Current OS X Version: 10.5.1 Install method: Used the Kalyway DVD Desktop/Laptop? Desktop Prebuilt? No Manufacturer: Model: Motherboard Manufacturer: Asrock Model: Conroe1333d667 Version: R2.0 Bios Version: 1.30, downgraded from 1.80 Chipset: Intel 945GC Audio: Onboard: Working (Used Azaliaoutput from Kalyway DVD) LAN: Onboard: Working Required patches etc? OSX: No CPU Model Number: Pentium Dual-Core E2160 1.8 GHz Recognised as: Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz Memory/DDR: 2x 512MB DDR2/ 667 MHZ Video Manufacturer: ASUS Model: Geforce 8600 GT Bus Type: PCIe x16 Memory size: on board 256 MB GDDR3, with Turbocache 512MB Dual screen working?
Not Tested QE/CI working? Yes/yes Resolution changeable? No stuck at 800x600 (When changing blue screen comes out) Required patches or bios flashing?
NVInstaller v.41 SATA/IDE working: Sata: Working / IDE: Working Wifi & patches? No other peripherals/pci addon cards? Current OS X Version: 10.5.1 - Yes Install method: ToH, etc, EFI working??? Kalyway DVD 10.5.1 Desktop/Laptop?
Laptop Prebuilt? Manufacturer: Toshiba Model: Portege M600-E311 Motherboard Manufacturer: Model: Version: Bios Version: Chipset: Audio: - Realtek HDA Audio, Not Working. I've try many package, (ALC888,AzaliaAudio2,AzaliaOut,HDA882,etc) Never hear the sound LAN: working? - Working, No Patch, Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC Required patches etc?
- I need a working VGA and sound package, or patch, whatever CPU Model Number: Core2 Duo CPU Recognised as: Intel Core2 Duo CPU T5250 @ 1.50GHz Memory/DDR: Video Manufacturer: Intel Adapter: Mobile Intel® 965 Express Chipset Family (128 MB) Model: Mobile Intel® GMA X3100 Bus Type: PCIe x16/AGP8x/onboard? - Onboard/Internal Memory size: 128 MB Dual screen working?
- Not Tested QE/CI working? - Not Tested Resolution changeable? - No, Had to be Safe Boot, otherwise the screen is broken. Required patches or bios flashing? - Not Working, Just Safe Boot (-s boot Mode) Monitor/Display: Max. Visible Display Size 29 cm x 18 cm (13.4') Picture Aspect Ratio 5:3 Gamma 2.20 SATA/IDE working: Working, Intel® 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller Wifi & patches: Not Working, Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection misc hardware: Webcam: USB Video Device - Working With Yahoo Messenger. Note: Please a link to articles, patch, to make my machine login with normal boot, not a safe boot.
Toshiba Portege R830 Driver
Alco, a driver for vga,sound, and wifi. Only my ethernet works perfect. Current OS X Version: 10.5.2 Install method: Kalyway 10.5.1+Kalyway Combo Update Desktop/Laptop: Desktop Prebuilt: No Motherboard Manufacturer: Intel Model: D102GGC2 Version: AAD42789-201 Bios Version: GC11020M.86A.1058.2006.0330.1109 Chipset: ATI RS400/RC400/RC410 rev. 01 Audio: Realtek HD Audio. Fully working, Taruga patch required. LAN: Realtek 8139 Ethernet.
Fully working, no patch required. USB not working Audio Patch required.
CPU Model Number: Intel Pentium 4 524 (Prescott) Recognised as: 3.0GHz Unknown Memory/DDR: 1GB DDR2 533MHz Video Manufacturer: ATI Model: Radeon X200 Bus Type: Onboard Memory size: Dual screen working: Unknown, not tested QE/CI working: Unknown Resolution changeable: Yes Required patches or bios flashing: No SATA/IDE working: Yes Wifi & patches: Desktop computer, no WiFi other peripherals/pci addon cards: USB Devices not working misc hardware. Current OS X Version: 10.5.2 Install method: Kalyway 10.5.2 DVD EFI working? -Yes, V8.0 Prebuilt? -No Motherboard Manufacturer: ASRock Model: 775i65G Version: R2.0 Bios Version: 1.80 (I think, last flashed a few months ago) Chipset: Intel 965G NorthBridge, ICH5 Southbridge. Audio: working?
