Mosslack, careful what you wish for. This is a bit long.
So I learned a lot, with much more to do to be sure. I used a lot of the Leopard Soup 2.0 as my guide and I'll be happy to answer questions or test things for the upcoming WIki. The thread at ISM on the E7AUM-DS2H has proven invaluable. If I believe what I read there, it seems this board is well suited as a hackintosh, as it is a close to the new MBP.
First, my setup again:
E7AUM-DS2H
2 GB DDR 800 RAM
2.5GHz E5200
Samsung Spinpoint 1TB SATA
Lian Li PC-351
Thermaltake 500W PS
Samsung SATA DVD
The first attempt was made using the BootCD and Retail Leopard. Simply wouldn't work.
Next attempt was made using a DVD from a new MacBook Pro. That didn't work work either as it panicked and I couldn't get anywhere with that method.
First Attempt
Then as I mentioned before, I read where someone used an external USB HD to install. This was not without failures and I am still not 100% working, but I believe that I will be. First, I partitioned the USB HD in 2 partitions. I used the MBP DVD and restored to one partition. I swapped out the OSInstall.mpkg which bypasses the model check and allows installation to proceed. (without that changed out, the install would refuse to install on anything but a MacBook Pro) I installed on the 2nd partition. I used UInstaller and applied the DSDT patch, set the timeout to 8 seconds, made my resolution to 1024 x 768, the PC_EFI v9 and the EFI Time machine fix. For one reason or another, this didn't work. Too many panics and I wiped out the 2nd partition to start fresh, as I added and subtracted kexts in a very stupid way.
Second Attempt
Yesterday, I prepared the 2nd of the USB HD with 10.5.5 from the 1st partition. I upgraded it to 10.5.6 by downloading the stand alone upgrader. I used UInstall to install PC_EFI v9, set 8 second timeout, and the kexts from Darwin via grub-dfe.iso, dsmos.kext, APIPS2Nub.kext, IntelCPUMDisabler.kext, SMBIOSEnabler.kext. I manually installed these kexts and then used Disk Utility to repair permissions, as I also read that improper permissions would prevent things from working properly. (I don't know if what I did was proper or even helped.) I copied NVkush to the 2nd partition, so I could run it on that volume once it booted. First attempt at booting with -v , panic at AppleSMC.kext removed that. Kernel panic from something at/around AppleACPTPlatform.kext or IOAPCIFamily.kext. Removed them and replaced them with AppleSMBIOS.kext, AppleAPIC.kext and AppleACPIPlatform.kext. I booted up with -v and -x. Success!
I looked around and the expected things were non functional. The processor in "About This Mac" was off, the sound didn't work, the wireless didn't work. I used the About This Mac Modifier to change that. Then I installed the sound fixes from Signal64 here: ( http://www.insanelymac.com/for...=1036242&#entry1036242 post #229). Sound works, digital sound too. Then I got my Linksys Wirelss G USB to work with RT2500USBWirelessDriver.kext RAlink makes the chipset for the version 4 of the WUSB54G. I screwed up entering in more kexts, I installed AppleDecrypt.kext and dsmos.kext. Don't do that. You only need either one or the other. To anyone that would be proceeding in a hit-or-miss manner like me, take it slow and note what you do. I wish I had.
Remember that this is all on a USB external HD. Now, as I have things running seemingly decent, I thought I'd chance copying things over to the internal HD. I used CCC. Rebooted. Nothing. I used SuperDuper! and nothing. The internal wouldn't show as a bootable drive. I used manual commands, to no avail. Then I read that you need to reinstall PC_EFI v9 on the cloned drive. So I did, still, it won't show as bootable.
Where I am now
I am trying to get the internal HD to be bootable. I have tried to bless the system folder, I have run SuperDuper! again and it can't make it bootable. I am going to work on that. The USB Wireless works, but in a crappy way. I need to unplug/replug it, then the system sees it and connects. Maybe there is a way to fix that, but I am likely using ethernet when this is in its final space. There is a BIOS update for this MB, but I can't get the board to see the USB stick (FAT format) with the update on in while in CMOS. Reboot doesn't work. Shut down does, after installing another of Signal64's kexts. I can't recall which one. I guess that makes my point of proceeding slowly and taking notes.
Known issues on this board are that it can only use 2GB RAM **IF YOU USE THE ON BOARD NVIDIA 9400**. If you have a separate card, you can get around that. I read it is a memory space allocation using 32bit addressing vs 64 bit addressing. No fix that I know of as yet. Also, restart doesn't work.
On Monday, my USB enclosure arrives and if I haven't solved this by then, I'll take the internal HD and put it in the enclosure (SATA connecters inside) and copy that over or start again. That should do it as a last resort. I hope.
For the fun of it, I ran a Geekbench and the machine scored a 3841 and I haven't done anything as far as overclocking. That's about it. I'm back to working on it now.
Kaido, again, thanks for your hard work. I wouldn't have attempted this if not for you. If there is anything you want me to do/test/etc, please let me know.
