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Member #7,146 · 2009-05-29 → 2009-06-13
#645 by Dispatches #516 by Author Reads #2,393 by Thread Reach Member #7,146 ATI Radeon AMD OSx86 Retail DVD / USB

@teejay

InfiniteMac community contributor with 12 recorded dispatches, 3 lead technical dossiers (22,134 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 82,591 historical readers.

Dispatches 12 Ranked #645 of 6,691
Author Reads 22,134 Ranked #516 · 3 dossiers
Thread Reach 82,591 Ranked #2,393 in reach
Lead Dossiers 3 7,378 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #7,146 Joined 2009-05-27
Active Window 2009 2009-05-29 → 2009-06-13
Preserved Forum Signature & OSx86 Rig
Trying to install Hackintosh on HP a1219, Athlon 64 (V) 3400+ 2.2 GHz, MSI-7184 ↗, AC97 Audio Controller (Realtek ALC658C 6-channel CODEC chipset) , ATI Radeon Xpress 200, Realtek 8100C Onboard LAN, 1GB RAM, 1TB SATA (or 60GB IDE connected through SATA-to-IDE connector), Pioneer DVD burner, PS2 keyboard and mouse, 6 USB & 2 firewire ports
Archive Standing
#645 of 6,691 by Dispatches (12 notes) · #516 of 3,454 by Author Readership (22,134 reads across 3 dossiers) · #2,393 by Thread Reach (82,591 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #7,146 · Joined 2009-05-27
Hardware & Kernel Topics
ATI Radeon (3) · AMD OSx86 (2) · Retail DVD / USB (1)
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Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 2 technical boards

10.X Core
10 (83%)
Leopard 10.5
2 (17%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @teejay (3)

22,134 cumulative reads on threads started by @teejay

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
ATI Radeon Xpress 200 support
Today, I spent almost a day searching through different Hackintosh forums for support for ATI Radeon Xpress 200. I found an old thread which talked about some hacking and getting it worked but it later went unattended. I checked couple of…
10.X Core13,664 reads
2009-05-29 · 5 notes
Ideal distribution identification
Now that there is enough data to create a database for which distro works on what kind of hardware, I was wondering if there are any plans to create a search sort of thing where the beginner (like me) just selects the hardware they have…
10.X Core4,521 reads
2009-05-29 · 1 notes
What worse could happen to the hardware
I am planning to walk on same path as all of you experts here by installing Hackintosh. Before I do that, I thought, I should clear up few questions (and save my bottom/relationship etc. etc.) My machine specs are as follows - Athlon 64…
10.X Core3,949 reads
2009-05-29 · 4 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (9)

Direct links into threads where @teejay contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
Which VMware config + iDeneb patches to choose..
“May be this is a silly question but I presume, you made this screenshot while installation. If so, how did you manage to get this shot? I am on a way to install Hackintosh but before venturing, trying to get max. guidance.”
Leopard 10.52009-05-29
27,096 dossier reads
ATI Radeon Xpress 200 support
“Another piece of the drivers zip file. Please xtract them together. I haven't tried install Hackintosh on my machine but if you do use these drivers and they work as you would expect, please leave a note here.”
10.X Core2009-06-13
13,664 dossier reads
ATI Radeon Xpress 200 support
“I never understood what is QE/CI and your works ok is not very clear to me. On some other forum, I found the supposedly working drivers. Attached in 2 parts due to the size limits of these forums.”
10.X Core2009-06-13
13,664 dossier reads
Installing leopard on an External USB HD
“As far as I understood, you have to boot the machine through DVD to be able to install any Hackintosh distribution. If thats not the case, how do I install from USB stick on external HDD, boot it from USB stick? I am quite confused, anyone …”
10.X Core2009-05-29
12,093 dossier reads
Which one of the versions should I chose
“I learnt from reading many threads here that folks here have been generally very helpful but please, I repeat, PLEASE, avoid comments like this is not for noob (even though thats true) or go get a mac etc. etc. These are most turn off comme…”
10.X Core2009-05-29
7,234 dossier reads
*** Dell Studio XPS 16 ***
“Just curious, if you tried installing any distribution on the mentioned machine.”
Leopard 10.52009-05-29
5,746 dossier reads
XxX_10.5.6_Final.V2_PPF1
“Hm, I have the Final V2 uploaded to mediafire because it was nowhere to find in the net anymore. Could you please post the link to final version on mediafire?”
10.X Core2009-05-29
4,503 dossier reads
What worse could happen to the hardware
“Thanks folks, I will give a try. Comments on other 2 questions i.e. distributions and SATA issue are most welcome.”
10.X Core2009-05-29
3,949 dossier reads
is there a better driver for ATI Radeon 200
“Just curious, if you managed to solve your issue with ATI Radeon Xpress 200. I am a beginner and planning to install on my MSI-7184, AMD64 3400+, ATI Radeon Xpress 200 machine. I found first two hardwares compatible but ATI Radeon Xpress 20…”
10.X Core2009-05-29
3,785 dossier reads