- yes AC97 Audio (Cmedia 9761A 5.1) patches? LAN: working? - onboard, (Realtek PCI LAN 8101L) no, PCI card, yes. Required patches etc? None, 'just worked' as is. CPU Model Number: Intel Core2Duo (E6700) Recognised as: 2.67Ghz dual About This Mac: Mac Pro Memory/DDR: 2GB DDR (2x1GB 667Mhz) Video Manufacturer: ATI Model: X800XT Bus Type: AGP Memory size: 256Mb, but only 128Mb seen Dual screen working? -N/A QE/CI working?
-No Resolution changeable? Required patches or bios flashing? - No, but will require a boot string to enable a different resolution.
SATA/IDE working: yes. IDE, no SATA drives installed, but SATA 1.0 capable. Wifi & patches? - Default, but no wifi hardware.
Other peripherals/pci addon cards? 3Com EtherLink 3C905B-TX -works out the box. USB 2.0 present. I don't understand, look this I tried everithing and diferent versions: Leopard-10.5.2-AMD-EFI-Rev2 Leopard-Amd-10.5.1 Mac Os X 10.4 Tiger For X86,Bootable-And-Installable Mac Osx86 Tiger Amd Sse2 Sse3 Uphuck 10.4.9 Universal Dvd v1.2 Mac OSX Tiger 10.4 x86 ( & AMD) -SSE 2 Patched & bootable- by xDONE La verdad en ninguna pude hacer que bootee, tal vez hago algo mal pero probe todas las convinaciones posibles y siempre sin lograrlo. My desktop pc: AMD AM2 X2 64 Dual Core 5000+ 2 gb ram kingston 500gb hd video Geforce 7300 512mb Mother Asus M2N4 - SLI Any idea why dont boot? I apply a lot of patchs only one time boot but panic ACPI error apairs. Current OS X Version: 10.5.1 Install method: Kalyway with GUID.
Dual boot with Linux (Fedora 8) using pcefiv80 with GRUB to boot Leopard. EFI working: Yes Installed Kalyway with both Kernels and GUID. No other drivers were selected. Installed Sound driver afterwards (see below). Desktop Prebuilt? Manufacturer: Assembled Model: Motherboard Manufacturer: Intel Model: 945GCNL Version: Bios Version: Chipset: Intel 945GC Audio: working? Yes with driver patches?
Installed ALC888Audio.mpkg. Have not tested sound input.
But output via Headphone Jack works fine. LAN: working? Yes - onboard LAN worked without any issues.
Not required Required patches etc? None CPU Model Number: Core 2 Duo E4400 2.0GHz Recognised as: 2.0GHz Mac Pro Memory/DDR: 1GB 667MHz DDR2 Video Manufacturer: Intel Model: On-board GMA 950 Bus Type: PCIe x16/AGP8x/onboard? Onboard Memory size: 64MB (Shared) Dual screen working? Not tested QE/CI working?
Resolution changeable? Yes Required patches or bios flashing? Not required SATA/IDE working: SATA Yes, Linux and Leopard are installed on the SATA drive. IDE - recognizes IDE drive.
Offers to format IDE (Linux EXT3) data drive that is hooked up in the cabinet as it does not recognize the EXT3 filesystem. Wifi & patches? Have not tried wifi other peripherals/pci addon cards? None misc hardware: PS2 Keyboard worked.
PS2 Mouse not recognized. USB Mouse works of course. Good evening guys, I hope you can give me a clue on how to finally enjoy the benefits of apple Leopard. Here's what I've got: Mac OS X Versions: Leopard GM 9a581; TOH x86 RC2; Kalyway 10.5.1; iAktos Install method: Tried them all, simply don't go any further. Gives a forever looping. Laptop Manufacturer: Sony Model: VAIO VGN-CR220E Motherboard Manufacturer: Sony Corporation Model: VAIO Version: Phoenix technologies Bios Version: R1100Q0 Chipset: Intel GM965 Audio: Realtek High Definition Audio LAN: RTL8101 Wireless: Wi-fi link 4965AGN CPU Model Number: Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 2.0 GHZ Memory/DDR2: 2048 Gb Video Manufacturer: Intel Model: GMA x3100 Built in Camera 1.3 Mpixels.
