Hackintosh 10.5.5 Retail Rig - Starting at $305

[mosslack]

Yeah, I believe that was my problem with the speaker, but I still prefer the fan to run all the time as I would rather save my expensive CPU than save a few pennies a year not using the fan once in awhile. To each his own I suppose. Thanks just the same.

Did you try another guide or redo mine again? I wish I had some more time to devote to this right now, but I've got way too many other things going on. Besides HQ-A which is having it's first anniversary on 3-7-10 and project system I am building to give away for that event, I am also constantly on the Asus 1201N Insanely thread which I started to help get that little gem hacked and working as perfectly as possible . I've written installers for over half dozen systems in the last month or so which people are constantly asking questions about also. I'm not complaining, I do love it, but I just can't find the time right at the moment to put into the DS3L when my UD3P is working so well. I do try to get over here to check on things now and then, but even that has suffered as a result of everything else going on. I'm starting to feel like Kaido must of felt trying to meet his self-imposed deadlines. It just ain't gonna happen!

 

[KeypoX]

Yeah, that install is totally kaput. I'm not sure what exactly happened, but I'm going to start from scratch and tinker.

As for the guides, I didn't mean to imply yours wasn't good. It's actually quite fabulous! I'd have the same/similar problems with any of them. I've seen a couple on insanelymac (I've been googling "ds3l hackintosh snow leopard" since SL came out) and they'd likely have the same issues: different graphics cards, different processors, various sleep issues, etc.

So installing SL is completely a breeze with your guide. If a moron like me can do it, anyone can. It's just a matter of tinkering, perfecting and getting a working and stable system for my hardware (which I think really only has two peccadillos: 1). the wireless/BT keyboard set and 2). my TSST DVD drive that may or may not mess up autosleep). The rest I think is pretty standard.

I'm just wondering if it's better to try and get a "perfect" install first, or if you can make changes from a working install. But I'm going to start from scratch and see where that takes me. =]

Thanks for all your help!

If you want a perfect install your gonna to HAVE TO make your own DSDT. And fiddle with it for a while. This guide shows you the way, works perfect on my p35-ds3l. http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=177497

But video has been moved to the boot loader (I still use DSDT video, as shown in that guide) via chameleon. DSDT needs to be made and configured to match your system. Trying to use someone elses DSDT can cause problems. Especially if they dont have the exact same hardware.

ALL the information you need to get a perfectly stable p35 - ds3l SL install is contained in the links i posted here and above.. http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=180954

The OP of those threads keeps it updated on new information.

 

[scootermaster]

Yeah, I believe that was my problem with the speaker, but I still prefer the fan to run all the time as I would rather save my expensive CPU than save a few pennies a year not using the fan once in awhile. To each his own I suppose. Thanks just the same.

Did you try another guide or redo mine again? I wish I had some more time to devote to this right now, but I've got way too many other things going on. Besides HQ-A which is having it's first anniversary on 3-7-10 and project system I am building to give away for that event, I am also constantly on the Asus 1201N Insanely thread which I started to help get that little gem hacked and working as perfectly as possible . I've written installers for over half dozen systems in the last month or so which people are constantly asking questions about also. I'm not complaining, I do love it, but I just can't find the time right at the moment to put into the DS3L when my UD3P is working so well. I do try to get over here to check on things now and then, but even that has suffered as a result of everything else going on. I'm starting to feel like Kaido must of felt trying to meet his self-imposed deadlines. It just ain't gonna happen!

For the record, I didn't turn off the fan thing to save pennies on my energy bill, I killed it because I didn't need a minute and half of loud buzzer noises every time I turned on my computer. I don't over-clock [much] and my system runs at about 40-50C, even in the summer, it seems, so I don't really need my fan running full speed all the time. I'd rather have my system be quiet. I'm not so worried about frying the chip because, as I said, the temp threshold alarms are still active.

I've actually installed -- using your guide -- two or three times since then. I just got busy and didn't complete my fact-finding. But the preliminary result is that logitech control center is both evil, and very necessary. I'm 90% sure that kext caused that weird "double-type" thing, and I'm not sure how it interacts with sleep, but I doubt it's good. I'm going to do some more reporting and get back to you. I'm also sure my DVD drive was killing autosleep, as its unplugged now, and I'm pretty sure it was working. But again, I want to try a bunch of different permutations and see what's what.

