Hello Slice. Could you upload latest revision of your Bootloader, please.

This post has been edited by maceshka: Mar 18 2011, 09:47 AM

I stopped the project working on EFI bootloader. The version RC5m-721 is the last and best Chameleon. @topic.

OK. There is rev749 in topic

Slice,

Question on install - I use extra/extensions and boot from EFI. I don't build an .mkext as I only have FakeSMC and LegacyHDA kexts with an otherwise vanilla install. With Asere's bootloader and now Chameleon RC5 it boots fine. Your bootloader doesn't work for me - do you check for and use extensions in /Volumes/EFI/Extra/Extensions?

bdmesg from Chameleon RC5 r750 boot.

 RC5_r750_bdmesg.txt ( 6.99K ) Number of downloads: 33


Regards,
SMF

This post has been edited by SMF: Mar 26 2011, 10:37 PM

I didn't change this part of base Chameleon. Extensions should be loaded from bt(0,0)/Extra/Extensions.
Try to play with modules - remove unnecessary.

Slice,

I tried booting with GUI, HPET, klibc, Memory, Networking, and Resolution. I can only get it to boot if I use -f (ignore caches) and it appears that my DSDT is not being processed - my screen resolution is locked at 1024 x 768.

Here's my bdmesg.

 bdmesg.txt ( 5.71K ) Number of downloads: 15


I understand you've moved on to the EFI booter but wanted to send on my results for you in case it i helpful. If you would like me to test something let me know.

Regards,
SMF

No, resolution doesn't depend on DSDT. BIOS reads EDID if possible. In your case it is not happen.
About cache - something wrong in your kext's set. Try to delete all caches.

Slice,

I tried deleting all caches - I can boot without -f but still have problems with resolution. With Chameleon I get full resolution at the graphic bootscreen and in OSX after booting. With your booter I'm stuck at 1024x768. Looking at the bdmesg I see the booter is trying PCI Root x0 and my system uses x1 (Gigabyte P35-DQ6). I also notice that it's not reading my FSB speed consistently - I have overclocked to 400 but in some places it's reading 333 - you'll see that in my bdmesg. For some reason it still seems that it's not reading my DSDT.aml.

Sorry that my programming skills are so rusty I can't dig through your code and try to figure it out on my own.

Regards,
SMF

Not sure if it works

Slice,

I thought of that but won't have an ability to test for a few days. However that is not necessary with Chameleon - it keeps me going back to a belief that my DSDT is not being processed with your bootloader. With Chameleon and Asere's bootloader I don't need that in my boot.plist. It's taken care of in my DSDT.

Regards,
SMF

Nonsense.
How did you imagine a bootloader for hackintosh that can not process DSDT.aml?

Slice,

I know it's crazy but if I look at the bdmesg when I boot Chameleon (posted above) I can see that it's processing my DSDT.aml and my /Extra/Extensions. If you look at the bdmesg from when I boot with your bootloader I see none of that reported. I've checked permissions on my DSDT.aml and the file structure of my /Extra folder matches yours and it's the same I have been using with Asere's bootloader and now with Chameleon RC5. The only difference is the addition of the modules directory. I have GUI, klibc, Memory, and Resolution installed. When I boot with your bootloader I'm stuck with 1024x768 resolution in the bootloader gui and at the OSX desktop. It all seems to point to my DSDT.aml not being processed.

Regards,
SMF

No, I just disabled messages from ReadFile to speedup booting. DSDT is loading that you can check by making some patch for cosmetics.
For example

You problem seems to be unsupported Video card by my GraphicsEnabler.
Hmm, you didn't install it?

Slice,

I'll try again. I have an NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT. I think I've tried it with and without the graphics enabler module. I'm so stumped with why it's not working that I'll have to go back to square one with more modules installed and try it. I thought that even if I didn't use the graphics enabler for boot my DSDT would take care of that in OSX. It certainly works with Chameleon. I'll try it and see what I get in System Profiler. Attached is a picture of what I get with Chameleon RC5 and my DSDT.

Regards,
SMF

 Chameleon_Graphics___DSDT.png ( 79.9K ) Number of downloads: 38

Slice,

Yes. I wasn't clear in my last message. None of the customizations in my DSDT - the graphics card name, etc. is shown after I boot with your bootloader. My DSDT is not being loaded.

Regards,
SMF

Place your dsdt into root of booted partition and name it exactly "DSDT.aml".

You also can customize from prompt
"dsdt=/test/test_dsdt.aml"

hi slice
i am get your last version on your trankm branche after installing i am geting instand reboot after this:
loading driver :....../extra/extension.mkext
please.can you provide a doc about change that you make in your branch?
thanks for your work.

First of all, I want to say that I based on latest trunk and keep my codes in sync with it.
I didn't change anything concerning /Extra b/c I didn't like it. Let it be the same as trunk.
About your issue try the follow:
- boot with -f option;
- erase the mkext;
- take latest revision of the bootloader.

Now I want to report what is the difference.
1. i386/Cconfig

AFAIK there is no -Oz for Apple's gcc-4.2.1. Level -Os gives me fastest and smallest codes.
2. i386/boot2/boot.c

I need these global variables to exchange data between modules.
3. i386/boot2/boot.h

External definitions for them.
4. i386/boot2/graphics.h

This variable is needed for GraphicsEnabler after modules Resolution do its work.
5. i386/boot2/gui.c

Thus for screen 1024x768 gDualLink=0 while for 1440x900 gDualLink=1.
6. i386/boot2/modules.c

Just disable the message as I don't know a reason for it.
7. i386/libsaio/Makefile

Added support for exFAT file system by dmazar
8. i386/libsaio/acpi_patcher.c

I need some relations between SMBIOS and ACPI.

