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Member #21,318 · 2010-01-02 → 2010-02-22
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@Saulidava

InfiniteMac community contributor with 40 recorded dispatches, 13 lead technical dossiers (49,046 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 58,203 historical readers.

Dispatches 40 Ranked #181 of 6,691
Author Reads 49,046 Ranked #205 · 13 dossiers
Thread Reach 58,203 Ranked #2,730 in reach
Lead Dossiers 13 3,773 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #21,318 Joined 2010-01-02
Active Window 2010 2010-01-02 → 2010-02-22
Hardware Specs Reported in Dispatches
Hello i have some problems.. I have Intel Core 2 Duo and my wifi is DWA-547. · 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 duo · 3GB Ram · Geforce 8400GS 256MB · D-Link DWA-547 · · Card type: Airport Extreme · Firmware Version: Atheros
Archive Standing
#181 of 6,691 by Dispatches (40 notes) · #205 of 3,454 by Author Readership (49,046 reads across 13 dossiers) · #2,730 by Thread Reach (58,203 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #21,318 · Joined 2010-01-02
Hardware & Kernel Topics
Chameleon / Boot-132 (8) · NVIDIA GeForce (6) · ALC889a / Audio (2) · Voodoo / XNU Kernel (1) · DSDT (1) · AMD OSx86 (1)
Frequent Thread Collaborators
@Imkantus (10) @lanceomni (4) @00010 (2) @Goopnzaopleopz9 @tekpir8 @SaCleoCheater @Sysyphus @ramoz

Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 2 technical boards

Leopard 10.5
13 (32%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @Saulidava (13)

49,046 cumulative reads on threads started by @Saulidava

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
Some Problems with Snow leopard on my Intel.
Hello i have some problems.. I have Intel Core 2 Duo and my wifi is DWA-547. My problems are: 1. After Booting SL and restarting the IDE/ACHI changes to RAID. 2. My Wifi doesnt work. I got DWA-547 And IO80221Family.Kext doesnt work. but it…
Snow Leopard 10.610,356 reads
2010-01-02 · 21 notes
Chipset or Video Card problem
Ok i got my mac PERFECT! Only one problem.. The screen is fuzzy and the text is kinda unclear.. My video card is Nvidia Geforce 8400GS. And i installed Nvinject and got my screen fixed.. but the screen is still fuzzy and the text are…
Leopard 10.55,001 reads
2010-01-31 · 15 notes
Still waiting for root device.
Hello! I am trying to install osx86 on my pc ( Laptop with a AMD Sempron Processor . Compaq Presario CQ60-405EO ) I tried iaktos v7 but i get : Still waiting for root Device. When i tried iPC It stops at : Touchpad v7.0 or something. I…
Leopard 10.53,832 reads
2010-02-06 · 3 notes
Updated Snow leopard 10.6 Now i get kernel panics ( Got pictures )
I updated SL 10.6 Now i get kernel panics. What should i do? Here is a picture: I got Leopard 10.5.8 So i can install Kexts for SL.
