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cosmo1t
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I have the same issue with the networking not working. I was logged into a switch and noticed that the nic started sending corrupted packets. (this is using the 10.4.6 ionetworkingfamily.kext)

 

I have a feeling there may be different chips on different revisions of these boards.

 

If anyone else has experienced this and fixed it, please let me know how/what you did.

 

Thanks

cos

devilhood
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@devilhood what about the mediakeys, do u think it is possible to map them and use them under osx ?

 

Quite possibly.

 

They could be mapped to provide Apple Remote type functionality, much in the way that you can use the keyboard to do it, but I'm only speculating.

cosmo1t
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Sleep works with 10.4.9!!!

 

Doing a clean install of 10.4.8 + Jas's 10.4.9 SSE3 combo update,

manuallly copying the kexts from kext_disabled + paulicat kernel = sleep working!!

 

I'm on 10.4.9 now and sleep is functioning great!.

 

Just working on restoring my apps from my dvd.. everything seems to be going well.

That Library folder in the user directory is sure worth keeping (firefox profiles, thunderbird profiles, etc, etc)

 

Great guide!!

devilhood
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paulicat's kernel? that's for 10.4.8 not 10.4.9 and it doesn't work with the System.kext from 10.4.9.

That's prob why it's working for you.. Sleep used to work for me with 10.4.8 but it would never wake up.

farff
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Hi,

 

First thank you for these wonderful topics : I have nearly succeeded to have a good OS X working on my I 9400, except for the sound that was stuttering and noisy with several external soundcards.

 

I have founded that the cause might be a fsb problem : in the Mac Properties the frequency was 2.4 GHz instead of 2, and the clock time was too fast.

 

I have modified the boot.plist with fsb=166 and after the reboot I have no more USB devices : no mouse, no drives... and no soundcard !

 

I have tried to suppress the fsb line but after reboot the CPU clock was 2.4 GHz but I had always no USB.

 

I have updated the kernel to 8.9.1, and now the CPU is well 2 GHz without the need of the fsb line, but I have still no USB devices.

 

My first install was jas 10.4.8 updated with combo 10.4.9 (I needed 10.4.9 to try an audio software).

 

I have spent several hours to search on the forum for a solution, but I have not found anything.

 

Can somebody help me please ?

 

Thanks a lot !

devilhood
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farff, I mentioned a few times in the guide, make sure you get the latest Universal SSE2/SSE3 or the SSE3 Sleep kernel.

They are both Auto FSB; meaning that you do not need to manually set any FSB value.

 

My sound does not stutter with either of these kernels :censored2:

 

I'll add a few bits in my guide to make sure people are running the latest kernel to avoid such problems.

farff
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Yes, I suppose that I have made something wrong when updating to 10.4.9...

I have not tried the sound with the 10.4.8 so I don't know if it is related.

 

The symptom was exactly what was described here :

 

Time is Wrong or Audio Stutters

If after upgrading to 10.4.8, your clock isn't keeping time and your audio and video stutters, the early 8.8.1 kernels need to have FSB set at boot. The best way to solve this is to update to the latest kernel. See above for methods. Otherwise, you need to set the FSB frequency.

 

But now, there is no more need for any fsb value in the boot.plist, the CPU clock is well at 2 GHz and the time doesn't run too fast.

So I suppose that the kernel problem is solved ?

 

Do you think that there will be something to do to retrieve my USB ports, or must I install a new clean OS ?

Thanks.

devilhood
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Basically, the older Darwin 8.9.1 kernels relied on manual FSB entry. This meant that the timing wasn't always accurate, resulting in many problems such as Sound stuttering.

The new kernels fixes this problem for good.

 

You will need the Apple USB patch to fix your USB ports, search around the forum, many people have had this problem.

farff
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Thanks for the infos.

 

I have not found any help to reactivate the USB, so I have installed again the initial JAS 10.4.8 over the previous install and now all works fine : the CPU clock is 2 GHz, my USB audio sounds nice, but of course not the apps that needed 10.4.9...

 

But I prefer to wait before being sure that it will not corrupt my audio this time !

 

Last time I have just run the JAS combo 10.4.9 update.

Is there anything to do special ?

farff
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Last time I have just run the JAS combo 10.4.9 update.

Is there anything to do special ?

 

I wanted to be sure...