Srivathsa I'm using Kalyway 10.5.2 on the same mobo as yours: Asustek M2NPV-VM but the LAN ctrl isn't working properly. Mac OS X can identify the network card from the GUI but displays 'no wire connected', which is obviously not the case! In other words, it can see the card during bootup but disables it immediately at the h/w level when the 'forcedeth' driver is being loaded: the only method to 'recover' the LAN at the h/w level is to switch off the PC completely. Otherwise, the led won't switch back on again, how weird!!! I've tried 2 different mobo (identical but with different BIOS versions), but still no luck:-(( When you say you are using the 'nforcethernetcontroller', do you mean the 'forcedeth' kext? If not, which one please? How do you enable it?
Thanks for your help. Current OS X Version: 10.5.2 Install method: Kalyway DVD Desktop/Laptop? Desktop Prebuilt? No Motherboard Manufacturer: Asus Model: P5G-MX Version: Bios Version: 0404 Chipset: i945GC/ICH7 Audio: working?
HDAPatcher ALC883 LAN: working? No (Attansic L2) patches? Required patches etc? No CPU Model Number: Core 2 Duo E2180 Recognised as: 2GHz Memory/DDR: 2x 1Gb Kingston 667Hz Video Manufacturer: Intel Model: GMA 950 Bus Type: PCIe x16/AGP8x/onboard? No Memory size: 224 Mb Dual screen working? QE/CI working? Resolution changeable?
Yes Required patches or bios flashing? No SATA/IDE working: Yes, WD800BB (Leopard, primary master), Pioneer DVR-111D (primary slave) & WD2500AAJS (Win, boot, third master) Wifi & patches? No other peripherals/pci addon cards? D-Link DFE-528TX Fast Ethernet PCI, and network now works! Misc hardware: Logitech PS/2 mouse, Logitech USB keyboard, USB hub, LG wide TFT working. Current OS X Version: 10.5.2 Install method: Kalaway 10.5.1 then Kalaway combo update to 10.5.2 Used Acronis to make a 0AFH type active primary partition (on SATA HD). MBR disk (with a bootable Vista partition on it - which I'll recover sometime with the Vista CD) Booted off Kalaway DVD (attached via SATA drive).
Used disk utilites to erase the 0AFH partition from the installer menu. Installed onto newly erased partition fine. Desktop (in an old G4 case:-) Motherboard Manufacturer: ASRock Model: ConRoe 1333-667 Version: Rev 3 board (note this board only has 6.1 not 8.1 audio like the earlier Rev1 & 2 boards) Bios Version: 1.3 (Rev 3 board ships with BIOS 1.8 - which will NOT boot an OSX86 installation. The ASRock site has no previous versions - however when you download the 1.8 BIOS for the Rev3 it says its for a Rev2 board. So I tried using the 1.3 BIOS for a Rev2 board. Flashed from a Windows partition then re-booted into Windows fine so then ran and installed Kalaway and iAKTOS just fine).
Chipset: Intel ® 945GC A2 Chipset Audio: working? Yes (Stereo OUT only) patches? As part of Kalaway Installer LAN: working? Yes (100Mb/s only due to Mobo h/w) Required patches etc? None (I did run the Kalaway uncustomiser that removes their non-Apple customised icons etc) CPU Model Number: e.g.
Core 2 Duo E4500 Recognised as: e.g. 2.2GHz Memory/DDR: 2GB - two 1MB sticks of cheap no-name RAM working fine and Mobo recognises as dual channel Video From System Profile: Chipset Model: Intel GMA 950 Type: Display Bus: Built-In VRAM (Total): 64 MB of shared system memory Vendor: Intel (0x8086) Device ID: 0x2772 Revision ID: 0x0002 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 @ 60 Hz Depth: 32-bit Color Core Image: Hardware Accelerated Main Display: Yes Mirror: Off Online: Yes Quartz Extreme: Supported Resolution changeable? Yes - Applying the Apple Graphics Update 1 from System Update locks down the graphics mode (I tried various things when I first installed and this is one that I didn't bother re-installing when I did a working build). Required patches or bios flashing?
