[downlord]

Tried v. 1.1.8, no go on my system.
Something gets corrupted with the booter, system hangs every single boot and even reverting to Chameleon 2 RC4 didn't solve the problem. I was only able to boot in safe mode with an old Boot 132 cd. Reformatting the EFI partition and reinstalling old copies of kexts, plists and DSDT did the job.
Spent the whole weekend getting the system up again.

My console logs started filling up with this error:

Process:         authorizationhost [270]
Path:            /System/Library/CoreServices/SecurityAgent.app/Contents/Resources/authorizationhost
Identifier:      authorizationhost
Version:         ??? (???)
Code Type:       X86 (Native)
Parent Process:  securityd [22]

Date/Time:       2010-02-07 14:14:26.073 +0000
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.5.8 (9L31a)
Report Version:  6
Anonymous UUID:  DD7B41A5-CDC4-413A-BE23-6E219072FB87

Exception Type:  EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x000000009012b000
Crashed Thread:  0

Thread 0 Crashed:
0   dyld                              0x8fe179f1 ImageLoaderMachO::doBindIndirectSymbolPointers(ImageLoader::LinkContext const&, bool, bool, bool) + 449
1   dyld                              0x8fe18261 ImageLoaderMachO::doBind(ImageLoader::LinkContext const&, bool) + 161
2   dyld                              0x8fe0d490 ImageLoader::recursiveBind(ImageLoader::LinkContext const&, bool) + 112
3   dyld                              0x8fe0d470 ImageLoader::recursiveBind(ImageLoader::LinkContext const&, bool) + 80
4   dyld                              0x8fe0d470 ImageLoader::recursiveBind(ImageLoader::LinkContext const&, bool) + 80
5   dyld                              0x8fe0d470 ImageLoader::recursiveBind(ImageLoader::LinkContext const&, bool) + 80
6   dyld                              0x8fe1062e ImageLoader::link(ImageLoader::LinkContext const&, bool, bool, ImageLoader::RPathChain const&) + 238
7   dyld                              0x8fe051ae dyld::link(ImageLoader*, bool, ImageLoader::RPathChain const&) + 158
8   dyld                              0x8fe07acf dyld::_main(mach_header const*, unsigned long, int, char const**, char const**, char const**) + 2831
9   dyld                              0x8fe01872 dyldbootstrap::start(mach_header const*, int, char const**, long) + 818
10  dyld                              0x8fe01037 _dyld_start + 39

Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
  eax: 0xa001c340  ebx: 0x8fe17853  ecx: 0x8fe32058  edx: 0x9012b000
  edi: 0x900cd504  esi: 0x97a23524  ebp: 0xbfffe5b8  esp: 0xbfffe540
   ss: 0x0000001f  efl: 0x00010282  eip: 0x8fe179f1   cs: 0x00000017
   ds: 0x0000001f   es: 0x0000001f   fs: 0x00000000   gs: 0x00000037
  cr2: 0x9012b000

