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@axhi
InfiniteMac community contributor with 67 recorded dispatches, 10 lead technical dossiers (73,392 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 734,724 historical readers.
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Joined 2008-11-12
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2008-11-12 → 2009-06-18
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.:AMD Machine:.
2.6GHz Quad Phenom 9850.:.Biostar TA790GX.:.8GB DDR2 1066MHz.:.nVidia 8600GT.:.500GB Sata HD.:.Running: LawlessPPc 10.5.4 Update to 10.5.7.:.Voodoo Kernel REV A:.
.:Macbook Pro:.
Intel Core 2 Duo.:.2GB DDR2.:.200GB HD:.
2.6GHz Quad Phenom 9850.:.Biostar TA790GX.:.8GB DDR2 1066MHz.:.nVidia 8600GT.:.500GB Sata HD.:.Running: LawlessPPc 10.5.4 Update to 10.5.7.:.Voodoo Kernel REV A:.
.:Macbook Pro:.
Intel Core 2 Duo.:.2GB DDR2.:.200GB HD:.
- Archive Standing
- #106 of 6,691 by Dispatches (67 notes) · #143 of 3,454 by Author Readership (73,392 reads across 10 dossiers) · #813 by Thread Reach (734,724 cumulative reads)
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- Member #3,343 · Joined 2008-11-12
- Hardware & Kernel Topics
- AMD OSx86 (11) · Voodoo / XNU Kernel (10) · NVIDIA GeForce (9) · AHCI / SATA (2) · Retail DVD / USB (1)
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Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection
Distribution across 3 technical boards
Lead Dossiers Authored by @axhi (10)
73,392 cumulative reads on threads started by @axhi
| Dossier Title & Summary | Collection | Readership |
|---|---|---|
| why does my clock pick its own time My clock just decides to be whatever time it likes. I have tried apple update time, my time zone, both none, it still just does what it feels. | Leopard 10.5 | 27,734 reads 2008-11-16 · 6 notes |
| Kernel Panic Weird but when I upgraded to 10.5.5 w/ the new voodoo I started having kernel panics in mail. The panic only comes after I add my first account. As in, I am using the program for the first time and adding my first e-mail account and it… | Leopard 10.5 | 13,378 reads 2008-12-07 · 13 notes |
| Torrent Software Crash I have had Transmission 1.4 crash on me several times. It originally happened when I was using uTorrent beta so I figured it was just an unreliable build no big deal. Deleted all torrent data and started fresh w/ transmission. Again,… | Leopard 10.5 | 7,065 reads 2008-12-18 · 12 notes |
| locking up I'm not sure why this started but just recently my computer has locked up a few times. a light gray bar has come across the top 1/5 of the screen. It is quite interesting seeing as how I haven't really been doing anything when it came up.… | Leopard 10.5 | 4,081 reads 2008-11-18 · 7 notes |
| 8600gt screen flickers i have nvinject .21 installed and i have screen flickers. qe/ci working great | Leopard 10.5 | 3,992 reads 2008-11-15 · 4 notes |
| inacative memory My Mac has 8gb of ram and it runs stable but the only problem is it puts all my ram as inactive until i need to load something. What this does though is when it loads whatever program it lags the crap out of my computer until it puts more… | Leopard 10.5 | 3,776 reads 2009-01-21 · 3 notes |
| Few AMD Things Just wondering if there are fixes to any of these, if there are, I couldn't find them. 1. My HD looks like a removable device. 2. Sleep Freezing 3. 10.5.5 update on PHENOM 4. My Info loading correctly in the About Mac page AMD Phenom 9850… | Leopard 10.5 | 3,546 reads 2008-11-13 · 2 notes |
| problem with audio I had my audio working fine, don't know why I changed it, but did. Had auzila installed ac888 kext, loaded up. sound wouldn't work. Then I reinstalled auzila and now I can't boot. How do i boot using just the auzila because I'm assuming… | Leopard 10.5 | 3,350 reads 2008-11-20 · 2 notes |
| Cider Panics Hey, anyone else try using Cider on AMD system? More specifically a Phenom system? I keep getting a panic when I boot up. I'm using ANV v1.4 kernel on a 10.5.7 build. Any help would rock. | Leopard 10.5 | 3,281 reads 2009-06-15 · 1 notes |
| 10.5.5 update problems my system hardware is posted. I updated to 10.5.5 w/ the new voodoo kernel and it left me with my system booting into mac but hanging on the blue screen. i can still move my mouse and what not. I have already repaired permissions, tried… | Leopard 10.5 | 3,189 reads 2008-12-05 · 2 notes |
Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (40)
Direct links into threads where @axhi contributed solutions & commentary
| Thread & Dispatch Excerpt | Collection | Date & Reach |
|---|---|---|
| Cant boot after i install 10.5.7 Update Combo “xXrkidXx(or anyone else) i downloaded the latest version of NVinject.kext(0.2.1). I have some trouble installing it.I copied it the folder(system/library/extensions/NVinject.kext) repaired the permisiions and restarted the pc. I get the ker…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-06-13 320,661 dossier reads |
| Installing OS X on an AMD Phenom “You need a distro w/ nforce support. Not sure if Lawless has it but you need to boot with the flag nforce. I know its a common problem with all nforce boards. Look into in this forum or other osx86 forums” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-12-13 83,907 dossier reads |
