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Member #12,371 · 2009-09-10 → 2009-09-12
#819 by Dispatches #604 by Author Reads #3,794 by Thread Reach Member #12,371 📍 Bournemouth, UK NVIDIA GeForce AHCI / SATA

@jimihat

InfiniteMac community contributor with 10 recorded dispatches, 2 lead technical dossiers (18,194 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 18,194 historical readers.

Dispatches 10 Ranked #819 of 6,691
Author Reads 18,194 Ranked #604 · 2 dossiers
Thread Reach 18,194 Ranked #3,794 in reach
Lead Dossiers 2 9,097 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #12,371 Joined 2009-09-10
Active Window 2009 2009-09-10 → 2009-09-12
Preserved Forum Signature & OSx86 Rig
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83 GHz ::: Asus P5N-T Deluxe Mobo
8GB Corsair 800Mhz DDR2 RAM::: xpertvision GeForce 9600GT (1 GB)
External USB sound (Line 6 Toneport UX2) ::: HP DVD1160 DVDRW
160gb SATA (Vista 64) :: 500gb SATA (saves) :: 160gb SATA (for OSX)
Archive Standing
#819 of 6,691 by Dispatches (10 notes) · #604 of 3,454 by Author Readership (18,194 reads across 2 dossiers) · #3,794 by Thread Reach (18,194 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #12,371 · Joined 2009-09-10
Location
Bournemouth, UK
Hardware & Kernel Topics
NVIDIA GeForce (3) · AHCI / SATA (2)
Frequent Thread Collaborators
@Voyn1x @Imkantus @mormegil

Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 2 technical boards

Leopard 10.5
9 (90%)
10.X Core
1 (10%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @jimihat (2)

18,194 cumulative reads on threads started by @jimihat

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
Still Waiting For Root but have I installed the right kernels/drivers etc - HELP
I've installed iPC OSx86 10.5.6 Universal PPF5 Final on a 160gb Sata Hard Drive (I have another 160gb Sata running windows and another 500gb SATA as a storage drive for windows - i have my music/movies etc on that one) and I'm getting the…
Leopard 10.514,251 reads
2009-09-10 · 12 notes
Recommend a top end system for me
I have a new PC and have now given up on trying to install OSX on it (thread for that Still Waiting For Root but have I installed the right kernels/drivers etc - HELP); it seems the mobo may be the problem but I'm not really sure. I'm…
10.X Core3,943 reads
2009-09-12 · 2 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (8)

Direct links into threads where @jimihat contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
Still Waiting For Root but have I installed the right kernels/drivers etc - HELP
“Just Incase it helps the full spec of my motherboard can be found at overc lock3d.net/reviews.php?/cpu_mainboard/asus_p5n-t_deluxe_780i_motherboard/1”
Leopard 10.52009-09-11
14,251 dossier reads
Still Waiting For Root but have I installed the right kernels/drivers etc - HELP
“OK; bad news. I cant even get iAtkos DVD to boot; I get the still waiting for root message again... HELP HELP HELP HELP HELP”
Leopard 10.52009-09-11
14,251 dossier reads
Still Waiting For Root but have I installed the right kernels/drivers etc - HELP
“Ah OK. Well…I've tried the maxmem thing and no dice with that; in actual fact I've checked and the chipset driver I'm using (AppleNForce) has been patched for systems with over 4gb. Even so I;ve reinstalled ipc and get the same messages (wi…”
Leopard 10.52009-09-11
14,251 dossier reads
Still Waiting For Root but have I installed the right kernels/drivers etc - HELP
“Should i try installing iATKOS v7 10.5.7 instead?”
Leopard 10.52009-09-11
14,251 dossier reads
Still Waiting For Root but have I installed the right kernels/drivers etc - HELP
“OK; I've deleted the previous install and started from scratch; this time I used the nvidia chipset driver as well as the nvidia darwin driver. The screen now sticks in a different place and I'm no longer getting "still waiting for root"; i…”
Leopard 10.52009-09-11
14,251 dossier reads
Still Waiting For Root but have I installed the right kernels/drivers etc - HELP
“OK; no options for AHCI in the bios; I'm going to try a reinstall using Nvidia chipset drivers. Any other ideas?”
Leopard 10.52009-09-11
14,251 dossier reads
Still Waiting For Root but have I installed the right kernels/drivers etc - HELP
“thanks guys, I'll try both”
Leopard 10.52009-09-10
14,251 dossier reads
Still Waiting For Root but have I installed the right kernels/drivers etc - HELP
“Here is the screenshot!”
Leopard 10.52009-09-10
14,251 dossier reads