 

So I have nevertheless updated my working jas 10.4.8 with the "JaS.10.4.9.Combo.Update.Intel.SSE3" and I confirm that now the CPU clock shows 2.4 GHz instead of 2, and that 

he sound is stuttering.

The kernel is Darwin 8.9.1.

What is wrong ???

 

Are the 8.9.1 kernels in the first page of the guide differents ?

I don't want to use IRC on Windows, what easy client do you advise to use in OS X in order to download a working kernel ?

Or is there another mean other than IRC ?

 

Or is there a guide to update from 10.4.8 to 10.4.9 without using the jas.combo ?

It is rather difficult for me to understand the explainations in english...

 

Thanks for the help.

devilhood
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farff, I will try to explain easier.

 

The JaS releases have old Darwin 8.9.1 kernel.

 

Use X-Chat Aqua or Colloquy as IRC client on Macintosh :)

 

Download new Darwin 8.9.1 kernel from irc.osx86.hu in channel #1049

 

Kernel will be in ZIP file, extract it and rename to mach_kernel.new

 

Move mach_kernel.new into root /

 

Open Terminal and type:

 

sudo mv /mach_kernel.new /mach_kernel

 

You do not need to manually set the FSB value, it is automatic with new kernel.

 

Reboot machine and sound stuttering and CPU speed will be fixed :D

Gcrumpets
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i just installed the newest sse3 kernel and the cpu throttler/speedstep package (without installing the universal kernel that came with the installer) on my core duo e1505, but im still not getting a succesfull sleep....should i be able to?

devilhood
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Not really, the package itself is a work-in-progress, so not everyone is reporting success with it.

Give it some time and Prasys will put out a version that will have Dell's ACPI tables read properly, then we will have full Sleep AND Dual-Core.

I'm at work now, but when I get back later I will see if I can dump those ACPI tables so Prasys can get cracking with his kext.

farff
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farff, I will try to explain easier.

 

The JaS releases have old Darwin 8.9.1 kernel.

 

Use X-Chat Aqua or Colloquy as IRC client on Macintosh :)

 

Download new Darwin 8.9.1 kernel from irc.osx86.hu in channel #1049

 

Kernel will be in ZIP file, extract it and rename to mach_kernel.new

 

Move mach_kernel.new into root /

 

Open Terminal and type:

 

sudo mv /mach_kernel.new /mach_kernel

 

You do not need to manually set the FSB value, it is automatic with new kernel.

 

Reboot machine and sound stuttering and CPU speed will be fixed

 

Thanks a lot Devilhood !

 

I have followed all your instructions and now I have 10.4.9 AND a good sound, both in USB and Firewire :thumbsup_anim:

viperrt74
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how and where do I download the latest kernel? when i try to go to the irc site, all i get is a "it works" and nothing else. I have tried googling and browsing everywhere to get it but without success. Thank you in advance

cosmo1t
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Fixed corrupt networking!!!.

 

I used the AppleBCM440 kext from 10.4.3 and inserted it into the 10.4.9 IONetworkingFamily.kext/Contents/Plugins

 

it seems to really have solved my timeout issues, and packet corruptions.

 

woot.

devilhood
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@ viperrt74: It has been explained a million times on this thread, please READ carefully. farff knew how to get the kernel from my explanation above, and he's not even a fluent english speaker.

 

@ cosmo1t: I had the same problem until I used the IONetworkFamily.kext from 10.4.6, and then everything was fine :rolleyes:

flibblesan
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the other thing

i tried this morininng, and i was able to record through audiohijackpro, and also through imovie.

both gave me sounds.

then i assume it might be something paticular about the garageband thing.

regards.

 

Quoting an old post I know, but yesterday I was playing with Garageband and I was too unable to get sound through the Sigmatel. I had to use my X-Fi instead.

 

If the Subwoofer and the stereo speakers could be somehow swapped in the kext, this would probably solve the problem (making the subwoofer the 2nd audio device, not the first).

 

I'm thinking of setting up a website with all the files required for getting the Dell laptops working in OSX. Anybody interested?

devilhood
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flibble, I think the best thing to work on is to build a Dell Laptop Installer package.

I was working on a Dell Hackintosh web-site with a myBB forum, but after consideration, I decided to ditch it because there really wasn't much point.

If people want to get files, everything is perfectly accessible here and on the developer's web-sites.

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