BootCamp Full Driver List Working.

Boot Camp 1.1 has been posted, downloading now.... hurray! Let s hope it helps with the SATA problems.

Boot Camp 1.1 has been posted, downloading now....
hurray! Let s hope it helps with the SATA problems.

Well... what's the verdict????

No change with Bootcamp 1.1 drivers. SATA drives still not using DMA, still stuck in PIO mode. Slow, slow, slow.

Did I mention it's slow?

Boot Camp 1.1 has been posted, downloading now....
hurray! Let s hope it helps with the SATA

problems.

Well... what's the verdict????

UGH! Still painfully slow, stuck in PIO mode like everyone else. SIGH... So close to having a single machine that can work in both worlds (PC/Mac) and be equal in specs. Please oh please let there be a fix. (should I grovel more?)

I already did enough begging in my email to bootcamp@apple.com 🙂 It is the ONLY thing stopping me from making this my main system and getting rid of my PC's.

I started my own topic on macrumors.com's forum to discuss the SATA performance issue. From the postings I have seen thus far, and after reading a few Intel and Microsoft engineering articles, I think people are looking in the wrong direction.

The following is a copy of my original posting from macrumors:

I have spent a few days researching SATA, and how it is handled under Windows, especially Intel's implementation. Intel is pushing a standardized controller interface called AHCI. AHCI does support legacy PATA emulation. In WinTel platform, it is a requirement of the BIOS to configure the AHCI device properly. The AHCI PCI device will present different PCI subcodes depending if it is running in PATA or native mode. These PCI subcodes are used to choose the appropriate driver at boot time.
For best performance, SATA wants to run in native mode which, on the Mac Pro platform, means running the controller device in AHCI mode. AHCI fully supports DMA as well as Native Command Queuing (NCQ). Combining these two technologies give the best performance.
The PATA emulation can support DMA, depending on the actual BIOS implementation. PATA can not support NCQ.
With Boot Camp, Apple is providing a BIOS layer on top of EFI, the new standard for low-level PC firmware. This layer is called a CSM (Compatibility Support Module). I believe the CSM is not programming the device to enter AHCI mode. Also, the CSM is not providing anything other than Programmed I/O (PIO or non-DMA) in their PATA emulation support.
How do we work around this? I don't know. I am hoping to bring others into this discussion to see if we can figure something out. Considering Apple released Boot Camp 1.1 with the same flaw, I don't believe we can expect them to resolve this issue soon.
Putting the device in AHCI mode may present more difficult problems for Apple. They will have to change their CSM to support loading the boot sector using AHCI instead of PATA protocols.
There is one other thing to note, when you boot with device in AHCI mode, and then install Windows, you must install a 3rd party driver provided by Intel at installation time. Pressing the F6 key early on in the install process, inserting a floppy, which contains the driver, and then choosing the driver for installation. The CSM will have to support USB floppies (I have not tested to see if it does, yet). It also means that any user that currently has Windows installed will have to reinstall Windows once we determine how to put the device in AHCI mode.
If we were willing to give up NCQ, it might be easier for Apple to extend their CSM to include better PATA emulation. We may be limited to 100MB/s, or 133MB/s at best. This is more than enough bandwidth to support any single drive.


I really would encourage anyone who wants to help explore low level solutions to this issue to participate in my discussion on macrumors:

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=225349

Thanks,
- Brian Williams


Various Intel Macs Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Brian: Very, very informative response. Thank you!

Mac Pro, TiBook 1GHz, iMac G5 iSight, iMac Core Duo Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Hello,

is there such a list for the MacBook?

I am having troubles installing the audio hardware, I have tried running the Boot Camp driver CD over and over, but it just won`t install any audio drivers or device!

Greets, B.

Ever since installing the BootCamp update, my wireless adapter has ceased to function under Windows. It's that Atheros AR 5006X adapter. Any ideas? I've tried every driver I could find.

same problem here, used a xp pro sr2 disk
(with the 500x and esp drivers integrated)

could anybody help here ?!?!

For those who want to run the x64 version of XP here's the drivers and the drill:

I've sucessfully installed WinXP x64 on my Mac Pro from a free download of x64 120 day trial version from Windows.

Interestingly enough, I called Microsoft and asked what happens after 120 days, the answer was...."I don't know".

Weird.

Anyway, for those who don't know how to get the format of the download file to be correct for Boot Camp to recognize it as a Windows CD, here's the procedure.

This is all done on the Mac Pro.

1. Download XPx64 from: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/facts/trial.mspx

2. Open Disk Utility

2. Double click downloaded file: WS03SP1 RTM_1830_PX6EN.iso this will allow you to see it in Disk Utility.

3. In Disk Utility select the WS0...EN.iso file mentioned previously and click the "convert" button.

4. When the Save As box pops up set the location to wherever you want ( I named the file the same name w/o the .iso extension and put it on my desktop) and set the Image Format to "DVD/CD master", Encryption to "none"

5. After saving the file, it will show up with a new extension *.cdr. Double click this file in the Disk Utility drive list.