No - There is a cursor video glitch that seems common that mostly crops up under Firefox. There are various options for the 950 integrated graphics floating about on the net but all I tried caused worse side effects (ie locked down graphics resolutions and/or CI/QE not working etc) so I stopped bothering about it. I am planning to try a Radeon 1950 in the machine soon anyway.
I have patched the SMBIOS to AppleSMBIOS-27 from since there are reports CS3 won't work with some SMBIOSes. This one for me works great (though my memory speed is reported as 0MHz) and when I migrated my account from my Mini CS3 worked fine. It also has a tidier Hardware Overview in System Profiler than the one in Kalaway I think. SATA/IDE working: Both work fine - boot off SATA, use PATA for storage drives.
SMART on both P- & S-ATA is recognised in both BIOS and OSX. Wifi & patches? Other peripherals/pci addon cards? None at present misc hardware: Just MS trackball, no-name webcam - both are fine. I migrated my settings from my MacMini and everything hw/sw came over fine.
Some permissions needed resetting & some apps wanted to be reregistered but that was easily fixed and nothing special about it being an OSX86 install. I have the same board as you but i cant get 2 cores to work with vanilla, what kernel do you use? Current OS X Version: 10.5.1 KALYWAY 10.5.1 Install method: ToH, etc, EFI working??? EFI working Desktop/Laptop? Desktop Prebuilt?
No Manufacturer: Dell? Model: Inspiron xxx? Motherboard Manufacturer:Gigabyte Model:965P-DS3 Version:3.3 Bios Version: Chipset:965, IHC8 Audio: working?
ALC888Audio.mpkg LAN: working? Working no patch Required patches etc? CPU Model Number: e.g. Core 2 Duo E6600?Core 2 Quad Q6600 Recognised as: e.g.
2.7ghz Memory/DDR:1 gig G-Skill DDR2 800, D9 micron chip Video Manufacturer:ATI Model:X300 for now Bus Type: PCIe x16/AGP8x/onboard? PCIEx16 Memory size: 256mb Dual screen working? Havent tried QE/CI working? Havent tried Resolution changeable? Havent tried Required patches or bios flashing? No flashing necessary SATA/IDE working: SATA HD and DVD both working Wifi & patches?
Other peripherals/pci addon cards? Misc hardware: I'm still new to Mac, but it seems to be working flawlessly. Hello, Just curious how you got this to work? I've tried Zephyroth's AMD Version for 10.5.1 on the same system you mentioned here, but have been unsuccessful getting the Installer to load Mac OS setup screen. I've also disable the Windows XP SATA Drive and other various options I thought were holding things up, but am unable to get things to load. The last line I get on Boot-up is: ACPI Boot device - BSD root: disk1s3, major 14, minor 5 Any suggestions or do you happen to remember any changes you made during your installation?
Thanks, Brian. Current OS X Version: 10.5.1 Install method: Zephyroth AMD, etc, EFI working??? - Yes Desktop Prebuilt? No Manufacturer: Compaq Model: Presario 061 Motherboard Manufacturer: Asus Model: K8S-LA Version: n/a Bios Version: Rev 3.12 Chipset: SIS760GX Audio: Ac97 working using SISAC97 kext LAN: not working Required patches etc? -n/a CPU Model Number: AMD Athlon 64, 2000 MHz (10 x 200) 3000+ Recognised as: Athlon 64 2.4 Ghz (overclocked) Memory/DDR: 2GB 333mhz DDR Video Manufacturer:Sis Model:Mirage Graphics 2 Bus Type: onboard Memory size: 128mb Dual screen working? N/a QE/CI working?
No Resolution changeable? No Required patches or bios flashing? No SATA/IDE working: Only IDE Wifi & patches?
Desktop Prebuilt?: No. Motherboard Manufacturer: Gigabyte Model: 965P-S3 Version: 1.0 Bios Version: F12 Chipset: 965P+ICH8 Audio: working?
