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Member #239 · 2008-01-22 → 2008-12-16
#298 by Dispatches #227 by Author Reads #1,874 by Thread Reach Member #239 NVIDIA GeForce AMD OSx86 Gigabyte G31M / P35

@kroviken

InfiniteMac community contributor with 25 recorded dispatches, 4 lead technical dossiers (44,696 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 153,470 historical readers.

Dispatches 25 Ranked #298 of 6,691
Author Reads 44,696 Ranked #227 · 4 dossiers
Thread Reach 153,470 Ranked #1,874 in reach
Lead Dossiers 4 11,174 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #239 Joined 2008-01-18
Active Window 2008 2008-01-22 → 2008-12-16
Hardware Specs Reported in Dispatches
Okay, just to let you know, this is the hardware I bought recently and everything works very well: · GA-EP35-DS4 · Q9450
Archive Standing
#298 of 6,691 by Dispatches (25 notes) · #227 of 3,454 by Author Readership (44,696 reads across 4 dossiers) · #1,874 by Thread Reach (153,470 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #239 · Joined 2008-01-18
Hardware & Kernel Topics
NVIDIA GeForce (5) · AMD OSx86 (5) · Gigabyte G31M / P35 (3) · Voodoo / XNU Kernel (3) · Retail DVD / USB (2) · Chameleon / Boot-132 (1)
Frequent Thread Collaborators
@mcsmart (5) @Puttabong (3) @WinLinMac01 (3) @milanca (3) @lanceomni (3) @pαuℓzurrr. (2) @DoiX (2) @naquaada (2) @bhast2 (2) @p-J (2) @nfoav8or (2) @zephyroth (2) @Ianxxx @diskeeper

Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 2 technical boards

10.X Core
16 (64%)
Leopard 10.5
9 (36%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @kroviken (4)

44,696 cumulative reads on threads started by @kroviken

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
NV 8400GS
i got Asus GF EN8400GS. installed vga using NVinject 0.2.1, but can't get QE/CI works. can u last time i used 7200 with Zeph 10.5.1, but only working when i used AMDUpdate 10.5.1. regard, kroviken sorcerer
10.X Core30,855 reads
2008-05-24 · 10 notes
Cannot boot after installation
hi zephyroth.. i've download and instal zephyroth leopard 10.5.1 AMD.. installation was good and ok, but suddenly when booting for 1st time, d kernel appeared to be panic (or double i thought)... can you give me a solution for it? thanx a…
Leopard 10.56,881 reads
2008-01-22 · 21 notes
Creative Sound Blaster 24-bit
hi... have anyone find a solution for creative sound blaster 24-bits? i am using MSI K8N Diamond with AMD-939. i have an ASUS M2NPV-VM and working perfect with 2.6GHz AM2, GeForce 7200GS, SoundMAX HD Audio (audio-out only), and…
10.X Core4,477 reads
2008-03-30 · 2 notes
Still waiting for root device... :(
hi... i've downloaded 10.5.2 Zeph AMD-Leo... I started installing just now but appeared to be unrecognized when initializing SAM Multimedia... "Still waiting for root device" Someone can help me...? esp naquaada...
Leopard 10.52,483 reads
2008-03-07 · 4 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (20)

