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Resolved 2006/2007 Mac Pro (1,1/2,1) and OS X Yosemite

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louiekenny

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Dec 9, 2013
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mac pro 1,1 yosemite 750ti

Hi,

I was wondering if someone had an explanation for the following:

I recently upgraded to nvidia drivers 346.01.02f02 and got the 750ti to work but only on slot 3. When i further tested, it also worked on slot 2 but once I changed the bandwidth to x8, it wouldn't boot up anymore (i.e. black screen upon boot). It would not boot up on slot 1 with x16. When I change it back to x4, it would work. So I was wondering if this is a wattage issue and whether bandwidth and wattage are associated.

Thanks
 
vladyn

vladyn

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Oct 11, 2012
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Continuously re-booting

Hello everybody,
I tried with SFOTT - it doesn't worked as it came with some errors on the final step. Now I have kernel panic and Mac Pro 1.1 continuously rebooting. I gues this is from pre-installed Pike script. I've restored Yosemite pre-patch version from the first page if this thread, but I can't see it on boot, when holding the option. I see only recovery HD and first time I tried with Dist Utility - repair permissions and dist - I was on back on on my Mountain Lion. Then I installed Pike's pkg with grey boot screen (I know this is stupid) and restarted twice.

Now I'm stacked with continuously rebooting and repairing permissions and disk is no longer working. I also can't see any flash stick again.

Please can anybody help? I see from many people this is was passed like a shine, but it's become big drama for me.
 
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sumer

macrumors regular
Mar 2, 2015
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Toronto
vladyn said:
Hello everybody,
I tried with SFOTT - it doesn't worked as it came with some errors on the final step. Now I have kernel panic and Mac Pro 1.1 continuously rebooting. I gues this is from pre-installed Pike script. I've restored Yosemite pre-patch version from the first page if this thread, but I can't see it on boot, when holding the option. I see only recovery HD and first time I tried with Dist Utility - repair permissions and dist - I was on back on on my Mountain Lion. Then I installed Pike's pkg with grey boot screen (I know this is stupid) and restarted twice.

Now I'm stacked with continuously rebooting and repairing permissions and disk is no longer working. I also can't see any flash stick again.

Please can anybody help? I see from many people this is was passed like a shine, but it's become big drama for me.
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in mountain lion when you go into system prefs and choose start up disk do you see the sfott drive?
 
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sumer

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Mar 2, 2015
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Toronto
vladyn said:
I can't run my Mountain Lion. When I start the recovery HD I have Dist Utility. I also have Start up Disk - and yes I do have flash drive with restored pre-patched version of Yosemite from here https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/20537556/
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is the ML partition a hack version or legit install? Regardless you can just install over top of it or boot off the USB and then in utilities choose terminal and type sfott and repatch the Yosemite drive.
 
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vladyn

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Oct 11, 2012
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ML was patched with Pike's script. I'm not sure what you mean - I cant see the USB as bottable media at all. When I choose start up dist and then I can see Yosemite usb - since I chose it and reboot - I can see for a moment a folder icon with a question mark and then kernel panic and reboot
 
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sumer

macrumors regular
Mar 2, 2015
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Toronto
Why don't you just format the usb and start again. Sounds like the restore didn't take properly. Did you do it in disk utility formatted as GUID- osx extended journaled?
 
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vladyn

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Oct 11, 2012
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I did this:
I restored a flash drive, which wasn't boot'able to my system drive (prev Mountain Lion). Everything went well so far. Are any updates will be ok or I need to apply Pyke's script ?
 
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sumer

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Mar 2, 2015
130
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Toronto
So you have Yosemite running? If so I used the pike fix. installed- rebooted twice then did the 10.3 combo update and everything worked.

However some users have reported that 10.3 breaks some graphic kexts. So maybe try the 10.2 combo update first and do a little research on your card. I believe it breaks ATI /AMD 7 series. There's a fix that requires editing the AMD radeon4000 kext.
 
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vladyn

macrumors newbie
Oct 11, 2012
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Blinking question mark folder

I install pike's script and then tried update to Yosemite 10.10.3. (without rebooting after script installation)

I've ended up with blinking question mark folder and recovery HD from 10.10.3 can't load anything at all. I have no other options for boot even I still have pre-patched Yosemite on one of my partitions.

