Wolli Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 hello @all i'm searching a IDE-Controller for x86 10.4.5. does anyone have one that works? if possible, it sould be ATA, not S-ATA. i would like to make a server with a lot of disks... thanks, wolli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
authortitle Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 hello @all i'm searching a IDE-Controller for x86 10.4.5. does anyone have one that works? if possible, it sould be ATA, not S-ATA. i would like to make a server with a lot of disks... thanks, wolli You are braver than me if you'd use OSX86 for a server! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemattoad Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 That's not bravery, it is stupidity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolli Posted March 17, 2006 Author Share Posted March 17, 2006 That's not bravery, it is stupidity why? it works. the one and only problem is the missing IDE-controller. the gigabit ethernet works! the graphic-card don't works correctly. but this is not a problem, because i use it as server. i hate windows. and i don't know anything about linux/unix. i work only with macs. and it is not possible to use 10 or more HD's in one mac... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgios Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 no such a thing exists, dude. I've studied a lot of stuff, including promise, Highpoint and acard stuff. I myself bought a tempo trio which is designed for mac and a promise ultra 100 card, no one works under mac os x86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolli Posted March 18, 2006 Author Share Posted March 18, 2006 hmm, f***ing {censored} now, will there be any controller-card in future? what are you think? i think it must be possible to find one that work, because the on-board-controller works too. an external controller is doing nothing other than the on-board-controllers. what about the compatibily-list at http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/HCLPart#IDE maybe this one (it's the last one in the list): Promise 378 S-ATA in IDE-Mode (but only the S-ATA part of the Controller works[, like with some Linux Kernels]) but this is an S-ATA-card. and if possible, i want one with ATA. are the other cards on this list all on-board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrunner Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 i would like to make a server with a lot of disks...thanks, wolliThis suggestion is not what you have in mind, but note that most USB and Firewire HDs works. You may take a hit with the USB in CPU usage, but IDE to USB adapters are cheap, the Firewire adapters are slightly more but not expensive either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubhead Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Did u try an ACARD 68xxM? i see there are extensions with the 10.4.4 Install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolli Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 Did u try an ACARD 68xxM? i see there are extensions with the 10.4.4 Install. hmm, i see the acard extensions too. there are 5 acard-extensions into the folder HD/system/library/extensions. but in the info window is it marked as "PowerPC", not as "Universal". i think they will don't rock...? does someone have an acard-controller and can test it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgios Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 I dont mind testing it for several bucks to have a second hand one. But my damn PCI slots are full........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolli Posted March 26, 2006 Author Share Posted March 26, 2006 i tried to order the controller Promise 378 S-ATA, which is listened on http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/HCLPart#IDE but i can't find an online-store who can supply this card. i asked in two big computer-stores, but they know nothing about this model. they can't order this card. on the promise-website it's the same. it's not listened. does someone found this card in a store? what is about the .kext-files into the folder HD/system/library/extensions? they are some acard-extensions, but they are marked as "PowerPC", not as "Intel" or "Universal". i think they will don't work? how difficult is it to port a PowerPC-extension to universal? is this possible? or can just apple do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolli Posted April 9, 2006 Author Share Posted April 9, 2006 does someone have a controller who works in 10.4.6? maybe are there some new drivers? i have installed 10.4.6 now, but my controller is still not working. the acard and adaptec-extensions in the folder system/library/extensions are always still marked as "PowerPC". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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