patch process? If not I would say that it sounds like a bad burn. I had none of the above problems. I used a USB DVD drive to install.
build,Still unable to get sleep to work. Anyway, will try the new EFI later.
Strange we have almost identical systems. The only difference is that I have rev1.1. I have also disabled the Azalia audio, as I have a PCI Audio card & I used Brazilmac's install method.

 

Please let us know how you get on with the new EFI.

empire29
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Have you successfully installed and then encountered this problem on your first boot? If so have you completed the post patch process? If not I would say that it sounds like a bad burn. I had none of the above problems. I used a USB DVD drive to install.

 

Thanks for the update. FYI - my HDDs are connected to the ICH9 SATA Controller (Orange) running in AHCI mode. My first DVD Drive is connected to the ICH9 SATA Controller running in AHCI Mode. My Second DVD Drive is connected to the Jmicron/Gigabyte (Purple) SATA Controller running in IDE mode. Ive tried installing Leopard from both DVD drives to the same effect. Can anyone confirm how they have their DVD/HDDs connected that allowed for a successful leopard installed using BrazilMacs patching method?

 

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hackcat
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empire29, my sata dvd is in the very first port of the orange sata controller. Never tried it any other way. You could also swap which dvd drive sits on a yellow port.

 

Eclau, sleep is always kernel dependent. Me and Build are running the BrazilMac kernel. I'm trying out pc_efi on another partition, be a few days before I can say what bugs or what fixes it might provide. Also, I have yet to see pc_efi making stuff that didn't work before work. Although, the Apple kernel under pc_efi does sleep for me (but I lose restart + shutdown and must then manually press the power button 5-10 secs).

moviebody
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I have P35-DS4 version 1.1, and Tiger with Jas 10.4.8 works perfectly. With Leopard, I cannot get to the GUI. (The computer has the grey apple image and nothing else. I followed Brazil's method to create the boot disk.

Can someone also post the md5 checksum for the disc image? I have a feeling maybe I didn't get the right boot up disk but I have meticulously followed all the steps, and have burned two DVD on a G5 and on the Hackintosh.

 

THanks.

empire29
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I have P35-DS4 version 1.1, and Tiger with Jas 10.4.8 works perfectly. With Leopard, I cannot get to the GUI. (The computer has the grey apple image and nothing else. I followed Brazil's method to create the boot disk.

Can someone also post the md5 checksum for the disc image? I have a feeling maybe I didn't get the right boot up disk but I have meticulously followed all the steps, and have burned two DVD on a G5 and on the Hackintosh.

 

THanks.

 

Are you able to boot into the Leopard installer? Or are you able to boot into the installer, complete the install and on your first boot into the system you are unable to get to Leopard OS X GUI? If you are unable to even boot into Installer it sounds like you are having the same problem as I am having.

 

Also - are you running all your drives SATA AHCI mode?

hackcat
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Update about using v3 pc_efi with ahci sata only internals and no ps2 peripherals

 

All I need to boot is dsmos.kext

 

Kexts that don't affect booting but you will want:

AppleSMBIOS.kext v1.0.12 (provided with pc_efi_v3 download) CS3 works on that version

NVinject.kext or another monitor related kext

ALCinject and AppleHDA From this link

 

Sleep works, but restart + shutdown foobared. However, comes 10.5.1 I can go ahead and update without waiting for a hacked kernel.

 

Edit: UUID error workaround thread

moviebody
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I cannot boot to the Installer, so Leopard has not been installed even on the hard disk. I am running in SATA AHCI mode, that was the mode which I have been able to installed Tiger on. I set to run the Darwin boot manager with -v option, and I see that the computer stops after detecting certain Firewire security problem. I am guessing if there is any problem with the graphics card. I'm using an nVidia 7800GS, which is not an official Intel Mac graphics card. Is there a way to patch the navit (?) nVidia drivers onto the Leo_Patched DVD?

Are you able to boot into the Leopard installer? Or are you able to boot into the installer, complete the install and on your first boot into the system you are unable to get to Leopard OS X GUI? If you are unable to even boot into Installer it sounds like you are having the same problem as I am having.Also - are you running all your drives SATA AHCI mode?
Hi, No, I didn't install over Tiger. I was thinking the Installer's Disk Utility would allow me to format (as in Tiger). Booting with -v got me to as far as detecting the Firewire module and report error for the security mode. Then the installation hangs. I'm wondering whether the graphics card plays a role at all? I'm using an nVidia 7800GS (or 7900GS), which may not be an official Apple Intel Mac graphics card config. Should the graphics driver be patched via the BrazilMac script? Thanks.
moviebody, did you install over a tiger install? If not then you did not properly write the bootloader into the MBR partition. Press F8 and boot with -v to see what happens.
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blkblt, this morning on irc someone did confirm that Q6600 works, all four cores w pc_efi_v3 and Apple stock kernel. So good luck monday when it comes in. Welcome to the P35-DS4 club. Guess you'll sleep better now right? :)

 

moviebody, What did you use when making the install DVD with BrazilMac script, the GM dmg or a real leopard dvd? You should still have the .iso on your desktop, open it and check that it has all files in it. If not maybe you misapplied the script. Maybe the torrent you used is bad? I patched retail DVD with BrazilMac to have a bootable installer, and it works for me. (I made a DMG of the retail DVD first)

 

OK update with my install. The UUID errors stem from not having airport. Check this out for instructions on how to create a phantom network interface. Doing this eliminated all UUID errors after network loads, and also don't get a FireWire GUID 0000.... error on wake.

moviebody
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Hi,

I extracted the dmg from a real Leopard DVD. I could install Leopard on my G5 from the dmg duplicated, so I am guessing the DVD is not the problem.

When running the BrazilMac, I recalled there are some errors from the scripts (about something missing). Let me do that again and post the error.

 

 

 

blkblt, this morning on irc someone did confirm that Q6600 works, all four cores w pc_efi_v3 and Apple stock kernel. So good luck monday when it comes in. Welcome to the P35-DS4 club. Guess you'll sleep better now right? ;)

 

moviebody, What did you use when making the install DVD with BrazilMac script, the GM dmg or a real leopard dvd? You should still have the .iso on your desktop, open it and check that it has all files in it. If not maybe you misapplied the script. Maybe the torrent you used is bad? I patched retail DVD with BrazilMac to have a bootable installer, and it works for me. (I made a DMG of the retail DVD first)

 

OK update with my install. The UUID errors stem from not having airport. Check this out for instructions on how to create a phantom network interface. Doing this eliminated all UUID errors after network loads, and also don't get a FireWire GUID 0000.... error on wake.

moviebody
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Hi,

 

I got an update. I read elsewhere that booting with -v -x option got passed the problem. I just reboot with the Darwin Bootloader with -v -x option, and, woohoo, I could boot up to the Installer!

 

More to report later. Hope things work out!

 

 

Hi,

I extracted the dmg from a real Leopard DVD. I could install Leopard on my G5 from the dmg duplicated, so I am guessing the DVD is not the problem.

When running the BrazilMac, I recalled there are some errors from the scripts (about something missing). Let me do that again and post the error.

empire29
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I have a ga-p35-ds4 rev 2.0 Bios F7 - I am trying to install using BrazilMac's method and when i try to boot from the patched install DVD it boots to the Grey Apple Screen and sits there. I tried installing in verbose mode, and it gets to a point where it detects my DVD drive (i think? disk2s3 -- my DDs are disk0 and disk1) and then get these SAM Multimedia errors like it cant read the DVD properly. has anyone had any problems with this? does it sound like a bad DVD burn?

 

thanks

 

Update: I reburned my Patched Leopard install DVD and i was able to install without any problems.

moviebody
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I could reach the Installer.app now. However, it now complains the installation files are missing on the DVD. Would try to use a download image instead to see any difference..

 

 

Hi,

 

I got an update. I read elsewhere that booting with -v -x option got passed the problem. I just reboot with the Darwin Bootloader with -v -x option, and, woohoo, I could boot up to the Installer!

 

More to report later. Hope things work out!

hackcat
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I could reach the Installer.app now. However, it now complains the installation files are missing on the DVD. Would try to use a download image instead to see any difference..

Remember to click custom and check to see if x11 and language files are deselected, since x11 is no longer on the single layer BrazilMac dvd and a few language files were removed.

moviebody
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Thanks. I could install now. One small problem. I can't boot to the Darwin Bootloader, and stuck at "Verifying DMI Pool...".

 

The fight continues ;)

 

 

 

Remember to click custom and check to see if x11 and language files are deselected, since x11 is no longer on the single layer BrazilMac dvd and a few language files were removed.
hackcat
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Just put pc_efi to the test, updated to 10.5.1 via Software Update, no problems so far. The update doesn't modify the few files you might have been likely to update for certain hackintosh specific fixes, i.e. AppleSMBIOS, IONetworkingFamily.

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Just put pc_efi to the test, updated to 10.5.1 via Software Update, no problems so far. The update doesn't modify the few files you might have been likely to update for certain hackintosh specific fixes, i.e. AppleSMBIOS, IONetworkingFamily.

 

 

Do you think you could add a guide to installing the new EFI?

hackcat
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Build, right now pc_efi is going through small revisions almost every other day, so I'm not going to spend energy in making a guide that might quickly become irrelevant. However, here is a guide some people have mentioned, not P35-DS4 specific though. All you need on top of an all stock install is really the sound patches, the AppleSMBIOS.kext from pc_efi, and the tweak to IONetworkingFamily.kext to get rid of UUID errors. I also removed AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext.

 

Moviebody, please refer to the BrazilMac install guide especially the section "A NOTE ABOUT THIS SECTION", which you must do if you have not installed BrazilMac over Tiger. Either you forgot to do the Post-Install script or you forgot to make your partition bootable. I would highly recommend you get familiar with the terminal and the way you construct paths to files and commands. If you do not know the significance of . as in ./startupfiletool or don't know how to construct an absolute path vs relative path (absolute paths start with /Volumes or if referring to the mounted volume just / ) then I suggest you first get yourself familiar with that. Otherwise no guide will make much sense at this point, and you'll be prone to making errors.

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