December 12, 2008
Preparing for 10.5.6 update.
Warning, this information is only for users who can use vanila kernel.
Next macosx update, 10.5.6, will require you to do few things before installing it.
First, you need to install pc evi v9 or any other boot-132 with mackerintel’s dsdt patcher.
if you had chameleon or etc, and have file named “boot” in root of your active partition, then just replace it with v9 or other bootloader.
second, very important, you need to generate fixed dsdt and place it to root of your osx partition (of the osx you will update).
TO do it use DSDT patcher from fassl http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=133683&st=0&start=0 .
if all went fine, then your 10.5.5 osx should be working still.
So now you can safely update to 10.5.6 , even no need to remove appleintelcpupowermanagement.ket durring installing, if dsdt patcher made it’s job good.
P.S. its better to remove appleintelcpu…kext after update is done, because it will heatup ur cpu
P.S.S. if you use /Extra mkext and placed dsmos/appledecrypt/etc there, then you dont need to edit any scripts after update is done and before reboot, so this update will go like on macs, if u made all preparations.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: after fixing dsdt and before installing 10.5.6, you HAVE to install either PM disabler or Appleintelcpupowermanagement.kext from 10.5.5 here
otherwise u will have freeze durring installation, because new appleintelcpu… will get loaded, and this new kext isnt compatiblw with 10.5.5.
Comments(65)
What if I’m using chameleon with linux grub? Can I just replace the boot file in my grub folder?
Hi Netkas,
Thanks for taking time to explain to everyone.
Merry Christmas to you and all!
Thanks, Netkas … I wish you never leave OSX86 world …
Is there any other way to update without using the patched DSDT? Coz I am having trouble getting it patched and I am not very knowledgeable with this thing.
Gustavo, i think u can
got zero errors..does that mean im good?
runnin 10.5.5 vanilla
Netkas,
Do you know if PC_EFI v9 can enable intel vt-x?
Thanx @netkas for the great work and the up to date blog messages and of cause… pc_efi!
@pitap dont think that there is an alternative solution… but try http://pcwizcomputer.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=150&Itemid=48
I’m still noooby on my way through OSX86 and pcwiz got very good tools to help us
Merry Christmas to netkas and all the rest
Hi Netkas
Thanks for information
>First, you need to install pc evi v9 …
Where is it ?
Thank you netkas, I replaced it in my grub folder and it apparently worked (I could boot into my system and all worked normally).
Going to try updating to 10.5.6 .
Might be useful to mention that AppleIntel.. will still panic on a lot of unsupported CPUs, so the disabler kext is a good idea. Also this method doesn’t apply to those using patched kernels
(should be able just install the update without DSDT patch, as I’m going to try now).
Hi!
Regarding the AppleIntelCPUPower……. issue before updating… it’s ok if I put the .5.5 kext, kextload it, and update using software update? Or do i need the PMDisabler.kext aswell?
Thank you!
Hey,
I went through the steps, and now i am getting a waiting on root device error… any help? did i miss something?
[...] For those of you who don’t want to reinstalll, check out this URL for more detailed information on why 10.5.6 kills your computer and how you can safely upgrade. *READ IT BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT TO UPGRADE* http://netkas.org/?p=78 [...]
I attempted to upgrade from 10.5.5 Kalyway before I found this article. Are there any recovery options for a botched upgrade aside from re-installing?
Thanks.
Tnx netkas! Updated to 10.5.6 on the instructions, it works. But proccessor determined not correct. Instead of Core 2 Duo 6550 (2.4) defines as this http://gangfighter.fromru.com/dump/profile.jpg.
Can this be fixed?
YoMUs, if kextlaod appleintelcpu…kext will not give any panics, then u doesnt need disabler
Rest : dont forget to recover some hacks u used, e.g. some additions to appleintelpiixata or etc.
Hi,
I still run 10.5.4 – can I cross update to 10.5.6 or would I have to install 10.5.5 first?
