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Member #11,685 · 2009-10-25 → 2009-11-11
#567 by Dispatches #2,417 by Thread Reach Member #11,685 NVIDIA GeForce ATI Radeon Chameleon / Boot-132

@chico_stang

InfiniteMac community contributor with 14 recorded dispatches, participating in discussions reaching 79,886 historical readers.

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Member Number #11,685 Joined 2009-09-04
Active Window 2009 2009-10-25 → 2009-11-11
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#567 of 6,691 by Dispatches (14 notes) · #2,417 by Thread Reach (79,886 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #11,685 · Joined 2009-09-04
InsanelyMac Profile
@chico_stang (Member #203,748) ↗
Hardware & Kernel Topics
NVIDIA GeForce (4) · ATI Radeon (2) · Chameleon / Boot-132 (1)
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Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 3 technical boards

Leopard 10.5
7 (50%)
10.X Core
3 (21%)

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (14)

Direct links into threads where @chico_stang contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
10.6.2 Released
“I'm not using a vanila kernel (can't because I do not have Intel Core), will I be safe to when I upgrade my hack 10.6.1 to 10.6.2? You will need to backup your current kernel, and once the update finishes boot using the old kernel (backed u…”
10.X Core2009-11-09
36,667 dossier reads
10.6.2 Released
“Updated directly from Software Update. All working fine.”
10.X Core2009-11-09
36,667 dossier reads
Mouse jumps around
“Here is the link to the fix I found: osx86.soju garden.com/files/Extensions/AppleUpstreamUserClientDisabler.kext.zip”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-11-07
17,753 dossier reads
Mouse jumps around
“What disabler you mean? BTW, I am running fully vanilla, 64bit. Edit: The problem occurs only when iTunes or Quicktime is open. It is minimum, but noticeable at times. Either way I found the fix.”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-11-02
17,753 dossier reads
Mouse jumps around
“Even though the mouse jumps are not that ocassional, they can get annoying at times so a fix would be nice. So if I delete the AppleUpstreamUserClient.kext kext, will the mouse stop jumping around? If so, what does this kext do? Is it safe …”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-11-02
17,753 dossier reads
Mouse jumps around
“I have this problem too, but it is almost not noticeable.”
Snow Leopard 10.62009-10-30
17,753 dossier reads
8400gs 512mb Weird horizontal line screen artifacts
“What bootloader are you using? If you are using Chameleon RC3, the card is recognized automatically as long as the "GraphicsEnabler" option is enabled. At least it works in Snow. Give it a try.”
10.X Core2009-10-25
14,791 dossier reads
iPC 10.5.6 Final only starts sometimes....
“ok have you tried to install with no drives and then run Nvidia installer 3.0? I did that and i chose the NVinject 0.2.0 instead for 0.2.1 that is in iPC 10.5.6 final and that worked try it out if you haven't. God luck Tried. Didn't work. F…”
Leopard 10.52009-11-04
7,075 dossier reads
iPC 10.5.6 Final only starts sometimes....
“okay i have got the Shutdown bug fixed i installed another Nividia drive it was Nividia 7600 GT something and know the only problem is the screen resoulation but that will i probaly get to work Glad its working for you. Here it isn't. And I…”
Leopard 10.52009-11-04
7,075 dossier reads
iPC 10.5.6 Final only starts sometimes....
“Just an update. I changed the video card (GeForce 8400 GS) to a Radeon x1650 Pro. Problem is still there. QE/CI, resolution, everything works. But when I hit shut down, then turn on the PC and let OS X boot, it gets stuck in a blue screen r…”
Leopard 10.52009-11-02
7,075 dossier reads
iPC 10.5.6 Final only starts sometimes....
“Imkantus, I used the utility but it did not solve problem. I also tried with the OpenHaltRestart kext. None work. On a side note, I revised the log file and found this line which I think has something to do with the problem (not completey s…”
Leopard 10.52009-11-01
7,075 dossier reads
iPC 10.5.6 Final only starts sometimes....
“Well, you know what? I too have that problem with iPC updated to 10.5.8. Everything works perfect but to boot correctly I have to boot into Windows then restart and OS X works great, otherwise if I boot it first I get stuck in a blue screen…”
Leopard 10.52009-10-31
7,075 dossier reads
hd 2600 pro replacement
“Well I use that card for graphic design and have no problems at all. The OS effects are smooth and everything works well. The card is cheap and if you are not going to do heavy video editing or related tasks I think it should work well for …”
Leopard 10.52009-11-11
3,600 dossier reads
hd 2600 pro replacement
“Well, I switched to an nVidia card (8400 GS) from an ATI x1650 Pro. It is fully supported both in Leo and Snow Leo just using PC EFI's graphics enabler. It is as fast as my previous card and works great. I do not know if it is faster than t…”
Leopard 10.52009-11-09
3,600 dossier reads

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