Power Mac G4 Cube Intel Reloaded Edition - my 2nd Hackintosh Case Mod

[jwk]

Okay, I just spent the entire morning reading through this thread after being led here by your post in the 'Apple branded bluetooth module in USB hub- Solved Sleep' thread... your USB dongle bluetooth mod was remarkably like my own, except I used a OEM USB dongle shell and a Pololu voltage regulator board that was a bit smaller than the TO-220 package regulator you used before the bypass electrolytics were added.

Your mod here is outstanding, and even though I think it's probably the coolest implementations I've ever seen and would like to build one now after seeing it, the truth is I almost certainly never will because of time and the number of other projects I'm currently working on- 6 motherboards now waiting for me to implement projects on, and work being done on my condo, along with the usual everyday life stuff. The work that you've done on this project, the resourcefulness and ingenuity are OUTSTANDING!!!

I was fascinated by the thread because it contained so much information and insight that I can apply to other projects; I've never heard of anyone using the Custom Solutions header- you fully implemented the A1181/A1114 bluetooth module properly without anything but wire, taking 3.3v required for it from the CS header, and connected a substitute touch power switch through it as well- brilliant. Your section on implementing Hi Res audio in a headless computer environment was extremely timely for me as I'm just doing the same myself, albeit with a custom 'mac mini', but the tips on remote management and remote control apps you used with your iPad (I'm doing the same myself) were also something I've been trying to decide which apps to use. The SATA cables with the mini-connectors are also something which will be useful to me in the future. Your heatsink solution is well thought out and implemented, and even though you ran into a road-bump with your blu-ray, in the end you succeeded in getting that working with both the file system and DVD playback. There's a ton of useful information in this thread that is useful to not only your mod here but for general use elsewhere. Bravo, MacTester57, many thanks for a job done well and well done!

 

[MacTester57]

Okay, I just spent the entire morning reading through this thread after being led here by your post in the 'Apple branded bluetooth module in USB hub- Solved Sleep' thread... Bravo, MacTester57, many thanks for a job done well and well done!

Thanks!

G4 Cube forever!

MacTester

 

[joshfabean]

Josh,

Using an SSDT is essential. Your Hack will not run without it! Use a Macmini6,2 smbios.

I've used this tutorial to generate an SSDT: http://www.tonymacx86.com/user-buil...t-macmini-6-2-step-step-guide.html#post587203
-Do not enter any parameters in ssdtPRGen, just use the default settings.
-All speedstep related BIOS settings must be left on default.
-The BIOS must be patched
-NullCPUPowermanagement.kext must be removed (rebuild cache & repair permissions)

Good luck

MacTester

Hey, I did all this and it works!

Now I only have 1 issue left.

When I plug in 2 monitors one to HDMI and then the other to DisplayPort the computer freezes/crashes. If I boot with that configuration it gets stuck at the Apple Logo.

Do you have this issue or know how to fix it? Trying to figure out if it's just me that has this issue with this motherboard and configuration, as it previously worked before I got power management working.

Thanks so much!

 

[MacTester57]

I've just migrated the Cube to Clover (with UEFI boot). Seems to work fine (sleep, USB3.0 etc.) It was done in similar manner as on my G5. See here: http://www.tonymacx86.com/powermac-...l-reloaded-edition-new-pics-6.html#post882675

There are no additional kexts anymore in S/L/E. This will allow a very easy update to Yo....

I will post the details after its release.

Good hacking
MacTester

 

[kiwisincebirth]

I've just migrated the Cube to Clover (with UEFI boot). Seems to work fine (sleep, USB3.0 etc.) It was done in similar manner as on my G5. See here: http://www.tonymacx86.com/powermac-...l-reloaded-edition-new-pics-6.html#post882675

There are no additional kexts anymore in S/L/E. This will allow a very easy update to Yo....

I will post the details after its release.

Good hacking
MacTester

Looking forward to the details when you post them. I am currently going through the process of migrating my iMac NUC to yosemite clover using minihacks guide, next will be the GA-Z68MX, then finally the DQ77KB. I think now seems to be a good time to migrate over seems to be getting a lot of coverage

Kiwi

 

[MacTester57]

next will be the GA-Z68MX, then finally the DQ77KB. I think now seems to be a good time to migrate over seems to be getting a lot of coverage

Hi Kiwi

The Cube is now running perfectly with Yosemite and Clover 2953. I've used the native Apple Yosemite installer and updated directly from 10.9.5 to Yosemite.

Definitely the way to go.

A detailed Clover guide for the DQ77KB will follow soon.

My Clover guide for the Z68MX-UD2H-B3 is here: http://www.tonymacx86.com/powermac-...l-reloaded-edition-new-pics-6.html#post882675

MacTester

 

[ersterhernd]

Hi MacTester, I did a clean install of 10.10 yesterday on my i7 Cube. All is functional, but there is one very strange issue. As the OSX boot scrollbar on the Apple splashscreen is finishing its progress, the screen goes black for one second, and the grey apple is spread out across the screen horizontally. The scrollbar then completes in about 2 seconds more, and the Yosemite desktop loads normally.

Very odd. The glitch has no effect on the boot, just looks odd for about 3 seconds before it completes loading the OS.

Btw, I used cDock to get rid of the grey box around the dock. Nice transparent icons now. Looked too much like 10.4 Tiger for my liking.


Hope all is well with you.

Cheers!

 

[kiwisincebirth]

Hi MacTester, I did a clean install of 10.10 yesterday on my i7 Cube. All is functional, but there is one very strange issue. As the OSX boot scrollbar on the Apple splashscreen is finishing its progress, the screen goes black for one second, and the grey apple is spread out across the screen horizontally. The scrollbar then completes in about 2 seconds more, and the Yosemite desktop loads normally.

Very odd. The glitch has no effect on the boot, just looks odd for about 3 seconds before it completes loading the OS.

Cheers!

I have the exact same issue on my Nuc d54250 Clover 10. 10 build, low on priority list, but if you find the fix let me know.

Kiwi

 

[ersterhernd]

Hmmm, wonder if there's others too? Must be. Do you notice a longer boot time, too, Kiwi? I do.

Pls post if you find a solution, I'll do the same for sure.


Cheers!

 

[rayd]

Hey Esterhernd -

I just upgraded my DQ77KB powered Cube to 10.10 and ran into the same problem with the glitched loading bar. But thats lower on the list of issues since it doesn't really cause any problem other than aesthetic issue.

However i have now lost Audio from my Built in ALC892

Could you please share what BIOS version your running + your DSDT & SSDT?

I am running patched 0048 BIOS and was running fine on mavericks. I have of course re-installed the Mavericks AppleHDA.kext but had no effect