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Member #3,021 · 2008-10-24 → 2009-01-12
#120 by Dispatches #113 by Author Reads #1,220 by Thread Reach Member #3,021 NVIDIA GeForce AMD OSx86 Voodoo / XNU Kernel

@Alphaman

InfiniteMac community contributor with 62 recorded dispatches, 7 lead technical dossiers (92,434 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 444,278 historical readers.

Dispatches 62 Ranked #120 of 6,691
Author Reads 92,434 Ranked #113 · 7 dossiers
Thread Reach 444,278 Ranked #1,220 in reach
Lead Dossiers 7 13,205 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #3,021 Joined 2008-10-24
Active Window 2008–2009 2008-10-24 → 2009-01-12
Preserved Forum Signature & OSx86 Rig
HP Pavilion Slimline s7700n:|:Athlon64x2 3800+:|:nVidia MCP51 nForce4:|:ALC888:|:nVidia GeForce 6150 LE 256MB via EFI no (CI/QE):|:1.5GB DDR2 SDRAM:|:nForce LAN (working):|:802.11b/g Wireless (not working):|:125GB WD SATA (iDeneb v1.3 10.5.5):|:125GB WD SATA (Windows Xp):|:LG DVD-RAM GH22NP20 (non-writing):|:ODB-Nfoav8or
Archive Standing
#120 of 6,691 by Dispatches (62 notes) · #113 of 3,454 by Author Readership (92,434 reads across 7 dossiers) · #1,220 by Thread Reach (444,278 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #3,021 · Joined 2008-10-24
Hardware & Kernel Topics
NVIDIA GeForce (12) · AMD OSx86 (5) · Voodoo / XNU Kernel (4) · ASUS P5K / P5Q (2) · AHCI / SATA (2) · USB / EHCI (1)
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@lanceomni
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Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 2 technical boards

Leopard 10.5
61 (98%)
10.X Core
1 (2%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @Alphaman (7)

92,434 cumulative reads on threads started by @Alphaman

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
I have a hp pavilion slimeline s7700n pc. I've tried Zephyroth Leopard 10.5.2 AMD EFI Rev2 and iDeneb v1.3 10.5.5 and both give me the apple loading sign upon a successful install yet it just keeps spinning and nothing else happens so I…
Leopard 10.551,127 reads
2008-12-09 · 104 notes
Kernel Panic/Machine Won't Boot Up After Updating iDeneb 10.5.5 to 10.5.6
I just updated my machine from 10.5.5 to 10.5.6 and it installed fine or so I thought. When I boot up I get the apple screen and the a kernel panic. It goes no further get my machine back up and running.
Leopard 10.517,184 reads
2009-01-02 · 7 notes
Gemtek Usb Wireless? What kext to use to get it up and running
I have a Gemtek Usb Wireless and I'm trying to get it working. I'm running iDeneb 10.5.5. What kext or driver do I need to get this working? Device Description :USB Wireless 802.11 b/g Adaptor Device ID: 15A9-0004 Device Class:FF / FF…
Leopard 10.57,707 reads
2009-01-11 · 4 notes
Kernel Panic on Hp Pavilion Slimline s7700n
When I first installed iDeneb v1.3 10.5.5 my sound was scratchy and I couldn't watch movies. Upon installing Voodoo 1.0 all seemed to be fixed. Yet when I try to go to Printers in System Preferences I get a Kernel Panic and when I try to…
Leopard 10.55,154 reads
2009-01-01 · 2 notes
Didn't burn IPC 10.5.6 Correctly
I didn't patch ipc 10.5.6 at all with ppf1 or ppf2 and when I booted the cd I got an error is their anyway to get around this error or am I going to have to burn the dvd again and patch it this time?
Leopard 10.54,880 reads
2009-01-10 · 2 notes
Problems after updating to 10.5.6
I'm using iDeneb 10.5.5 and I updated to 10.5.6 I used the DSDT patcher because the first time I updated without it and I would get the power button screen on top of the apple logo. Now I can't get into OS X. I can only get in through safe…
Leopard 10.53,307 reads
2009-01-09 · 1 notes
Will LawlessPPC's release work on my machine
I have a HP Pavillion and I'm trying to see if it Lawlesspc l will work on it. Any Help or Comments Appreciated! Model:s7700n Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ 2.00 Ghz Ram: 1.50 GB Video: Nvidia GeForce 6150 LE HD:…
Leopard 10.53,075 reads
2008-10-24 · 2 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (40)

