Mac OS X on x86 Hardware 2008–2024 Technical Archive
Member #8 · 2008-01-05 → 2008-01-31
#288 by Dispatches #624 by Author Reads #1,520 by Thread Reach Member #8 AMD OSx86 NVIDIA GeForce

@jshanh

InfiniteMac community contributor with 26 recorded dispatches, 2 lead technical dossiers (17,783 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 279,355 historical readers.

Dispatches 26 Ranked #288 of 6,691
Author Reads 17,783 Ranked #624 · 2 dossiers
Thread Reach 279,355 Ranked #1,520 in reach
Lead Dossiers 2 8,892 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #8 Joined 2008-01-05
Active Window 2008 2008-01-05 → 2008-01-31
Hardware Specs Reported in Dispatches
AMD Athlon 64 3200 · MOBO: Biostar 6100 Nforce430/410 · Seagate PATA HDD 160gigs · 1 gig kensington ram, 2x512 · AC97 Audio
Archive Standing
#288 of 6,691 by Dispatches (26 notes) · #624 of 3,454 by Author Readership (17,783 reads across 2 dossiers) · #1,520 by Thread Reach (279,355 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #8 · Joined 2008-01-05
Hardware & Kernel Topics
AMD OSx86 (2) · NVIDIA GeForce (2)
Frequent Thread Collaborators
@Puttabong (9) @roisoft (9) @DoiX (8) @naquaada (8) @zephyroth (7) @Firewalk (5) @ShadeZeRO (5) @Snow (4) @crawle (4) @bonkey (4) @Raldo (4) @LeeAMDMAC (3) @Sergiales (3) @creative_ (3)

Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 4 technical boards

10.X Core
10 (38%)
Leopard 10.5
6 (23%)
General
2 (8%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @jshanh (2)

17,783 cumulative reads on threads started by @jshanh

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
USB Wireless Adapter
Has anyone had any results in getting a USB wireless adapter to work? Ive researched this alot and it looks like my Dynex USB adapter is not supported by any third party osx86 drivers or anything. Its recognized fine in my System Profiler…
10.X Core10,502 reads
2008-01-12 · 6 notes
Boot Flag Descriptions
Not sure where to put this one in the forum, so sorry for creating a new discussion. I have googled for the answer to these questions and apologize if they are obvious or not, but I was wondering what exactly a couple of boot flags do? in…
10.X Core7,281 reads
2008-01-06 · 6 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (19)

Direct links into threads where @jshanh contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
'About this Mac' Graphics
“Yea! I did it. I forgot to check the "save transparency info" when saving the tiff, Thanks for the help.”
Software & Kexts2008-01-07
53,545 dossier reads
'About this Mac' Graphics
“Hey Thanks a ton! I was wondering how to do that. Do I need to use photoshop or something? Ive got all the graphic software i will never need Ill give it a try, and if no go, Ill send you the .tiff file, Thanks Puttabong.”
Software & Kexts2008-01-07
53,545 dossier reads
Hardware Thread
“OSX : Leopard 10.5.1 (Zephyroth) MOBO: Biostar T-series 6100 -socket 754 -- nforce4 CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Graphics : Nvidia PNY Overclocked 8600GT 512mg(full hardware support! CI/QE-enabled) Memory: 1gig 2x512 DDR/333 Ram Audio : AC97 HD…”
10.X Core2008-01-05
46,836 dossier reads
Desktop Thread
“Mine is Transparent by default too.? Also, how did Puttabong change his little blue dots that represent what apps are open in the dock to nice big white arrows? I like that.”
Software & Kexts2008-01-05
37,712 dossier reads
Welcome
“Any info on using the leopard Software Update service? I realize to not update the kernel, but what about the "Security 2007-009" update? have you updated that? Ive updated the itunes/quicktime…stuff, but not the Security one yet. What do y…”
10.X Core2008-01-05
29,374 dossier reads
Leopard SATA HDD not found
“Hey, no problem, I understand the frustration, I actually gave up and spent the $50 bucks for a cheap PATA drive, but if thats not an option than keep researching, Ill do the same. Im still kinda new to this stuff too, so sorry I dont have …”
Leopard 10.52008-01-08
17,244 dossier reads
Leopard SATA HDD not found
“There is a tutorial on the wiki about the PS2 and injecting kexts into the dvd - check it out, I dont think you need a mac either to apply a new kext. The PS2 issue is in the "Known Issues" section and the kext injecting is in the "How to's…”
Leopard 10.52008-01-08
17,244 dossier reads
What is in your Dock? (general software )
“Sergiales, Mine also crashes everytime unless i force it to run using Roseta and I have CI/QE enabled, click on Toast icon and go to get info, then check the run using Roseta icon. That worked for me.”
Software & Kexts2008-01-07
7,175 dossier reads
What is in your Dock? (general software )
“My main Dock programs are as such: Final cut Pro 5 Adobe CS3 Design suite (Photoshop,Dreamweaver,Flash,Illustrator) Roxio Toast 8 cd/dvd Burner Program - Like Nero MacTheRipper - for ripping dvds Maya 2008 Adium - like iChat Azureus - BitTo…”
Software & Kexts2008-01-07
7,175 dossier reads
What do you not like on MacOS X
“Someone Compiled the newest Wine platform for Darwine. It works great, at least on my computer, I havent run into a Windows program yet that I cant run through Darwine. And Its Free. Heres a link. krone nberg.org/darwine/ Just thought Id pa…”
10.X Core2008-01-14
6,645 dossier reads
How do you safely update iTunes/QuickTime/Frontrow Relased to day on a AMD
“Yes, How did one use marvins utility? Sorry for the noob question but do I download the updates, then use marvins utility to search for the binaries and cupids then patch them? or do you install the updates then run marvins utility? Josh”
Leopard 10.52008-01-22
5,832 dossier reads
HELP! XFX 8600GT 512MB (only 1 hair left on my head)
“MacNugget, Sorry to hear your cad wont work and thanks for the graphics boost tips! UPDATE: After enabling Quartz GL (Formerly quartz 2d Extreme) I get a system crash every 2- 3 mins! I think its off by default for a reason, after some rese…”
Leopard 10.52008-01-12
4,898 dossier reads
HELP! XFX 8600GT 512MB (only 1 hair left on my head)
“You said your getting a blank screen? It might be something other than the graphics card? Have you ever been able to boot into Leopard without editing the info.plist's? If so than good, I have the same card as you and this is what I did to …”
Leopard 10.52008-01-11
4,898 dossier reads
'About this Mac' Graphics
“Heres mine, kinda simple, but its for the kids.”
Software & Kexts2008-01-07
53,545 dossier reads
Member Nationalities
“The Windy City, Chicago IL USA”
General2008-01-05
41,477 dossier reads
Welcome
“Ok, great thanks for that info Zephyroth.”
10.X Core2008-01-05
29,374 dossier reads
Welcome
“Thanks for the invite here guys! Look forward to being a member. Thanks.”
10.X Core2008-01-05
29,374 dossier reads
Boot Flag Descriptions
“Yes, I put back the -legacy string, and things do seem to run smoother and faster. Thanks”
10.X Core2008-01-07
7,281 dossier reads
What is in your Dock? (general software )
“oh, ok, I wonder why mine wont run unless i use roseta? no biggie. Thanks”
Software & Kexts2008-01-07
7,175 dossier reads