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Forum: 10.X 02-21-2010, 07:02 AM

Replies: 0 Multibeast Views: 8,937 Posted By TechSgtChen Multibeast How is it that there's no mention of this thing anywhere here on Infinitemac? Anyway, this purports to be: MultiBeast...

Forum: 10.X 10-25-2009, 05:58 PM

Replies: 40 Rebel EFI from Psystar Views: 42,595 Posted By TechSgtChen I haven't seen anything that says it only works... I haven't seen anything that says it only works for systems that match their specs. I'm sure there are some systems that won't work, but without actually testing Rebel EFI, I can't say how...

Forum: 10.X 10-24-2009, 12:17 AM

Replies: 40 Rebel EFI from Psystar Views: 42,595 Posted By TechSgtChen Read the comments in the second article electro... Read the comments in the second article electro cites above. It's all about the amount of time and frustration you're willing to put into installing OSX86. If I asked a friend who knew a lot about...

Forum: 10.X 10-23-2009, 02:57 AM

Replies: 40 Rebel EFI from Psystar Views: 42,595 Posted By TechSgtChen The website worked fine for me just now. I... The website worked fine for me just now. I wouldn't say it's pointless, if their "supported hardware profiles" help make building a Hackintosh easier. How many users have systems that work 100% or...

Forum: Mac OS X Discussions 06-11-2009, 03:27 AM

Replies: 18 MacBook Pro - Which one should I get? Views: 3,896 Posted By TechSgtChen Why not buy the 13" and a large LCD? You can have... Why not buy the 13" and a large LCD? You can have the best of both worlds -- the greatest portability and more screen real estate than even the biggest MBP. 19" LCDs are down to about $110 nowadays...

Forum: 10.X 06-07-2009, 08:17 PM

Replies: 10 Which one of the versions should I chose ? Views: 3,353 Posted By TechSgtChen Another vote for iPC here. I fought with other... Another vote for iPC here. I fought with other distros for weeks before giving iPC a try. Works fine and I've since updated it to 10.5.7 with no problems.

Forum: 10.X 06-06-2009, 04:50 PM

Replies: 9 None of the temparature sensors found for AMD turion Views: 2,871 Posted By TechSgtChen That's actually the wrong technique to use for... That's actually the wrong technique to use for applying thermal paste. You're using too much. Barely more than the size of a grain of rice is what Arctic recommends. Any more and it may squeeze out...

Forum: Software 06-05-2009, 12:22 AM

Replies: 11 Anyone still having shutdown reboot or sleep problems? Views: 13,467 Posted By TechSgtChen I'm starting to think it might be the USB kernel... I'm starting to think it might be the USB kernel extensions. I know they've been problematic in 10.5.6. I just recently upgraded to 10.5.7. Should I try the hacked 10.5.5 USB kexts, or is that a bad...

Forum: Mac OS X Discussions 06-03-2009, 11:06 AM

Replies: 30 How good is your computer? Views: 9,451 Posted By TechSgtChen Mine rates 9/10. As stable as the Macs I owned... Mine rates 9/10. As stable as the Macs I owned before it. Most of the time, I don't even remember I'm on a Hackintosh. Love seeing four CPU meters in iStat menus. If only I could get sleep to work,...

Forum: Mac Peripherals 06-01-2009, 04:04 AM

Replies: 61 What mouse are you using with your (Hack)Mac? Views: 17,634 Posted By TechSgtChen Mouse? What is this "mouse"? :p I came into... Mouse? What is this "mouse"? :p I came into the 21st century a while back with the Fingerworks iGesture pad. MultiTouch, baby, the one, the original, the real thing! That is, until Apple bought...

Forum: 10.X 05-31-2009, 02:47 PM

Replies: 14 Ipc 10.5.6 to 10.5.7 Views: 48,918 Posted By TechSgtChen I forgot to download the delta and just updated... I forgot to download the delta and just updated via Software Update. The only problem I had was a minor graphics glitch on reboot. Reinstalled NVDarwin and everything works fine.

Forum: Software 05-31-2009, 01:07 PM

Replies: 11 Anyone still having shutdown reboot or sleep problems? Views: 13,467 Posted By TechSgtChen No, I always removed one before installing the... No, I always removed one before installing the other and rebooted with -f. And no overclocking.

