Mac OS X on x86 Hardware 2008–2024 Technical Archive
Member #22,351 · 2010-01-19 → 2010-03-06
#1,035 by Dispatches #1,306 by Author Reads #4,627 by Thread Reach Member #22,351 DSDT NVIDIA GeForce ALC889a / Audio

@montag

InfiniteMac community contributor with 8 recorded dispatches, 2 lead technical dossiers (8,548 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 8,548 historical readers.

Dispatches 8 Ranked #1,035 of 6,691
Author Reads 8,548 Ranked #1,306 · 2 dossiers
Thread Reach 8,548 Ranked #4,627 in reach
Lead Dossiers 2 4,274 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #22,351 Joined 2010-01-19
Active Window 2010 2010-01-19 → 2010-03-06
Hardware Specs Reported in Dispatches
I'm using his hardware almost exactly except for 4 GB Corsair 800 MHz Ram and a 2.99 12 MB cache Core 2 Quad and the afore mentioned graphics card.
Archive Standing
#1,035 of 6,691 by Dispatches (8 notes) · #1,306 of 3,454 by Author Readership (8,548 reads across 2 dossiers) · #4,627 by Thread Reach (8,548 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #22,351 · Joined 2010-01-19
Hardware & Kernel Topics
DSDT (4) · NVIDIA GeForce (1) · ALC889a / Audio (1) · AMD OSx86 (1)

Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 2 technical boards

10.X Core
6 (75%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @montag (2)

8,548 cumulative reads on threads started by @montag

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
Abit IP35-E DSDT or some issues with the AppleHDAController on boot
I'm not exactly sure what is wrong with my install. I followed this guide: matap orkoz.com/index.php/component/content/article/1-latest-news/72-abit-ip35-e-dsdtaml-for-snow-leopard and I copied the dsdt.aml file from here and put it in the…
10.X Core5,469 reads
2010-03-03 · 6 notes
Getting OS X Snow Leopard to work with ABIT AA8 Duramax
I have read up on how it seems fairly easy (at least compatible) to modify my existing hardware to boot OS X 10.6. ab it.com.tw/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODEL_NAME=AA8-DuraMAX&fMTYPE=LGA775 I have an AA8 Duramax and I…
Snow Leopard 10.63,079 reads
2010-01-19 · 2 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (6)

Direct links into threads where @montag contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
Abit IP35-E DSDT or some issues with the AppleHDAController on boot
“I don't know how but I got it to boot somehow again. I kept changing the bios to optimized defaults and then disabling the ata controller (which didn't change anything previously) and somehow it worked. I don't know if changing the bios set…”
10.X Core2010-03-03
5,469 dossier reads
Abit IP35-E DSDT or some issues with the AppleHDAController on boot
“Also his DSDT text file is on his website too for transparency next to the dsdt.aml.”
10.X Core2010-03-03
5,469 dossier reads
Abit IP35-E DSDT or some issues with the AppleHDAController on boot
“Is it possible for me to compile my own DSDT based on the bios/hardware from say, XP or ubuntu? I have a working XP install on a different hard drive. Would that fix it?”
10.X Core2010-03-03
5,469 dossier reads
Abit IP35-E DSDT or some issues with the AppleHDAController on boot
“Anyone? I know what I'm doing to an extent if anyone has any advice.”
10.X Core2010-03-06
5,469 dossier reads
Abit IP35-E DSDT or some issues with the AppleHDAController on boot
“Oh yeah, ALC888 hi def 4 in 2 is the config I have. Hope that helps. Thanks.”
10.X Core2010-03-03
5,469 dossier reads
Getting OS X Snow Leopard to work with ABIT AA8 Duramax
“Anyone know where I should start?”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-01-23
3,079 dossier reads