Right now 10.6.2 is the safe choice. We already know what it takes to get it working, and everything does work. If you need to rely on your machine to get work done, you might stick with a tried and true version of the OS that we've all been running for a long time. You can pretty much know that 10.6.2 will be as solid as it ever was.
Long term 10.6.3 is the better choice. There are some significant changes and fixes to the OS, and many users have logged better benchmarks than 10.6.2. However, there are no new features, and most users will not notice any difference whatsoever.
If you do decide to update, make sure that you know that some of the best current solutions for some issues are to roll back kexts to previous versions. Caution! Doing this can destabilize the system and cause issues with applications. Or alternately, nothing will happen- and the kexts may turn out to be perfectly compatible. I've noticed no issues so far with mixing kext versions. But obviously this is an unsavory long-term solution.
Testing the update is strongly encouraged! A good way to do this is set up 2 drives or 2 partitions, and do 2 separate installs. One for 10.6.2 and one for 10.6.3. Any information that you can gather about your particular system and updating should be posted in the forum. It will help us come up with more vanilla solutions. Just make sure that you're using a fresh unmodified system as a basis for your testing.
For the very latest workarounds and solutions, check out the bottom part of the Mac OS X 10.6.3 Update post. Good luck!
-tonymacx86
PS: I haven't forgotten about the new guide! It should be out
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Hi Tony, I stupidly updated without makiing a backup of my extensions I thought I would only have to fix audio/video etc but all I get now is waiting for dsmos..
I had a fully functioning 10.6.2 and UD2 like you using your dsdt, fake smc is installed. Any ideas?
Words of wisdom as always Tony. 10.6.3 is causing problems on many forums. Remeber everyone to back up the whole extensions folder before updating the OS. You never know what you might need from it. If anyone has boot problems after updating boot in safe mode; often this works, albiet it's slow. And Tony could not be any more right when he says to use 2 drives/partitions. Allocating just 15GB or using an old HD can save you from hitting you head on the desk in frusteration. It is also wise to wait a day or two after any system update to see if any of us testers are having any issues.
Luckily this is not a work machine so no love lost - wont be the first time Ive had to fix something - thats the fun of hackintosh ;)
just update mine, everything works...
as much vanilla as possible should not be problem...
my system:
i5
p7p55d le
4870
custom kexts
modded voodooHDA
realtekR1000sl
vanilla kernel on 64bit mode
using asere's 1.1.6 chameleon rc4
** strange - voodoohda on 10.6.2 got garbled sometimes, after update i have not notice that yet...
Tony, I know you must be super busy with all that's been happening with the update lately, but I beg for your (or anyone´s help) my main production machine suddenly stopped working. More precisely the usb ports. I'm running a GA-ud3r, 4 gig ramsticks of crucial ram, 750 gig maxtor hdd, intel i5. Installed mac osx SN with your boot disc (chameleon 2.0 graphic boot)updated to 10.6.2 over 5 months ago, and updated to 10.6.3 3 days ago, got everything working just fine. All my usb ports died, I can´t get any periphereals to work, they don't even send power, not even at start-up before the bootloader loads (mouse leds don't light up that's how I know). I get this on the verbose log:
USBF: (some number that keeps increasing) AppleUSBCHI: controller reset failed
USBF: (ditto) AppleUSNCHI: (a memory adress that keeps changing as the other number increases)::UIMCheckForTimeouts - Host Controller Halted, Reseting
This keeps going for the longest time until the Operating system eventually loads. But I have no mouse nor keyboard to see if I can do anything. My Ps/2 keyboard and mouse don't work within the OS enviroment. Tried running the install disc and same thing happens. Tried resetting pram and nvram (control + windows button + p + r upon hard restart), but since I had never done it before I don't know if my attempt succeded, but nothing changes. I´m extremely scared as all my work is in the one disc, and I'm a graphic designer...
Please please help...
Thanks in advance
update: after several hard boots, and trying the iBoot + retail dvd boot the problem persists. Now I can't even get to the splash screen nor the desktop screen (not even with iboot and the retail dvd, couldn't try to install the fixes I downloaded from here) Can't fresh install either, my tony mac boot cd used to do the first installation gets the same results. I'm officially desperate... Any help will be greatle appreciated...
