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Old 10-10-2008, 01:26 PM
jayfray jayfray is offline
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OSX freezes after 5 mins of inactivity

Hey guys
I just edited cause i have more questions.

Here is my specs first of all
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Dell Dimension E521
AMD 64 5000+
4 Gigs ram, (2 gigs factory, 2 gigs kingston bought separately)
320 Gigs HDD and 500 gig Hdd with windows(temporarily removed)
Generic DVD burner
Logitech Bluetooth dongle from MX5000 keybo/mouse combo
AC97 HD 7.1 intergrated sound card
NVidia 8800GT OC from BFG and I also have (uninstalled ATI X1300 pro)
gear head keyboard/mouse (mac edition)

I have the LEO4ALL V2 and will be looking for V3 or higher

So I had recently installed OSX 10.5.1 onto the PC. Took a few combinations but was successful. But I had the problems
- According to OSX86 wiki they said the 8800GT OC was compatible and recognizable to OSX. Got it to recognize with nvinject 0.2.1 but the specs in the info are off.
- Graphics by NVIDIA:
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- Chipset Model: Graphics by NVIDIA
- Type: Display
- Bus: PCIe
- PCIe Lane Width: x16
- VRAM (Total): 512 MB
- Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
- Device ID: 0x0611
- Revision ID: 0x00a2
- ROM Revision: NVinject 0.2.1
- Displays:
- Display:
- Resolution: 1680 x 1050
- Depth: 32-bit Color
- Core Image: Software
- Main Display: Yes
- Mirror: Off
- Online: Yes
- Quartz Extreme: Not Supported
Again according to OSX86 CI/QE should be fully supported.

How could I get this to work? In the instalation I have the option of using NVidia kext but system locks up at boot, but if i use nvinject i get no problems but the info above. also i had to input the graphics mode at 1680x1050x32 into apple plist. I can't use the card to its full extent. both dvi and resolution changes and what not.

secondly i have no sound off the intergrated sound card I have an m-audio fast track solo usb audio interface but works fine. but I would like to used the 7.1 audio. I've searched for drivers but found nothing.

thirdly I get a system freeze when i walk away from the PC and I now realize from the sticky above its the amd chip. but couldn't find any solution. I'll keep diggin deeper.

If anyone could help me it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks sooo much

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Old 10-10-2008, 03:30 PM
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Your computer hangs after few minutes, because it can't properly enter sleep mode. Usually it is kernels fault.

Temporal sollution: Go to System Preferences, then Energy Saver. Move the slider
with a description 'Put your computer to sleep when it is inactive for:' all the way right to the position 'Never'. That way your computer will never try to enter sleep mode. Don't touch the other slider, 'cause its better if your display turns off when you are away - your monitor will 'live' longer.

Long Term Solution: Search for a kernel more proper for your hardware. Give a spin to a StageXNU kernel aka Voodoo kernel. It's still in works, but has a lot of potential.
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Old 10-10-2008, 04:02 PM
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Before making your OpenGL and Quartz acceleration work, update your OSX to at least 10.5.3. Since 10.5.1, there have been hundreds of improvements, also in graphic card drivers. I'm not an AMD user, so you'll have to search for a proper way
of making update on your own. Maybe you should try Zephyroth AMD Updater.
Search old posts on this forum and insanelymac.com.

When you'll finally get to 10.5.3 or something above it, download NVKush Installator from http://diabolik1605.com/DHF/
Before running it, remove nvinject!
NvKush is a lot better at dettecting hardware properly, than nvinject. It works properly on the more recent versions of 10.5 too.

Regards
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Old 10-10-2008, 07:00 PM
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Thanks soo much for the help. I'm gonna get an update right away.
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Old 10-10-2008, 11:11 PM
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To get your sound card working you'll need to know the exact chip you have in order for you to install the correct driver. For instance i have Realtek AC'97 sound but it's an ALC850.

If you have your motherboards manual it should be noted in there.

Mac OS X 10.6.4 Retail || Intel Core2 Duo E8200 2.66GHz || Gigabyte G31M-ES2L || GeForce 6600 GT 128MB || Realtek ALC883 Audio || Realtek RTL8169 LAN || Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB HD || Sony Dual Layer IDE DVD RW DW-D22A || Apple Aluminium Keyboard || Mighty Mouse

MacBook Pro || 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo || 200Gb HD || 2Gb Ram || NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT

iPhone 4 || 16Gb
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Old 10-13-2008, 04:30 AM
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I'll get right on that. I'll do some research right away. I found Lawless PPC @ the bay gonna try installing that as soon as its done downloading. Thanks guys. I'll keep you posted on the progression.

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Old 10-17-2008, 01:48 AM
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So I found LAwsPPC at the bay ran it worked out great but a few issues though

1. DL'ing from usenet and running macpar halts the system into panic and gives the " press and hold power button for 5 to 10 seconds...."

2. TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-H653A found and recognized in Mac but no fucntionality. I can't burn anything on a disc.

3. MSN Messenger cannot be used on the OS for some reason. I tried everything in the troubleshoot and nothing get resolved. Adium works OK on it but I would prefer MSN.

4. Transfering a 700 avi to usb flash takes 15 mins and sometimes puts the OS in panic again with the" press the power button 5 to 10......"

so far thats all I ran into.

Thanks guys
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Old 10-17-2008, 03:56 AM
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Cool Helpful answers

Not sure about the first one... but the others are known issues to OSx86.
2. Is your TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-H653A a SATA drive? is your SATA controller a NForce Chipset? MeDevil's kext is the one in use by all distros to support it and doesn't allow DVD writing... I had to buy an external to Write.
3. MSN messenger hasn't ever worked... if you search this forum back to its roots (around January of this last year) you will see its been that way since then and even before. (Same thing found over at InsanelyMac)
4. Some USB controllers aren't supported to be the new high-speed 2.0 and so you need to look for the 2.0 USB fix. I used to know where it was at, but not at the moment... if I find it, I'll post back here for you.

As far as the other issues you've mentioned in your earlier posts:
here is a good site to check out. It was created by Zephyroth and contains the section: "com.apple.GeForce; com.apple.NVDAResman Kernel Panic Issue" and explains why you get that kernel panic.

I've modified this section to take care of another issue as well... the "error loop at account creation"

my modified how-to simply goes:
  • immediately after rebooting from your installation boot with the -s flag.
    /sbin/mount -uw /
    passwd root <- Hit enter and type any password you want then enter again
    touch /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
    rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/GeForce.kext
    rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/Ge*.kext
    rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/NV*kext
    rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions.mkext
    reboot
    boot with -f
    create a user account
    install the Zephyroth Nvidia Universal Installer customized to your system.
    reboot


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Old 10-17-2008, 01:37 PM
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Thanks so much nfoav8or. Your a great help. I'll try that right away. And also BOR and Voyn1x thank you.


nfoav8or I have noticed a small problem. I had just lost the whole mouse over ability. Is there a way to correct that. I don't have magnification nor do I have that mouse over highlighting on the right click menu. Oh I just noticed the sticky above. My apologies for jumping the gun.

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Old 10-17-2008, 10:17 PM
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