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7th
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I've seen it before but that don't explain much to me =(

Don't even know where to enter those commands or what kind of program should I use...

 

I don't care about waiting for rev 2. The problem is if the rev 2 don't work here too. =/

 

btw, I'm not complaining...

7th
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To Iwantsound44 :

 

Get Parted Magic 1.9 live cd . Invaluable tool to have.

 

I think it won't help him... He has the same problem as I have here and I used the Parted Magic and created a HSF+ Partition and when I get to Leopard install it says it's a Linux partition and can't install into it. Try to re-format it is a waste of time to me because the message is the same (preparing to format).

 

Anyway, it's is a good tool... If you solve your problem, just let me know how ok?

martin953
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2 mtje12: According to wiki.osx86project.org Leopard is not currently compatible with vmware (even on Intel machines)

I have tried by my self with Zephyroth rev.1 and VMWare workstation 6.0 - no luck - kernel panic on installer boot

Sargent
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Well here is my story

 

It was December and i found this Apple installation. I got it and burned it on a disc,since i worked with vista since BETA 2, i practically can find out any issue with almost anything. since it was my first time working on a mac EVER, i decided i should expand my knowledge and try new things and see if its something. since i was looking at tons of videos of leopard, i got really impressed by it and want part in the action. so after i burned it, restarted and booted, got in easily, BUT BUT the boot loader took FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!! to get into the setup and it was just SLOW SLOW SLOW all of the time * he has a slow system* ....nope

AMD x2 4000+

400 GB combined hard drives

2 GB ram

8800 GTS

 

and its a clean system, soon to be A+ certified and stuf etc..... so anyways the installation was like no other i was laughing in the end. :rolleyes: It took me 12 hours........12 hours amazing. the first time. I messed up and had to do it again *2 hours until it started* and i got it installed. messed up another time *after researching and learned from my mistakes without making ONE post. so i got to boot in using safe mode and got it all set up... and by the way, THIS TOOK NEARLY AND HOUR to get leopard finally booted(from the turning on, to the setup, to the dock) and i stopped and turned off the system, tried to get into Windows and couldnt (due to bios emulator HA ) *i was messing with the boot order and partitions* so i had to restore that and take a break. I found something to speed up the boot process, but realized i saw a folder of the system config and the file, so i was thinking that it was already done. now the question. IS there a solution to speeding up the overall system?? the booting into setup, the installation AND LEOPARD?

 

Thanks

 

Regards,

Sarge

mac_cute
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Hello, it's all working here. LAN, audio, except for the layout of the keyboard (Brazil, ABNT 2) but that's ok for now. I wonder, how do I know if I have QE/CI, EFI and vanilla kernel, what are those things?

 

 

thanks

 

>QE= Quartz Extreme

CI=Core Image.

This two things are related with your video card (make a little research). You can find this features for example: apple logo>About this Mac>More info>Graphics...

 

>EFI: for example, you could read this

EFI

 

>Vanilla kernel: I let this to you.. I hope this gives you a little help :( ...

 

 

Yellowtang
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I posted somewhere else in this forum, but i think it´s better to put it in this topic because it´s about this release.

This is my problem:

I own AMD SSE3 3700+ Athlon64 on an nforce430 chipset with ide attached hdd and dvd.

Short time after installing the amd leopard i get "Install Failed" window stating that the installer could not validate the contents of the basesystem package.

It suggests to contact apple to help me out :( but i think i will prefer help from you :angel:angel.png

 

The disc iss okay and the install log shows the same message as in the window as an error mesage.

 

please help me!!

beothuuk
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SUCCESS! I have finally gotten leopard to work on my AMD, but only by starting in safe mode - Video won't work when starting normally - Forgive me for being a n00b, but from what I;ve read here - I think the following solution will fix the problem:

 

Copy kexts from Leo_Vid_Kexts.zip into extension folder -

 

Anyone know if this will fix my video problem? Thanks and THANK YOU ZEPHYROTH!

