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Member #3,272 · 2008-11-08 → 2008-11-10
#1,096 by Dispatches #127 by Author Reads #2,409 by Thread Reach Member #3,272 NVIDIA GeForce

@Mercury1975

InfiniteMac community contributor with 7 recorded dispatches, 1 lead technical dossiers (80,579 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 80,579 historical readers.

Dispatches 7 Ranked #1,096 of 6,691
Author Reads 80,579 Ranked #127 · 1 dossiers
Thread Reach 80,579 Ranked #2,409 in reach
Lead Dossiers 1 80,579 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #3,272 Joined 2008-11-08
Active Window 2008 2008-11-08 → 2008-11-10
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#1,096 of 6,691 by Dispatches (7 notes) · #127 of 3,454 by Author Readership (80,579 reads across 1 dossiers) · #2,409 by Thread Reach (80,579 cumulative reads)
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Member #3,272 · Joined 2008-11-08
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Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 1 technical boards

Leopard 10.5
7 (100%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @Mercury1975 (1)

80,579 cumulative reads on threads started by @Mercury1975

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
Install works, setup, not so much...
I used LawlessPPC Leo 10.5.4 and the install process went rather smoothly, actually the smoothest I've seen yet... then it reboots, gets to the setup process and first off, doesn't detect my keyboard anymore.. I'm using a USB…
Leopard 10.580,579 reads
2008-11-08 · 14 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (6)

Direct links into threads where @Mercury1975 contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
Install works, setup, not so much...
“geez...i am not too too sure... is there a way for me to find out via mac os x? or do i need to give my computer make/model? im totally a noob with all of this...”
Leopard 10.52008-11-10
80,579 dossier reads
Install works, setup, not so much...
“Display: Type: Display Bus: PCI VRAM (Total): 256 MB Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de) Device ID: 0x03d0 Revision ID: 0x00a2 Displays: Display: Resolution: 1024 x 768 Depth: 32-bit Color Core Image: Software Main Display: Yes Mirror: Off Online: Yes …”
Leopard 10.52008-11-09
80,579 dossier reads
Install works, setup, not so much...
“also, which updates do i need to be scared of from software update?! i know before, on another distro, i installed updates and it totally messed up my system! so, thought it best to ask here before even attempting anything silly like that! …”
Leopard 10.52008-11-09
80,579 dossier reads
Install works, setup, not so much...
“i just went ahead and used my roommates computer, downloaded the kext, installed it, and now it is working, im actually posting this via Safari within the Lawless install.. everything seems to be working ok, having to download/install iTune…”
Leopard 10.52008-11-09
80,579 dossier reads
Install works, setup, not so much...
“ok, when it boots into desktop this is the error message system extension cannot be used the system extension "/system/library/extensions/IO80211Family.kext/contents/plugins/appleairportbrcm4311.kext"was installed improperly and cannot be u…”
Leopard 10.52008-11-09
80,579 dossier reads
Install works, setup, not so much...
“This is known as the Account Creation Loop error. I recommend #4, but I have had success with all of them (note: my success with #1 was with an earlier Leopard install... not recommended for first time users). Upon reboot you will login wit…”
Leopard 10.52008-11-08
80,579 dossier reads