I've been beating my damned head against the wall for two and a half weeks trying to get Leopard to boot on my XPS 410!!!

Could someone be so kind as to check my thread
http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=74215

... and respond there or here?

THANKS IN ADVANCE!

(notices his second hard drive finally reformatting and deleting the last of leopard).....


NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


The flat image seemed unstable anyways. I couldnt run iMovie, or Final cut

I've already posted a fairly thorough instruction set previously on this thread for 10.5. You may want to check it out.

Thanks,
Drew

I can't get past step 3 of your instructions. The install DVDs I've tried do not show me the hard drives on this system. Would you mind having a look at my thread (for the details)? Thanks.

I used the ToH release. I see you tried it, but were you booting off a SATA DVD drive?

As far as seeing the hard drives. From 10.4.8 I remember I set my RAID to off in the bios. I suggest doing the same. Also, there are two SATA ports that do not show up in OS X. I could take a picture of mine if you'd like.

I tried a SATA DVD drive first. Then a USB-IDE converter hooked up to an IDE drive. Could boot all the way to the installer but then it wouldn't see my hard drive. ToH RC2.

Which two SATA ports don't show up? A picture would be great, but if you know the numbers that would be fine too.

see attached image.

I believe the bottom 2 are the ones that do not show up. The orange cables go to my DVD drives, one doesn't show up in OS X. The red goes to the HD that I boot from.

Hope this helps,
Drew

peart75.

using port 4 and 5 results here in my system that i cannot use them in osx.

i have 2 hd's on blue like you. then on port 2 and 3 have my both optical drives.
on 4 i have my windows disc. so apple cannot use it and windows boots fine
5 is empty.

so do not use port 4 and 5 in osx cause they wil not work without edditing some stuff in apple ahci.

Is there anyone make Intel 82566 ethernet card works successfully under Leopard?

I am still looking the solution for it

Thank you.

Ran the post-install scripts and i'm still in a loop of the Welcome - Before You Begin, etc.

This is REALLY good news!

you bet it is!!! What are the issuses though? I will get it regardless, but i just want to know

I see that you're reading this thread, bigdaddyrob2g. Why don't you please answer AnthonyA's question (if you want to ...) and upload the driver? I understand if it's not ready yet...

Everyone's pretty happy you did this

So where's the kext?

Where can i download this kext file, bigdaddyrob2g?

Please show me
Thanks.

I have some trouble things:
When I finally updated to 10.5.1 I've got "About this Mac" with "4.30GHz Intel Core 2 Duo" report!
An other shits is unable shutdown, in that case, power is always keeping its light.
What can i do for it. Any idea? Do I need to modify or change some kext?

By the way, I'm eager to wait 82566DC NIC kext patch.

Great thanks bigdaddyrob2 !
I bet it will be no useless for all users who are getting trouble with intel 82566DC ethernet card, really useful.

Please tell me when it is ready for patching?

Thanks for your working

keep up the work bigdaddyrob2g
for now i'll leave in my realtek pci card works without a hitch.

This is my xbench, "About This Mac" reports "Processor 4.30 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo", some thing wrong?

Results 140.23
System Info
Xbench Version 1.3
System Version 10.5.1 (9B18)
Physical RAM 3072 MB
Model Dell DXP061
Drive Type Hitachi HDS721616PLA380
CPU Test 107.52
GCD Loop 219.64 11.58 Mops/sec
Floating Point Basic 106.17 2.52 Gflop/sec
vecLib FFT 85.76 2.83 Gflop/sec
Floating Point Library 86.42 15.05 Mops/sec
Thread Test 175.32
Computation 164.93 3.34 Mops/sec, 4 threads
Lock Contention 187.10 8.05 Mlocks/sec, 4 threads
Memory Test 156.52
System 172.94
Allocate 202.74 744.51 Kalloc/sec
Fill 151.53 7367.86 MB/sec
Copy 171.97 3552.02 MB/sec
Stream 142.95
Copy 133.42 2755.78 MB/sec
Scale 133.60 2760.03 MB/sec
Add 154.27 3286.32 MB/sec
Triad 153.38 3281.18 MB/sec
Quartz Graphics Test 169.87
Line 131.96 8.79 Klines/sec [50% alpha]
Rectangle 180.91 54.01 Krects/sec [50% alpha]
Circle 146.61 11.95 Kcircles/sec [50% alpha]
Bezier 141.36 3.57 Kbeziers/sec [50% alpha]
Text 410.89 25.70 Kchars/sec
OpenGL Graphics Test 158.31
Spinning Squares 158.31 200.82 frames/sec
User Interface Test 257.19
Elements 257.19 1.18 Krefresh/sec
Disk Test 57.05
Sequential 98.72
Uncached Write 99.64 61.18 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 100.63 56.94 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 83.65 24.48 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 116.42 58.51 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 40.12
Uncached Write 14.60 1.55 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 86.06 27.55 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 84.98 0.60 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 127.89 23.73 MB/sec [256K blocks]

