Mac OS X on x86 Hardware 2008–2024 Technical Archive
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Member #101 · 2008-01-24 → 2012-04-04
#27 by Dispatches #3 by Author Reads #4 by Thread Reach Member #101 📍 The Netherlands AMD OSx86 Voodoo / XNU Kernel Chameleon / Boot-132

@pαuℓzurrr.

InfiniteMac community contributor with 280 recorded dispatches, 37 lead technical dossiers (1,977,113 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 8,254,033 historical readers.

Dispatches 278 Ranked #27 of 6,691
Author Reads 1,977,113 Ranked #3 · 37 dossiers
Thread Reach 8,254,033 Ranked #4 in reach
Lead Dossiers 37 53,435 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #101 Joined 2008-01-12
Active Window 2008–2012 2008-01-24 → 2012-04-04
Preserved Forum Signature & OSx86 Rig
Mac Inspiron 531 » 10.6.8 • 10.8.0 Legacy Kernel • AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (2.60GHz)
Dell M2N61-AX/nForce 430/MCP61 • 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 667MHz
ALC888 • nVidia GeForce 8600 GT 256 MB
2 x WDC WD5000AAKS 500 GB SATA HDD
Archive Standing
#27 of 6,691 by Dispatches (278 notes) · #3 of 3,454 by Author Readership (1,977,113 reads across 37 dossiers) · #4 by Thread Reach (8,254,033 cumulative reads)
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Member #101 · Joined 2008-01-12
Location
The Netherlands
Website
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Hardware & Kernel Topics
AMD OSx86 (44) · Voodoo / XNU Kernel (27) · Chameleon / Boot-132 (14) · AHCI / SATA (13) · NVIDIA GeForce (12) · Retail DVD / USB (12)
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Lead Dossiers Authored by @pαuℓzurrr. (37)

1,977,113 cumulative reads on threads started by @pαuℓzurrr.

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
BootThink 2.3.18 Released! With better Snow/DVD support
From the website, it does NOT support Snow Leopard... As of 2.3 it does support Snow Leopard and smbios.plist! Edit: Update 2.3.17 1. Boot retail Snow Leopard from DVD. 2. An improvement in loading Darwin/S/L/Extensions/*.kext…
10.X Core417,988 reads
2009-07-07 · 25 notes
9.6.0 Kernel, Based on Voodoo
Andy made a 9.6.0 kernel with the sources of voodoo. It comes as a package installer, and it should be working the same as the current 9.5.0 kernel Quote from Andy; I've been working on porting the Voodoo XNU kernel sources for XNU 9.6.0.…
10.X Core351,844 reads
2009-01-01 · 73 notes
SSE2/SSE3 - 32/64 Bit Kernel for Snow Leopard by qoopz
Thats right folks. Its about time that most of guys waited for a SSE2 Kernel for both AMD and Intel. well this is it , qoopz and the great team behind have done most of the work to get the ball rolling , that is to get SSE2 support for…
10.X Core194,515 reads
2009-10-12 · 48 notes
New AppleVIAATA & AppleNForceATA for Snow Leopard
SuperVIAATA I wrote a new one for Snow Leopard, with controller name Support. Build in Snow Leopard in x86_64 and with the newest compiler. Supports 965 chipsets, and a lot more! If you're still in Leopard, because AppleVIAATA isn't for…
10.X Core163,199 reads
2009-10-04 · 19 notes
Empire EFI, now with AMD support
Its best to visit Prasys' Blog for more info, cause he will probably update it more often pra sys.co.cc/2009/10/empire-efi/ Introduction – Presenting Empire EFI. The one of the kind boot loader which all. Do take a look at what Empire EFI…
10.X Core83,044 reads
2009-11-03 · 23 notes
10.5.6 Released
Before you update read this
10.X Core80,667 reads
2008-12-15 · 94 notes
Rebel EFI from Psystar
Quick Overview Featuring Psystar's newest technology for allowing for the smooth interfacing between operating systems and generic Intel hardware, Rebel EFI allows for the easy installation of multiple operating systems on a single system.…
10.X Core79,816 reads
2009-10-22 · 41 notes
10.6.2 Kernel - Pcj XNU Release
First of all to thank our predecessors release of the source code! P4 32bit CPU support enabler SSE3! (Please use arch = i386 32-bit kernel) P4 single-core 64bit support to open the 64-bit core! AMD 32 Wei Yuan should support! 64-bit…
10.X Core76,126 reads
