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@Elvirana

InfiniteMac community contributor with 22 recorded dispatches, 4 lead technical dossiers (29,679 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 1,420,217 historical readers.

Dispatches 22 Ranked #326 of 6,691

Author Reads 29,679 Ranked #364 · 4 dossiers

Thread Reach 1,420,217 Ranked #343 in reach

Lead Dossiers 4 7,420 avg reads / dossier

Member Number #4,159 Joined 2009-01-07

Active Window 2009 2009-01-07 → 2009-12-27

Preserved Forum Signature & OSx86 Rig

Desktop: Dell Inspiron 545
Mobo:Inspiron 545
CPU:Intel E7400 2,8GHz
RAM:2GB DDR2 800 (2x1GB)
GRAPHICS:Ati HD4670 1GB OC
ETHERNET:Realtek RTL8102E/8103E
WIRELESS:ic idu.com/ProductDetail.aspx?pd=1318285]
HDD:Western Digital 320 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA.
Ext. HDD:Toshiba MK1234GAX 120 GB, 5400 RPM, IDE.
AUDIORealtek ALC888

Archive Standing: #326 of 6,691 by Dispatches (22 notes) · #364 of 3,454 by Author Readership (29,679 reads across 4 dossiers) · #343 by Thread Reach (1,420,217 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID: Member #4,159 · Joined 2009-01-07
Location: Netherlands, The
Hardware & Kernel Topics: AMD OSx86 (1) · ATI Radeon (1) · AHCI / SATA (1) · Retail DVD / USB (1)
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Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 2 technical boards

10.X Core

15 (68%)

Leopard 10.5

7 (32%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @Elvirana (4)

29,679 cumulative reads on threads started by @Elvirana

Dossier Title & Summary	Collection	Readership
IOPCCardBridge Start Failed Ok, so i burned iPC 10.5.6 on the dvd and was booting from in -v mode. After a couple of seconds it comes up with this error: IOPCCardBridge::Start Failed I waited for 15 minutes to hope that it would continue, but it wont. After some…	Leopard 10.5	10,939 reads 2009-01-08 · 5 notes
iAtkos v7 not booting, screen goes black. Well, my thread title says it all i guess? I had the same thing with iDeneb v1.6. Anyone has a solution for this? My PC Specs are in my signature. Elvir. EDIT: Hmm, i used a different chipset, and now it doesn't say it anymore, but now my…	10.X Core	10,388 reads 2009-12-26 · 6 notes
Installing iPC(10.5.6) on a Dell Inspiron 545 As the title says, im going to install it on my new pc. could someone please tell me wich option to select, and wich not. Specs: See Signature. for helping me out. Elvir.	Leopard 10.5	4,562 reads 2009-06-27 · 2 notes
What distro do you recommend I tried some of them, but none of them have my wireless driver. Anyone knows 1 that works? Thanks, specs in signature. Elvir	10.X Core	3,790 reads 2009-10-04 · 5 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (18)

