iDeneb 10.5.5 on Asus M3A78-EM

dnyanesh · #1 01-16-2009, 11:49 AM

Hardware Specs:

CPU: AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core Processor 2.10 GHz
Motherboard: Asus M3A78-EM
HardDrive: 1TB WD SATA HDD
Chipset: AMD 780G / SB700
Memory: 2 x 2GB 800MHz RAM
Expansion Slots: 1 x PCI Express x16 Slot
1 x PCI Express x1 Slot
2 x PCI 2.2 Slots
Graphics/Video: Integrated ATI Raedon HD 3200 GPU
USB: 8 USB Ports
Storage Ports: 5 x SATA 3Gb/s Ports
1 x 1394 Port
Audio: Realtek ALC1200 High Definition Audio 8-Channel
LAN: Gigabit LAN
Bios: AMI BIOS

I managed to install Leopard with iDeneb 10.5.5. But after installation, Leopard wont boot up. Everything is fine untill the bootloader loads and asks to select the partition. When Leopard's partition is selected, it simply restarts.

Note:
1. I am dual booting it with Microsoft Windows Vista x64.
2. The hard drive was not getting detected in the installation. Then I changed the SATA to AHCI Mode and then it worked fine and I could proceed with the installation.
3. I went with the installation without installing a single kext provided in the installation as I couldn't find any for my hardware specs in the list provided.

PLEASE HELP!

spydeyrch · #2 01-16-2009, 05:45 PM

Make sure that you chose the AMD patch and a kernel when you install. I would recommend the XNU 9.4 kernel that is on the install dvd. Once you get that installed and working, then you can trouble shoot your LAN and audio. do you know what your lan and audio chips are, i.e. Marvel, ADI, ALC, etc? Also, don't forget to select a graphics kext during the install too.

One little side note. If you installed vista x64 in IDE mode on your sata drive then switched it in your bios to AHCI to install leo, you won't be able to boot into vista x64 unless you go back and change the bios back to IDE or......change your vista registry to use the vista x64 AHCI driver that you can get from your mobo website or....... re-install vista x64. I learned this one the hard way.

Hope that helps.

dnyanesh · #3 01-17-2009, 08:24 AM

Thanks, I will go for it....
1. I have ALC1200 Audio chip and integrated ATI Raedon HD 3200 GPU. There were no kexts for these in the DVD, so I simply skipped everything and went with the installation.
2. I had changed my registry to use the vista x64 AHCI driver and then went with the iDeneb installation.

spydeyrch · #4 01-17-2009, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dnyanesh

...and integrated ATI Raedon HD 3200 GPU. ...so I simply skipped everything and went with the installation.

Let me know how it went. I am interested to see how your GPU is fairing, seeing as you didn't choose a kext for it.

I found a couple threads that talk about the ATI IGP HD3200. If you would like them, I could send you the links or you could google them too.

dnyanesh · #5 01-21-2009, 12:54 PM

Thanks,
Your suggestion worked for me and now I am replying to you from leopard! Now, the only problem I have is to find and install kexts for ALC1200 and ATI HD 3200. Rest everything is perfect!

Thanks once again!

spydeyrch · #6 01-22-2009, 06:17 PM

GREAT!!!

I am glad to hear that!!! It is very satisfying once everything just works. Have you found any kexts for your audio and gpu? Now that you have everything installed. I would recommend updating to the voodoo 9.5 kernel. You should be able to get it from the voodoo developer's website here. Burn it to a disk as an .iso or .dmg and then install it from within you booted up leo desktop. also, make a backup of your at least your lan kext. I say this because when I install from iDeneb using xnu voodoo 9.4, everything works pretty well. But then when I upgrade to voodoo 9.5, my lan acts wierd, still haven't figured it out yet. So, just back it up, just in case.

The Voodoo 9.5 kernel will allow you to update using the apple update program in os x. I used it and am currently running os x ver. 10.5.6

.Let me know how it goes.