6. After Finder finishes launching the file, go back to Disk Utility and select your new *.cdr file and click the Partition button to the right.

7. Once in the partition window, select Options and set the partition scheme to "Master Boot Record", hit OK.

8. After getting back in the partition window, select Volume Scheme and set to "1 partition", The size should be around 558.62 MB (don't worry about the format set to mac OS extended and the other greyed functions)

9. Select the Burn icon, insert your CD-R, set your post burning options, and have a Coke and a smile. Verify the file format is ISO 9660 file system by selecting the "get info" on the CD under "Finder".

**TIP #1 - make sure you've printed out the e-mail from Microsoft outlining the setup instructions and including the CD-Key. Don't be like me and get 98% through the Windows setup where it asks you for CD-Key and have to power off the computer and get it out of OS X.**

**TIP #2 - Since you are using an Apple keyboard Windows doesn't seem to be able to use it on the blue screen portion of the install. My remedy (after assuming the install locked up 6 times in a row) is to go find a cheap-o usb keyboard and mouse lying around (probably standard Microsoft stuff in your closet) and plug it in to be back of your Mac Pro tower. You do not need to go through the Mac OS hardware setup thing that pops up.

10. After printing out your MS instruction e-mail and plugging in your keyboard and mouse (see above), launch Boot Camp (don't even try to use the driver CD it makes, it's useless for XP x64) and install XP x64.

11. Have a beer and a smile, you will need the alcohol in your blood from here on out.

**TIP #3 - go buy 2 or 3 magazines and get a comfortable chair.**

12. Install Windows, follow the Boot Camp Beta instructions carefully until you get to the part where you install the driver CD. It won't work.

13. Follow these links to get the drivers:

Audio: http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/dlhd-2.aspx?lineid=2004052&famid=2004052&ser ies=2004061&Software=True&title=HD%20Audio%20CODECs

Nvidia Graphics driver for the 7300GT (remember, this is for Win XP x64 edition so it's not the same as the regularly posted 32 bit version):
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp64_91.47.html

(Taken from Robert Ascio post on http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/macpro/topic4363.html#sep06)
Download PROEM64T.exe from the Intel website to obtain the LAN drivers so that you can start using the internet Via lan on your new MAC PRO. Make sure you are downloading the XP64 version.

13. Update Windows.

**NOTE: I am still having the same driver issues as Robert Ascio except the Audio Codec. The Apple keyboard and mouse will work now, so you can remove the crappy old ones you used to install Windows. However, the Ctl AltDel and Eject disk don't work on the Apple keyboard.**

14. GO TO BED...IT'S 4:30 am!!!

Just so everyone is jealous of me, I have the 64-bit version of Solidworks running on my Mac Pro and it's a screamer. I have no idea if my hard-drives are running slow like so many posts have stated i.e.: http://macprojournal.com/xp.html , but I suspect they are (defragment took FOREVER!). Be that as it may, even with all the hardware issues I still have Solidworks is AWESOME on the Mac Pro, even better than any other Intel box I've used.

Good luck with your installs!

Did anyone ever figure out this sound driver issue? I used the slipstream fix, and it runs so fast, but I can't get the sound driver to work. Anyone?

If you are refering to the Mac Pro (and maybe other types of macs) use the realtek audio codec:

WDM_R145.exe

Windows 2000, Windows XP/2003(32/64 bits) Driver only (Excution file)

Located at:

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/dlhd-2.aspx?lineid=2004052&famid=2004052&ser ies=2004061&Software=True&title=HD%20Audio%20CODECs

This has been working error free on my Mac Pro for a few days.

1. Download XPx64 from:

ttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/facts/trial.ms

Hi MSW,

Thanks for your "how to".

I've registered for XP64 trial, but the email that I received is incomplete:

********************************Please keep this e-mail for your records. ******************************** Thank you for registering to download the Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Trial Software Kit.Note: The size of the download is approximately 575 megabytes (MB). The file you will download is in ISO image format and should be burned to CD before installation.To burn the ISO file to a CD, you must have a CD-RW drive (CD burner) with appropriate supporting software. If you do not have a CD burner, there are third-party software products available on the Internet that will allow you to create a virtual CD drive.--------------------------------------------------------------------Insta llation InstructionsThe following steps summarize the installation process. More detailed step-by-step installation and configuration instructions are available in the readme.htm file included with the software.To install the trial software for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Trial Software Ki

I've repeated the operation three times and got three identical emails.

Did you meet the same problem ?

thanks,

Peloche

MacPro 2.66, 2GB, 1TB; Mini G4, 1.45, 1GB; iPod 60 GB; 20" Apple CD; Apple IIC Mac OS X (10.4.7)