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Help Installing OSx86 on a Gateway P-7805u

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AnaktuvGod
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hi all. just converted to iatkos v7 from ideneb. ?, how can i get it to read the correct ram. i swore i had ddr3 and its tellin me ddr2. is this because of smbios efi air? also question to all. i have mac on a desktop i installed and when i scroll the mouse over the dock on magnification it runs really really smooth like water. GTX260. But on this P-7805u, doesnt matter ideneb, iatkos, kalyway, when i used them, the dock doesnt look all to hot when i scroll through it "not watery like it should be" is it just me or does all you guys dock do the same $#!7? also is it that the kexts available for the 9800m gts is just not great. i used the the same nvinstaller on my desktop with 9300 and it runs like water. confused :D

gidge
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hi all,

 

is anyone else getting choppy video playback? i have QE and CI but have really poor video playback. hd videos played back on vlc player is choppy as well.

 

i've installed atkos v7 on a FX 7811 but seem to be getting pretty high system cpu load (around 35% idle) as well.

 

perhaps i should try xxx...

AnaktuvGod
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It shows that it is enabled. which version do you have original, p-7811 or 7805u and also do you have the 1920 x 1200 display or the other one. could be the display i got is to big and it dont get watery cause of that. i also swithced to snow leopard universal distro. everything but sound and internet works. still no watery dock :D

TheOriginalPol
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It shows that it is enabled. which version do you have original, p-7811 or 7805u and also do you have the 1920 x 1200 display or the other one. could be the display i got is to big and it dont get watery cause of that. i also swithced to snow leopard universal distro. everything but sound and internet works. still no watery dock :)

 

I've got a 7805u, which USED to have the 1200p display until it broke and Geek Squad f***ed me over when they repaired it by putting in a 1440x900. But the dock worked fine either way, I don't think that should make a difference. Is it just your dock that is jumpy? Or are none of the graphics at all on the system very smooth (aka try running the flurry screensaver or going into FrontRow or something)?

 

Oooo and how is Snow Leopard working out for ya??

AnaktuvGod
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Its working out alright. I'm a little upset tho because i had a wireless usb stick drive that only works for 10.4 and 10.5. used iatkos v7 to fix video. no sound. im sure it would be coming soon tho. everything else looks cool tho on my laptop, the swivel when you minimize and my screensavers is good. my dock just dont move like my hackintosh desktop (asus p5q-c w/e8400 core 2). once i get sound and internet, im soley on snow leopard. you should make that jump too so you can be set for 10.6.1, 10.6.2, etc. :)

TheOriginalPol
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To be honest, I have no idea how. Have ppl already put out install dvds or something? bc I can't seem to find a single one... Plus I worked hard to get my USB Wifi (WUSB54GC) working as well, and I don't want to lose that functionality quite yet...

DJKneo
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Im new to all this X86 stuff, I have the same laptop, P-7805u with the 1920x1200 display. I successfully installed OS X using the iATKOS v7 disc. Just wondering if anyone as been able to upgrade to 10.6 using an actual retail upgrade disc. I get stuck to where it has to reset to finish installing. the computer will restart, but when it boots back up its like it wasn't installing at all, I want to say its the boot loader but I don't know for sure.

 

Another way I wanted to try was to boot the disc from the Chameleon boot loader, but I don't know how to boot from the dvd instead of the hd.

DJKneo
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Oh, I know that, but if you do that the 10.6 disc won't boot anything. It has to be after the Chameleon bootloader is running, or some other bootloader. I tried the cd boot method off www.teknojunkie.com but I get an error saying it cannot load the "com.apple.driver .AppleHDACController - not found and kextd not available"

 

To boot from dvd, go to your BIOS settings. Also there's probably some key you can press when you first boot up, I think it's F10 on our machines, to get the boot menu up, where you can choose temporarily.
shanmoon
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I've got my Gateway p-7805u running on 10.5.6.

I have video and audio support.

I got network suport by buying an airport extreme card off of ebay. I am dual booting to 64-bit vista, and it recognized the card. I get N out of OSX and Vista.

 

FYI I was able to do an automatic update to 10.5.8 without any trouble, and no driver issues.

bimochi
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Anyway like I said I am up and running pretty well. I was able to install the 9000 series video kexts following the instructions located here: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=132089 and updated the GFX strings using these instructions http://aquamac.proboards106.com/index.cgi?...&thread=509 My card is correctly recognized as a 9800m GTS with 1GB video memory. The default resolution was automatically updated to 1920 x 1200 but QE/CI are not working. I have not done any investigation on this yet so I will keep you updated.

 

 

 

Can you Please Hook me up with the GFX item's you used cause i have the same card and every time i go threw making my own GFX Strings i do not succeed // It would be easier for me to get me yours... maybe you could put it in a kext .... Thanks For Your Help In Advance

Bimochi

no bread
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is anyone else having problems with the built in keyboard?

 

namely with the windows button not functioning correctly as the apple button? When I try windows key-a, it will not select all, but instead bring up an accented "a".

