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Member #730 · 2008-02-12 → 2008-03-04
#253 by Dispatches #1,232 by Author Reads #1,854 by Thread Reach Member #730 AMD OSx86 NVIDIA GeForce AHCI / SATA

@guliath

InfiniteMac community contributor with 29 recorded dispatches, 2 lead technical dossiers (9,076 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 159,636 historical readers.

Dispatches 29 Ranked #253 of 6,691
Author Reads 9,076 Ranked #1,232 · 2 dossiers
Thread Reach 159,636 Ranked #1,854 in reach
Lead Dossiers 2 4,538 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #730 Joined 2008-02-12
Active Window 2008 2008-02-12 → 2008-03-04
Hardware Specs Reported in Dispatches
cpu: amd athlon 64 x2 4200
Archive Standing
#253 of 6,691 by Dispatches (29 notes) · #1,232 of 3,454 by Author Readership (9,076 reads across 2 dossiers) · #1,854 by Thread Reach (159,636 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #730 · Joined 2008-02-12
Hardware & Kernel Topics
AMD OSx86 (3) · NVIDIA GeForce (2) · AHCI / SATA (2)
Frequent Thread Collaborators
@zephyroth (3) @Puttabong (3) @eard (3) @eddie11c (3) @Ianxxx (3) @megaargon1 (2) @roisoft (2) @xan (2) @quark @althon @subsonic @bhast2 @DoiX @WinLinMac01

Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 2 technical boards

Leopard 10.5
23 (79%)
10.X Core
6 (21%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @guliath (2)

9,076 cumulative reads on threads started by @guliath

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
Can not get to the installation (10.5.2)
i boot from dvd, and hit f8, and -v, to see what's happening the first thing i've noticed, is that it says there's no AppleNforceATA.kext found or something like that, and later it says, disk2s2: unsupported mode, and other things related…
Leopard 10.56,510 reads
2008-02-19 · 21 notes
Audio and Internet not working
the installation went perfect, and it boots fine, but when it finish the booting the errors start coming up, the network config won't detect my cable modem conection, and the audio neither. i'm using an amd athlon x2 4200, asus m2n-mx…
Leopard 10.52,566 reads
2008-03-03 · 3 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (26)

