Had it working then screwed it up, can I still save it!

[appraisalguy]

Ok my install went fine to a degree, it was booting and working but I had a couple of issues.
1 During boot I would get an error unable to find SMBIOS but it would continue and boot to an OSX desktop.
2 Sleep would not function right, it would turn my monitor off and fans would spin down but it would not shut off and would require a hard reset.

So I got to messing around, read somewhere on here that I did not need NullCPUPowerManagement so I removed it to the desktop and rebooted. Got some error about power saying to press the power button. So I put it back and could no longer boot. But I can boot with the boot disk in so can I fix this or should I wipe it clean and try again.

 

[tonymacx86]

Ok my install went fine to a degree, it was booting and working but I had a couple of issues.
1 During boot I would get an error unable to find SMBIOS but it would continue and boot to an OSX desktop.
2 Sleep would not function right, it would turn my monitor off and fans would spin down but it would not shut off and would require a hard reset.

So I got to messing around, read somewhere on here that I did not need NullCPUPowerManagement so I removed it to the desktop and rebooted. Got some error about power saying to press the power button. So I put it back and could no longer boot. But I can boot with the boot disk in so can I fix this or should I wipe it clean and try again.

Download the latest iBoot, use that to boot into your install- then replace the kext. You'll need an edited DSDT with proper edits to remove NullCPUPowerManagement.

 

[appraisalguy]

Not sure where to find iBoot, found an app to edit the file and will try my hand at that once I find iBoot and learn how to use it.

 

[tonymacx86]

Not sure where to find iBoot, found an app to edit the file and will try my hand at that once I find iBoot and learn how to use it.

You won't need any DSDT for this- and you'll be able to get fully running using MultiBeast afterwards. Here you go-
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=401

Read through it, and proceed. Here's the direct link to iBoot-
Public/tonymacx86-iBoot.iso.zip

 

[appraisalguy]

Thanks for the help and everything else you do for this project, great site.

 

[appraisalguy]

Still at this, and still not booting right. Booted using the iBoot disk ran Beast 10.6 + Disk Utilities, repaired permissions, no luck. Did the same but ran 10.6.2 with the same results. Next try I booted with iBoot, moved the extra folder to the desktop and ran Beast 10.6.2 creating a new extra folder, then replaced the dsdt ga ud3r-f6 with a different dsdt (same one different download), repairing permissions after each attempt. Boots without the error "unable to find smbios" so thats a plus but after I get to the grey apple screen and little spinning icon the pc shuts down.
I don't know if this is of importance but when I repair permissions I get a warning that ARDAgent.App has been modified and will not be repaired.
Also trying to make these changes after I had updated using the 10.6.2 updater, is that possible? Frustrating as it boots and seems to run fine (except sleep which I will tackle latter) with a boot disk. Is it time to start over?

 

[tonymacx86]

Still at this, and still not booting right. Booted using the iBoot disk ran Beast 10.6 + Disk Utilities, repaired permissions, no luck. Did the same but ran 10.6.2 with the same results. Next try I booted with iBoot, moved the extra folder to the desktop and ran Beast 10.6.2 creating a new extra folder, then replaced the dsdt ga ud3r-f6 with a different dsdt (same one different download), repairing permissions after each attempt. Boots without the error "unable to find smbios" so thats a plus but after I get to the grey apple screen and little spinning icon the pc shuts down.
I don't know if this is of importance but when I repair permissions I get a warning that ARDAgent.App has been modified and will not be repaired.
Also trying to make these changes after I had updated using the 10.6.2 updater, is that possible? Frustrating as it boots and seems to run fine (except sleep which I will tackle latter) with a boot disk. Is it time to start over?

Wow- at it for 24 hours straight!

I've been there. The permissions thing is common- don't worry about it. Post the contents of your /Extra folder in a zip.

 

[adamsmasher]

If you're able to boot from the disk then it's probably just a problem with what's in your /extra folder and/or chameleon installation, both of which are normally not too hard to figure out.

 

[appraisalguy]

I can't believe how fast OSX boots compared to 7. I had to figure out how to make a zip file, how easy is that. Thanks for taking a look at the file.

 

[tonymacx86]

I can't believe how fast OSX boots compared to 7. I had to figure out how to make a zip file, how easy is that. Thanks for taking a look at the file.

Yeah- isn't it great! You can set 7-zip or any archive program in Windows to do it to- but having it at the OS level is just nice. Right click and compress.

Do you use PS2 keyboard/mouse?