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Kaido

Kaido

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Originally posted by: mchammer187
can you post exactly what kexts you need to get sleep working with the Vanilla Kernel

thanks
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Sleep works fine on my system...what hardware/software are you running?
 
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mchammer187

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EP35-DS3R should be the same as the DS3L except raid which i am not using

i forgot the video card will check it when i get back home but i think its a MSI 512MB 8800GT

I installed 10.5.1->10.5.2 using the normal method (not kalyway updater)

and 10.5.2->10.5.3 via kalyway combo updater
 
Kaido

Kaido

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Originally posted by: mchammer187
Q6600
EP35-DS3R should be the same as the DS3L except raid which i am not using

i forgot the video card will check it when i get back home but i think its a MSI 512MB 8800GT

I installed 10.5.1->10.5.2 using the normal method (not kalyway updater)

and 10.5.2->10.5.3 via kalyway combo updater
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My first suggestion, do a fresh install and follow the guide from A-Z. I'm on 10.5.4 with the Vanilla kernel and I have working Shutdown, Restart, Sleep, and everything else.
 
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kalster

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Originally posted by: Zaap
I recently built the following $500 range system:


  1. 1. GIGABYTE GA-G31M-S2L LGA 775 Intel G31 $60
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813128078
    (Onboard VGA does not support QE/CI, IE:useless)

    2. Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 $120
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819115032

    3. G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 $80
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231122

    4. ZOTAC ZT-73TEG2P-HSL GeForce 7300GT 256MB $30
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814500033

    5. Western Digital Caviar SE WD5000AAJB 500GB $80
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822136110

    6. LITE-ON Black 20X DVD burner $ 25
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16827106263

    7. nMEDIAPC ZE-C68 All-in-one USB 2.0 Card Reader $13*
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820132016

    8. SYBA PCI to Firewire 1394a $6*
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16815124032

    9. Nippon Labs 4-Pin PC power to 2 x SATA Converter $2
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16812816015
    (The case below only has 1 SATA power connector from the PSU)

    10. APEVIA X-QPACK-NW-BK + 420w PSU $80
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811144162

    Subtotal comes to $490.80

    *Firewire card, and USB card reader optional.
I chose a mATX box-style case that makes for a very unique looking machine. It's a bit more compact compared to the usual tower style case, but even so has room for 4 add on cards (2 used by video and Firewire in this build), 2 hard drives, (3 if you don't install a card reader) and 2 optical drives.

I'm also booting XP x64 and PCLinuxOS 2007.

In my real-world "used it for a week at work" test, it handily outperformed a 1x quad Xeon MacPro. It certainly trounces anything from Apple you'll get anywhere near this price range.

A few photos of the Hack Box:

Finished System, minus cover

Front view + CPU and HD temp panel

Handle up, stood on end

First boot after Leo4Allv3 install



The simple, flawless 20 minute install method, courtesy of sWORDs over on Insanelymac, and modified by me for this particular board:

  1. 1. Get Leo4Allv3, kexthelper, EFI studio, PowerOff bug fix Kalyway 10.5.3 update.

    2. Install Leo4Allv3- select only intel ICH drivers, Realtek ALC662 audio + MacPro and 800 memory speed for SMBios- use default kernel (will be replaced by 9.3 vanilla after update). LAN works OOB.

    3. Boot into Leopard after install, run EFI studio- add your graphic card, write to boot.plist.

    4. Install Kalyway Update Combo 10.5.3- don't reboot! Install Kalyway 10.5.3 kernel and select Vanilla 9.3- then reboot. (If you don't have both files, do not install the Kalyway Update Combo!) At next Darwin prompt, type: update -v

    5. Install PowerOff bug fix- reboot

    6. Enjoy a fully working, flawless 10.5.3 install without having touched the terminal or directly messed with any kext files OR:

    7. Connect to the internet, use system update to update to 10.5.4 (it will then reboot twice).

    8. Enjoy a fully working, flawless 10.5.4 install without having touched the terminal or directly messed with any kext file.
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i have a similar setup that i am gonna install kalyway on, i am using an ultra microfly case (similar to apevia), how did you do the cable management on that case,
 
Zaap

Zaap

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Kalster,
You can see in the 'finished system' and 'first boot' photos that my cables were flying all over the place- I never do much tying off until I know the system works.