Thanks!
Bob
I followed the instructions and rebooted after each step to make sure that I didn’t frag my OS. I had no problems until after applying the actual update and now it just dumps me to the logon and freezes (or atleast, that’s what it seems like, because the mouse and keyboard do nothing). Any sugguestions?
why do we need DSDT for this ?
and I upgraded without it, and it looks fine
thanks
Do I have to replace my working patched Chameleon with efi v9?
Hi!
Im having trouble understanding all the steps required to make my system ‘ready’ for 10.5.6 – is there anyone who’d have the time to make a rookie-how to?
One of my problems is that I don’t know whether I have Chameleon installed or not – and if I don’t, then how do I install it?
Thanks for your efforts, it’s because of you I’m able to enjoy this OS X-beaty right now!
Thx netkas, u’r great! =)
hi… i have been updated successfully everything is working except my keyboard…i men my keyboard is working but not in the system itself…I’m writing now trough the keyboard viewer…please help…=[
I got this problem
http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?qui…b=5&r=dgfej
Sorry the link is this one
http://www.mediafire.com/file/y4ojyi5vitr/16122008173.jpg
I have exactly same problem as Tuxy when try 10.5.5/10.5.6 with EFI-V9 . Cannot install retail 10.5.0 DVD (no kernel panic but freezing) with EFI-V9. My mobo is DP35DP
Any ideas/suggestions. Tnx
hi netkas,,
just curious with this new update
i already have pc efi and dsdt,aml–>generated from fassl patch
have cpupmdisabler or cpupm from 10.5.5 in handy
i’m ready to update
but, i still have one thing that i’m still not clear
do i have to run the script like you said previous :
replace “don’t steal mac osx” with “dsmos”, in this case i use dsmos not appledecrypt
because i don’t have /Extra mkext in mys system
hope you can help me
thanks in advanced
cipz
either dmsos to mkext or that script edit
I just would like to thank your contribution to the OSX86 world. I have follow your instructions in plenty of places, but its the 1st time I come to this blog.
As I said, thanks for everything.
If I already have Chameleon and want to convert to pc_efi v9, what do I do? And how do I create a DSDT?
How I upgraded from 10.5.5 to 10.5.6
- Installed “PC_EFI v9 Chameleon 1.0.12″. The package was included in the DSDTPatcher GUI made by PCWIZ (http://pcwizcomputer.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=150&Itemid=48)
- Tried to make the DSDT dump using DSDTPacter GUI from PCWIZ and DSDT Patcher from fassl (http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=133683%22). This however didn’t work got lots of error (tried force install, but that also didnt work). nawcom helped here made the dsdl package for me based on my bios spec (dsl file). I have uploaded the dsdt to mediafire (http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=bcc7c8f837253e30d2db6fb9a8902bda). Copied the dsdl to root directory and rebooted. No problems here.
- installed stock “Appleintelcpupowermanagement” as suggested by netkas above.
- Installed the update and rebooted the system. One reboot here and then all hell broke loose !
a) Got kernel panics in XNU speed step kext.
b) Keyboard and mouse not working
c) Wireless not working
d) sound not working
Booted using kalyway macosx 10.5.2 dvd and opened up the Terminal application. For (a) deleted the corresponding kexts and the error was gone in the next reboot.
The biggest problem now was keyboard and mouse not working. This happened earlier also (while installing 10.5.2) and the culprit was wrong revision number of “AppleACPIPlatform” in “ACPIPS2Nub”. I had to update it to 1.2.1 and now the number was 1.2.4 (/System/Library/Extensions/AppleACPIPlatform.kext/Contents/PlugIns/ACPIPS2Nub.kext/Contents/Info.plist). So made the change from terminal, but no avail. Tried many other things but none worked. Finally downloaded the 10.5.6 ready ACPIPS2Nub kexts from http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=141093&st=163 and it worked
Getting the rest working was simple, The same hacks which are required in earlier version of Leopard worked (for wireless added 4315 device ID to /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleAirPortBrcm4311.kext/Contents/Info.plist and use Taruga patcher for ALC268)
Instead of xnu speedstep I have now installed super hai’s GenericCPUPowerManagement Kext and its working fine for me.