RE: DS3L vs. UD3P is there really that much of a difference in compatibility? I keep thinking of "upgrading" but that board is still waaaaaay too pricey for being a "dead" technology, in my opinion. And it doesn't seem to offer that much in the way of new features except hot swapping eSata (in Windows, perhaps not in Mac OS), built in FW, and faster memory. I'm not sure I need any of that, especially since I just have basic 800 DDR2. Buttttttt, one big "feature" would certainly be that Hacks work 100% of the time with no hassle. But, I'm not so sure it'd work any easier with my Keyboard set.

So the question is, is a UD3P really that much more compatible, or are there just easier/more guides out there?

And i'll report back with my findings when I've got some more conclusive data. Along those lines, is it possible to get a SL install and clone the partition so I can just refresh it without having to do the whole boot off the USB stick thing every time I bork an install? It would reaalllllly speed things up, I think.


Thanks again, man.

 

[mosslack]

Fair enough, you have your reasons for setting the fan the way you want it and I have mine, as it should be, to each his own.

You lost me on the Logitech control center, but remember I've slept a few times since last we talked and I may have forgotten. I assume this was something required for your particular setup. I like their products well enough, but never use any supplied software as I just don't care for their idea of what my stuff should do.

Why in the world would your DVD drive cause problems for your system? You must have a very sensitive system.

No, I don't think the UD3P is all that more compatible, but mine is setup just the way I want it and that is why I use it 95% of the time, even though both it and my DS3L share the same desk, KB, mouse and displays. One of the items you neglected to mention was it is also capable of using 2 video cards for multiple displays while the DS3L only has provisions for one. I do use my 3rd monitor with the DS3L via a USB display adapter, so I did make it at least similar in it's capabilities in this manor.

The DS3L was my first Kaido Hack and it shall remain special for me in that respect. I keep in around for sentimental reasons, at least for the time being. It may soon be replaced by a system built around this motherboard:

http://tinyurl.com/yzwhm3g

When I bought the case for the HQ-A project system to give away, I liked the case so much I bought another one. The mobo above will go nicely in it.

The install procedure for the DS3L is every bit as easy as for the UD3P, I did use Stellarola's install package after all, but just how compatible the DS3L is with Snow Leopard is really up to you. As I mentioned, I'm not Kaido, I don't have the time or energy really to develop a total package as he did. Unfortunately neither does he at the moment, so until someone does the heavy lifting for you, it will be up to the community at large to work out the difficulties. It's a great bargain really, you learn something and everyone benefits.

Yes, if you are using Chameleon/PC EFI 10.5 installed on the hard drive, you can easily setup more than one partition to clone your install to. A USB external hard drive would work for this same purpose if that would be easier for you. Unlike Leopard, there is no need to install the bootloader on each partition as the combo bootloader mentioned above will boot a partition in SL just fine.

I'll check back later on to see what else you've learned. I wish you continued good luck and do feel free to ask any questions you have. I may not always know the answer but at least I'll try to come up with a smart ass comment!

Edit: I forgot to mention, I have this http://tinyurl.com/y92szg3 external hard drive case which comes with a dock that goes into a 3.5" bay on the UD3P case so I hot swap all day long using it with Snow Leopard. Works great. It crashes Windows 7 sometimes though.

 

[Muadib]

Guys, I have another couple of questions. I have a blu-ray, and SSD drive on the way. I want to move my SL install to the drive I currently have win7 on, and I want to move win7 to the SSD drive. What is the best way to move my SL install? If I do a time machine backup, can I restore to my 300GB drive, and then wipe the drive I currently have SL installed on? I plan on doing some disk speed test to see if it's even worth doing first.

The next question is about the blu-ray drive. Is that going to cause me grief with SL?

 

[KeypoX]

I use this, you can back up and boot with it http://www.bombich.com/

 

[scootermaster]

Okay, the new version of Logitech Control center doesn't play nice...with anything. I got that double-type bug, now, in my 10.5.8 install!

Actually, I don't think it has anything to do with the control center itself; it has to do with the kext. The control center actually doesn't even detect my HW, but with the kext in there, something is waaaaay screwy. I haven't had the time to figure out exactly which interaction is wonky (if there's a specific kext it doens't play nice with, or if it's because my DSDT isn't working or what) but I do know that with that kext (LogitechHIDDevices.kext) installed a). things work "better" (i.e. the mute, play/pause/next buttons on the Dinovo keyboard and all six or seven mouse buttons work) and b). any time the system goes to sleep or is awoken or otherwise has to log in somehow, you get that ddoouubbllee ttyyppee bbuugg.

