We're now accepting submissions for Mac OS X compatible PC hardware components. No more struggling to search or update the Wiki. InsanelyMac is delivering what will be the most comprehensive database of Mac OS X compatible PC components on the 'net!

You can submit your own reports and edits to the new OSx86 Database as of right now - submit a component report against the existing entries in our existing database, or add brand new components with your report.

As always, if you've got any feedback, let us know here!

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it's great but we still can't add new manufacturer (!!??)

there are still some really important soundcard manufacturers missing in your list - to name a few:
Alesis,Apogee,RME,MOTU,Digidesign,Focusrite,Presonus,Mackie

I've already send my motherboard report, i hope it has some use for anyone

Can you add a section for prebuilt desktop machines? I know many people with work builds by companies like Dell or Hp, myself included.

Something's screwy here. I didn't post this topic though it does have a subheading I used on a different thread. I am in no way, shape or form to be considered someone who knows the workings of this forum or who knows much of anything beyond my own build.

Still, it's a good reminder to everyone to try to help each other out and put their hardware on the database. It would have been really handy for me last year when I dove into this.

@JedixJarf - that's coming, and a bit more... =)

@Ariel3d - thanks!!

@peach-os - thanks for that, we'll add those

@oxugen2fusion - feature coming soon! If there's anything you want to see in there in the meantime, let me know

Please add EVGA under motherboard manufacturers. Thanks!

Are there going to be links to the actual drivers? I sure hope so.

Please add Conexant for audio. Thanks!

The OSx86 database isn't even working right. When I'm browsing hardware, when I find a piece of hardware I want to see more info about, it just asks me if I want to submit it...what the hell?

And please add "Desktop" and "Laptop" categories.

@psambas and @Mammoth - sure thing, they'll be added real soon

@Mammoth - hell yes we're going to have the actual details - we're open for submissions this week, and then hopefully by end of this week we'll publish all the data so everyone's got access

@drumthrasher109 - perhaps it's not clear but we're open for submissions right now, so we're inviting people to give us feedback on the components we've listed, which will then get published by the end of the week as I mentioned above, and then we'll be turning our attention to desktop, laptops and also netbooks (I've got Dell Mini 9 running 10.5.6 with my own report to submit, it's definitely coming!)

I submitted a few devices.
I think 'Graphics adapters' should just be 'Graphics Cards'
and 'Networking Cards' should be 'Networking Adapters'?
Or both as Adapters, just to avoid any confusion.

Wish I'd had this database to help me out when I first got started. About time someone started a database for this: I had to scour thousands of posts.
Speaking of which, I hope it's ok, but I used HTML tags in my post to link to sources for kexts (which I encourage everyone to do, it's all fine saying 'use patched [x].kext' but it's no good if they can't find said kext). Assuming HTML will be allowed. At worst it can be edited to be included in parentheses I guess.

Clap on the back to the founders of this project though, nice work guys.

Please Add DYNEX to the list of Networking Manufacturers. Thanks!

Please add Motorola for Networking Cards
Thanks!

Please add KFA2 to Graphics Adapters
Thanks!

I did submit the Asus P5K Pro motherboard and Intel Q9300, but it was either rejected because I did something wrong, or because you guys are too busy to look at the submissions? Whatever it is, you should let us know how long things take (by adding a submission counter maybe?) or when (and why) they are rejected. Thanks.

@lateralusman @carpet - thanks, will do!

@dr.vox - good points, we are going to have basic formatting and I'll look into making the names of the categories consistent - probably just "graphics cards"

@master chief - can you try again please and if you do get any errors can you report them to me (with screenshots too if it's not too much trouble) - we've not had any reports of submission failures or errors, but then that's not to say it's not happening!

Great resource, thanks for the hard work! I submitted a couple of entries on items I've worked with.

Any chance of integrating this with the data that PC Wiz has collected in his hardware compatibility database? Not trying to step on any toes here, but it just seems like consolidating all this compatibility information in one place would be a big win for the community. Just throwing it out there.

Is there gonna be a section for Laptops?

is this the same as http://osx86library.com/ ?

I hope you'll keep the wiki

Feature request: File attachment for KEXT files

You know, I'm on way to make a hackintosh. And I was wondering if there could be an interface to this database. Let me explain:

Users can freely add their hadware, make note about, indicate what kext to use... Maybe could it be the other way? Such as:

- First step: What processor have I.

- Second: What motherboard have I.

- Third: What graphical card have I.

- Fourth: What soundcard have I.

- Fifth: What exotic hardware have I.

 And so on...

At the end, the user have a result of what kext are indicated in the database and the user sould get to have an operational sytem.

I believe it wouldn't be 100 percent operational, but it might help a lot. Or not, it's maybe better if users keeps use the good old way of searching by themself .

I can't add my mobo to the database for some reason. The one in my sig. Wtf?
It's been 3 days since I submitted it.

I had similar thoughts too but I think it's just as easy — if not easier — the way it is now: it's not overly elaborate or too confusing, and the Wizard-styleinterface you suggested sounds like a lot of work for little benefit.

@Ed/Admins:
Also, it's been four/five days since I submitted my three and they're not in the public records yet either. I assumed it would be slow but reading over posts it sounds like you have been checking for new submissions regularly. Problems with submissions?

