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Member #6,643 · 2009-05-12
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@archimed

InfiniteMac community contributor with 3 recorded dispatches, participating in discussions reaching 79,664 historical readers.

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Member Number #6,643 Joined 2009-05-12
Active Window 2009 2009-05-12
Hardware Specs Reported in Dispatches
Hi Thorazine. Thanks so much for posting this guide. · I've got the same motherboard and USB key as you.. · gigabyte ga-73pvm-s2h · sandisk cruzer 8gb · bfg 9800GT · SATA hd
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#2,189 of 6,691 by Dispatches (3 notes) · #2,424 by Thread Reach (79,664 cumulative reads)
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Member #6,643 · Joined 2009-05-12
Hardware & Kernel Topics
Retail DVD / USB (2) · Chameleon / Boot-132 (1) · Voodoo / XNU Kernel (1)
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Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

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Leopard 10.5
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Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (3)

Direct links into threads where @archimed contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
How to create & customize a Retail Installer on a USB Drive with Chameleon 2 RC1
“Update! The 10.5.6 Retail worked... no more boot looping. Now I just need to figure out how to get it to recognize my SATA drives.”
10.X Core2009-05-12
51,321 dossier reads
How to create & customize a Retail Installer on a USB Drive with Chameleon 2 RC1
“Hi Thorazine. Thanks so much for posting this guide. I've got the same motherboard and USB key as you.. gigabyte ga-73pvm-s2h sandisk cruzer 8gb bfg 9800GT SATA hd I'm having trouble booting the installer. I followed your steps, but when I …”
10.X Core2009-05-12
51,321 dossier reads
iPC 10.5.6 won't boot
“Did you read the 'still waiting for root device' sticky at the top of this forum? Possible solutions for "Still waiting for root device" You need to inject a storage driver into your distribution, or use different hardware.”
Leopard 10.52009-05-12
28,343 dossier reads