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Problem with USB

I used loe4all v4.1. USB is only working if the usb key is pluged at the boot. If it is pluged after, no access to the key. Any idea with this problem ? Sorry for my bad english ...

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@ricou31 Published 2008-11-10
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Leopard 10.5
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7,244 historical reads · 12 curated field notes (from 21 dispatches) · 2008-11-10 – 2008-12-28
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@FirstHackTosh (9)@maya77 (5)@ricou31 (2)@Voyn1x (2)@lanceomni (2)@nfoav8or

I used loe4all v4.1.
USB is only working if the usb key is pluged at the boot.
If it is pluged after, no access to the key.

Any idea with this problem ?

Sorry for my bad english ...

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Follow-up dispatches by @ricou31

Author Update #1 @ricou31 2008-11-11

Well,

my kernel : 9.2.0

And i don't have System, only System06 - 7.9.9. ...

Do you know where can i get system.kext 9.2.0 ?

Synthesized Community Field Notes

12 technical responses curated from 21 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @Voyn1x 2008-11-10

This can happen if your system.kext and kernel version don't match.

Field Note #2 @FirstHackTosh 2008-11-10

How can I find out wich system.kext does match with my kernel version?

Field Note #4 @maya77 2008-11-11

Here are kernel and kext v9.5.0 (beta2) which I'm using, and it works perfect.

Install both using 'OSx86 Tools' (it's freeware).

Field Note #5 @FirstHackTosh 2008-11-11

Cool, I'll give it a try
Then all USB2 problems are gone? And does this kernel works with Leo4All?

FHT

Field Note #6 @maya77 2008-11-11

I'm using it on my AMD machine with Leo4All installed. No problems here

Field Note #7 @FirstHackTosh 2008-11-12

Hmm, does this kernel work with "MBR partition"?

Field Note #8 @FirstHackTosh 2008-11-14

Have I to install both at once?
After I installed the kernel it says "reboot". After that Hackintosh doesn't boot ...

Field Note #9 @maya77 2008-11-15

Install kernel > cancel reboot > install kext > reboot now.

You may need to boot with -f switch after this.

Field Note #10 @FirstHackTosh 2008-11-16

Voodoo kernel doesn't work with MBR partition

Is it possible to make dual boot with GUID partition?

Field Note #11 @lanceomni 2008-11-17

I had the same problem and found a solution.

I had the same issues with USB devices not being recognized unless they were plugged in at boot. As mentioned in the posts above, a mismatch in version numbers seems to be the most common cause. I found the below post over on InsanelyMac Forums extremely helpful with instructions on how to diagnose whether a mismatch in version numbers is the problem and also how to correct the problem with files provided.

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=95789 ↗

This was posted in March and there may be a more up to date fix. Most of the people experiencing the problem had installed Kalyway's 10.5.2. AMD which by default installs 9.2.0 Sleep Kernel & 9.2.2 system.kext.

Good luck

Field Note #12 @FirstHackTosh 2008-12-28

Yes, Kernel and System 9.5.0, Leo4Allv4.1. Have tried several kext. Always the same problem. USB High-Speed are shown. If I plug an USB stick in, it's not shown in the profiler nor Finder. And it comes to a beachball of death ...

Corroborated & Participated: @nfoav8or @maya77 @Voyn1x @FirstHackTosh @lanceomni
Sources & Contributor Provenance (6 credited usernames · Thread #1578)
UsernameDossier ContributionDispatchesActive Window
@FirstHackToshCore Contributor92008-11-10 → 2008-12-28
@maya77Core Contributor52008-11-11 → 2008-11-15
@ricou31Primary Author22008-11-10 → 2008-11-11
@Voyn1xContributor22008-11-10 → 2008-11-12
@lanceomniContributor22008-11-17 → 2008-12-28
@nfoav8orContributor12008-11-10