ASRock Conroe1333: Installation succeded, kernel panic after reboot

[anibalin]

@badmanhk: can confirm the graphic artifact. (word 2008, the mouse leaves a funky trail (?) )

[axe000]

Hey guys,

 

New to this thing but after doing some research plumped for some recommended components to build a machine from the ground up - on a real budget. Have to say, the whole process went perfectly well and *everything* was working after the install of Kalyway 10.5.1. No tweaking, kexts or similar, just straight out install. Here's how:

 

Components (all sourced from ebuyer.com in the UK. I've included the quickfind code if you want to buy the same bits):

 

* Asrock Conroe1333-DVI/H (quickfind: 129895)

* LiteOn LH-20A1S 20X SATA DVD±RW/DL (127409)

* 2 x Crucial 1GB DDR2 667MHz/PC2-5300 Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL5 (106114)

* Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200 Socket 775 2.2GHz 800FSB (139584)

* WD SATA2 500Gb HDD (no quickfind code, but I've tested a few SATA drives and they all work with this board)

 

In total, including a MIDI ATX case, this cost me around £200, so it's a budget system but a good bit of grunt for the price.

 

Howto:

 

* Downgrade the motherboard BIOS to version 1.30 - get the BIOS from the Asrock site

* In BIOS set the two voltage settings at the bottom of chipset page to HIGH

* Suspend to RAM setting to AUTO

* Under CPU settings make sure the No Execute option is Disabled

 

(thanks badmankh for these tips!)

 

* Boot from the Kalyway 10.5.1 DVD

* Create a single partition as Mac OS extended (Journaled) using the Disk setup tool

* Click the options button, set it as MBR or GUID (whichever, both work fine. GUID is recommended for performance)

* Just as you're ready to install click the Customize button.

* DO NOT select any vanilla kernel options unlike most suggestions in the forum. All you need to do is select the Azalia sound driver (the generic one that gives you audio out only I'm afraid)

* Now do the install

* Reboot when finished and you're done! Everything should work right out the box, including the onboard graphics (which incidentally supports dual screen from the provided DVI and VGA connectors)

 

You can then install the Kalyway 10.5.2 update with no problems, just remember to put the Kalyway 10.5.1 DVD back in the drive when you reboot the machine after the 10.5.2 update, otherwise OSX won't start! You only need to do this the once.

 

Gonna get a cheapo firewire PCI card tomorrow that is OSX compatible and give that a try, will report my success. Otherwise this has to be probably the cheapest config for a Hackintosh with dual display support (not tested it yet mind, but I'm hopeful!)

 

** Update - Got two second hand firewire PCI cards - One with a VIA 6306 chip and the other with an Agere FW323-06 chip. Both installed and were detected immediately with no configuration required. Picked up my DV-CAM no problem and captured video just fine **

 

Hope this info helps someone out there and gives you the courage to build a machine!

 

cheers

 

Axe

[Abysmal]

Hey all.. anyone here having issues with their DVD ROMS locking up on the desktop or finder when a disc is left in.. I have a pioneer burner in mine..

[reyrodriguez]

I am lucky to have KALYWAY 10.5.1 successfully installed on ASRock Conroe1333-D667 ver 1 (bios flashed to 1.30)!!!! Everything work natively after installation except audio. Sleep/wakeup/restart/shutdown all work fine!!!

 

I did fail in my first try with all BIOS setting default, but success in 2nd time after changed following BIOS settings :-

 

1) two voltage settings at the bottom of chipset page to HIGH

2) Suspend to RAM setting to AUTO

 

(Thanks a lot for the BIOS tips from hazelh!)

 

Here my configuration :-

 

1) ASRock Conroe1333-D667 ver 1 (bios flashed to 1.30 from 1.80)

2) 2 x 2GB Transcend DDR2 800 memory

3) Intel Pentium E2140 Dual Core Processor (1.6GHz)

4) Seagate 250GB SATA 8M harddisk

5) BENQ PATA DVD writer

 

After I changed the above BIOS settings :-

1) booted KALYWAY DVD from my BENQ PATA DVD wirter

2) made a 250GB Mac OS extended partition and select it for OS installation

3) followed instruction of KALYWAY all the way until installation success

 

Hope this can help some people who own the same motherboard.

 

Cheer!!

 

Alan from Hong Kong.

 

 

what tools you used for BIOS downgrade? will apreciate a little walkthrough. TNX

[meggaz]

You can do it with a dos floppy, it must also work with a bootable memoy card !

 

Found on asrock site: How upgrade bios

 

 

»BIOS Update Utility

ASRFLASH.EXE: The Flash Memory Writer utility is included in the WinZip format of BIOS file. It updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM chip on the motherboard. To determine the BIOS version of your motherboard, press <F2> to enter the BIOS setup utility during bootup, and check the BIOS version from the Main menu. Larger numbers represent a newer BIOS file. This utility works only in DOS mode. (How do I check the BIOS version?)

The Flash Memory Writer utility can not be suitable for all ASRock motherboards. Please use the Flash utility which is included in each BIOS file to update its BIOS. Also ASRock motherboard MUST use ASRock's Flash utility to update BIOS, those uncertified BIOS flashing tools will cause motherboard damage.

 

»Updating BIOS Procedures

Create a bootable system floppy disk.

Download an updated ASRock BIOS file (WinZip format with .zip file extension) from the web site, unzip the BIOS file and save both ASRFLASH.EXE utility and BIOS file to the disk you created in step 1.

Boot from the disk you created in step 2.

At the "A:\" prompt, type ASRFLASH, hit space bar once, and type BIOS file name then press <Enter>. For example: A:\ASRFLASH K7S41GX2.00 <Enter> then you will see a message "Please wait for BIOS loading ROM".

After 30 seconds, you will see the message "Flash ROM Update Completed - Pass", then you have finished upgrading the BIOS.

After finishing upgrading the BIOS, please remove the floppy disk. Restart your system and press <F2> to enter the BIOS setup utility during boot up.

In Exit menu, please select "Load Default Settings" and press <Enter> to continue.

Select "Exit Saving Changes" and press <Enter> to exit the BIOS setup utility.

Now, system is booting up with new BIOS.

»Notice

If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS, DO NOT turn off your system since this corrupt BIOS might cause your system failed to boot up. Just repeat the process, and if the problem still persists, update the original BIOS file. If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file, your system may not be able to boot up. If this happens, your system will need service.