I gave up
I gave up on AMD cause I was fed up with putting all my time into getting a fully working AMD install. It was close to perfection but the crashes and patching after every major app install is not a fun way to use OSX. I've been with AMD…
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- @Snow Published 2008-04-20
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I gave up on AMD cause I was fed up with putting all my time into getting a fully working AMD install. It was close to perfection but the crashes and patching after every major app install is not a fun way to use OSX.
I've been with AMD OSX86 since JAS 10.4.8 so has been nice.
AMD's arent dead yet mind you, my rig was flying in Vista and XP. Well OSX too for that matter but it was too unstable. I'm doing a lot of audio and photography work and can't afford to loose anything.
This Intel system has to last me at least 5 years. I'm not playing any games anymore the last few months so 5 years will be easy to manage for audio and photography work.
Respect to all who release AMD installs and make it possible for AMD users to try the OS too!
It seems the magic fix for unstability issues on AMD's seems to be idlehalt=0 (I did not even try it) but be warned, it will raise your temps up to 10 degrees.
Good luck and try to have fun, take care lads
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Hi Snow, I'm sorry that you made this kind of experiences.
As I mentioned before, some systems work perfectly, and some just don't, there's not a lot one can do about it. My AMD system doesn't need any application patching or idlehalt or whatever, it just works very solid. Ofcourse I see the point that software updates have to be patched and installed manually, but I can live with that.
However, I see your point as well. I couldn't think about working with an unstable system either!
I hope that OSx86 on an Intel System will be a better experience for you!
I guess I was lucky. I've been running Macs since I got my first computer. As a project, I built my PC for Ubuntu and XP, based on price/speed. OSX86 was an afterthought. Everything worked with a little effort except the onboard ethernet, which I solved with an NIC. OSX86 has replaced my G5 as my main machine.
If I had thought about OSX86 when I bought the components for my PC, I probably would have bought an Intel.
Rick
[cite] smileyme:I guess I was lucky. I've been running Macs since I got my first computer. As a project, I built my PC for Ubuntu and XP, based on price/speed. OSX86 was an afterthought. Everything worked with a little effort except the onboard ethernet, which I solved with an NIC. OSX86 has replaced my G5 as my main machine. If I had…
This is a very similar story to my own. I was going to update my old G5 Power Mac to a either an iMac or Mac Pro, but as with life and budget constraints this was never going to happen. I'm happy with my AMD hack (for now), but as mentioned, if I'd known I was going to follow this route then I too would have gone Intel.
Sources & Contributor Provenance (4 credited usernames · Thread #976)
| Username | Dossier Contribution | Dispatches | Active Window |
|---|---|---|---|
| @Snow | Primary Author | 1 | 2008-04-20 |
| @Puttabong | Contributor | 1 | 2008-04-20 |
| @smileyme | Contributor | 1 | 2008-04-21 |
| @R0GUE | Contributor | 1 | 2008-04-21 |