#437 by Dispatches #292 by Author Reads #2,301 by Thread Reach Member #25,398 AMD OSx86 NVIDIA GeForce Voodoo / XNU Kernel
@lazybon3
InfiniteMac community contributor with 18 recorded dispatches, 3 lead technical dossiers (36,073 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 92,588 historical readers.
Dispatches
18
Ranked #437 of 6,691
Author Reads
36,073
Ranked #292 · 3 dossiers
Thread Reach
92,588
Ranked #2,301 in reach
Lead Dossiers
3
12,024 avg reads / dossier
Member Number
#25,398
Joined 2010-03-09
Active Window
2010–2011
2010-09-19 → 2011-03-21
Hardware Specs Reported in Dispatches
I made a Custom EFI-String based on the data i got from NVCAP (using a selfmade ROM-Backup) and it worked same as before. QE/CI working but only VGA-out and DVI with some "tricks".
Everything works pretty well, except, guess what, ... · The CPU-Injection for "About this Mac" · When i enter something manually it alway switches to "Intel Core 2 Duo (Default)"
- Archive Standing
- #437 of 6,691 by Dispatches (18 notes) · #292 of 3,454 by Author Readership (36,073 reads across 3 dossiers) · #2,301 by Thread Reach (92,588 cumulative reads)
- InfiniteMac ID
- Member #25,398 · Joined 2010-03-09
- Hardware & Kernel Topics
- AMD OSx86 (5) · NVIDIA GeForce (3) · Voodoo / XNU Kernel (3) · ALC889a / Audio (1) · Chameleon / Boot-132 (1) · ATI Radeon (1)
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Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection
Distribution across 2 technical boards
Lead Dossiers Authored by @lazybon3 (3)
36,073 cumulative reads on threads started by @lazybon3
| Dossier Title & Summary | Collection | Readership |
|---|---|---|
| NVCAP // Basic Questions The Story before: Since i have a few Problems with some Zotac GeForce Cards i tried making my own EFI-String for it. The Cards i am talking about are the Zotac GeForce 9800GT 1024MB and the Zotac GeForce 9500GT 1024MB. The Cards have the… | 10.X Core | 17,252 reads 2010-09-19 · 7 notes |
| About This Mac // Modify to show AMD CPU I have seen a few Screenshots on this Forum that show AMD-CPU correctly on the "About-This-Mac" Screen. I searched a lot on other Forums and this one, but i didn't find any useful Information on how to change CPU Type shown in… | Software & Kexts | 15,784 reads 2010-09-19 · 12 notes |
| DVI > VGA Adapter // Performance Problems On OSX 10.6.3 // AMD Based System: I am using a DVI > VGA Dongle on my AMD System since a few months now, and always wondered why my ATI Radeon HD 4850 is performing so bad . On Benchmarks it gives about 25-50% of the performance it should… | 10.X Core | 3,037 reads 2010-09-19 · 1 notes |
Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (15)
Direct links into threads where @lazybon3 contributed solutions & commentary
| Thread & Dispatch Excerpt | Collection | Date & Reach |
|---|---|---|
| AMD sysenter trap patch (10.6.4) “Thank you! Great work! This patch worked pretty well for me with your 10.4.0 Kernel. I booted with Kernel Flags: arch=i386_x64 -force64 patcher_opts=2 I used the patcher on my files. The only thing strange: In my /usr/lib/ Directory these f…” | 10.X Core | 2010-09-25 19,819 dossier reads |
| NVCAP // Basic Questions “Since someone told me that the Link to uphuck.gg rn.de/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=4239 doesn't work anymore i attached the Content of this forum post as a pdf. gl&hf” | 10.X Core | 2011-03-21 17,252 dossier reads |
| NVCAP // Basic Questions “I will try to find it, it has to be somewhere on my computer... Since i build that configuration for someone else i am not sure if i still have it. If i find it, and you still need it i will post it here later.” | 10.X Core | 2011-02-01 17,252 dossier reads |
