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Mac os x boot problems

sata drives and sata raid == bad for osx86
 
randomperson21 said:
sata drives and sata raid == bad for osx86
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Yep.

Straight off the x86 cd will not work, and it will never work.

You have to use the patched CD's, that jas and a few other people make..

The TPM chip DECRYPTS critical OS files, which is why you get the XXXXX.plist not found.

The leaked beta was a simple TPM bypass, but once the full version hit the streets, they had to work to decode the system files and write a TPM faker.

That is why the mac CD's do not work. Its a form of copy protection, and abuse prevention.



With the hacked version, you CANNOT use Sata. period. Unless you're mobo is a known working one, don't even bother.

You will NOT have 3d acceleration. I'm not sure if any of the "projects" have progressed past just enabling the driver.

I've not had a ton of luck with recent DVD's as apple has scattershot a lot of the important resources..

however, please note that /torrent links/ are indeed illegal (sorry!) as thats what OSX86PROJECT.org got nuked by apple with.
 
as for 3d accel, it works right out of the box with some ati cards (x300 i know works). i believe the titan project has gotten far enough to at least enable quartz 2d on nvidia cards, idk tho.

oh yea, gma900 series cards work too, cuz thats whats in the macbook.
 
then how to bypass this TPM thing ? patched dvds ? are they able to do it ?
 
if your dvd is already patched, it already bypasses tpm.
 
then y did the 10.4.6 didn't work ?
 
BXtreme said:
then y did the 10.4.6 didn't work ?
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Did you select the SSE3 patch when you installed? Did you try to install it to a SATA drive? Need more info on exactly what steps you followed.

Also, some of the releases don't contain all the necessary kexts(drivers) to work on all machines. It's real hit and miss on what releases have what, many customizations going on out there. Some AMD specific, some Intel specific, support for different chipsets, etc., etc. The one I pointed out is your best bet. Either grab that, or try to find the .iso patching files JaS releases to update the iso to the latest, and to add kexts if needed.

You seriously need to spend some time looking around in that wiki link I gave. It will answer all of your questions. I realize you're just looking for a simple, straightforward answer, but, unfortunately, one does not exist for this topic. The vast amounts of different hardware out there makes simple answers impossible.
 
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ISO-10.4.6 x86 JaS
Hd-sata ( :() i have an old 40gb ide hdd, i'll try it after my movie download/borrowing finishes :D :laugh:
asus p5b doesn't allow ide properly btw, and i will NOT try it on my current pc :D, can't trust it ;)
 
BXtreme said:
ISO-10.4.6 x86 JaS
Hd-sata ( :() i have an old 40gb ide hdd, i'll try it after my movie download/borrowing finishes :D :laugh:
asus p5b doesn't allow ide properly btw, and i will NOT try it on my current pc :D, can't trust it ;)
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If you set your SATA controller to IDE mode, it may work. But then you'll lose RAID options.
 
the ide cable that came with it didn't even fit it in the ide 40gb one....ALSO i hate torrents, so slooow. damnit!
 
What are your system specs?
 
dannymichel said:
I have the same EXACT issue.
Is there a fix?
I already set my SATA controller to IDE mode and it didn't work.

/com.apple.Boot.plist not found: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=29335&st=0

I was able to install it with my other MOBO easy
I thought the solution was: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=34871
Said to use: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=34938
But I used the patch described there and nothing happened.
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Sata controllers as a whole do not work. (Very few do, if any)

BX as to the "ide cable that came with it", That would be a floppy cable not an IDE cable.

RAID, and Sata will NOT work on os x86 in any form iirc.

If its a true mac, then it works. The problem here is that theres no sata chipset driver.

Lacking this, darwin does not contain the necessary information to make it baseline, similar to USB now Vs windows 98.

This is not a flaw in apples software, its just a side effect of this being hacked.
 
 
Unfortunately, the 965P chipset has been very hit and miss for OS X support. It seems to randomly choose what boards it will work on. Your best bet is to keep your eye on osx86 forums and wiki to see if anybody made some headway. 10.4.9 has been out for a while, perhaps one of those releases will work?

Wiki: http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Installation_Guides
 
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