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Member #712 · 2008-02-12 → 2008-03-25
#525 by Dispatches #3,278 by Author Reads #1,670 by Thread Reach Member #712 AHCI / SATA AMD OSx86 NVIDIA GeForce

@timeflux

InfiniteMac community contributor with 15 recorded dispatches, 1 lead technical dossiers (2,570 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 231,398 historical readers.

Dispatches 15 Ranked #525 of 6,691
Author Reads 2,570 Ranked #3,278 · 1 dossiers
Thread Reach 231,398 Ranked #1,670 in reach
Lead Dossiers 1 2,570 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #712 Joined 2008-02-11
Active Window 2008 2008-02-12 → 2008-03-25
Hardware Specs Reported in Dispatches
2. in Window "About This MAC" ---> Memory (not showing correctly) i have 2 GB 800 MHZ DualChanel ram - but he show 400 MHz / Processor: 2.6 GHz Uncnown, but i Have AMD Athlon 64 Bit Dualcore 5000+ Mobo: ASUS M2N-E · Chipset: NForce 570 Ultra MCP · Audio: ADI 1988 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC (I THOUGHT IT WAS ALC850!) · LAN: NVIDIA nForce® 570 Ultra™ MCP built-in Gigabit MAC with external Marvell PHY
Archive Standing
#525 of 6,691 by Dispatches (15 notes) · #3,278 of 3,454 by Author Readership (2,570 reads across 1 dossiers) · #1,670 by Thread Reach (231,398 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #712 · Joined 2008-02-11
Hardware & Kernel Topics
AHCI / SATA (11) · AMD OSx86 (8) · NVIDIA GeForce (7) · EVGA / X58 (3) · ALC889a / Audio (1)
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Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 2 technical boards

Leopard 10.5
14 (93%)
10.X Core
1 (7%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @timeflux (1)

2,570 cumulative reads on threads started by @timeflux

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
NForce 570 Audio and LAN issues
I installed Zephyroth Leo 10.5.2 but there is no sound and no LAN. I tried several options at the installation and tried to install several different kext files after a successful install but still my system says there is no built-in…
Leopard 10.52,570 reads
2008-02-27 · 4 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (14)

Direct links into threads where @timeflux contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
HCL OSx86 AMD 10.5.2 Revision 2
“CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4800+ MB: Asus M2N-E / NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra MCP Audio chipset: ADI 1988 8-channel High Definition Audio LAN chipset: NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra MCP built-in Gigabit MAC with external Marvell PHY…”
10.X Core2008-03-13
82,426 dossier reads
Leopard 10.5.2 AMD EFI (OOTB)
“Fastest way is to subscribe EasyNews for 9 bucks a month and download the files as fast as your bandwidth can get. In my case I was able to download in 10 minutes. If you download fast, then I suggest you go with easynews or such sites. [ci…”
Leopard 10.52008-02-22
74,206 dossier reads
Leopard 10.5.2 AMD EFI (OOTB)
“Zephyroth, great release, thanks! I have a ASUS M2N-E mobo. Chipset is NForce 570 Ultra MCP. Audio is Realtek ALC850 I successfuly installed AMD 10.5.2 on a SATA disk but with some problems. 1) Audio doesn't work. No built-in audio it says.…”
Leopard 10.52008-02-22
74,206 dossier reads
Zephyroth Leopard AMD 10.5.2 Rev.2 Issue Discussion
“[cite] cosmoLV:Zephiroth ---> Report and bugs ======================================================================================================= PC Specifications MB: Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4 - [ chipset: nForce 570 SLI, Network controlle…”
Leopard 10.52008-03-25
35,425 dossier reads
Zephyroth Leopard AMD 10.5.2 Rev.2 Issue Discussion
“[cite] trovardo:Here's my problem. I have M2N4-SLI mobo with AMD 64X2 5200+, 2 GB RAM, Nvidia 7600, etc. All worked and still work perfectly except lan! In all versions i have tested: 10.4.10, 10.5.1, 10.5.2 rev.1, 10.5.2, rev.2 i have neve…”
Leopard 10.52008-03-18
35,425 dossier reads
Zephyroth Leopard AMD 10.5.2 Rev.2 Issue Discussion
“Those who have LAN problems with M2N-E boards with nForce 570 chipset should try following kext file: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=89475&st=0 It's in beta stage and extremely unstable but still a good start. Also I thouh…”
Leopard 10.52008-03-14
35,425 dossier reads
Zephyroth Leopard AMD 10.5.2 Rev.2 Issue Discussion
“I was able to install rev2 on my computer but just like the rev1, there is no sound and no lan. forcedeth detects the card, assigns the IP but it says no cable plugged, network down. As for the audio, it's not even detected. ASUS M2N-E w/ n…”
Leopard 10.52008-03-13
35,425 dossier reads
Zephyroth Leopard AMD 10.5.2 Rev.2 Issue Discussion
“@zephyroth: 2 tries with the same DVD I burned. 1st try: installation stucked at "about a minute left" mark. 2nd try: installation failed at the final stages. I'll try to burn another DVD and try to install again. ASUS M2N-E NForce 570 AMD …”
Leopard 10.52008-03-12
35,425 dossier reads
Zephyroth Leopard 10.5.1 AMD - Rev. 2 - Discussion Thread
“[cite] xlslx:iam sorry but Rev.2 and Rev.2 Beta 2 arent available for non-beta-testers i cant (not allowed) to give it to you. But as the 10.5.2 is integrated into the latest 10.5.1 Zeph Edition it will be release as public version - zeph s…”
Leopard 10.52008-02-12
30,877 dossier reads
Zephyroth Leopard 10.5.1 AMD - Rev. 2 - Discussion Thread
“[cite] xlslx:@timeflux: This is Rev.1 which was publically (correct?) available - 10.5.1 Rev.2 not and Rev.2 is signed as Leopard-AMD-EFI-10.5.1 because EFI+GUID is avaiable in Rev2 and this works (tested on my AMD Laptop) Hope too that 10.…”
Leopard 10.52008-02-12
30,877 dossier reads
Zephyroth Leopard 10.5.1 AMD - Rev. 2 - Discussion Thread
“First, thanks for all the great efforts! I have 2 questions. 1) My system is ASUS M2N-E (north bridge: NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra MCP), AMD X2 4800+, 2GB Patriot DDR2, eVGA 8800GT, 200GB SATA Disk. Would Zephyroth Leopard 10.5.1 AMD work on my…”
Leopard 10.52008-02-12
30,877 dossier reads
No Lan and No Sound =
“[cite] defilers:This is my Linux info for ASUS M2N-E audio device: 21: PCI 06.1: 0403 Audio device [Created at pci.301] UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_10de_371 Unique ID: 9LTX.vLXC8EvZgR7 SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:06.1 Sy…”
Leopard 10.52008-03-18
5,894 dossier reads
No Lan and No Sound =
“I have the same problem, no audio no lan. Mobo: ASUS M2N-E Chipset: NForce 570 Ultra MCP Audio: ADI 1988 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC (I THOUGHT IT WAS ALC850!) LAN: NVIDIA nForce® 570 Ultra™ MCP built-in Gigabit MAC with external …”
Leopard 10.52008-02-22
5,894 dossier reads
NForce 570 Audio and LAN issues
“[cite] zorro07:Hi Timeflux, How did you install on 570 chipset? Did you use sata drives/dvd ide drives/dvd. What steps did you take. I've tried on my msi k9n platinum m/b, installs but will not boot. Loots to be an Nforceata problem. Tried …”
Leopard 10.52008-03-14
2,570 dossier reads