Mac OS X on x86 Hardware 2008–2024 Technical Archive
InfiniteMac OSx86 › Contributors › @Anonymous
2008-01-30 → 2008-03-25
#94 by Dispatches #315 by Author Reads #1,691 by Thread Reach AMD OSx86 NVIDIA GeForce ALC889a / Audio

@Anonymous

InfiniteMac community contributor with 76 recorded dispatches, 7 lead technical dossiers (34,056 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 226,595 historical readers.

Dispatches 76 Ranked #94 of 6,691
Author Reads 34,056 Ranked #315 · 7 dossiers
Thread Reach 226,595 Ranked #1,691 in reach
Lead Dossiers 7 4,865 avg reads / dossier
Member Number Archive Joined 2008-01-30
Active Window 2008 2008-01-30 → 2008-03-25
Hardware Specs Reported in Dispatches
Athlon64 X2 4800 · alive nf6g · nvidia Geforce 6150se/nforce430 · seagates ide 40gb · seagates sata 250gb · kingmax 667 ddr2 1gb*2
Archive Standing
#94 of 6,691 by Dispatches (76 notes) · #315 of 3,454 by Author Readership (34,056 reads across 7 dossiers) · #1,691 by Thread Reach (226,595 cumulative reads)
First Dispatch
2008-01-30
Hardware & Kernel Topics
AMD OSx86 (7) · NVIDIA GeForce (1) · ALC889a / Audio (1)
Frequent Thread Collaborators
@roisoft (9) @DoiX (9) @naquaada (9) @Puttabong (8) @zephyroth (6) @Xxp/TuX (5) @creative_ (4) @xan (3) @megaargon1 (3) @cgsheen (3) @Sergiales (2) @blood_brother (2) @1207FX (2) @crawle (2)

Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 4 technical boards

Leopard 10.5
36 (47%)
10.X Core
35 (46%)
General
4 (5%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @Anonymous (7)

34,056 cumulative reads on threads started by @Anonymous

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
Ati 1100/200m/x200 users
## Automatic notice to thread opener: If you post this kind of message into the News Category again, your Account will be disabled Guess what guys? the beta for my driver is out, it enables qe/ci but no hardware acceleration yet This works…
Leopard 10.513,460 reads
2008-02-01 · 36 notes
Complaint's & Suggestions
Complaint's If you have a complaint about someone or something on the forum please post it here, If all you want is to cause trouble then, don't even post it. This is only here to make our forum better =) Suggestions Is you have and…
10.X Core4,730 reads
2008-02-03 · 19 notes
IRC
Okay hey guys? is anyone on the irc or am i on the old one? (AMD.osx86)
10.X Core3,671 reads
2008-02-17 · 3 notes
Software Updates
I read somewhere that in the rev 2 final, zeph was working on a way for better compatiblity with software update's, would anyone want to clarify me on this? Answer by Puttabong: Because of EFI one uses the stock kexts and kernel, and…
10.X Core3,413 reads
2008-02-05 · 6 notes
Beta Test Reports - Driver for 200m QECI
Beta testers post your results...
10.X Core3,287 reads
2008-02-01 · 1 notes
Some Drivers for people
Ok everyone, heres some drivers i've bundled up the graphic's driver just lets you change the resolution on the 200m/1100/x200 because this is an older driver I had around… Battery driver - if the other one dident work on your computer…
Leopard 10.53,186 reads
2008-02-01 · 6 notes
Keychain
Please do not post into the news section again, your Thread has been moved Okay can anyone please explain to me what keychain is, I don't understand the use of it. - Wyatt M.
Leopard 10.52,309 reads
2008-02-29 · 2 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (40)