Direct links into threads where @Elvirana contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch Excerpt	Collection	Date & Reach
iPC OSx86 Leopard 10.5.6 Intel AMD SSE2 SSE3 “Try the program Everest. Link: lav alys.com:8081/everestultimate460.exe Install it and run it. Go to Computer -> Summary. I think you can find it all in there.”	10.X Core	2009-01-28 965,272 dossier reads
iPC OSx86 Leopard 10.5.6 Intel AMD SSE2 SSE3 “Ok, i will start now. Thanks for the help and advice. btw, i should choose nforce and VIA for the chipset? Sorry that i ask so much.”	10.X Core	2009-01-08 965,272 dossier reads
iPC OSx86 Leopard 10.5.6 Intel AMD SSE2 SSE3 “Ok last question before i burn the dvd: Wich graphics driver should i choose from? because i cant find it and i dont want to choose the wrong one.”	10.X Core	2009-01-08 965,272 dossier reads
iPC OSx86 Leopard 10.5.6 Intel AMD SSE2 SSE3 “First, many thanks for this answer. I want a OSX only system, just because i'm getting tired of windows and Mac is better supported on school, but right now i dont have enough money to buy a real Mac osx system. Currently my download is on …”	10.X Core	2009-01-07 965,272 dossier reads
iPC OSx86 Leopard 10.5.6 Intel AMD SSE2 SSE3 “Acer Aspire 5101WLMi: Btw: This is the first time im trying to install Mac OSX, so if i need to change kext files or something, expect that i understand 0% of it. Tho, it would help if start some research.”	10.X Core	2009-01-07 965,272 dossier reads
iPC OSx86 Leopard 10.5.6 Intel AMD SSE2 SSE3 “Ok, its a laptop tho, i doesnt it matters, does it? CPU: AMD Turion X2 64 TL50 1,6GHZ RAM: 2 GB Chipset: ATI Radeon Xpress 200M/1100M/1150M, AMD Hammer (That is what Everest says.) GPU: ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 128mb. Motherboard: Acer Apsire…”	10.X Core	2009-01-07 965,272 dossier reads
iPC OSx86 Leopard 10.5.6 Intel AMD SSE2 SSE3 “Is the the actual thread to ask if your system is supported? If not i will make a thread else where.;)”	10.X Core	2009-01-07 965,272 dossier reads
The "Unofficial" Empire EFI Support Thread “Well, i tried with the legacy issue. My chipset is an Intel G33, as far as i know its supported, but there are no advanced options about drives in my bios(blame Dell...). I'm sorta out of luck, or is there a way to get passed the error? Swa…”	10.X Core	2009-12-27 328,874 dossier reads
LawlessPPC Phenom & AMD 10.5.4 Beta Release Discussion “I am downloading it right now, but as for all the other releases, i got a PCMIA error, even if the slot is empty. If i do make it to the installation, what chipset, drivers, fixes and such would you recommend with my system specs?(See my si…”	Leopard 10.5	2009-01-28 91,699 dossier reads
IOPCCardBridge Start Failed “Ok, tried to boot with -v -x i did get passed it, it said something about my realtek 8139 was found(ethernet). Anyway, it was now saying 'Waiting for root device'. I hope it could be fixed. Edit: tried the different boot options from the st…”	Leopard 10.5	2009-01-09 10,939 dossier reads
IOPCCardBridge Start Failed “No i dont have anything in my PCMCIA slot. I'll try to boot with -v -x tomorrow, going to sleep now for school and will try afterwards.”	Leopard 10.5	2009-01-08 10,939 dossier reads
iAtkos v7 not booting, screen goes black. “So, if i get you right, its possible with Empire EFI to install Snow Leopard without havong Leopard installed, is that correct? Else, i try i deneb and a other bunch of distro's to get Leopard working first.”	10.X Core	2009-12-27 10,388 dossier reads
iAtkos v7 not booting, screen goes black. “Ok, strangly enough, it didn't work. So maybe it better to skip Leopard, and go to Snow leopard instead? Is there a distro that you recommend for my pc? Elvir.”	10.X Core	2009-12-26 10,388 dossier reads
iAtkos v7 not booting, screen goes black. “type -s at root type mount -uw / and /movevideodrivers This doesn't work neither, i get the message that directory doesn't exists.:(”	10.X Core	2009-12-26 10,388 dossier reads
Installing iPC(10.5.6) on a Dell Inspiron 545 “yay, did it myself, typing it from mac osx now. Quite a accomplishment for me, so to speak.^_^ Anyway, there isn't a driver installed for my Intel GMA 3100. Trying to find it myself, but help is always appreciated.”	Leopard 10.5	2009-06-27 4,562 dossier reads
What distro do you recommend “I searched for both of them but i can't find them, so i cant search the internet or they arent available, its either one of them.”	10.X Core	2009-10-05 3,790 dossier reads
What distro do you recommend “Ok, got iPC 10.5.6 running:) except for the fact my resolution cant go higher then 1024*768 instead of my normal reso. and my artheros wifi card isnt available on the driver list, can i download them somewhere on a other pc and transfer wit…”	10.X Core	2009-10-04 3,790 dossier reads
Can't install iDeneb/iPC “What does it say when u boot with -v?”	Leopard 10.5	2009-12-27 4,693 dossier reads