So that's one thing. I'm not sure if I'm going to get a chance to tinker with this this week, as I'm going to Boston for the Sloan Sports Analytics conference on Thursday but I want to try and figure out what's going on. See if it works in 32 bit, maybe. See if it's just that kext, or the Unifying kext (or even the forcefeedback) kext. Maybe see if the fact the DSDT isn't for me, specifically, is an issue. And, if Logitech will cooperate, see if older versions of the LCC work.

The weird thing is, the kext, I guess, stays around, even if you remove the control center pane. I remember installing LCC on my 10.5.8 install, thinking it might enable some additional functionality for my keyboard, and when my hardware didn't show up in it, I removed the control pane. I didn't realize it left the kext there, nor did I realize that you needed the kext to do certain stuff with the keyboard/mouse. (I vaguely remember the behavior of the scrolly buttons on the MX Laser changing sometime awhile ago...that probably was it). I just wish I now had a "clean" (i.e. LCC-less) 10.5.8.

Anyway, the whole point is, I really use some of those keyboard and mouse buttons (mostly the play/pause buttons for iTunes, and the "middle" thumb button for Expose) and they're not enabled, it seems, without this kext.

I remember back in the day, Kaido recommended some sort of uber keyboard/mouse button assigner thing. Any one remember what I'm talking about?

But I can't be the only person with a Logitech Bluetooth Media desktop set (hello google!) so when I get a little more of this researched perhaps I'll post on insanelymac and see what people have to say there.

 

[mosslack]

Is this the one you are referring to?

http://www.shadowlab.org/Software/spark.php

 

[scootermaster]

Is this the one you are referring to?

http://www.shadowlab.org/Software/spark.php

I think I was thinking of ControllerMate and Steermouse.

Also, there's been a lot of people complaining about LCC 64 bit compatibility. So I'm going to have to look in to that a little more.

Question: If you remove graphics from your DSDT, then wouldn't just about all P35 DSDTs be similar? I was just wondering if there was a copy floating around someplace. I read the "how to make a DSDT" thing, and it doesn't look too difficult (famous last words) but like I said, if there's no graphics, and a specific audio setup is chosen (I do like the one the guide offer proposes) then the DSDTs should be all the same, right? Audio, USB fix, CMOS fix and that's about it. No?

Then use Chameleon and injectors for graphics and a modified audio kext in /extra for audio and that's it. Am I missing something?

 

[scootermaster]

Quick update:

- Still used Mosslack's installer. Thanks buddy. =]

- Rolled own DSDT, took video out. Worked great, and I about lost it before I realized I didn't fix the CMOS bug. I got the graphical Gigabyte screen and thought I borked my whole system. So went back and fixed that. Other than that, things are working well. My 8600 GT is detected by Chameleon (I guess, it works and shows up in About me). Used the HDEF audio, with LegacyHDA in /Extras (Blackosx recommended). I'm not really digging the whole "Internal speakers" thing, since my computer doesn't have internal speakers, but so far that's just cosmetic.)

- Fixed audio popping issue with the "MacPro3,1" fix in the SMBIOS.plist fix. If there's some advantage to having it listed as an Imac, I'd love to hear it, but otherwise, maybe this should be "standard"?

- I'm pretty sure autosleep doesn't work (possible reason for Imac thing above?). I'll have to try it out more. This is all with my TSST/Samsung drive unplugged, so that's not it. Not sure what else has changed. I may explore some DTDT tweaks, and if I can get this install safely tucked away in a partition someplace (and easily restoreable) then I may try again and see what allows for autosleep and what doesn't.

- And the biggie, this dumb logitech keyboard. I forgot and plugged my D-link 120 bluetooth dongle back in, and paired it with that, and it worked. I now have my media buttons again, no LCC. That's the good [great!] news. The bad news is that it's a true BT connection, and now I can't do anything in bios/Chameleon. This is acceptable to me for now, but I'm going to do a little more fiddling. The consensus on the net is that LCC is horrible, even for real Mac users. But it'd be interesting to see what the logitech drivers do to hackintoshes, specifically. My LT dongle is still plugged in, and in RF mode, but apparently, that doesn't pick up pre-OS. Mobo manufacturers need to get on it and put a BT stack in CMOS or something. Weirdly, the middle thumb button on my mouse (that's the button I use the most) works, even though it's not connected via BT (still using the LT dongle in RF mode). It stopped working in my 10.5.8 install during the great LCC install fiasco. Up and down scrolly mouse buttons do not work.

