LS8v17 # Mac OS X 10.5.7 # GA-P35-DS4 # GA-EP45-DQ6

[turly]

ls8 - first, thanks muchly for a superb kit. Much obliged.

However, I'm with Professor above - it took me three attempts to get past the whole dog/cat thing in addition to the making you wait a minute. mediafire is so much more user-friendly that I'm at a complete loss why anyone would use CrappyShare :-)

But I don't mean to harp on: this is a completely minor point -- your install kit is the mutt's nads as we say in this part of the world.

 

To further reinforce SicilyOSx86's post above, the EFI String Creator tool mentioned in the following post

http://forum.netkas.org/index.php/topic,64.60.html

is excellent. Be warned it will silently fail to write to the com.apple.Boot.plist if that file has been modified in any way .. at least it failed for me (I have a timeout in there to allow me to choose a boot partition.)

 

What I did was to use the EFI String Creator tool to get the hex string for my 8600 GT 512MB into the clipboard, then on Terminal, edit /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist

 

then scroll to the bottom two lines - they should be

</dict>

</plist>

 

Just above these lines, insert the following

<key>device-properties</key>

<string>PASTE-CLIPBOARD-HEX-STRING-HERE</string>

Note that that hex string will likely be very long - 1000 characters or so.

(And since we mentioned timeouts, if you want a boot timeout to allow you to choose a boot disk, you can also insert

<key>Timeout</key>

<string>4</string>

replacing "4" with the number of seconds that works for you.)

[SicilyOSx86]

ls8 - first, thanks muchly for a superb kit. Much obliged.

However, I'm with Professor above - it took me three attempts to get past the whole dog/cat thing in addition to the making you wait a minute. mediafire is so much more user-friendly that I'm at a complete loss why anyone would use CrappyShare :-)

But I don't mean to harp on: this is a completely minor point -- your install kit is the mutt's nads as we say in this part of the world.

 

To further reinforce SicilyOSx86's post above, the EFI String Creator tool mentioned in the following post

http://forum.netkas.org/index.php/topic,64.60.html

is excellent. Be warned it will silently fail to write to the com.apple.Boot.plist if that file has been modified in any way .. at least it failed for me (I have a timeout in there to allow me to choose a boot partition.)

 

What I did was to use the EFI String Creator tool to get the hex string for my 8600 GT 512MB into the clipboard, then on Terminal, edit /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist

 

then scroll to the bottom two lines - they should be

</dict>

</plist>

 

Just above these lines, insert the following

<key>device-properties</key>

<string>PASTE-CLIPBOARD-HEX-STRING-HERE</string>

Note that that hex string will likely be very long - 1000 characters or so.

(And since we mentioned timeouts, if you want a boot timeout to allow you to choose a boot disk, you can also insert

<key>Timeout</key>

<string>4</string>

replacing "4" with the number of seconds that works for you.)

 

That was a good method but I got better results using Natit.

With the EFX-string method I got low "user interface" results into Xbench.

[squeeks]

i need help

 

can someone please start me off by modifying the following code to fit the parameters of volume=MacOS Device = 0

 

DESTINATION=$1

# This detects the disk and partition of volume #{DESTINATION}
DISK=`diskutil list | grep ${DESTINATION} | grep -o disk.`
PART=`diskutil list | grep ${DESTINATION} | grep -o disk.s.`

...

# Install PC EFI
cd pc_efi_v80/
sudo ./startupfiletool /dev/${PART} ./boot_v8

 

also where does the downloaded folder need to be located? in the root directory? or can it be on the desktop?

 

thanks for any help

[LS8]

You don't have to edit the script. Unzip the archive anywhere (yes, even on the desktop), run Terminal, 'cd' to the folder where you unpacked it, and enter

 

./pre-patch.sh MacOS

 

Make sure you have only one partition that includes "MacOS" in its name. If the disk contains more than one partition, then unmount all partitions except MacOS before running the ./pre-patch

[karaakeha1]

i

 

also where does the downloaded folder need to be located? in the root directory? or can it be on the desktop?

 

thanks for any help

root

[josgraha]

just a note, maybe this has already been mention. After 10.5.3 update, using the NVKush works great for NV 8800 GTS, i didn't have any QE / hardware accel on video after update. I installed the package and then removed my NVInject.kext from /System/Library/Extensions

[Professor]

After doing some preliminary critics about the patch being on crappy share its time to give some praise to ls8 :-)

 

Thank you for your patch, ls8, it worked on my 10.5.2, bringing it to 10.5.3.

 

Cheers from Germany.

 

Professor©

[fredouille]

After doing some preliminary critics about the patch being on crappy share its time to give some praise to ls8 :-)

 

Thank you for your patch, ls8, it worked on my 10.5.2, bringing it to 10.5.3.

 

Cheers from Germany.

 

Professor©

 

and cheers from FRANCE !!!

 

I used your method ( again and again and again !! ) and works perfectly.

To manage reboot, I had to use the ApppleACPIPlateform. kext from netkas (hXXp://rapidshare.com/files/79030248/AppleACPIPlatform.kext.zip.html ).

