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[ilias builds macs]

1. _For_System
2.Appleintelpllxata.kext
3.fakesmc.kext
4.ioahciBlockstorageinjector.kext
5.JMicronata.kext
6.LegacyHDA.kext
7.NullCPUPowerManagment.kext
8.OpenHaltRestart.kext
9.PlatformUUID.kext
10.realtekP1000SL.Kext
11.SleepEnabler.kext

_For_System
AppleIntelPllXATA.kext
fakesmc.kext
IOAHCIBlockStorageInjector.kext
JMicronATA.kext
LegactHDA.kext
NullCPUPowerManagment.kext
Openhaltrestart.kext
PlatformUUID.kext
RealtekR1000SL.kext
SleepEnabler.kext

[Cindori]

You must open the script again, choose Kext Installer, and make change the RealtekR1000SL




you see in here, the Realtek is in /System
I think yours is /Extra.

To change it, type the number of it, then enter, and it should toggle between Extra and System

When it is System, choose N, and enter.

reboot

[ilias builds macs]

It worked. Thank you. Do you know how to enable sleep too?

[Cindori]

What's happening when you are trying to sleep now?

[AviEinZur]

Cindori, on Dec 27 2009, 01:26 AM, said:

I'm using an third party cooler, Twin Turbo, and yes it is huge.

What you can do is keep the GPU in the lowest slot, that way it will not block any slots.





Ideally you would be using a low profile gpu like the 9800GT, might not block any ports with a card like that.

i have my  hat off for you cindori!!!
and for my questions:
is this GPU would be compatible with the installation?
just wanna make sure.
im about to order tomorrow morning the exact specs accept
for using a zalman case <gs1000+>, zalman CPU cooler <9500>,
zalman PSU <zm600w>, and no akasa card reader or the bluetooth
for now cause theyre not imported to my country and would take time.
can you figure for me any problems that might happend from using this specs?

thanx alott,

really breathtaker you made there..

[AviEinZur]

sorri for the mess, but-

can you specify other supported GPUs for that installation?

cant wait to order...

[Cindori]

This installation would be the same for any ATI cards (that has drivers in OSX, like 4870, 4850)
For nvidia cards, I have no experience. you are better off finding someone else who has that card.
I dunno why people dont want ati though. 4870 = GTX 260 in performance, and 4890 = GTX275.

if you want a low profile card, compatible with my guide, a ATI 4850 is what I suggest. its more powerful then 9800GT I first suggested, and it is also pretty slick:

[JBLanteigne]

Nice guide.

I'm still on my old quad core... I might wait before upgrading to i7.. but this is a nice guide.. good choice of motherboard, very reliable.

nice mouse too... Did you know that this mouse is actually better on os x than it is on windows? The software to customize it is way better on os x.

[AviEinZur]

Thanx allot for this guide and all the information, Ill let ya know what went ahead..

[AviEinZur]

just ordered everything with the 4850 GPU bi gigabyte if that matters...
and now the wait...

[Cindori]

I've actually discovered that you can remove the top 3 kexts here



and it will still work as normal. great!

[digichris]

Thanks for posting this guide cindori. I'd just like to ask whether future updates of OSX are likely to bring an incompatiblity to components, particularly the motherboard? Has this occurred for other configurations that you know of where they worked fine but are no longer compatible with the latest OSX versions?

[Cindori]

for starters, this is the most compatible i7 board, in the world.

no, apple can not simply remove code we need. that code is also used for their macpro systems.
what can happen though is that updates sometimes makes our custom kexts incompatible. that is why its good to have as little as possible.

this has since 10.6.0 only happened with Sleepenabler.kext. workaround was simply to remove kext before update, then download an updated version to install after update. in that matter of speech, you are kind of dependant on others work for your computer to handle future updates. the Gigabyte EX58 UD5 has a really big topic in Tutorial forums though, so I don't feel like I'm going to be left out cold anytime soon.

[Turtle7]

Cindori, This is fantastic and I am going to try this tonight after backing up a few files. I've been building my machine over the last 5 months. I picked up an XFX 4890 (only brand I could find locally) and managed to get everything working. Only problem is that darn mouse lag. Course I prolly goofed some where

My last/current install consists of Digital_Dreamers Guide, an ATI.ROM and some other things...possibly.

Side note; I concur about some applications crashing or kernal panicking when copied from my old computer or time machine. Which totally bugs me cause installing Final Cut or Logic takes forever!!

I'll get some photos of my machine shortly. The Mac communities here are just so damn awesome!

Edit - Everything installed fine, but im still getting that strange mouse skip / lag.

[Cindori]

mouse jumping is a combination of ati drivers and display model.
try setting display to other Hz like with SwitchXres
also you are not using that .ROM anymore are you?


theres also one guy that solved it by setting his cards clocks to the same value (usually there is idleclock, full load clock etc) one can do this with RBE in windows (google)

[Turtle7]

Cindori, on Jan 10 2010, 03:50 AM, said:

mouse jumping is a combination of ati drivers and display model.

Well, I'll be damned. I didn't think a specific display could cause something like this but you're right! I plugged in a 24'' Scepter and everything works like a charm. Maybe it's just me, but a monitor causing these issues, is as if gravity went side ways. Did a few more tests.

Scepter 24'' X24WG: Fine
Westinghouse 22'' LCM-22w2 : fine
AOC 22'' 2216 : Mouse Jump

Dual Monitors works great on the two working monitors. Any combination with the AOC causes the lag.

So it looks like this is a great excuse to finally upgrade my aging monitor.

Thanks a lot Cindori.

[Cindori]

Turtle7, on Jan 10 2010, 11:37 PM, said:

Maybe it's just me, but a monitor causing these issues, is as if gravity went side ways.

LOL

but yes. many mac pro users are raging about this since it's happening to them too.
I wish you luck with your new display

[r15177]

1st off, thanks Cindori for your guide. it is the reason i went with this build.
I am within a couple of weeks of buying

i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD5 LGA 1366
CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1333

and will be using my current
case
hard drives
psu
BFG 8800 gt 512

The only thing i had a question on was my video card.
I like to play games  (dual boot win7), video edit (final cut), i also want a video card that will not get in the way of updates. (I just want one less guide to follow when i go to update my hackintosh, and one less kext to update)

i guess I'm lazy when it comes to that  
should i stick with the BFG 8800gt or
go with XFX 4850 card?  or maybe another card?
i know apple uses the 4850 so maybe less hacking with that card?

i would like a card that was working fully in Snow leopard    QE/CI?

[Cindori]

4850 will require no QE CI patch, only uses "Graphicsenabler=yes" line in Boot.plist to get it running
cant speak on nvidia cause I have no experience with it

[Turtle7]

r15177, on Jan 13 2010, 11:21 PM, said:

I like to play games  (dual boot win7), video edit (final cut)

r15177, I think anything at or above a 9800(GTX?) will be great for final cut. I've been editing on this 4890 for a few days now (thanks to cindori) and HD content screams. I have yet to fully test compression or filter render speeds though. Ran fallout 3, and call of duty with great frame rates.

Keep in mind your satisfaction will depend on the specs of the machine your jumping from. I did most of my editing on a 1.66ghz intel mac mini.