#502 by Dispatches #459 by Author Reads #3,539 by Thread Reach Member #6,031 Retail DVD / USB Chameleon / Boot-132
@uhtardedsqwirl
InfiniteMac community contributor with 16 recorded dispatches, 2 lead technical dossiers (24,348 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 24,348 historical readers.
Dispatches
16
Ranked #502 of 6,691
Author Reads
24,348
Ranked #459 · 2 dossiers
Thread Reach
24,348
Ranked #3,539 in reach
Lead Dossiers
2
12,174 avg reads / dossier
Member Number
#6,031
Joined 2009-04-11
Active Window
2009–2010
2009-04-11 → 2010-02-12
Hardware Specs Reported in Dispatches
My Specs: · HP dv6700 Notebook PC · Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 · Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 OS · 4GB DDR2 RAM · Mobile Intel GMA 965 Express Family Chipset · Intel 82801HBM (ICH8-ME) Southbridge · ATA and SATA Device Drivers · ACPI x86 based PC
HP Pavillion dv6835nr · 4GB DDR2 SDRAM · Intel Core 2 Duo CPU 1.85GHz · 250GB Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm · 15.4 in TFT active matrix display
- Archive Standing
- #502 of 6,691 by Dispatches (16 notes) · #459 of 3,454 by Author Readership (24,348 reads across 2 dossiers) · #3,539 by Thread Reach (24,348 cumulative reads)
- InfiniteMac ID
- Member #6,031 · Joined 2009-04-11
- Hardware & Kernel Topics
- Retail DVD / USB (4) · Chameleon / Boot-132 (2)
- Frequent Thread Collaborators
- @Ali C. @Taisto @nfoav8or @Shakeymoe @nunrg2009 @Dies @PROTOCOLX
Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection
Distribution across 2 technical boards
Lead Dossiers Authored by @uhtardedsqwirl (2)
24,348 cumulative reads on threads started by @uhtardedsqwirl
| Dossier Title & Summary | Collection | Readership |
|---|---|---|
| Stumped During Retail Leopard OS X on PC ok so I have been trying to install retail leopard os x 10.5.6 to my PC running Vista Home Premium. I have partitioned my HDD successfully with GParted and have it formatted with NTFS. I have a retail os x DVD and a BOOT 132 loader (the… | Leopard 10.5 | 19,271 reads 2009-04-11 · 24 notes |
| With Drivers "No Keyboard Detected" Ok I know this is kinda the cheap way out but I've been going at this for almost a week now and I'm close to being finished. I have successfully managed to make a USB installer for snow leopard and it boots and installs just fine. The part… | 10.X Core | 5,077 reads 2010-02-07 · 4 notes |
Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (14)
Direct links into threads where @uhtardedsqwirl contributed solutions & commentary
| Thread & Dispatch Excerpt | Collection | Date & Reach |
|---|---|---|
| Stumped During Retail Leopard OS X on PC “any way to mount the image to a partition of the internal HDD in my computer and install it from there?” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-05-03 19,271 dossier reads |
| Stumped During Retail Leopard OS X on PC “i have been burning on the lowest possible speed that i can whether it be 3x or 4x but either one i use i get the same error. i don't know about trying another burn because i have way too many DVD+R and DVD-DL coasters sitting around my roo…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-04-24 19,271 dossier reads |
| Stumped During Retail Leopard OS X on PC “and my memory stick is too small for the operation that i need it for so not i will be accepting any and all alternative methods to the installation. HELP!” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-04-22 19,271 dossier reads |
| Stumped During Retail Leopard OS X on PC “just spent an entire day trying to get a cracked version of Nero 9 working so i could try using that to burn the image and it still hangs at 52% during the pre-installation disk check and gives me a dirty disk error. i guess my drive wasn't…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-04-22 19,271 dossier reads |
| Stumped During Retail Leopard OS X on PC “if i skip the disk check it loads some and then hangs and eventiually gives me the dirty dick error anyway. well i do have my girlfriend's computer but i'm not sure how thrilled she would be if i asked her if i could install stuff on it. i …” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-04-21 19,271 dossier reads |
| Stumped During Retail Leopard OS X on PC “tried installing iPC burned to a Sony DVD+R 4.7 GB and still landed at 52% with a dirty disk error. i don't think it's the files i am getting anymore. but i have tried burning with two different programs and they both stop at 52%.” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-04-21 19,271 dossier reads |
| Stumped During Retail Leopard OS X on PC “i will try iPC but i would really like to get retail running on my PC. not only the fact that you can legitimately update from apple but it would be a whole new level of accomplishment for myself. thank you for your advice.” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-04-20 19,271 dossier reads |
| Stumped During Retail Leopard OS X on PC “ok so i gave leo4all v3 a go and met with partial success. the disk booted and i was able to re-format the partition with MAC OS X (Journaled) and then made it to the part where my disk is checked for errors before it begins to install (the…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-04-20 19,271 dossier reads |
| Stumped During Retail Leopard OS X on PC “so now about that help that i require...please? =(” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-04-13 19,271 dossier reads |
| Stumped During Retail Leopard OS X on PC “i thought that sounded weird cause i know about jumpers and desktops but never notebooks...i would only crack it open as a last resort since i have done it before...i also added my southbridge to the specs above...i can't believe i left tha…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-04-11 19,271 dossier reads |
| Stumped During Retail Leopard OS X on PC “so now this is the part where i ask how to do that” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-04-11 19,271 dossier reads |
| Stumped During Retail Leopard OS X on PC “lol...thanks for that...the only options it displays are -v for advanced setup options and ? to learn what those setup options are. after i hit 9f and enter i am the told to either hit enter to boot the DVD of F8 to boot up with advanced se…” | Leopard 10.5 | 2009-04-11 19,271 dossier reads |
| With Drivers "No Keyboard Detected" “Thank you. I found quite a few drivers, most of which should work for me. Now that I understand that I need some help with my "No keyboard connected problem." I can't manually install any drivers because I have yet to make it past the "Welc…” | 10.X Core | 2010-02-12 5,077 dossier reads |
| With Drivers "No Keyboard Detected" “Really? No one wants to lend me a hand? C'mon people...” | 10.X Core | 2010-02-09 5,077 dossier reads |