2009-12-23 · 57 notes
Snow Leopard Developer Preview & AMD
Now that Snow Leopard has been leaked, we can now try to make it run on our AMD system's. I made this topic so we can discuss this here... Info from the green demon: Snow Leopard Developer Preview.cdr 6.52 GB This is the developer preview…
Snow Leopard 10.660,715 reads
2008-06-18 · 26 notes
Intel GMA 900 done right: full QE/CI for leopard
what is it? This is an enabler kext which gives your intel gma900 (i915) graphic card hardware acceleration (qe/ci) support under leopard. This is not a patched or modified kext. It is supposed to be used in addition to the gma950 kexts…
10.X Core43,127 reads
2008-12-17 · 1 notes
10.6.2 Released
Just checked software updates! The 10.6.2 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes…
10.X Core36,667 reads
2009-11-09 · 33 notes
10.2.0 Kernel for AMD/P4
Nawcom has made a 10.2.0 kernel for AMD/P4 users! He made a nice installer for this. So you can just run the installer on 10.6.2 and youre good to go. It also includes a patches SleepEnabler.kext. Download Here Source: Tea Blog, Prasys Blog
10.X Core36,569 reads
2009-11-20 · 36 notes
10.5.4 is out (Works on AMD, use ASU)
Well 10.5.4 just got released, anyone willing to update their system? EDIT: Confirmed working using ASU Also works on intel systems, just use the "Software Updater" General Includes recent Apple security updates. Resolves an issue with…
10.X Core33,256 reads
2008-06-30 · 103 notes
PC EFI V10.5 Released
Netkas just released an newer version of his PC EFI V10.4 It has the following new abilities: - GraphicsEnabler now supports Radeon hd 2/3 series too, but only for Leopard - GraphicsEnabler now set up bin_image property for all radeon hd…
10.X Core30,273 reads
2009-10-13 · 3 notes
PC EFI V10.4 Released
[float=right] Netkas has recently released a new version of his PC EFI (V10.4) It has the following new abilities: GraphicsEnabler now supports Radeon hd 2/3 series too, but only for Leopard GraphicsEnabler now sets up bin_image property…
Releases & News28,602 reads
2009-10-15 · 3 notes
Parallels 4, On AMD
Does anyone know how to get it working on amd? I've tried the method for version 3, but that doesn't work anymore... para llels.com/products/desktop/new/ Download Link
10.X Core28,485 reads
2008-11-15 · 44 notes
Chameleon 2.0-RC3 with Snow Leopard and Large Disk support
"This RC3 build is a small update to RC2, but we’re providing the long-awaited proper Snow Leopard extensions loading and a few fixes like 1TB+ disk addressing support. There are also some changes have been made to the graphics enabler and…
10.X Core25,523 reads
2009-09-07 · 11 notes
9.8.0 Kernel
Just saw this posted on InsanlyMac and thought to share it here. This is based on Voodoo 2 Alpha 3, no AMD support! 10.5.8 sources are out. I checked them and the differences in XNU are minimal. Of all the patched files, only one has some…
10.X Core25,283 reads
2009-08-11 · 4 notes
AppleACPIPlatform.kext
Could someone please posts his AppleACPIPlatform.kext from 10.5.4,from a AMD system? Mine is messed up and can't boot into leopard anymore Thnx! ~p-J
Leopard 10.523,877 reads
2008-07-24 · 8 notes
Boot Camp for Hackintoshes
Got this from prasys blog! Modin has came up with a solution (that is bypassing certain Boot ROM checks on Apple’s Boot Camp Software) to get Boot Camp to work on Hackintoshes. I’ve tested it out and personally it works as in creating…
10.X Core23,599 reads
2009-10-29 · 1 notes
Chameleon 2 RC4 Released
About the new options Hide Partition Using this option you can enumerate all your partitions what you would like to remove from the boot menu, the syntax is similar to the Default Partition option but here you can specify many volumes in…
10.X Core19,437 reads
2009-12-13 · 10 notes
Lizard: Companion for Chameleon & BootCDMaker: Advanced ISO creator
Lizard is a GUI to help edit Chameleon 2 RCx options. Lizard includes the following features: - com.apple.Boot.plist interface - smbios.plist interface (The app will automatically follow you're smbios path if needed) - Chameleon version…
10.X Core15,289 reads
2009-10-13 · 1 notes