Overall I think the upgrade was worth the pain. My system was very slow in 10.5.4, CPU fan was always running at full.. but with the update above its snappier and the CPU temp is also under control (this might be because of Super Hai’s kexts)
Hi!
Netkas, have you experienced Firewire problems after updating?
Some people, (myself included) are having this problem.
It just won’t load the firewire device at boot. This line is missing:
localhost kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) VendorID 1106 ID 3044 PCI now active, GUID 0011060000005f5f; max speed s400.
Thank you!
this is working for me.
1. fresh install Intel D975XBX2 osx 10.5.4 retail dvd with boot 132 cd, ran the Chameleon-1.0.11-installer and put boot file from pc evi v9 in to root.
2. install my kexts with kext Helper b7.
3. Patch system with DSDTPacter GUI from PCWIZ.
4. download the combo update 10.5.6 from Apple.
5. Run the combo update 10.5.6 and reboot.
6. got error can’t find a boot device.
7. did fdisk from the terminal. reboot workfine accept CPU 4ghz unknown. instated of 2.4 c2q
thanks very much Netkas and marry Xmas to all
Hi … a suggestion I’d make is to remove the Kexts mentioned with Pacifist. Pacifist also does a good job of leading the package for Installation in my experience with 10.5.5, though I may have others argue that point.
On reset from the 10.5.5 update, I had to pick another kernel just to get to the desktop again, and rebuild the files loaded on boot. It took a few goes.
Typing “update” worked for me on 10.5.5. OS X wouldn’t recognise my keyboard or mouse the first time, so I re-booted again using “modbinkernel -x -f” at the darwin prompt, and everything was fine; I just had to repair the “About This Mac” summary window with OSX86 tools, if I remember rightly.
If you can work out how to remove the kexts from the update, you can save the Package for future use. I had thought about uploading a 10.5.5 update combo package that worked on my machine, but decided against it as there are lots of people already in the project that know what they are doing more than I, and I didn’t want to be responsible for 10000’s of re-installs.
I hope my experience can help fellow Mac OS users. If the computer reboots before you hit the apple loading screen, you need a different kernel.
All the best. regards to Netkas =D
Confirming. Even I didn’t use dsmos.kext . I just forget to replace “don’t steal mac osx” with dsmos. no dsmos.kext in my extension. Is this ok? Everithing seems to work. Only thing I noticed is my wakeing from sleep. My comp wake up but my display stays off – but cant confirm for shure no visual contact. biggrin.gif This could be by graphic drivers, i thing.
Hackintosh: Mac OS X 10.5.6 (9G55), Darwin 9.6.0, PC EFI v9, Chameleon v1.0.12
Mobo: ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 + ICH7
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz
Memory: 2 x 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM
Graphics: ATI Radeon X1650 PRO 512MB GDDR2 (Modbis’s 10.5.3 package with 0×71C7 dev ID)
Audio: HD Audio S/PDIF 6 Channel (ALC 883 Patch) + SoundBlaster Audigy Platinum 10k2 SB0090 [c400] (kXAudioDriver-1.0b3 Patch)
Wireless: Edimax WiFi USB (RT71W Ralink Driver) + Belkin WiFi USB (RT71W Ralink Driver)
Thank You very much.
Netkas! Scrap my last message please!
Here’s what is written in the Voodoo kernel documentation;
…”Kext black-listing
The Voodoo kernel now includes the ability to block speci?c kernel extensions
which are known to cause problems on non-Apple hardware. Following kexts are
currently blocked by the kernel :
1. AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement
2. AppleHWSensor
3. Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X
No special con?guration is needed to take advantage of this feature. This means
you should be able to use Apple® Software Update to update your system directly
without worrying about using a disabler kext. ”
It also states that SSE3 emulation is seamless on SSE2 processors. The kernel installs painlessly. Just a package file. My Hewlett Packard Mac is going great guns since I installed.
