Just tested this new kernel on my own hack! Works like a charm! Congrats mifki!
You need a box with HPET / SSE3 / NX to run this kernel
You need to replace the AppleSMBIOS.kext with the one from JaS 10.4.7 DVD.
If you want an alternative compatible with Non NX, SSE2 and non HPET,
wait for semthex kern.
Seems Mifki made it! It boots to the full GUI.
Check out a screenshot from his box:
Some huge progress has been done on modding 10.4.8 kernel sources!
Mifki just gave us a taste of his work by sharing his undergoing dev kernel.
I had the chance to test it on my hack and it has booted to loginwindow.app
(which then hangs for some unknown reason yet).
Check out the video: rapidshare.com/files/437261/MVI_4082.AVI.zip.html
Just found this cool article on how apple encrypts some of its binaries,
like Dock or Finder.
Check it out: www.osxbook.com/book/bonus/chapter7/binaryprotection/
Follow this quick steps to setup your testing env:
You need 2 primary partitions, 10 gigs each is far enough.
JaS 10.4.6/10.4.7 DVD
JaS 10.4.8 update (get from previous post)
You need to have a running JaS 10.4.8 on the primary partition.
Install from DVD and upgrade to 10.4.8.
Now boot to your primary JaS OS X 10.4.8.
Just put any JaS 10.4.4 – 10.4.7 DVD in your drive and run the following package: /System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.pkg
Choose to install on your second partition.
Follow the wizard and choose customize button, and uncheck all patches.
Then click next, next…
You should have now an unpatched 10.4.4 system installed on second partition.
Don’t try to boot right now, it won’t work.
Next step is to get the apple combo update: MacOSXUpdCombo10.4.8Intel.dmg
Extract the MacOSXUpd10.4.8Intel.pkg to your Desktop
and right-click on it and choose Show Package Content.
Browse to Content/Resources and drag ‘n’ drop the InstallationCheck file to the trash.
Now double-click the pkg and install to the second partition.
info:
If you can’t select the second partition while installing 10.4.8 update,
just do the following:
Open a terminal and type sudo -s
Enter your root password and type the following command:
ditto -x Desktop/MacOSXUpd10.4.8Intel.pkg/Contents/Archive.pax.gz /Volumes/partition2/
where partition 2 is the name of your second partition.
Well, this can boot to single user mode for sure.
But if you want to test further, you need the 10.4.8 decrypts…
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