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Member #859 · 2008-02-19 → 2008-04-02
#708 by Dispatches #475 by Author Reads #2,049 by Thread Reach Member #859 AMD OSx86 ALC889a / Audio ATI Radeon

@drum109

InfiniteMac community contributor with 11 recorded dispatches, 4 lead technical dossiers (23,538 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 120,284 historical readers.

Dispatches 11 Ranked #708 of 6,691
Author Reads 23,538 Ranked #475 · 4 dossiers
Thread Reach 120,284 Ranked #2,049 in reach
Lead Dossiers 4 5,884 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #859 Joined 2008-02-17
Active Window 2008 2008-02-19 → 2008-04-02
Hardware Specs Reported in Dispatches
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3700+ · MB: FIC ktbc51g · RAM: 2GB PC3200 DDR400 · GPU: ATI HD Radeon 2600PRO (512MB, dev. id: 9589) · AUDIO - OnBoard: Realtek ALC880 · LAN - nForce4 (forcedeth)
Archive Standing
#708 of 6,691 by Dispatches (11 notes) · #475 of 3,454 by Author Readership (23,538 reads across 4 dossiers) · #2,049 by Thread Reach (120,284 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #859 · Joined 2008-02-17
Hardware & Kernel Topics
AMD OSx86 (3) · ALC889a / Audio (2) · ATI Radeon (2) · NVIDIA GeForce (2)
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Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 2 technical boards

Leopard 10.5
8 (73%)
10.X Core
3 (27%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @drum109 (4)

23,538 cumulative reads on threads started by @drum109

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
Is Rev. 2 Necessary
Is downloading revision 2 really necesary? Rev. 1 for me works fine, except for the drivers I chose during installation, none of them worked, but I got it sorted out (except for the goddamn graphics drivers). Why download another DVD if…
Leopard 10.512,094 reads
2008-03-13 · 12 notes
Successful Install
I installed this yesterday successfully on my first try. I had ToH 10.5 Leopard before but I figured I should try this, so I formatted the partition and installed this. I used the MBR bootloader without a ToH kernel. I chose some driver…
Leopard 10.54,068 reads
2008-02-19 · 7 notes
2600PRO
Well, i've tried sooo many times to get my 2600PRO (9589) working, i've tried every possibility and it just doesn't want to give me QE/CI...:( I don't know what to do anymore. I used the Zephyroth 10.5.1 Rev. 1 DVD, everything installed…
Leopard 10.53,977 reads
2008-03-13 · 2 notes
2600PRO Drivers
## Thread has been moved, please do NOT post into the News Category again! Even though during installation I chose the triakis 2600 etc stuff but when I boot it says the Natit.kext can't be used. My device ID is 9589. What do I need to do.…
Leopard 10.53,399 reads
2008-02-22 · 1 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (7)

Direct links into threads where @drum109 contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
HCL OSx86 AMD 10.5.2 Revision 2
“Had Rev. 1 installed, somehow screwed itself up with Software Update, so I downloaded/installed Rev. 2: CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3700+ MB: FIC ktbc51g RAM: 2GB PC3200 DDR400 GPU: ATI HD Radeon 2600PRO (512MB, dev. id: 9589) AUDIO - OnBoard: Realt…”
10.X Core2008-03-28
82,426 dossier reads
Is Rev. 2 Necessary
“What sort of surprise Rev. 1 is perfect so far, I can sleep, restart, shut-down, etc, boots fast, all that stuff. Just wondering if it would be any improvement in getting Rev. 2.”
Leopard 10.52008-03-14
12,094 dossier reads
Radeon HD 2600 Pro - No QE/CI
“Nope. Doesn't work. When I boot it says that the ATI2000 (whatever) .kext cannot be used. Same thing with the natit.kext.”
10.X Core2008-02-23
10,383 dossier reads
Successful Install
“LOL I KNEW I FORGOT SOMETHING! Its basically a Gateway GT4016, but with a few extras. Its a FIC KTBC51G (fic.com .tw/product/motherboard/AMD/KTBC51G.aspx). Anyway I added my device ID to the ATI2000xxxw/e.kext and when I booted up it said t…”
Leopard 10.52008-02-20
4,068 dossier reads
Successful Install
“Can anyone help me get QE/CI on here? I remember trying the 2600PRO thing on my Leopard 10.5 install (yes i added 9589 to the info.plist file) and all I always got was a cursor...so I'm thinking about trying again. Although during installat…”
Leopard 10.52008-02-19
4,068 dossier reads
Problem with ATI (maybe?) after installation
“Holy crap i've had similar problems the other day! I never got the drivers working on my 2600PRO (dev id 9589, some XT's have the same id).”
Leopard 10.52008-04-02
3,937 dossier reads
Radeon HD 2600 Pro - No QE/CI
“Cool i'll try this out NOW.”
10.X Core2008-02-23
10,383 dossier reads