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20,215 reads · 2009-11-09 – 2010-05-08
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hackintosh(Snow leopard) startup very slow

I used iPC, and now I install success Snow leopard on my PC, both of iPC and Snow startup very Slow (about 1min30s) CPU: AMD 5200 2.7 Ghz Chipset NVIDIA Main : M2N VM HDMI Sound : ALC883 work with voodooHDA.kext Lan: NVIDIA NforceLan auto…

Primary Author
@toanbk Published 2009-11-09
Collection
Snow Leopard 10.6
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20,215 historical reads · 5 curated field notes (from 15 dispatches) · 2009-11-09 – 2010-05-08
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@toanbk (9)@Imkantus (2)@kj.web@aaronmarsh632@Keagi@HEYMANG

I used iPC, and now I install success Snow leopard on my PC, both of iPC and Snow startup very Slow (about 1min30s)

CPU: AMD 5200 2.7 Ghz Chipset NVIDIA
Main : M2N VM HDMI
Sound : ALC883 work with voodooHDA.kext
Lan: NVIDIA NforceLan auto detected
VGA :NVIDIA 7300GT full QE, CI with NVinjectGo.kext

Author Updates & Technical Revisions

Follow-up dispatches by @toanbk

Author Update #1 @toanbk 2009-11-15

Thanks you, I use FakeSMC, 10.6.2, corrected permissions, but I don't know removed what Driver I don't need ?

Author Update #2 @toanbk 2010-04-13

I use SL retail and updated to 10.6.3, but SL still start up slow !

Author Update #3 @toanbk 2010-04-22

I've already deleted current system.log and reboot, here is new file :
media fire.com/?zddnilvtzgr
help me please, thanks

Synthesized Community Field Notes

5 technical responses curated from 15 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @kj.web 2009-11-14

Boot with -v and see the problem!
Do you use DSMS or FakeSMC.
Do you have removed the unused drivers like videocard drivers you don't need?
Do you have the correct permissions?
Do you have 10.6, 10.6.1, 10.6.2

Field Note #2 @aaronmarsh632 2010-02-15

Hi, I take it iPC is a Leopard Distro but what is the name of the Snow Leopard Distro you used?

Field Note #3 @Imkantus 2010-04-16

Open a Terminal window and type:

cp /var/log/system.log ./Desktop

Upload the file from your Desktop here, so that we might be able to see, what might cause a longer start-up time.

Field Note #4 @Imkantus 2010-04-22 ↳ Re: @toanbk
@toanbkHere is my file : media fire.com/?nzzymlmiyzi , thanks

Sorry the information I was looking for was no longer present in your log file, as it is crammed from the beginning to the end with messages caused by iStat. (This is normal as iStat cannot get all the information a real Macs firmware provides & I am pretty sure it ain't the reson for your problem too - it's just annoing when you are trying to get information from the system.log file )

Try to disable iStat, delete current system.log & reboot - then maybe even have a look at the file by yourself - it contains an overview of what happend at what time - should be easy to find the lines where it takes longer.

Field Note #5 @HEYMANG 2010-05-06

run this command in terminal then reboot…

sudo chown root:admin /
Corroborated & Participated: @Keagi
Sources & Contributor Provenance (6 credited usernames · Thread #4664)
UsernameDossier ContributionDispatchesActive Window
@toanbkPrimary Author92009-11-09 → 2010-05-08
@ImkantusContributor22010-04-16 → 2010-04-22
@kj.webContributor12009-11-14
@aaronmarsh632Contributor12010-02-15
@KeagiContributor12010-02-15
@HEYMANGContributor12010-05-06