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@natewill18
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CPU: AMD Phenom 9600
Chipset: 790G SB700 (looking for the kext for it now)
Audio:Realtek ALC888
Lan: Realtek 8111C
Video:ATI Radeon HD 3200
unimportant stuff:
Ram: 4 x 1GB 240 pin ddr2 @ 1066mhz
Hdd: 40 gb (IDE) (FAT32)
250 gb (SATA) (NTSF)
External 1TB (HFS+)
External 250 GB (NTSF)
Audio interfaces: Mobile Pre, FW Solo, Lexicon Alpha, Motu, etc.
This whole rig is for production purposes
my space.com/natewil
Chipset: 790G SB700 (looking for the kext for it now)
Audio:Realtek ALC888
Lan: Realtek 8111C
Video:ATI Radeon HD 3200
unimportant stuff:
Ram: 4 x 1GB 240 pin ddr2 @ 1066mhz
Hdd: 40 gb (IDE) (FAT32)
250 gb (SATA) (NTSF)
External 1TB (HFS+)
External 250 GB (NTSF)
Audio interfaces: Mobile Pre, FW Solo, Lexicon Alpha, Motu, etc.
This whole rig is for production purposes
my space.com/natewil
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Direct links into threads where @natewill18 contributed solutions & commentary
| Thread & Dispatch Excerpt | Collection | Date & Reach |
|---|---|---|
| How Can I burn The MAC OS X distro to USB flash memory “Boot up normally into OS X and then run Disk Utility. Either insert the DVD or find the .iso you used to write the DVD (the .iso is faster) and select the flash drive on the left. Then select Restore on the top tab and place the respective …” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-04 232,072 dossier reads |
| My Journey to OS-X on AMD (still traveling...) “well instead of trying to post them all at once you could paste a link to your profile here so people can see your specs in your signature... I do hav my specs in my signature. P<S, I get the "Still waiting for root device" error booting wi…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-29 58,310 dossier reads |
| My Journey to OS-X on AMD (still traveling...) “ive been banned for spammin wen i tried to paste my specs” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-17 58,310 dossier reads |
| My Journey to OS-X on AMD (still traveling...) “i have no issues explaining anything. The reasons i asked those questions again is i wanted to know what stage you are at. Regarding distros you have also used ipc this why i asked as i didnt know which one you needed help with now and post…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-17 58,310 dossier reads |
| My Journey to OS-X on AMD (still traveling...) “having read over this thread to try and help again (seeing as you are posting in 2 threads the same questions). I looks like to me you are going at it like a bull in a china shop and rushing. There must be hundreds of guides on the net how …” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-16 58,310 dossier reads |
| My Journey to OS-X on AMD (still traveling...) “Booted with -x -f : System root error Booted with no flags : System config file '/com.apple.Boot.Slist' not found P.S I have my SATA in IDE mode (raid and Achi modes r m other options) Im installin from a SATA dvd drive” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-10 58,310 dossier reads |
| My Journey to OS-X on AMD (still traveling...) “...With my distro you would have to add your chipset kext unless you installed via usb which you would have to do for dvd and ide/sata. .. What do you mean by this statement. Ive been tring to install from a sata dvd drive this whole time a…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-09 58,310 dossier reads |
| My Journey to OS-X on AMD (still traveling...) “@natewill18 Wouldn't it be easier to start a new thread with your experiences and progress? I started searching for your chipset support on Google and ended up on posts from you in other threads on this forum I think if you try to keep this…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-08 58,310 dossier reads |
| My Journey to OS-X on AMD (still traveling...) “what is the name of this amd patch? b/c there were many patches to choose from in that customize screen. P.S> When I choose one kernel at a time (each of them beeing some form of the voodoo kernel ( rc1, beta, xnu, etc)) I received a Kernel…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-08 58,310 dossier reads |
| My Journey to OS-X on AMD (still traveling...) “alright so I clicked all the kernels and the chameleon bootloader. Im aloowed to tr to bot from the hdd. but i get the infamous "unknown SigSev code 0" I tried bootin with -v -f -cpus=1 -legacy and it gave me the same problem. I feel like i…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-08 58,310 dossier reads |
| My Journey to OS-X on AMD (still traveling...) “OK so I boght a new HDD (ide 40 gb) a new DD drive. Im runnin the XX OSx MAc 10.5.5 beta PPF1-3 image on a dvd. I get to install the dvd and everything. I get past darwin w/o any of the boot flags and symbols. Before Installation I click cu…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-08 58,310 dossier reads |
| My Journey to OS-X on AMD (still traveling...) “So Ive been up all night an dIve come to the cnclusion my hdd wont work so I've been researching on how to boot from a usb exernall hdd without a floppy disk (because I dont have one) I have checked out all the tutorials and guides, but app…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-04 58,310 dossier reads |