| NVCAP // Basic Questions “HUGE Thanks! This answers nearly all of my questions in just one link. i will give that method a try tomorrow! EDIT: Tried it! Works perfectly! I can't thank you enough! T H A N K S” | 10.X Core | 2010-09-25 17,252 dossier reads |
| About This Mac // Modify to show AMD CPU “Thanks a lot, works pretty well for me now, but i switched back to legacy_kernel 10.4.0 since with 64bit+patch my Sound Volume Keys and Frontrow dont work anymore. But still amazing work, i like this.” | Software & Kexts | 2010-09-25 15,784 dossier reads |
| About This Mac // Modify to show AMD CPU “now i have also tried the Kernel you recommended, but is there some kind of Tutorial on how to install it, because, if i just boot with the -force64 Kernel Flag 64Bit Apps run pretty well, but everthing that is 32Bit only just seems to cras…” | Software & Kexts | 2010-09-24 15,784 dossier reads |
| About This Mac // Modify to show AMD CPU “Update: Found Solution for this! There is a small and handy Application called About This Mac found at Insanelymac The Function of this Application is pretty simple, it just adds your current CPU Information as the default-value for unknown…” | Software & Kexts | 2010-09-23 15,784 dossier reads |
| About This Mac // Modify to show AMD CPU “in the last few days i found the time to test "Lizard 0.62" on my AMD based System. Lizard is a very nice App. Everything works pretty well, except, guess what, ... The CPU-Injection for "About this Mac" When i enter something manually it a…” | Software & Kexts | 2010-09-23 15,784 dossier reads |
| About This Mac // Modify to show AMD CPU “I knew Lizard before, but i never really used it, since i do all the .plist stuff with vi and Textwrangler. I will give it a try as soon as i get to my AMD-System. About the full 64bit support for AMD-based-Systems: So there is no possibili…” | Software & Kexts | 2010-09-19 15,784 dossier reads |
| About This Mac // Modify to show AMD CPU “Thanks for the quick answer, is there a Voodoo-based-Kernel for 10.6.x ? I just used Voodookernel 9.5 for Leopard, didnt know that there was a Voodoo-based one for SL. Do you have any idea how exactly to "inject" the CPU-info? I know that i…” | Software & Kexts | 2010-09-19 15,784 dossier reads |
| Get your UVC webcam working as Apple iSight (Universal Video Camera WebCam fix) “Just wanted to add a quick THANK YOU. Your Kexts have become one of the main reasons for me to check the New Releases & Updates section. Great work! Never been disappointed by your releases... bye” | 10.X Core | 2010-12-04 14,356 dossier reads |
| Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music “There is no Kext/Driver for the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi at the moment. So the only chance to get it working is: - Wait until there is a kext (this could take a while or will never happen) - Code a kext yourself (this would need some ski…” | 10.X Core | 2010-09-30 8,957 dossier reads |
| nVidia GeForce 9800 GT 512MB Issues. So close. “Did you already try to enable QE with OSx86Tools? Maybe you could give it a try. Make sure you really have the right Drivers for your Card installed. gl EDIT: If your System has the right Driver for your GPU loaded maybe this >> http://www.…” | 10.X Core | 2010-09-30 6,397 dossier reads |
| What hardwares good fir osx native “Maybe you should take a look HERE or THERE These are the recommendations from tonymacx86 Blog, you will find four different Systems, depends on how much you a planing to spend for it. There are also lots of Files and HowTos for these System…” | 10.X Core | 2010-09-30 3,835 dossier reads |
| How do I change boot priority in a dual boot system “A little bit more information would be nice. If you use chameleon or pc-efi you could set. Default Partition hd(0,1) in /Extra/com.apple.Boot.plist You find out the right Disk/Partition with the command "diskutil list" in Terminal Just ente…” | 10.X Core | 2010-09-30 3,151 dossier reads |