Sorry about that, I had time to kill downloading the update twice, so I started reading. Don’t interfere with it whilst downloading, the disk image has corrupted with error -4690 for a lot of people. If you don’t hear back from me, it means the 10.5.6 Combo update works like a dream and is a keeper for future re-installs =)
Cheers Kalyway, you’re the best! Here’s that number
http://pcwizcomputer.com/blog/?p=472
Don’t forget to thank Netkas for the kernel of your joy =)
Sorry I am double posting this, Netkas, but I think it might help some people:
I used to use iATKOS 2.0i’s bootloader installation since it worked in a fail-proof manner with my four-partition MBR setup with one of the partitions having an encapsulated GUID partition. (only Disk Utility and MacDrive understand this) Vista just sees the MBR partitions, and Linux has a bipolar disorder: it can’t understand how the two are going on at once.
Anyway, to upgrade to 10.5.6, I needed EFI V9, so I used Pacifist to examine the iATKOS install CD. (note that iATKOS 4i and Chameleon installers did not work) I discovered that I needed to use startupfiletool. Despite the fact that I have a paper due later this week and risked hosing my production machine, I went ahead anyway. Here’s what I did:
Put the EFIv9 boot file in the root of my Mac drive along with startupfiletool, booted up in single user mode, and installed. I had some issues with AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement causing kernel panics until I installed the disabler. Also, the DSDT only compiled without errors (only 2 warnings) after both the OS upgrade and having the AppleIntel kext present.
After install, my tablet functionality was broken, and also PC Card, but those should be easy to fix. Audio via SFX strings also broke, but that was to be expected. Alternatively, I think I can only enable my microphone without SFX.
I will also note that I now have benign disk errors when I check my disk in Disk Utility, and they can’t be repaired. I that’s because I couldn’t eject the disk or unmount the partition since the boot file and startupfiletool were on the root partition. I recommend booting from an install DVD and storing the files on a flash drive to avoid this problem.
NighTalon
New Haven and NYC
Hi Netkas,,
Can you help me by explaining (of course) noobly how to make Extra folder and tell your pc efi 9 to load kexts from there?
I don’t know exactly step by step to do it.
Do i have to make mkext from that extra folder too?
Sorry for my ignorance..
Maybe you could point me to an article how to do it and i’ll learn from it
Thanks a lot
Cipz
From Indonesia
Hi everybody, same question here. can somebody point us how to use /Extra folder. Pleeeeeeees.
I just have to say that I had a heck of a time upgrading to 10.5.6. I have a P5K Premium running vanilla.
After the update, my system would not boot…it hung at itunes.phone.driver…something or another. I searched everywhere, and tried everything with no avail.
The Appleintelcpupowermanagement.kext was nowhere to be found, so I extracted it with Pacifist from Apples 10.5.5 Combo Update…which didn’t resolve the issue either.
I finally fixed my issue with help from joe75…THANKS!!!
I booted into single user mode (-s) at the bootloader. Entered write mode (/sbin/mount -uw /), and used kextload to load dsmos.kext (kextload dsmos.kext). Rebooted, and that was it!
Then all I had to do was reload any kexts that were not already supported by OS X.
Enjoy!
[...] left a comment on the original article pointing to a post at netkas’ blog, suggesting a hackintosh requires a patched DSDT under 10.5.5 before the 10.5.6 update would work [...]
Thanks for the support Netkas!
I performed the update from 10.5.5 to 10.5.6 using your preparation guide. Process finished without any issues except the system profiler cannot gather some information or displays it wrong.
I have an ASUS Rampage Formular X48 running a QX6850 3GHz. The profiler reads the CP as unkown 3.8Ghz. Geekbench reads correct CPU, but @ 3.80GHz.