| My Journey to OS-X on AMD (still traveling...) “Idk about the video lol I jus thought it was funny. I hav the dvd drive as the first boot option. it shares an ide cable with a hdd. Its in ide slave mode Update: Interestingly enough I put in a legite copy of xp 64 and I still go the blink…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-03 58,310 dossier reads |
| My Journey to OS-X on AMD (still traveling...) “Same blinkin underscore. I burned at 2x and verified it. I burned it o a DVD + R Im sin a Pioneer DVR - 111D optical drive in slave ide mode” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-03 58,310 dossier reads |
| My Journey to OS-X on AMD (still traveling...) “ill give it a try right now with the XxX 10.5.5 Leopard Beta1 PPF1 (with PPf2 &PPF3) image. thnx While it's burning I might as well put up my specs in my sig, so anyone else here checkin can see my specs Do I need to inject a workin Kext fo…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-03 58,310 dossier reads |
| My Journey to OS-X on AMD (still traveling...) “blinkin underscore Somethin I noticed: After adding PPF2 and 3 (w/ PPf o Matic (the program)) I went to burn the new image with Magic ISO and it said Non botable right above the drop down list ov all files in the iso” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-03 58,310 dossier reads |
| My Journey to OS-X on AMD (still traveling...) “Im trying to boot from the dvd i burned and it wont booot lol i have a amd phenom 9600 ideneb 10.5.5 ppf 3 (burned to dvd) wont boot 790g SB700 I changed the boot sequence to boot from my dvd first and it wont even recognize the dvd and goe…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-03 58,310 dossier reads |
| My Journey to OS-X on AMD (still traveling...) “That's what I aim for but I have serious doubts on using it with the onboard audio. I remember from my Windows days that getting good drivers with low latency for these kinds of cards is a pain so I can imagine getting this to work robust a…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-03 58,310 dossier reads |
| My Journey to OS-X on AMD (still traveling...) “@lanceomni nice post one of the best ive seen for a while. btw i totally agree about the kext I only ever install the chipset at time of install Hey Lawles I was going to use ur image, seeing as your chipset is similar to mine (NB: 790G,SB7…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-01-03 58,310 dossier reads |
| My Journey to OS-X on AMD (still traveling...) “so you plan on making music in logic express with onboard audio ? i have an AMD SB700 and an AMD 780G Northbridge chipset cpu: AMD phenom 9600 (sse2,sse3) audio :realtek alc888 (but want to use MAudio FW solo, mobile pre, etc) ethernet: Rea…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-12-28 58,310 dossier reads |
| iDeneb v1.3 10.5.5 Released “if anybody know, how to inject the sb700 kext in the iDeneb v1.3 10.5.5 dvd? i found a how to on infinitemac wiki, but there isn´t an extension folder under system/library. so i tried this guide http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showto…” | Releases & News | 2008-12-29 58,053 dossier reads |
| Bare Naked Install On Phenom “alright so I clicked all the kernels and the chameleon bootloader. Im aloowed to tr to bot from the hdd. but i get the infamous "unknown SigSev code 0" I tried bootin with -v -f -cpus=1 -legacy and it gave me the same problem. I feel like i…” | 10.X Core | 2009-01-08 31,443 dossier reads |
| Bare Naked Install On Phenom “on the actual new machine. I bought a new dvd DL drive. and tried installin the image, got to the installation with all the choices of kexts to choose from, and so far the combo of kexts and kernel i choose led me to a Kernel panic after th…” | 10.X Core | 2009-01-08 31,443 dossier reads |
| Bare Naked Install On Phenom “alright, so im at the installation screen where im supposed to choose my kexts and kernels and all that extra stuff that comes w/ the Xxx X86 Leopard 10.5.5 Beta image. Problem is I dont know what to choose other than he kexts for my chipse…” | 10.X Core | 2009-01-07 31,443 dossier reads |
| Bare Naked Install On Phenom “I read the thread and the link leading to another guide about method 132. the guide on this thread required me having a mac to set up the partitions and the other method required me having a disc. I dont have a working dvd drive and/or a Ma…” | 10.X Core | 2009-01-04 31,443 dossier reads |
| Bare Naked Install On Phenom “my dvd drive doesnt work anymore lol how do i i nstall from externall hdd ?” | 10.X Core | 2009-01-04 31,443 dossier reads |
| Bare Naked Install On Phenom “I found a SB700 kext that only suppors SATA drives in IDE mode. Where do i put that kext in the iso ?” | 10.X Core | 2009-01-03 31,443 dossier reads |
| Bare Naked Install On Phenom “I seem to have very similar chipsets as you Lawless. So I want to do a vanila install like you did. I cant seem to find the 10.5.4 image toorrent tho” | 10.X Core | 2009-01-03 31,443 dossier reads |
| Bare Naked Install On Phenom “Did everyone just stop helpin ? lol” | 10.X Core | 2009-01-16 31,443 dossier reads |
| Bare Naked Install On Phenom “sounds good Imma try it” | 10.X Core | 2009-01-05 31,443 dossier reads |
| LawlessPPC - 10.5.4 Root Device Problems “Can anyone help this guy with his chipset problems b/c i hav the same chipsets as well” | Leopard 10.5 | 2008-12-29 6,000 dossier reads |