#77 by Dispatches #219 by Author Reads #987 by Thread Reach Member #265 AMD OSx86 NVIDIA GeForce Voodoo / XNU Kernel
@mrburns05
InfiniteMac community contributor with 92 recorded dispatches, 6 lead technical dossiers (46,320 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 592,071 historical readers.
Dispatches
92
Ranked #77 of 6,691
Author Reads
46,320
Ranked #219 · 6 dossiers
Thread Reach
592,071
Ranked #987 in reach
Lead Dossiers
6
7,720 avg reads / dossier
Member Number
#265
Joined 2008-01-19
Active Window
2008
2008-01-22 → 2008-05-11
Hardware Specs Reported in Dispatches
Athlon 64 x2 3800+ · Abit KN8 Nforce4 Ultra · GeForce 7900 GT/KO · AC97 onboard · Linksys PCI wifi (bcm 4320) · 2gb Corsair DDR 400 (shows as ddr 400 in "about this mac" should be 440 though, im overclocked) · Lite-On Lightscribe Burner (works!)
mines been fine, i have an Athlon64 X2 3800+ (socket 939)
- Archive Standing
- #77 of 6,691 by Dispatches (92 notes) · #219 of 3,454 by Author Readership (46,320 reads across 6 dossiers) · #987 by Thread Reach (592,071 cumulative reads)
- InfiniteMac ID
- Member #265 · Joined 2008-01-19
- Hardware & Kernel Topics
- AMD OSx86 (14) · NVIDIA GeForce (7) · Voodoo / XNU Kernel (5) · ALC889a / Audio (2)
- Frequent Thread Collaborators
- @Puttabong (14) @WinLinMac01 (12) @DoiX (12) @zephyroth (11) @Firewalk (10) @bhast2 (10) @roisoft (10) @Ianxxx (9) @naquaada (8) @agrafuese (7) @Snow (7) @R0GUE (7) @CyCLoBoT (6) @xx66stangxx (5)
Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection
Distribution across 4 technical boards
Lead Dossiers Authored by @mrburns05 (6)
46,320 cumulative reads on threads started by @mrburns05
| Dossier Title & Summary | Collection | Readership |
|---|---|---|
| mach_kernel 9.2.2 and 9.2.2 System.kext for AMD Ive found a mediafire link! using them now, everythings working smooth Information : ---> mach_kernel 9.2.2 and 9.2.2 System.kext for AMD Download Link : ---> media fire.com/?2qumydg2xoh | 10.X Core | 29,851 reads 2008-03-31 · 160 notes |
| EFI v8 on Rev 1 with mbr So i tried installing it, followed directions, ran script and it printed out a few lines containg a little text and a few numbers (cant remember what it said) does that mean it installed, how can i check to see if its working properly? i… | Leopard 10.5 | 4,324 reads 2008-02-03 · 14 notes |
| HP ze2000 laptop? still waiting for root device Anyone know how to find what driver i need for this amd hp ze2000 laptop, i have gotten past waiting for root device with leo4allrev1 but not rev2, im selling my amd desktop wich runs leo, so i wanna get it running on this laptop.. Any one… | Leopard 10.5 | 3,807 reads 2008-04-18 · 1 notes |
| 10.5.2 shows Darwin v5.xx.xxx Isnt it at Darwin 9 now I was just reading a post, long story short - guy installed darwin 9, out of curiosity i rebooted to see my darwin version with zeph's 10.5.2. I have v5.x Im confused as to why we wouldnt have darwin 9, and whether or not i can install it… | Leopard 10.5 | 3,477 reads 2008-02-26 · 2 notes |
| 64bit AMD support Ever Anyone got any info as to when we might (if ever) expect a 64bit OS for our AMD's? | Leopard 10.5 | 2,769 reads 2008-03-22 · 6 notes |
| EFI + GUID + as close to vanilla as possible So I finally got GUID and efi v8 working on my AMD setup, using graphics string instead of nvinject, everything working pretty good. And im wondering exactly what other "Vanilla kext"s can i use, i know i can use AppleACPIPlatform, but… | Leopard 10.5 | 2,092 reads 2008-03-30 · 2 notes |
Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (40)
Direct links into threads where @mrburns05 contributed solutions & commentary