No, haven't tried any patches LAN: working? Wired Works out of the box.
CPU Model Number: Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 3.0 GHZ Recognised as: 3GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Memory/DDR: 2x2GB OCZ 'Vista Upgrade' DDR2-800 Video Manufacturer: eVGA Model: 7600GT Bus Type: PCIe x16 (Recognized a x8) Memory size: 256MB Dual screen working? N/A QE/CI working? Yes Resolution changeable? Yes Required patches or bios flashing?
Used nVinject 0.1.5 SATA/IDE working: SATA DVD and HD recognized Installed OSX to 20GB IDE Drive Wifi & patches? Wifi (Microsoft MN-730, Broadcom 4306 chipset) also works out of box(third party AirPort) other peripherals/pci addon cards? Misc hardware SCSI Adapter (Symbios) is not recognized. Nor is Sound Card (SB Live 24-Bit). Current OS X Version: 10.5.1 Install method: Kalyway EFI + Vanilla Kernel Desktop/Laptop? Desktop Prebuilt? No Motherboard: Asus P5B-Deluxe Bios Version: 1006 Chipset: P965 Audio: working?
Yes (asus p5b-deluxe wifi magic paket LAN: working? Yes (only 1) patches? Yes (asus p5b-deluxe wifi magic paket Required patches etc? CPU Model Number: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Recognised as: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Memory/DDR:2X1024 MB Kingston Hyper Memory PC6400 @ 1066 Mhz Video Manufacturer: XFX Model:nVidia 7600 GT Bus Type: PCIe x16/AGP8x/onboard? PCIe x16 Memory size:256 MB Dual screen working?
Yes QE/CI working? Yes Resolution changeable?
Yes Required patches or bios flashing? No SATA/IDE working: Only Intel ICH8R controller (Jmicron working post installation) Wifi & patches? No wifi other peripherals/pci addon cards? Sound Blaster Audigy Platinium eX (No working) misc hardware: HP Deskjet 5550 series (working o.k.) HP LaserJet 1300 (working O.K. Whit drivers). No Required patches etc?
As I said at the top, USB Mass Storage is problematic and after it still isn't perfect (although a great improvement). In addition to that, I had to use Netkas's kernel to enable Shutdown/Sleep/Restart. Without it, only Restart works. CPU: Model Number: Intel E6550 2.33Ghz @ 2.975GHz Recognised as: 4GHz Memory: 4x1GB Kingston 800MHz CL5 @ 850MHz Video: Manufacturer: Gigabyte Model: GV-NX84G256H Bus Type: PCIe x16 Memory size: 256MB Dual screen working? Yes, but with some bugs/limitations QE/CI working?
Yes Resolution changeable? Yes Required patches or BIOS flashing? I used NVInject. No BIOS flashing needed. SATA/IDE: ICH9R works in RAID mode.
Haven't tried AHCI/IDE modes. The JMicron controller is buggy in IDE mode (black screens of death), but PERFECT in AHCI mode.
Wifi & patches? None other peripherals/pci addon cards? None Misc hardware: USB Bluetooth adapter with Cambridge Silicon Radio chipset works out-of-the-box.
Current OS X Version: 10.5.1 Install method: Kalyway 10.5.1 Desktop/Laptop? Desktop Prebuilt?
Manufacturer: Model: Motherboard Manufacturer: Foxconn Model: P4M800P7MB Version:? Bios Version:? Chipset: P4M800 Audio: working LAN: working Required patches etc none CPU Model Number: Intel Celron D Recognised as: 3.33 GHz Memory/DDR: 756 MB mixed DDR2 Video Manufacturer: ATI Model: Radeon 9200 Bus Type: AGP8x Memory size: 128MB Dual screen not supported anyway QE/CI working? Resolution changeable haven't tried Required patches or bios flashing nope SATA/IDE working: IDE working Wifi & patches using LAN other peripherals/pci addon cards none misc hardware. Distro - Aitkos 2.0i BS Relase MOBO - Gigabyte GA-P35-S3 /-DS3 too #needs patching audio 'alc889a.zip' CPU - C2D E6550 @ 2.33GHZ #recognized as Intel Core 2 Duo RAM - 2x 1GB dual channel GoodRam 800MHz -recognized as 2GB 800MHz #works properly GPU - Palit Nvidia GeForce 8600GT 512MB -needs patching 'NVInstallerV.41.pkg' #working properly, auto switched resolution to 1440.900 #no need to add '-v' to bootloader options HDD - Samsung HD403LJ Sata2 #IDE working LAN - built in MOBO #needs to turn off IPV6, then works IMO this relase is nearly 100% capable with today hardware.
