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Forum: Leopard 10.5 03-27-2008, 04:00 AM
Replies: 467
Views: 80,892
Posted By agrafuese
ok, small update: apparently, there is a...

ok, small update:

apparently, there is a newer non-speedstep kernel by Netkas that i never knew about. i'm trying it out right now with some torrents and i'll let everyone know how it works after...
Forum: Leopard 10.5 03-27-2008, 02:33 AM
Replies: 467
Views: 80,892
Posted By agrafuese
Well, there seems to be a lot of talk about it in...

Well, there seems to be a lot of talk about it in rumor circles, but for me it'll be quicker to save money and buy an Intel than it will be to wait for Apple to cozy up with AMD. I'm still tortured...
Forum: Leopard 10.5 03-27-2008, 12:05 AM
Replies: 467
Views: 80,892
Posted By agrafuese
Well, I don't smell any smoke yet, sooooo...I...

Well, I don't smell any smoke yet, sooooo...I guess I'm fine for now. Ask me in a couple of days, haha :D Seriously though, the temps are high, but the system has never been this stable. I was...
Forum: 10.X 03-26-2008, 10:46 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 13,130
Posted By agrafuese
No, nothing that would make a difference - just...

No, nothing that would make a difference - just new Netkas AppleSMBIOS and 9.2.0 kernel w/shutdown fix. But firewire has always worked for me, ever since 10.4.8. If your new SIIG card doesn't work,...
Forum: Leopard 10.5 03-26-2008, 10:09 PM
Replies: 467
Views: 80,892
Posted By agrafuese
Usually the number of cores reported in System...

Usually the number of cores reported in System Profiler doesn't mean anything, unless you have "cpus=1" in your boot.plist. If you run Activity Monitor and see two CPU graphs moving, then you have...
Forum: Leopard 10.5 03-26-2008, 03:25 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 6,077
Posted By agrafuese
Did you try Go > Connect to Server > enter in IP...

Did you try Go > Connect to Server > enter in IP address of other computer?

I had a similar problem when I was running forcedeth drivers a while ago and that was the only way I could connect to...
Forum: 10.X 03-26-2008, 03:13 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 13,130
Posted By agrafuese
ohhh, if you only have that one firewire device,...

ohhh, if you only have that one firewire device, try getting ahold of something else, like a hard drive or something. it could be the device itself being incompatible, or needing additional software,...
Forum: Leopard 10.5 03-26-2008, 03:08 AM
Replies: 467
Views: 80,892
Posted By agrafuese
@Snow: Huh? Wha? I don't know what you mean....

@Snow: Huh? Wha? I don't know what you mean. Don't I need a thermometer for that? I don't have one...shoot me a message over at insanely mac :)

So here's my report for now: After 22 hours straight...
Forum: Leopard 10.5 03-25-2008, 09:43 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,634
Posted By agrafuese
applications > utilities > disk utility > verify...

applications > utilities > disk utility > verify permissions

also, i usually just skip the verify and do repair every time because they both take about the same amount of time and you end up...
Forum: Leopard 10.5 03-25-2008, 09:41 PM
Replies: 467
Views: 80,892
Posted By agrafuese
Ahhh shit! I was worried about that. I don't have...

Ahhh shit! I was worried about that. I don't have a CPU thermometer either and so I have no clue what's going on in there. I wonder if I can quickly restart my computer and look at my temps in BIOS...
Forum: 10.X 03-25-2008, 09:33 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 13,130
Posted By agrafuese
Strange, I'm fine here too and I have an A8N-SLI...

Strange, I'm fine here too and I have an A8N-SLI Premium (slighly different than your board, but same chipset I think). Which release are you running, rev 1 or 2 ? I am using rev 1.
Forum: Leopard 10.5 03-25-2008, 11:49 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,363
Posted By agrafuese
yeah, it's a pretty good habit to always run...

yeah, it's a pretty good habit to always run Marvin after a new app is installed, especially when it's a major app like Toast or Adobe apps, etc...although, in many cases, it's good to restart and...
Forum: Leopard 10.5 03-25-2008, 08:42 AM
Replies: 467
Views: 80,892
Posted By agrafuese
Ian, how are you monitoring CPU temp in Leo? I...

