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8,237 reads · 2008-09-17 – 2008-09-18
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Voodoo XNU Kernel 9.4.0 Beta 1

This was first named StageXNU Download, copy to your Leopard partition's root directory, then reboot. At the bootloader prompt, type voodoo_beta1 -v to boot into the kernel (with verbose boot messages). Kernel Features (those with…

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@pαuℓzurrr. Published 2008-09-17
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OSx86 Core & 10.X
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8,237 historical reads · 4 curated field notes (from 7 dispatches) · 2008-09-17 – 2008-09-18
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@pαuℓzurrr.@creative_@R0GUE@Taisto@zephyroth@eMatoS@Dies

This was first named StageXNU

Download, copy to your Leopard partition's root directory, then reboot. At the bootloader prompt, type voodoo_beta1 -v to boot into the kernel (with verbose boot messages).

Kernel Features (those with asterisk* need further testing):

Supports sleep/resume as well as SpeedStep on most systems (use in conjunction with the SpeedStep kext)
Massively improved SSE3 Emulation layer, up to 3 times faster and fully multithread-capable (thanks Turbo)
Real-time clock fix for SSE2 users (no system slowdown/stutter when speedstep is on, supports less than 1 GHz cpu speeds)
*Raw ethernet packet support, useful for MAC spoofing and other kinds of network diagnostics (patch by Peter Bartoli)
*More secure: Execute-Disable (XD/NX) is turned on by default for supported systems
HPET enabled on supported systems, cleaner boot-up code
Legacy Vmware support by using busratio= bootflag.

Website Link :) ↗

Edit: Tested it just here, and i'm having a instant reboot. So be sure to not install it as default before testing.

Edit2: There is a new build version, this one does work on my system, but i'm getting some audio lag. Trial and error on you're system, DON'T install as default kernel before testing!

Download Link: xnu-dev.googl ecode.com/files/mach_alpha_7.zip

Synthesized Community Field Notes

4 technical responses curated from 7 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @R0GUE 2008-09-17

It doesn't work for me either, I get the reboot after the darwin prompt too.

Field Note #2 @Taisto 2008-09-17

Does not work. restart after 1-2 seconds of booting.

Field Note #3 @eMatoS 2008-09-18

works great for me, the system seems faster now.

Try adding busratio=X as bootflag for the AMD systems (X is your CPU multiplier)

Field Note #4 @Dies 2008-09-18 ↳ Re: @eMatoS
@eMatoSworks great for me, the system seems faster now. Try adding busratio=X as bootflag for the AMD systems (X is your CPU multiplier)

Yup, that works.

Can't say whether it's made any real difference or not ? I'll let it run for a while...

Does seem a little smoother though.

Edit - Nevermind, instant freeze with VMware.

Corroborated & Participated: @creative_ @zephyroth
Sources & Contributor Provenance (7 credited usernames · Thread #1345)
UsernameDossier ContributionDispatchesActive Window
@pαuℓzurrr.Primary Author12008-09-17
@creative_Contributor12008-09-17
@R0GUEContributor12008-09-17
@TaistoContributor12008-09-17
@zephyrothContributor12008-09-17
@eMatoSContributor12008-09-18
@DiesContributor12008-09-18