Direct links into threads where @Anonymous contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
Member Nationalities
“Not that many from good old Ontario, Canada Eh? -Wyatt M.”
General2008-02-29
41,477 dossier reads
Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports
“Ok might be a while, i killed my install trying to do some hexing… gotta reinstall… ill post back soon… what do you think i should do? wait 5 hours for the internel HD or 1.5 hours for the external?”
10.X Core2008-02-01
36,277 dossier reads
Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports
“As for geek bench, let me pull that up, posting later”
10.X Core2008-02-01
36,277 dossier reads
Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports
“[cite] k3nny:@Authorhackintosh4life: Nice work. I see you used Slice's files.. i - too - have a 200m chipset and i wish you good luck. If you need someone to test something, ill do it. Yeah, thats the standard sentence .. dont ban me BTW: T…”
10.X Core2008-02-01
36,277 dossier reads
Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports
“THE BETA FOR THE DRIVER IS DONE, NO ACCILERATION, YET! BUT I HAVE CORE IMAGE AND QUAZTS EXTREME SUPPORTED! IF YOU DONT BELIEVE ME TAKE A LOOK AT MY SCREEN SHOT! o crap sorry about the caps, i had them on from another post! Wyatt M.”
10.X Core2008-02-01
36,277 dossier reads
Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports
“I was using a custom one I edited because they toh dident work, but then I renenmed the partition, so I put the toh back in and it worked fine, 64 bit works - as far as I know, meaning no more -legacy! Coming soon in rev 2! - lol movie ad!”
10.X Core2008-02-01
36,277 dossier reads
Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports
“Ok well, It installed fine, now im getting a blinking cursor, witch cant be good!… trying some fixs.. post back soon finaly got it working… put in a custom kernal i used.. . worked with out -legacy… ill put it on the ftp later.. if you want”
10.X Core2008-02-01
36,277 dossier reads
Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports
“no the osx86 project one… - the one thats linked with insanely - would post a lind but im to lazy PS: my installs done, im rebooting as we speak... ill post soon”
10.X Core2008-02-01
36,277 dossier reads
Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports
“yeah, it tells how to do it in vm ware, but really whats the point of a vm ware or virtual machine when you cant have the real "genuine" experience PS ; it better work on my external because i deleted my imac time machine back ups! Wyatt M.”
10.X Core2008-02-01
36,277 dossier reads
Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports
“OK, im too lazy to wait 5 hours every time I install on my labtop HD so right now im installing on my Externel 320 Gb - Ill post back and say how long it takes, Peace Wyatt M. EDIT : It appears that its not the HD thats making take 5 hours …”
10.X Core2008-02-01
36,277 dossier reads
Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports
“Unfortunately I do not have much knolage with that card, but all I know, is nothing but the GMA950 address's the memory like the 1100/x200/200m but its worth a try when i release the driver... Wyatt M. I should have a beta on the FTP, by su…”
10.X Core2008-01-31
36,277 dossier reads
Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports
“OK, install went fine, but i have an issue... working on solution, meaning its my top priority, driver's im doing right now - bonkey and 1100/200m/x200 will be later, due to this set back”
10.X Core2008-01-31
36,277 dossier reads
Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports
“Ok well, ill post up whats going on with my labtop in about 5 hours…”
10.X Core2008-01-31
36,277 dossier reads
Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports
“it wasent 5 gb, it was 5.7 gb and it looks like im asking for another 5 hours shouldent say looks like, i shoukld say "i am looking at another" litterly”
10.X Core2008-01-31
36,277 dossier reads
Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports
“only once in my life have i ever got a kernel panic from on install, and that was cuz i was useing an intel kernel, and i never have the set up hang, even if... im ready to fight! but why do you say? PS, ive used the toh kernel before, so i…”
10.X Core2008-01-31
36,277 dossier reads
Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports
“too late now, already took fish's advice, hopfully it wont be another 5 hours do i select my optionals again? or have they already been installed?”
10.X Core2008-01-31
36,277 dossier reads
Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports
“o shit, i think its hanging at 7 min… if i do the trick where i start the installer again will it still be 5 hours? and do i selct my optionals again?”
10.X Core2008-01-31
36,277 dossier reads
Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports
“I have a dual core Amd turion 64 x2 TL-50 (1.6 Ghz or 1.5 Ghz cant remember) and im pretty sure its a sata, cant check right now, ill edit this in 16 min PS: everyone can call me Wyatt, hackintosh4life is too long”
10.X Core2008-01-31
36,277 dossier reads
Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports
“GUID, is what apple use's on the real intel mac's and from what i've read is that rev 2 supports it, since my install takes 5 hours, i dident do it, just in case its a bit buggy, it would probably give you a performance boost, and a more "g…”