 

UPDATE - Fixed with Zephyroth's Nvidia Driver Package.

kourosh
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I have a perfectly working system! Had to install again because I broke some kexts :D. Graphics work fine, after (hex)editing some kexts! Shutdown/Restart also work but no sleep :unsure: ah well, I'll live.

 

However, is there any way to use my remote (not apple one obviously) with front row?

And can I run it in 64-bit? Do I still have to use -legacy?

And finally, thanks Zephyroth! (And the community)

 

Also...

I think it won't help him... He has the same problem as I have here and I used the Parted Magic and created a HSF+ Partition and when I get to Leopard install it says it's a Linux partition and can't install into it. Try to re-format it is a waste of time to me because the message is the same (preparing to format).

 

Anyway, it's is a good tool... If you solve your problem, just let me know how ok?

Have you changed the ID of the partition to 'af'? (I once had to do this in fdisk for tiger)

 

I posted somewhere else in this forum, but i think it´s better to put it in this topic because it´s about this release.

This is my problem:

I own AMD SSE3 3700+ Athlon64 on an nforce430 chipset with ide attached hdd and dvd.

Short time after installing the amd leopard i get "Install Failed" window stating that the installer could not validate the contents of the basesystem package.

It suggests to contact apple to help me out :P but i think i will prefer help from you :angel:angel.png

 

The disc iss okay and the install log shows the same message as in the window as an error mesage.

 

please help me!!

I think I had this error, but it was after checking the disc. So I skipped the disc check.

LeeAMDMAC
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Hello, i have got leopard to run on my desktop got on the net but cant get the audio to work (realtek ac97 if anyone can help with that) just that and the fact i can only boot in safe mode with it otherwise works perfectly i think allthough i havent been able to use front row but that might be related to the fact of no audio. My real question is ive got an acer aspire 9301AWMSI wich i would like to install it on to, but i can not get osx.5 or osx.4 too boot on. Can anybody help me?

Many Thanks

Lee

rockybt18
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Hello. Problem at me too with the 1st rev. of Zephyroth. It boots fine but when i need to check my hard disk drive, it recognize only the DVD-RW drive. What can i do to solve this? My HDD is on SATA.

Can i have a solution to this?Please. Is working perfect on my desktop with Athlon64 3800+ socket 939 and an 40Gb HDD ATA. Please help me, i'm an huge fan of MAC OS X.

Specs of my notebook rig:

DELL INSPIRON 1501, AMD Turion64 X2 TL-56, (!)HDD 120Gb Fujitsu MHY2120BH SATA, video card ATI X1150, 1Gb RAM.

beothuuk
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That is a known solution, you will need to set ownership and permissions on Natit.kext and replace all the other files in the folder.

 

Does anyone know how to do this?

 

 

UPDATE: I can't believe I hadn't seen the NVidia Kext Installer on Zephyroth's wiki - - - Worked Flawlessly. My system is now running PERFECTLY except for onboard ethernet and AUDIO IN. These are my specs and some installation notes.

 

CPU: AMD 4600+

MB: Abit KN9 SLI

VIDEO: nVidia e-GeForce 7100 GS

RAM: 1GB

HD: Seagate ATA 300 GB (128 recognized)

 

Installation:

Boot from Leopard DVD (-legacy)

Partition and Install

!!! ERRORS OCCUR at "Time remaining: About a minute"

Reboot from Leopard DVD (-legacy)

Miraculously, the install fixed itself

Reboot from Leopard DVD

Open Terminal

Install ApplePS2Controller.kext and AppleACPIPlatform.kext

Repair permissions in Disk Utility

Reboot from HD into leopard in safe mode (-x)

Use Zephyroth's nVidia Driver Installer

Reboot NORMALLY (not in safe mode)

Install Azalia Audio Package (available several places, including here)

Install smbios.kext and iocontroller(??) in order to fix "About this Mac" bug

THAT'S HOW I DID IT! Thank you all here for the help!