Psystar goes Open Source
Welcome to the PSYSTAR open source repository and project management system. Feel free to check out any of our open source projects, report bugs and if you can submit patches where appropriate. Bear in mind SVN access is read-only until…
10.X Core12,470 reads
2009-11-18 · 8 notes
Show customized Built-In Audio in System Profiler
It's possible to use HDAEnabler.kext to do this too, but i find this solution working better, because you can modify it to your own likings. First off, you'll need to go here…
Software & Kexts10,304 reads
2008-07-06 · 6 notes
Legacy Kernel, SleepEnabler for OS X 10.6.7 / Darwin 10.7.0
Install package: dl.naw com.com/legacy_kernel-10.7.0.pkg.zip Download SleepEnabler: dl.naw com.com/SleepEnabler.kext.10.6.7.zip Some specific info for AMD people: Since a new version of the patched libs got installed, you need to repatch…
10.X Core9,373 reads
2011-04-07 · 3 notes
Voodoo XNU Kernel 9.4.0 Beta 1
This was first named StageXNU Download, copy to your Leopard partition's root directory, then reboot. At the bootloader prompt, type voodoo_beta1 -v to boot into the kernel (with verbose boot messages). Kernel Features (those with…
10.X Core8,237 reads
2008-09-17 · 7 notes
10.6.6 Legacy Kernel is out
10.6.6 Legacy Kernel > Installer pkg (fastest link) Here is the new installer package for legacy kernel for OS X 10.6.6 / Darwin 10.6.0. This has all the same features as the previous release (blog.naw com.com/?p=424) but added LGA1555…
10.X Core7,659 reads
2011-01-10 · 3 notes
SATA PCI Card
I'm thinking to get a SATA PCI card for my pc, so i can use it to connect my dvd drive to get burning working. Does anyone knows a good/cheap card? I've be looking at the VIA6214 but i'm not sure if it's supported... Any help would be…
10.X Core7,125 reads
2009-09-19 · 7 notes
CPU Recognition in Snow Leopard
DigitalDJ from InsanelyMac has made a handy 'tool' to make you're CPU recongnized in Snow Leopard. He has made a modified bootloader named, Chameleon-2.0-RC3-r658-PCEFIV10.3-ddj0.4 Version 0.4 includes: - The CD Driver netkas included in…
10.X Core6,868 reads
2009-10-13 · 1 notes
10.2.0 Kernel for Atoms
Tea, the person who also opened Rebel EFI. Has bithacked the 10.6.2 kernel to make it work on Atom-based netbooks. You can read his post here Or use this link to translate it his blog also has some other nice info + downloads for netbooks,…
10.X Core6,356 reads
2009-11-11 · 5 notes
NVCAP 8500GT Dual Screen
Im helping a friend of mine out with the install of a retail osx system. But were struggling with the dual monitors Right now were using NVKush. We only get output on VGA, black screen on DVI Now we have found a NVCAP that should work:…
10.X Core5,955 reads
2009-08-28 · 4 notes
ALC1200 ICH10 not working
I'm trying to get the audio to work for the the HP Z400 with this audio controller, 00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) HD Audio Controller [8086:3a3e] Which i believe needs this kext,…
10.X Core5,827 reads
2011-01-16 · 2 notes
Mercurysquad needs YOUR help! :)
Mercurysquad is in serious need of people that have AMD processors, he's the one that's working very hard on the new voodoo kernel. And he needs you're help to make the new kernel work on AMD, there even is a possibility that 64 bit is…
10.X Core5,583 reads
2008-09-24 · 1 notes
iTunes 7.7, Mobile Me, App Store
It' happening, things are getting updated. iTunes 7.7 is available on the website and using the software updater. New in iTunes 7.7 is the use of applications and remote control support from the iPhone/iPod Touch, aslo it seems that Nike…
10.X Core3,957 reads
2008-07-10 · 6 notes
Bootloader list
Could someone help me to get other partitions listed on the darwin bootloader? I only see 1 option to choose from... Thnx! ~p-J
Leopard 10.53,470 reads
2008-11-28 · 5 notes
DFI Hybrid Mobo (P45 + ION - Two Systems, One Mobo)
Wow, this could be a nice mobo for OSX, has a P45 + ION on 1 motherboard! Will cost around $399 and will be available early october... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiIyxY4jIuU What do you guys think?