10.X Core2008-01-31
36,277 dossier reads
Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports
“Great!, 19* more minutes until my install is done - hopefully no problems, or else illl have to try to fix, or wait another 5 hours, creative_ are you MBR or GUID?”
10.X Core2008-01-31
36,277 dossier reads
Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports
“mmhm… the driver wont be ready for a while guys, and dont get your hopes up… good job creative_, so your in leo right now?”
10.X Core2008-01-31
36,277 dossier reads
Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports
“x200 is the same isent it?… if not whats the dev id, ill try to get it in too”
10.X Core2008-01-31
36,277 dossier reads
Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports
“im almost done the driver for the 200m/1100 users ill put it on the ftp, when its done”
10.X Core2008-01-31
36,277 dossier reads
Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports
“hmm, thats really werid, do you know what might be affecting the speed? I have tried setting my video card from 256mb to 32mb and still nothing, 1gb ram...”
10.X Core2008-01-31
36,277 dossier reads
Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports
“does this take about 5 hours to install on every ones comp? can you post how long it takes on your system as well as your specs? its taking 5 hours and 42 min, on mine… only 43 min left to go - rev 2”
10.X Core2008-01-31
36,277 dossier reads
Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports
“remove the intelcpupowermanagment.kext with the -s command if you cant make it there make likee a 5 gb partition and then install tiger, then do it from there... you should be able to boot then”
10.X Core2008-01-30
36,277 dossier reads
Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports
“Wil this take 5 hours to install on my labtop like rev 1?”
10.X Core2008-01-30
36,277 dossier reads
Zephyroth Leopard 10.5.1 AMD - Rev. 2 - Discussion Thread
“I dont think rev 2 beta installed the bootloader on mine.. MBR - i get blinking cursor after the install”
Leopard 10.52008-02-01
30,877 dossier reads
Zephyroth Leopard 10.5.1 AMD - Rev. 2 - Discussion Thread
“[cite] zizzee:I want to be a Beta Tester! Athlon64 X2 4800 alive nf6g nvidia Geforce 6150se/nforce430 seagates ide 40gb seagates sata 250gb kingmax 667 ddr2 1gb*2 [email protected] you already posted that earlier… things like that will no…”
Leopard 10.52008-01-30
30,877 dossier reads
Zephyroth Leopard 10.5.1 AMD - Rev. 2 - Discussion Thread
“yeah, the reason I do that is because some noobs or complete idiots don't read edits so as standard I just use the multiple posts… Big experience from insanely mac oh, and as for beta's talk with bonkey..”
Leopard 10.52008-01-30
30,877 dossier reads
Zephyroth Leopard 10.5.1 AMD - Rev. 2 - Discussion Thread
“sorry, im a bit out today, i mean could you list all your processor features - (eg - see sse2, see3) blah blah… and please dont be rude, your the one who wants help right? Wyatt M.”
Leopard 10.52008-01-30
30,877 dossier reads
Zephyroth Leopard 10.5.1 AMD - Rev. 2 - Discussion Thread
“have you tried alliza audio? package? and are you using the rev 2 or the origional amd leopard disc?”
Leopard 10.52008-01-30
30,877 dossier reads
Zephyroth Leopard 10.5.1 AMD - Rev. 2 - Discussion Thread
“7600GT/OG isent supported is it? im not sure so dont critizise me because im an ATI guy not Nivadia - i cant even spell it lol”
Leopard 10.52008-01-30
30,877 dossier reads
Zephyroth Leopard 10.5.1 AMD - Rev. 2 - Discussion Thread
“ummm while again the GFX would be a hard because its nivada so, i have another theroy… the intel GMA950 addresses its memory same as the 1100/200m/200 meaning that if we could get vanillia on the amd we would have qe/ci with no editing but …”
Leopard 10.52008-01-30
30,877 dossier reads
Zephyroth Leopard 10.5.1 AMD - Rev. 2 - Discussion Thread
“I doubt i would make a driver, like i could... but were talking a bit longer then… ill get to work…”
Leopard 10.52008-01-30
30,877 dossier reads
Zephyroth Leopard 10.5.1 AMD - Rev. 2 - Discussion Thread
“im currently making a disc image of my osx86 just in case anything goes wrong - might be easyier to just upload somewhere and let people download it off there... im on the imac right now, so i wont be able to make a how to until later on to…”
Leopard 10.52008-01-30
30,877 dossier reads
Zephyroth Leopard 10.5.1 AMD - Rev. 2 - Discussion Thread
“Ok, everyone let me make a how-to, only thing is its on tiger, im going to do some experimenting with leopard - rev2 (zep) and later on today im going to to post a screen shot - if you dont believe me - Notes Major mouse taring a random ker…”
Leopard 10.52008-01-30
30,877 dossier reads
Zephyroth Leopard 10.5.1 AMD - Rev. 2 - Discussion Thread
“i have acess to the FTP - i think - ive been in chat with bonkey, i just dont have the ftp address - anyone want to post it or send me a pm - on insanely mac or wikidot? - my names the same on all places Wyatt M.\ I have found a way for QE/…”
Leopard 10.52008-01-30
30,877 dossier reads
10.5.2 Update First Impressions
“[cite] megaargon:Thats odd then. Why would he be posting on an AMD discussion forum then? I am having a strong feeling he followed a similar procedure as everyone else did? I would rather wait until you upload the release. I am going to hel…”
10.X Core2008-02-13
21,943 dossier reads
Ati 1100/200m/x200 users
“W.e dont believe me go and talk to one of the betas”
Leopard 10.52008-03-04
13,460 dossier reads