I finally decided to get some Intel hardware.
cpus=1 doesn't cut it for me. I have to close every application to run 720p smoothly and I have a lot of 1080p content (which barely runs obviously). Don't want to go back to windows so this was the only option with no working solution for this bug. Here's what I ordered Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro LGA775 2500RPM 45CFM G.SKILL F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK PC2-8500 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-1066 CL5-5-5-15 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit DFI LANParty Dk P35-T2RS LGA775 P35 ATX DDR2 1PCI-E16 3PCI SATA2 RAID HD Sound GBLAN Motherboard Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor LGA775 Kentsfield 2.40GHZ 1066FSB 8MB |
There`s one of possible solutions that works on my laptop - do not install iTunes with Leopard. Use Lawless relase without it. I don`t have this problem anymore, but first time when i installed iTunes - problem came back, CPU was heating like hell etc. just after installing iTunes, i didn`t even have to run it. So - for me, maybe for someone else as well - no itunes = no problem. I hope i won`t install another program like that.
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no iTunes? this is crazy :-)
For me no solution cause I got an iPhone But what did the trick for me was ...finally... to "idlehalt=0" Since then I have pretty stable system, no Thunderbird problems, Systems running now for 2 Days without any problems or mouse bugs Lawless 10.5.4 / Stage XNU / Disabed QnC / and Idlehalt=0 |
Sly55 can You explain what idlehalt=0 does ?
Anyway, iTunes 8 is working for me at last, no heating after installing it and newest QuickTime, but i grabbed it from this forum ( someone posted pre-patched version ) so - maybe asu does`nt work very well on my os ? |
idlehalt=0 prevents your cpu from stopping when it is idle. This prevents the timers from drifting from each other.
I'm working now with idlehalt=0 and have no problems so far. But I still get mach_time messages in the logs. But the timestamps do not differ very much. |
Important question for everyone
Guys we have found out some important information regarding the timing issue.
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Mercurysquad is now aware of this and is aiming to incorporate the Linux fix into the voodoo kernel. I have a question for everyone suffering from this 'bug'. Is your motherboard based on the K8 chipset? I know mine is... |
Mine is a K8 too.
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I also have a K8 board
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This is now fixed as of Voodoo beta 2 :)
One question though: would people prefer to have it as a kext or in-kernel as it is now? |
I can confirm this :)
A huge thanks to the XNU devs from all of us here at Infinite Mac! |