v310's First Build: Core i7-3770K - GA-Z77N-WIFI - 16GB RAM - GTX 660Ti

[xelanaiznac]

look at post n1.
the efi string for igfx with 32 mb

 

[idaanx]

I don't see any injections in the first post, could you point me in the right direction or post it again?

 

[xelanaiznac]

so silly.
now i can't boot up my hack.

same settings:
Mac mini 6,2 or macbbok pro 10,1
efi string for 32 mb

bios:
init graphics: peg
internal graphic: enabled
internal graphic ram: 32mb

error:
x86platform plugin AICPM failed to load ring table

what can i do?

solutions that worked:
1-disable internal graphic
2-put init display first set to igfx

how can i keep both graphics card enabled and init display set to peg?

 

[xelanaiznac]

I don't see any injections in the first post, could you point me in the right direction or post it again?

this was:

string>8800000001000000010000007c0000000200000002010c00d041030a000000000101060000027fff0400100000006d006f00640065006c0000001a000000496e74656c20484420477261706869637320343030302c0000004100410050004c002c00690067002d0070006c006100740066006f0072006d002d006900640000000800000005006201</string>

 

[idaanx]

Thanks! I'll try that and report back, I was using one that started 7f0000.

And it's not working for you anymore or what happened?

 

[bones123]

this was:

string>8800000001000000010000007c0000000200000002010c00d041030a000000000101060000027fff0400100000006d006f00640065006c0000001a000000496e74656c20484420477261706869637320343030302c0000004100410050004c002c00690067002d0070006c006100740066006f0072006d002d006900640000000800000005006201</string>

where does this string generate from?

 

[Randy84]

look at post n1.the efi string for igfx with 32 mb

Ok, I have been messing around with my Hackintosh for quite sometime now and I have been a little afraid to post because I am a real NOOB. However, I used the string mentioned here and finally got my system to boot after many, many trial and errors. I went with the Mac Mini 6,2 after having first went with Mac Pro 3,1 and 5,1 which I got working fine, except I really wanted mirroring as I have two big TV's with Apple TV hooked up. I have Amazon Prime and I wanted to be able to watch on my TV's. Ok, Here is my latest Bench marks using Nova Bench. I am not sure how V310 gets such good Hardware tests as I am using the exact same build as him except I put in a BluRay player.I put the string mentioned here and I used I am going to have to post again so I can review what I actually did with my BIOS settings.

[h=2]Verified NovaBench Score: 1503[/h]Test run on March 19, 2013Mac OS X 10.8.3

Intel Core i7 running at 3500 MHzIntel HD Graphics 4000 GPU16384 MB System RAM (Score: 225)- RAM Speed: 9648 MB/sCPU Tests (Score: 815)- Floating Point Operations/Second: 334266336- Integer Operations/Second: 622006528- MD5 Hashes Generated/Second: 1254474Graphics Tests (Score: 413)- 3D Frames Per Second: 1811Hardware Tests (Score: 50)- Primary Partition Capacity: 118 GB- Drive Write Speed: 228 MB/s​

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[Randy84]

Ok, here is what i did with my Bios settings. I had to hook up a third monitor to my Intel 4000 HDMI slot on the motherboard. My other monitors are hooked up to the Nvidia 660Ti.

I am waiting for a cable to see if I can just hook up two monitors and have one of them go to the display port from the DVI on the Motherboard Graphics and after it boots the video card will take over. I tried this with a DVI to VGA adapter but this did not work as Stork told us that Apple hasn't supported VGA connections in a long time. Currently until the adapter comes I have one 1080P monitor hooked up and the Mac Mini settings think that this is the built in display and the other two monitors with higher resolution work off the PCIE slot.

I am hoping that I can get away with only two monitors using the second as the boot screen via the DVI to Display Port connector I just ordered. I need to return the extra display to my wife's computer before I get in trouble.

For my BIOS settings I used Initial Display first IGFX and internal Graphics enabled with the memory size as 32M. I tried everything else but could not get anything to boot until I did these settings. If there is a different way, I hope someone will show me the way. The main reason I got a Mac was for the mirroring in case I didn't mention that earlier.

 

[baryw]

Randy84 - Good stuff.
Is performance better now than before?

The big thing you want is mirroring which, if I understand things, you can't get with the usual installation. I have a TV I would like to hook up so maybe I will try your configuration.

I haven't been able to get 310's numbers either. I don't think I have the same memory as he does. I did upgrade my SSD with helped. Running at 4.4 not 3.5. No problems.

Intel Core i7 @ 3500 MHz
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti

Overall NovaBench score of 1665
16384 MB System RAM (Score: 231)
- RAM Speed: 10817 MB/s


CPU Tests (Score: 1016)
- Floating Point Operations/Second: 403159808
- Integer Operations/Second: 790764800
- MD5 Hashes Calculated/Second: 1585123


Graphics Tests (Score: 342)
- 3D Frames Per Second: 1397


Hardware Tests (Score: 76)
- Primary Partition Capacity: 222 GB
- Drive Write Speed: 413 MB/s

 

[Randy84]

I was getting the same or better bench scores as V310 when I was using 3,1 and 5,1 however I could never get mirroring to work until I went with the Mac Mini 6,2. I have overclocked the processer to 4.1 and upped the RAM to the 1866mhz. I should have mentioned that. I am not sure that the Mac Mini is recognizing the OC as it still shows only 3.5.

I was never able to get the mirroring working with any other settings than the one I am using below. And believe me, I tried them all including all the IMAC settings. I have had to totally reload Mountain Lion 3 times as some of the changes I made would not allow me to boot at all.

This is a real learning experience and I have thought to myself several times that I am just going to erase the whole Operating system and use the SSD for Windows. I am completely new to Apple operating system so I am having to learn all that too. I am not sure if people realize how much the directions on here are geared toward at least a working knowledge of OS X and how MAC operating systems work. I have spent hours and hours just trying to figure out how to get into certain files and where programs are.

Oh, well, one thing I am finding out is that I really love the process of trying to get my computer to do something it wasn't designed specifically for and I am having a blast.