acidchalk Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I used the following Install method: Kalyway 10.5.2 Direct DVD install. I also followed the instructions posted by someone on a wiki. Posted below. Dimension 5150 Install method: Kalyway 10.5.2 Direct DVD install Kernels: intel speedstep + intel sleep ; Vanilla kernel panics occasionally Processor: Pentium 4HT 3.2 Ghz LAN Intel 100/VE working by copying the following : AppleIntel8255x.kext Onboard Video: intel GMA950 works with minimal screen tearing in Itunes and firefox(use Camino to solve screen tearing issue): select only this in the options as selecting X3100 causes the graphic card to not get recognized properly. Audio: Sigmatel 9221 A1 works using Sigmatel9200.zip ; Had to try a few times before I finally got it to work. use the same instructions used for the ethernet by changing the kext name from AppleIntel8255.kext to AppleHDA.kext in the terminal command. Also have a creative usb soundcard that shows up as usbAudio and works flawlwssly. IDE, SATA and USB work perfectly out of box. NOTE: sleep/Wake doesn't work correctly so it's better to disable sleep and only let the monitor turn off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Now, after trying to get those kext files in, it keeps giving me that error about them not being installed properly. As it stands i have no audio or ethernet, but my video works fine. I searched around the forums and tried a couple things that were suggested but i'm stumped. Unfortunately this pc had it's hard drive fail on me and after installing a new one i can't get windows installed on it because it keeps giving me the blue screen of death. With that said i can't go into windows to get the device id's to add to that kext for my ethernet. Osx installs just fine though and gives no issues aside from the audio and ethernet drivers not working. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/204307-dell-dimension-5150c-driver-issues/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Jeremy Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 In regard to Windows BSing when you try to install it, are you using a version of Windows earlier than the one originally on the computer? Also, Vista and 7 require AHCI mode (or is it APCI?) enabled in the BIOS. This feature is often disabled to make Mac OS X work. Did you disable something starting with A in the BIOS (Sorry I don't remember exactly what it's called )? Now for Mac OS X, did you force rebuild the kext cache and repair permissions after you installed the kexts? Permissions repair can be done with Disk Utility and you can rebuild the cache using the -f option on boot. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/204307-dell-dimension-5150c-driver-issues/#findComment-1371275 Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidchalk Posted December 29, 2009 Author Share Posted December 29, 2009 awesome i got it working with the -f thing! Only 1 problem though. If i do NOT boot with -F it goes back to the same problem. Is there a way to always boot with -F? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/204307-dell-dimension-5150c-driver-issues/#findComment-1371291 Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidchalk