Alpha_Gator Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Tried the Golden, but still no success. Slightly different results, though. I get a Do Not Enter sign at the grey apple screen. Anybody know what this means? Any suggestions as to hot to fix it? Thanks, Gator Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/69705-650-and-680i-chipset-thread/page/17/#findComment-530598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kstover Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 I'm able to get Leopard up and running on my eVGA 680i...but when I try to install Golden.zip and then the update to 10.5.1 (via .NetRoller's tut), I'm greeted with a flashing "can't find mach_kernal". When I installed the Update, I couldn't find half of the files that he had mentioned to exclude. Any ideas? I downloaded the update from Apple.com and even did a search inside the package for some of the files, but couldn't find them. Until I figure out what's going on, I'll be sticking with an un-updated and un-golden.zip patched Leo Kev Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/69705-650-and-680i-chipset-thread/page/17/#findComment-530751 Share on other sites More sharing options...
elect Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Alpha. u that have the same mb, what tiger did u use? Jas 10.4.8? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/69705-650-and-680i-chipset-thread/page/17/#findComment-530883 Share on other sites More sharing options...
caemca Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Another problem... I installed JaS 10.4.8 on an IDE drive, during installation I choosed only the intel patch because there weren't drivers for my vga (Ati X850XT). All gone fine, but at the first starting it gave me a wonderful grey screen with an apple on it and a message "You need to restart your computer...". Where is the problem now? I cannot understand! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/69705-650-and-680i-chipset-thread/page/17/#findComment-530918 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha_Gator Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Alpha. u that have the same mb, what tiger did u use? Jas 10.4.8?Jas 10.4.8 SSE2 SSE3 PPF1 + PPF2I'm able to get Leopard up and running on my eVGA 680i...but when I try to install Golden.zip and then the update to 10.5.1 (via .NetRoller's tut), I'm greeted with a flashing "can't find mach_kernal".When I installed the Update, I couldn't find half of the files that he had mentioned to exclude. Any ideas? I downloaded the update from Apple.com and even did a search inside the package for some of the files, but couldn't find them. Until I figure out what's going on, I'll be sticking with an un-updated and un-golden.zip patched Leo KevI have the same problem. I've tried just about everything, but no luck. I have yet to update the BIOS (new update out 10/3/2007), but I'm not sure if it would have any impact on the Golden patch. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/69705-650-and-680i-chipset-thread/page/17/#findComment-531074 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha_Gator Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Another problem... I installed JaS 10.4.8 on an IDE drive, during installation I choosed only the intel patch because there weren't drivers for my vga (Ati X850XT). All gone fine, but at the first starting it gave me a wonderful grey screen with an apple on it and a message "You need to restart your computer...". Where is the problem now? I cannot understand! Did you reboot in -x or -v mode? You still need to do that after installing the OS. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/69705-650-and-680i-chipset-thread/page/17/#findComment-531136 Share on other sites More sharing options...
caemca Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Did you reboot in -x or -v mode? You still need to do that after installing the OS. That is another of my problems! I can't write anything during the boot! I press F8 but it doesn't work. So it starts always without any flags. I really can't understand! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/69705-650-and-680i-chipset-thread/page/17/#findComment-531156 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha_Gator Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 That is another of my problems! I can't write anything during the boot! I press F8 but it doesn't work. So it starts always without any flags. I really can't understand! Hmmmm. one thing I do to make sure I'm able to boot with a flag is to keep hitting F8 shortly after the boot from DVD prompt appears. Make sure the DVD is not in the drive, though. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/69705-650-and-680i-chipset-thread/page/17/#findComment-531160 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaE-V Posted December 7, 2007 Author Share Posted December 7, 2007 Tried the Golden, but still no success. Slightly different results, though. I get a Do Not Enter sign at the grey apple screen. Anybody know what this means? Any suggestions as to hot to fix it? Thanks, Gator Do not enter?...never heard ot it lol patch complete successfully? lil more detail Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/69705-650-and-680i-chipset-thread/page/17/#findComment-531224 Share on other sites More sharing options...
caemca Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Thank you Gator! Now I'm able to boot my 10.4.8 in safe mode. What should I do now, to boot normally? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/69705-650-and-680i-chipset-thread/page/17/#findComment-531240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha_Gator Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Thank you Gator! Now I'm able to boot my 10.4.8 in safe mode. What should I do now, to boot normally? As far as I know, keep doing what you've been doing. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/69705-650-and-680i-chipset-thread/page/17/#findComment-531254 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha_Gator Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Do not enter?...never heard ot it lol patch complete successfully? lil more detail No matter. I'm giving up for now. If there's a case where it worked with an evga 680i SLI card, I'll try again. For now, I'll have to make do with one core. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/69705-650-and-680i-chipset-thread/page/17/#findComment-531323 Share on other sites More sharing options...
caemca Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 As far as I know, keep doing what you've been doing. Sorry, I can't understand. What do you mean? I'm a newbie here! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/69705-650-and-680i-chipset-thread/page/17/#findComment-531337 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha_Gator Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Sorry, I can't understand. What do you mean? I'm a newbie here! You'll need to boot in safe (-x) or verbose mode (-v) each time you want to boot into the Mac OS. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/69705-650-and-680i-chipset-thread/page/17/#findComment-531345 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kstover Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 @ Alpha_Gator The problem I was having with the patch was two-fold: I didn't rename the XXX to my username And I didn't fully unzip the files to my desktop. Make sure that you have two folders (one name "files" and one named "ext" on your desktop. I was just putting the folder "golden" on my desktop. I took care of these two things and am now running the patch w/ all 4 cores enabled. I'll do the 10.5.1 update later today and let you know how that goes. On another note, does anyone know how to check to see if my cores are actually being used? Under "About this Mac" it says 2.4ghz Unknown. Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/69705-650-and-680i-chipset-thread/page/17/#findComment-531355 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha_Gator Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 @ Alpha_Gator The problem I was having with the patch was two-fold: I didn't rename the XXX to my username And I didn't fully unzip the files to my desktop. Make sure that you have two folders (one name "files" and one named "ext" on your desktop. I was just putting the folder "golden" on my desktop. I took care of these two things and am now running the patch w/ all 4 cores enabled. I'll do the 10.5.1 update later today and let you know how that goes. On another note, does anyone know how to check to see if my cores are actually being used? Under "About this Mac" it says 2.4ghz Unknown. Thanks. I'm pretty certain I did both (I know I renamed to my username). BTW: Do you use the long user name (say, Alpha Gator - with the space) or the short user name (like AlphaGator). I've been using the long user name. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/69705-650-and-680i-chipset-thread/page/17/#findComment-531387 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kstover Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 I'm pretty certain I did both (I know I renamed to my username). BTW: Do you use the long user name (say, Alpha Gator - with the space) or the short user name (like AlphaGator). I've been using the long user name. You have to use the short form. My username is Kevin, so I used kevin. The easiest way to tell if it worked (don't restart at the end of patching) is to scroll up in terminal and see if you get errors at the mach_kernal phase. If you do, then you have something named wrong. Usually the error will be something like: "Cannot find file...". I hope that helps. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/69705-650-and-680i-chipset-thread/page/17/#findComment-531400 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha_Gator Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 You have to use the short form. My username is Kevin, so I used kevin. The easiest way to tell if it worked (don't restart at the end of patching) is to scroll up in terminal and see if you get errors at the mach_kernal phase. If you do, then you have something named wrong. Usually the error will be something like: "Cannot find file...". I hope that helps. I've had mach_kernel problems every time I've tried to install the patch. That bit of info helps a lot and could be the root (no pun intended) of my problems. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/69705-650-and-680i-chipset-thread/page/17/#findComment-531402 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kstover Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 I've had mach_kernel problems every time I've tried to install the patch. That bit of info helps a lot and could be the root (no pun intended) of my problems. Yeah, I tried updating with the Golden Patch twice previously and just got the flashing "Can't find mach_kernal" error. This last time, I slowed down and noticed that when I ran the 9a581PostPatch.sh file I got lots of errors, a majority of them being: "Can't find...". I took a look, and sure enough, they weren't pointing to the right place. Then I dug into the actual readme that comes with the Golden.zip and renamed XXX with kevin. I ran the file again and still had problems. Then I realized that I had unzipped "Golden" to my desktop, but hadn't moved it's contents to my desktop, so instead of : /desktop/leopatch/ as my directory, I had /desktop/Golden/leopatch.....moving the files and getting rid of the Golden folder fixed everything. Now, I have Leopard running w/ everything except 10.5.1 patch and my network card, but I'll tackle those when I get off work. I hope that helps. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/69705-650-and-680i-chipset-thread/page/17/#findComment-531412 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danloreye Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Hi all. I'm new to posting but i've been reading this site for quite a while. I finally succedded in installing a Leo 10.5.1 from scratch with sound working but i can't get my 8800 GTS to work. I've been reading at NetRoller3D method which is the same that Weekender has explained at post #244 of this thread. I changed all the files with the ID i got from the System Profiler, and, still following the method, i finally got a cpuid.txt to patch the nvdaresman.kext. I've done that as well and moved it back from /System/Library/Extensions/backup to /System/Library/Extensions. Changed the perms and owner. Repaired perms with disk utility. Tried to reboot but it failed. I had to remove the nvdaresman.kext to boot. Did i missed something ? mobo: P5N32E-SLI + Asus 8800GTS 640 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/69705-650-and-680i-chipset-thread/page/17/#findComment-531468 Share on other sites More sharing options...
caemca Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 I'm now writing from my first tiger install! Thank you to all of you who helped me! The only problem I have is about the resolution of my screen. I'm trying to install callisto 008 following the instructions that came with it, but I can't open the Info.plist in callisto.kext with the "Property List Editor". It opens automatically through the text editor. What should I do? At 1024x768 I'm getting really sick! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/69705-650-and-680i-chipset-thread/page/17/#findComment-531519 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kstover Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Well, I had everything running, sound, network, multi-core, even golden patch...then I tried to install 10.5.1 and now I freeze on the Grey loading screen..then I get a message telling me to restart my computer...looks like I'll be installing 10.5 again...but no updates for me until I know that it's not going to crash my computer Thanks everyone for your posts. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/69705-650-and-680i-chipset-thread/page/17/#findComment-531595 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha_Gator Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Success! I finally got the Golden patch to work and I now have both cores and sound along with my Quartz enabled video card. The only problem is that I lost LAN in both my onboard and pci card. Thanks everyone for your patince and help! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/69705-650-and-680i-chipset-thread/page/17/#findComment-531606 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaE-V Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 Well, I had everything running, sound, network, multi-core, even golden patch...then I tried to install 10.5.1 and now I freeze on the Grey loading screen..then I get a message telling me to restart my computer...looks like I'll be installing 10.5 again...but no updates for me until I know that it's not going to crash my computer Thanks everyone for your posts.just post patch it againSuccess! I finally got the Golden patch to work and I now have both cores and sound along with my Quartz enabled video card. The only problem is that I lost LAN in both my onboard and pci card. Thanks everyone for your patince and help!what was going on with the golden patch?...u didnt have the files on the desktop huh? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/69705-650-and-680i-chipset-thread/page/17/#findComment-531625 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha_Gator Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 what was going on with the golden patch?...u didnt have the files on the desktop huh? Actually I did. The problem was that I used the long username (with space) and not the shortname (without space). I made the quick change and everything is Golden.. Everything except internet, that is... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/69705-650-and-680i-chipset-thread/page/17/#findComment-531634 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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