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[Guide] Boot Retail Snow Leopard DVD + USB PC_EFI 10.2
UPDATE: (9/4/09) Video added on Youtube or direct download for better resolution.
my snow leopard retail DVD just came in and upon unboxing it i thought why cant i install it using BOOT 132 instead of restoring it to an 8gb flashdrive? so ive search for ways to create one but failed until i saw netkas PC EFI 10.2 blog. this method saves time in restoring the DVD and really handy if you dont have an 8GB or larger flashdrive, also saves you a blank CDR in creating a Boot 132 CD. What's Needed: • Snow Leopard Retail DVD - BUY IT! $29 is a money well spent • USB flashdrive - we only need 40MB of free space • Leopard Partition 10.5.8 or lower to install Chameleon and other files • Chameleon RC1, PC_EFI 10.2 and a few kext which i uploaded below Here's How To: • plug in your USB Flashdrive and erase it using Disk Utility (GPT) • Install Chameleon v2.0 r431 (RC1), this might work too on hidden EFI HFS but haven't try • show all hidden files using 'ShowAllFiles.app' and delete boot • copy PC_EFI 10.2 to root • in Extra Folder customize the kext that you think you'll be needing, DSDT.aml (use or create your own) and also boot.plist adding your own EFI strings.. here's how mine looks, just needed 2 kext for my ES2L which is fakesmc and openhalt. Your motherboard may vary so add kext if necessary. That's it! when done shutdown your machine and be sure your Snow Leopard DVD is in your optical drive before turning it off. to boot just press Boot Menu F12 and choose your flash drive as the first boot, chameleon will load and you'll see the DVD drive in the chameleon screen. Boot using -v -x32 or -x64 or any flags that you wish and wait until you see Snow installer screen, you know what to do after that note: Tested this on my machine running C2Q and Gigabyte G31M-ES2L but im sure it will work with other boards too so try it but YMMV so post your success/problems here. Also a quote from netkas " so far it was tested only with some intel controllers, wasnt tested with ite/jmicron/nvidia/amd controllers ". - Last edited by sk1nhd33t; 09-03-2009 at 07:28 PM. |
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sk1nhd33t
I have snow running here on same motherboard as yourself all seems 100% working, except for sound, can you tell me which files I need to get the onboard sound to work. Cheers |
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OT this is a guide in booting retail DVD but to answer your question check my outdated ES2L guide a few threads below this one, youll see a dsdt patch and legacy kext for your 883. VoodooHDA will work too but install it in s/l/e, also post problems there too not here.
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Using this guide i can place my efi sting to make things better for me
sorry yes i can thanks for the post |
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Using the very method, can we actually "upgrade" the current copy of Leopard to Snow Leopard instead of install a fresh copy in a spare hard drive?
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@ tessa
you need too use your own, what's pictured above is my 9600GT efi strings. edited the attached folder and included a blank boot.plist and added showallfiles.app |
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save yourself the trouble and install the new OS on a new or separate partition and just use Migration Assistant if you badly need your home files |
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Then again i going to steal yours I am lazzzzzzzy Thanks for the posting this is what i needed!!!!! |
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where is this installing into? another hardrive or to the USB? im assuming to a hardrive since the installation files is way over 40 mb.
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