ATHR unknown locale 60

[joej]

I've been playing Hawken on my Windows partition for the last weeks.
So, I've not been booting the Hackintosh side for a while.

So, I do that.
Now the thing won't boot unless I start in safe mode (-x)

It appears to hang at ATHR unknown locale 60


Build details
Built this a 2-3 months ago.
MOBO GA-H77N-WIFI
CPU i3-3225
System definition macmini6,2
Replaced the Intel mini-pci bluetooth+wifi card with a Dell DW1515
I'm doing HD4000 graphics

Recent changes include = moving the monitors around (2 HDMI vs. HDMI + DVI), retweaking the resolution in the chameleon plist file
Changes from 1-2 months ago = updated to most recent Chimera, ran the 10.8.3 Apple update
Nothing changed, that I can remember, since the last successful boot, though
I did boot safe and rearrange the network order (wifi above unused ethernet, live ethernet above wifi from previous imessages postings/fixes)

EDIT:
Multibeast config is the non-DSDT for the H77N-WIFI (so no audio over hdmi)reran multibeast tonight - no luck

 

[joej]

The issue can't be the "ATHR unknown locale 60." More searching suggests that this is a warning message, not an error.

So, it has to be the "Apple80211Requests[10310] Unsupported ioctl 168" message.

 

[joej]

Apple80211Requests[10310] Unsupported ioctl

So, recap:

• ATHR unknown locale = warning message
• Apple80211Requests[10310] Unsupported ioctl 168 = reason why hackintosh won't boot

I'm assuming its some wifi-related problem (80211 = 802.11b/g/n)
If there aren't any answers, then I'll try ripping out that DW1515 mini-pcie card, and trying something else to get wifi working.

 

[philip_petev]

So, recap:

• ATHR unknown locale = warning message
• Apple80211Requests[10310] Unsupported ioctl 168 = reason why hackintosh won't boot

I'm assuming its some wifi-related problem (80211 = 802.11b/g/n)
If there aren't any answers, then I'll try ripping out that DW1515 mini-pcie card, and trying something else to get wifi working.

This card, DW1515, is probably taken from eBay, right? Most of the cards from China have set 0x60 region in their EEPROMs. If you want to get rid of this messages, I would recommend you to follow this tutorial (requires Windows) and see the second post, it contains important information about the regions. The tutorial works for all Atheros 92xx-based cards.

 

[joej]

Under Windows, often the wifi won't connect after sleep.

I assume this is related to the Mac-side problem.

It may be cheapest just to replace the mini-pcie card

 

[joej]

status, in case anyone is reading/watching this.

I ordered an AR9280 off ebay. The plan is to try a new wifi card.

 

[joej]

Received the Apple wifi card, but its too long to fit ;-(

Booting without ANY wifi card = hackintosh won't boot.
It sticks just after identifying the NTFS partition.
Hmmm... interesting.

So, I am trying to boot WITHOUT a wifi card inside -- won't boot: stuck on apple80211Request[10310] Unsupported ioctl 168

ARGH!

OK, thinking this:

• The "OS X won't boot" might be a separate problem from the other problem
• The "wifi card won't wake from sleep in Win7" is the same problem as the "OS X throws 'Apple80211Requestp10310] Unsupported ioctl 168' error preventing a non-safemode boot"

I'll order another, small 802.11 mini-PCIe card.

But, I am left with: Why won't the OSX boot unless in safe-mode?

I'll get it up, re-run multibeast ... and see what occurs.
If no success, then time to reload OS X and do the 10.8.3 update.

*sigh*

 

[joej]

Booting without the internal mini-PCIe card, but with a TP4800 PCIe card = same darned problem!
The thing hangs after (boot -v) identifies the NTFS file system.

Something is preventing this Hackintosh from booting w/o safe-mode.
I am now back to the initial installation config (no mini PCIe, yes PCI tp4800)
Literally, the only hardware change is a different MONITOR configuration.

As for software changes, who knows?
I installed the 10.8.3 standalone update.
I re-ran multibeast (when it started having boot problems, some days after the update).

So ... what now?
Complete re-install of OS X 10.8.2 ?

 

[joej]

I gave up debugging.

I reloaded Mountain Lion 10.8.2, removed the /Extra folder, ran MultiBeast.
It boots now.

NOW, I can pull out the TP4800, go back to DW1515; then update 10.8.3; then see if it all works again.