Leopard on Asus P5ND2-SLI
I know this guide is pretty specific but on my journey to install OSX on my PC I noticed there are a lot of guys out there with similar hardware.
MOBO :Asus P5ND2 – SLI
CPU :Intel Pentium 4 3G (SSE3 LGA)
DDRAM :2×1024 Kingston 533;
HDD :ATA WD2000 – 200G;
VIDEO :GeForce – 7300 GS;
I never thought I would manage to install Leopard on this hardware setup, but after a few painful nights here it is:
Install kalyway 10.5.1 (first choose “customize” in the installer menu and choose only the boot loader: mbr or guild)
you can change this with disk utility – mbr worked out for me
Do NOT install any other drivers/patches.
After install is complete, on first boot press F8 and boot with these options -v -x to go to safe mode.
Assuming all worked according to plan till now, we can fix the problems:
Once you’re done with all the settings open a terminal and type this:
sudo -s (you will be asked for your password)
rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/GeForce.kext
rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/Ge*.kext
rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/NV*kext
exit
Apparently the default GeForce driver is causing the system not to load correctly in the first place so we had to get rid of it.
Now to install a new driver that will work:
Download the files you need form here:
First thing you have to know what’s your hardware signature: Device ID and Vendor ID.You can find those out from system profiler: About this mac>More info>Graphics/DisplayNow, you must look out for those two lines:Vendor: NVIDIA (0×10de)Device ID: 0×01dfIf your values match these ones you have nothing to worry and skip the next italic instructions:
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Otherwise you will have to edit a few files, so the system would recognize your driver.
First you need your video card signature at hand.For example for the device I have the signature is 0×01DF10DE, where the first 4 characters are the device IDand the last 4 characters represent Vendor (10DE is specific for NVIDIA).
Now that you know what your card signature is, replace this string “0×01DF10DE” with the one thatmatches your card, in the fallowing files:
- NVInject.kext/Contents/Info.plist
- GeForce.kext/Contents/Info.plist
- NVDANV40Hal.kext/Contents/Info.plist
- NVDAResman.kext/Contents/Info.plist
(to open a kext file right click on it and select “Show Package Contents”).Save the plist files
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Now open KextHelper(you can find it in applications) and install those 4 kext files mentioned above.
Cross your fingers and reboot
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…Hoping you came back with full graphic support let’s take care of the onBoard sound:Navigate to /System/Library/Extensions and delete AppleHDA.kext, now open again kextHelper and install AppleAC97Audio.kext file and reboot.
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Now, you might not yet have a fully working Leopard yet, mine still crashes sometimes when I try to access the network or download bigger files.
It’s a problem related to the onBoard Intel Pro/1000 network controller.I gave up finding a solution for this one because it seemed like a dead end, for now at least and just bought a new RTL8139D PCI internal network adapter witch is fully recognized by Kalyway’s IONetworkFamily.kext and now I have a fully working TESTING purposes MAC PRO.
All these operations can be done trough a terminalbut it might be easier for those not so familiar with MAC and terminal commands
For more information about OSX86 project visit the forums on:
Let me know if it worked out for you
Remember if you really like it buy a real mac.
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