Direct links into threads where @guliath contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
Leopard 10.5.2 AMD EFI (OOTB)
“it says disk1s2: unsupported mode it says failed to create /library/logs with error: read-only file system”
Leopard 10.52008-02-19
74,206 dossier reads
Leopard 10.5.2 AMD EFI (OOTB)
“guys i need some help, i boot from the dvd, but it never gets to the installation part, i've tried with -v but it didnt work anyways, it says something about the some drive, disk1s2: unsupported format or something like that, and it tries a…”
Leopard 10.52008-02-19
74,206 dossier reads
Zephyroth Leopard 10.5.1 AMD - Rev. 2 - Discussion Thread
“does anyone knows if Zeph's leopard will work with my motherboard? it's ASUS M2N-MX (it has nforce 430, and i think audio is not nvidia, AM2 socket) thanx”
Leopard 10.52008-02-12
30,877 dossier reads
10.5.2 Update First Impressions
“well, i do use iLife a lot, so if it's instalation is easy to do later, i have no problem if it's not included”
10.X Core2008-02-14
21,943 dossier reads
10.5.2 Update First Impressions
“wait, can i insatll them EASILLY later? in that case i vote for the NO INCLUDED thing”
10.X Core2008-02-14
21,943 dossier reads
10.5.2 Update First Impressions
“thanx a lot guys! by the way, does anyone know if my motherboard will work fine? cause i've never seen anyone using it for this, it's an asus m2n-mx, with nforce430, am2 socket.”
10.X Core2008-02-13
21,943 dossier reads
10.5.2 Update First Impressions
“okey, so, if i get an original (or downloaded from torrent ) copy of iLife, i can install it normally?”
10.X Core2008-02-13
21,943 dossier reads
10.5.2 Update First Impressions
“hey zephyroth, or anyone who knows, one of the reasons i love mac, is because of the ilife aplications, like garageband, can i use these tools on this install? what i have to do to use them? thanxx”
10.X Core2008-02-13
21,943 dossier reads
"Still waiting for root device" Cant launch installer
“i'm having a similar problem, i wasnt able to get to the installation someone help!”
Leopard 10.52008-02-19
18,956 dossier reads
Can not get to the installation (10.5.2)
“there's just one partition on it, at least that's what acronis disk director suite says, the disk is empty, and new”
Leopard 10.52008-02-19
6,510 dossier reads
Can not get to the installation (10.5.2)
“thanx, i've tried changing the udma mode a thousand times, and did not work anyways, i don't know what to do. i've now noticed that when i boot from the old dvd, it does not search for drive units. in the 10.5.2 it says at first "1 unit fou…”
Leopard 10.52008-02-19
6,510 dossier reads
Can not get to the installation (10.5.2)
“and what about the disk2s2: "unsupported mode" thing? (by the way, it's not always disk2s2, when i tried swiching hdds or things like that, it was disk1s2, and on other ocation was disk2s3)”
Leopard 10.52008-02-19
6,510 dossier reads
Can not get to the installation (10.5.2)
“thanx eddie, so i should try disconnecting the other hdds, and changing the hdd that i'm planing to use from one sata to other to see if it works? i've already tried with the other hdd disconected anyways.”
Leopard 10.52008-02-19
6,510 dossier reads
Can not get to the installation (10.5.2)
“yep i've already done that, the PROBLEM is when it says disk2s2: unsupported mode it also says that it's unable to write the root, something like that, that it's read-only, i'm saying what i remember, cause i have only this pc. the AppleNfo…”
Leopard 10.52008-02-19
6,510 dossier reads
Multiple errors after booting up! What do I do
“well i'v just tried what you told me, but the sound still doesn't work, and the Apple AzaliaAudio.kext errors keep on coming when it boots. when i put the first line on terminal (sudo chown -R 0:0 *) it ask me for a password, and when i wri…”
Leopard 10.52008-03-04
4,578 dossier reads
Multiple errors after booting up! What do I do
“well thanx a lot dude, i'll try that later cause i'm not at home right now”
Leopard 10.52008-03-04
4,578 dossier reads
Multiple errors after booting up! What do I do
“i've already done that, but the error keeps the same. i have now installed a Genius Sound Maker Value 5.1 PCI audio card, and found some drivers that should work, how do i install them?”
Leopard 10.52008-03-04
4,578 dossier reads
Multiple errors after booting up! What do I do
“specs are amd athlon x2 4200 sse3 asus m2n-mx nforce430 4x 512 kingston memories (2gb) sata 2 western digital 250gb hard”
Leopard 10.52008-03-03
4,578 dossier reads
Multiple errors after booting up! What do I do
“well, the same problem yasyazoo had, when it starts a few errors come up, that Apple AzaliaAudio.kext, NVinjectGo.kext, Natit.kext, IOHDAudioFamily.kext, Apple Azalia Controller.kext. can't be used. and no ethernet card and sound detected.”
Leopard 10.52008-03-03
4,578 dossier reads
Multiple errors after booting up! What do I do
“thanx lanxxx, anyways, i rapaired permissions, but the same errors keep on coming. the os does no detect any audio devises, and no modems at all. what should i do?”
Leopard 10.52008-03-03
4,578 dossier reads
Audio and Internet not working
“thanx man, any ideas of the money that i have to get off my pockets?”
Leopard 10.52008-03-03
2,566 dossier reads
Audio and Internet not working
“some help? please, someone? i want to use the sound and internet guys”
Leopard 10.52008-03-03
2,566 dossier reads
10.5.2 Update First Impressions
“i vote to include them”
10.X Core2008-02-14
21,943 dossier reads
Can not get to the installation (10.5.2)
“some help? anybody? over here!”
Leopard 10.52008-02-20
6,510 dossier reads
Can not get to the installation (10.5.2)
“please someone help”
Leopard 10.52008-02-19
6,510 dossier reads
Multiple errors after booting up! What do I do
“i'm having the same problem, and no sound or internet. how do i repair permissions?”
Leopard 10.52008-03-03
4,578 dossier reads