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Member #10,128 · 2009-08-20 → 2010-10-28
#103 by Dispatches #69 by Author Reads #1,171 by Thread Reach Member #10,128 DSDT Retail DVD / USB ALC889a / Audio

@BeSweeet

InfiniteMac community contributor with 69 recorded dispatches, 10 lead technical dossiers (170,624 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 473,165 historical readers.

Dispatches 69 Ranked #103 of 6,691
Author Reads 170,624 Ranked #69 · 10 dossiers
Thread Reach 473,165 Ranked #1,171 in reach
Lead Dossiers 10 17,062 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #10,128 Joined 2009-08-20
Active Window 2009–2010 2009-08-20 → 2010-10-28
Archive Standing
#103 of 6,691 by Dispatches (69 notes) · #69 of 3,454 by Author Readership (170,624 reads across 10 dossiers) · #1,171 by Thread Reach (473,165 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #10,128 · Joined 2009-08-20
Website
theswe etblog.co.cc
Hardware & Kernel Topics
DSDT (8) · Retail DVD / USB (6) · ALC889a / Audio (4) · Voodoo / XNU Kernel (1)
Frequent Thread Collaborators
@DocShadow (6) @Snow (4) @mitchde (3) @vista00 (3) @cili0 (3) @OG-Phantom (2) @Ianxxx (2) @thorazine74 (2) @slic (2) @mormegil (2) @macxuser33 (2) @lancelotu @tsotelo @tomnic

Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 1 technical boards

Snow Leopard 10.6
69 (100%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @BeSweeet (10)

170,624 cumulative reads on threads started by @BeSweeet

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
Snow Leopard works! Some problems... Should be easy to fix
I got Snow Leopard working on my laptop . I get native QE/CI & resolution change on my X3100, which is good. Ethernet also works. Here's the problems I'm having so far. If anyone knows how to fix these things, please tell me! 1. Wifi…
Snow Leopard 10.654,995 reads
2009-08-21 · 40 notes
Shutdown/Restart Hang
When I shutdown/restart, it just hangs there for a minute and then boots. I think this is related to a USBEHCI problem. I remember seeing once (don't remember where I saw it though) that it said that reboot was waiting on something USB…
Snow Leopard 10.648,640 reads
2009-08-23 · 22 notes
Atheros AR5007 - Detected as Airport...
So I installed my IO80211Family.kext file from my Leopard install with Kext Helper. I rebooted, and airport is detected, but I can't turn it on. I click on "Turn Airport On" but it doesn't do anything. ANY IDEAS?! So close to having a…
Snow Leopard 10.621,875 reads
2009-08-21 · 5 notes
DVD drive not detected...
My DVD drive isn't being detected. I'm using slic's latest IOATAFamily.kext file from this post: appleintelpiixata ioata panic
Snow Leopard 10.611,583 reads
2009-08-23 · 21 notes
OpenHaltRestart ...
I think this may be my shutdown/restart problem. I noticed that, while booting in verbose mode, I'll see something that says it failed at loading OpenHaltRestart, then it said some Psystar stuff. ANY IDEAS? I think I'm getting close... Are…
Snow Leopard 10.69,517 reads
2009-09-01 · 5 notes
Install 10A432 to MBR
I just saw this: but that's for 10A380, and the attachment isn't downloadable. Does anyone have the OSinstall.mpkg file for 10A432?
Snow Leopard 10.65,254 reads
2009-08-20 · 3 notes
Finder keeps crashing :(
Finder likes to crash when going in to certain folders. It's getting very annoying! Here's what Console says: Any ideas? I think it may be do to several frameworks having the wrong permissions. I can't use Disk Utility because it says…
Snow Leopard 10.65,014 reads
2009-08-22 · 5 notes
DV1410US 10.6.3/4 journey
So I have this old HP DV1410US laptop that has been sitting in a closet for a few years and hasn't been on since. This laptop was the one that got me started into hackintoshing about 3.5 years ago. I remember trying to install 10.4.8 on…
Snow Leopard 10.64,752 reads
2010-10-28 · 1 notes
"Energy Saver" doesn't load
So, I tried going into the Energy Saver preference pane to change some settings, and it never loads. It just says "Loading Energy Saver". Everything else loads just fine (including all my 32-bit panes).
Snow Leopard 10.64,610 reads
2009-08-27 · 5 notes
Grey screen after Apple logo...
So with me recent install, instead of changing resolutions and going to a blue screen and then the login screen, it just stays at a grey screen. Any ideas? GPU: Intel X3100. Native QE/CI & resolution change. It takes a couple of boots to…
Snow Leopard 10.64,384 reads
2009-08-23 · 2 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (40)

