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Member #21,977 · 2010-01-13 → 2010-01-26
#347 by Dispatches #197 by Author Reads #712 by Thread Reach Member #21,977 Retail DVD / USB AMD OSx86 Gigabyte G31M / P35

@hecke92

InfiniteMac community contributor with 21 recorded dispatches, 4 lead technical dossiers (52,395 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 868,790 historical readers.

Dispatches 21 Ranked #347 of 6,691
Author Reads 52,395 Ranked #197 · 4 dossiers
Thread Reach 868,790 Ranked #712 in reach
Lead Dossiers 4 13,099 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #21,977 Joined 2010-01-13
Active Window 2010 2010-01-13 → 2010-01-26
Hardware Specs Reported in Dispatches
My system: · CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ · MOBO: Gigabyte GA-MA770 DS3 v2 (with SB700) · RAM: 4GB MDT DDR2 800 Ram · GPU: GeForce 8800GTS My system: · CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ · MOBO: Gigabyte GA-MA770 DS3 · RAM: 4GB MDT DDR2 800 Ram · GPU: GeForce 8800GTS
Archive Standing
#347 of 6,691 by Dispatches (21 notes) · #197 of 3,454 by Author Readership (52,395 reads across 4 dossiers) · #712 by Thread Reach (868,790 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #21,977 · Joined 2010-01-13
Hardware & Kernel Topics
Retail DVD / USB (6) · AMD OSx86 (5) · Gigabyte G31M / P35 (3) · NVIDIA GeForce (3) · AHCI / SATA (2)
Frequent Thread Collaborators
@Imkantus (3) @00010 (3) @spalek83 (2) @agg23 (2) @bhokuto (2) @Fduch29 @crops @Hack3r @heartsurfer008 @hardknoxni69a @Mohsenmehrvarz @HardRom @samm5506 @draculaus

Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 2 technical boards

10.X Core
10 (48%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @hecke92 (4)

52,395 cumulative reads on threads started by @hecke92

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
List of Snow Leopard distributions
I thought a list of Snow Leopard distributions would help alot. (At least it would help me very much) So, I want to start: SnowOSX UniFlash v1.0 (10.6.2) (Intel) SnowOSX Universal v3.6 (10.6.2) (Intel) SnowOSX Universal v3.6A (10.6.2)…
10.X Core29,668 reads
2010-01-16 · 19 notes
No luck with my AMD-system? What release
I am new here and would like to startwith a questin right now. I downloaded 2 releases fr my AMD-system, Hazard 10.6.2 and SnowOSX 3.6A. But nothing does work. [same problem if booting with -v arch=i368] Hazard shows this in verbose mode:…
10.X Core9,734 reads
2010-01-13 · 13 notes
Empire EFI - Help
I downloaded both Empire EFI versions for AMD-Users. Soon, I have finished downloading retail Mac OS X 10.6.2. Then I think, I will have to boot the Empire EFI and follow the steps (is it easy?). Then I have to insert the Retail…
Snow Leopard 10.68,880 reads
2010-01-13 · 14 notes
No reboot/shutdown
I have got the problem, that my Hackint0sh does not shutdown when I click on it and it does not reboot, when I click on that. I did have got a "openHaltRestart.kext" in HDD/Extra/Extensions and replaced it by "evOreboot.kext". Then tried…
Snow Leopard 10.64,113 reads
2010-01-19 · 5 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (17)

Direct links into threads where @hecke92 contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
Snow Leopard 10.6.1-10.6.2 Intel AMD made by Hazard
“when I want to boot from the disc in verbose-mode it stucks in: "SIGSEGV code 0" Can anybody help me with this? My system: CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ MOBO: Gigabyte GA-MA770 DS3 v2 (with SB700) RAM: 4GB MDT DDR2 800 Ram GPU: GeForce 8800GT…”
10.X Core2010-01-14
459,566 dossier reads
The "Unofficial" Empire EFI Support Thread
“Must I use 10.6 retail or will a 10.6.2 retail also work?”
10.X Core2010-01-16
328,874 dossier reads
No luck with my AMD-system? What release
“Thanks, but the installer doesn't appear for me. I tried a retail disc with Empire EFI, but it also says "waiting for root device"”
10.X Core2010-01-13
9,734 dossier reads
No luck with my AMD-system? What release
“Thanks mate. But don't get me wrong. I don't reach the install-screen, I cannot even boot. But I tried AHCI and I still have got the same problems”
10.X Core2010-01-13
9,734 dossier reads
No luck with my AMD-system? What release
“Thanks mate, I added my hardware specs to my first post. I am trying to boot form my S-ATA II-Drive as I don't have another one.”
10.X Core2010-01-13
9,734 dossier reads
Empire EFI - Help
“Must I use 10.6.0 retail-version? That would clarify some things for me, because I have got 10.6.2 retail and it does not work...”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-01-16
8,880 dossier reads
Empire EFI - Help
“Hm, now I am getting a kernel-panic...no "waiting for root device" anymore...”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-01-14
8,880 dossier reads
Empire EFI - Help
“Thanks for your help mate, I have got v2 with SB700, I looked on the retail box. Tried it with AHCI and still the same "waiting for root device". (Yes, I have Sata, not IDE) Now I would like to get the EmpireEFI version with SB700-support i…”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-01-14
8,880 dossier reads
Empire EFI - Help
“mhh, doesn't work - still waiting for root device. Maybe because that is for SB600 and my board has got SB700?”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-01-14
8,880 dossier reads
Empire EFI - Help
“@imkantus CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ MOBO: Gigabyte GA-MA770 DS3 RAM: 4GB MDT DDR2 800 Ram GPU: GeForce 8800GTS @00010 The SnowOSX (AMD-Version) disc just reboots when I want to boot from it...:( The Hazard disc also says "Waiting for root…”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-01-14
8,880 dossier reads
Empire EFI - Help
“I booted from the Empire EFI - CD. Then I did everything as mentioned. But when I want to boot from Mac 10.6.2 retail DVD, I am getting "still waiting for root device". What to do?”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-01-13
8,880 dossier reads
Empire EFI - Help
“Thank you so much! I am loving this forum so much I am coming from insanelymac, but everything is better here...Thank you so much again”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-01-13
8,880 dossier reads
List of Snow Leopard distributions
“Thanks a lot - added it and downloading it now”
10.X Core2010-01-18
29,668 dossier reads
Empire EFI 4 AMD with SB600
“Can anybody make this for SB700? Would be so great..Thank you so much...”
10.X Core2010-01-14
27,955 dossier reads
No luck with my AMD-system? What release
“thanks, but now I am getting a kernel panic”
10.X Core2010-01-14
9,734 dossier reads
Empire EFI - Help
“I love you, thank you so much! I only hope now, it will work. Will try now...”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-01-14
8,880 dossier reads
No reboot/shutdown
“Thanks mate, but are there any instructions how to install?”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-01-26
4,113 dossier reads