@peewe666
hi! keep cool bro! first of all save your data! You may wish to do a fresh 10.6.2 install on ANOTHER disk and then copy your invaluable work to it. Make sure the current -none booting- drive is detached when installing to the new one. Before booting into Tony´s CD make sure your BIOS settings are ok. Please reload optimized defaults and check HIPET and AHCI.
I don't have another drive, the only two spares I got are an old 250 gig ide and an external 1 tera usb. I checked the Bios settings and they're all ok. funny thing is if I set failsafe defaults in the BIOS the usb ports do get power (stick and mouse leds do light up upon boot up) but I can't acces them after the board posts (can't boot from usb), as soon as I get passed the post it doesn't respond anymore (in a way it's a relief cuz I reckon the USB ports aren't damaged, right?).The support at gigabyte asked me to remove the MB's battery to reset the CMOS, due to a possible IRQ link deactivation of the USB ports by the BIOS?... (why I ask if my board can do that just by shorting the CMOS? I did both however to no avail) The only two things I've done recently were the 10.6.3 update and updating to the f6 bios. And everything was working fine, till all of a sudden this happened...
@peewe666
If the USB ports stop working after the BIOS POST it is obvious that either the controllers are inaccsessible or there´s a problem with the power supply, i.e. as soon as they start to draw power the supply collapses. Are your sure the PS is okay? Is there a short circuit somewhere in the USB path (defective cable?). Check what happens to the USB ports when all internal & external drives & Card readers are disconnected. If after that you´re still unable to boot from a USB Stick or external USB drive the problem will be on the hardware side. Still possible something went wrong with your BIOS update...
I tried unplugging everything else and no changes. The PS seems ok though, because doing the opposite, plugging everything back, plus a couple of spare dvd burners, an ide hdd, and the flopy drive worked well. The usb path, as far as I can see is ok, no obvios burns or smell.
I've been trying to boot from a cd, but I haven't yet found a method that allows me to access the bios flash drives I burn onto the boot cd. I mean the files just don't show anywhere...
Do you think booting a live linux distro could allow me to somehow save my hdd files into de ide disk, at least part of it? I can't imagine how I'd get around the distros gui without a mouse or keyboard tho. I only have a keyboard that works(for the only ps2 port available in my pc) so today I'll be getting a ps2 mouse, and my guess is I'll have to plug and unplug the periphereals to use either one when needed... Talking about computing nightmares....
tony you are one CRACK. tnx
Great Job Tony!
Keeping 10.6.2 till releasing Vanilla solutions :-))
Why isn't there a gigabeast option for P55-UD3L?
Wondering, is there any thought about supporting OS X Server?
Earl The Squirrel, OS X server is basically the same as the normal distribution, the only difference is that it has different applications (Like server manager).
The server edition does not require a special DSDT or special kexts for it to make it work, so in theory, OS X Server is already supported.
Any updates on this - should we still hold off?
Hi, This is my first post!
I am run your Mac Os install method (P55 US3L + iBoot nVidia + Combo updated 10.6.3), The os works very incredible great on my system except Audio!! it works before update, after 10.6.3 is show only gray speaker icon with no indication bar...
Then i installed apple Hda back for 10.6.2, audio back but very broken and skippy noise, :(
i am still headache about how to fixed this. Any way, Thank 4 shared about how to installed on Intel base PC
Running GA-H55M-S2H/i3core540/WD 1TB/ Patriot 2GB/F10 Bios update/On board video/ Snow Leopard 10.6.3 dvd purchased my copy/
user DSDT.aml/system utilities/ Audio HDA 10.6.2 Rollback/Realtek 1000sl/10.6.1 Supported Kernal / 64bit/
tried installing 10.6.4 update and computer would freeze.
Computer working ok so far with 10.6.3 dvd snow leopard sound, ethernet, usb all working ok
New to the world of hackintosh hope this helps/still testing the computer. On line with my new hackintosh.
i have a acer i3 330m processor, and i used iboot cd to installed snow leopard 10.6 and multibest to config. all applications seem to work ok only when ever i need to reboot i have to do it via the iboot cd. any idea what to do? thanks.
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