strhess Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Hi Everyone, I have a p5w dh with q6600, 4 gig of ram, and it runs fine. But when i go to install logic pro 8 i get a message asking me to make sure i have a suitable graphics card. Anyone had similar problems? Any help would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XLR Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Do you have a suitable graphics card? I suppose Logic wants you to make sure you have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starobrno1 Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 You probably just have to make sure you have enough vram and QE enabled. I believe Logic will not install if your video specs are under a certain "limit". Possibly you could install anyway by using passifist to install but I´m not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach-os Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 it doesn´t make any sense to use logic with a substandard video card. at least you need QE and CI working. without that you can´t install logic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strhess Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 Sorry Guys, i could remember what the video card was. It is an Asus EN8500 GT-S 512mb. In system profiler it comes up with the full 512mb of vram and the proper nVidia Chipset. I am a complete noob, my friend built the machine for me and i am just now starting to learn about how this all works. What is QE and IC and how do i check if it is working? Also when the computer boots the video card puts out a black screen till it goes to sleep, once it wakes up after going to sleep everything works fine? Anyone had similar issues? I am using the vga output, do i need to use the DVI output? Thanks for your help so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach-os Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Sorry Guys, i could remember what the video card was. It is an Asus EN8500 GT-S 512mb. In system profiler it comes up with the full 512mb of vram and the proper nVidia Chipset. I am a complete noob, my friend built the machine for me and i am just now starting to learn about how this all works. What is QE and IC and how do i check if it is working? Also when the computer boots the video card puts out a black screen till it goes to sleep, once it wakes up after going to sleep everything works fine? Anyone had similar issues? I am using the vga output, do i need to use the DVI output? Thanks for your help so far. you´re missing all the basics. you should install yourself - just to learn CI = Core Image QE=Quartz Extreme. it is also written in the system profiler (supported,not supported). the asus p5w dh is imho the best board you can use for a os x 86 project.mine is working with a retail install 100%. you could also follow this guide I wrote for an other board http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=132695. the video card will work so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strhess Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 I would have installed myself but my friend had kalway already and i was not sure where to obtain it myself. Plus my left arm is paralysed from a motor cycle accident so putting the hardware together was the biggest issue to me. I regret not doing it myself now. Can i just ask if a retail install has less bugs than Kalway and if so is it much harder to get it to install is it? Anyway i have checked and Core Image comes up as "software" and Quartz Extreme as "not supported" any idea what could be wrong and how do i go about rectifying? Also i have overclocked the Q6600 to run at 3ghz and the FSB to 1.3ghz, the cpu does have an after market cooler but i would love to find a program that monitors system temps etc? Cheers again! Really appreciate you putting up with my noob questions and schooling me in the art of osx86. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach-os Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 to receive help you should post all your specs and the version of the install disk you already installed. download efi studio for your video card and install the correct strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strhess Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 My specs are as follows: -P5W-DH with Q6600 overclocked to 3Ghz and FSB @ 1.3Ghz -4 gig 667Mhz SDRAM (2x2Gb Kingston sticks) -Asus EN8500GT-S 512mb -M-audio auidophile 2496 using Envy drivers -160gig western digital system drive -320gig & 750gig western digital data drives -Antec Sonata 3 case with earth power 500watt PSU The System Install is Kalyway 10.5.2 updated to 10.5.4, as i mentioned earlier i did not do this install so i am not sure if it was done correctly. He used a how to guide from life hacker (http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/01/25/install_os_x_on_your_hackintosh_pc_no_hacking_required-2.html) I am a complete novice with all computer hardware/operating system type work. Previously the best i had done before this was install a video card and some ram along with some audio recording hardware. So i know this must seem a stupid question but where do i download efi studio and once i have is the set up a step by step walk you through it operation or do you need programming knowledge? I have searched the forums for answers but there is so much information and so many different system variations i haven't been able to find the right information. Although i am sure its out there some where. I do hate asking if i don't need to. I know how annoying those questions can be. Thanks for your replies Peach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach-os Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 your a newbie and you want to run logic on a DAW. that´s exactly the reason I wrote that guide I mentioned before. in this guide you will find a link to a very good search engine. with it you can find everything you need.there is also a link to a package. download it - there are some helpful tools already in it. if you want to work seriously with video or music files, you need also a good backup strategy.therefore you should have an other os x install for backup and maintenance. you have enough disks in your system.....so what are you waiting for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khan_Man Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Did U find out if your video card is supported (HCL=Hardware Control List)? that would be my first step. In the HCL U will find solutions that others have used/found. I'd start look at NVinject, Natit, NVkush... see what U can come up with. Khan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooD Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I guess this is the consecuence of osx86's popularization Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strhess Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 i sorted it out by looking on the osx86.org site and found some one who had listed a link to how they sorted there card. And ended up downloading the efi studio application. And once i had run it everything was recognised. And i have now loaded logic pro 8 only to find out that i am not getting sound from the output of my computer. Does it just use the native sound card? So do i change the sound card by accessing system preferences and then clicking on soud? Logic showed sound levels within the application, i was just not getting any output, so do people agree that the issue must be the output being routed to the correct sound card??