10.X Core3,179 reads
2009-09-18 · 1 notes
Extensions folder gone
I've just tried to reinstall my 10.5.6 graphics kexts back with kext helper, but now my whole extensions folder is gone!? It's just not there anymore, i'm afraid to reboot
Leopard 10.52,849 reads
2008-12-25 · 3 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (40)

Direct links into threads where @pαuℓzurrr. contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
Lion with AMD
“What's model and family number is your processor? machdep.cpu.family: 15 machdep.cpu.model: 107”
Lion – Catalina2012-04-04
1,075,710 dossier reads
Lion with AMD
“Boot in single-user mode (-s) and type rm -R /System/Library/Extensions/AppleTyMCEDriver.kext Thanks that worked! Lion works expect for Finder, for now.”
Lion – Catalina2012-04-04
1,075,710 dossier reads
Lion with AMD
“I'm getting a kernel panic. First try run with boot flags "-v -legacy" Using kernel 'v3' for AMD 64 X2 5000+ I also managed to get the kernel.log This is what my Extra folder looks like”
Lion – Catalina2012-04-04
1,075,710 dossier reads
Lion with AMD
“It has the same kernel! I haven't had the time yet to test it. Will report back when i've tested the DVD.”
Lion – Catalina2012-04-04
1,075,710 dossier reads
Lion with AMD
“Mac OS X Lion For All Computers Including AMD 10.7.3 V2 - Niresh Usual place...”
Lion – Catalina2012-04-04
1,075,710 dossier reads
Lion with AMD
“Doesn't look like bronzovka is going to release the source code...”
Lion – Catalina2012-04-03
1,075,710 dossier reads
iPC OSx86 Leopard 10.5.6 Intel AMD SSE2 SSE3
“These apps are PowerPC, not Intel or UB. Please look here for more info. Thnx, ill try that Didn't fix but found the problem/solution, it's because i'm using voodoo final and 64 bit, if i boot into -legacy it works Link to second PPF file i…”
10.X Core2008-12-25
965,272 dossier reads
iPC OSx86 Leopard 10.5.6 Intel AMD SSE2 SSE3
“PPF O Matic and PPF Master included in the zip dont work here? I double click but it quits right away...”
