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Member #1,100 · 2008-02-21 → 2008-04-04
#532 by Dispatches #1,445 by Author Reads #2,303 by Thread Reach Member #1,100 AMD OSx86 ATI Radeon NVIDIA GeForce

@A_DoNuT333

InfiniteMac community contributor with 15 recorded dispatches, 2 lead technical dossiers (7,569 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 92,491 historical readers.

Dispatches 15 Ranked #532 of 6,691
Author Reads 7,569 Ranked #1,445 · 2 dossiers
Thread Reach 92,491 Ranked #2,303 in reach
Lead Dossiers 2 3,784 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #1,100 Joined 2008-02-18
Active Window 2008 2008-02-21 → 2008-04-04
Hardware Specs Reported in Dispatches
My specs: Toshiba Satellite A215-7422 · 1.9 GHZ AMD Turion x2 · Ati sb600 southbridge · Ati x1200 graphics · 2.5 gig of ram · 160 gig Sata/Pata hard drive with an XP Pro NTFS Partition and an HFS+ partition
Archive Standing
#532 of 6,691 by Dispatches (15 notes) · #1,445 of 3,454 by Author Readership (7,569 reads across 2 dossiers) · #2,303 by Thread Reach (92,491 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #1,100 · Joined 2008-02-18
Hardware & Kernel Topics
AMD OSx86 (4) · ATI Radeon (1) · NVIDIA GeForce (1)
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Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 1 technical boards

Leopard 10.5
15 (100%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @A_DoNuT333 (2)

7,569 cumulative reads on threads started by @A_DoNuT333

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
Kernal panic : mac os version not set
I'm not sure if anyone else has run into this problem. I have just injected AppleOnboardPATA.kext for my sb600 chipset and now this picture is what I get every time it loads. It happens very quickly after boot from dvd so no chance to get…
Leopard 10.54,024 reads
2008-02-26 · 4 notes
Install loads to grey screen with mouse pointer and hangs.
The install dvd of Zeph 10.5.2 hangs at the blue/gray screen with a mouse pointer that I can move around. It is the point right before when the language selector should pop up but it doesn't. Might this be a kext issue? Should I remove all…
Leopard 10.53,545 reads
2008-03-03 · 3 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (13)

Direct links into threads where @A_DoNuT333 contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
Beginners: Ask here first
“@dreampowder The install shouldn't make your computer over heat by itself. You need to make sure you laptop is properly ventilated and if that still does not help, go by a cooling pad for it. Back to your issue, is there any harddrive activ…”
Leopard 10.52008-03-01
37,386 dossier reads
Beginners: Ask here first
“[cite] A_DoNuT333:thanks but I always use -v when I install-makes me feel like it is actually doing something other than spinning an icon . No this happens after that all loads. I think it is trying to load the main intall GUI but it just s…”
Leopard 10.52008-03-01
37,386 dossier reads
Beginners: Ask here first
“thanks but I always use -v when I install-makes me feel like it is actually doing something other than spinning an icon . No this happens after that all loads. I think it is trying to load the main intall GUI but it just stops when the curs…”
Leopard 10.52008-02-21
37,386 dossier reads
Beginners: Ask here first
“Ok...help me if you can...i just injected the kext for ATI SB600 southbridge SATA drivers and now on dvd boot up it hangs at the gray/black screen with a mouse cursor. I'm not sure if this is because of a kext issue or what but Thanks.”
Leopard 10.52008-02-21
37,386 dossier reads
Zephyroth Leopard AMD 10.5.2 Rev.2 Issue Discussion
“I get a "still waiting for root device" which I never got with rev1. Specs: Toshiba Satellite A215-7422 AMD Turion x2 TL-58 1.9ghz ATI sb600 chipset southbridge ATI Radeon x1200 integrated graphics 160gb Sata hard drive”
Leopard 10.52008-03-18
35,425 dossier reads
Help with Zephyroth's 10.5.2 for AMD
“Well I can tell you that in my bios settings it is under the "Advanced" tab in bios.”
Leopard 10.52008-04-04
5,453 dossier reads
Help with Zephyroth's 10.5.2 for AMD
“VyperX. Mac osx has been hacked by the osx86 community to work with AMD systems. And if you have the same A215 that I have, the only option you have comparable to the cool and quiet technology is the Dynamic Cpu setting. You should set it t…”
Leopard 10.52008-03-16
5,453 dossier reads
ATI X1200 integrated, is there a driver in the building
“I let the intaller load for about 15 minutes and gave up. I guess I could leave it running all day and see what it gives me. I booted with -v but this happens after that goes away and before the gui loads so i assume it is loading but it ac…”
Leopard 10.52008-03-04
4,533 dossier reads
ATI X1200 integrated, is there a driver in the building
“I'm guessing you are running a laptop? Perhaps a Toshiba Satellite A210/A215? If so, would you mind telling me how you got the installer working properly? So far mine won't even load the installer GUI, it just stops with the mouse pointer a…”
Leopard 10.52008-03-01
4,533 dossier reads
Kernal panic : mac os version not set
“Bummer, so removing AppleOnboardPATA.kext should solve my problem? By the way, this kext is supposed to be for my harddrive. As far as I know my laptop DVD drive is IDE. It's a Toshiba Satellite A215.”
Leopard 10.52008-02-27
4,024 dossier reads
Install loads to grey screen with mouse pointer and hangs.
“Well the same error happens when i boot normally. I only did it in vmware to get a screen shot.”
Leopard 10.52008-03-03
3,545 dossier reads
Hang at this screen(screen in topic). Help.
“What are your specs? From the looks of things your computer may not support Mac OSX or EFI”
Leopard 10.52008-03-01
2,125 dossier reads
Beginners: Ask here first
“This was for A_Donut333 Ok, I will give it a shot. Thanks man.”
Leopard 10.52008-02-22
37,386 dossier reads