Skipper
September 29th, 2009, 08:24 AM
I am a burned EFI-X user: missing units, replacements, no SL support, etc. After I realized that they are using theft from the hard working community to earn money, I decided to find a new solution. Some of the Hackintosh paths were just to complicated for me so, I decided to use the Lifehacker method described here: http://lifehacker.com/5360150/install-snow-leopard-on-your-hackintosh-pc-no-hacking-required
Needless to say, preparation like described there went like a charm. However, since I use GA-EP45-DS3 I decided to use AsereBLN (THX!) compiled specific DSDT for my board instead of one Lifehacker used. Boot from the stick and the SL installation went fine. However, after the first boot sound was not there (no choice except of one “Digital Built-In” but this didn’t work) and the graphic was limited to one resolution and one screen (I use two). No shadows, no transparency, no nothing. Well, I thought: for my first try it’s OK. Must read more and you’ll get it. Eventually.
I also wanted to see if it is really easy to start from the HD and installed Chameleon there, using the same method. This time I did NOT replace the Lifehackers DSDT! Since I assumed I’ll go trough the SL installation again (hoping to get sound and graphics working), I thought “what the hack?”.
Big surprise: my sound and graphics were working fine now! Happy as I was, I migrated my all my apps and data from 10.5.8 and – voila! I have SL 10.6.1 working!
But: my Bonjour is not working and my TimeMachine refuses to start. Now, Bonjour I could live without. But I need my TimeMachine!
Console reprots an UUID error 35:
2009-09-29 15:11:54.052 ctask[710:903] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
Apparently (at least this is suggested in many articles found with google) this UUID Error is the reason why my TM is not working. I googled for a solution but all I found were discussing making changes in UUID.kext I cannot even find in my Extra folder.
Can anyone please point me to a solution which will allow me to keep my system running and fix those issues? I mean, not pointing to a whole new method which will force me to go trough the whole installation from scratch.
Many thanks!
Needless to say, preparation like described there went like a charm. However, since I use GA-EP45-DS3 I decided to use AsereBLN (THX!) compiled specific DSDT for my board instead of one Lifehacker used. Boot from the stick and the SL installation went fine. However, after the first boot sound was not there (no choice except of one “Digital Built-In” but this didn’t work) and the graphic was limited to one resolution and one screen (I use two). No shadows, no transparency, no nothing. Well, I thought: for my first try it’s OK. Must read more and you’ll get it. Eventually.
I also wanted to see if it is really easy to start from the HD and installed Chameleon there, using the same method. This time I did NOT replace the Lifehackers DSDT! Since I assumed I’ll go trough the SL installation again (hoping to get sound and graphics working), I thought “what the hack?”.
Big surprise: my sound and graphics were working fine now! Happy as I was, I migrated my all my apps and data from 10.5.8 and – voila! I have SL 10.6.1 working!
But: my Bonjour is not working and my TimeMachine refuses to start. Now, Bonjour I could live without. But I need my TimeMachine!
Console reprots an UUID error 35:
2009-09-29 15:11:54.052 ctask[710:903] _CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35
Apparently (at least this is suggested in many articles found with google) this UUID Error is the reason why my TM is not working. I googled for a solution but all I found were discussing making changes in UUID.kext I cannot even find in my Extra folder.
Can anyone please point me to a solution which will allow me to keep my system running and fix those issues? I mean, not pointing to a whole new method which will force me to go trough the whole installation from scratch.
Many thanks!