[ TIP ] How to boot the ML USB Installer on MSI-X58M (resolve reboot loop)

[neilhart]

This is a sharing of information:

How to get a Unibeast 1.5.3 prepared ML 10.8.2 USB installer to boot through to the GUI desktop. This specific to the MSI X58M motherboard with the latest BIOS.

My system has had Lion up and running for a very long time. However it would halt or go into a reboot loop when I used the USB installer for ML 10.8.2.

I found that you have to set "Execute Bit" to Enable in the BIOS.

and

You must use "PCIRootUID=0" argument to boot through to the installer.

The latter is because the Unibeast installer has "PCIRootUID=1" set in the installer /Extra/org.chameleon.Boot.plist file. My board will not boot ML with this setting.

Happy hacking,
neil

 

[abenther]

Neilhart,
Thanks a lot for you tip. It helped me 100%.

By the way, do you have the DSDT for MSI x58m?

Could you also tell me what is you tip for the Multibeast setup?
I am struggling to get it right, for instance my sound card is running with lots of noise (voodooHDA).

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Cheers.