Mac OS X on x86 Hardware 2008–2024 Technical Archive
Member #10,220 · 2009-08-21 → 2010-06-17
#788 by Dispatches #2,443 by Thread Reach Member #10,220 NVIDIA GeForce ALC889a / Audio Voodoo / XNU Kernel

@bofors

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Member Number #10,220 Joined 2009-08-21
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#788 of 6,691 by Dispatches (10 notes) · #2,443 by Thread Reach (77,761 cumulative reads)
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Member #10,220 · Joined 2009-08-21
Hardware & Kernel Topics
NVIDIA GeForce (2) · ALC889a / Audio (2) · Voodoo / XNU Kernel (1)
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Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (10)

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Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
Which OSx86 distro for Intel Core i7
“Thanks bro this kext setting all set in my MOBO DX58SO My sounds come to life with this voodoo.kext The working Ethernet driver for the Intel DX58SO motherboard is the Intel82566MM.Kext - THIS WORKS… perfectly We have recently released the …”
Leopard 10.52010-06-17
50,285 dossier reads
DVD drive not detected...
“People who bash Windows just don't know how to avoid slowdowns or virus'. Oh please... I'm only using Leopard because it has a little nicer interface. Whatever...”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-27
11,583 dossier reads
i7 and intel DX58SO Mobo
“We have now released the Ultimate Snow Leopard bootloader system for general testing on DX58SO and other select Intel boards here: convertit2 mac.com/forum/index.cfm?mainaction=posts&forumid=44&threadid=159 Ultimate Snow Leopard includes bo…”
Leopard 10.52010-06-07
7,018 dossier reads
Change the RPM on Fans (nvidia 8600 GT)
“It sounds like you may already done this but you might consider flashing the BIOS to lower the GPU clock a bit.”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-27
4,922 dossier reads
SL on MBP
“One more thing... realityiswhere is working on a Kext glossary at the ProjectOSX forum that you might find useful, I know I did: http://www.projectosx.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=102”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-22
3,953 dossier reads
SL on MBP
“Ok, I grabbed a bunch of Snow Leopard kexts (build #A432) that could possibly have something to do with your headphones/speakers issue and posted them here: rapid share.com/files/270336670/SnowLeopard_Audio_Kexts.zip.html I would start with…”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-22
3,953 dossier reads
SL on MBP
“Switching between headphones and built-in speakers seems to work in both 32-bit and 64-bit Snow Leopard on my MacBookPro (5,2) 17". Headphones are automatically detected when plugged-in and the speakers are turned (and vice versa). I am usi…”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-22
3,953 dossier reads
SL on MBP
“My headphones are immediately detected and selected for output when I plug them in on 32-bit Snow Leopard. There is no output from the speakers either.”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-22
3,953 dossier reads
SL on MBP
“I can check my new MacBookPro (5,2) 17" to see if I get the same problem, but you might want to try booting the 64-boot kernel and see if the problem goes away first. Reboot with the "6" and "4" keys held down and see if the problem is stil…”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-21
3,953 dossier reads
SL on MBP
“Ok, let me dig out some headphones and see if I have the same problem on my 17".”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-22
3,953 dossier reads