These variables defined as local in different procedures. I made them common for all module.

These spam about missing SSDT is not interesting. The user knows that these files are absent.

I changed Platform structure definition to pointer and allocate the structure dynamically because I had an issue with losing address of static variable in modules system.

CPU_MODEL_PENTIUM_M=0x0d. Why not write it explicitly?

These variables may be used uninitialized.

Now RestartFix has three states = ACPI | PS2 | NO. http://forum.voodooprojects.org/index.php/topic,1056.0.html

So the user can choose the best method for him.

Sometimes FACP contains wrong value for PM_Profile. I want to force the setting based on calculation in SMBIOS (will be explained later).

Warning eliminatings.

And many new codes correspond to conversion from ancient ACPI1.0 to ACPI2.0 that obligatory for MacOSX.

Cosmetics(?) for System Profiler. http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...&start=560#

Before if SSDT.aml, SSDT-1.aml and SSDT-3.aml are present the loading breaks before SSDT-3 was loading. Now continue search all 30 tables.

And some new codes to copy new_dsdt in place of old_dsdt. It works!

This FIXME comment origins from mackerintel AFAIK and still remain in newest trunk.

Continue.
9. i386/libsaio/acpi_patcher.h

If a header file are included in two different c files then variables will be different.
10. i386/libsaio/cpu.c

What do you want to see in bdmesg.log, source line number or number of used MSR?

The mobility calculation is not common for any CPU.
11. i386/libsaio/device_inject.c

The spam.

Reusing variable instead of creating new one. Is it a bug?
12. i386/libsaio/disk.c

An attempt to detect Linux. http://forum.voodooprojects.org/index.php/topic,1832.0.html

The variable may be used uninitialized.
13. i386/libsaio/fake_efi.c

I need more relations between SMBIOS and EFI.

Here I want to explain more.
For example. Intel Core 2 Duo E6300. Native BusSpeed=266MHz, default CPU speed=266*6=1600MHz. It is very low and I can easy to overclock it.
366*7=2562MHz. But coeff=7 is turbo, MSR inform us about max=6 turbo=7. So what Chameleon will calculate?
TSC speed=2560Mhz ratio=6 and follow FSB=467MHz with following system bugs.
On the other hand, if we took FSB from MSR it will be 266 but not 366 as we set.
Other user report http://forum.voodooprojects.org/index.php/topic,1912.0.html
So I suppose to not calculate CPU and FSB speed and just take them from DMI. So some additional codes in SMBIOS_patcher needed.

These codes appears to do the work.
14. i386/libsaio/gma.c

Remember globals.

I correct these values according to my working X3100.

As calculated by Resolution module.

What is the Currency?
15. i386/libsaio/hfs.c

I consider this as a main patch to Chameleon
I do not want to see 200 lines about loading kexts in IgnoreCache mode. 5 minutes to see them !!!
16. i386/libsaio/msdos.c

Same here.
17. i386/libsaio/nvidia.c

Default values should be reliable for users who can't set own values.

This is useful setting.

Wait for PCI bus.
18. i386/libsaio/pci.c

I want to see more info about PCI devices.

Safety. The reason is losing pci pointer in some cases.

Dump more PCI infos.
19. i386/libsaio/pci.h

Required change in definition.
20. i386/libsaio/pci_setup.c

The variable needed for SMBIOS patch.

Continue.
21. i386/libsaio/platform.c

As I already mentioned I want to make Platform structure is dynamically allocated.
22. i386/libsaio/platform.h

defined here instead of two places.

Ratio may be non-integer.

Now it is a pointer.
23. i386/libsaio/smbios.c

Some default values corrected

New structures and variables to do smbios patching.

and so on...

Platform mobility must not be related to CPU mobility but Enclosure type because there are Books with desktop CPU and iMacs with mobile CPU.

Choice between MacBook and MacBookPro. It is not Nr of Cores b/c MacBook4,1 (which is default) has Core 2 Duo T8200 with 2 cores.

This is defined in AppleSMBIOS http://opensource.apple.com

Took values from original SMBIOS.
24. i386/libsaio/smbios_decode.c

These values are not printable and mess debug and bdmesg.
25. i386/libsaio/smbios_getters.c

Data exchange with ACPIpatcher.

Double.

Why not?

Calculated here.

Nice cosmetic from other chameleon codes.

Instead of scan_cpu calculations.
26. i386/libsaio/sys.c

Don't know about this codes. I found it in some other branch.
27. i386/libsaio/xml.c

In this algo I reorder assignment to aviod losing pointers and uninitialized variables.


Also I am experimenting with modules from meklort, cparm, azimutz but still no news. Only Resolution is working.

hello, i'm trying rev1208 with lion. i get a immediate reset after the initial loading,i tried erasing cache,with -x,with -f, with no changes. currently i'm using a usb stick for boot and the bootloader is installed on it.
Using -v i can see (until it reboot)

(...smbios infos...)
Actual modelname is 'N/A
/ (i see some activity on the hdd)
Starting darwin kernel (immediate reboot)
the smbios infos appear as parsed correctly,cpu recognized too with correct clock.

my system (a laptop) boot ok with chameleon v1187.

this is the Extra folder i use with the loader.

 Extra.zip ( 512.5K ) Number of downloads: 15


fakesmc and ps2 support are on S/L/E.