I believe this is what you are kind of looking for: http://www.osx86library.com/hardware/build.php

We are going to add Download / kext attachment soon. We are currently in the concept / design stage for that.

Excellent idea, well done. As soon as I get kalyway on my Alienware again I'll be updating all my hardware.

Missing EVGA from manufacturers list! Thats all I have (MOBO and GFX at least)

Submitted my hardware the day it opened for submission and nothing yet.
Thanks mods - I guess I'll contribute to OSx86 library instead, at least they care more.

I did add some stuff, but when I refresh the page, nothing wasnt there :/

@dr. hurt - we've been inundated with submissions, in the thousands now - we'll be getting everything live next Friday, so please stay tuned!

@Icchan-san - as mentioned above, we're still busily going through all the contributions, thanks so much for yours, they don't go live instantly as we do need to check and approve before going live.

I submitted a handful of things, but haven't seen the list updated since it's been posted. Wiki was instant, but I guess thats not the biggest issue. Looks good all in all, really like the new look. *except for those ugly google ads for pystar in the top banner, they need to be framed or relocated IMO. But I understand someone gotta pay the bills

I wanted to add the PNY Geforce 7300 GS that I use but this manufacturer is not there to be chosen.

i have dg33fb board core 2due processor 2 gb ram pcixpress 8500gt nvidia, osx86 10.5.1 os not problum but final cut pro not working, please help me for my problum.

Great idea. A big help for the note users (for having the closed architecture) would be the drivers development or paths for the various lines DV (as my notebook dv6110br, because I don't have discovery compatible distros for him).

Thanks,

Rpssilva

I did not find TP-link manufacturer for my Ethernet adaptor.
Can you add it?

Thanks

This might not be the place to ask but can anyone write a guide for a Sony Vaio SR Series laptop? I'm trying with iatkos 5i and keep getting stuck near the very end. I think it's the customize option that I'm having trouble with. If anyone has written a guide for it already or something similar, could you please help me as I haven't seen any guides yet.
Thanks in advance,
Corey
email me if you have any advice:
cozza99(at)hotmail(dot)com

It looks like a nice interface for adding entries, but what about doing queries? For example I followed the tree down to my motherboard, the ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 and there was nothing there. Is that to say that there is nothing populated in that data node? How can someone see which items actually have data in them instead of just empty nodes? I don't mind putting in my info from what I've had working but it's nice to know there is some way to tell if someone else had any success, even if it's someone looking for my results...

I’ve already send my motherboard, processor and optical drive report, hope helps somebody.

OK, I'm adding my hardware to the database, but how can I see other hardware instructions and opinions ? Because when I'm clicking on any hardware pops up window in wich I can add my own opinions etc. I don't see what other users written...

I went through and put my machine in the database, logged in and nothing.
GA-EP35-DS3L
8 gigs DDR800
Nvidia 8500 GT
DVD SATA HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH20NS15
Firewire 400 PCI card
cardreader

any way to get QE/CI on intel 854G ??

How long before we can actually use it to look up info?

Is it working ? or absolutly useless, right now !?

Fantastic four ,..... osx database is not in it,...
flame on !

- previous database was useless to me,.... even the best, most compatible hardware was not listed,...
+ best hardware, list first , would that be something !?
- new face , same story ?


- if people going to waste their time, putting in info,.... at least, should be able to find their own stuff ?!
- search is not working, is'nt it , a database, ehm, for searching ?
- all those tabs, of 10.4x , 10.5.4 , 10.5.5, 10.5.6 with nothing in it ,
great hmm, just click on it,.... hehe,... wasted your time, dead link here,.... nothing listed, oh, got you !!


Do everybody a favor,..... go fix it.


Do a TOP 10 list
- Laptops
since more than 50% of new sales are laptops,...
here is a easy one for you,....
1. Macbook
2. macbook pro
3. dell ,....gues wich one has the most forum hits ?
- netbooks
1. Dell mini 9 , since it has the best support
2. MSI , XXX , since it was the first,....
- motherboards ,
break it down by intel/amd and sockets
- graphics-cards
- misc-adapters

========
and now the "he who must not be named" 10
..... basically stuff, what's worse, or definitly is not working
- laptops
- motherboard
- graphics cards

after that, use the database to glue the 2 together,
and fill in the blanks. that's the gist of it,....

search , results,....
=> want to find what definitly works !!! and how to
=> want to find the stuff, what's not working, so I could stop, hitting my head , against a brick wall,...
=> and then the stuff, with a lots of maybes,....


last note,
if it takes more than 3 clicks, or searches,....
- and can't find, one usable entry
- can't find my own entry
- can't find what's not working

point blank,.... it's useless !

now go, put the flame out, by fixing it !
now if you don't or do agree with me,.... post here,... since its a forum, it needs your post,

@rschultz101 - thanks for your feedback, lots of good points raised in there, most of which we're already aware of and/or are working on - we're still working hard on the database so that we can display results, but we're taking our time to get this right, so we may have a few more weeks yet until we're able to deliver it - we're keen to test it thoroughly before releasing it in the wild! It will be worth the wait though! =)

Sweet.
Who will be moving the stuff over from the HCL lists?

Umm so how do we know if the hardware we enter is being refused or even entered? I have posted several items and not one has appeared in the database.

i would like to add hardware, but how can i add a manufacturer?