#558 by Dispatches #1,383 by Author Reads #1,716 by Thread Reach Member #9,193 Retail DVD / USB ALC889a / Audio Chameleon / Boot-132
@xxhellfirexx
InfiniteMac community contributor with 14 recorded dispatches, 2 lead technical dossiers (8,022 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 212,714 historical readers.
Dispatches
14
Ranked #558 of 6,691
Author Reads
8,022
Ranked #1,383 · 2 dossiers
Thread Reach
212,714
Ranked #1,716 in reach
Lead Dossiers
2
4,011 avg reads / dossier
Member Number
#9,193
Joined 2009-08-02
Active Window
2009–2011
2009-09-02 → 2011-10-19
- Archive Standing
- #558 of 6,691 by Dispatches (14 notes) · #1,383 of 3,454 by Author Readership (8,022 reads across 2 dossiers) · #1,716 by Thread Reach (212,714 cumulative reads)
- InfiniteMac ID
- Member #9,193 · Joined 2009-08-02
- Hardware & Kernel Topics
- Retail DVD / USB (2) · ALC889a / Audio (1) · Chameleon / Boot-132 (1)
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Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection
Distribution across 4 technical boards
Lead Dossiers Authored by @xxhellfirexx (2)
8,022 cumulative reads on threads started by @xxhellfirexx
| Dossier Title & Summary | Collection | Readership |
|---|---|---|
| Dock stack icons without aliases After two days of thinking and researching, I found an elaborate solution to this problem. I documented this on my deviantart account if anyone wants to try it out. | Software & Kexts | 4,575 reads 2010-10-22 · 1 notes |
| Multiple sets of kexts I was just wondering if it is possible to specify a shell script to run from Chameleon by adding a parameter on start up. I want to keep multiple sets of kexts, one for each computer configuration, and have a script apply each set. | 10.X Core | 3,447 reads 2011-09-21 · 1 notes |
Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (12)
Direct links into threads where @xxhellfirexx contributed solutions & commentary
| Thread & Dispatch Excerpt | Collection | Date & Reach |
|---|---|---|
| Unlock NTFS write support in SL (updated on 04/10/09) “This NTFS built in read and write capability is impressive. However, I want to modify this fstab command some more so I can force my HFS+ journaled USB to be read only, but I can't seem to get it to work. Here is what I did in terminal. cd …” | Snow Leopard 10.6 | 2009-10-04 117,067 dossier reads |
| Success! Dell Optiplex 760 - Thanks to this forum “Check out the OSX86 wiki. Everything works except for the Intel GMA4500. http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/HCL_10.5.7/Desktops#Dell_Optiplex_760” | Snow Leopard 10.6 | 2010-01-22 16,959 dossier reads |
| 10.6.3 update problem “ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin : :start - waitForService(resourceMatching(AppleIntelCPUPower Management) timed out Is AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext AND disabler.kext present in your extensions folder?” | Snow Leopard 10.6 | 2010-06-15 13,721 dossier reads |
| Upgrade to 10.6 questions, application and process specific. “1) You can try upgrading to Snow Leopard although a clean install would be recommended. 2) The reason why people install Snow Leopard on a separate hard drive is because if anything goes totally wrong with the OS and something catastrophic …” | Snow Leopard 10.6 | 2009-09-02 12,985 dossier reads |
| Update mac os 10.5.7 to 10.6.2 “You will need to download a Snow Leopard distro and do a fresh install. Upgrading is NOT recommended. Just remember...only install Snow Leopard by booting the installer from the DVD or by installing Snow Leopard to another HD from an existi…” | Snow Leopard 10.6 | 2010-06-15 7,186 dossier reads |
| Update to 10.6.5 impossible. Error evaluating javascrit “The error you got means that the dependencies checking script has an error. Check the package checksum to ensure it is not corrupted. If the checksum is correct, then try installing the update on your current drive from another snow leopard…” | Software & Kexts | 2011-01-22 7,182 dossier reads |
| Snowosx Universal “If the SnowOSX installer does not install the selected kexts automatically, you can install them manually by dragging the kexts you want to install into the extensions folder and then running the disk utility to repair permissions.” | Snow Leopard 10.6 | 2010-06-15 7,141 dossier reads |
| hackintosh total noob “There is no guide out there that will tell you everything you need to do. If you are a starter, I recommend you to read the 10.7 hardware compatibility section in the OSx86 wiki first to see if most of your hardware is supported (No QE/CI s…” | Lion – Catalina | 2011-10-19 5,988 dossier reads |
| Installing XP to an external HD “Check this site out on how to install Windows on an external hard drive. ftanada.word press.com/2009/02/15/install-windows-7-on-a-usb-stickflash-drive/ Basically VMWare makes the Windows installer think it is installing on an internal drive…” | 10.X Core | 2011-02-02 4,534 dossier reads |
| 10.6.6 messed me up “The lesson...DO NOT BUY a prebuilt Hackintosh. BUILD your own. That way when something breaks after an update you will know how to reapply the patches required to get the OS running again. To try and fix the audio, try installing the Voodoo…” | 10.X Core | 2011-02-06 4,025 dossier reads |
| Existing SL/W7 on old Hard Drive. Can I “EasyBCD or Acronis Disk Director will work perfectly.” | 10.X Core | 2011-02-02 3,478 dossier reads |
| Screen mis-sized.. Help “Did you try restoring the 10.6.2 display kexts?” | Snow Leopard 10.6 | 2010-06-15 4,426 dossier reads |