- Haven't really stress tested anything else. Temps are normal for me (I think, in the 39-42 range). I'm pretty sure I have QE/CI enabled (translucent menu bar, reflective taskbar, etc)

Anyone else have any ideas/comments/things I should try?

Further questions:
- Advantages to video being in the DSDT to not? I can try and put it in there, in needed.
- Apparently there are "different" legacyHDA.kext files that go in /Extra. Anyone try them/know the differences?
- What are all y'alls workflows for getting an install set up and then cloning/restoring it?
- Autosleep?

All in all, I'm pretty happy with things. Not being able to do anything in BIOS makes me a tad uncomfortable (I'd like to dual boot with Win7 again soon) but I imagine if I really need to do that I can just pair the keyboard in RF mode and do it and then switch back. Not perfect, but it'll do for now.

 

[mosslack]

I think I was thinking of ControllerMate and Steermouse.

Also, there's been a lot of people complaining about LCC 64 bit compatibility. So I'm going to have to look in to that a little more.

Question: If you remove graphics from your DSDT, then wouldn't just about all P35 DSDTs be similar? I was just wondering if there was a copy floating around someplace. I read the "how to make a DSDT" thing, and it doesn't look too difficult (famous last words) but like I said, if there's no graphics, and a specific audio setup is chosen (I do like the one the guide offer proposes) then the DSDTs should be all the same, right? Audio, USB fix, CMOS fix and that's about it. No?

Then use Chameleon and injectors for graphics and a modified audio kext in /extra for audio and that's it. Am I missing something?

64 bit is a strange animal on OS X. Unless there is some kind of gain to be had, I would avoid it until such time as apps are developed for it.

Actually the CMOS fix is the ONLY thing that HAS to be done in DSDT. Everything else is workable using strings, kext, etc. But if you want a truly vanilla system, DSDT is the ONLY way to go.

You might want to add the SL R1000 kext to allow bonjour to work correctly also.

 

[mosslack]

Quick update:

- Still used Mosslack's installer. Thanks buddy. =]

- Rolled own DSDT, took video out. Worked great, and I about lost it before I realized I didn't fix the CMOS bug. I got the graphical Gigabyte screen and thought I borked my whole system. So went back and fixed that. Other than that, things are working well. My 8600 GT is detected by Chameleon (I guess, it works and shows up in About me). Used the HDEF audio, with LegacyHDA in /Extras (Blackosx recommended). I'm not really digging the whole "Internal speakers" thing, since my computer doesn't have internal speakers, but so far that's just cosmetic.)

- Fixed audio popping issue with the "MacPro3,1" fix in the SMBIOS.plist fix. If there's some advantage to having it listed as an Imac, I'd love to hear it, but otherwise, maybe this should be "standard"?

- I'm pretty sure autosleep doesn't work (possible reason for Imac thing above?). I'll have to try it out more. This is all with my TSST/Samsung drive unplugged, so that's not it. Not sure what else has changed. I may explore some DTDT tweaks, and if I can get this install safely tucked away in a partition someplace (and easily restoreable) then I may try again and see what allows for autosleep and what doesn't.

- And the biggie, this dumb logitech keyboard. I forgot and plugged my D-link 120 bluetooth dongle back in, and paired it with that, and it worked. I now have my media buttons again, no LCC. That's the good [great!] news. The bad news is that it's a true BT connection, and now I can't do anything in bios/Chameleon. This is acceptable to me for now, but I'm going to do a little more fiddling. The consensus on the net is that LCC is horrible, even for real Mac users. But it'd be interesting to see what the logitech drivers do to hackintoshes, specifically. My LT dongle is still plugged in, and in RF mode, but apparently, that doesn't pick up pre-OS. Mobo manufacturers need to get on it and put a BT stack in CMOS or something. Weirdly, the middle thumb button on my mouse (that's the button I use the most) works, even though it's not connected via BT (still using the LT dongle in RF mode). It stopped working in my 10.5.8 install during the great LCC install fiasco. Up and down scrolly mouse buttons do not work.

