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- gigabyte x58a-ud3r
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- core i920
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0. NOTE
This guide is a work in progress. All suggestions and comments are greatly appreciated.
1. INTRODUCTION
I started this guide to document the way I installed Mac OS X on a core i7 920-based Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R with an nVidia 9800GT. I hope someone else finds it useful.
This board has a Realtek ALC889 sound chip, Realtek RTL8111D LAN, intel south bridge and JMicron JMB362 for extra eSATA/USB. More information here:
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Mot ... -X58A-UD3R
I had updated to the latest bios, F5, before starting the upgrade process.
DISCLAIMER: KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING! THIS GUIDE COULD SCREW UP YOUR COMPUTER TO THE POINT OF NEEDING TO THROW IT AWAY. BE CAREFUL, I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY IF YOUR COMPUTER EXPLODES AND KILLS YOUR CAT!
2. CHECK SATA CONNECTION
Make sure you have your SATA DVD drive and SATA target disk are connected to SATA ports 0 and 1. Otherwise, you'll get a "Still waiting for root device" error on SL install.
3. BURN IMAGE
Burn iBoot into a CD (has to be a CD.) This is what I used:
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=197
MD5 (tonymacx86-iBoot.iso.zip) = 1e697d16994a03294e6217957c8add47
MD5 (tonymacx86-iBoot.iso) = fb4b1a802ae6c545cadae42ca711b35d
Burned it into a CD-RW using Disk Utility. Of course, you can burn it in any OS and into any CDs you have.
4. BIOS SETTINGS
Enter CMOS Setup. Press F11, then choose a profile and save your current CMOS settings, just in case. Then Load Optimized Defaults.
Integrated Peripherals -> ICH SATA Control Mode -> Set it to "AHCI"
Integrated Peripherals -> eSATA Ctrl Mode -> Set it to "AHCI"
Power Management -> HPET Mode -> Set to "64-bit mode"
Make sure your BIOS is set to boot from the CD.
5. BOOT iBOOT
Save and Exit Setup, Boot the CD. You'll see a screen like this one:
Remove the CD, insert the Snow Leopard DVD. Press F5.
If the keyboard doesn't work, try another USB port, then reboot and start this step over. I used a PS/2 keyboard.
Select the Snow Leopard DVD, then press ENTER.
6. INSTALL SNOW LEOPARD
If all went well, you'll see the SL installer. Partition disks in GUID mode with Disk Utility, then install. Of course this will wipe your drives, so be careful!
Installation took me roughly 40 minutes; when the installation is done, you'll get the following installation error screen - disregard it.
7. CONFIGURE SNOW LEOPARD
Boot iBoot again, but this time start the disk where you installed Snow Leopard. From there, setup OS X and get to the desktop.
You might need to connect your keyboard to USB for it to work if it's connected as PS/2.
8. UPDATE TO 10.6.2
Shutdown Mac OS X, boot iBoot again and start Snow Leopard just like in the previous step.
From the CD, run MultiBeast and leave it running in the background. Now update to 10.6.2 while MultiBeast is still open. I used:
MD5 (MacOSXUpdCombo10.6.2.dmg) = b7de521f7514fa410dd4aa279600f9ca
Once done, **DO NOT REBOOT** instead, continue with the next step.
9. MULTIBEAST
Go back to the MultiBeast process you left open. Install the following:
Once Multibeast is done, shutdown and reboot from the hard drive. Congratulations, you are now running 10.6.2!
10. DSDT
Get DSDT.aml from download/file.php?id=624 and copy it to /Extras. Reboot and you should have sound and your sleep function should work properly. Be careful, though - if your hardware differs from mine it could cause serious issues.
11. GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING
If you are having problems with your sleep function or power management, get rid of NullCPUPowerManagement.kext and make sure you are using the proper DSDT.
12. EXTRA INFORMATION
This guide is a work in progress. All suggestions and comments are greatly appreciated.
1. INTRODUCTION
I started this guide to document the way I installed Mac OS X on a core i7 920-based Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R with an nVidia 9800GT. I hope someone else finds it useful.
