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I've got a P5B mobo variant, as well. Specs in sig.

 

Currently Kalyway is at approx. 6% for me. However, iATKOS is at 91% currently. I will be trying out both, most likely.

 

I'll make sure to let you all know how it goes. :)

Well, include me in your updates. I have the P5B-VM as well I have been trying to get it to work with EFI-V8, I tried a flat install with the standard 3 patches from a Retail Leopard disk, it starts to look like it is working. I see the grey screen with the apple on it but then up pops a "Not allowed symbol" a circle with a strike through it (heard someone refer to it as a no smoking sign, just about laughed my ass off). And that is where it stops. Any tips at this point appreciated.

 

Hardware:

P5B-VM

Asus 6600GT

160G WD SATA

1 GIG DDR2 4200 (2 x 512)

Hey everybody,

 

I have just tried and failed my first Kalyway install on a P5B, at reboot I get this erroor ''0error'' Anyone have any ideas as to what this might be? I had the bios set as follows:

 

Sata to ACHI and Jmicroncontroler disabled for the initial install. After reboot got the above error and after that I changed the settings to get NTLDR not found error. Anyone reading this I hope there is someone out there that knows what to do as I have had the computer on for days and nights trying to DL this sucker, what a bummer if it turns out not to work!

 

Hope to hear from someone very soon, like in the next five minutes after posting this reply, cheers, Plucka

Well, so far iATKOS is a no go. Magic ISO showed that the ISO was non-bootable, but I decided to go ahead and try it anyway.

 

I went ahead and tried to boot from the disc, and it comes up with

 

"System config file '/com.apple.Boot.plist' not found" :)

 

I'll try another burning program and try the disc again. If it still doesn't work then I guess I'll try the Kalyway release when it's done.

Just tried the install with my vanilla P5B and the install goes fine (using usb dvd-rom) but I get the "/com.apple.Boot.plist not found" error on reboot. I'm pretty sure this is down to my using an IDE hard disk on the Jmicron chip; I have tried with both Vanilla and Sleep kernels. However on the Kalyway release post it mentions being compatible with Jmicron. Is there any way I can make this install work from my linux or windows installs (without buying another SATA disk)?

Got Kalyway working on P5B Deluxe

Installed on an external drive

 

If you get 0error it means partition is not active

If you get com.apple.Boot.plist or "NTLDR not found" it means you didnt select GUID

 

Tips:

In Bios "Execute Disable Function"=Enabled

ACPI 2.0 Support=Yes

Speedstep=Disabled

 

Before selecting the target disk for installation open Disk Utility, select your disk, go to partition, select "1 partition", click advanced, select GUID, apply, you can also select MBR but make sure you select MBR thing in the Customize menu (last one)

Your not running the Kalyway dvd....I was asking about the best install options on that DVD. Thanks anyway.

 

You are right, my signature wasn't updated.. Actually I've been testing iAtkos and Kalyway lately. Both are working out of the box with the P5B mobo.

I have the P5B-VM DO MoBo and currently running Leopard 10.5.1, With 10.5 ToH Kernel.

I started with the Flat-img install, edited most of the .kext there is, downloaded the 10.5.1 upgrade from www.apple.com and installed it. Rebooted into Windows and exchanged the mach_kernel. Booted Leopard and it works like a charm :)

 

Still having difficulties with the onboard LAN Intel 82566DM (eprom checksum error), only 2ch Audio with "Azalia", No QE and only soft CI on my 7950GT.

but everything else on the board is ok, USB, CPU, RAM, PCIe, FireWire, S-ATA (Jmicron) havent testing the Intel ICH8R Raid because i don´t want to kill my 2x500Gb raid i have all my data at ;)

Success on p5b dlx :(

All goes well, installed on hdd connected to jmicron, ethernet works out of the box, for sound i used Mystico installer for tiger (audio only), wifi not checked since i dont need it, GF 7300GT works with nvinject.

 

Forgot to mention: vanilla kernel and guid :(

I selected GUID in the disk utility. Then I selected vanilla kernel, nvidia (desktop) and guid bootloader in customise, but i'm still getting the boot.plist error when I reboot from setup. There must be something really obvious i'm doing wrong; what is it? I'm using a vanilla P5B with an IDE hard drive on the jmicron chip.

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I have a P5B deluxe. I selected GUID in the disk utility, chose vanilla kernel and ati natit package. I don't remember what else I installed. I have a SATA harddrive plugged into the jmicron black sata port in the back. The jmicron is set to AHCI mode while my other harddrives run as enhanced ide mode. I have USB legacy mode turned off and a few other options changed from default which I'm not sure make a difference. If you have anymore questions just ask and I'll try to help you out.

  • 2 weeks later...

I have successfully installed and run both iATKOS 1.0ir2 and Kalyway 10.5.1. The BIOS revision and settings both appear to be important. Appropriate BIOS settings are included in the FAQ/README for iATKOS and Kalyway; these include IDE=AHCI and Enable Execute Disable Bit=Enabled. Now for the kicker... I was NOT able to get either version to install on the latest ASUS BIOS. Reverting back to version 1101 fixed everything. Those with problems should check their BIOS version.

 

Reverting your BIOS is a pain in the backside. The BIOS files are readily available on the ASUS website. To revert your BIOS you will need to find a bootable DOS floppy/memory stick/CDROM (I used CDROM). The AUFDOS tool can also be downloaded from ASUS. The trick is that you need an old version of AUFDOS to be able to force a BIOS downgrade. You can get version 2.11 from ftp.asus.com in the /pub/ASUS/mb/flash directory.

 

The other important note is that you MUST setup the target drive as an MBR partition if you want to use iATKOS. Kalyway supports both GUID and MBR partition types. This is an easy one to overlook.

 

The vanilla kernel and EFI work fine for me with either iATKOS or Kalyway. I'm currently using Kalyway because I wanted to keep my OS on a GUID partition.

hey, ive installed kalyway 10.5.1 release on P5B, installation went swift and most of things are working!

My sound card isnt recognized, probably choosen bad driver, how can i reroll to another?

 

sorry, im new to "mac on desktop" bussiness:)

hey, ive installed kalyway 10.5.1 release on P5B, installation went swift and most of things are working!

My sound card isnt recognized, probably choosen bad driver, how can i reroll to another?

You do not need to select an option driver for Kalyway 10.5.1 on a P5B. Check that your audio in the BIOS is set to "AC97". That should do the trick for you.
You do not need to select an option driver for Kalyway 10.5.1 on a P5B. Check that your audio in the BIOS is set to "AC97". That should do the trick for you.

thanks for replay, ive checked out my BIOS settings and found something like that

 

HD Audio Controller	 [enabled]		(other possible value is 'disabled')
 Front Panel Support Type	[AC97]   (other possible value "HD Audio")

 

You were referring to that settings?

Hi guys,

 

I have asus P5B with iAtkos.

FOr me the sistem is running really fast and stable:

I have sata disk on intel controller with ahci enabled. Jmicron work in ide but cannot boot from it. Just got an Ide-sata converter and I can boot from install disk, or use a external drive.

When leo it's running the ide jmicron work fine. I can burn dvd, cd etc...

The only problem that I got it's the hang on shutdown.

Simply, don't shut down properly. I hear the disks shut down, the system closed but the computer still power on. I have to keep pressed the button than I can shutdown.

For usb work fine with any settings.

Ah, my iAtkos it's a first release with efi support and vanilla.

 

Somebody know how to fix the shutdown problem????

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