Q: Does the system actually overclocks my CPU or is it just a reading error.
Will check temps as soon as I can find an app that actually recognizes the sensor, istat doesn’t.
My graphics card is correct. Profiler shows nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX with full support.
No sound except if I use USB device.
OSX86 Tools reads: 06:02.0 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: Creative Labs SB X-Fi [1102:0005]; I did not find correct drivers at this point
I would really appreciate if somebody knows a solution.
Other than that system runs great.
Hi, IO want to ask. I don’t have dsmos.kext in my Extension dir. Is it ok? System looks ok. Insted i have Dont Steal Mac OS X.kext.
Can Anybody confirm, that this is fine, if not, where can I get dsmos.kext to match my system – 10.5.6.
Or is that kext created by update to newer release instead Dont Steal Mac OS X.kext?
Thanks
Hi Netkas,
thank you for all of your information. I’m having problems with sleep after the update process (worked fine before the update). Computer goes to sleep, but fans stay on and it wont wake. Also, using pmset in terminal to change hibernatemode gives me error _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for Host. Error:35. Any idea what’s doing that?
Thanks!
Update: with SMbios resolver I can now use pmset, but still have the same sleep problem.
Just another tip I want to give after spending lots of time installing OSX86:
-Create an image of the partition you are installing OSX with Ghost every time you are upgrading your OSX. Saves you lots of time in case you create an error.
-If you plan to create several partitions for OS and applications; make sure the partition of OSX86 is the second one right after your Windows partition. If your OSX partition is on a third partition or later it will give you a boot chain error, when you try loading Leopard.
In any case, nothing really to worry about if you have a Ghost Image of your functional OSX86.
For those of you asking about how to use /Extra with Chameleon or other-
There may be a better way, but this is what I figured out. If there are any inaccuracies in this information, someone pipe up because there REALLY isn’t much out there describing how to use /Extra with the EFI boot loaders.
First, you need to know that kexts that you place there won’t automatically load. You have to create an mkext. Also, I have found that not all kexts load properly from /Extra and have to live in /System/Library/Extensions. Also, you need to rename any ORIGINAL kexts in /System/Library/Extensions so they won’t load in place of your custom ones (which are usually older). I just move them to .kext.10.5.6 so they won’t load.
To make it easier, move you /Extra/Extensions directory to /Extra/Extensisons1. Then use this script in the /Extra directory to make the process easier (credit to netkas post for helping me figure out this approach).
/Extra/build_mkext.sh -
#!/bin/sh
rm /Extra/Extensions.mkext
mv /Extra/Extensions1 /Extra/Extensions
chown -R 0:0 /Extra/Extensions
chmod -R 755 /Extra/Extensions
kextcache -a i386 -m /Extra/Extensions.mkext /Extra/Extensions
mv /Extra/Extensions /Extra/Extensions1
Bart, thanks it’s working for me.
{generic i’m a noob explanation goes here}
Okay, so I’m going to say what I did step by step (on 10.5.5)
First, I dloaded the pcefi boot file and copied it into root with:
sudo cp boot /
then, i went and grabbed the dsdt patcher courtesy of netkas’s link, unzipped and ran the little executable, typed 0 at the prompt that asked you which OS to emulate then:
sudo cp dsdt.aml /
after that, i rebooted and everything worked fine
( on ten.five.five, at least.
can anybody verify that it is okay to install teh update at this point
Hi, Regarding the mkext I have a few questions. My rig is up and running with PC+EFIv9 and DSDT patched.
I found that a driver package installed dsmos.kext, disabler, and other kexts in /System/Library/Extensions. This however defeats the purpose of my Retail DVD install.
I want to move those kexts back to /Extra but I am still a little confused about the mkext.
First off, do i have to replace the boot file with that of the boot-123 bootdisk? (i assume not because PC+EFIv9 should take care of it).