10.X Core2008-12-24
965,272 dossier reads
Snow Leopard 10A432 Install
“@maya77, just give it some days/weeks Once the sources are out im sure someone will make a new kernel with opcode patching”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-23
694,068 dossier reads
Snow Leopard 10A432 Install
“I think its best to wait till Snow Leopard is officially released, after that there will be more kernels/kexts/bootloaders...”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-23
694,068 dossier reads
Voodoo XNU 9.5.0 Kernel in Testing
“Guys, please go here http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=126896&view=findpost&p=902400 And post those MSR values! This helps the developers to make a even more better kernel for AMD users”
Releases & News2008-09-23
493,765 dossier reads
Voodoo XNU 9.5.0 Kernel in Testing
“you didn't boot with your busratio to fix sound you have to boot with busratio like mine is fsb is 200 and my cpu is 2.6GHz so it would be 2600 divided by 200 for a busratio of 13 so i boot with busratio=13 I can confirm that sound works ri…”
Releases & News2008-09-22
493,765 dossier reads
BootThink 2.3.18 Released! With better Snow/DVD support
“Updated first post with newer version, version 2.3.18”
10.X Core2009-10-30
417,988 dossier reads
BootThink 2.3.18 Released! With better Snow/DVD support
“2.3 released! Update 2.3 has these functions added to it. 1. support Snow Leopard 2. support smbios.plist rapid share.de/files/48302260/Boot_Think_2.3_Mac.zip.html rapid share.de/files/48302259/Boot_Think_2.3_Win.rar.html”
10.X Core2009-09-08
417,988 dossier reads
BootThink 2.3.18 Released! With better Snow/DVD support
“There will be a new version soon, which will support Snow Leopard. They've announced it for version 2.3 along with better system support and stability.”
10.X Core2009-09-01
417,988 dossier reads
9.6.0 Kernel, Based on Voodoo
“Installed this version and went into KP when installing iLife09 Trial. Here's a photo of the screen. Where did you get iLife '09 ? And like eMatoS suggested, you'll need the 10.5.6 seatbelt...”
10.X Core2009-01-10
351,844 dossier reads
9.6.0 Kernel, Based on Voodoo
“I've been testing this new kernel and it seems fine, just like the original, only change I had to do was to restore the 10.5.6 seatbelt cause the older one was randomly generating kp's when mounting images. Yeah just noticed this too Could …”
10.X Core2009-01-01
351,844 dossier reads
The "Unofficial" Empire EFI Support Thread
“Having the problem where SuperNForceATA wouldn't load correctly, leaving me with a still waiting error. Hope you could rebuild the image with a 'proper' kext?”
10.X Core2009-12-01
328,874 dossier reads
AMD Patcher 0.31 available to download
“Delete "Icon" file from "Downloads" folder. Note: It's hidden file. Well thats nice BHAST but since no one is making the new voodoo kernel available except to the testers, you seem to be one of the few who has it. I just want to say thanks …”
10.X Core2008-11-23
230,773 dossier reads
AMD Patcher 0.31 available to download
“I selected the download folder as destination, but now my download folder icon has been changed by the program. Is there anyway to change this back to normal? I tried Candybar but it didn't solve the problem... Thnx!”
10.X Core2008-11-22
230,773 dossier reads
Booting the AppleTV OS on a generic PC - Discussion
“Well my hdd was ----ed up and i needed to write zero's to make it work again... So warning to all, Don't Install On Same HDD as you're running install...”
10.X Core2009-05-20
229,460 dossier reads
Booting the AppleTV OS on a generic PC - Discussion
“So you got it working? Could you maybe post some videos/pictures if so? About to try it myself Edit: I think i just killed my system... Thats the second time this week I made a new partition and restored the OSBoot to it. Then i replaced al…”
10.X Core2009-05-18
229,460 dossier reads
Booting the AppleTV OS on a generic PC - Discussion
“Download the image direct from Apple's servers Click Me. (mesu.apple.com/data/OS/061-5816.20090224.At23V/2Z694-5587-18.dmg) Switch the kernel with the one in the thread that Andy posted and copy over all the default Leopard kexts, obviously…”
10.X Core2009-05-18
229,460 dossier reads
Booting the AppleTV OS on a generic PC - Discussion
“I would like to test this too.. But i got a AMD system. Will this AppleTV kernel work on a AMD system? And how would one configure all this? Just dump AppletTV OS on a HDD, replace kernel, add needed kext's and boot it? Thnx!”