- Haven't really stress tested anything else. Temps are normal for me (I think, in the 39-42 range). I'm pretty sure I have QE/CI enabled (translucent menu bar, reflective taskbar, etc)

Anyone else have any ideas/comments/things I should try?

Further questions:
- Advantages to video being in the DSDT to not? I can try and put it in there, in needed.
- Apparently there are "different" legacyHDA.kext files that go in /Extra. Anyone try them/know the differences?
- What are all y'alls workflows for getting an install set up and then cloning/restoring it?
- Autosleep?

All in all, I'm pretty happy with things. Not being able to do anything in BIOS makes me a tad uncomfortable (I'd like to dual boot with Win7 again soon) but I imagine if I really need to do that I can just pair the keyboard in RF mode and do it and then switch back. Not perfect, but it'll do for now.

It is an easy installer, that is for sure!

Good for you on the DSDT. It's really the only way to go these days.

You are way ahead of me on the audio popping fix as I have not gotten that far yet. Too many other things need doing first. Good idea about including it as a standard feature of the installer as well.

Perhaps KeypoX can shed some light on the iMac/sleep thing as he did mention the audio fix caused more problems than it was worth.

Your KB dilemma reminds me of one I had with an old B&W G3 Mac as I had to use an ADB and USB keyboard to have access to all features.

As far as putting video into the DSDT, personal satisfaction might be a reason, but the real reason is to make the system as vanilla as possible, but with the graphics enabler in the bootloader now, even that is not necessary.

I thought the legacyHDA had to go into /S/L/E, but if it works in /E/E then all the better. I've worked on so many different setups lately I may be confusing that one.

The biggest thing on installs is getting the OS installed, then just figure out what makes everything work as it should. As I mentioned, with the latest/greatest bootloaders, no need to install on each partition, just clone to a new partition and it will boot fine from the main system bootloader. I personally use SuperDuper, but CCC works just as well I suspect.

Might just use an old USB KB for CMOS work as that would do as well. And if you are using separate hard drives for OS X and Win 7, Chameleon will work like a charm to boot either one.

Sounds like you've figured it out mostly, good work. It's actually fun to do this on your own, I think, and the sense of personal satisfaction is a good thing as well.

 

[scootermaster]

It is an easy installer, that is for sure!

Good for you on the DSDT. It's really the only way to go these days.

You are way ahead of me on the audio popping fix as I have not gotten that far yet. Too many other things need doing first. Good idea about including it as a standard feature of the installer as well.

Perhaps KeypoX can shed some light on the iMac/sleep thing as he did mention the audio fix caused more problems than it was worth.

Your KB dilemma reminds me of one I had with an old B&W G3 Mac as I had to use an ADB and USB keyboard to have access to all features.

As far as putting video into the DSDT, personal satisfaction might be a reason, but the real reason is to make the system as vanilla as possible, but with the graphics enabler in the bootloader now, even that is not necessary.

I thought the legacyHDA had to go into /S/L/E, but if it works in /E/E then all the better. I've worked on so many different setups lately I may be confusing that one.

The biggest thing on installs is getting the OS installed, then just figure out what makes everything work as it should. As I mentioned, with the latest/greatest bootloaders, no need to install on each partition, just clone to a new partition and it will boot fine from the main system bootloader. I personally use SuperDuper, but CCC works just as well I suspect.

Might just use an old USB KB for CMOS work as that would do as well. And if you are using separate hard drives for OS X and Win 7, Chameleon will work like a charm to boot either one.

Sounds like you've figured it out mostly, good work. It's actually fun to do this on your own, I think, and the sense of personal satisfaction is a good thing as well.

I see how Kaido got wrapped up in all of this. I started thinking about auto-installers and DSDT generators and stuff. It really would be cool to automate this (and given how easy making a DSDT was -- with proper instructions -- there's really no reason it couldn't be done). But that's getting ahead of ourselves....

Anyway, in the DSDT guide from the BlackOsx thread, there's mention of a bunch of different ways of doing audio, depending on what you do with your DSDT (Azal vs. HDEF) and where you stick either a stock or patched legacyHDA kext.

I know it's a hack, but it's weird that a). just changing that setting from iMac to MacPro changes audio popping and b). screws up other things (assuming it actually does).

