Thread: Boot without using "cpus=1"

Hi,
I finally have my hackintosh working but I can only boot with "cpus=1." If I don't, I get the dreaded "Still Waiting for Root Device" message. I have tried cpus=1, cpus=2... all the way up to cpus=8 but I still get the same problem.

System Specs:

• AMD FX-8150 @ 4.0GHz
• Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5
• 8gb DDR3 G-Skill Ripjaws X (Booting with "maxmem=6144")
• 1tb Western Digital Green as OSX Drive
• 60gb Corsair SSD for Windows
• 2x 1tb in RAID 1 (Storage for Windows)
• Sony Optiatc DVD-RW
• nVidia GeForce 210 512mb (PNY)

Any help would be greatly appreciated as this is the final thing that needs done to complete my first hackintosh!

Take a look at this thread and use Chameleon Wizard to update your Chameleon and also made changes to your boot file > http://www.osx86.net/guides-tutorial...er-basics.html

Flag`s needed for your machine...

cpus=1
arch=i386
-force64
GraphicsEnabler=Yes
USBBusFix=Yes

I'm already using those flags, I'm trying to work out how to boot without having to use "cpus=1"

Originally Posted by camerongray

I'm already using those flags, I'm trying to work out how to boot without having to use "cpus=1"

Read the thread from the link and add the flag cpus=1 to your org.chameleon.Boot.plist...

Ahh, sorry for not explaining properly.

I already have "cpus=1" in the com.apple.boot.plist file but then it limits my 8 core CPU to 1 core which has a big impact on performance I want to be able to boot without needing this flag anywhere so I can use all 8 cores.

Originally Posted by camerongray

Ahh, sorry for not explaining properly.

I already have "cpus=1" in the com.apple.boot.plist file but then it limits my 8 core CPU to 1 core which has a big impact on performance I want to be able to boot without needing this flag anywhere so I can use all 8 cores.

You have only one physical CPU (cpus=1)...

The flag there`s nothing to do with the number of cores...

Use activity monitor to see your threads/cores or check the information at System Profiler > Screen Shot 2012-01-31 at 6.31.20 PM.png

Use Chameleon Wizard to always keep your BootLoader updated...

Ahh, in activity monitor it only shows one graph. If I double click the graph another window appears with 8 but no matter what I do only the top one shows any activity. If I run CPUx it shows 1 core with 8 threads where it should show 8 cores, 8 threads.

Originally Posted by camerongray

Ahh, in activity monitor it only shows one graph. If I double click the graph another window appears with 8 but no matter what I do only the top one shows any activity. If I run CPUx it shows 1 core with 8 threads where it should show 8 cores, 8 threads.

Core/Thread actually are the same thing...

Maybe you must run lot`s of apps at same time to see if there`s some activity on the others cores...

Just ran geekbench and it still only uses 1 core and gives a low score in the 3000s

Originally Posted by camerongray

Just ran geekbench and it still only uses 1 core and gives a low score in the 3000s

You already have you Snow Leopard updated to the latest version and also Chameleon???

You have a newer processor and need newer system support...