Strange issue; Every other restart causes unit to hang/load

[jaysen]

Ok so here's my issue, I'll explain it to the best of my ability and provide a video for all to see.

This is my second hack, and installation couldn't have gone easier! I used the following hardware;

Core i3 530
Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2H rev 1.0 (F7 Bios)
Corsair XMS3 4GB Kit
Asus GeForce GT240
Western Digital 1TB Blue HD
Antec P180 Mini

DSDT from the database for my mobo/bios
Retail Snow Leopard 10.6.3 disc

Anyway, after installation I updated using the combo update, ran multibeast, selected the appropriate kext and went about my way. I had the tower running most of the day and noticed an issue after I updated safari using the Check for Updates link.

My Issue:

When I start up the tower from a cold boot or a restart, chameleon RC5 will load, and the circular progress bar will stall and continue in a slow and stuttering manor. After a couple minutes, OSX will eventually load however My keyoard and mouse do not function but the clock continues to update.

When I hold the power button down, the tower will shut off, and then I'll wait a couple seconds and power back on. Chameleon loads just fine, progress bar runs smoothly, OSX loads and viola im back in my desktop with keyboard and mouse working.

If I restart from here, the tower will restart like normal, chameleon will load however same thing happens as I described in the first paragraph. I took special not that during this restart I could not enter the bios nor boot using verbose (-v). I then have to repeat the the steps above to get a working environment.

I'm probably going to start a fresh install, but before I did I wanted to get some input...

Video of Issue can be found here... Sorry for the crappy res it was taken on my evo then downsampled

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qihkIbd-jFs

 

[wlp5]

Strange issue. I'm going to take a wild guess. USB problems?

 

[jaysen]

Uploading video as I type, will edit and update the first post once its complete.

I thought USB issues also, but now im thinking more and more it has nothing to do with USB... just dunno why?

 

[MacMan]

Ok so here's my issue, I'll explain it to the best of my ability and provide a video for all to see.

This is my second hack, and installation couldn't have gone easier! I used the following hardware;

Core i3 530
Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2H rev 1.0 (F7 Bios)
Corsair XMS3 4GB Kit
Asus GeForce GT240
Western Digital 1TB Blue HD
Antec P180 Mini

DSDT from the database for my mobo/bios
Retail Snow Leopard 10.6.3 disc

Anyway, after installation I updated using the combo update, ran multibeast, selected the appropriate kext and went about my way. I had the tower running most of the day and noticed an issue after I updated safari using the Check for Updates link.

My Issue:

When I start up the tower from a cold boot or a restart, chameleon RC5 will load, and the circular progress bar will stall and continue in a slow and stuttering manor. After a couple minutes, OSX will eventually load however My keyoard and mouse do not function but the clock continues to update.

When I hold the power button down, the tower will shut off, and then I'll wait a couple seconds and power back on. Chameleon loads just fine, progress bar runs smoothly, OSX loads and viola im back in my desktop with keyboard and mouse working.

If I restart from here, the tower will restart like normal, chameleon will load however same thing happens as I described in the first paragraph. I took special not that during this restart I could not enter the bios nor boot using verbose (-v). I then have to repeat the the steps above to get a working environment.

I'm probably going to start a fresh install, but before I did I wanted to get some input...

Video of Issue can be found here... Sorry for the crappy res it was taken on my evo then downsampled

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qihkIbd-jFs

Are you using the latest official Realtek driver? Switch to Lnx2Mac's driver.

 

[jaysen]

Ok so here's my issue, I'll explain it to the best of my ability and provide a video for all to see.

This is my second hack, and installation couldn't have gone easier! I used the following hardware;

Core i3 530
Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2H rev 1.0 (F7 Bios)
Corsair XMS3 4GB Kit
Asus GeForce GT240
Western Digital 1TB Blue HD
Antec P180 Mini

DSDT from the database for my mobo/bios
Retail Snow Leopard 10.6.3 disc

Anyway, after installation I updated using the combo update, ran multibeast, selected the appropriate kext and went about my way. I had the tower running most of the day and noticed an issue after I updated safari using the Check for Updates link.

My Issue:

When I start up the tower from a cold boot or a restart, chameleon RC5 will load, and the circular progress bar will stall and continue in a slow and stuttering manor. After a couple minutes, OSX will eventually load however My keyoard and mouse do not function but the clock continues to update.

When I hold the power button down, the tower will shut off, and then I'll wait a couple seconds and power back on. Chameleon loads just fine, progress bar runs smoothly, OSX loads and viola im back in my desktop with keyboard and mouse working.

If I restart from here, the tower will restart like normal, chameleon will load however same thing happens as I described in the first paragraph. I took special not that during this restart I could not enter the bios nor boot using verbose (-v). I then have to repeat the the steps above to get a working environment.

I'm probably going to start a fresh install, but before I did I wanted to get some input...

Video of Issue can be found here... Sorry for the crappy res it was taken on my evo then downsampled

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qihkIbd-jFs

Are you using the latest official Realtek driver? Switch to Lnx2Mac's driver.

Yes, I am using the Official Realtek driver - How do I go about removing it and using Lnx2Mac ?

Also, when using iBoot to boot the system up (with 2.0 device plugged in), each time I restart/shutdown it works as normal - errr... however the moment i stop booting with iBoot I encounter the same issues as I've described.

 

[MacMan]

Yes, I am using the Official Realtek driver - How do I go about removing it and using Lnx2Mac ?

Also, when using iBoot to boot the system up (with 2.0 device plugged in), each time I restart/shutdown it works as normal - errr... however the moment i stop booting with iBoot I encounter the same issues as I've described.

viewtopic.php?f=64&t=7782

 

[jaysen]

SOLVED:

I installed the Lnx2Mac Realtek package and it fixed my issues. Currently running an update hack ! thanks Macman!