Snow Leopard 10.63,789 reads
2010-02-22 · 2 notes
Two problems with my Snow Leopard! Help plz
Hello! so everything works fine now! Exept these to things..: Quick Time Player Doesnt show.. And the secons problem i got is: After im on the internet for like 10 - 15 minutes all the networks get lost :S i dot know why.. But im on…
Snow Leopard 10.63,448 reads
2010-01-10 · 1 notes
Two problems with SL
Ok.. So i installed Snow leopard with Uniflash v1.0 Beacuse the Retail disk doesnt work with me beacuse i get error.. Well i had to install Pc efi 9.4 Beacuse if i download Chameleon 2RC3 I get the Error when i boot ( The press restart…
Snow Leopard 10.63,309 reads
2010-02-20 · 5 notes
How do i check if my volume is GUID or MBR
Technical notes, hardware configuration, and community findings for How do i check if my volume is GUID or MBR (Snow Leopard 10.6).
Snow Leopard 10.63,230 reads
2010-02-21 · 2 notes
Need Some Help with my SL With Picture
HEllo.. Everything at SL works 100% Exept Quick Time Player X.. It doesnt show up.. :S Any help? And the thing i NEED help with! When i choose SL it wont startup.. I tried more and more Kernels.. Now i am Using Chameleon 2-RC3 PCI-EFI 10.5…
Snow Leopard 10.62,915 reads
2010-01-07 · 1 notes
Bad screen Quality! Check out
Ok.. My screen is bad.. The resolution is perfect! but the screen is kinda moving :S Its like waves .. I dont know what to do :S I installed Nvinject but still no fix.. Its not moving really big waves. .its small waves moving its really…
Leopard 10.52,834 reads
2010-02-04 · 2 notes
Got some problems with Snow Leopard.
Ok.. I just installed Snow leopard and i boot with arch=i386 to get my network to work. ( Chameleon 2 RC4 ) Here are the kexts i have downloaded: FakeSMC v2 OpenHaltRestart PlatformUUID NullCPUPM Nvinject VoodooHDA PS2 Is there any other…
Snow Leopard 10.62,821 reads
2010-02-22 · 1 notes
Loosing all Networks when i watch videos on youtube
When i watch Videos on youtube all my networks in airport get lost so i have to Re-start to make airport get all the networks back! This only happens when i watch youtube videos! Help me please.
Snow Leopard 10.62,524 reads
2010-02-22 · 2 notes
Installed Snow Leopard with a few kexts.
Ok.. I just installed Snow leopard and i boot with arch=i386 to get my network to work. Here are the kexts i have downloaded: FakeSMC v2 OpenHaltRestart PlatformUUID NullCPUPM Nvinject VoodooHDA PS2 Is there any other kexts i should…
Snow Leopard 10.62,522 reads
2010-02-22 · 1 notes
wireless gone after some minutes
I have Snow OSX86 and after i boot up and after 10 - 20 minutes wireless get lost :S I did not have to install anything beacuse my card is supported
Snow Leopard 10.62,465 reads
2010-02-04 · 1 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (25)

