rushes Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Hi i´ve installed MacOSX_10.4.4DVDPATCHED_Myz.iso and installation goes nice but later when restarting it goes in verbose mode and gives error "hpet". any idea? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13955-acer-travelmate-8204/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
djtrix Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Hi i´ve installed MacOSX_10.4.4DVDPATCHED_Myz.iso and installation goes nice but later when restarting it goes in verbose mode and gives error "hpet".any idea? theres numerous posts about this hpet issue. infact, i recently anwsered it in a thread for the acer 4202. perhaps a simple search will help clarify the issue... but briefly, the anwser is, theres nothing you can do about it, and it doesn't really matter. as for verbose mode, thats a default setting in the cracked dvds/isos you can turn it off by editing your com.boot.plist....again...search and ye shal find! -Dre Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13955-acer-travelmate-8204/#findComment-89263 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushes Posted April 5, 2006 Author Share Posted April 5, 2006 i readed that post but my problem is that after all the verbose text and the hpet error the system ..halts? it doesnt do anithing, just show the (static) verbose text forever Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13955-acer-travelmate-8204/#findComment-89371 Share on other sites More sharing options...
djtrix Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 i readed that post but my problem is that after all the verbose text and the hpet error the system ..halts? it doesnt do anithing, just show the (static) verbose text forever welllllll maybe you shoulda said that eh? I dunno about halting on hpet, i think its actually something else, i read once that people were halting on hpet errors and they deleted hpet and it was actually halting on the thing right before that or something or other.... wait now that i think about it, it was in a thread about the 8204!!!!! lol good luck with that, -Dre Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13955-acer-travelmate-8204/#findComment-89566 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushes Posted April 5, 2006 Author Share Posted April 5, 2006 so 8204 got problems? not only me? lol where did u read that? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13955-acer-travelmate-8204/#findComment-89613 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushes Posted April 5, 2006 Author Share Posted April 5, 2006 this is an " screenshot " http://img319.imageshack.us/img319/228/dsc000010km.jpg Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13955-acer-travelmate-8204/#findComment-89695 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushes Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13955-acer-travelmate-8204/#findComment-90346 Share on other sites More sharing options...
djtrix Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 yeah, as i thought, its got nothing to do with HPET, it gets passed that. the error that occurs right before your kernel panic is with the AppleIntel8245XEthernet.kext <--- or something similar, im not 100% sure thats the exact kext name, it might acutally be a plugin within another kext that gets loaded.... sooooo... boot up with the install cd, and open a terminal. sudo -s, then try removing that kext for now. perhaps do a mkdir /System/Library/Extensions.Disabled and then mv /System/Library/Extentions/AppleIntel8245XEthernet.kext /System/Library/Extensions.Disabled then do a kextcache -k /System/Library/Extensions and reboot hopefully this helps.... if not... search for the other 8204 thread and see how far they've gotten. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13955-acer-travelmate-8204/#findComment-90358 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushes Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 ok i boot with the install disc, then terminal but "sudo -s" -> command not found "try removing that kext for now" dont know how to remove that kext. mkdir /System/Library/Extensions.Disabled -> read only file system ??? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13955-acer-travelmate-8204/#findComment-90398 Share on other sites More sharing options...
djtrix Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 ok i boot with the install disc, then terminal but "sudo -s" -> command not found "try removing that kext for now" dont know how to remove that kext. mkdir /System/Library/Extensions.Disabled -> read only file system ??? Sorry i guess i shoulda been more explicit with my instructions. The thing is, when you boot up with the osx dvd you're chrooted to the dvd, and it doesn't have all the commands you need built in. What you need to do is something like: chroot /Volumes/OSX/ this will change your default root directory to the one that you have installed on the hard drive. Then you should be able to run commands... but now that i think about it you probably dont even need to do this because the terminal in the install dvd is allready sudo (super user do'd) but you DO need to append /Volumes/OSX/ infront of all the directories in my instructions, because those folders are on your hard drive, and not on the dvd. (/Volumes/OSX is where the dvd automounts your OSX hard drive partition) -Dre Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13955-acer-travelmate-8204/#findComment-90404 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushes Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 ok "AppleIntel8245XEthernet.kext " doesnt exist on system/library/extensions .. just: appleintel915.kext appleintel915GA.plugin appleintel915GLDriver.bundle appleintelintegratedframebuffer.kext these are the only things that contain "appleintelXXXXX" Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13955-acer-travelmate-8204/#findComment-90417 Share on other sites More sharing options...
djtrix Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 ok "AppleIntel8245XEthernet.kext " doesnt exist on system/library/extensions .. just: appleintel915.kext appleintel915GA.plugin appleintel915GLDriver.bundle appleintelintegratedframebuffer.kext these are the only things that contain "appleintelXXXXX" Anything with Ethernet? like i said earlier... it might be some plugin of another kext thats getting loaded. Try looking for any folders with Ethernet in the name, navigate into them, (./Contents/Plugins) and look for something like 8245XEthernet. -Dre Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13955-acer-travelmate-8204/#findComment-90419 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushes Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 cant find nothing... exist a "find" command ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13955-acer-travelmate-8204/#findComment-90432 Share on other sites More sharing options...
