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Laptop Help Needed

I got mac os x 10.6 installed fine on my laptop. I was just wondering if anyone could help me find compatible kexts. Here is the hardware I need help with. 1. Mobile Intel 965 Express Chipset (video card) 2. Chicony 2.0 webcam (internal)…

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@needs_help Published 2010-01-18
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Snow Leopard 10.6
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5,470 historical reads · 5 curated field notes (from 15 dispatches) · 2010-01-18 – 2010-01-24
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@needs_help (8)@SportsGuy (4)@Imkantus (3)

I got mac os x 10.6 installed fine on my laptop. I was just wondering if anyone could help me find compatible kexts. Here is the hardware I need help with.

1. Mobile Intel 965 Express Chipset (video card)
2. Chicony 2.0 webcam (internal)
3. Mutlicard reader (on internal pci card bus)
4. Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG wifi card

Thats all for now. Thanks!
Hope you can help.

Author Updates & Technical Revisions

Follow-up dispatches by @needs_help

Author Update #1 @needs_help 2010-01-18

One more kext

Again. Sorry I forgot my audio card.
Audio Card: Conexant High Definition Smart Audio 221

Author Update #2 @needs_help 2010-01-22

Video card and Graphics

Ok sorry for the long time. Snow leopard doesn't boot without the chameleon disk and the snow leopard disk (do you know how to solve this problem?). I am very happy you came to my assistance because I am a noob hackintosher.

1. Graphics: The wired thing is osx doesn't see it as a intel mobile 965 but as a gma950 which some macbooks have had. here is the device ID: 0x2a02
Other info: (Straight from System Profiler)
Intel GMA 950:

Chipset Model: GMA 950
Type: GPU
Bus: Built-In
VRAM (Total): 64 MB of Shared System Memory
Vendor: Intel (0x8086)
Device ID: 0x2a02
Revision ID: 0x0003
Displays:
Display:
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes

2. Here is what osx sees my audio card as Intel High Definition Audio. (is there a kext for this?)
Device ID: 0x1179FF50

Sorry for the very long post hope you can help thanks again
PS: I am running in 32-bit mode

Author Update #3 @needs_help 2010-01-23

n00b hackintosher

Sorry could you post some more details on how to do theses types of things.

Author Update #4 @needs_help 2010-01-24

New Problem has Come Up

Well today I read one way to fix my onboard graphics was to update to 10.6.2 from 10.6.0 so I went to system update and after it updated I got a kernel panic from regular boot, verbose boot, safemode boot, and any other boot I could think of. So as you could imagine I am very pissed of right now. I you guys know anything that could help please help. Thank You. I will post if I fix the problem. All I know is that I thought only Atom processors where affected by the 10.6.2 update and I'm using intel core duo 2.

Author Update #5 @needs_help 2010-01-24

How to

How do I reinstall os x? I have tried to reinstall os x and it will never boot of the the disk. what is hazards distro? Is it a pirated copy of os x?

Synthesized Community Field Notes

5 technical responses curated from 15 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @Imkantus 2010-01-20

Man - why bother with windoze? You've just installed OS X... Go to System-Profiler and look it up there.

Field Note #2 @SportsGuy 2010-01-22

for audio try voodoohda.kext
it works for alot of onboard sound

Field Note #3 @Imkantus 2010-01-22

There is a DSDT Inject for your graphics - you might check out DSDTSE from osx 86.es/ it might help you to edit it.
Maybe Mr. SacleoCheater → can also help you with making it to work, as he has been posting prepared driver packages for that card on Leopard in the past...

Field Note #4 @SportsGuy 2010-01-24

I had the same problem, and I don't know why the system update didn't work for me either... I had 10.6.0 and the software update gave me a kernel panic.

I used Hazard's distro. to upgrade to 10.6.2

But all I can tell you is to reinstall... I hate to tell you that, but that's what I would do. I know how frustrating it can be too

Field Note #5 @SportsGuy 2010-01-24

uh, maybe google it? ha I don't think I'm allowed to say?...

Corroborated & Participated: @Imkantus @SportsGuy
Sources & Contributor Provenance (3 credited usernames · Thread #5244)
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@needs_helpPrimary Author82010-01-18 → 2010-01-24
@SportsGuyCore Contributor42010-01-22 → 2010-01-24
@ImkantusCore Contributor32010-01-19 → 2010-01-22