Direct links into threads where @Alphaman contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“I want to get my sound working. When I go to System Profiler it doesn't even see my audio it says no built in audio. When my audio is built in.Then when I go into System Preferences it says that my output device is my keyboard (Easycall spe…”
Leopard 10.52009-01-01
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“I have Built-in Azalia 8 channel audio, Realtek ALC888 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC and when I'm listening to itunes or youtube my video sounds choppy. I'm running iDeneb v1.3 10.5.5 and I used the Taruga's Realtek ALC888 kext driv…”
Leopard 10.52008-12-24
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“Do you know if they are any kexts to get a dvd burner working? My burner can read and I can pull things off of cd's but I can play movies or burn things.”
Leopard 10.52008-12-23
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“nfoav8or and lance after I do the efi strings the machine will work wonders until I restart it and then it won't let me in the machine it gives me the apple loading sign just spinning a.k.a the loop so I think I'm just going to leave it at …”
Leopard 10.52008-12-23
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“Nfoav8or the Efi worked perfectly but when I installed Macvidia it once again messed up my machine but I've read that Core Image is supported with that video card I just wanted to make my menu bar transparent but it isn't possible with this…”
Leopard 10.52008-12-22
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“nfoav8or, I really appreciate that one last thing. I know you and Lance were clowning me but it's all cool. I'm going to school for Computer Programming and Business Information Systems. Let me cut to the chase I don't know how to do the ef…”
Leopard 10.52008-12-22
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“Hey Nfoav8or and Lance IOUSBFamily.kext does work for me because my usb slots aren't wokring do you guys know of any other usb kexts that might work.”
Leopard 10.52008-12-21
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“The only settings it has in Displays is 1024x768 and millions that's it. [Edit] Yes I did the boot flags.”
Leopard 10.52008-12-20
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“Neither worked. Upon trying to install nvinject and typing in sudo rm -R /System/Library/Extensions.kextcache in the terminal it says no such file or directory”
Leopard 10.52008-12-20
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“Hey lance where do I get the nvinject.kext from? [Edit]Because Diabolik's is a package you know not the .kext file itself.”
Leopard 10.52008-12-19
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“It said that Nvinject was only for Intel not AMD so I didn't try that one so you think I should? I'm running wired with my Wireless ethernet bridge I got it to work by uninstalling forcedeth and installing that same thing you are using Nfor…”
Leopard 10.52008-12-19
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“Hey Lance you can close this thread man, my internet is up and running. I'm sending this message from Safari. My Video is isn't working but I'll wait for a kext that can work with it. Thanks to everyone who helped! I'll never forget you guy…”
Leopard 10.52008-12-19
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“I was trying to use my ethernet bridge that I used to use on my old powermac g3 and I get the three out of five green lights ( the ones that are red at the Internet and the Server) so I'm trying to get it up and running but for some reason …”
Leopard 10.52008-12-17
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“Hey Lance I ran into some snags last night so I came to talk to you. First my video: Vendor:Nvidia Device id:0x0241 Rev ID:0x00a2 Vram(total) 256MB Usb Wireless 802.11b/g Product ID:0x0004 Vendor ID:0x15a9 Manufacture: Gemtek Kalyway wouldn…”
Leopard 10.52008-12-17
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“Yes I'm dual booting but I don't see my windows disk [Edit] ok I'm going to try the nvkush and get back to you”
Leopard 10.52008-12-17
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“I don't know how to load the DPCI manager because my dvd burner doesn't read when I'm in leoand it didn't say anything for my video my only resolution is 1024x768 but that's fine with me!:) In about this mac it says 2ghz and my processor is…”
Leopard 10.52008-12-17
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“I wanna thank schwamm,lanceomni,nfoav8or and verdant. These guys helped me to the max! I really appreciate your guys help because if if wasn't for you guys I wouldn't have gotten this far nor would I be able to call my self a hackintosher! …”
Leopard 10.52008-12-16
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“or install AppleNForceATA but if it hangs at AppleNForceATA do I leave it? and wait to see what happens? after how many minutes do I then come to the conclusion it's not working?”
