Kernel Panic with i7-4790K & Z97N; Was Working With i7-4790

[awer25]

Hi All,

I could really use some help here... My build was working perfectly with the i7-4790 CPU, and I decided to upgrade to the 4790K. I installed the new CPU, and now am just getting kernel panics (see pics).

Longer version:

Yesterday, I decided to install the BCM94352 HMB/AzureWave AW-CE123H Wifi + BT mini-PCIe card, after reading that it works perfectly (http://www.tonymacx86.com/network/104850-guide-airport-pcie-half-mini-v2.html).

The system booted fine multiple times, and OSX recognized the hardware (although I was still working on getting BT to pair).

This morning, I came in with a new 4790K and installed it. I immediately got a kernel panic (even in safe mode). I booted to a Unibeast USB drive, repartitioned the SSD to a single GUID partition, and installed a fresh copy of Mavericks 10.9.3 on the drive.

Still no luck. I get the two kernel panics that are attached (first is with safe mode, second is without safe mode).

Does anyone have any ideas? I don't know where to start if it won't even boot into safe mode on a fresh install. Could the CPU be bad? It seems to work fine in Windows.

Edit: BIOS is F3, which is the newest version and supports the 4790K. Also, I added a new kernel panic screenshot that came after changing some BIOS settings.

 

[mrdmadev]

I'm not here to hijack your thread, but for the record, I just installed the hardware listed in my profile which includes a 4790k as well.....and I'm getting identical kernel panic screens as you are. The only difference is I started with the 4790K. Everything was ok until multibeast install.

My board includes the following:

LAN - i217V
Sound - ALC1150
Video - HD4600

Mavericks 10.9.3

Multibeast
Drivers>Audio>Realtek ALCxxx>ALC1150
Drivers>Audio>Realtek ALCxxx>Intel 9 Series Motherboard Support
Drivers>Disk>3rd Party SATA
Drivers>Disk>Trim Enabler>10.9.x TRIM Patch
Drivers > Misc > FakeSMC v6.8.1307
Drivers > Misc > FakeSMC v6.8.1307 Plugins
Drivers > Misc > FakeSMC v6.8.1307 HWMonitor Application
Drivers > Misc > USB 3.0 - Universal
Network >Intel>AppleIntelE1000e v3.0.4.1a

Ran KextBeast according to this thread -> http://www.tonymacx86.com/graphics/...phics-acceleration-9-series-motherboards.html

Here is my thread asking for help with including screen capture attachments.

 

[ej1fr3ak]

I'm also having KP issues. Looks like it's always something related to the CPU. I just got this processor today and this was the final piece to my brand new hackintosh build. I was able to install Mavericks but when I try to finish up the installation and run multi beast I get all these KPs. I only had to use the -x arg for installation.

If anyone wants to try to get this fixed in real time let me know and I can provide you with google talk info. I'm working on this tonight as I'd like to start using this tomorrow. My build specs are below:

Mobo: Gigabyte z87x-oc Force
Processor: Intel 4790k (Stock Clock)
Ram: 16GB ddr3 1600 (8GB installed for OS X Install)
Samsung 830 series 512GB SSD

No video card at this time. Using on board graphics.

 

[Asus-Freak]

@ej1fr3ak is the a bios upgrade for your mb to support the new CPU's? I don't see one...

 

[ej1fr3ak]

Yes Gigabyte announced it would be supported with the f8 and higher update for this board. Mine came with f9. As for this, I got mine working. I removed EVERYTHING non essential, including all sata ports, additional RAM, and everything that was connected to my machine that was unnecessary. Then, I loaded optimized defaults, set the BIOS up similar to this post:

http://www.tonymacx86.com/user-builds/119599-spartans-oc-force-i7-4770k-gtx-780-x2-build.html

Then, I went through the entire process again, from start to finish, according to this thread:

http://www.tonymacx86.com/374-unibeast-install-os-x-mavericks-any-supported-intel-based-pc.html

Once the install was done, I had to put my account password in. Once I did that, I got a KP. Shut down and restarted, and it booted right to my mac HD. Now, I'm trying to find the proper setup for my DSDT. I will update when I have more.

One phrase we say often where I work, "be smart, restart." This could apply to "restarting" the entire process for someone like me, who is starting from scratch with this hackintosh build.

 

[defunkt]

awer25, thank you for making this post! It's my new favorite thread since it describes everything I'm going through!

I've been troubleshooting this hardcore since Wednesday when my 4790K arrived. I have the GA Z97N Gaming 5 and I'm trying to use HD4600. I can get all the way through the MultiBeast install and restart, then bam, kernel panic.

Using Stork's awesome guide as a starting point:
http://www.tonymacx86.com/mavericks...ifi-using-hd4600-no-graphics-card-needed.html

I can complete every step of Stork's guide up until "Done! Enjoy your Gigabyte H/Z97N-WIFI motherboard based system using HD4600 graphics. :thumb up:"

I've used toleda's AppleIntelFramebufferAzul.Kext, and toleda's graphics_intel_hd5k-azul-c-90_patch (note the C as I believe it's appropriate for the GA Z97N Gaming 5 Framebuffer Config (DVI=0x5, HDMI=0x6, DP=0x7) as posted here:
http://www.tonymacx86.com/graphics/125239-hd4600-hd4000-hd3000-framebuffer-edits.html

if IGPU is enabled in BIOS I get the "panic(cpu 0 caller ...kernel trap at" error / AppleACPIPlatform error

if IGPU is disabled in BIOS (and use a GTX 650, borrowed from a friend) I get the "AppleKeyStore starting" error/hang/freeze

 

[carl]

Any progress on this cpu? I just bought it but now thinking to exchange it since I'm reading about KP's. I assumed it would be like the popular 4770k. Could it be OSX just doesn't like 4ghz base clock speed?

 

[nylanderlinus]

Having these issues also,have 4790k and GA-Z97N-UD5H-BK. been working on it this weekend and my results are.

Installing OS X is fine, its when the install is done and after using multibeast it wont boot.
So i started doing reinstalls again and again with less and less things in multibeast and today i tried only installing chimera and not even that works so i figured that i try without multibeast at all. When nothing is installed with multibeast i get it to boot in 50% of the cases, rest its just these kernel panics. Must be something with the chimera bootloader then?

Any1 having similar experiences?

 

[trs96]

Having these issues also,have 4790k and GA-Z97N-UD5H-BK. been working on it this weekend and my results are.

Installing OS X is fine, its when the install is done and after using multibeast it wont boot.
So i started doing reinstalls again and again with less and less things in multibeast and today i tried only installing chimera and not even that works so i figured that i try without multibeast at all. When nothing is installed with multibeast i get it to boot in 50% of the cases, rest its just these kernel panics. Must be something with the chimera bootloader then?

Any1 having similar experiences?

What you'll need to do is boot verbose (-v) and take a pic of the screen with a camera where
it kernel panics so you can see what is causing it. Most of the time it's caused when you are
using integrated graphics of the 4790K instead of a compatible gfx card. See the links in
previous posts in this thread concerning Z97/Haswell refresh cpus.

 

[nylanderlinus]

Forgot to say i have a gtx 780 as graphics unit, disabled all what intel integrated graphics is.
Getting exactly the same kernel panics as the thread starter after using multibeast but without multibeast i get successful boot 50% of the times.

Aslo tried just installing the sata drivers from multibeast and i can boot just the same as without it.

So still seems chimera makes something for me that makes my OS X not boot.