 

Really don't want to fork out for a macbook pro!

TheOriginalPol
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dude... have you ever used a real Mac before? The ALT key works as the Apple key, and the middle one (Windows key) is the OPTION key. Or at least that's the way it's been on every Mac I've ever used

 

And even then, all that can be configured and changed around in your Keyboard pref pane... ;)

bimochi
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Hey Guys Just wanted to post a update with the fourm.

I was able to install iaktos v7 with the following settings

all defaults

Nvidia Enabler & NVdarwin 1.2.5

intel speed step

and the same setting they gave you in the first update...

 

everything is working just fine and i also updated to 10.5.8 With NO problems....

 

My question is has anyone made a kext or something to make our DD3 ram Boot and or recognize.. Mine always say DDR2.. That has been bugging me for a real long time.... And i don't want to use OSX86Tools cause all that does is make it say what you want my concern is that my ram power is not being use...

 

Also has anyone been able to get the Built in camera to work??? in my settings in the about mac menu it shows

usb high-speed bus- USB 2.0 Camera ... and in that setting it shows the name of the camera vendor (chicony electronics)

 

Please if anyone got these to work please share with the community

 

Thanks To Everyone Who Has Been A Big Help :D

 

Bimochi

TheOriginalPol
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Wow!! So, a little update on a personal note:

 

After screwing up my system with the 10.5.8 update (which did NOT work for me for some reason) I completely reinstalled my system using iAtkos v7... damn, what a difference. Everything works SO much better. All my problems that I was having on the last install are now gone, even that weird recording problem I was having. Everything works, including VoodooHDA, Time Machine, Shutdown, and even VoodooPS2Controller which would not work before (which I highly recommend btw, it is far superior to the FFScroll method if you want touchpad scrolling etc).

 

The only thing that wouldn't work for me at first was Sleep -- but I downloaded an OpenHaltRestart kext from 10.5.6 someone posted, and it solved that (and sped up boot time significantly). Also, I chose the Voodoo kernel. For what it's worth.

 

ANywayssss, I highly recommend to anyone who is still running ver. 5 or 6 to reinstall... Just backup everything with time machine like I did, and then when you boot the new installation you can restore everything w/ migration assistant to just the way it was before when you left it. (except it crashes on me whenever I deselect "Applications" or "Files and Settings". anybody else ever have that?)

 

Haven't tried updating to 10.5.8 yet... kinda scared to in fact, dunno if I will...

no bread
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dude... have you ever used a real Mac before? The ALT key works as the Apple key, and the middle one (Windows key) is the OPTION key. Or at least that's the way it's been on every Mac I've ever used

 

And even then, all that can be configured and changed around in your Keyboard pref pane... ;)

 

Eek. How embarrassing! Thanks for the tip lol. I did own a macbook pro, but it got stolen and I couldn't afford a new one. Then I discovered the wonderful world of osx86. Joy!

 

Yeah I think I will remap using doublecommand. Got logic 9 on the way... that will be the ultimate test.

 

Now to wait for instructions from people who have got 10.6 working on this. anyone??

BUS_DR1V3R
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Hello everyone. I have installed iPC 10.5.6 final on my 7805u and it is running stable on vanilla kernel. I read earlier in the thread about taking out one of the ram sticks, and I had to do that to get iPC to boot(then replaced ram after ). After the boot I just installed the following drivers and fixes from the customize menu:

 

Video Drivers : NVdarwin 1024MB

Audio Drivers : Azalia Audio

Power Management : AppleACPIBatteryManager and Clamshell Display Support

Fixes and Patches : CPUS=1 One Core Fix and UUID Error Fix

PS/2 Device Support : PS/2 Keyboard Fix and PS/2 Mouse Fix

AppleSMBIOS Patch : AppleSMBIOS-27 Rev3 DDR3 1333MHz

Applications : All

 

After installing make sure to -f on the first boot.

 

For the video card I just followd the directions in post #97 provided by d23. I replaced my 1440x900 screen with a 1920x1200 and I have full resolution and Quartz and QE enabled. Hope this helps someone. Now just waiting on a solution for the wifi or ethernet.

TheOriginalPol
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I replaced my 1440x900 screen with a 1920x1200...

 

!!!

Really?? I've been wanting to do that for the longest time! Ever since the Geek Squad screwed me over by replacing my 1920 with the 1440... But I wasn't sure whether it would work or not, and nobody seems to know the answer.

 

How did it go?? Was there anything special you had to do, like to your video card or something? And where did you buy the screen from?

BUS_DR1V3R
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!!!

Really?? I've been wanting to do that for the longest time! Ever since the Geek Squad screwed me over by replacing my 1920 with the 1440... But I wasn't sure whether it would work or not, and nobody seems to know the answer.

 

How did it go?? Was there anything special you had to do, like to your video card or something? And where did you buy the screen from?

 

It was really simple. There were no modifications needed, just plug and play. Here is where I got it 1920x1200.

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