| Thread & Dispatch Excerpt | Collection | Date & Reach |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Dual Core Timing Issue AKA Mouse Bug “hmm...i guess that explains it then ...i thought maybe i had a problem to fix, hehe. thanks for explaining.” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-03-30 134,652 dossier reads |
| AMD Dual Core Timing Issue AKA Mouse Bug “riosoft! how the heck is your graphics/OpenGL scores in xbench so high? i have a 7900GT/KO that scores far lower than your 7600 my clock speeds are even factory oc'ed @ 580/1680” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-03-29 134,652 dossier reads |
| AMD Dual Core Timing Issue AKA Mouse Bug “yeah my 7900 gt/ko @ 580/1680 gets Quartz Graphics Test 174.14 Line 132.96 8.85 Klines/sec [50% alpha] Rectangle 180.65 53.93 Krects/sec [50% alpha] Circle 148.21 12.08 Kcircles/sec [50% alpha] Bezier 139.63 3.52 Kbeziers/sec [50% alpha] Te…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-03-28 134,652 dossier reads |
| AMD Dual Core Timing Issue AKA Mouse Bug “okay now i left azureus on all night downloading a 6gb file, conections limited @ 250/300 peers, no crash! System: using whatever comes on 10.5.2 rev1 disk only things ive changed: Disabled Indexing, turned off time machine, turned off scre…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-03-27 134,652 dossier reads |
| AMD Dual Core Timing Issue AKA Mouse Bug “[cite] Ianxxx:How many people who are suffering from this also have random crashes from firefox, for me I'm pretty sure the issues are related? Also this bug used to come on if I downloaded/uploaded a lot. Are these the things other people …” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-03-21 134,652 dossier reads |
| Leopard 10.5.2 AMD EFI (OOTB) “freshcuts, did you drag and drop the "alc880.txt" , onto the AppleHDAPatcher1.20 icon/application, or did you open the application itself? your only supposed to drag and drop the alc880.txt over the app icon, then it will popup and run its …” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-02-23 74,206 dossier reads |
| Leopard 10.5.2 AMD EFI (OOTB) “[cite] freshcuts:I tried the 880 patch but it didnt work.it must be the crack... did i have to delete the old kexts before using the pathcer? nah you dont have to delete anything, theres a site with more linux dumps for your sound chip, but…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-02-23 74,206 dossier reads |
| Leopard 10.5.2 AMD EFI (OOTB) “my alc 850 worked on 10.5.1 and 10.5.2, but i patched it with a linux dump anyways cuz it seemed a little crackly, now its fine” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-02-22 74,206 dossier reads |
| Leopard 10.5.2 AMD EFI (OOTB) “Download this if your still having issues, let me know if it works for you, worked for me with alc850, but i included an 880.txt already for you mrbu rns05.com/downloads/osx/ALC880patch.zip” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-02-22 74,206 dossier reads |
| Leopard 10.5.2 AMD EFI (OOTB) “Everything is working great for me.. Thank you much to all who contributed to getting this finished.. I had to do MBR + EFI, as GUID i can never get to boot, just says b0 error ( and i did try using fdisk, as im familiar with this error - n…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-02-21 74,206 dossier reads |
| Leopard 10.5.2 AMD EFI (OOTB) “Well this is good news...Ill sit back and wait for a torrent- i got 10.5.2 installed with graphics update / efi/ 9.2.0 kernel/ itunes fix, and everything is just great! so im in no hurry to start over, lol...” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-02-17 74,206 dossier reads |
| 'About this Mac' Graphics “how do you make the whole thing look like "quicklook"?” | Software & Kexts | 2008-03-22 53,545 dossier reads |