Before I put the cover on it, I used twist-ties to tie off all the cables to the metal rails inside the case. The USB and front panel connectors I ran under the mobo- the risers put it up so high it's easy to run cables under.

You can see in the finished system photo I ran the leads to the temp sensors slightly under the casing edge of the main hard drive and taped it in place. Another one is wedged into the CPU heatsink- I ran it under the board also.

That cube style of case is actually really easy to work with. I've since built a couple of these for friends and now I know to keep the cables properly routed from the start.
 
Kaido

Kaido

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Originally posted by: Zaap
Kalster,
You can see in the 'finished system' and 'first boot' photos that my cables were flying all over the place- I never do much tying off until I know the system works.

Before I put the cover on it, I used twist-ties to tie off all the cables to the metal rails inside the case. The USB and front panel connectors I ran under the mobo- the risers put it up so high it's easy to run cables under.

You can see in the finished system photo I ran the leads to the temp sensors slightly under the casing edge of the main hard drive and taped it in place. Another one is wedged into the CPU heatsink- I ran it under the board also.

That cube style of case is actually really easy to work with. I've since built a couple of these for friends and now I know to keep the cables properly routed from the start.
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If you're building similar setups for your buddies using Hackintosh, are you using a base image? Cloning is dirt-simple and you can clone from drive-to-drive or drive-to-file (if you want to restore the file later using a Leopard x86 boot disc). I use Superduper; it's basically like Norton Ghost for Windows. All you have to do is clone, install EFI (Chameleon is the easiest - simple package installer), and then mark the partition on the new drive as active.
 
Zaap

Zaap

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You know, I should do it like that, Kaido. That would be the smart way!

But nope, I've just been doing it the old-fashioned way, installing each time from scratch. (3 other machines now). I guess I like the perverse pleasure of seeing that little 'Welcome to Macintosh' video come on when I'm done, or something! haha!

I do need to look into cloning though if I do any more of these, you're absolutely right.
 
Zaap

Zaap

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Whoa....!

Can't wait to try a USB Flash Drive install. I wonder would it be possible to actually boot a full leopard install from a USB flash drive??

BTW, thanks for the cloning info- planning to clone my own main install this weekend.
 
Kaido

Kaido

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Originally posted by: Zaap
Whoa....!

Can't wait to try a USB Flash Drive install. I wonder would it be possible to actually boot a full leopard install from a USB flash drive??

BTW, thanks for the cloning info- planning to clone my own main install this weekend.
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Sure, you don't even have to install EFI :)

http://dancameron.org/general/...pard-install-usb-drive

As far as the clone goes, you can do drive-to-drive or drive-to-file. I do drive-to-file and store it alongside my Time Machine backup. I keep an original clone of the initial system setup (drivers + latest updates) and then an automatic nightly backup; that way I have a full backup from the previous night (along with up to the last hour a la Time Machine), plus I can do a ground-up install with the initial system clone if I feel the need to, without having to go through the whole Hackintosh installation process. Although with the USB method, it only takes about 20 minutes to go from a bare drive to 10.5.4 (Leopard + updates + drivers).
 
Kaido

Kaido

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Bunch of stuff added:

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=112708

+ "Latest News" at the top (for Apple Update status and small guide updates)
+ Latest updates tested working (including the new Security Update)
+ PS/2 fix (for older keyboard/mice)
+ USB Flash Drive installation guide added (for speedier installation of Leopard)
+ SMBIOS fix to get RAM to display properly (like if you're overclocking)
+ Audio Cosmetic Fix (shows some info in System Profiler instead of "No Built-in Audio")
+ Video Cosmetic Fix (Changes "Graphics by nVidia" to whatever you want, like "nVidia 7900GT)

+ Apple Logo BIOS Splash Screen hack
+ Apple "DONG" Startup Sound (loads at Desktop)
+ Correct Boot Screen Resolution mod
+ Stock Icon Kit (reverts System to Apple Graphics, from the black Kalyway icons)

:thumbsup:
 
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