here's my XBench result on my Dimension 9200 using EFI

Results 154.05
System Info
Xbench Version 1.3
System Version 10.5.1 (9B18)
Physical RAM 3072 MB
Model Mac Pro
Drive Type ST3320620AS ST3320620AS
CPU Test 154.43
GCD Loop 314.40 16.57 Mops/sec
Floating Point Basic 153.23 3.64 Gflop/sec
vecLib FFT 123.05 4.06 Gflop/sec
Floating Point Library 123.95 21.58 Mops/sec
Thread Test 419.80
Computation 387.62 7.85 Mops/sec, 4 threads
Lock Contention 457.81 19.69 Mlocks/sec, 4 threads
Memory Test 167.40
System 203.08
Allocate 287.04 1.05 Malloc/sec
Fill 169.40 8236.83 MB/sec
Copy 185.67 3834.99 MB/sec
Stream 142.39
Copy 135.76 2804.03 MB/sec
Scale 140.85 2909.93 MB/sec
Add 147.12 3133.98 MB/sec
Triad 146.43 3132.56 MB/sec
Quartz Graphics Test 213.97
Line 175.37 11.68 Klines/sec [50% alpha]
Rectangle 226.85 67.73 Krects/sec [50% alpha]
Circle 179.91 14.66 Kcircles/sec [50% alpha]
Bezier 185.40 4.68 Kbeziers/sec [50% alpha]
Text 433.93 27.14 Kchars/sec
OpenGL Graphics Test 166.81
Spinning Squares 166.81 211.60 frames/sec
User Interface Test 412.87
Elements 412.87 1.89 Krefresh/sec
Disk Test 57.08
Sequential 84.33
Uncached Write 126.83 77.87 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 136.94 77.48 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 38.88 11.38 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 153.18 76.99 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 43.14
Uncached Write 15.66 1.66 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 92.38 29.57 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 89.38 0.63 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 146.28 27.14 MB/sec [256K blocks]

@bigdaddyrob2g:

We would be glad to even receive the beta driver

Hi, hpbrown
Why are you getting "Model Mac Pro" but "Model Dell DXP061"?
How do I modify my kext?
Are you partition HDD with GUID? What are about your system and bios settings?
Can you share?

it's because I'm using the EFI patch v5.1
see http://netkas.org/?p=13

I just bought a cheap Netgear Ethernet PCI card and use now Leopard as my primary OS on my Dell!

has anyone been able to fix the shut down problem? I think that I read in another forum that it's the ACPI kext which does not suport properly the Quad Core CPUs and the OS only turns off 2 cores..

The same on C2D but after i reinstalled patched ACPI kext with vanilla looks like sleep and shutdown works. But my comp is running 24/7 so i haven't tested it well.And it says DELL DXP... because of different AppleSMBIOS.kext in 5.1. I think that 5.2 was patched to say Mac ProAnd I agree with mrjoe. Beta would be better than nothing. I'm getting a little bit nervous

well i was playing a little bit with sleep and shutdown and it looks like this:
Turn ON -> Shutdown -> Turn ON -> Shutdown works
but
Turn ON -> Sleep –> Wake UP -> Shutdown no go

So I'm wondering:

I'm going to get a new 750GB hard drive to complement my 160GB and get 910GB in a RAID 0 array. Is there any way to get this RAID working?

should work but i'm not sure. better ask on IRC: server - irc.osx86.hu, channel - #leopard

sorry to hear about the kext.. i have a dell dimension 9200, but not to much programing knowlege i'm afraid.. if there is anything i can do, gimme a shout..

also..

i am running osx (uphuck 1.4i r3) from a 500GB sata II drive annd i have a lot of data on my 640GB NTFS formated intel RAID (RAID 0) - i think it's ich8r/ich9r.. does anyone know if any drivers have been made/released that would allow me to see my raid partitions in osx?

