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Member #473 · 2008-01-30 → 2009-08-14
#358 by Dispatches #454 by Author Reads #1,951 by Thread Reach Member #473 AMD OSx86 NVIDIA GeForce AHCI / SATA

@LonelyTV

InfiniteMac community contributor with 21 recorded dispatches, 6 lead technical dossiers (24,786 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 132,478 historical readers.

Dispatches 21 Ranked #358 of 6,691
Author Reads 24,786 Ranked #454 · 6 dossiers
Thread Reach 132,478 Ranked #1,951 in reach
Lead Dossiers 6 4,131 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #473 Joined 2008-01-29
Active Window 2008–2009 2008-01-30 → 2009-08-14
Preserved Forum Signature & OSx86 Rig
Desktop: Abit IP35-Pro | Intel Core 2 Duo E8400@3ghz | 2gb DDR2 | Leopard 10.5.8 Retail
Netbook: Asus EEE PC 1000HE | Intel Atom [email protected] | 2gb DDR2 | Airport Extreme Card MA688Z/B 802.11n | Leopard 10.5.7 Retail
Archive Standing
#358 of 6,691 by Dispatches (21 notes) · #454 of 3,454 by Author Readership (24,786 reads across 6 dossiers) · #1,951 by Thread Reach (132,478 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #473 · Joined 2008-01-29
Hardware & Kernel Topics
AMD OSx86 (5) · NVIDIA GeForce (4) · AHCI / SATA (3) · Retail DVD / USB (2) · ATI Radeon (1)
Frequent Thread Collaborators
@naquaada (5) @Puttabong (4) @DoiX (4) @zephyroth (3) @roisoft (3) @cgsheen (3) @jshanh (2) @ShadeZeRO (2) @megaargon1 (2) @new2osx86 (2) @mrburns05 (2) @crawle (2) @Firewalk (2) @bonkey

Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 3 technical boards

Leopard 10.5
15 (71%)
10.X Core
5 (24%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @LonelyTV (6)

24,786 cumulative reads on threads started by @LonelyTV

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
DVD Player not working
I don't know if this is a common problem. I've searched the board and read the wiki but have found no mention of this on either. My DVD Player application is not working. It opens and then immediately closes. I've replaced the installed…
Leopard 10.55,772 reads
2008-01-31 · 10 notes
Sound randomly dissappearing
Everything has been going well with this set up of mine. However, as of late my sound seems to be disappearing. As in, on first boot it works I can listen to music on iTunes or watch a video online and hear it all. Unfortunately, at a…
Leopard 10.55,188 reads
2008-02-08 · 5 notes
DVD-Rom Drive Won't Eject
I've ran into a strange issue with my install. It seems that my DVD-Rom drive won't eject after I've used it once. That is, after start up or a reboot if I eject and put a new DVD/CD in or if there's already one in there and I access it. I…
Leopard 10.54,029 reads
2008-02-01 · 6 notes
Performance Decay
I'm curious if this plagues anyone else. It seems that if I have my system up for nearly 12 to 24 hours the performance of the machine decays. As in, while at first boot the mouse pointer moves smoothly and precise when the performance…
Leopard 10.53,739 reads
2008-02-09 · 2 notes
Os X86 as a Primary OS
I exclusively use Os X on my Apple Laptop and I am very intrigued by the progress that is being made with Os X86. However, I'm not 100% sure I could use Os X86 on my AMD Computer as my primary OS (and not spend $2,000+ on a Apple Desktop).…
10.X Core3,182 reads
2008-01-30 · 7 notes
Account Creation Hangup
I've recently installed Zephyroth's 10.5.1 DVD to my machine and everything went well until I got to the install wizard. It likes to hang at the "Account Creation" screen. Now, I've read through the forums and the Wiki both trying all that…
Leopard 10.52,876 reads
2008-01-30 · 8 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (15)