Direct links into threads where @Saulidava contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
Some Problems with Snow leopard on my Intel.
“That ain't good... Get binaries from here: chameleon.osx 86.hu/articles/chameleon-20-rc4-is-out And try to install it manually following the steps from doc/README I dont understand anything.. Non-RaidSuppose that your installation is on /de…”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-01-04
10,356 dossier reads
Some Problems with Snow leopard on my Intel.
“Tiny problem.. When i install the Bootloader it stops.. It doesnt move at all.. I tried to Remove everything... Extra and the themes but it still doesnt work”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-01-04
10,356 dossier reads
Some Problems with Snow leopard on my Intel.
“Why reinstall if you can still boot 10.5 Leopard?! Remove that kext and Boot Chaches (/System/Library/Chaches/com.apple.kext.chaches folder) and be happy. I still recommend you to fix this by injecting fixed DSDT table as I mentioned in my …”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-01-04
10,356 dossier reads
Some Problems with Snow leopard on my Intel.
“PROBLEM NR2: Uhm.. When i install the Elliott Kext.. It F****D up my sl.. Now i cant even get into to it.. I have to reinstall everything..”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-01-03
10,356 dossier reads
Some Problems with Snow leopard on my Intel.
“Ok.. This didnt work at all.. Timeout 5 Kernel mach_kernel Kernel Flags SMBIOSdefaults No GUI No Legacy Logo Yes I changed under kernel flags to: Kernel Flags -x32 It didnt work.. and now everytime i went into sL i got : Hold down restart b…”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-01-03
10,356 dossier reads
Some Problems with Snow leopard on my Intel.
“How do i make it 32bit? Beacuse i have to type in x32 everytime.”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-01-02
10,356 dossier reads
Some Problems with Snow leopard on my Intel.
“Did i download wrong SL? Where did u download urs?”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-01-02
10,356 dossier reads
Some Problems with Snow leopard on my Intel.
“You should remove that link again. It is not allowed to post warez here. Things are easy: If you are on 10.6.0 or 10.6.1 try to boot Snow Leopard using "-x32 arch=i386" as the Atheros drivers can not be used on 64-Bit Kernel mode. If you ar…”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-01-02
10,356 dossier reads
Some Problems with Snow leopard on my Intel.
“Can you just tell me what to do and how? I dont know nothing. I dont even know if Chameleon is a kernel or not..”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-01-02
10,356 dossier reads
Some Problems with Snow leopard on my Intel.
“Sorry I have been a little imprecise with 2. On compatible processors, our bootloaders use to boot with 64-Bit Kernel & Kernel Extensions by default. Problem can be that not all Kernel Extensions are x86_64 capable. Your NIC is using Athero…”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-01-02
10,356 dossier reads
Some Problems with Snow leopard on my Intel.
“What do u mean with nr2? Do i need to download another kernel to make my wifi work? And where do i download kernel? 32bit My Restart problem is fixed now”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-01-02
10,356 dossier reads
Chipset or Video Card problem
“Do you get QE/Ci ? What? what is that? and how do i check?”
Leopard 10.52010-01-31
5,001 dossier reads
Chipset or Video Card problem
“Ok listen.. I did the first part.. And now the Taskbar or desktop or whatever the name is ( The bar on the top ) change colour to the wallpaper i have ( AWESOME) And i can rotate the screen.. But its still unclear and fuzzy.. Should i still…”
Leopard 10.52010-01-31
5,001 dossier reads
Chipset or Video Card problem
“Cant i Install Nvinject using Kext helper? or do i need to do it manually?”
Leopard 10.52010-01-31
5,001 dossier reads
Chipset or Video Card problem
“And yes.. I have been tried alot of EFI string thing..”
Leopard 10.52010-01-31
5,001 dossier reads
Chipset or Video Card problem
“I just did it. But i dont see a diffrence.. its all the same.”
Leopard 10.52010-01-31
5,001 dossier reads
Chipset or Video Card problem
“Chipset Model: Graphics by NVIDIA Type: Display Bus: PCIe PCIe Lane Width: x16 VRAM (Total): 256 MB Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de) Device ID: 0x0422 Revision ID: 0x00a1 ROM Revision: NVinject 0.2.0 Displays: S17-1: Resolution: 1280 x 1024 @ 60 Hz …”
Leopard 10.52010-01-31
5,001 dossier reads
Two problems with SL
“Hmm.. I just installed Fakesmc.Kext and now i can install ilife But i still cant update. It comes to: Optimizing System for Installed Software and then the error comes with many languages telling me to restart.. 1 more thing. Airport still …”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-02-21
3,309 dossier reads
Two problems with SL
“I just got another problem. I was downloading something with vuze and i got The ( Press restart button) I tried again but it didnt work.”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-02-20
3,309 dossier reads
with iPC 10.5.6 3 different computers PLZZZZ
“backup and upgrade.. Read this: hack int0sh.org/f181/73236.htm”
Leopard 10.52010-02-02
2,977 dossier reads
with iPC 10.5.6 3 different computers PLZZZZ
“Im not a pro.. but the problem i had was that the BIOS setting wasnt set as Achi when i set it on Achi it worked And before u install go to Costumize and choose the settings u need. And remember to choose a kernel”
Leopard 10.52010-01-31
2,977 dossier reads
Some Problems with Snow leopard on my Intel.
“Thank you so much! You are the best! How do i thank you? Want me to subscribe or something?”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-01-02
10,356 dossier reads
Why won't com.apple.boot.plist Kernel flags work
“Hmmm.. Did you Use UniFlash?”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-01-10
6,180 dossier reads
Two problems with SL
“How do i take a copy of my log?”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-02-20
3,309 dossier reads
Loosing all Networks when i watch videos on youtube
“And when i download torrents.”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-02-22
2,524 dossier reads