| 10.5.6 Released “anyone go 10.5.6 on a phenom? i know lawless has one. let me know if it worked and if you could tell me which guide you used! thanks1!” | 10.X Core | 2009-03-06 80,667 dossier reads |
| Voodoo Kernel - Release candidate is out now “quick question, anyone try booting w/ force64 and not able to even load up? i have this problem. i try using some 64 and it just sits there and when i look at my verbose mode, the last thing it says is firewire error, which happens EVERY ti…” | 10.X Core | 2008-12-11 41,736 dossier reads |
| Voodoo Kernel - Release candidate is out now “apple updates is good now man. The new kernel works cpuids while its being a kernel. its awesome and feel free to install via software update. Lawless did a 10.5.5 update via software update w/ the kernel and it was all good” | 10.X Core | 2008-12-05 41,736 dossier reads |
| Voodoo 9.5 Release candidate is now available “when i restart it doesn't load it. is there something I have to do to load it automatically?” | 10.X Core | 2008-11-13 38,121 dossier reads |
| Bare Naked Install On Phenom “Hey Hey. Here was my fix. I did the 'ol nvinstaller v.52 addition and restarted and voila. qe/ci beautfuil 10.5.5 ps, i have a pny 8600 gt 512mb” | 10.X Core | 2008-12-06 31,443 dossier reads |
| Bare Naked Install On Phenom “Persistence, Persistence, Persitence. nfova8or, thanks for all the advice. Final Solution: Clean install and didn't apply ANY nVidia drivers. Booted up, installled RC and System 9.5.0 kext, not sure if i had to...installed nvinject. applied…” | 10.X Core | 2008-12-05 31,443 dossier reads |
| Bare Naked Install On Phenom “side note, if i boot into safe mode, it does the same blue screen thing...as before i deleted the nvda things” | 10.X Core | 2008-12-05 31,443 dossier reads |
| Bare Naked Install On Phenom “Did that and then tried loading and it loads and then the apple splash screen wheel spins for a little then stops like its going to start loading and never loads...” | 10.X Core | 2008-12-05 31,443 dossier reads |
| Bare Naked Install On Phenom “my nvinject says: family specific matching fails” | 10.X Core | 2008-12-05 31,443 dossier reads |
| Bare Naked Install On Phenom “i also see an Extensions.mkext.KGrQ in my /System/Library folder, is that any good?” | 10.X Core | 2008-12-05 31,443 dossier reads |
| Bare Naked Install On Phenom “you know what, I may have other kexts aside from nvinject, is there a way to check. and i dont see any errors except for firewire, but that always did that. I know that this is how I do the install from Lawless I click the first driver for …” | 10.X Core | 2008-12-05 31,443 dossier reads |
| Bare Naked Install On Phenom “nvoav8or -- did all that and it al went just dandy... restarted and still just a big 'ol blue screen after my apple load screen... any other suggestions? and again, thanks for your help all the time. you rock” | 10.X Core | 2008-12-05 31,443 dossier reads |
| Bare Naked Install On Phenom “did all that and still booting into a blue screen. I mach_kernel2 (my voodoo kernel) -s typed in this code: sudo -s sudo chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/NVinject.kext sudo chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions/NVinject.kext…” | 10.X Core | 2008-12-05 31,443 dossier reads |
| Bare Naked Install On Phenom “be sure to repair permissions and boot with -v -f -x then try to install drivers from there i can't boot into safe mode. That's why I think it may be something other than my video kext” | 10.X Core | 2008-12-04 31,443 dossier reads |
| Bare Naked Install On Phenom “ya, since i rarely shut my osx down i just renamed my kernel mach_kernel2 and left it at that. after the install loaded up the old mach_kernel2 and still no load. do you think its the video kext for sure? if it loads into a blank screne? is…” | 10.X Core | 2008-12-03 31,443 dossier reads |
| Bare Naked Install On Phenom “well it installed and now it just boots into the leopard screen and just sits there and doesn't load my taskbar or anythign else. but the update went fine. tried booting into safe moe and nothing.” | 10.X Core | 2008-12-02 31,443 dossier reads |
| Bare Naked Install On Phenom “or download IntelCPUPMDisabler.kext and repair permissions. EDIT: install this before you update and it will cause the system to disregard that kext that is causing the kernel panic. Ensure correct permissions. will using kexthelper ensure …” | 10.X Core | 2008-12-01 31,443 dossier reads |
| Bare Naked Install On Phenom “Just tried it on my amd system and i got a kernel panic with the appleintel kext... Used the apple software updater... me too. same thing on mine” | 10.X Core | 2008-12-01 31,443 dossier reads |
| Bare Naked Install On Phenom “lawless, i just tried on a phenom w/ the new kernel and i got an error. you said permissions were the problem? what xactly did you do?” | 10.X Core | 2008-12-01 31,443 dossier reads |
| why does my clock pick its own time “so i learned that it only does it w/ voodoo kerenl...the new one that is...so ya. when i accidentally didnt load it once, clock works fine.” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-11-26 27,734 dossier reads |