Direct links into threads where @BeSweeet contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
No Installer Packages ..
“Maybe 2shared or Mediafire? I can't believe I deleted my DMG.”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-29
129,123 dossier reads
No Installer Packages ..
“Can someone upload the BSD.pkg? I think I dumped all my Snow Leopard related files :\.”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-28
129,123 dossier reads
No Installer Packages ..
“Screenshot of the problem: I'm not too worried about this, since nothing seems to be having any real problems (except for Voodoo PS2 only enabling my keyboard, and Voodoo HDA not doing anything).”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-21
129,123 dossier reads
No Installer Packages ..
“I get the same error too... Any ideas? It does the same thing in 32-bit mode and in 64-bit mode. I'd like to not have to reinstall SL... Any terminal commands?”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-21
129,123 dossier reads
appleintelpiixata ioata panic
“What happens if I patch the DSDT? Will these things work better? PS: Please see this thread: Snow Leopard works! Some problems... Should be easy to fix maybe you can help me .”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-21
98,760 dossier reads
appleintelpiixata ioata panic
“What about the people who still can't boot? And how do I boot in 32bit mode? Your system is almost exactly like mine. Does your X3100 work OOTB? Actually, we do have the same exact stuff, but I have 4GB RAM. Are you on a Gateway laptop?”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-20
98,760 dossier reads
appleintelpiixata ioata panic
“Oops, I should have updated this. I got rid of IOATAFamily.kext in /S/L/E and put your in /E/E, rebooted, and it worked. That was from my external USB HDD. I'm currently installing it on my internal laptop's HDD.”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-20
98,760 dossier reads
appleintelpiixata ioata panic
“I out your kext into /E/E and I get the same old kernel panic when booting with -32x. If that even a kernel flag? I still see "64 bit mode enabled" in verbose mode...”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-20
98,760 dossier reads
appleintelpiixata ioata panic
“I'm also getting a kernel panic because of AppleIntelPIIXATA.kext. I put netkas's modified one into /Extra/Extensions but the same thing happens at the same spot. How do I know if any of my kext files in /E/E are even working?”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-20
98,760 dossier reads
Snow Leopard works! Some problems... Should be easy to fix
“I don't have to F around with kext files anymore or try to get everything working properly. It's amazing.”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-09-08
54,995 dossier reads
Snow Leopard works! Some problems... Should be easy to fix
“Well, I thought I should let people know that I bought a 15" MacBook Pro (the 2.66GHz model). Loving it. I'm retired from the hackintoshing community.”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-09-08
54,995 dossier reads
Snow Leopard works! Some problems... Should be easy to fix
“Actually, I've done that a few weeks ago. Didn't solve anything. I don't need to repair permissions anyway. Everything seems to be working fine.”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-09-05
54,995 dossier reads
Snow Leopard works! Some problems... Should be easy to fix
“Why should I put in my UUID? It automatically knows what it is when booting...”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-09-05
54,995 dossier reads
Snow Leopard works! Some problems... Should be easy to fix
“Probably not, unless Apple decides to make them 64-bit compatible. @slic: It didn't work. Still getting the error in Disk Utility. Whatever I just did made my DVD drive show up . New problems: sometimes, after the Apple logo/verbose mode, i…”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-23
54,995 dossier reads
Snow Leopard works! Some problems... Should be easy to fix
“Just reinstalled Snow Leopard using my previous methods. Got everything working like before, and the Finder problems are gone! Still can't repair permissions in Disk Utility, but oh well!”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-23
54,995 dossier reads
Snow Leopard works! Some problems... Should be easy to fix
“So everything is working except wifi (Atheros AR5007). Also, Finder randomly crashes. I'm going to backup my working drivers and reinstall SL to see if this fixes my Finder problems and Disk Utility problems.”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-22
54,995 dossier reads
Snow Leopard works! Some problems... Should be easy to fix
“Did that. Will test shutdown/restart whenever I get to it . Something really stupid keeps happening. When browsing around some folders, Finder will randomly kill itself and come back up. EXTREMELY annoying!”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-22
54,995 dossier reads
Snow Leopard works! Some problems... Should be easy to fix
“I can't repair permissions because I'll get this: Any ideas? I want to get shutdown/restart working. I'll take my AppleHDA.kext from Leopard and bring it into SL. I'll let you know. How about my wifi? I have Atheros AR5007, which works fine…”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-21
54,995 dossier reads
Snow Leopard works! Some problems... Should be easy to fix
“How do I get the CMOS reset fix so I don't have to keep taking my hard drive out and resetting my BIOS's settings? I got PS2 working, but it's only from my keyboard (as usual). It just doesn't detect my Synaptics trackpad. Wifi (Atheros AR5…”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-21
54,995 dossier reads
Snow Leopard works! Some problems... Should be easy to fix
