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New version of Voodoo kernel is coming soon

xnu-dev Team, 20 May 2009: It has come to our attention that the voodoobuild script might not work anymore because of recent changes to Apple's OpenSource site structure. We're updating the script and a new version should be available…

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@maya77 Published 2009-05-21
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OSx86 Core & 10.X
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6,573 historical reads · 1 curated field notes (from 3 dispatches) · 2009-05-21 – 2009-05-30
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@maya77 (2)@Ali C.

xnu-dev Team, 20 May 2009:

It has come to our attention that the voodoobuild script might not work anymore because of recent changes to Apple's OpenSource site structure. We're updating the script and a new version should be available soon. On the Voodoo kernel front, now that 10.5.7 is out as well, we have resumed working on the port and an alpha version…

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Author Update #1 @maya77 2009-05-30

28 May 2009

28 May 2009

Big news update today. Voodoo 2 port is going smoothly so far, and Intel-specific parts have been ported already. The port seems quite stable except for an elusive kernel panic which occurs sporadically, usually when starting Terminal.app shortly after booting up. I'm trying to find and fix this problem. Apart from this, real-world…

Synthesized Community Field Notes

1 technical responses curated from 3 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @Ali C. 2009-05-21

Yayyy new Voodoo kernel!
I'll chill with my old 9.5 kernel until this gets released, though.

Sources & Contributor Provenance (2 credited usernames · Thread #2941)
UsernameDossier ContributionDispatchesActive Window
@maya77Primary Author22009-05-21 → 2009-05-30
@Ali C.Contributor12009-05-21