Oooh! OMG !!! However, not to worry... we are all here with you... You need anything... Im just a holler away...

That certainly sucks. What kind of help could we provide?

You might find what you're looking for here:
http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=51422
http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...c=71662&hl=

thanks for the help timeshifter, but i'm getting the impression that hardware raids are mostly a no go with osx, unless drivers are specifically written for it ..

Advice: Release all the alpha/beta/rc versions of your kexts. If your computer fails, we will provide them happily to you.

Very much appreciated.

You mentioned to me that it was based on the BSD source, so was it integrated into the OS X IOKit API yet and just needs "tweaking" or were those changes lost/not done yet?

so is this topic dead?

Ya it better not be! How far along is the NIC so far?

Hi,

My notebook has 82566 NIC.

Where do I get the 8256x.kext or it's source?

I'm waiting...

Thank you.

Its not out yet...... they are working on it right now....

bigdaddyrob2g, do you have an update on the driver?

ETA?

the only hope we had

still have some hope. bigdaddyrob2g is still visiting. i think hes

-slacking off
-working real hard

i hope its the latter.

Ya..... I don't think he is slacking off....... I just don't think he would do that without a reason. I do want to know this though...... He got it working the first time.... Was just pure luck? Or something else?
Any update would be appreciated!!

Also if we keep asking.... he might stop making it.... I doubt it... but still....
So does anybody else have any improvemetns on the dell xps 410 that they would like to share/discuss? It will give this thread some point at least for now!

Hi,

This driver is adream, isn't it?
It doesn't work with Tiger so why with Leopard.
Could someone give me more details so that I feel more confident with this development?
Anyway, I should perahps consider buying a specific ethernet card .....

See U

I'm sorry to hear that.


Once the source is up some of us will be able to look at it and possibly provide some constructive help then. It's hard to really say anything now without knowing where you are at with it.

Was that info I PMed you about writing an IO Network driver useful?

P.S. If I was you i would remove that phone number from the post. Not just necessarily because of Insanelymac users but also other Internet spiders looking for emails/phone numbers. (No one really needs to call/text you during the Holidays, people need to learn to be patient. )

Sorry for all my near-flaming and sorry to hear that someone passed away. It's great to hear you're still working, I might give you a PayPal donation if I get enough money soon.
It's also nice to hear that you're the owner of a prospective computer company, am I right?
intel-igent computers?

Hey guys, I'm new to mac, but am smart with PC/Linux. How is everyone getting thier audio cards in thier Dell XPS 410's to work? Are they using Taruga's AppleHDA Solution? Also, does anyone have a clue how to get ATI x1650pro 512MB PCIe graphics cards to work with this PC? I've been using PC_EFIv8.0 in Leopard and it's working great! Anyone else having any luck with this version PC_EFI? If you're using a different version, is there a reason you're using it (besides: I just haven't gotten around to it). I just don't fully understand the process of installing drivers in Leopard. I've read a bunch of forums, but all I can find are links to the patches or instructions telling me to just use it. Well, how do you use it?

Any help on the ATI x1650pro and the Sigmatel HDA in Leopard would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks.

BTW, my Dell is:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.67GHz
4GB Ram
2 * 250GB Seagate SATA HD
ATI x1650pro 512MB PCIe Video Card
Using Realtek RTL8139/810x
Philips DVD-R DROM 6316TS
TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-H653A
SigmaTel HDA
All card readers being recognized
Using ToH Leopard RC2
PC_EFIv8.0
Following BigDaddyRob2g's guide for installing Leopard on Dell XPS 410 that he gave Timeshifter and it worked great, only I used the newest versions of every patch. I just can't get the Audio or the Video to work.

BigDaddyRob, you rule!

If someone can dumb down the driver installation process for me regarding the Sigmatel Audio and this ATI x1650pro, I'll make a "dumbed-down" how to guide describing how this dumb-mac user was able to pull off my install. Maybe it will prevent further newbs like me from asking so many questions.

Thanks again!

okay.... Well do you have a backup for it? So that what happened last time won't happen again.....

as soon as you can PLEASE upload the kext. i'm holding off buying a NIC for this kext!!!!!!

bigdaddyrob2g, sorry to hear about that tragedy.
Please, if you have the kext 100% now, please upload it asap.
The only thing left to get my motherboard 100% working without the added pci ethernet and usbaudiocard.
I appreciate your hard work!

Do you have your Blu-Ray working? I think I'm going to get a BD burner next year...

That´s great! Thanx!