NOTE: I have found that both Graphics_Enabler and NVEnabler work with my GeForce 8600GT 256MB graphics card giving CI/QE (as seen from the transparent top menu bar) but Graphics_Enabler works more cleanly during bootup, as the bootup screen shows. OR if you have a nVidia graphics card BUT have not chosen Graphics Enabler in Bootloader Options in which case, choose an appropriate nVidia EFI String option OR Enabler option above."
" UNLESS you have one of the ATI or Intel graphics cards using a driver in the list of options. If you have HD 4650 like me then download > Laptop Hardware (Battery Card Reader TSC Sync ACPI Thermal (32bit)
> CPU Power Management (Voodoo P-State Voodoo Power EvO Speedstep)
"One of the PS2 options is needed ONLY if you are using a PS/2 keyboard and/or PS/2 mouse." "If you have a AD19988b audio chipset/codec, then you will need to follow the audio fixing procedure using a Legacy Audio kext with a patched DSDT.aml file as described in post #2 here." Leaving the AppleHDA1062.kext untouched, or if the version 0.2.61 VoodooHDA.kext works best for your chipset/codec (check entry in About This Mac > System Profiler > Audio (Built In), then delete the AppleHDA1062.kext instead."
Sudo mv /System/Library/Extensions/AppleHDA.kext sudo mv /System/Library/Extensions/ If you are using a Legacy Audio kext with a patched DSDT.aml file in / or in /Extra, you can delete VoodooHDA.kext from /System/Library/Extensions/, and MUST also rename the AppleHDA.kext in /S/L/E/ as follows: Initially choose both Voodoo HDA and Apple HDA 10.6.2 options, ESPECIALLY if you are not sure which available option(s) for your audio chipset/codec to choose.this should give you sound during the initial setting up via the OS X Welcome screen.
> Sound ( Voodoo HDA Apple HDA 10.6.2 )ĭownload and Install this Custom VoodooHDA for ALC 888/1200 from here > SATA/IDE (AHCI SATA Intel SATA/IDE JMicron SATA/IDE VIA SATA/IDE (support for VIA, SiS, SI, ULI, Marvell and some nForce chipsets) nForce SATA/IDE ) > Modified Kernels ( qoopz 10.3.0 qoopz 10.2.0 PCJ kernel Atom Kernel)
"If you normally have problems using Graphics Enabler, you may need to select this option too" "You can choose to use Graphics_Enabler (BUT ONLY if you have a nVidia graphics card.)" In the Installer Customise menu, select the options shown in RED here: Click on Customize button in the Install Summary popup-window, and select as follows:
Use Disk Utility to set up a Mac OS X Extended (Journaled) Partition.Ħ. Now with the iATKOS S3 version 2 boot icon framed, press Enter to start the OS X InstallerĤ. In any event, you will see what you have typed to the right of the boot: prompt in the bottom left corner of the screen.ģ. When the Chameleon bootloader appears, and when you see the option to do so, press F8 to go to the Chameleon Boot Icon menu, then type:īut only use maxmem=2048 if you have > 2GB RAM installed on your MOBO.
Boot from the iATKOS S3 Version 2 Snow Leopard 10.6.3 Install DVDĢ. NOTE that like ALL single-layer DVD distros, this Install DVD is a "stripped-down" version of the Retail OS X Install DVD containing NO Printer Drivers.ġ. However, it is not clear if this is referring only to the OS X system it installs, since the Install DVD itself boots into 32bit mode according to the in /Extra I have used the iATKOS S3 Version 2 Snow Leopard 10.6.3 Install DVDĪccording to the very useful iATKOS S3 Readme, with this iATKOS S3 release you can choose MBR (Master Boot Record) or GPT (Guid Partition Table) via partitioning options, and says that it boots into 64bit mode by default, but that if you select the 32bit package or any of the 32bit-only driver(s) then the system will boot the kernel in 32bit by default. NO WARRANTY IS IMPLIED OR GIVEN AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THESE STEPS WILL WORK FOR YOU AS THEY HAVE FOR ME. All done on an internal 2x SATA Hard ing a USB keyboard and mouse (NOT PS/2), AMD ATHLON 7750+ X2,2x SATA DVDRW, ATI 4650 graphics card.