#243 by Dispatches #410 by Author Reads #128 by Thread Reach Member #22,948 DSDT Chameleon / Boot-132 ALC889a / Audio
@Nameci
InfiniteMac community contributor with 30 recorded dispatches, 4 lead technical dossiers (27,274 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 1,834,971 historical readers.
Dispatches
30
Ranked #243 of 6,691
Author Reads
27,274
Ranked #410 · 4 dossiers
Thread Reach
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Lead Dossiers
4
6,818 avg reads / dossier
Member Number
#22,948
Joined 2010-01-28
Active Window
2010
2010-01-28 → 2010-09-21
Preserved Forum Signature & OSx86 Rig
Hasee W230N APPLE iAtkos S3 v2 10.6.3 updated to 10.6.4 via Apple Software Update . Intel T8300 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo
Intel Mobile GM965 ICH8 . Intel X3100 . Atheros Ar9280 WiFi . Realtek RTL8101E . ALC 883 . Optiarc DVD+RW . KingSpec MLC SSD 32Gb SATA
"Do I want a real Mac? Yes of course!!!"
Intel Mobile GM965 ICH8 . Intel X3100 . Atheros Ar9280 WiFi . Realtek RTL8101E . ALC 883 . Optiarc DVD+RW . KingSpec MLC SSD 32Gb SATA
"Do I want a real Mac? Yes of course!!!"
- Archive Standing
- #243 of 6,691 by Dispatches (30 notes) · #410 of 3,454 by Author Readership (27,274 reads across 4 dossiers) · #128 by Thread Reach (1,834,971 cumulative reads)
- InfiniteMac ID
- Member #22,948 · Joined 2010-01-28
- Hardware & Kernel Topics
- DSDT (4) · Chameleon / Boot-132 (4) · ALC889a / Audio (1) · AHCI / SATA (1)
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Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection
Distribution across 5 technical boards
Lead Dossiers Authored by @Nameci (4)
27,274 cumulative reads on threads started by @Nameci
| Dossier Title & Summary | Collection | Readership |
|---|---|---|
| How to replace the hard drive without reinstalling osx86 Will somebody care to help me out? My current HDD is experiencing some strange noise and maybe it is about time that i have to replace it. I am planning to buy an SSD just for the Leopard system disk and all other files will be restored to… | 10.X Core | 9,382 reads 2010-02-04 · 6 notes |
| Boot Time - From POST to Login I hope this is not the same way have a similar thread. If it have, with due indulgence from our mods please feel free to merge. Boot time - this is from POST(from the time you push the power on switch) up to the time the desktop, dock and… | 10.X Core | 6,759 reads 2010-02-11 · 3 notes |
| I'm tired of looking for kexts... I am doing hackintosh as a hobby. Firstly, my notebook is a cheap notebook but resembles macbook4,1. I have GMA965 (X3100) ICH8M which is compatible with early 2008 MB. This were the initial specs; CPU: Intel T2390 Core Duo "Merom" -… | 10.X Core | 6,004 reads 2010-09-21 · 1 notes |
| Who is kirby-cat Who is and what is kirby-cat? I have this on my logs; Aug 5 03:24:54 kirby-cat com.apple.kextcache[187]: /: no supported helper partitions to update. Aug 5 03:24:54 kirby-cat kextd[10]: updated kernel boot caches Aug 5 03:24:54 kirby-cat… | 10.X Core | 5,129 reads 2010-08-04 · 2 notes |
Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (24)
Direct links into threads where @Nameci contributed solutions & commentary
| Thread & Dispatch Excerpt | Collection | Date & Reach |
|---|---|---|
| iATKOS v7 “I have a successful installation since the time of its release (iAtkos V7). This is the most stable distro I have tried. Works out of the box. You can check my sig for my rig. It's a 12" notebook, I mean the crappiest ever on China market. …” | 10.X Core | 2010-02-03 932,692 dossier reads |
| Various DSDT mods. “I have repatched the dsdt once again with a fresh one. I delete all dsdt and did the patching once again, i still have sleep on lid close, Fn+F1, on the power button. I can wake thru power button with no problems, I can wake buy plugging or…” | 10.X Core | 2010-01-31 625,378 dossier reads |
| Various DSDT mods. “Most portable system don't sleep on closing the LID, I tried to find a DSDT fix for it but cannot find it. (google is my best friend.) so I wrote 1 to fix my own. If you have a better or alternative method, please let me know. Thanks. Devic…” | 10.X Core | 2010-01-31 625,378 dossier reads |
| iATKOS S3 released :) “Installed fine by the way and working... See sig...” | 10.X Core | 2010-08-06 49,173 dossier reads |
| Your opinion about Apple “I don't like Mac's, I love them... but too pricey for me though. Been saving now to buy one. Since the switch to OSX mid of '09, I never use Windows that often. I have Win 7 installed on another machine, "the girl" is using it. I think this…” | Hardware & Dev | 2010-02-11 17,659 dossier reads |
