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Hello, I have my 6400 working except for that it runs hot, and the battery lasts only about an hour, while with windows it lasts 2 hours. Also, the laptop seems to run hotter with OSX.

 

I've installed a bundle, and the battery meter works fine.

 

I just don't know what I have to do to make it less power hungry.

 

I appreciate any input!!

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Hello, I have my 6400 working except for that it runs hot, and the battery lasts only about an hour, while with windows it lasts 2 hours. Also, the laptop seems to run hotter with OSX.

 

I've installed a bundle, and the battery meter works fine.

 

I just don't know what I have to do to make it less power hungry.

 

I appreciate any input!!

 

generate p-states, c-states. give a try

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Ok, I tried generating c and p states via [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url], I'll see how that works. Thanks for the tip :)

 

HAS anyone gotten the ATI x1400 card working with an external monitor? I'd love to have this displayed on my lcd tv.

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Ok, I tried generating c and p states via [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url], I'll see how that works. Thanks for the tip ;)

 

HAS anyone gotten the ATI x1400 card working with an external monitor? I'd love to have this displayed on my lcd tv.

i made PCI x1300 dev 7178 work with evoenabler changed the framebufer name to "Caretta". however i didnt test tv out.

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Hi Nozyczek!

 

First of all, thanks so much for your google webpage. I've already used a couple of your drivers from the inspiron 6400 bundle, and the information you have posted there is very helpful.

 

But would you please help me understand what steps are necessary to get the external monitor working?

 

What is the ATINDRV kext for, and where do I find this: "com.apple.kext.ATY_Caretta " ?

 

Thanks a lot in advance.

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Hey Guys,

 

I've been pulling my hair out trying to get my vanilla 10.6.3 working.

 

My install procedure was:

 

External Firewire Drive to real Mac.

Install SL 10.6.3 onto external drive.

Reboot on real mac - enable wireless control, install Cham RC4.

Install HD into 9600/1705 Laptop.

 

Black screen - boots to desktop.

Control via real Mac.

Install EFI string, Install Kexts (see below), Use EFI studio to install string also in S/P/SC/.

 

Nothing!

 

Still absolute blackness on LCD display. I tried "Screen Sleeper" and tried turning off auto login.

 

Below you'll see my Boot.plist as a screenshot attached (with GMA string)- this one living in my EFI.

 

Please help me out... Not sure what I'm missing to get this display on.

 

KEXT in EFI Partition:

 

AppleACPIBatteryManager

Disabler

EvOreboot

fakesmc

IOATAFamily

LaptopDisplay

Mobility

NVinjectGO

SleepEnabler

VoodooHDA

VoodooPowerAcpi

VoodooPS2Controller

VodooSDHC

 

Really dont want to use a Distro. Have built many hacks (msi wind and Abit desktop) and this one snag is bumming me out.

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Hey Guys,

 

I've been pulling my hair out trying to get my vanilla 10.6.3 working.

 

My install procedure was:

 

External Firewire Drive to real Mac.

Install SL 10.6.3 onto external drive.

Reboot on real mac - enable wireless control, install Cham RC4.

Install HD into 9600/1705 Laptop.

 

Black screen - boots to desktop.

Control via real Mac.

Install EFI string, Install Kexts (see below), Use EFI studio to install string also in S/P/SC/.

 

Nothing!

 

Still absolute blackness on LCD display. I tried "Screen Sleeper" and tried turning off auto login.

 

Below you'll see my Boot.plist as a screenshot attached (with GMA string)- this one living in my EFI.

 

Please help me out... Not sure what I'm missing to get this display on.

 

KEXT in EFI Partition:

 

AppleACPIBatteryManager

Disabler

EvOreboot

fakesmc

IOATAFamily

LaptopDisplay

Mobility

NVinjectGO

SleepEnabler

VoodooHDA

VoodooPowerAcpi

VoodooPS2Controller

VodooSDHC

 

Really dont want to use a Distro. Have built many hacks (msi wind and Abit desktop) and this one snag is bumming me out.

 

the DSDT needs a tweak for Device (VID)

post your dsdt

 

NVinject is for nvidia, if u have intel video its not gona work.

 

what laptop u have ?

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Hello guys.

I have this kind of configuration:

 

Dell Inspiron 6400/E1505

Motherboard Chipset Mobile Intel Calistoga-PM i945PM

CPU Type Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T5500, 1666 MHz

System Memory 2560 MB (DDR2 SDRAM)

Video Adapter ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (256 MB) (1440x900)

 

In my opinion general trouble with my Video adapter x1400.

I try many and diferent ways with kexts to install 10.6 or 10.7

Even try step-by-step instruction by nozyczek but without luck. After updating to 10.6.7 and installing script -- system not boot.

 

Any help from yours?

 

Problem solved with x1400 on SL 10.6.7

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edit that post.. remove dsdt and find your dsdt.aml right click it and compress (makes it dsdt.aml.ZIP thats allowed to be posted)

 

then use full editor in here posting and attach.

 

the fix is remove the line ending in 100

Method (_DOD, 0, NotSerialized)
		    {
			    Return (Package ()
			    {
				    0x00010200,
				    0x00010400,
				    0x00010300
			    })
		    }

and this if u have nvidia

                   Method (_DOD, 0, NotSerialized)
                   {
                       Store (SMI (0x6D, 0x00), Local0)
                       If (LEqual (Local0, 0x01))
                       {
                           Return (Package ()
                           {
                               0x00010200, 
                               0x00010110, 
                               0x00010210
                           })
                       }
                       Else
                       {
                           Return (Package ()
                           {
                               0x00010200, 
                               0x00010118, 
                               0x00010120
                           })
                       }
                   }

 

if its ATI i have no clue

 

use dsdt editor to fix it

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Who can help strugling to get QE fixed.

System is Dell 6400 with Intel GMA945

Almost verything is working Wifi, sound, screen 1280X800 Except QE

I tried "miljons" of kext files with no result.

Loaded is Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and Chameleon bootloader V2.1 svn r1819

I have a boot stick to load osx and remove the stick to run WinXp ( could also simpler without bootstick)

 

//Henry

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