djfreak121's First Build: Core i3-3225 - GA-B75M-D3P - 8GB RAM - HD4000

[Stork]

Chimera is the default bootloader. See page 3 of the MultiBeast Features document for the default loads for "Easybeast" and "UserDSDT or DSDT-Free Installation."

 

[djfreak121]

Sorry for my late reply but my job is killing me.... Stork is right, Chimera is the default boot loader, and it is a part of the Easy Beast option, so you don't have to select it separately. For the installation, i would start with a fresh 10.8 install and then update it to 10.8.3

 

[buzmuzguz]

Thank you for the help guys.

I completed my build but i'm not stuck on booting osx. I've followed the instructions from this thread and everything goes fine until I install the drivers from multibeast, as soon as i reboot i get this screen. I'm using onboard graphics.


Any suggestions?

cheers

 

[djfreak121]

This should not happen if you did everything right.....but you could edit your org.chameleon.Boot.plist with Chameleon Wizard and try to force the native resolution of your display,perhaps it is just a resolution issue. if not then report back and we will try to solve your problem.

 

[buzmuzguz]

I hooked it up to a hdmi monitor and it works fine. Would like to get it working on dvi, I have a suspicion it maybe a faulty cable. I'll report back when I get hold of a new one.

I'm also having trouble waking from sleep, it just doesn't seem to want too. Any ideas there?

Cheers

 

[djfreak121]

In post #25 you can find my org.chameleon.plist, give it a try with that....if it does not work then i have really no idea because on my hack sleep was working out of the box just fine.

 

[buzmuzguz]

I managed to get sleeping working. Turns out it was my DVD drive preventing it from waking again. I replugged it into a GSata port and now it works fine.

Thanks for the help.

 

[wlevine74]

I stole this photo from earlier in the thread. I'm using the DVI connection and it seems like on almost every reboot I get this look on my screen. I unplug and replug which does fix the issue but I am wondering if there is something else I can do to make it not happen anymore. Any thoughts?


Also, thanks for your build guide. I finally got my hack up and running (sans the display issue)

 

[djfreak121]

Honestly i did not seen or had this issue, and i really don't have any idea how to fix it :/ I will look around a bit and if i find something i will report back....

 

[wlevine74]

I used Moarfish's solution for distorted graphics

"If you got distorted graphics when booting into the desktop, try adding
<key>Graphics Mode</key>
<string>1920x1080x32</string>
into your org.chameleon.Boot.plist file inside the Extra Folder."

The issue I have now is I can't get my hack to boot with the HDMI cable plugged in. If I unplug it the machine will boot and then I plug it in and the HDMI output works fine. Any thought on that? I added the EFI string you posted earlier.

Thanks in advance!