The crappy thing is, I don't actually have a USB keyboard. I have an ollllld PS2 one, and I have a USB adapter, but I guess it's passive and doesn't work. Oh well. We'll see how much I really need to dual boot. And like I said, I can always pair the LT keyboard in RF mode, and then stick it back in BT mode if needed. I'm just terrified to do that now until I know it's not going to screw anything up.

Changing gears a little bit, perhaps this is a dumb question, but I'd like to actually use this system (you know, not just fiddle with it) so what do people think are good tests/etc to run to make sure things are working? I'd just hate to start customizing/configuring/installing apps and then find out something's broken or it doesn't do what I want it to. I know trial and error are the only real tests, I just thought if there was something that all the rest of you "check" before you sign off on it working, then I'd do that. Or maybe it's "working" once you hit the login screen. =P

Lastly, if you'd rather take these conversations to your Google group, I'm cool with that. Wasn't sure.

 

[mosslack]

I see how Kaido got wrapped up in all of this. I started thinking about auto-installers and DSDT generators and stuff. It really would be cool to automate this (and given how easy making a DSDT was -- with proper instructions -- there's really no reason it couldn't be done). But that's getting ahead of ourselves....

Anyway, in the DSDT guide from the BlackOsx thread, there's mention of a bunch of different ways of doing audio, depending on what you do with your DSDT (Azal vs. HDEF) and where you stick either a stock or patched legacyHDA kext.

I know it's a hack, but it's weird that a). just changing that setting from iMac to MacPro changes audio popping and b). screws up other things (assuming it actually does).

The crappy thing is, I don't actually have a USB keyboard. I have an ollllld PS2 one, and I have a USB adapter, but I guess it's passive and doesn't work. Oh well. We'll see how much I really need to dual boot. And like I said, I can always pair the LT keyboard in RF mode, and then stick it back in BT mode if needed. I'm just terrified to do that now until I know it's not going to screw anything up.

Changing gears a little bit, perhaps this is a dumb question, but I'd like to actually use this system (you know, not just fiddle with it) so what do people think are good tests/etc to run to make sure things are working? I'd just hate to start customizing/configuring/installing apps and then find out something's broken or it doesn't do what I want it to. I know trial and error are the only real tests, I just thought if there was something that all the rest of you "check" before you sign off on it working, then I'd do that. Or maybe it's "working" once you hit the login screen. =P

Lastly, if you'd rather take these conversations to your Google group, I'm cool with that. Wasn't sure.

Yep, easy to get into a lot of areas you don't really mean to when you start hacking these things.

I don't know that that audio fix you mentioned screws up anything, I'm just going on what KeypoX said. It may work fine.

Doesn't the PS2 KB work? Should be fine for BIOS/CMOS work I would think.

That is a good question, back in the old days when I first started building PC's (mid 80's), there was a program called BURNIN that all the builders used to test new hardware. It was a great program for checking hardware and IIRC Lotus 1-2-3 was the test for software. If you clone PC would run that, you were good to go. As for our modern day hacks, there are some things which will not run period on a hack. Any program which checks to see if an actual Mac ROM exists obviously won't work. Then there is Netflix streaming, which seems to be hit or miss on hacks. I would think any of the iLife programs would be good tests as is Photoshop, etc. Basically any program which stresses the system at all is a good test.

HQ-A is a group of 113 of the quietest people I have ever known! It has it's moments, I think a good topic would spark some conversations. We do have a few people there who know a lot about hacks, but unless someone hits the right button, they don't say much. BTW, the contest drawing will be held this weekend, are you feeling lucky? Well are ya punk?

 

[scootermaster]

Latest update:

Auto sleep DOES work. Just around 3 minutes later than it should. Not sure what's up with that. I've set the screen save to 3 minutes (the smallest time possible) the screen blank to 4 and computer sleep to 5, just to get a look at exactly what's happening. Weirdly, round about minute 8, the thing goes to sleep.

I haven't tried for other values, but assuming it's always 3 minutes off, I don't have a problem with that.

Also, the scrolly buttons on the MX1000 DO work, just not how they work when LCC is installed (without LCC, they just scroll down each click or hold, with LCC you can use an up/down swipe of the mouse to control scrolling).

So, best as I can tell, that's pretty much everything. I need to plug in my DVD drive and see what happens RE: sleep, but that's not MacOS or the Hackintosh's fault.

Pretttttty darn cool if I do say so myself! (And I do!)