| 'About this Mac' Graphics “hey ROGUE, are you making that, i like it...would you mind sharing?” | Software & Kexts | 2008-03-22 53,545 dossier reads |
| Rev.2 Beta 2 Test Reports “Okay i dont want to bug about beta testing - im fine with waitingtill release, but just as an offer - if you need testing on either of these machines im willing ( and im not a noob, ive been doing this since 10.4.6) Desktop: AMD Athlon 64 X…” | 10.X Core | 2008-01-28 36,277 dossier reads |
| Zephyroth Leopard AMD 10.5.2 Rev.2 Issue Discussion “10.5.1 and 10.5.2 rev1 both worked me but not rev2, attatched is my problem (freezes after last two lines on picture while trying to boot the dvd)” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-03-16 35,425 dossier reads |
| Zephyroth Leopard 10.5.1 AMD - Rev. 2 - Discussion Thread “so im concerned now. 10.5.2 update stopped all NViject or Natit, or Titan.kexts(s) from working properly... I hope this gets resolved and we see Zeph's 10.5.2 rev1 soon” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-02-13 30,877 dossier reads |
| mach_kernel 9.2.2 and 9.2.2 System.kext for AMD “the kernel doesnt work for everyone- maybe your one of the unlucky ones, best thing to do at this point= forget about it and enjoy your leopard install” | 10.X Core | 2008-04-26 29,851 dossier reads |
| mach_kernel 9.2.2 and 9.2.2 System.kext for AMD “[cite] Puttabong:or uname -r to show the kernel version only ahh- thats what it was - i could not remember” | 10.X Core | 2008-04-24 29,851 dossier reads |
| mach_kernel 9.2.2 and 9.2.2 System.kext for AMD “or instead of /"Your LEO disk"/System/Library/Extensions/"whatever.kext" you can take care of em all at once with /"Your LEO disk"/System/Library/Extensions/*” | 10.X Core | 2008-04-20 29,851 dossier reads |
| mach_kernel 9.2.2 and 9.2.2 System.kext for AMD “media fire.com/?jvnfzg0d4xx dont forget to repair permissions ! speaking of witch, did you repair permissions the first time you tried replacing things?” | 10.X Core | 2008-04-20 29,851 dossier reads |
| mach_kernel 9.2.2 and 9.2.2 System.kext for AMD “i dont have aim, but i actuall got them from another install, i can send em to ya, gimme a minute and i will put up a link” | 10.X Core | 2008-04-20 29,851 dossier reads |
| mach_kernel 9.2.2 and 9.2.2 System.kext for AMD “after install Leo4all my system wouldnt boot either, i replaced AppleACPIPlatform.kext, and AppleNforceATA.kext,(with the ones from Zeph's) then it worked. It is normal to see "Loading HFS File [mach_kernel]" twice in a row... also i notice…” | 10.X Core | 2008-04-19 29,851 dossier reads |
| mach_kernel 9.2.2 and 9.2.2 System.kext for AMD “I beleive thats kernel i first posted at the beginning of this thread... in irc i was told "modbin" but still was unsure...Had never heard of modbin before” | 10.X Core | 2008-04-09 29,851 dossier reads |
| mach_kernel 9.2.2 and 9.2.2 System.kext for AMD “[cite] creative_:I have the same problem since yesterday dunno why can only boot with "-f" wierd, what cpu do you guys have? mines been fine, i have an Athlon64 X2 3800+ (socket 939)” | 10.X Core | 2008-04-03 29,851 dossier reads |
| mach_kernel 9.2.2 and 9.2.2 System.kext for AMD “i installed time machine update with software update, then pathed it in tiger, and replaced dsmos.kext, system.kext, and mach_kernel” | 10.X Core | 2008-04-02 29,851 dossier reads |
| mach_kernel 9.2.2 and 9.2.2 System.kext for AMD “[cite] YamatoHD:im having problems with the update… Yes, with this kernel system is a bit faster, but i cant boot in normal mode, only with -v -f I get a kernel panic if i boot in normal mode... -v -f shouldnt change that, "-v -f" only tell…” | 10.X Core | 2008-04-01 29,851 dossier reads |
| mach_kernel 9.2.2 and 9.2.2 System.kext for AMD “see here, shows both cores doing separate tasking” | 10.X Core | 2008-03-31 29,851 dossier reads |
