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Member #20,702 · 2009-12-23 → 2010-10-10
#267 by Dispatches #163 by Author Reads #1,926 by Thread Reach Member #20,702 📍 Timisoara Voodoo / XNU Kernel ALC889a / Audio NVIDIA GeForce

@m3s_4ev3r

InfiniteMac community contributor with 28 recorded dispatches, 6 lead technical dossiers (61,845 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 139,414 historical readers.

Dispatches 28 Ranked #267 of 6,691
Author Reads 61,845 Ranked #163 · 6 dossiers
Thread Reach 139,414 Ranked #1,926 in reach
Lead Dossiers 6 10,308 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #20,702 Joined 2009-12-23
Active Window 2009–2010 2009-12-23 → 2010-10-10
Preserved Forum Signature & OSx86 Rig
Running Snow 10.6.3 + 10.6.3 annapvirth kernel on:

ASUS M3N78
(specs: deusxm achina.org/manual.pdf
Audio Chipset: VT1708B High Definition Audio 8-channel CODEC (VoodooHDA 17Feb2010 version, only JackOutput, sad about my digital output not working)
)
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AMD Athlon x2 Black Edition 7750 2.7GHz AM2+ 3MB Cache
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Palit nVidia GTS 250 512MB DDR3 (works with GFX Strings)
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2x2GB GeIL Ultra DDR2 800MHz
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Seagate 300GB
Archive Standing
#267 of 6,691 by Dispatches (28 notes) · #163 of 3,454 by Author Readership (61,845 reads across 6 dossiers) · #1,926 by Thread Reach (139,414 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #20,702 · Joined 2009-12-23
Location
Timisoara
Interests
design
Hardware & Kernel Topics
Voodoo / XNU Kernel (5) · ALC889a / Audio (5) · NVIDIA GeForce (5) · AMD OSx86 (3) · DSDT (3) · Chameleon / Boot-132 (2)
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Frequent Thread Collaborators
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Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 3 technical boards

10.X Core
15 (54%)
Leopard 10.5
1 (4%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @m3s_4ev3r (6)

61,845 cumulative reads on threads started by @m3s_4ev3r

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
10.6.2 with VT1708B audio - not working
Hello, I have installed Mac OSX 10.6.2 and managed to figure out almost everything that I need. My huge problem is how do I make the audio work. VodooHDA 0.2.2 doesn't work, not even kernel panic, AppleHDA does the same. Azalia is reported…
Snow Leopard 10.616,289 reads
2009-12-24 · 6 notes
Photoshop CS4 on 10.6.2
Hello, I finally ahve made my 10.6.2 COMPLETELY running, I installed Adobe Photoshop CS4 and on every save it crashes the program. The bug is a 10.6 specific bug that happens to many other applications, but with the arrival of 10.6.2 the…
Snow Leopard 10.611,407 reads
2009-12-31 · 8 notes
nVidia GTS250 512MB DDR3 resolution issue
Hello , this is my first post and the first time I installed a MAC OS X - iATKOS v7. I am beginner at this, eager to learn... I have read tutorials and used trial and error to install it, and in the end, it works, the only problems that I…
10.X Core11,219 reads
2009-12-23 · 11 notes
Intel DH55TC DSDT extract help
Hello, I have extracted here my DSDT and started to edit it. Nothing so far, but it is a work in progress. I have the following configuration: Motherboard: Intel DH55TC "Tom Cove" CPU: intel core i3 540 (3.06GHz) GPU: nVidia GTS250 RAM:…
10.X Core9,806 reads
2010-07-11 · 5 notes
Blue Screen of Annoiance
Hey, I just installed 10.6(ihackintosh's tutorial, and then update to 10.6.2) and I got the same problem that I got under 10.5.7, EVERY time I change my resolution everything goes to hell, the scree turns blue and stays that way, just…
Snow Leopard 10.69,630 reads
2009-12-24 · 10 notes
Backup Solution
Hello, finally after a very long time I have SL 10.6.3 FULLY working on the specs in my sig and I have tried so far a few backup solutions, but none of them seem to work. I have tried Carbon Copy (Couldn't Restore the image), truth is that…
10.X Core3,494 reads
2010-05-31 · 1 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (22)