This board has a Realtek ALC889 sound chip, Realtek RTL8111D LAN, intel south bridge and JMicron JMB362 for extra eSATA/USB. More information here:
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Mot ... -X58A-UD3R
I had updated to the latest bios, F5, before starting the upgrade process.
DISCLAIMER: KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING! THIS GUIDE COULD SCREW UP YOUR COMPUTER TO THE POINT OF NEEDING TO THROW IT AWAY. BE CAREFUL, I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY IF YOUR COMPUTER EXPLODES AND KILLS YOUR CAT!
2. CHECK SATA CONNECTION
Make sure you have your SATA DVD drive and SATA target disk are connected to SATA ports 0 and 1. Otherwise, you'll get a "Still waiting for root device" error on SL install.
3. BURN IMAGE
Burn iBoot into a CD (has to be a CD.) This is what I used:
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=197
MD5 (tonymacx86-iBoot.iso.zip) = 1e697d16994a03294e6217957c8add47
MD5 (tonymacx86-iBoot.iso) = fb4b1a802ae6c545cadae42ca711b35d
Burned it into a CD-RW using Disk Utility. Of course, you can burn it in any OS and into any CDs you have.
4. BIOS SETTINGS
Enter CMOS Setup. Press F11, then choose a profile and save your current CMOS settings, just in case. Then Load Optimized Defaults.
Integrated Peripherals -> ICH SATA Control Mode -> Set it to "AHCI"
Integrated Peripherals -> eSATA Ctrl Mode -> Set it to "AHCI"
Power Management -> HPET Mode -> Set to "64-bit mode"
Make sure your BIOS is set to boot from the CD.
5. BOOT iBOOT
Save and Exit Setup, Boot the CD. You'll see a screen like this one:
Remove the CD, insert the Snow Leopard DVD. Press F5.
If the keyboard doesn't work, try another USB port, then reboot and start this step over. I used a PS/2 keyboard.
Select the Snow Leopard DVD, then press ENTER.
6. INSTALL SNOW LEOPARD
If all went well, you'll see the SL installer. Partition disks in GUID mode with Disk Utility, then install. Of course this will wipe your drives, so be careful!
Installation took me roughly 40 minutes; when the installation is done, you'll get the following installation error screen - disregard it.
7. CONFIGURE SNOW LEOPARD
Boot iBoot again, but this time start the disk where you installed Snow Leopard. From there, setup OS X and get to the desktop.
You might need to connect your keyboard to USB for it to work if it's connected as PS/2.
8. UPDATE TO 10.6.2
Shutdown Mac OS X, boot iBoot again and start Snow Leopard just like in the previous step.
From the CD, run MultiBeast and leave it running in the background. Now update to 10.6.2 while MultiBeast is still open. I used:
MD5 (MacOSXUpdCombo10.6.2.dmg) = b7de521f7514fa410dd4aa279600f9ca
Once done, **DO NOT REBOOT** instead, continue with the next step.
9. MULTIBEAST
Go back to the MultiBeast process you left open. Install the following:
- Chamaleon 2.0 RC4[/*:m:l5zhzkkn]
- smbios.plist iMac11,1[/*:m:l5zhzkkn]
- com.apple.boot.plist - Standard[/*:m:l5zhzkkn]
- Themes[/*:m:l5zhzkkn]
- JMicronATA.kext[/*:m:l5zhzkkn]
- NVEnabler[/*:m:l5zhzkkn]
- RealtekR1000SL.kext[/*:m:l5zhzkkn]
- FakeSMC[/*:m:l5zhzkkn]
- LegacyHDA for ALC889 (needed for sound using DSDT)[/*:m:l5zhzkkn]
Once Multibeast is done, shutdown and reboot from the hard drive. Congratulations, you are now running 10.6.2!
10. DSDT
Get DSDT.aml from download/file.php?id=624 and copy it to /Extras. Reboot and you should have sound and your sleep function should work properly. Be careful, though - if your hardware differs from mine it could cause serious issues.
11. GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING
If you are having problems with your sleep function or power management, get rid of NullCPUPowerManagement.kext and make sure you are using the proper DSDT.
12. EXTRA INFORMATION
- DSDT guide: http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2009/11/ ... dtaml.html[/*:m:l5zhzkkn]