And for graphics, GFX strings.

 

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

[hansblix]

HEy guys,just a question: how is it about bootcamp in an osx86 system with a retail leopard. can I do it normally or are ther problems

[LS8]

You can install Windows to second partition, press F8 on startup and choose what system to boot. It works for me.

[LS8]

...To manage reboot, I had to use the ApppleACPIPlateform. kext from netkas (hXXp://rapidshare.com/files/79030248/AppleACPIPlatform.kext.zip.html )...

 

This works for reboot, but causes kernel panic (GSOD) on shutdown for me.

 

edit: modbin kernel 9.3.0 from kalyway 10.5.3 combo update solves reboot/shutdown, but sleep doesn't work

[squeeks]

You don't have to edit the script. Unzip the archive anywhere (yes, even on the desktop), run Terminal, 'cd' to the folder where you unpacked it, and enter

 

./pre-patch.sh MacOS

 

Make sure you have only one partition that includes "MacOS" in its name. If the disk contains more than one partition, then unmount all partitions except MacOS before running the ./pre-patch

 

 

awesome ill try that thanks!!!

[squeeks]

well, that worked fine, i got everything installed and patched, and updated but when i try to boot from my hackintosh i get the apple logo with the spinny wheel, and about 1 minute goes by and a little circle with a line through it has appeared on top of the apple

[MajorApollo]

LS8, just wanted to thank you for your guide. It took me about a week to get familiar with all the ins and outs of building a Hackintosh, but I got everything up and running well on a P35-DS3L board. Only had to add a new AppleAHCIPort kext and the HDA patch for the sound, and it's all running very smoothly.

 

Thanks again!

[LS8]

well, that worked fine, i got everything installed and patched, and updated but when i try to boot from my hackintosh i get the apple logo with the spinny wheel, and about 1 minute goes by and a little circle with a line through it has appeared on top of the apple

 

this pack may not work for your motherboard, if you have different model than GA-P35-DS4

[Coda]

well, that worked fine, i got everything installed and patched, and updated but when i try to boot from my hackintosh i get the apple logo with the spinny wheel, and about 1 minute goes by and a little circle with a line through it has appeared on top of the apple

You need to boot with -v and tell us what the reason is for it hanging.

[squeeks]

this pack may not work for your motherboard, if you have different model than GA-P35-DS4

 

 

hmm, k i see now that this guide is for the P35, however its listed in the wiki for the EP35 which is what i have, i know they are ALMOST the same board, but that could be causing my issues, i just like your guide the best becuase the othe three look a lot harder to follow

 

but ill set it up again and boot in -v to see where the hang is

 

this system works fine with the kalway 10.5.2 vanilla kernel, should i maybe just stick with that?

 

everything seems to work cept onboard audio, i havent been able to track down the right kext for that yet

[fredouille]

This works for reboot, but causes kernel panic (GSOD) on shutdown for me.

 

edit: modbin kernel 9.3.0 from kalyway 10.5.3 combo update solves reboot/shutdown, but sleep doesn't work

 

Hello ls8, it's strange because my hardware is very close to yours ! maybe due to BIOS version ?

Have you tried GFX strings only ( not sound nor TM ) ?

thanks anyway

fred

[LS8]

I have EFI strings for GFX, audio and ethernet (aka TM fix).

[dabla]

Hi ls8, I saw that you've included the efi strings for GF8800 GT 512 in your new v10 package. Will this also work on a GA-EP35-DS4 ? Or will I have to do the EFI string generation myself. I'm also wondering if those strings are also dependant on the brand of the videocard or are they the same for each grafic card with the same GPU? Thanks

[LS8]

Generate your own EFI strings, it is super easy with EFI Strings Creator.

[fredouille]

I have EFI strings for GFX, audio and ethernet (aka TM fix).

 

and see in your sig BIOS F8, and I have F11, may be the reason ?

[dabla]

Generate your own EFI strings, it is super easy with EFI Strings Creator.

 

Ok thanks will do that, and thank you for the great work, keep it going ;-)

[HexDump]

Hi everybody,

 

I´m in the process of buying a board for hacintosh and vista (mainly hacintosh, but I would like to play some win games too). I want to buy the most compatible board for hacintosh is this a good option? I would like if it is possible to be able to update directly form apple (can this be done?), etc... Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I prefer to make dumb questions than been an ignorant .

 

 

Thanks in advance,

hexDump.

[chinasky]

Hi everybody,

 

I´m in the process of buying a board for hacintosh and vista (mainly hacintosh, but I would like to play some win games too). I want to buy the most compatible board for hacintosh is this a good option? I would like if it is possible to be able to update directly form apple (can this be done?), etc... Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I prefer to make dumb questions than been an ignorant .

Thanks in advance,

hexDump.

 

ga-p35-ds4 is a good option (i don´t know if its the best).

Yo´ll be able to update your software from apple, but, mainly updates (the latest is the 10.5.3) you´ll have to do it using the manuals that are in the forums (or if you can, the method described in first post). The others, like ilife,etc you can update them directly from software update utility.