ipguy Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 i might be just plain old stupid but i just don't get it... 1) Create directory "iamefi" in root of your boot osx disk Does this mean the root of the Leopard boot DVD ?, if so how ? 2) copy all files from unpacked achieve to it See above 3) boot to single user mode (press f8 durring boot(after bios booted) type -s and press enter) After Leopard is installed on the local HDD ? 4) then run cd /iamefi ./startupfiletool /dev/rdiskXsX ./boot|_v4 5) reboot Can anyone clarify please ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leodm Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 little ad here just wrote a guide(though its really easy after you've done it once) but still, I hope it might be helpful for some... Apply EFI Patch and Use Vanilla Kernel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabr Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 sudo su rm -fr /System/Library/Extensions/AppleSMBIOS.kext cp -R /iamefi/AppleSMBIOS.kext /System/Library/Extensions/ to place back sudo su rm -fr /System/Library/Extensions/AppleSMBIOS.kext cp -R /where_your_put _a_backup/AppleSMBIOS.kext /System/Library/Extensions/ Not forgetting to fix permissions afterwards (otherwise it won't work properly): diskutil repairPermissions / Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FavleX Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Thanks Lucida for your time! Big tutorial , not just for installing the EFI Patch , but for explaining a lot about osx86 scene. Appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treyx86 Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 And so we wait for a very nice build of an installation disk with this included, perhaps a 10.5.1 disk? Can anyone tell me in practical terms what this means for the methodology of replacing kexts, patching upgrades, etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchpdv6835 Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Well i can't get Leo to load using PWRAKER's guide over on osx86scene to save my life. i can't figure out for the life of me which kexts to leave and which to kill and which to replace... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johan Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 with efi & original kext my geekbench score goes down down from 5600 to 5300 how come ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nykwil Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Any word on if a pre-patched leopard disk of this being available yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InorganicMatter Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Any word on if a pre-patched leopard disk of this being available yet? Nope. However, after a million failed attempts and two successes, I have finally figured out how to get it flawless on a Badaxe 2. I will document it all, posting it and possibly a script ala BrazilMac later this week. Just to give you a preview: I installed using a BrazilMac patched DVD, rebooted and installed the EFI bootloader, rebooted and installed AmmpleSMBIOS/dsmos, deleted AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement/AppleEFIRuntime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexAg Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Great...I have a Bad Axe 2. Looking forward to the tutorial. Does sleep work? Just to give you a preview: I installed using a BrazilMac patched DVD, rebooted and installed the EFI bootloader, rebooted and installed AmmpleSMBIOS/dsmos, deleted AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement/AppleEFIRuntime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InorganicMatter Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Great...I have a Bad Axe 2. Looking forward to the tutorial.Does sleep work? It does work, but my video card fan runs in jet-engine mode when I resume, until I restart. I have posted about this bug to the guy writing the driver in the hardware forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefinalprophecy Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 little ad here just wrote a guide(though its really easy after you've done it once) but still, I hope it might be helpful for some... Apply EFI Patch and Use Vanilla Kernel Great guide! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nykwil Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Nope. However, after a million failed attempts and two successes, I have finally figured out how to get it flawless on a Badaxe 2. I will document it all, posting it and possibly a script ala BrazilMac later this week. Just to give you a preview: I installed using a BrazilMac patched DVD, rebooted and installed the EFI bootloader, rebooted and installed AmmpleSMBIOS/dsmos, deleted AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement/AppleEFIRuntime. cant wait, i used brazilmac's patched dvd as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipguy Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 am i able to use the retail leopard DVD and apply the efi patch ?am i able to use the retail leopard DVD and apply the efi patch ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anibalin Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 @ipguy. wondering the same. I have the original leo. dvd. What to do now? (starting from scratch) no prev. instalation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royco Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 am i able to use the retail leopard DVD and apply the efi patch ?am i able to use the retail leopard DVD and apply the efi patch ? Not yet, but it wont be long now before someone produces a script that will patch the original dvd so we can use it directly. That seems like the way to go since almost everybody downloaded the retail dvd for the Brazilmac patch(or can just go out and buy the dvd for patching). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgirl Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Not forgetting to fix permissions afterwards (otherwise it won't work properly): diskutil repairPermissions / Thing is, though, when you become root (sudo su) and copy files/directorys the copied files are already 755 chmoded and owned by root:wheel So I never do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuno Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 v4 works good with my grub. I finally can boot osx from logical partition. But I have a probrem. How to 'makeactive' logical partition before loading v4? AFAIK grub's makeactive command only work for primary partition. If I use Windows first, v4 try to boot this Windows partition by default because this partition already marked as active one by grub. I know press F8 during boot v4 shows partition list and can chose and boot an un-active partition but It's annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megavolkan Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 I think that is 'THE GREATEST' step since osx86 began. But as a pure noob here i have a question. I have C2Duo processor with an EFI supported mobo and an original Leopard install dvd (Not a downloaded modified osx86 dvd. A "PURE" DVD). So what else do i need to make it?? Thanks for help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidovi Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 I think that is 'THE GREATEST' step since osx86 began. But as a pure noob here i have a question. I have C2Duo processor with an EFI supported mobo and an original Leopard install dvd (Not a downloaded modified osx86 dvd. A "PURE" DVD). So what else do i need to make it?? Thanks for help. Mod the brazilmac patch script replacing the boot with the efi one and not replace vanilla extensions, or wait for someone else to do it for you. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leodm Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 v4 works good with my grub. I finally can boot osx from logical partition. But I have a probrem. How to 'makeactive' logical partition before loading v4? AFAIK grub's makeactive command only work for primary partition. If I use Windows first, v4 try to boot this Windows partition by default because this partition already marked as active one by grub. I know press F8 during boot v4 shows partition list and can chose and boot an un-active partition but It's annoying. add Timeout to com.apple.Boot.plist, which works for me i installed OSX86 in primary partition and makeactive does its job(default on OSX instead of active Windows), but for darwin boot loader, a more reasonable approach is to select first HFS+, instead of first active partition as default when bootup(as unmodified boot loader does) btw, I tried 10.5.1 9B13 update, goes well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M0rpheus Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Hey guys and girls. So I can get EFI working fine, but the vanilla kernel seems to have problems running... on its own it causes the computer to automatically reboot, with the AppleSMBIOS.kext file it will just freeze up. Does this mean simple that my Intel based motherboard isn't compatible with the vanilla kernel or are there specific files I would need to replace before it will work? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leodm Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 try to remove AppleEFIRuntime.kext Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M0rpheus Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 try to remove AppleEFIRuntime.kext Hey there, Already have, followed that guide of yours as best I could. Everytime I get the SmBIOS file on, Leopard will boot but refuse to load the desktop on 2 laptops of mine, using any kernel. Just using the vanilla kernel will make it refuse to boot full stop, it gets in a reboot loop. Any ideas? (oh btw, would it make a difference that I'm booting from an external HDD? I also might add that with the ACPIPlatform.kext file loaded with the vanilla kernel, I get CPU panics saying something about not being able to load the driver for the platform. I've got no clue why :S) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InorganicMatter Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 I was having the same problem. Don't forget that every time you add/remove kexts, you have to deleted Extensions.mkext to apply the changes! That worked for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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