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Member #1,670 · 2008-03-11 → 2008-03-13
#598 by Dispatches #369 by Author Reads #1,833 by Thread Reach Member #1,670 AMD OSx86 ATI Radeon AHCI / SATA

@NUCLEaR

InfiniteMac community contributor with 13 recorded dispatches, 3 lead technical dossiers (29,503 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 167,511 historical readers.

Dispatches 13 Ranked #598 of 6,691
Author Reads 29,503 Ranked #369 · 3 dossiers
Thread Reach 167,511 Ranked #1,833 in reach
Lead Dossiers 3 9,834 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #1,670 Joined 2008-03-09
Active Window 2008 2008-03-11 → 2008-03-13
Hardware Specs Reported in Dispatches
My specs: · AMD Athlon X2 3200+ · nForce 430 (works) · 230GB SATA Seagate Barracuda (works)
Archive Standing
#598 of 6,691 by Dispatches (13 notes) · #369 of 3,454 by Author Readership (29,503 reads across 3 dossiers) · #1,833 by Thread Reach (167,511 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #1,670 · Joined 2008-03-09
Hardware & Kernel Topics
AMD OSx86 (2) · ATI Radeon (2) · AHCI / SATA (2)
Frequent Thread Collaborators
@zephyroth (3) @bhast2 (3) @WinLinMac01 (3) @pαuℓzurrr. (2) @mus1 (2) @farcaller (2) @demigodz @krca @eMatoS @FUJICCO @bajanboy @laxattack @david-olivier @timeflux

Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 2 technical boards

Leopard 10.5
7 (54%)
10.X Core
6 (46%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @NUCLEaR (3)

29,503 cumulative reads on threads started by @NUCLEaR

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
Chain booting error
I have installed Rev. 2 on my computer. The Windows dual-boot option doesn't work probably because it was meant for XP computers while I have Vista. So I went ahead, downloaded chain0 and put it in Vista's root directory. Then I added Mac…
Leopard 10.521,655 reads
2008-03-12 · 2 notes
X1300: Answer to Zephyroth
@Zephyroth: Yes, the Natit x1300 kext is all you need to get the card working, as I was told by another user of it. Please include in your release. ~NUCLEaR
10.X Core4,115 reads
2008-03-11 · 6 notes
Some incompatibility issues...
The following doesn't seem to work even though it is what I was told to install by another owner of the same computer. Sound: ALC861 - No sound GFX: Natitx1300.kext - Screen goes black on boot The sound, I might probably have the wrong…
Leopard 10.53,733 reads
2008-03-13 · 1 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (10)

Direct links into threads where @NUCLEaR contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
HCL OSx86 AMD 10.5.2 Revision 2
“Proud to say: Dell Dimension E521 AMD Athlon X2 3800+ 2GHz nForce 410/430 Seagate Barracuda SATA HD Broadcom 440x (needs 10.4.3 networking kext) Sound (ALC861) & ATI Radeon x1300: still figuring out.”
10.X Core2008-03-13
82,426 dossier reads
Zephyroth Leopard AMD 10.5.2 Rev.2 Issue Discussion
“[cite] Puttabong:NUCLEaR, http://osx86.wikidot.com/known-issues#toc9 Thank you for the answer. Another problem that I have: because of the MBR being edited as of the single boot, Vista cannot be loaded if you choose Vista at the Darwin boot…”
Leopard 10.52008-03-13
35,425 dossier reads
Zephyroth Leopard AMD 10.5.2 Rev.2 Issue Discussion
“I finally got it to boot, but when I press continue on the welcome wizard on the Transfer files from another Mac, it hangs for a bit and then restarts the welcome wizard. Welcome Wizard: Identify Keyboard -> Language -> Keyboard Lang. -> Tr…”
Leopard 10.52008-03-13
35,425 dossier reads
Zephyroth Leopard AMD 10.5.2 Rev.2 Issue Discussion
“I've tried boot0, chain0, boot1h, and boot1u. Nothing works, just gives out partition not found or chain errors. Setting Leo as primary partition makes a missing OS error.”
Leopard 10.52008-03-12
35,425 dossier reads
Zephyroth Leopard AMD 10.5.2 Rev.2 Issue Discussion
“Can you upload that file? I have trouble accessing the .iso with macdrive, since it conflicts with the driver that makes Daemon tools work.”
Leopard 10.52008-03-12
35,425 dossier reads
Zephyroth Leopard AMD 10.5.2 Rev.2 Issue Discussion
“I'm getting a chain booting error after adding a chain0 file to bcdedit in Vista. MacDrive shows Leo installed fine on another partition.”
Leopard 10.52008-03-12
35,425 dossier reads
Zephyroth Uploading 10.5.2 Revision 2 (Latest Release), Discuss Here
“The dual-boot installation doesn't work. Neither does chain0 booting, it gives a "Chain booting error" It installed just fine though.”
10.X Core2008-03-12
20,157 dossier reads
X1300: Answer to Zephyroth
“Ok thanks. I'm guessing by the time the main release is done, it will be tomorrow. So thanks, and I sure hope this works.”
10.X Core2008-03-11
4,115 dossier reads
X1300: Answer to Zephyroth
“That's ok I just came in a bit too late. I'll add it myself after the install completes (unless absense of driver disables monitor completely) This might be the first release to work on the Dell E521. Will the stuff be uploaded today?”
10.X Core2008-03-11
4,115 dossier reads
Zephyroth Uploading 10.5.2 Revision 2 (Latest Release), Discuss Here
“Help on chain booting error anyone?”
10.X Core2008-03-12
20,157 dossier reads