 

Now let's get onboard ethernet working!

mac_cute
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Is It possible to use my onboard ac97 sound card with osx.5? i have an nforce 4 chipset.Any ideas?Lee
It could be...What is the model of your sound card?.
Does anyone know how to do this?UPDATE: I can't believe I hadn't seen the NVidia Kext Installer on Zephyroth's wiki - - - Worked Flawlessly. My system is now running PERFECTLY except for onboard ethernet and AUDIO IN. These are my specs and some installation notes.CPU: AMD 4600+MB: Abit KN9 SLIVIDEO: nVidia e-GeForce 7100 GSRAM: 1GBHD: Seagate ATA 300 GB (128 recognized)Installation:Boot from Leopard DVD (-legacy)Partition and Install!!! ERRORS OCCUR at "Time remaining: About a minute"Reboot from Leopard DVD (-legacy)Miraculously, the install fixed itselfReboot from Leopard DVD Open TerminalInstall ApplePS2Controller.kext and AppleACPIPlatform.kextRepair permissions in Disk UtilityReboot from HD into leopard in safe mode (-x)Use Zephyroth's nVidia Driver InstallerReboot NORMALLY (not in safe mode)Install Azalia Audio Package (available several places, including here)Install smbios.kext and iocontroller(??) in order to fix "About this Mac" bugTHAT'S HOW I DID IT! Thank you all here for the help!Now let's get onboard ethernet working!
This is something that is also covered at the wiki: I think that you missed it!...Depending on what is your case, maybe you should read this and let me know
beothuuk
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It could be...What is the model of your sound card?.This is something that is also covered at the wiki: I think that you missed it!...Depending on what is your case, maybe you should read this and let me know

 

I think I had seen it, but instead of hanging at "1 minute left" it actually crashed and said the Installation had failed. I don't know if this is what Zephyroth is referring to, but yeah it helped!

 

And Xxp/TuX, we have similar machines. Were you successful in getting the Ethernet to work? If so, how did you do it? Otherwise, are you using USB Wifi? Which model/brand? Thanks!

twisted_matt
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I'd really appreciate some help. I boot the AMD leopard disc and it hangs "preparing disc" under disc utilites trying to format to journaled. Tried this on both of my SATA HD's and the same thing each time. I've left it upto 4 hours and still nothing.

 

Anyone got any suggestions or has experienced this?

 

Thanks, Matt.

mac_cute
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I think I had seen it, but instead of hanging at "1 minute left" it actually crashed and said the Installation had failed. I don't know if this is what Zephyroth is referring to, but yeah it helped!

 

And Xxp/TuX, we have similar machines. Were you successful in getting the Ethernet to work? If so, how did you do it? Otherwise, are you using USB Wifi? Which model/brand? Thanks!

 

Well, the original forcedth kext did not work for me. Use the Marvell Yukon from MikeInNs:

 

- Place the kext file on your desktop

- Start "Terminal" and type the following commands:

- "sudo -s"

- Type you password.

- "cp -R ~/desktop/nForceEthernetController.kext /system/library/extensions/"

- "chmod -R 755 /system/library/extensions/nForceEthernetController.kext

- "chown -R root:wheel /system/library/extensions/nForceEthernetController.kext"

- "rm -f /system/library/extensions.*"

- "diskutil repairpermissions /"

- "exit"

- Close "Terminal"

- Shutdown the computer and take the power cord off (IMPORTANT!)

- Wait 30 secs. and turn it back on.

 

Delete the forcedeth.kext after...

 

Try this and let me know...

nForceEthernetController.kext.zip

dyemaniac
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This has probably been mentioned a number of times, but I am not able to get my hard drives to pop up in the installation bay. Is this an easy fix or I am doing something wrong? Mouse and Keyboard work perfectly along with my Terminal. I have my hard drive booted up in bios. Helped would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks

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