Mac OS X on x86 Hardware 2008–2024 Technical Archive
Member #6,406 · 2009-04-29 → 2012-05-28
#785 by Dispatches #240 by Author Reads #2,382 by Thread Reach Member #6,406 DSDT ALC889a / Audio Chameleon / Boot-132

@ouija

InfiniteMac community contributor with 10 recorded dispatches, 4 lead technical dossiers (43,392 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 83,733 historical readers.

Dispatches 10 Ranked #785 of 6,691
Author Reads 43,392 Ranked #240 · 4 dossiers
Thread Reach 83,733 Ranked #2,382 in reach
Lead Dossiers 4 10,848 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #6,406 Joined 2009-04-29
Active Window 2009–2012 2009-04-29 → 2012-05-28
Hardware Specs Reported in Dispatches
I am trying to get triple monitors working on my hackintosh rig, and have successfully managed to do so on my work computer (an ASUS P6X58D-E based system with an nVidia GT220 and a nVidia 210 PCI-E card).
Archive Standing
#785 of 6,691 by Dispatches (10 notes) · #240 of 3,454 by Author Readership (43,392 reads across 4 dossiers) · #2,382 by Thread Reach (83,733 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #6,406 · Joined 2009-04-29
Hardware & Kernel Topics
DSDT (6) · ALC889a / Audio (2) · Chameleon / Boot-132 (1) · ATI Radeon (1) · Gigabyte G31M / P35 (1) · NVIDIA GeForce (1)
Frequent Thread Collaborators
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Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 2 technical boards

10.X Core
6 (60%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @ouija (4)

43,392 cumulative reads on threads started by @ouija

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
Mounting Windows RAID Array under OSX Lion
I'm trying to find a way to mount my Windows RAID Array under OSX Lion. The array was created using the onboard Intel RAID utility and is often referred to as a FaidRaid configuration. Anyways, I had no issues getting the RAID mounted…
Lion – Catalina17,767 reads
2012-05-28 · 2 notes
Installing Lion on Toshiba L750 (with some unresolved issues)
Had a user of the forum ask me to post a tutorial on how I managed to get Lion running on the Toshiba L750, so this is me being kind and fulfilling their request Please Note: There were some unresolved issues with running Lion on this…
Lion – Catalina11,258 reads
2012-01-17 · 1 notes
Toshiba L750 Laptop won't power back on after shutting down
I'm hoping someone out there might have a solution to strange issue I am having with a Toshiba L750 laptop running Lion. I've managed to get the OS installed and the hardware working but have an issue when shutting down the machine; It…
Lion – Catalina7,404 reads
2011-09-19 · 2 notes
Dual Graphic Cards / EFI String / Displays not detected
I am trying to get triple monitors working on my hackintosh rig, and have successfully managed to do so on my work computer (an ASUS P6X58D-E based system with an nVidia GT220 and a nVidia 210 PCI-E card). However, I am having issues on my…
10.X Core6,963 reads
2011-11-13 · 2 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (6)

Direct links into threads where @ouija contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
New ALC861-VD AppleHDA driver
“Okay, attached is the linux codec dump. I also ran DSDT Patcher, then edited the dsdt_fixed.txt file, however there was no "ALZA" or "AZLA" entry, but rather an "HDEF" one instead. So I'm a little stuck on what I should do next. Therefore, …”
10.X Core2009-05-29
24,942 dossier reads
New ALC861-VD AppleHDA driver
“A Linux codec dump should show you which kind of HDEF audio controller it is... Do you mean runninng something like the "lspci" command? How do you get a "codec dump" under linux? sorry to be a pain, just not quite sure what you are referri…”
10.X Core2009-04-30
24,942 dossier reads
New ALC861-VD AppleHDA driver
“Does this work with just the regular old ALC861 in my Toshiba laptop? I tried installing the AppleHDA.kext file, and my sound still works (which is a plus) but it's no different that what I had before (basic sound out without any volume con…”
10.X Core2009-04-29
24,942 dossier reads
Dual Boot SL / Win7 on a g31m-e2sl
“You can get Atheros AR5007 running by editing the com.apple.Boot.plist file (or whatever it is) and adding "arch=x86_32" to the kernel flags. I've got Snow Leopard and everything running now on my HP Pavillion Elite m9180f (using this kerne…”
10.X Core2009-09-12
15,399 dossier reads
Toshiba L750 Laptop won't power back on after shutting down
“So after some further testing I've found out the following: The system will only power back on from a shutdown if the a/c power adapter is disconnected prior to shutting down or after shutting down. For some strange reason, if the a/c unit …”
Lion – Catalina2011-09-19
7,404 dossier reads
Dual Graphic Cards / EFI String / Displays not detected
“So I managed to answer my own question and resolve this issue, and like a proper user will gladly share my fix for anyone who runs into this similar problem. Apparently as of OSX 10.7.2, Apple made some changes which will affect how you nee…”
10.X Core2011-11-13
6,963 dossier reads