Direct links into threads where @m3s_4ev3r contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
AnV Qoopz based Darwin 10.2.0 kernel 32/64-bit
“Tried this kernel but it doesnt work for me. I put system.kext that Andy provided with kernel in S/L/E and installed the kernel but my boot just stops. When I try to boot to safe mode i get KP. This is where my boot stops: I don't see the K…”
10.X Core2010-01-04
73,341 dossier reads
AnV Qoopz based Darwin 10.2.0 kernel 32/64-bit
“Don't know, I used test7 at start, then Legacy-kernel 10.2.0(pradeesh smt) and now Andy's”
10.X Core2009-12-31
73,341 dossier reads
AnV Qoopz based Darwin 10.2.0 kernel 32/64-bit
“it's an epidemic. thus the reason why I left, IT work. No one wants to talk details, because, it takes a good amount of knowledge and understanding and most important things: patience and to able to communicate this to even lesser knowledga…”
10.X Core2009-12-31
73,341 dossier reads
AnV Qoopz based Darwin 10.2.0 kernel 32/64-bit
“Hopefully someone with knowledge of this will answer, I am on many forums, with android stuff, windows 7 issues … ALL OF THEM are full of people that answer and so on, I am subscribed right now to 3 biggest forum, HAckint0sh, infinitemac an…”
10.X Core2009-12-31
73,341 dossier reads
10.6.2 with VT1708B audio - not working
“Try this (infinite mac.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=864&d=1256801192) kext. I am using it with the following BIOS Settings: External Codec only (VT1703B) Front Panel set to HD Audio (the other option is AC97) and it panics all the way, I…”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-12-25
16,289 dossier reads
10.6.2 with VT1708B audio - not working
“I also have a windows 7 on my other hdd, and although I reseted to default all the BIOS settings, the audio won't work in windows 7 now... the only thing available in W7 is HMDI Audio. So apparently I physically broke me external codec in a…”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-12-25
16,289 dossier reads
Photoshop CS4 on 10.6.2
“Problem Solved, systematically patched every binary file on my system with Marvin's AMD Utility, and EVERYTHING works, even iTunes. for those wondering, Download Marvin's AMD Utility, don't get cpuid's from the entire system, use only optio…”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-12-31
11,407 dossier reads
Photoshop CS4 on 10.6.2
“The Thing is that every time I use Marvin's AMD Patcher my sistem crashes, When it scans System/Library it always crashes.”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-12-31
11,407 dossier reads
Photoshop CS4 on 10.6.2
“The only reason for which I switched to 10.6.2 was my graphic card, someone said that 10.6.2 is the only one who supports it… bad choices over bad choices.”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-12-31
11,407 dossier reads
Photoshop CS4 on 10.6.2
“I have like 3-4 kernels there, when one stops I am using another one. I am wrong then, my bad, how can I make SL run with vanilla kernel? [injection of some sort, going wild here, still learning] the idea is that if the update doesn't fix p…”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-12-31
11,407 dossier reads
Photoshop CS4 on 10.6.2
“Through lots of trial and error I think I found why the 10.6.2 on Hackintosh's doesn't fix Photoshop's behaviour. I tested AnV's kernel for Snow Leopard, I replaced the original mach_kernel and then applied the 10.6.2 update again, the upda…”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-12-31
11,407 dossier reads
nVidia GTS250 512MB DDR3 resolution issue
“Here (deale xtreme.com/details.dx/sku.22475) you go an extremely cheap usb audio adapter that will just work, since voodoohda is your only hope to get your via audio codec to work and its not, buying an usb external sound card seems the bes…”
10.X Core2009-12-25
11,219 dossier reads
nVidia GTS250 512MB DDR3 resolution issue
“Honestly I can't find anything regarding the VIA codec your sound uses and OSX so you may end up having to go out and buy a sound card that is compatible. As for your slow boot time I recommend you try patching your DSDT with the HPET patch…”
10.X Core2009-12-25
11,219 dossier reads
nVidia GTS250 512MB DDR3 resolution issue
“I tried VoodooHDA , different versions and architectures. AppleHDA (HDAPatcher doesn't work) Azalia in different combinations, by adding my own hex code in plist and so on. Right now I am really confused. Nothing works, somewhere I may have…”
10.X Core2009-12-25
11,219 dossier reads
nVidia GTS250 512MB DDR3 resolution issue
“REsolution is Fixed with GFX Util, OpenGL enabled in Photoshop works just COOOOL, the only problem graphics related that persists is that everytime I boot into Snow Leopard 10.6.2 I have to wait for 4-5 minutes of blank screen(only mouse) u…”
10.X Core2009-12-24
11,219 dossier reads
nVidia GTS250 512MB DDR3 resolution issue
“Hey, so I installed 10.6.0, booted succesfully after ihackintosh's tutorial, being dumb I set my resolution to 1920x1080, the screen turned blue, I enter safe mode, did almost nothing restarted and then everything worked on 1920x1080, I upd…”
10.X Core2009-12-24
11,219 dossier reads
Intel DH55TC DSDT extract help
“It's been 2-3 months since my last posts on the subject, and no one, nor here or on the other 3 4 forums where I posted this hasn't raised a finger :)) ... that's just peachy”
10.X Core2010-10-10
9,806 dossier reads
Blue Screen of Annoiance
“I (and many others) have this issue. Until you find a fix, try this workaround: 1, Open System Preferences. 2. Select "Screensaver" button above. 3. Select "Hot Corners" button. 4. In "Active Screen Corners" drop-down click the blue end of …”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-12-29
9,630 dossier reads
Blue Screen of Annoiance
“Is this the only solution? my GTS250 is a huge graphic card, I don't think I have the place to move it around my midi tower. There must be a place where hardware cofig is saved that can be deleted … :|”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-12-24
9,630 dossier reads
AnV Qoopz based Darwin 10.2.0 kernel 32/64-bit
“happy new year, ! thanks a lot, will try it asap.”
10.X Core2010-01-01
73,341 dossier reads
AnV Qoopz based Darwin 10.2.0 kernel 32/64-bit
“How do I apply the Diff file?”
10.X Core2009-12-31
73,341 dossier reads
itunes and Songbird both crash when importing to library.
“I get the same thing, wtf?”
Leopard 10.52009-12-29
4,228 dossier reads