Battery issues on 10.5.4

stefanomainardi · **Joined:** Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:56 pm **Posts:** 42

@Bondo

I have an MSI WIND U100 1.0.6 firmware not a repackaged version.

I have installed with Kalyway and all works perfectly, i don't think is a problem of installation, but a kext issues at boot. Have got upgraded to 10.5.4?

sed8ed · **Posted:** Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:47 am

stefanomainardi wrote:

I don't want to reinstall OSX, only for a kext

Anyway, MSIWINDOSX is a repackaged version of Kalyway. I've installed Kalyway 10.5.2 and all works flawless excpet the battery indicator.

Can you send me your ACPIBattery.kext?

Actually it's not...they achieve similiar objectives yet the WindOSX86 install is a lot easier.

In the original thread it's quite clear that Stellarolla and Onetrack considered Kalyway outdated despite it being a reliable install...the Wind OSX distro has nothing to do with Kalyway at all!!!....In fact in the original thread someone posted the Wind distro disk on a filesharing site with reference to Kalyway....Kalyway requested the affiliation be removed....

The Wind OSX distro disk is probably the easiest way to get to 10.5.4 without any hassles. Just uncheck the kernel options on the installation options and your laughing. If you have a time machine backup before the ACPIbattery.kext failure you could easily restore everything at the first boot from HDD after re-installation.

stefanomainardi · **Joined:** Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:56 pm **Posts:** 42

I know that Kalyway ant windosx86 are different, but they use same kernel, same driver, same kext, same OS

Now, i don't have a time machine backup of the battery kext, i continue to fix this issue by myself.

Thanks.

stefanomainardi · **Joined:** Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:56 pm **Posts:** 42

I post here a solution from Modaco forum :

Quote:

I solved it, but it's a bit of a hack.

Create (or append to) /etc/rc.shutdown.local and /etc/rc.reboot.local (make sure they're executable) with this:
CODE
cp -R /System/Library/Extensions/ACPIBattery.kext /Backup\ Extensions
rm -R /System/Library/Extensions/ACPIBattery.kext
cp -R /WHEREVER THIS IS STORED/ACPIBattery.kext /System/Library/Extensions/
chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/ACPIBattery.kext
chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions/ACPIBattery.kext
touch /System/Library/Extensions

Can find here : http://www.modaco.com/content-page/270099/pauls-complete-guide-to-installing-osx-leopard-on-your-msi-wind-advent-4211/page/420/

Bye

the_accidental · **Joined:** Thu Sep 11, 2008 4:30 pm **Posts:** 41

OK, I thought that fix above worked, and it seemed fine after a fair few reboots, but the battery icon's just gone again. It might have been other fiddling I was doing though, or the fix might not work as i'd hope. I'll investigate more and post back if I come up with something better.

stefanomainardi · **Joined:** Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:56 pm **Posts:** 42

I'm sorry, but confirm that is not a solution.

I've battery for a few boot and last i've lost again the battery indicator. Sometimes also the audio is not loaded with this "patch". I'v tried every solution, now i'm lost.

the_accidental · **Joined:** Thu Sep 11, 2008 4:30 pm **Posts:** 41

The audio thing seems unrelated (well, except in the sense that it's probably the same root cause).

I've got a few more things I'm trying out so I'll see how they go.

stefanomainardi · **Joined:** Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:56 pm **Posts:** 42

Uhm, the audio problem is the same problem of Kext at boot. With permission repair seems to be ok for ONE boot

I'll wait your tests.

SM

the_accidental · **Joined:** Thu Sep 11, 2008 4:30 pm **Posts:** 41

Oddly I have less issues with the audio, if it was exactly the same problem you'd expect it to occur as frequently. I'm unlikely to test out my ideas for a week or so (basically investigate the boot process a lot more thoroughly, find out where it's going wrong). Far too busy working at the moment!

stefanomainardi · **Joined:** Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:56 pm **Posts:** 42

@The_Accidental

Have you got some news?

Favlex · **Posted:** Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:44 pm

Two issues :

First after repair permissions u Have to clear the caches for being sure on using the new kext

Code:

bash-3.2# sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Caches/*
bash-3.2# sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/Caches/*
bash-3.2# sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions.mkext

Then , if this doesn'r work on each boot try a different powerbundle ,this --> http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=80425

stefanomainardi · **Joined:** Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:56 pm **Posts:** 42

Thanks windmaster but i've tried to remove cache of Kext before repair permission. Is ok for ONE boot, and after i've the same problem.

Another powerbundle? Is safe? Have you tried it?

Favlex · **Posted:** Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:45 pm

stefanomainardi wrote:

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Another powerbundle? Is safe? Have you tried it?

Please don't call me master of nothing , I'm just Favlex , thanks.The posts counter is stupid and useless..

Yes it's safe , just developed from one well known guy , and in case it's not well suited for u , the osx remains usable as before.
not tested personally on wind but on vaious acer and hp laptops.
Working on 10.5.4

stefanomainardi · **Joined:** Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:56 pm **Posts:** 42

Uhm, thanks. I've confused the forum level with your nick...sorry.

I must resolve this problem without installing other untested fix, thanks anyway

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