Does anybody met this before and how could I revert / install pre-patched version again?

EDIT: Exactly like this https://youtu.be/CRW0XBz5pUU, but on Mac Pro 1.1
 
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vladyn

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Oct 11, 2012
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I'm sorry - I actually rebooted and successfully after installing the script and then the installation of 10.10.3 began.

I now have Recovery HD and "System" Volumes, when I hold option. Nothing happens choosing either system or recovery.

I tried with the only one bootable dist I had - os-x 10.5 originally came with my mac. After using their disk utility just to verify my system volume I now ended with blinking earth globe icon.

I made things even worse I guess, but is there a way of getting out of this situation.
 
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sumer

macrumors regular
Mar 2, 2015
130
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Toronto
vladyn said:
I'm sorry - I actually rebooted and successfully after installing the script and then the installation of 10.10.3 began.

I now have Recovery HD and "System" Volumes, when I hold option. Nothing happens choosing either system or recovery.

I tried with the only one bootable dist I had - os-x 10.5 originally came with my mac. After using their disk utility just to verify my system volume I now ended with blinking earth globe icon.

I made things even worse I guess, but is there a way of getting out of this situation.
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Re-Install Yosemite over the old one.

I believe when you install the pike script your supposed to reboot twice then install the update. Not sure why things are not working for you but with me all went well.

Cheers
 
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xavx

macrumors newbie
Dec 26, 2013
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Boot Loop

Hi Guys,

I have a MacBook Pro 2,2 early 2007.

I did all the steps and was able to get the USB to boot, however it gets stuck at a black screen with the apple logo on it. The fans run at full power and unit just sits there. I did the ctr-v and i only get a white line but nothing else. Any ideas?
 
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sanrooney

macrumors newbie
Apr 29, 2015
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cannot boot up

Hi,

I tried
"Hennesie2000's Guide for installing Yosemite on a Mac Pro 1,1 or 2,1 - the boot.efi method" on my macbook 2,1. I have successfully created the bootable usb and i can install Yosemite as well. But after finish installing wait about 40 minutes but screen starts countdown from 22minutes Lol. Finally finish install and countdown 10 seconds to restart.
After restart the black boot screen shows up, wait about 3minutes it start the installation progress again.
I restarted and unplug my usb stick then the screen shows the folder with ' ? ' blinking.
On the same screen, i put back the usb stick straightway boot screen change to black boot screen again and after some time go to the installation progress again.

Is there anything i miss out to do? Or what should i do Next? :rolleyes:

Thanks advance.
 

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sanrooney said:
Ya i did that.. So is there any chance to get it work on macbook?

Thanks.
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I hope you know that even if you get it installed and running you will never, EVER get GPU acceleration.

A couple of code kiddies made a bunch of promises that they couldn't keep.

The Mac Pro 1,1 is only machine of the era that can easily and smoothly run Yosemite, and that is when it has newer GPU.
 
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sanrooney said:
Okay.. Thanks for your answer.. ;)
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Trying to warn you.

There are a few people over in Yosemite forum, they have been "working on kexts" for 2+ years now.

The fact is they can only offer the 64bit kexts that appeared briefly in 10.6.4.

Unless some programming genius comes along, what existed 2 years ago is all there will ever be.

The disappointing thing is that they have kept hope alive all this time, making sound as if they were on cusp of a breakthrough.

The insutling part was recently they offered a "Christmas Present" which as an installer for old things...that now has a bug due to the ads inside it that try to take you to external sites to buy things.

Apple cut you off. They could have written drivers for old GPUs, they didn't. Mac Pro 1,1 got spared due to PCIE slot. Sadly, it is this same fate that is in store for nMP, whether the apologists accept it or not.
 
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vladyn

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Oct 11, 2012
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just for the record - for those who did successfully installed Yosemite on Mac Pro 1.1 - Do Not Upgrade to 10.10.3 - It will screw your installation with non working boot partition and recovery HD.

At lease that was my case..
Even when I tried to re-install again pre-patched installer with 10.10 over the upgraded and non working 10.10.3 it staked at the login screen.
 
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