| mach_kernel 9.2.2 and 9.2.2 System.kext for AMD “[cite] CyCLoBoT:Just tried this right now and noticed that in System Profiler, its showing "Total Number Of Cores: 1". I have AMD X2 processor. Any way to fix this? Not sure if its fixable, both cores are still running though, minw does the…” | 10.X Core | 2008-03-31 29,851 dossier reads |
| mach_kernel 9.2.2 and 9.2.2 System.kext for AMD “iasked in the irc, no one seemed to really know much about it, one suggested "modbin" never heard of him/her/them before” | 10.X Core | 2008-03-31 29,851 dossier reads |
| mach_kernel 9.2.2 and 9.2.2 System.kext for AMD “Im not sure of the improvements actually, i just like having all the latest, so i figured ill be the guinea pig here...The whole system seems a bit smoother and more responsive . your welcome ! thank the maker- if any of us ever figure that…” | 10.X Core | 2008-03-31 29,851 dossier reads |
| mach_kernel 9.2.2 and 9.2.2 System.kext for AMD “its possible, backup your mach_kernel and System.kext before hand, if it brakes replace em again in windows you can use macdrive in another tiger or leo - easy as 123 - if you have another install to use” | 10.X Core | 2008-03-31 29,851 dossier reads |
| mach_kernel 9.2.2 and 9.2.2 System.kext for AMD “to apply, replace system.kext in /System/Library/Extensions repair permissions: sudo chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/System.kext sudo chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions/System.kext replace mach_kernel with new one in / (…” | 10.X Core | 2008-03-31 29,851 dossier reads |
| mach_kernel 9.2.2 and 9.2.2 System.kext for AMD “legit? i think its ToH, not really sure..it works, found on irc @ irc://irc.osx86.hu/#osx86.de media fire.com/?2qumydg2xoh tell me how to find out who released it and i can post, all i know is it works and boots a bit quicker, finder seems …” | 10.X Core | 2008-03-31 29,851 dossier reads |
| 10.5.2 Update First Impressions “well thats not good... Both cores show up in istat menu, and are operating separatly, so i think its working fine” | 10.X Core | 2008-02-16 21,943 dossier reads |
| 10.5.2 Update First Impressions “mine says this with that code: Does it mean ite detecting both cores? machdep.cpu.address_bits.virtual: 48 machdep.cpu.address_bits.physical: 40 machdep.cpu.cache.size: 512 machdep.cpu.cache.L2_associativity: 8 machdep.cpu.cache.linesize: 6…” | 10.X Core | 2008-02-16 21,943 dossier reads |
| 10.5.2 Update First Impressions “and if so- can just replace the ones on my install, or do they need to be injected to the installer dvd?” | 10.X Core | 2008-02-13 21,943 dossier reads |
| 10.5.2 Update First Impressions “riosoft and eard: ? what - is it patched for AMD?” | 10.X Core | 2008-02-13 21,943 dossier reads |
| 10.5.2 Update First Impressions “i got 10.5.2 update to work after lots of patching but now i dont have QE/CI, actually no video at all unless i remove nvinject… havnt found a fix, i was gonna try using a string since im running efiv8, but i have yet to find a string for a…” | 10.X Core | 2008-02-13 21,943 dossier reads |
| torrent crashes the system “agrafuese : Yeah, i didnt try idle halt cuz i dont torrent alot, its not a big deal i guess, would like it fixed but im a "happy" AMD user who's "Happily" saving for an intel system, lol. and a new macbook pro- yeah!. Im just glad i dont ha…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-03-30 21,918 dossier reads |
| torrent crashes the system “i would like to figure out why the whole system crashes: 3/27/08 2:11:43 PM com.apple.launchd[1] We crashed at instruction: 0xffff0315 (sent by PID 0) not sure what it is though” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-03-28 21,918 dossier reads |