Forum: Software 05-31-2009, 01:19 AM

Replies: 11 Anyone still having shutdown reboot or sleep problems? Views: 13,467 Posted By TechSgtChen Are you referring to "Restart automatically after... Are you referring to "Restart automatically after a power failure"? I found that over at Insanelymac and tried it. Not only did it not work, it gave me a hell of a scare. It disabled my boot drive,...

Forum: 10.X 05-29-2009, 12:52 PM

Replies: 3 What worse could happen to the hardware? Views: 1,852 Posted By TechSgtChen Aydinz is right. You can't fry your machine with... Aydinz is right. You can't fry your machine with incompatible software. What worse could happen? I disconnected a VGA cable from a flaky motherboard (Windows build for someone else) a few days ago....

Forum: Software 05-28-2009, 11:15 PM

Replies: 8 Best way to clone a working boot volume? Views: 2,983 Posted By TechSgtChen That's a bummer. Guess I'll have to install iPC... That's a bummer. Guess I'll have to install iPC again on the other disk and use Migration Assistant. Or, wait, if CCC doesn't affect the bootloader, can I install a basic iPC and use CCC to clone all...

Forum: Software 05-28-2009, 11:08 PM

Replies: 11 Anyone still having shutdown reboot or sleep problems? Views: 13,467 Posted By TechSgtChen Tried VoodooPower as suggested. Didn't help. I... Tried VoodooPower as suggested. Didn't help. I could always shut down and reboot fine. I just can't sleep. Since I don't want this thing running 24/7 and hate having to boot up twice a day, I really...

Forum: Software 05-28-2009, 04:12 AM

Replies: 8 Best way to clone a working boot volume? Views: 2,983 Posted By TechSgtChen Best way to clone a working boot volume? So now that I have a mostly working boot volume, can someone suggest the best way to clone it to a different drive so I can experiment but have a bootable backup quickly available? I considered using...

Forum: Software 05-27-2009, 11:21 PM

Replies: 11 Anyone still having shutdown reboot or sleep problems? Views: 13,467 Posted By TechSgtChen I tried it after the fixes in the P35 Control... I tried it after the fixes in the P35 Control Center didn't work. Uninstalled those, installed this and booted with -f. Still doesn't work for me. Picking "sleep" shuts down my system. Any secrets...

Forum: Leopard 10.5 05-27-2009, 11:17 PM

Replies: 3 Transferring from genuine Mac disk Views: 1,317 Posted By TechSgtChen Thanks. I'd forgotten that Migration Assistant... Thanks. I'd forgotten that Migration Assistant could copy from a bare drive as well as a complete system. Up and running now.

Forum: Leopard 10.5 05-26-2009, 05:00 AM

Replies: 3 Transferring from genuine Mac disk Views: 1,317 Posted By TechSgtChen Transferring from genuine Mac disk Okay, I finally got my Hackintosh up and running. Thank you, PCWizComputer for iPC! Worked like a charm on my Gigabyte P35-DS3R. But now how do I get my old data to the new machine? I have years...

Forum: 10.X 05-16-2009, 01:13 PM

Replies: 5 Using an existing Mac HD image on non-Apple hardware Views: 2,442 Posted By TechSgtChen Noob question here. I'm about to do the same... Noob question here. I'm about to do the same thing with the hard drive from my old iMac. I suspected all that would have to be done is something like running Universal OSX86 Installer on the drive to...

Forum: News 05-12-2009, 04:51 AM

Replies: 17 Snow Leopard's Boot Camp Includes HFS+ Windows Drivers Views: 41,896 Posted By TechSgtChen How about allowing OS X to read and write NTFS... How about allowing OS X to read and write NTFS volumes? Apple should have done that a long time ago.

Forum: News 05-10-2009, 06:10 AM

Replies: 5 Road Tested: Why the hackb00k is a fail Views: 7,112 Posted By TechSgtChen Taisto got it right. The name of the article... Taisto got it right. The name of the article should have been "Why the Dell Mini 9 is a fail for me." Nothing the author wrote was about the Mac experience on a netbook. It was all, "I can't type on...

Forum: News 05-09-2009, 02:18 PM

Replies: 5 Road Tested: Why the hackb00k is a fail Views: 7,112 Posted By TechSgtChen The writer is a fool. He picked the wrong... The writer is a fool. He picked the wrong netbook. I never would have picked an SSD. The 120GB HD on my Wind is the perfect capacity for on the go. The Wind keyboard is also fine. Just because he...

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