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Member #7,180 · 2009-05-28 → 2009-06-09
#1,336 by Dispatches #1,094 by Author Reads #4,394 by Thread Reach Member #7,180 ALC889a / Audio Retail DVD / USB Voodoo / XNU Kernel

@baron_harkonnen

InfiniteMac community contributor with 6 recorded dispatches, 3 lead technical dossiers (10,432 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 10,432 historical readers.

Dispatches 6 Ranked #1,336 of 6,691
Author Reads 10,432 Ranked #1,094 · 3 dossiers
Thread Reach 10,432 Ranked #4,394 in reach
Lead Dossiers 3 3,477 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #7,180 Joined 2009-05-28
Active Window 2009 2009-05-28 → 2009-06-09
Preserved Forum Signature & OSx86 Rig
ASUS Maximus Formula, Q6600 2.4GHz, NVIDIA 8600 GT 256mb.
OS X 10,5,7 (updated) installed with iPC 10,5,6 final dvd: Vanilla kernel; Extensions: Legacy Timemachine Fix; NVdarwin 256mb; Intel ICHx SATA Drivers; AD1988B; Marvell Yukon 88E8056; Patched USB drivers; SATA Driver Icon Fix (New); Finder 10.5.5 + keyboard.prefpane; USB mount fix;
Applications: AppleHDAPatcher; EFI Studio; OSx86 Tools Utility; Perian; Universal OSx86 Installer; NTFS 3-G + MacFUSE
Archive Standing
#1,336 of 6,691 by Dispatches (6 notes) · #1,094 of 3,454 by Author Readership (10,432 reads across 3 dossiers) · #4,394 by Thread Reach (10,432 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #7,180 · Joined 2009-05-28
Hardware & Kernel Topics
ALC889a / Audio (2) · Retail DVD / USB (2) · Voodoo / XNU Kernel (2) · NVIDIA GeForce (1) · AHCI / SATA (1)
Frequent Thread Collaborators
@thorazine74 (3) @xXrkidXx

Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 2 technical boards

Leopard 10.5
3 (50%)
10.X Core
3 (50%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @baron_harkonnen (3)

10,432 cumulative reads on threads started by @baron_harkonnen

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
OSx86 - no internet, no sound, some keyboard\mouse questions
I recently installed os x on a pc using iATKOS v5i. everything seems to work fine, except the internet, and sound. i use ASUS Maximus Formula mother board network adapter is Marvell Yukon 88E8056 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller and the…
Leopard 10.54,204 reads
2009-05-28 · 3 notes
Can't see some of my HDDs
I've tried installing OSx86 on ASUS Maximus formula Mother Board, Q6600 core 2 quad system, first with iATKOS v5, but after i found out that i did not have support for mine Network addapter i reinstalled OSx86 with iPC 10.5.6 final DVD -…
10.X Core3,983 reads
2009-06-01 · 4 notes
Can't Pair BT devices
just after i managed to install system that's actually 100% works, all of a sudden i can't pair my BT keyboards and mice after the last reboot. when i just installed mac os x 10.5.6 with iPC latest dvd, everything worked fine, i didn't…
Leopard 10.52,245 reads
2009-06-09 · 1 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (3)

Direct links into threads where @baron_harkonnen contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
OSx86 - no internet, no sound, some keyboard\mouse questions
“Regarding sound, the easiest way is using VoodooHDA.kext it should work on most HD Audio chipsets. About the KB, Microsoft got Mac drivers I think, but the CMD and ALT keys are sometimes (always?) switched when using windows keyboard, you c…”
Leopard 10.52009-06-01
4,204 dossier reads
Can't see some of my HDDs
“i managed to screw up my last successful install with iAtkos dvd, anyway the keyboard didn't work very well, and i really missed the Apple's "welcome" animation ! anyway, i gave the iPC dvd last chance - and it worked! all HDDs are mounted …”
10.X Core2009-06-06
3,983 dossier reads
Can't see some of my HDDs
“HA! i did it. installed from iATKOS but instead of using voodoo kernel i used fassl kernel i did not select any ich10 drivers, just jmicron drivers i think everything works fine - i can see all my HDDs! ofcores i had to add yukon network ad…”
10.X Core2009-06-04
3,983 dossier reads