Direct links into threads where @LonelyTV contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
Hardware Thread
“Os X : Zephyroth's 10.5.1 AMD Leopard Rev. 1 Board : ECS Nforce4M-A (Rev. 3) AM2 LAN : Realtek RTL8201CL 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet PHY Audio : Realtek ALC655 6-Channel audio (AC'97) Processor : AMD64x2 3800+ 2.01ghz Dual Core Graphics Card …”
10.X Core2008-02-03
46,836 dossier reads
Great News! 10.5.2 Released! 341Mb Total Size, Time For Rev. 2
“Ha ha, I like that everyone is so excited about 10.5.2 being released. Not for 10.5.2 itself but that it means Zephyroth will release 10.5.1 Rev. 2!”
10.X Core2008-02-12
37,343 dossier reads
Asus eeepc 1000hd freezes :(
“I don't know if you need this or not, but I typed up a step-by-step tutorial on getting Os X onto a 1000HE. It should also work for yours as well. Step-by-step: Os X 10.5.7 Retail on the 1000 HE Hope it helps!”
10.X Core2009-08-14
8,336 dossier reads
"patch only" available for legit 10.5.1
“Here's a guide on how to make your store bought Leopard DVD into a Hackintosh friendly DVD. The only thing you'll be missing are the hacked kexts that are in Zephyroth's releases. But, this should get you on the right track. Also, I don't t…”
Leopard 10.52008-02-12
8,002 dossier reads
What is in your Dock? (general software )
“Finder, a few "Stacks, and my trash bin. I use QuickSilver for all of my launching. No need for a dock really.”
Software & Kexts2008-02-06
7,175 dossier reads
DVD Player not working
“[cite] sda:well, IMHO: you need to understand the reason of failure. try to install tinkertool (freeware) and set to receive crash reports on app failure. there at least will be a kind of useful info, or look through the system logs ( /Appl…”
Leopard 10.52008-02-01
5,772 dossier reads
DVD Player not working
“[cite] Firewalk:Hi there, having the same prob here, i pop in a dvd and the dvd player starts then exits. i have pcie ati x1650 256 m/b ddr3 on a asus m2a-vm hdmi board QE/CI working. my dvd drive is an LG HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4163B burning …”
Leopard 10.52008-01-31
5,772 dossier reads
DVD Player not working
“[cite] cgsheen:Did you use Marvin's AMD Utility? I don't know if it'll solve your problem, but it can't hurt... Info and download on the Wiki. I tried Marvin's Utility, I thought maybe that was the problem. However, it told me that it could…”
Leopard 10.52008-01-31
5,772 dossier reads
Sound randomly dissappearing
“[cite] creative_:I had the same problem with rev1 in rev2 it works. Good news. Hopefully Rev. 2 will be released soon. I did however find that if I listen to something in iTunes and never turn it off my sound will work (only in iTunes) howe…”
Leopard 10.52008-02-08
5,188 dossier reads
DVD-Rom Drive Won't Eject
“[cite] hackintosh4life:If you have a macbook pro, then why the heck would you want osx86? Wyatt M. I like having a Macintosh Desktop that I can upgrade and use along side the Macbook Pro.”
Leopard 10.52008-02-04
4,029 dossier reads
DVD-Rom Drive Won't Eject
“[cite] naquaada:You can't eject it from the drive itself, that's normal. If the drive is Slave, try holding Windows+F12. If it's still not working it could be that a file from the disk is still in use by another program, f.e. a movie is sti…”
Leopard 10.52008-02-04
4,029 dossier reads
Os X86 as a Primary OS
“[cite] Puttabong:Primary and only OS, very stable. Feels exactly the same like a real Mac. Awesome, So far I've had decent luck with my system. I still haven't gotten all of the kinks ironed out, so hopefully by the time Rev. 2 comes out I'…”
10.X Core2008-01-30
3,182 dossier reads
Account Creation Hangup
“It appears to have fixed itself. After multiple reinstallations it no longer hangs at the account creation screen. However, now it boots to Os X but when after a little bit (as in several minutes) it locks up and everything freezes. As for …”
Leopard 10.52008-01-30
2,876 dossier reads
Account Creation Hangup
“[cite] naquaada:Are you using an CRT or an TFT monitor? I you're using a TFT it will always try to switch in the TFT's native resolution. It's a CRT.”
Leopard 10.52008-01-30
2,876 dossier reads
Account Creation Hangup
“I've done all that the wiki has suggested (aside from importing from Tiger). No luck with any of it. Is there anyway to FORCE the 640x480 to skip the wizard? It seems even if I use the bootflag the computer still changes res when starting t…”
Leopard 10.52008-01-30
2,876 dossier reads