Mac OS X on x86 Hardware 2008–2024 Technical Archive
Member #7,057 · 2009-05-24 → 2009-08-20
#628 by Dispatches #242 by Author Reads #1,396 by Thread Reach Member #7,057 ALC889a / Audio NVIDIA GeForce AMD OSx86

@Xiloa

InfiniteMac community contributor with 12 recorded dispatches, 2 lead technical dossiers (43,058 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 353,650 historical readers.

Dispatches 12 Ranked #628 of 6,691
Author Reads 43,058 Ranked #242 · 2 dossiers
Thread Reach 353,650 Ranked #1,396 in reach
Lead Dossiers 2 21,529 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #7,057 Joined 2009-05-24
Active Window 2009 2009-05-24 → 2009-08-20
Archive Standing
#628 of 6,691 by Dispatches (12 notes) · #242 of 3,454 by Author Readership (43,058 reads across 2 dossiers) · #1,396 by Thread Reach (353,650 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #7,057 · Joined 2009-05-24
Hardware & Kernel Topics
ALC889a / Audio (2) · NVIDIA GeForce (2) · AMD OSx86 (1) · AHCI / SATA (1) · DSDT (1)
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Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 2 technical boards

10.X Core
11 (92%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @Xiloa (2)

43,058 cumulative reads on threads started by @Xiloa

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
8600GT Problems
I don't know a ton about osx86 but I have been coming so close to getting Leopard up and running on my pc. So far I have managed to install and get most everything working with Leo4All 4.1 for AMD (10.5.4). The only problem I have been…
10.X Core39,330 reads
2009-05-24 · 7 notes
Atheros Chipset USB Adapter
I have always found this forum helpful so I will thank everyone in advance . The only problem I'm having with osx right now is getting my WUA-2340 wireless adapter working in leopard. It has an atheros chipset (don't know which one) and…
10.X Core3,728 reads
2009-08-20 · 1 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (10)

Direct links into threads where @Xiloa contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
(w/ photos) - 100% working Acer 6935g iAtkos v7 10.5.7 with nVidia 9600m GT
“Turns out the card wasn't PCIE. I don't have the money to spend on this right now so I'm a bit out of luck as my usb will only last for <1hr and internal doesnt work.”
10.X Core2009-07-19
300,288 dossier reads
(w/ photos) - 100% working Acer 6935g iAtkos v7 10.5.7 with nVidia 9600m GT
“Okay I will try that but it also looks like the power wires go underneath the other side of the laptop which is inaccessible?”
10.X Core2009-07-19
300,288 dossier reads
(w/ photos) - 100% working Acer 6935g iAtkos v7 10.5.7 with nVidia 9600m GT
“That's too bad. I was really hoping for that as some people are working on it. I'll use this usb for now but I wish I could find an exposed plug on my motherboard for that other broadcom adapter.”
10.X Core2009-07-19
300,288 dossier reads
(w/ photos) - 100% working Acer 6935g iAtkos v7 10.5.7 with nVidia 9600m GT
“Hmm well the card appears to not be PCIe. Ah well..I do have a TrendNet TEW-424UB wireless stick based on the 8187b. It works great but it always overheats after about an hour and causes Leopard to crash instead of simply disconnecting. Tha…”
10.X Core2009-07-18
300,288 dossier reads
(w/ photos) - 100% working Acer 6935g iAtkos v7 10.5.7 with nVidia 9600m GT
“Hi, I've used your guide with a few mods on my 6930g and it's working great! Thanks a lot. Right now I don't have internet as the 5100 doesn't have support. I just have two quick questions for you. 1. Did you get your mic to work? I have au…”
10.X Core2009-07-18
300,288 dossier reads
8600GT Problems
“Yeah I've tried to get the EFI string working. System profiler lists my card and 512 memory but the QE is "not supported" and I can't change my res. What's dsdt? Edit: I've used EFI strings in both OSX86 tools and EFI Studio for the 8600gt,…”
10.X Core2009-05-24
39,330 dossier reads
8600GT Problems
“I tried the universal installer and then the nvinject 512 and it gave me a black screen on reboot.”
10.X Core2009-05-24
39,330 dossier reads
Show customized Built-In Audio in System Profiler
“Paul I have almost the same PC as you..do you have all 6 channels of ALC888 working?”
Software & Kexts2009-08-20
10,304 dossier reads
8600GT Problems
“Fixed: Used iPC and installed nvdarwin 512!”
10.X Core2009-05-27
39,330 dossier reads
8600GT Problems
“Thank you, I will give them a try on a fresh install and report back.”
10.X Core2009-05-24
39,330 dossier reads