Binary Images:
    0x1000 -    0x1ffff  authorizationhost ??? (???) <46e3c661cb71296cbcb87a5debd33caf> /System/Library/CoreServices/SecurityAgent.app/Contents/Resources/authorizationhost
   0x2a000 -    0x2cfff  com.apple.ExceptionHandling 1.5 (10) /System/Library/Frameworks/ExceptionHandling.framework/Versions/A/ExceptionHandling
0x8fe00000 - 0x8fe2db43  dyld 97.1 (???) <458eed38a009e5658a79579e7bc26603> /usr/lib/dyld
0x90003000 - 0x90007fff  libmathCommon.A.dylib ??? (???) /usr/lib/system/libmathCommon.A.dylib
0x900cd000 - 0x9012affb  libstdc++.6.dylib ??? (???) <04b812dcec670daa8b7d2852ab14be60> /usr/lib/libstdc++.6.dylib
0x90235000 - 0x90316ff7  libxml2.2.dylib ??? (???) <b3bc0b280c36aa17ac477b4da56cd038> /usr/lib/libxml2.2.dylib
0x90bee000 - 0x90c0cff3  com.apple.DirectoryService.Framework 3.5.7 (3.5.7) <0dc7272ee811169b47b4c682bfc666c6> /System/Library/Frameworks/DirectoryService.framework/Versions/A/DirectoryService
0x90e61000 - 0x90eaafef  com.apple.Metadata 10.5.8 (398.26) <e4d268ea45379200f03cdc7c8bedae6f> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/Metadata.framework/Versions/A/Metadata
0x90eb7000 - 0x90ebefe9  libgcc_s.1.dylib ??? (???) <f53c808e87d1184c0f9df63aef53ce0b> /usr/lib/libgcc_s.1.dylib
0x90ec8000 - 0x90f78fff  edu.mit.Kerberos 6.0.13 (6.0.13) <e3baa3d7b3ca7fa92082958af0b36973> /System/Library/Frameworks/Kerberos.framework/Versions/A/Kerberos
0x90f7a000 - 0x91001ff7  libsqlite3.0.dylib ??? (???) <aaaf72c093e13f34b96e2688b95bdb4a> /usr/lib/libsqlite3.0.dylib
0x9101b000 - 0x9114efe7  com.apple.CoreFoundation 6.5.7 (476.19) <a332c8f45529ee26d2e9c36d0c723bad> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation
0x91150000 - 0x91157ffe  libbsm.dylib ??? (???) <d25c63378a5029648ffd4b4669be31bf> /usr/lib/libbsm.dylib
0x91159000 - 0x91184fe7  libauto.dylib ??? (???) <4f3e58cb81da07a1662c1f647ce30225> /usr/lib/libauto.dylib
0x913b9000 - 0x913f0fff  com.apple.SystemConfiguration 1.9.2 (1.9.2) <41d5aeffefc6d19d471f51ae0b15024f> /System/Library/Frameworks/SystemConfiguration.framework/Versions/A/SystemConfiguration
0x9182e000 - 0x9183cffd  libz.1.dylib ??? (???) <5ddd8539ae2ebfd8e7cc1c57525385c7> /usr/lib/libz.1.dylib
0x9199a000 - 0x91ad3ff7  libicucore.A.dylib ??? (???) <f2819243b278259b9a622ea111ea5fd6> /usr/lib/libicucore.A.dylib
0x922af000 - 0x922afffa  com.apple.CoreServices 32 (32) <2fcc8f3bd5bbfc000b476cad8e6a3dd2> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/CoreServices
0x9230b000 - 0x9232ffff  libxslt.1.dylib ??? (???) <adfe90a3d564d824d5ae0fa6df8d6c3f> /usr/lib/libxslt.1.dylib
0x938f3000 - 0x93972ff5  com.apple.SearchKit 1.2.2 (1.2.2) <3b5f3ab6a363a4d8a2bbbf74213ab0e5> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/SearchKit.framework/Versions/A/SearchKit
0x93974000 - 0x93adbff3  libSystem.B.dylib ??? (???) <ae47ca9b1686b065f8ac4d2de09cc432> /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
0x93cea000 - 0x93d77ff7  com.apple.LaunchServices 292 (292) <a41286c7c1eb20ffd5cc796f791070f0> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/LaunchServices
0x95208000 - 0x9521efff  com.apple.DictionaryServices 1.0.0 (1.0.0) <ad0aa0252e3323d182e17f50defe56fc> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/DictionaryServices.framework/Versions/A/DictionaryServices
0x95469000 - 0x95471fff  com.apple.DiskArbitration 2.2.1 (2.2.1) <ba64dd6ada417b5e7be736957f380bca> /System/Library/Frameworks/DiskArbitration.framework/Versions/A/DiskArbitration
0x95473000 - 0x9552dfe3  com.apple.CoreServices.OSServices 228 (228) <bc83e97f6888673c33f86652677c09cb> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/OSServices.framework/Versions/A/OSServices
0x955b0000 - 0x955cefff  libresolv.9.dylib ??? (???) <0e26b308654f33fc94a0c010a50751f9> /usr/lib/libresolv.9.dylib
0x95772000 - 0x957a1fe3  com.apple.AE 402.3 (402.3) <dba512e47f68eea1dd0ab35f596edb34> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/AE.framework/Versions/A/AE
0x95fd4000 - 0x961a5ff3  com.apple.security 5.0.6 (37592) <c7c68c3ba198b36d571d4b1e028a1a77> /System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/Security
0x964b6000 - 0x96790ff3  com.apple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 786.11 (786.14) <d5cceb2fe9551d345d40dd1ecf409ec2> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/CarbonCore.framework/Versions/A/CarbonCore
0x967b1000 - 0x9683eff7  com.apple.framework.IOKit 1.5.2 (???) <7a3cc24f78f93931731203854ae0d891> /System/Library/Frameworks/IOKit.framework/Versions/A/IOKit
0x96943000 - 0x96a23fff  libobjc.A.dylib ??? (???) <3ca288b625a47bbcfe378158e4dc328f> /usr/lib/libobjc.A.dylib
0x9732e000 - 0x975aafe7  com.apple.Foundation 6.5.9 (677.26) <c68b3cff7864959becfc7fd1a384f925> /System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework/Versions/C/Foundation
0x975af000 - 0x97656fec  com.apple.CFNetwork 438.14 (438.14) <5f9ee0430b5f6319f18d9b23e777e0d2> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/CFNetwork.framework/Versions/A/CFNetwork
0xfffe8000 - 0xfffebfff  libobjc.A.dylib ??? (???) /usr/lib/libobjc.A.dylib
0xffff0000 - 0xffff1780  libSystem.B.dylib ??? (???) /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib

CorruptedFiles folders started to appear on os drive.
Even Windows XP (different disk) complained about a corrupted file on startup.

With little time for deep investigation I've some ideas about the causes of incompatibility:

- realtekR1000.kext (unlikely)
-restart fix (System restarted well without any fix before, started to have random shutdown issues with asere's v. 1.1.7)
- VGA with dual monitor attached (more likely): Dev-id injection is made by DSDT and not EFI string in boot.plist. The booter hung normally short before GUI (and no messages in the logs), shutting down with 2 monitors attached and restarting with just one on seemed to "confuse" the process.

The strange thing I've noticed before: problems started only after complete shutdowns. Just "restarting" the system seemed not harming it in any way.

So maybe Danica Talos suggestions that the booter is affecting the bios or leaving traces on the diskthat harms the boot process is a possibility, especially on 10.5 systems.


BTW, had to reset BIOS with "fail safe defaults" to get it back to work.

And before this system had any issues (even sleep was working).

Hope it helps.

Have a nice day.

[stefano.85]

updated 15 minutes ago to the 1.1.8 from 1.1.7, always perfect... tnx very much for your work.
system in rig (the first big one in the list

[AsereBLN]

@downlord & @Danica Talos.

I have 2 Systems: a MSI-P55M-GD45 + i7 860 and my old GA-EP45-DS3 + Q9550. The i7 runs 10.6.2 and the other system 10.6.x + 10.5.8. All three installations (i7 & 10.6.2 @ 32&64Bit, Q9550 & 10.5.8 & 10.6.2) are booting and running fine without any issues.

Right now I've testet the Q9550 + 10.5.8 a lot. I did some restarts, shutdowns, sleep/wakeups. It always boots up fine. I've made a filesystem check under OS X. Filesystem is OK, so I have no corrupted files. At least for me it does work as expected. My 10.5.8 installation is nothing special. I started with this HD on a Mac mini with 10.5.0, switched to Efix and then to Chameleon. Always made all OS updates as they came available.

Keep in mind that BIOS settings, the Booter, the com.apple.Boot.plist, the smbios.plist, the extra kernel extensions and last but not least the DSDT itself... all these stuff plays together to give you stable and running system. Without knowing about all these components, it's hard to say something reliable.

You can see my BIOS settings in my blog. It use my Booter v1.1.8. The only extra kernel extensions I'm using are: fakesmc.kext/IONetworking.kext and fakesmc.kect/LegacyHDA.kext. Find the content of my Booter USB-stick below.