So I learned a lot, with much more to do to be sure. I used a lot of the Leopard Soup 2.0 as my guide and I'll be happy to answer questions or test things for the upcoming WIki. The thread at ISM on the E7AUM-DS2H has proven invaluable. If I believe what I read there, it seems this board is well suited as a hackintosh, as it is a close to the new MBP.
First, my setup again:
E7AUM-DS2H
2 GB DDR 800 RAM
2.5GHz E5200
Samsung Spinpoint 1TB SATA
Lian Li PC-351
Thermaltake 500W PS
Samsung SATA DVD
The first attempt was made using the BootCD and Retail Leopard. Simply wouldn't work.
Next attempt was made using a DVD from a new MacBook Pro. That didn't work work either as it panicked and I couldn't get anywhere with that method.
First Attempt
Then as I mentioned before, I read where someone used an external USB HD to install. This was not without failures and I am still not 100% working, but I believe that I will be. First, I partitioned the USB HD in 2 partitions. I used the MBP DVD and restored to one partition. I swapped out the OSInstall.mpkg which bypasses the model check and allows installation to proceed. (without that changed out, the install would refuse to install on anything but a MacBook Pro) I installed on the 2nd partition. I used UInstaller and applied the DSDT patch, set the timeout to 8 seconds, made my resolution to 1024 x 768, the PC_EFI v9 and the EFI Time machine fix. For one reason or another, this didn't work. Too many panics and I wiped out the 2nd partition to start fresh, as I added and subtracted kexts in a very stupid way.
Second Attempt
Yesterday, I prepared the 2nd of the USB HD with 10.5.5 from the 1st partition. I upgraded it to 10.5.6 by downloading the stand alone upgrader. I used UInstall to install PC_EFI v9, set 8 second timeout, and the kexts from Darwin via grub-dfe.iso, dsmos.kext, APIPS2Nub.kext, IntelCPUMDisabler.kext, SMBIOSEnabler.kext. I manually installed these kexts and then used Disk Utility to repair permissions, as I also read that improper permissions would prevent things from working properly. (I don't know if what I did was proper or even helped.) I copied NVkush to the 2nd partition, so I could run it on that volume once it booted. First attempt at booting with -v , panic at AppleSMC.kext removed that. Kernel panic from something at/around AppleACPTPlatform.kext or IOAPCIFamily.kext. Removed them and replaced them with AppleSMBIOS.kext, AppleAPIC.kext and AppleACPIPlatform.kext. I booted up with -v and -x. Success!
I looked around and the expected things were non functional. The processor in "About This Mac" was off, the sound didn't work, the wireless didn't work. I used the About This Mac Modifier to change that. Then I installed the sound fixes from Signal64 here: ( http://www.insanelymac.com/for...=1036242&#entry1036242 post #229). Sound works, digital sound too. Then I got my Linksys Wirelss G USB to work with RT2500USBWirelessDriver.kext RAlink makes the chipset for the version 4 of the WUSB54G. I screwed up entering in more kexts, I installed AppleDecrypt.kext and dsmos.kext. Don't do that. You only need either one or the other. To anyone that would be proceeding in a hit-or-miss manner like me, take it slow and note what you do. I wish I had.
Remember that this is all on a USB external HD. Now, as I have things running seemingly decent, I thought I'd chance copying things over to the internal HD. I used CCC. Rebooted. Nothing. I used SuperDuper! and nothing. The internal wouldn't show as a bootable drive. I used manual commands, to no avail. Then I read that you need to reinstall PC_EFI v9 on the cloned drive. So I did, still, it won't show as bootable.
Where I am now
I am trying to get the internal HD to be bootable. I have tried to bless the system folder, I have run SuperDuper! again and it can't make it bootable. I am going to work on that. The USB Wireless works, but in a crappy way. I need to unplug/replug it, then the system sees it and connects. Maybe there is a way to fix that, but I am likely using ethernet when this is in its final space. There is a BIOS update for this MB, but I can't get the board to see the USB stick (FAT format) with the update on in while in CMOS. Reboot doesn't work. Shut down does, after installing another of Signal64's kexts. I can't recall which one. I guess that makes my point of proceeding slowly and taking notes.
Known issues on this board are that it can only use 2GB RAM **IF YOU USE THE ON BOARD NVIDIA 9400**. If you have a separate card, you can get around that. I read it is a memory space allocation using 32bit addressing vs 64 bit addressing. No fix that I know of as yet. Also, restart doesn't work.
On Monday, my USB enclosure arrives and if I haven't solved this by then, I'll take the internal HD and put it in the enclosure (SATA connecters inside) and copy that over or start again. That should do it as a last resort. I hope.
For the fun of it, I ran a Geekbench and the machine scored a 3841 and I haven't done anything as far as overclocking. That's about it. I'm back to working on it now.
Kaido, again, thanks for your hard work. I wouldn't have attempted this if not for you. If there is anything you want me to do/test/etc, please let me know.