10.X Core2009-05-17
229,460 dossier reads
SSE2/SSE3 - 32/64 Bit Kernel for Snow Leopard by qoopz
“Did you try -legacy? I got the same problem i think, but i didn't solve it yet. I did however made a new partition with a fresh install. Using qoopz kernel + all other kext i had before and it booted. So it's probably related to some settin…”
10.X Core2009-10-14
194,515 dossier reads
Kernel Panic - 10A432 - AMD
“What exactly is changed with the test7 kernel aryajuanda?”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-21
166,396 dossier reads
Kernel Panic - 10A432 - AMD
“Yeah i got it too boot. But i think im gonna wait for a better bootloader... Since im having problems with the current ones...”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-20
166,396 dossier reads
Kernel Panic - 10A432 - AMD
“using chameleon rc2 i have not rename the kernel Rename to mach_kernel.432amd to mach_kernel Rename the original mach_kernel too mach_kernel.orginal”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-20
166,396 dossier reads
Kernel Panic - 10A432 - AMD
“Which bootloader are you using? And you re-named the kernel to mach_kernel?”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-08-19
166,396 dossier reads
Snow Leopard xnu kernel test patch
“Kernel is made by qoopz, SSE2/SSE3 - 32/64 Bit Kernel for Snow Leopard by qoopz”
10.X Core2009-10-12
106,479 dossier reads
Snow Leopard xnu kernel test patch
“I think were kinda stuck and waitin for Andy to help us”
10.X Core2009-10-05
106,479 dossier reads
Snow Leopard xnu kernel test patch
“lol no not yet im sure when its ready youll see it everywhere”
10.X Core2009-10-02
106,479 dossier reads
Snow Leopard xnu kernel test patch
“anybody got it fully patched yet? and in kernel form lol? Not yet I think we might be talking days... Getting close Morning I get these errors now: xnu-1456.1.26/osfmk/i386/i386_init.c: In function ‘slave_tsc_init’: /xnu-1456.1.26/osfmk/i38…”
10.X Core2009-09-30
106,479 dossier reads
Snow Leopard xnu kernel test patch
“Yes it did No errors when it generated... Generating bsd/sys/sysproto.h from /Users/paulzurrr/Desktop/XNU/xnu-1456.1.26/bsd/kern/syscalls.master Here is the generated sysproto.h paste bin.com/m18b29e92 This are the errors i'm having now...”
10.X Core2009-09-30
106,479 dossier reads
Snow Leopard xnu kernel test patch
“What do you mean with original? Cause i dont have sysproto.h. Only when i apply andy's patch... Edit: When deleted its generated from syscalls.master...”
10.X Core2009-09-30
106,479 dossier reads
Snow Leopard xnu kernel test patch
“never_mind, did you figured out the problem with PADL_ and PADR_? Cause i think this needs to be added to vfs_attrlist.c #include But im not sure if that the correct way. mach_traps.h is in osfmk/mach/ And vfs_attrlist.c is in bsd/vfs/ Do y…”
10.X Core2009-09-30
106,479 dossier reads
Snow Leopard xnu kernel test patch
“yes... before the inclusion of the "bad header" P.S. Sorry... I'm using a win PC right now... can't remotely control... Hmm tried that, said it couldn't find the directory/file I used a VNC server for remote control. Should work with any VN…”
10.X Core2009-09-29
106,479 dossier reads
Snow Leopard xnu kernel test patch
“Ok so vfs_attrlist.c is in bsd/vfs/ And mach_traps.h is in osfmk/mach/ Should i add; #include To vfs_attrlist.c? And Andy wouldn't it be easier if you would maybe remotely control my pc to test?”
10.X Core2009-09-29
106,479 dossier reads
Snow Leopard xnu kernel test patch
“PE_parse_boot_arg should be replaced with PE_parse_boot_argn example: PE_parse_boot_arg("argument", &var) -> PE_parse_boot_argn("argument", &var, sizeof(var)) PADL_ and PADR_ you should look up and make sure bsd/vfs/vfs_attrlist.c has the h…”
10.X Core2009-09-29
106,479 dossier reads
Snow Leopard xnu kernel test patch
“Got a lil further, still allot of errors... Also on pastebin: paste bin.com/m24986ef1”
10.X Core2009-09-29
106,479 dossier reads