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InfiniteMac OSx86 › Contributors › @Mikeintosh
Member #1,710 · 2008-03-12 → 2008-03-27
#496 by Dispatches #792 by Author Reads #2,645 by Thread Reach Member #1,710 NVIDIA GeForce AMD OSx86 Voodoo / XNU Kernel

@Mikeintosh

InfiniteMac community contributor with 16 recorded dispatches, 2 lead technical dossiers (14,355 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 64,988 historical readers.

Dispatches 16 Ranked #496 of 6,691
Author Reads 14,355 Ranked #792 · 2 dossiers
Thread Reach 64,988 Ranked #2,645 in reach
Lead Dossiers 2 7,178 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #1,710 Joined 2008-03-12
Active Window 2008 2008-03-12 → 2008-03-27
Archive Standing
#496 of 6,691 by Dispatches (16 notes) · #792 of 3,454 by Author Readership (14,355 reads across 2 dossiers) · #2,645 by Thread Reach (64,988 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #1,710 · Joined 2008-03-12
Hardware & Kernel Topics
NVIDIA GeForce (2) · AMD OSx86 (1) · Voodoo / XNU Kernel (1)
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Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 2 technical boards

Leopard 10.5
15 (94%)
General
1 (6%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @Mikeintosh (2)

14,355 cumulative reads on threads started by @Mikeintosh

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
Can't connect to Windows shares anymore
Hi, ever since I installed 10.5.2 rev.2 I can no longer seem to connect to my Windows shared drive, the share is shown in Finder like it should be, but when I try and browse it I get "Connection Failed" (see attached screenshot). I haven't…
Leopard 10.59,121 reads
2008-03-14 · 64 notes
ext2fsx
Hi, just installed 10.5.2 rev.2 on my system (nForce4, Opteron 185, 8800GT, external USB disk) - works like a charm, just like the previous rev. Thanks Zeph, great work! Shutdown is a bit iffy and DVD playback doesn't work, I'm assuming…
Leopard 10.55,234 reads
2008-03-12 · 18 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (14)

Direct links into threads where @Mikeintosh contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
Member Nationalities
“Cambridge, England… where it's very windy right now!”
General2008-03-12
41,477 dossier reads
Working 10.5.2(with update) + Leo Graph Update + nvinject
“Thanks for the help guys! I stumbled across this excellent guide: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=91755 and now I finally have QE/CI working with my 8800GT, which is great!”
Leopard 10.52008-03-14
9,156 dossier reads
Working 10.5.2(with update) + Leo Graph Update + nvinject
“Hi, I'm trying to get my 8800GT working with CI/QE too (and failing). What part of Geforce.kext, NVDANV50Hal.kext and NVDAResman.kext do I need to edit? The bit with the device ID? I know the 8800GT's is 611. Thanks, Mike”
Leopard 10.52008-03-14
9,156 dossier reads
Can't connect to Windows shares anymore
“[cite] Maksimum: 3. look at /System/Library/Filesystems for the symbol link afpfs.fs. It has to point to '/System/Library/Filesystems/AppleShare/afpfs.kext', mine was showing to 'System/Library/Filesystems/AppleShare/afpfs.kext' (notice the…”
Leopard 10.52008-03-27
9,121 dossier reads
Can't connect to Windows shares anymore
“I've PMed Zeph, in case he wsn't already aware of this issue.”
Leopard 10.52008-03-19
9,121 dossier reads
Can't connect to Windows shares anymore
“I have an nForce4 board too (see first post in this thread). I just tried the following: -turn off Simple File Sharing in Windows -create a new location in Network preferences Sadly neither of them helped smblient works though. Milkman, doe…”
Leopard 10.52008-03-17
9,121 dossier reads
Can't connect to Windows shares anymore
“Firewall is already set to "Allow all incoming connections", unfortunately… I really think this is a bug that slipped into rev.2. Is there a way I can "officially" report this to Zeph? Thanks, Mike”
Leopard 10.52008-03-15
9,121 dossier reads
Can't connect to Windows shares anymore
“A search with Marvin's Utility didn't manage to find any encrypted/CPUID applications, unfortunately.”
Leopard 10.52008-03-15
9,121 dossier reads
Can't connect to Windows shares anymore
“Thanks, but that didn't work (I already had AFP and SMB enabled). Can any of you confirm they have this working with 10.5.2 rev.2 and a Windows share?”
Leopard 10.52008-03-14
9,121 dossier reads
Can't connect to Windows shares anymore
“[cite] silentmac: What's your setup Mikeintosh? nForce4 with built-in nVidia LAN, and also PCIe Marvell LAN. I installed the drivers for both (forcedeth and Marvell), internet is working fine, it's just my Windows shares I can no longer acc…”
Leopard 10.52008-03-14
9,121 dossier reads
ext2fsx
“Or as I said in another thread, just follow this little guide: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=91755 got CI and QE working now and therefore DVD playback too! Yay Thanks for the help guys.”
Leopard 10.52008-03-14
5,234 dossier reads
ext2fsx
“[cite] roisoft:did you try the mach_kernel with shutdown fix? I thought it's included in Zeph's 10.5.2 rev.2? [cite] roisoft:do you have CI/QE for your 8800gt ? Core Image: Software Quartz Extreme: Not Supported I'm assuming that's the prob…”
Leopard 10.52008-03-14
5,234 dossier reads
ext2fsx
“Thanks for all the help! Changing the permissions for ext2fs.kext did indeed get it working. Sadly replacing my AppleACPIPlatform.kext and AppleSMBIOS.kext didn't work - in fact, they stopped my PS/2 keyboard and mouse from working! Fortuna…”
Leopard 10.52008-03-14
5,234 dossier reads
ext2fsx
“Thanks for the reply! I have no problem with chown'ing... but I downloaded the AppleACPIPlatform.kext from OSx86.hu, and I'm not quite sure how to install it. Do I just copy it over my current files? I don't expect to be spoon-fed, but if y…”
Leopard 10.52008-03-13
5,234 dossier reads