“Some updates: 1. Battery meter is working . Says "Service Battery" though lol. 2. Audio still doesn't work. Look at the picture below to see what I see during verbose boot. 3. Verbose mode says something about DSMOS... My computer kinda jus…”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-21
54,995 dossier reads
Snow Leopard works! Some problems... Should be easy to fix
“3. UPDATE: Reinstalled VoodooPS2, and the keyboard is now working, but the trackpad isn't . 5. UPDATE: HOLY CRAP! I patched the DSDT, stuck it in the root, and it shuts down and restarts near instantly . Although, when I go to shutdown, it …”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-21
54,995 dossier reads
Snow Leopard works! Some problems... Should be easy to fix
“1. I didn't change the wifi kext. It's loading the regular ones that come with SL. 2. I will try that, thanks. 4. Why not? They show up fine in Leopard . 5. Will do. 7. Alrighty! I've been having some problems with my laptop not turning on.…”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-21
54,995 dossier reads
Shutdown/Restart Hang
“Ok. If I boot in 64-bit mode (-x64 -v), I won't get Qe/CI, which will not turn my screen off when shutting down/restarting, so I can see any sort of messages. Here's what it said: Any ideas? I may try repatching the DSDT and doing the CMOS …”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-28
48,640 dossier reads
Shutdown/Restart Hang
“=P If it weren't for this, the DVD problem, and wifi, everything would be perfect. None of it is really a big deal... I'm already using his latest fakesmc. It's due to some USBEHCI thing. It said that restart/shutdown was still waiting on U…”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-24
48,640 dossier reads
Do You Have a Ethernet/Wireless Solution
“My AR5007EG shows up as airport, but I can't actually turn it on. Works great in Leopard. I was using my working IO80211Family.kext file from Leopard.”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-22
38,177 dossier reads
CMOS-Reset Bug / VoodooHda Sound Distortion
“for the voodoohda problem i used this workaround: s10l enovo.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=2269 that seems to work! Can you upload that attachment somewhere.”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-31
25,671 dossier reads
CMOS-Reset Bug / VoodooHda Sound Distortion
“I noticed that sometimes in Safari, I'll be watching a Justin.tv stream, and when the tab isn't active, it'll make really crackling noises. Also does it when it's minimized.”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-29
25,671 dossier reads
CMOS-Reset Bug / VoodooHda Sound Distortion
“When you ran the DSDT Patcher GUI, did you get any errors? You could try force compiling it.”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-23
25,671 dossier reads
CMOS-Reset Bug / VoodooHda Sound Distortion
“That's not the app you need... It's just called "iasl". Should be in "Tools".”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-23
25,671 dossier reads
CMOS-Reset Bug / VoodooHda Sound Distortion
“You have to open terminal. Drag iasl into the window, then drag your dsdt.dsl into the window, and press enter.”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-23
25,671 dossier reads
CMOS-Reset Bug / VoodooHda Sound Distortion
“Nevermind, figured it out. Just drug my .dsl file into iasl and out came dsdt.asl.”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-21
25,671 dossier reads
CMOS-Reset Bug / VoodooHda Sound Distortion
“I need some help... Sometimes when I sleep or when shut down doesn't work properly, my computer won't boot. I have to take my hard drive out so I can go into the BIOS, reset all the BIOS's settings, put the hard drive back in, and then boot…”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-21
25,671 dossier reads
Atheros AR5007 - Detected as Airport...
“Update: Here's what I'm seeing during boot in verbose mode (did a new install, no longer have my Leopard IO80211Family.kext file installed):”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-23
21,875 dossier reads
DVD drive not detected...
“It worked without having to boot with arch=x86 or -x32, but I was having other problems so I'm just not gonna worry about it. I never use my DVD drive anyway.”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-28
11,583 dossier reads
DVD drive not detected...
“Your posts were completely off topic. Get outta here. Back to my problem: I was having problems with the Leopard kexts, so I restored my backups and, as expected, my DVD drive isn't working. I'm just not gonna worry about it.”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-27
11,583 dossier reads
DVD drive not detected...
“It worked . Do I have to boot with arch=x86? Everything seems to be working (except for shutdown/restart & wifi).”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-26
11,583 dossier reads
DVD drive not detected...
“Is that safe? I'm already using a custom IOATAFamily.kext file from slic, so I don't know.”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-25
11,583 dossier reads
DVD drive not detected...
“Works just fine in Leopard. I can't agree with that .”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-25
11,583 dossier reads
DVD drive not detected...
“It's the Intel ICHx chipset. I already got netkas's updated kext and his latest fakesmc.kext. Has never been detected. Speak for yourself. I have had ZERO problems with Vista and Windows 7. XP was the total opposite. But let's stay on track…”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-25
11,583 dossier reads
DVD drive not detected...
“It's a laptop... I took the drive out and it looks like SATA. People who bash Windows just don't know how to avoid slowdowns or virus'. If Leopard wasn't around, I'd be perfectly happy with Windows. I'm only using Leopard because it has a l…”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-25
11,583 dossier reads