Leopard 10.52008-12-16
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“So I shouldn't install nforceata either correct?”
Leopard 10.52008-12-16
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“nfoav8or and if that doesn't work should I not choose nforceata or nvinject?”
Leopard 10.52008-12-16
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“nfoav8or my video card is a intregrated nvidia geforce 6150 LE 128MB and I used to choose nvinject 128 because of my video card and my mobo chipset I chose nForceATA so should I shouldn't choose either?”
Leopard 10.52008-12-15
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“your right but I did what you told me to do nfoa8or I did install with graphics and took out the graphics (flags) and all I got was the apple loading sign or spindle as you would call it”
Leopard 10.52008-12-15
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“I haven't done it yet because I'm trying to see where in the bios that would be”
Leopard 10.52008-12-15
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“It never lets me get to the creat an account, networking or the welcome screen”
Leopard 10.52008-12-15
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“Yes. Correct and I don't know what else to do I'm starting to think an hp pavilion slimline s7700n can't run leo on it.”
Leopard 10.52008-12-15
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“nfoav8or I understood exactly what you guys said but I'm telling you after it says killing all processes, continuing done, mach reboot it does nothing else so how do I hold down the power button? it won't let me boot up into my installed sy…”
Leopard 10.52008-12-15
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“On rebooting, I get stuck at the MACH reboot line.That's it. So I manually shut it down.”
Leopard 10.52008-12-15
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“nfoav8or I just got thru and none of what you guys advised worked I did what you guys said to the "t" exact and precise and the apple logo keeps spinning. after I installed ideneb v1.3 it said restart then as it starts to restart I get a bl…”
Leopard 10.52008-12-15
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“nfoav8or so I pop the dvd in press f8 and type "-f -x -v" or do I let the dvd load without me touch a key? I'm sorry for the idiotic questions I'm a newbie”
Leopard 10.52008-12-14
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“i don't know what mobo chipset to install in the first place honestly”
Leopard 10.52008-12-14
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“I chose 9.2 sleep kernel, forcedeth, I chose all of the wifi drivers, of course nforce ata, legacy flag, cpus=1 fix, amd patch 1, alc850, nvidia geforce 128, no applications”
Leopard 10.52008-12-14
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“thanks bhast2 when i boot in single user mode it and try to apply what you guys said it tells me there is no such file or directory”
Leopard 10.52008-12-14
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“bhast2 how to remove the video drivers? I thought it was my mobo not my video card?”
Leopard 10.52008-12-14
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“"localhost kextd[9]: IOKitWaitQuiet timed out waiting for kernal symbols" and then "AppleNForceATA: found 0 units" I can show you all now”
Leopard 10.52008-12-14
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“these are the errors I have no way to post them AppleNForceATA: found 0 units. ERROR: Firewire unable to determine security-mode; defaulting to full-secure. AppleNForceATA: found 0 units.”
Leopard 10.52008-12-14
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“I believe it's my mobo chipset I don't know which one to choose? or if I should choose one at at all to be honest.My Motherboard manufacturer's name: Asus A8N-BR and it's alos HP/Compaq name: Pyrite-GL8E and my video is NVIDIA GeForce 6150 …”
Leopard 10.52008-12-14
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“How do I remove those kexts? When trying to install Kalyway 10.5.2 I didn't get any error messages but my last two lines were my ethernet address (saying that they found my ethernet) and AppleNForceATA: found 0 units but when I tried to boo…”
Leopard 10.52008-12-14
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“I'm a noob so I'm new to all of this but after I use the boot flag "-s" when do I type in the rest of the info that you told me or do I type that along with the "-s"”
Leopard 10.52008-12-09
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“Yes you have my specs down to the "t'. How do i find the device id for you though? Where would that be located?”
Leopard 10.52008-12-09
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“I believe it's my graphics card as well I'm trying to find out what kext I should use with my graphics card. It's a nvidia geforece 6150 le”
Leopard 10.52008-12-09
51,127 dossier reads