Sorry for my english. Current OS X Version: 10.5.2 Kalaway Install method: boot to disk default kernel -v Desktop/Laptop? Desktop Prebuilt? No Manufacturer: Dell?
Model: Inspiron xxx? Motherboard DFI LP DK P35 T2RS Manufacturer: DFI Model:DK P35 T2RS Version: 1.0 Bios Version: latest Chipset: P35 Audio: working? Yes off boot, no line in used v1.20 installer and alc885 codec LAN: working? Yes off boot Required patches etc?
Nvidia v41 driver, usb fix 1.3 CPU Model Number: e.g. Core 2 Duo E6600?
Q9450 @ 3.6GHZ Recognised as: e.g. 3.6ghz Memory/DDR: running at 1045 mhz, seen as 667 mhz Video XFX Nvidia 8800gts 320mb Manufacturer: XFX Model: 8800gts 320mb Bus Type: PCIe x16/AGP8x/onboard? PCI-E Memory size: 320mb Dual screen working?
N/a QE/CI working? Resolution changeable? Not until v 41 driver install Required patches or bios flashing? Yes nvinstaller 41 SATA/IDE working: yes Wifi & patches? No other peripherals/pci addon cards?no misc hardware: Dual boot with vista Raid 0 on ICH9R Have OSX on a seperate driver off the raid but it does do-exist very well. Bios dual boot. Must change first bootable in bios for change to vista/osx but very easy and dosable.
Sorry if my English Bad Coz im newbie at this. Current OS X Version: 10.5.1 Install method: Kalyway 10.5.1 (.2 won't boot ) Laptop Prebuilt Manufacturer: Asus Model: A6Jc (Europe, Belgium) Model: A6JcVersion: 1.0 Bios Version: American Megatrends Inc.
Chipset: Intel i945PM Audio: Works fine, but only with patch (in think it's 'realtek. AC97' LAN: Works without any patch. Recognised as: 1.73 GHz Memory/DDR: 2GB (2x 1GB SO-DIMM DDR2 PC5200 667MHz) Video Manufacturer: NVidia Model: Geforce Go 7300 Bus Type: PCIe x16 Memory size: 128 Mb Dual screen working: Not yet (2nd screen is Dell 15' VGA, funny thing is: this external screen used to work in my previous installation without NVinject but only in clone mode (fixed res: 1024x768)) QE/CI working?
Resolution changeable: Yes, even possible to stretch 4:3 to 16:9 Required patches or bios flashing: NVinjectlaptop SATA/IDE working: IDE Wifi: Onboard Wifi doesn't work (Some popular Intel b/g card) Bluetooth: Onboard: Works without any patch, system profiler shows it as being apple but windows says it's toshiba. 1934 (Mini firewire?): untested, but system profilers says it's active and ready to be used. Misc hardware: - Logitech Quickcam Orbit/Sphere AF: Works fine, but videoconversations can only be done when NVinject patch was applied. Extra features such as pan/tilt/zoom do not work and i doubt about autofocus and auto lightcontrol (redlight) - HP PSC 1315: Works only with Foomatic/HPIJS drivers.
Logitech 4 ports USB hub: Works Fine - Sitecom 7 ports USB hub with external power supply: Works Fine - 4 External HD's: LaCie Porsche: 500GB (2x), 250GB Cheapass black 500GB - Logitech wireless external mouse: Works. And of course, my ipod touch works like a charm. Extra patches: Bootloader MBR, SSE2, Sound: The one that does not belong to a specific mobo. NO Vanilla kernel. Note: I have to keep the dvd in the drive when i boot, without de dvd it only shows a flashing underscore in the top left corner.
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