SA22C Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 The bootloader installs fine for me, but I can't use the stock kernel, as it endlessly reboots just as it did before I changed the bootloader. I'm going to do some more testing with alternative .kexts, but I'm not that confident thus far... This is on my notebook, BTW. I haven't tried this new bootloader on the desktop yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InorganicMatter Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Can someone tell us exactly what kexts need to stay, go, and be modified? I'm a bit confused about the PS2, SMBIOS, and ACPI ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSn1™ Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 ** WARNING ** Backup everything you replace, including AppleSMBIOS.kext I made a backup and pasted the one that came in the V3 PC Efi. System booted, could not enter operating system. Booted in single user mode, and returned AppleSMBIOS.kext where it must be. Tiger 10.4.9 Everything else works fine! I even got machine model detection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgirl Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Well I compiled ApplePS2Controller and plugins, no luck to getting them to work with original AppleACPIPlatform Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sameer Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 any one know how to find out abt hpet, as i m using asrock 4coredual vsta motherboard. just wondering if the efi will work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macosx77 Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Wow. This works! Intel Core Duo T2050 Everything works, including FSB and SpeedStep I even got my computer model and serial in system profiler, it is detected as a mac! what did u install Jas or else? provide some more details i would like to try on Dell 1420 machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Puppy Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 I can't access IRC. Anyone have the link? I have the same problem. Anyone have the link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsop Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Those of you having problems with the stock kernel need to add dsmos.kext into the extensions folder. Without it you'll keep getting kernel panics or blue screens with cursor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathanarchist2 Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 so whats the deal with my Pentium d 2x core? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyboy Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 well ive instelled pc_efi v3 works fine ive put all origonal kexts back but i cant seem to use origonal kernel i think its core2duo only other than booting with switch -f now its pretty sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prototype_sx Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 where can i find dsmos.kext? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SA22C Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Doesn't work for either my desktop or my notebook. If I use the stock kernel, I get endless reboots, just as I did before I installed the new bootloader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSn1™ Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 what did u install Jas or else?provide some more detailsi would like to try on Dell 1420 machineIt was a 10.4.7 JaS, updated with Original Mac Update, 10.4.9Used Paulicat's SpeedStep Kernel, FSB detection just works.Made no changes to my system, just used the tools and voila.Sleep works!!!I think my system is closer to a Mac right now.Can I update using software updates?I think the only trouble with 10.4.10 is my audio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatDeceiver Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 anybody was able to successfully do this for inspiron e1505/6400 with gma950, core duo at 1.66Mhz? I assume that if sleep is not working for me in leopard at the moment it will not work with this either after put the original kernel back into the system? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyboy Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Yeah Cmon someone whats the crack here with pentium D dualcore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurael Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 -legacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claud3 Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 has anybody been successful with the new bootloader on an nforce chipset(680i)? thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trexplorer Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 anybody was able to successfully do this for inspiron e1505/6400 with gma950, core duo at 1.66Mhz? I assume that if sleep is not working for me in leopard at the moment it will not work with this either after put the original kernel back into the system?thanksefi works great on mine, but as usual no dual core or sleep (dual core & sleep on dells w video chipsets other than GMA950 are reported working w sleep re-initialization trick). Anyone needing to restore Darwin bootloader can run startupfiletool on the "boot" from /usr/standalone/i386/ (should be available on any of the hacked DVD disks). Startupfiletool can also be run from terminal (first place in /usr/sbin or run using ./ from root or any directory). People having trouble w efi after installing ToH might want to try adding dsmos.kext (remember to chmod and chown from terminal so that it loads) - this kext is required to run "vanilla" Apple mach_kernel (see netkas's site for more info) cheers ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefinalprophecy Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 I've just read this entire thread, but I have a few questions. I am assuming that my Core 2 Quad will work the same as the Duo would... although no one has mentioned the Quad in this thread. Once I install this "v3" package, how do i put "original kexts back" and get the stock kernel? Considering I am going to be installing an already hacked version such as Brazilmac or ToH, how would I go about getting un-hacked files? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leodm Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 locate BaseSystem.pkg, which is in the installation disk System/Installation/Packages I dont have ToH RC2 at hand, but for BrazilMac's Prepatch DVD, this file is untouched, so just use Pacifist to extract the original kernel/kexts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefinalprophecy Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Alright cool. Yeah they were on the ToH DVD. So once I run this patcher dealy, what do I do next? EDIT: Now that I think about it, wont mach_kernal on the ToH DVD already be the patched kernel? On the Brazilmac disc, there was a required post-patch, which copied a patched kernal, but on the Brazilmac dvd itself the kernal was original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeyou Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 I have a question..... Apple uses, appart from Core 2 Duo, Xeon processors as well. My system uses exactly the same chipset as a Mac Pro. Is this fine firmware thing supposed to work on a Xeon system as well?? If there's a plan for Xeon support, I'll gladly do beta testing! And if someone knows the answer to my question PLEEEASE feel free to answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JedixJarf Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 I have a question..... Apple uses, appart from Core 2 Duo, Xeon processors as well. My system uses exactly the same chipset as a Mac Pro. Is this fine firmware thing supposed to work on a Xeon system as well?? If there's a plan for Xeon support, I'll gladly do beta testing! And if someone knows the answer to my question PLEEEASE feel free to answer Try it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunknbass Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 can someone clearly state if core 2 quads are supported or arnt.. its really hard to tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starblob Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 or even better, whether it works with core 2 quads and MSI P35 motherboards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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