[don_quijote]

updated on the day it came out. not a single issue with this one. my system is running stable as a rock as id did with all other releases. thank you, asere.
p.s. now i figured out why i wasn't having the font kerning issue with 1.1.7: i was using boot without a theme built-in.

[AsereBLN]

Originally Posted by peterpaul

I see you are using SSDT tables. The documentation explains DropSSDT as follows: "DropSSDT=Yes - Skip the SSDT tables while relocating the ACPI tables."

As I understand this allows you to override the BIOS' SSDT and load modified SSDT tables. Is this correct? How do you make use of it and what is the advantage in comparison to using a modified DSDT.aml?

I've made it to have vanilla Apple CPU Powermanagement (aka Speedstep) working. The original Gigabyte SSDT does not work together with OS X, so I had to modify it. It's now part of the DSDT and therefore I use DropSSDT=yes.

In contrast, the SSDT of the MSI P55M-GD45 does work under OS X.

[AsereBLN]

Originally Posted by dgelb

I finally got around to booting with my new stick. v. 1.1.7. Everything seems to be OK but my graphics card is not recognized and I have only 1024 x 768 resolution.

my com.apple.boot has:
<key>GraphicsEnabler</key>
<string>yes</string>

This worked with my Chameleon boot stick v. RC3

I would try to specify teh video ROM file but do not quite understand the instructions. Where do I find the ROM file? I can rename it but where do I put it and what is the correct syntax for the key/value in com.apple.boot?

Thanks.

Check the PCI Root UID. The Booter uses/determines one and this must match with the UID used in the DSDT.

[AsereBLN]

Originally Posted by berlindude

Hey AsereBLN,
nice work! I gave your Booter a try but ended up with KP while start up. If I have
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>arch=i386</string>
I get, can't find mach kernel. If I have
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string></string> I get KP.
Can it be relatet to my two video cards? I was using Netkas PCEFI 10.5 which supports multiple Ati 4800s.
Thanks!

EDIT: It is not about the two videocards. KP happens also with only one videocard.
UPDATE: my debug pix as far you need them...

Hi,

this is strange! I can boot 10.6.2 in 32Bit and 64Bit without problems. What does KP? Can you try to boot in verbose mode (and use Wait=Yes) to see what Chameleon says.

[AsereBLN]

Originally Posted by guidorosso

I just switched over to AsereBLN Booter v1.1.7 from Chameleon 2 RC3 and my ethernet is no longer working. DSDT is the same, no changes. I have ethernetbuiltin=Yes and also tried using my old PlatformUUID.kext with system-id=No.

Any ideas?

PCI Root UID?

[AsereBLN]

Originally Posted by peterpaul

Thanks for the new version!

When updating from 1.1.7. to 1.1.8. do I need to replace boot0 and boot1h as well, or is it enough to just update the 'boot' file?

No, you don't need to update it every time. Only if you are still using the pre Chameleon RC4 ones. I've made only one change to the Chameleon RC4 boot0 & boot1h, I've disabled verbosity.

[downlord]

Originally Posted by AsereBLN

@downlord & @Danica Talos.

Keep in mind that BIOS settings, the Booter, the com.apple.Boot.plist, the smbios.plist, the extra kernel extensions and last but not least the DSDT itself... all these stuff plays together to give you stable and running system. Without knowing about all these components, it's hard to say something reliable.

Hi Asere,

thanks for replying.
The strange thing I've noticed that the 1.1.7 Booter had some influence also on my XP installation (a damaged file was reported during boot every time i was using your chameleon version).
OSX was completely unbootable, had to reformat EFI partitions and reinstall boot0 boot1h ... So a complete no-go for me.

Chameleon RC4 is back working 100%.

I suspect some conflict with the graphic card, mine is being injected via DSDT, in the next days I will prepare a new version for my system without
this patch and give your 1.1.8 version another try.

FYI, boot.plist was kept to minimum, tried with and without smbios.plist (MacPro3,1), kext on E/E: jmicronATA, VoodoopowerMini, fakesmc, legacyHDA. All the rest pure vanilla.

Bye