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Member #7,740 · 2009-06-21 → 2009-06-25
#782 by Dispatches #949 by Author Reads #2,158 by Thread Reach Member #7,740 Retail DVD / USB AMD OSx86 NVIDIA GeForce

@SithGuitar

InfiniteMac community contributor with 10 recorded dispatches, 2 lead technical dossiers (12,140 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 103,839 historical readers.

Dispatches 10 Ranked #782 of 6,691
Author Reads 12,140 Ranked #949 · 2 dossiers
Thread Reach 103,839 Ranked #2,158 in reach
Lead Dossiers 2 6,070 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #7,740 Joined 2009-06-21
Active Window 2009 2009-06-21 → 2009-06-25
Hardware Specs Reported in Dispatches
Here's my system specs. If you need any additional information just ask! Thank you!!
Archive Standing
#782 of 6,691 by Dispatches (10 notes) · #949 of 3,454 by Author Readership (12,140 reads across 2 dossiers) · #2,158 by Thread Reach (103,839 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #7,740 · Joined 2009-06-21
Hardware & Kernel Topics
Retail DVD / USB (3) · AMD OSx86 (2) · NVIDIA GeForce (1)
Original vBulletin Buddy List (3)
@nfoav8or @LawlessPPC @MoC
Frequent Thread Collaborators
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Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 2 technical boards

10.X Core
6 (60%)
Leopard 10.5
4 (40%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @SithGuitar (2)

12,140 cumulative reads on threads started by @SithGuitar

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
Audio Problems/Browser Crashing LawlessPPC 10.5.4
I'm having some minor issues that maybe you could help me with. I got LawlessPPC 10.5.4 installed & everything working. I downloaded the Mac drivers for my sound card (M-Audio Firewire Solo) & installed it. Downloaded the new itunes &…
Leopard 10.56,236 reads
2009-06-25 · 1 notes
What version is right for me? (Complete System Specs Included)
this is my first post. I'm turning my AMD machine into a DAW for recording & I want to install OSX & Pro Tools. I need to know what the best version for my pc would be. Please take these factors into consideration. 1. I'm a total noob to…
10.X Core5,904 reads
2009-06-21 · 9 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (8)

Direct links into threads where @SithGuitar contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
LawlessPPC Phenom & AMD 10.5.4 Beta Release Discussion
“its out there please give experiences Thanx In Advance LawlessPPC I got it installed last night. Everything seems to be in working order. If I have any probs I'll post something here. Ok?”
Leopard 10.52009-06-24
91,699 dossier reads
LawlessPPC Phenom & AMD 10.5.4 Beta Release Discussion
“Can someone help.. it did not work on my PC.. I tried in vmware as well.. it gave me the same error.. please check the error in attachment I'm not really the guy to ask about this stuff but I think that "waiting for root device" means the s…”
Leopard 10.52009-06-21
91,699 dossier reads
LawlessPPC Phenom & AMD 10.5.4 Beta Release Discussion
“How hard will it be to install on this system? (See attached picture) Video card is an Nvidia 7800GT PCI-E. HD is 250GB SATA. If you need any other info just ask. Thanks!”
Leopard 10.52009-06-21
91,699 dossier reads
What version is right for me? (Complete System Specs Included)
“What version of Windows are you running? Actually, PM me with an AIM/MSN/email and I'd be glad to help you out Thanks for the reply. As of last night I configured a successful LawlessPPC 10.5.6, Windows XP Dual Boot. Everything seems to be …”
10.X Core2009-06-24
5,904 dossier reads
What version is right for me? (Complete System Specs Included)
“Just try any of the latest distros, like latest iAtkos 10.5.7. You need to research what options would be best for your hardware. Any will install easily, but you better know that getting all of your hardware working from the beginning is a…”
10.X Core2009-06-22
5,904 dossier reads
What version is right for me? (Complete System Specs Included)
“retail, just look around for a guide Ok, I found another problem. OS X Retail is almost 7GB & I don't have a dual layer dvd burner. Is there a way around this?”
10.X Core2009-06-21
5,904 dossier reads
What version is right for me? (Complete System Specs Included)
“retail, just look around for a guide I just read that you could install retail OSX on Intel but not AMD. It says "near retail for AMD" HOWTO install Retail Leopard on Intel, near retail on AMD. Inclusive of Chameleon 2.0 Is that right or do…”
10.X Core2009-06-21
5,904 dossier reads
What version is right for me? (Complete System Specs Included)
“retail, just look around for a guide What do you mean retail? It's my understanding that it has to be patched to run on a pc. I read somewhere people were using hardware called EFI-X & loading retail versions. Am I missing something?”
10.X Core2009-06-21
5,904 dossier reads