| Clamshell Sleep via DSDT “and here is mine as well, i already have sleep on lid close but cannot wake on lid open, and if i sleep, i cannot restart well as well as shutdown, there is no video but there is still activity on the wifi, fans and power monitor.” | 10.X Core | 2010-02-11 16,723 dossier reads |
| Iatkos 10.5.7 Boot with no CD after succesful Install “How have you been able to install your bootloader? I have the same installation, have updated to 10.5.8, and almost nothing destroys my install. So far I have cloned my drive and reinstalled the bootloader from the iAtkos v7 disk and still …” | 10.X Core | 2010-02-11 10,168 dossier reads |
| Iatkos 10.5.7 Boot with no CD after succesful Install “Have you selected a boot loader during the install?” | 10.X Core | 2010-02-04 10,168 dossier reads |
| How to replace the hard drive without reinstalling osx86 “Clone successful! Done it thru Carbon Copy Cloner, man it was so easy. 1. Formatted the 32Gb SSD on SATA to USB case. 2. Clone my Leopard disk. 3. Removed my Leopard disk and replaced with the SSD 32Gb. 3. Reinstalled the bootloader from iA…” | 10.X Core | 2010-02-09 9,382 dossier reads |
| How to replace the hard drive without reinstalling osx86 “Thanks, I already have the carbon copy cloner with me, and almost everything is prepared except the SSD. Yes, I have chameleon boot loader and I have manually installed it to EFI partition, so I have extras there as well. No other way to go…” | 10.X Core | 2010-02-05 9,382 dossier reads |
| How to replace the hard drive without reinstalling osx86 “My worries are on the EFI partition, will clonezilla copy the exact image of the disk, well that includes the partitioning am i right? I need to copy just the EFI and the OSX partition. My other partitions doesn't need to be cloned anyway. …” | 10.X Core | 2010-02-04 9,382 dossier reads |
| iAtkos v7 MAC OSX 10.5.7 “Man, you are trying to boot from an external drive? It would boot yes, but slow, i suggest it to be on SATA internal. I think the problem is your graphics card... do you confirm that your graphics card is supported. Most people have trouble…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2010-03-21 9,239 dossier reads |
| iAtkos v7 MAC OSX 10.5.7 “have you tried, -v -f on the chameleon prompt? to see what is happening while it is booting?” | Leopard 10.5 | 2010-03-20 9,239 dossier reads |
| WiFi issues on 10.5.8. BCM4312. D' “swap the BCM4312 card with a BCM4311 card. in that case no need to flashing and destroy you 4312 wifi. There are used wifi card from dell that were BCM 4311... hth. happy hacking…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2010-03-23 7,313 dossier reads |
| WiFi issues on 10.5.8. BCM4312. D' “if you have a way to change to BCM 4311, i suggest it, i don't have any experience with BCM 4312 so i can't tell what causes it not to work...” | Leopard 10.5 | 2010-03-21 7,313 dossier reads |
| WiFi issues on 10.5.8. BCM4312. D' “yes mate, I guess the old dells got the bcm 4311... i got 4311, no problems with wifi, it is identified as "airport"..” | Leopard 10.5 | 2010-03-21 7,313 dossier reads |
| WiFi issues on 10.5.8. BCM4312. D' “Mine's a BCM 4311, it works out of the box, do you have anyway to change it to BCM4311?” | Leopard 10.5 | 2010-03-20 7,313 dossier reads |
| Boot Time - From POST to Login “but @ what cost was the Drive? not so cheap man, i have bought it for 650 RMB or about 100 USD for the 32 Gb. They have up to 256 Gb, but man, it costs much... There is a little improvement on boot time, but what i really like is the shorte…” | 10.X Core | 2010-02-11 6,759 dossier reads |
| What mouse are you using with your (Hack)Mac “Mighty Mouse Baby on my Hack notebook...” | Hardware & Dev | 2010-02-11 47,452 dossier reads |
| What's wrong with my boot.plist “why not remove the other 6 gb and try if you will the same problem?” | Snow Leopard 10.6 | 2010-09-21 12,184 dossier reads |
| Iatkos 10.5.7 Boot with no CD after succesful Install “have you selected two bootloaders or just one?” | 10.X Core | 2010-02-09 10,168 dossier reads |
| Iatkos v7 “I don't know... just try it...” | Leopard 10.5 | 2010-02-26 7,167 dossier reads |
| Thinking Of Getting A Magic Mouse For My Hackmac “could it be compatible with any usb dongle?” | Hardware & Dev | 2010-02-11 6,931 dossier reads |
| Which Quad-Core 17'' Laptops support hackint0sh “Would it be better to get a MBP 17" instead?” | 10.X Core | 2010-01-28 5,931 dossier reads |