Second is that should i create a /Extra/Extensions folder, or should I have the kexts directly in /Extra?
Finally, if the kexts can be in the /Extra/Extensions folder, why would I need to make the mkext? if I make the mkext, would that load automatically in /Extra?
Thanks
Is it possible to update straight from 10.5.2 vanilla to 10.5.6 using above mentioned instructions?
Hi, Thank you for all this work!
I was using the install by mystius C on InsanelyMac.com, of Leopard. Since I was using the vanilla kernel just fine, I thought I could download and use Apple’s 10.5.6 combo update. I did look at some of the forums and followed instructions to create the DSDT file, and yet my system now crashes. I am proficient with computers but a noob at this, and made the stupid mistake of only having everything backed up through Time Machine. So I cannot boot now. I can get past the hang where it says “waiting for root device” by naming the drive when the chamelon / darwin loader starts up, but then I get a kernel panic I don’t understand. I wish I could take something like your iso and install it over my current non-functional installation, but your instructions say not to do this.
Is there anyone who can help me? I’d be happy to take a screen shot of the kernel panic, or follow any other instructions… would prefer to not have to start all over and do not have experience with whether Time Machine can fully bring me back to where I was before the 10.5.6 Combo Update. I have Time Machine use a separate drive though.
My computer is a Dell 530 Intel Core 2 Quad with 6 G of Ram, and my OS X86 is on a separate internal hard drive.
Thanks! Andrew
Thansk for the tips, I followed the instructions and everything went smoothly. The only thing now is that whenever I try to mount a dmg I get a kernel panic. I have already tried using the 10.5.5 seatbelt.kext, but it made no difference. Does anyone know how to fix this? Thanks in advance!
excuse I have a problem with the DSDT PATCH just finished installing the patch tells me installazion complete or something like that and then immediately build failed! log can be found at sessions /
2009-01-07-232204.
I write on the blog because after this passage of DSDT PATCH I tried to upgrade and I was overwritten my internships XNU kernel 9.4.0.
Hi,
one thing; I cant find is the pm disabler or the appleintelcpupowermanagement.kext from 10.5.5 where are they ?
and where do I need to put the kext to stop the installer from crashing qt 68-72%
Thanks a lot.
I m on a gigabyte ga-p35-ds3l
Thanks Netkas it works.
Also thanks falcon I followed your 1st paragraph and it worked. Just had to download ps2 fix http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=144840
reztirps – I have this same problem now as what you’ve described above. Did you figure it out?
Thx,
DSDT patch seems to be unnecessary as of 10.5.6:
http://pcwizcomputer.com/blog/?p=508
netkas must have been misleading public by playing with beta 10.5.6 update
netkas, would you be fancy to edit your blog entry?
Hello,
I am running 10.5.6 on an ASUS rampage MB with Vanilla following the instructions from this blog.
Everything works great except for ONE thing.
Every time I put a CD or DVD in the IDE drive the system panics and represents itself through a gray screen with the polite recommendation to reboot. After rebooting the OS, the inserted CD or DVD works just fine.
Does anybody experienced a similar issue and know how to solve it?
Just want to second the question on intel-vt thats above. A lot of really pathetic bios’s leave VMX/Intel-VT disabled by default even if the cpu supports it. Any chance of a future PC_EFI release giving the option to enable VMX/Intel-VT via a flag or something?
I’ve seen a good number of posts with people in the same situation on insanelymac, definitely a future that would be appreciated.
hi! i read tha i have to remove appleintelcpupowermanagement but i don’t find it…
i use pc efi v9+ chameleon than i use dsdt patcher..than i have update with not problem but now i don’t find the kext is it in S/L/E??
Please answere me.
ok this has been asked in post 53
well i run kalyway 10.5.2
i tried ur method and got a kp
so can you please guide me netkas?
can i update it straight to 10.5.6
or even to 10.5.7?
oh i use vanilla kernel btw