djtrix Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 cant find nothing... exist a "find" command ? Ok.... i took a look around the kext folder and found it, its part of the IONetworkingFamily.kext so cd /Volumes/OSX/System/Library/Extensions mv /IONetworkingFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleIntel8254XEthernet.kext ../Extensions.Disabled kextcache -k ./ reboot this might not work because im not exactlysure how the IONetworkingFamily.kext loads its plugins... it might fail on like "plugin missing" type error... in which case, try moving the entire IONetworkingFamily.kext folder to disabled. -Dre Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13955-acer-travelmate-8204/#findComment-90441 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushes Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 ok it works! but in osx: 1.no sound 2. no wifi 3.1024x768 max output (thanks very much for help ) 1- audio is: realtek high definition 2- wireless is: intel pro/wireless 3945ABG Network connection 3-video card: ati x1600 512mb(256 dedicated) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13955-acer-travelmate-8204/#findComment-90482 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushes Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 audio fixed!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13955-acer-travelmate-8204/#findComment-90503 Share on other sites More sharing options...
djtrix Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 ok it works!but in osx: 1.no sound 2. no wifi 3.1024x768 max output (thanks very much for help ) 1- audio is: realtek high definition 2- wireless is: intel pro/wireless 3945ABG Network connection 3-video card: ati x1600 512mb(256 dedicated) I have the intel pro/wireless 3945ABG, and you can pretty much give up on ever getting that working. As for the video resolution, theres tons of other threads about the ati x1600, i hope that those will solve your problem. And im glad my fix worked... although it probably means your Lan/Ethernet doesn't work either, no? Cheers, Dre Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13955-acer-travelmate-8204/#findComment-90516 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushes Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 no, in the network preferences appears the ethernet but in light grey and cant be selected so no network (and no wifi! :S) well, lets look for the x1600... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13955-acer-travelmate-8204/#findComment-90519 Share on other sites More sharing options...
djtrix Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 no, in the network preferences appears the ethernet but in light grey and cant be selected so no network (and no wifi! :S) well, lets look for the x1600... theres probably a fix for that aswell... search the forums for your card model / chipset. otherpeople might be using the same card in a different computer/setup. but my ethernet works, and i have a very similar broadcom card. Also, i recomend downloading the osx 10.4.3 dvd as i bet eventually you'll need some 10.4.3 kext files, for say fixing your broken usb ports (IOUSBFamily.kext), and since it takes a couple days (for me) to download it, it would be best to start the torrent now (just a tip) as for the Intel pro wireless, search for my thread about the alternative card. theres only one out there (because its pci EXPRESS minicard, not just pci minicard), and we dont really know if it works yet. if you're willing to purchase it, and give it a shot, please let me know how it turns out. oh, and your cardbus slot probaby doesn't work either, so dont bother wasting money on a new cardbus wifi card. and the Dlink G122 USB stick didn't work with the Acer 4202, which has the same mobo chipset as you, so i doubt it will work for you aswell. so yeah, perhaps as a return for all my help, you could try out that atheros card i talked about in my "alternative to Intel Pro Wireless" thread, and let us all know if it works good luck getting everything working. -Dre Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13955-acer-travelmate-8204/#findComment-90532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushes Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 got the 10.4.3 but dont know what to do to fix the ethernet problem. The cardbus isnt really a problem, the main issues are video and wifi (if wifi doenst work then have to find a solution for the ethernet) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13955-acer-travelmate-8204/#findComment-90546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nips Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Has there been any progress on this? I was just toying with installing OSX on my 8204wlmi but not if there's no wired/wireless ethernet. That and, I'm not understanding the graphics issue. Isn't the macbook using an ATI X1600? Shouldn't that driver work? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13955-acer-travelmate-8204/#findComment-104375 Share on other sites More sharing options...
djtrix Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Has there been any progress on this? I was just toying with installing OSX on my 8204wlmi but not if there's no wired/wireless ethernet. That and, I'm not understanding the graphics issue. Isn't the macbook using an ATI X1600? Shouldn't that driver work? Don't know much about ATI drivers cause i only have Intel GMA in my 4202, perhaps try asking in a thread about ATI drivers. As for the wifi, you'll have to buy a new pci-express wifi card.... none of which are confirmed to work yet, and only 3 that i know of exist atm (Atheros AR5006EXS & Broadcom 94321 & Intel IPW3945). I do think your ethernet should work out of the box tho, cause its broadcom, unless acer switched which ethernet block they used between the 4202 and the 8204. -Dre Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13955-acer-travelmate-8204/#findComment-104464 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nips Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Apparently there's ethernet issues too. The thing that sucksa bout this is.. I bought the acer 2 weeks before the announcement of Boot Camp (my company bought it for me) and it was in heavy use for 2 weeks.. so I couldnt' really return it. I would have the macbook too. Oh well. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/13955-acer-travelmate-8204/#findComment-104644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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