Ian, how are you monitoring CPU temp in Leo? I couldn't find a good app back when I was looking for one. Any suggestions?

I have been running with idlehalt=0 and torrents for 5.5 hours now and...
Forum: 10.X 03-25-2008, 08:38 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 17,793
Posted By agrafuese
yeah that'll work for ya bhast. just make sure...

yeah that'll work for ya bhast. just make sure you don't accidentally rename your partitions at any point otherwise they'll pop up again ;) if you have spaces in the names too, post back in here and...
Forum: Leopard 10.5 03-25-2008, 04:10 AM
Replies: 467
Views: 80,892
Posted By agrafuese
yeah, look around. i don't know your exact...

yeah, look around. i don't know your exact situation, but there are many many many threads about booting issues. i'll be happy to join in on another thread that's more on topic :)
Forum: Leopard 10.5 03-25-2008, 03:26 AM
Replies: 467
Views: 80,892
Posted By agrafuese
I'll give it a try too right now. I'll re-start...

I'll give it a try too right now. I'll re-start the torrents after I reboot. That'll be the ultimate test for me to see if the system stays up despite torrents downloading.
Forum: 10.X 03-25-2008, 03:22 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 17,793
Posted By agrafuese
Unmounting at startup? Yes.

Unmounting at startup? Yes.
Forum: Leopard 10.5 03-25-2008, 03:18 AM
Replies: 467
Views: 80,892
Posted By agrafuese
Ugh. That makes sense since I was downloading 4...

Ugh. That makes sense since I was downloading 4 torrents at once. It's gotta be partially torrent related too because I've downloaded many many large files via web browser (FF and Saf) and it never...
Forum: Leopard 10.5 03-25-2008, 03:06 AM
Replies: 467
Views: 80,892
Posted By agrafuese
Unrelated, but a follow-up to that strange issue...

Unrelated, but a follow-up to that strange issue that I posted an hour ago here. I found out that my log wasn't showing anything before because it had "turned over". Anyway, I looked into my archived...
Forum: Leopard 10.5 03-25-2008, 02:54 AM
Replies: 467
Views: 80,892
Posted By agrafuese
Hmm interesting, this is what the osx86 wiki...

Hmm interesting, this is what the osx86 wiki says:

"[use it]..."if you experience stutter like (shutter) syndrome; usualy on dual core processors"

Who knows...worth a try, I guess...

A...
Forum: Leopard 10.5 03-25-2008, 02:39 AM
Replies: 467
Views: 80,892
Posted By agrafuese
hmmm. sounds promising :)

hmmm. sounds promising :)
Forum: Leopard 10.5 03-25-2008, 02:33 AM
Replies: 467
Views: 80,892
Posted By agrafuese
what exactly is that string meant to do (aside...

what exactly is that string meant to do (aside from it fixing your mouse) ?
Forum: 10.X 03-25-2008, 02:19 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,921
Posted By agrafuese
I guess it also depends on the severity of the...

I guess it also depends on the severity of the sluggishness. I don't overclock, so any lack of performance I have would probably be unique to my situation. I'm actually not too bothered by the...
Forum: Leopard 10.5 03-25-2008, 02:12 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,615
Posted By agrafuese
Could be coming from the relationship between...

Could be coming from the relationship between your monitor and your speakers. Is your monitor a CRT? What happens if you move your speakers away from your monitor? These suggestions are totally not...
Forum: 10.X 03-25-2008, 02:07 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 17,793
Posted By agrafuese
Hey good tip. I used to do this when I had other...

Hey good tip. I used to do this when I had other drives in my system, but I never knew about the UUID method. I only ever used the name of the volume in the command, but that's not as good because it...
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