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach-os Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 i sorted it out by looking on the osx86.org site and found some one who had listed a link to how they sorted there card. And ended up downloading the efi studio application. And once i had run it everything was recognised. And i have now loaded logic pro 8 only to find out that i am not getting sound from the output of my computer. Does it just use the native sound card? So do i change the sound card by accessing system preferences and then clicking on soud? Logic showed sound levels within the application, i was just not getting any output, so do people agree that the issue must be the output being routed to the correct sound card??? the most problems of a computer are sitting in front of the display it seems that you even don´t have a basic knowledge. you can´t expect people teaching you online. I gave you the search engine link. you should find everything on your own. everything on a computer needs a driver. on os x they are called kernel extensions -called "kexts". check your soundcard and search for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strhess Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share Posted January 6, 2009 I know everything on a computer needs a driver. With the graphics card i did search the sites and find the solution and fix it myself. All i wanted was to be pointed in the right direction by those with the knowledge that i don't posess. It is not my fault that i do not have any knowledge of programming. I have never been taught how. Were you born with all the computer knowledge and skill you have or did you learn from others. By observing and asking questions? So am i not allowed to be ignorant of some things? Is it a crime to ask for help? And for your information i have used macs before without any issues such as those i have faced with the hackintosh. All i was after was some direction from those who had more knowledge than me. And not that i think you would care, i managed to sort the audio drivers all on my own. wow, isn't that amazing, without even basic knowledge. Must have been a fluke. Regards to you Peach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach-os Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 it seems that i didn´t say it friendly enough.......you got me wrong. I tried to point you to the right direction instead of ignoring you. I would recommend you: start from scratch. that´s better and easier than figuring out someone´s non working config......and at the end you will understand much more.......and believe me: you will need it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strhess Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 Sorry Peach. I guess i took it the wrong way just because i do lack a little knowledge. And i think you are right about the re-install. I have logic working and loaded one of the demos. It will not even play for 3 seconds. Just jitters and then stops. Thats with the processor running @ 3ghz and FSB @ 1.3ghz. I would have exected a Q6600 with 4gig of ram not to have any such issues. I ran an Xbench test and came out with a total score of 198.45. And just with the computer running firefox right now i only have 2.1gig of system memory free. The weirdest thing though is that when i start up the computer sometimes it will start up quickly without issue. Other times it takes ages to load the operating system and then outputs a black screen until the computer goes to sleep, once it wakes the screen becomes normal. But often the Envy24 audio drivers i installed for my m-audio 2496 soundcard will disappear from system preferences. Then the next time i boot they are there. Guess i should have just gotten my mate to put the hardware together an then taken it from there myself. I guess its time to bite the bullet and go for a clean install. Would you recommend Kalyway 10.5.2 for an asus p5w-dh mobo? From all the reading i have done its been the most consistently used. I am assuming thats because it has the easiest install with least issues. Am i right? Cheers for your help again Peach and again i apologise for jumping to conclusions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach-os Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 kalyway works good with the pw5 dh - but nevertheless I would install also the retail version on this board.If you follow my guide for the EP45 DAW, it will also work perfectly for this machine. have a look on my sig: with retail working 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strhess Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 kalyway works good with the pw5 dh - but nevertheless I would install also the retail version on this board.If you follow my guide for the EP45 DAW, it will also work perfectly for this machine. have a look on my sig: with retail working 100% So whats the advantage disadvantage of retail install. My main concern is whether it takes more skill/time to install. And once installed whether it will have less issues than a kalyway install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach-os Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 with retail install you come closer to a real mac - means less trouble with updates. also you know what you have patched. installing the retail will take an other hour....and yes it needs more skills than pushing a button - but with the guides here it´s easy as long as you follow them exactly and you learn a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strhess Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 with retail install you come closer to a real mac - means less trouble with updates. also you know what you have patched. installing the retail will take an other hour....and yes it needs more skills than pushing a button - but with the guides here it´s easy as long as you follow them exactly and you learn a lot. Thanks for the info. I've been looking at a few different guides. I think i might give it a go. It is best to stick with a 7300gt for the graphics? Where i but parts don't stock those anymore. Just wondering if i suppliment with another will it cause me problems. I am guessing it will and i should just take the time to get the e7300gt. cheers again peach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach-os Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Thanks for the info. I've been looking at a few different guides. I think i might give it a go. It is best to stick with a 7300gt for the graphics? Where i but parts don't stock those anymore. Just wondering if i suppliment with another will it cause me problems. I am guessing it will and i should just take the time to get the e7300gt. cheers again peach. the 7300gt makes sense setting up a new system only to run logic. you have already a 8500gt what should be better - so use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strhess Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 alright, shall do. Thanks again Peach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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