 

[Kaido]

I see how Kaido got wrapped up in all of this. I started thinking about auto-installers and DSDT generators and stuff. It really would be cool to automate this (and given how easy making a DSDT was -- with proper instructions -- there's really no reason it couldn't be done). But that's getting ahead of ourselves....

hahahaha...just wait...someday you'll look like Bill here:

http://www.synthstuff.com/mt/archives/cat-mascot-bill.jpg

:awe:

 

[mosslack]

Latest update:

Auto sleep DOES work. Just around 3 minutes later than it should. Not sure what's up with that. I've set the screen save to 3 minutes (the smallest time possible) the screen blank to 4 and computer sleep to 5, just to get a look at exactly what's happening. Weirdly, round about minute 8, the thing goes to sleep.

I haven't tried for other values, but assuming it's always 3 minutes off, I don't have a problem with that.

Also, the scrolly buttons on the MX1000 DO work, just not how they work when LCC is installed (without LCC, they just scroll down each click or hold, with LCC you can use an up/down swipe of the mouse to control scrolling).

So, best as I can tell, that's pretty much everything. I need to plug in my DVD drive and see what happens RE: sleep, but that's not MacOS or the Hackintosh's fault.

Pretttttty darn cool if I do say so myself! (And I do!)

Most excellent and see how much fun you had doing it! Plus if something does go wrong you will have a better understanding of how it's put together and how to fix the problem.

EDIT: I have changed the install files to fix the sound as you suggested, it does work very well now and I can't see why such a small change as this would cause any other problems, but it sure did fix the sound problem! Thanks

 

[leglez]

Quick question about audio on a UD3P on 10.6.2. My usb audio adapter broke, and I really need audio for the next couple days. What can I do as far as using the regular audio?

 

[KeypoX]

Quick question about audio on a UD3P on 10.6.2. My usb audio adapter broke, and I really need audio for the next couple days. What can I do as far as using the regular audio?

im in same situation man. My audio on my p35-ds3l is not working after a week vacation.



But has anyone has issues with audio, it sounds really hollow and scratchy like water got in there! Would really like to fix it vs buying another sound card.

what sound card internal would be good? I would like 5.1 sound, for at least windows.

 

[Muadib]

Quick question about audio on a UD3P on 10.6.2. My usb audio adapter broke, and I really need audio for the next couple days. What can I do as far as using the regular audio?

Onboard audio works great on my EP45-UD3P.

 

[KeypoX]

well it seems its my speakers not sound card... thats good sorta. I was gonna upgrade to i7 lol.

 

[mosslack]

Quick question about audio on a UD3P on 10.6.2. My usb audio adapter broke, and I really need audio for the next couple days. What can I do as far as using the regular audio?

I believe VoodooHDA is used for onboard audio in the Stellarola installer. His install does not use /Extra/Extensions so it's a little difficult to know for sure without examining the mkext file. I did notice his installer has the Voodoo logo on the splash screen, so I assume this is what he used. You can try by placing the latest version in your /Extra/Extensions folder and then running Kext Utility to rebuild the kext cache. Reboot and see if you have sound. You may have to set it to Line Out in the sound pref pane if it doesn't default to that position. HTH

EDIT: Well, I guess not having speakers might make a difference also. Glad you found the problem and it was a simple fix.

 

[Sophie424]

- Made sure my SuperDuper backup was bootable
- Had to update old Chameleon to 2.0RC4, as the disk was > 1TB
- Ran 10.5.8 update through Software Update
- Re-ran audio patch to get Line Out etc. working
- Re-fixed keyboard modifier settings (not sure why they got lost)
- Updated primary disk to Chameleon 2.0RC4

Pretty smooth. May psych myself up to go to Snow soon Does it install cleanly over an existing 10.5.6 or 10.5.8 Kaido DS3L install?

Thanks!

 

[mosslack]

I've heard mixed reports on updating a 10.5.x install, some say it works and some say no. The first time I tried it on mine it worked fine, but I had to reinstall for some reason which I have forgotten by now, and did a clean install the second time. Have your bootable 10.5.8 backup available before you try it. You can always use that with the migration assistant to move your apps over to the new install. HTH

 

[litlgi74]

Das anyone have Mirror Mode working on their UD3P... I have yet to get this function work with dual monitors... When I enable Mirror Mode. One screen goes black...

Little help please?