| why does my clock pick its own time “No, just the single boot to mac osx on this hd. my other hd isn't installed either so ya.” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-11-19 27,734 dossier reads |
| why does my clock pick its own time “everything is correct, my bios is fine and it just changes” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-11-16 27,734 dossier reads |
| Kernel Panic “ya, figured out the mac_kernel thing. I'm using mach_kernel. the weird thing is it worked fine before i decided to copy all my files and what not from my mbpro to my hackintosh” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-12-15 13,378 dossier reads |
| Kernel Panic “interesting, i am not certain. i believe i am using a backup now because its the only thing that doesnt make my stuff crash. How do i make sure that my mach_kernel.voodoo is gonna be mach_kernel?” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-12-14 13,378 dossier reads |
| Kernel Panic “nf0av8or - i have my retail disk and i tried from that and nothing. It installed fine and what not but after i hit take account online or whatever from the first account add screen, kernel panic. how do i get it to save my kernel panic so i…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-12-14 13,378 dossier reads |
| Kernel Panic “so ill try and get that error post. but i think i may have messed it up when i copied my mail.app from my macbook pro to my osx86. i feel like that did it. i repaired permissions but im just getting a kernel panic all day. is there anywhere…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-12-13 13,378 dossier reads |
| ASU able to patch 10.5.5 “Which update did you select? Did it produce a log folder on your desktop? I selected some logic pro update and yes, but I may have deleted it...eeek. I'm so bad at this.” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-11-14 9,730 dossier reads |
| ASU able to patch 10.5.5 “See this post to check your kernel/system.kext status: Problem with USB Yeah, I'm on here a lot and have been doing this for a few years now and while I wouldn't say I'm an expert or anything, I figured I'd share what knowledge I do have on…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-11-14 9,730 dossier reads |
| ASU able to patch 10.5.5 “two things. 1) what if the only update in there is 10.5.5 (I already moved my stuff to Downloads folder but the only update in ASU is 10.5.5 2) My 8600gt flickers a lot I noticed. I have nvInject and what not and my stuff is working fine, b…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-11-14 9,730 dossier reads |
| ASU able to patch 10.5.5 “I'm telling you to follow naquaada's helpful hint to using ASU to build working updates from already-downloaded-from-Apple software. see here for this topic. it doesn't require you to put anything IN the AMD Software Update, just your Downl…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-11-13 9,730 dossier reads |
| ASU able to patch 10.5.5 “one way to circumvent this is (if your system is already 10.5.4) to download the 10.5.5 single update from apple and place the ".pkg" file in your downloads folder (this way, at least you know its downloaded properly) then run ASU and DON'T…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-11-13 9,730 dossier reads |
| ASU able to patch 10.5.5 “I have a 9850 phenom 8600gt biostar t790gx Tried updating while having v2 of voodoo loaded w/ the patch and it installs great… but... On restart it hangs for hours! never boots so sad. I will just stick to 10.5.4 until I install it on anoth…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-11-12 9,730 dossier reads |
| Read-only system “is this after you installed or during the install?” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-12-11 8,476 dossier reads |
| Will Leopard work on this “k, will try to searh more and then post sorry misi-it wont work with those two partions. i suggest getting a) a new hd or b) partionining it full w/ mac. I have the same north and southbridge on my mobo as you, although i have 9850 phenom. …” | 10.X Core | 2008-12-03 8,457 dossier reads |
| updating lawlessppc 10.5.4 to 10.5.7 “Let me answer these questions for you. Yes the patcher you linked. DOWNLOAD the combo update from apples website then patch it. And I have to seatbelt kext, check your inbox. I have 2 intel machines that use the standard vanilla kernel. Whe…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-06-18 8,007 dossier reads |
| updating lawlessppc 10.5.4 to 10.5.7 “i got the voodoo kernel 9.5 added it. patched the combo update w/ zeph's patcher. installed, booted it all worked great. changed my seatbelt kext and it was done. i went straight from 10.5.4 to 10.5.7” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-06-15 8,007 dossier reads |
| mac startup screen “if you have the flag -v on it will boot up with all that work. otherwise that screen should come up. unless its just booting into that all the time. what installer did you use?” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-12-09 7,517 dossier reads |
| µTorrent Mac Beta Released “ya, im a member. i could d/l fine before and on any other build. but i can't with utorrent but i LOVE utorrent.” | Software & Kexts | 2008-12-06 7,325 dossier reads |