Direct links into threads where @kroviken contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
10.5.4 is out (Works on AMD, use ASU)
“Did you used the ASU? can the ASU used with Intel system? tried to update with software updater,but it crashes my system...”
10.X Core2008-11-25
33,256 dossier reads
10.5.4 is out (Works on AMD, use ASU)
“updating 10.5.4 using ASU is bad. i've updated it, and my hack crashed! so wait from our guys to confirm it. my daily hack, ohh...”
10.X Core2008-07-15
33,256 dossier reads
NV 8400GS
“finally...got it work...haha use zeph universal installer,edit kext,and if QE/CI still not working...install natit.kext it will activate d QE/CI and give d card's model name automatically. try it! it's fun! lol”
10.X Core2008-10-09
30,855 dossier reads
NV 8400GS
“no use... i dont know how u guys get d full support. really hopeless now”
10.X Core2008-05-24
30,855 dossier reads
GA-EP45-DS5 vs. GA-P35-DS4
“There is no big difference between DS3 and DS4. DS3 will work as well, but I think it does not have Firewire ports. And the heatpipe of the DS3 does not look as nice thanx!i'll find it! Well, if you don't know what this is you should probab…”
10.X Core2008-12-13
25,354 dossier reads
GA-EP45-DS5 vs. GA-P35-DS4
“Okay, just to let you know, this is the hardware I bought recently and everything works very well: • GA-EP35-DS4 • Q9450 Of course Intel. Well, I personally ordered a Leo-disc from the Apple store and used it for my Intel-Hackintosh. So if …”
10.X Core2008-12-12
25,354 dossier reads
GA-EP45-DS5 vs. GA-P35-DS4
“Haven't heard a fully successfull story for P45, you can do some more research. So P35-DS4 is the best solution, i think. I have DS3 board with C2Q. Difference from DS4 is there are no firewire ports (as i dont use any f/w devices) and ther…”
10.X Core2008-12-12
25,354 dossier reads
Driver for nVidia GeForce 6100 integrated in nForce 430
“i'm using external card.. btw,i used nvidia-7300.pkg and edited plist.info with my device id...fortunately,it works! thanx to all. i'm building my 2nd hackintosh with 8400gs,maybe using d same way i worked before. btw...is AM2 Sempron works…”
10.X Core2008-05-24
22,460 dossier reads
Driver for nVidia GeForce 6100 integrated in nForce 430
“where can i get that zeph's nvidia universal installer? regard, kroviken sorcerer”
10.X Core2008-05-16
22,460 dossier reads
Finally got QE/CI working on my nvidia quadro fx 1400 & Should work for all nvidia cards
“how to know d device id? mine is 0x10de (is that right?) thanx all”
10.X Core2008-05-24
20,187 dossier reads
mac startup screen
“Axhi is correct. If your not manually typing -v on startup then its in your com.apple.Boot.plist. Its located in: /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/ The syntax goes something like this: Kernel Flags -v -f maxmem=2048 You just remove …”
Leopard 10.52008-12-16
7,517 dossier reads
Cannot boot after installation
“sorry naquaada, left 1 more kext: SoundMAX ADI AD1986A (onboard sound on ASUS M2NPV-VM) thanx so muccchhh!”
Leopard 10.52008-01-25
6,881 dossier reads
Cannot boot after installation
“i need kext for: 1. ATI X300 and Nvidia GeForce 6 2. Nvidia nForce 430 onboard LAN 3. Ricoh PCMCIA PCI card thanxx!”
Leopard 10.52008-01-25
6,881 dossier reads
Cannot boot after installation
“i am feeling so xcited wanna thanx to naquaada for ur guide on installing d zephyroth 10.5.1 AMD... i followed all ur guide (half way till before modify d system setting [installing onyx]), and hey... it works fine now! just need kext file …”
Leopard 10.52008-01-24
6,881 dossier reads
Cannot boot after installation
“how to put d log? now i am online with my laptop, my pc is in front me”
Leopard 10.52008-01-22
6,881 dossier reads
Cannot boot after installation
“yeah, i use ATI X300 PCIe card... it says debugger called”
Leopard 10.52008-01-22
6,881 dossier reads
Still waiting for root device... :(
“prob solved...can't install using SATA DVD drive.but new prob occured... see my new topic...CAN'T INSTALL MAC OSX ON YOUR SYSTEM (ERROR)”
Leopard 10.52008-03-07
2,483 dossier reads
10.5.4 is out (Works on AMD, use ASU)
“is there anyone tried to update like u said? and where can i get new/latest ASU?”
10.X Core2008-11-25
33,256 dossier reads
10.5.4 is out (Works on AMD, use ASU)
“10.5.2 leo4all v2...system freezing...ohhh...”
10.X Core2008-07-15
33,256 dossier reads
Driver for nVidia GeForce 6100 integrated in nForce 430
“still cant get it work... argghhh...”
10.X Core2008-05-24
22,460 dossier reads