Mac OS X on x86 Hardware 2008–2024 Technical Archive
Member #1,761 · 2008-03-16 → 2008-03-25
#1,316 by Dispatches #650 by Author Reads #3,848 by Thread Reach Member #1,761 AMD OSx86

@TrentZ

InfiniteMac community contributor with 6 recorded dispatches, 4 lead technical dossiers (17,265 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 17,265 historical readers.

Dispatches 6 Ranked #1,316 of 6,691
Author Reads 17,265 Ranked #650 · 4 dossiers
Thread Reach 17,265 Ranked #3,848 in reach
Lead Dossiers 4 4,316 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #1,761 Joined 2008-03-16
Active Window 2008 2008-03-16 → 2008-03-25
Archive Standing
#1,316 of 6,691 by Dispatches (6 notes) · #650 of 3,454 by Author Readership (17,265 reads across 4 dossiers) · #3,848 by Thread Reach (17,265 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #1,761 · Joined 2008-03-16
Hardware & Kernel Topics
AMD OSx86 (1)
Frequent Thread Collaborators
@crawle @laxattack @Shadow3k @roisoft

Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 1 technical boards

Leopard 10.5
6 (100%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @TrentZ (4)

17,265 cumulative reads on threads started by @TrentZ

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
IMPORTANT: fix instant reboot on boot on AMD
Some people have this problem: when you boot with the install DVD, it loads the kernel, then the kexts and suddenly reboots. This is caused by Netkas bootloader. This bootloader is just a modification by Netkas of David Elliot's…
Leopard 10.58,980 reads
2008-03-25 · 7 notes
Need kexts that work without EFI for system that doesn't support it
I'm trying to use 10.5.2 on a machine that doesn't support EFI. For that matter, I need to replace some vital kexts (System.kext, AppleACPIPlatform.kext) with versions that don't need EFI to work correctly. I'll be very grateful if…
Leopard 10.52,985 reads
2008-03-19 · 1 notes
need System.kext from Zephyroth 10.5.1
As the title says, I need because I cannot start the GUI (just blue screen + cursor) with 10.5.2 with the 'old' bootloader.
Leopard 10.52,980 reads
2008-03-20 · 3 notes
Is there a way to replace the EFI bootloader with the 'old' one
I'm having problems install Zepyroth DVD (10.5.2 rev 1) with this combination: AMD Sempron 3000+ and ASUS M2NPV-MX. The problem is simple: the EFI bootloader causes the system to reboot after loading the extensions in Extensions.mkext. It…
Leopard 10.52,320 reads
2008-03-16 · 1 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (2)

Direct links into threads where @TrentZ contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
IMPORTANT: fix instant reboot on boot on AMD
“crawle, no, this is not for your problem. Your problem seems unrelated to the bootloader. laxattack: http://osx86.wikidot.com/en:how-to-s#toc5, replace boot_v8 with the boot provided in the RAR.”
Leopard 10.52008-03-25
8,980 dossier reads
need System.kext from Zephyroth 10.5.1
“Thank you very much roisoft!”
Leopard 10.52008-03-20
2,980 dossier reads