hi icchansan,

the leo4allv3 final install went well. the first was ok, after a few more the system is starting with darwin version 5.0.... after that is the normal username and password screen and that's it.

wan/lan ok, usb ok, firewire ok, dvd ok, wireless ok with the ralink usb wireless application. not native so no network search etc. any suggestion to get native?
unfortunately no sound: i tried many installs with each of the rellevant kexts included in the installing dvd: alc888, alc889, alc97 both the azalia kexts but no luck. also tried installing the first two with OSx86Tools but again no luck.
the onboard audio is Realtek High Definition Audio and should not be a problem.
any suggestions?

how do i proceed with the upgrade to 10.5.5? can i go through the apple site or should i use x86 installers?

thank you so much for the tutorial and the extra one-on-one help with the ahci controller. it made a huge difference! i can boot xp pro 64 from my second internal sata drive with esc Boot Menu without any problems at all.

ciao,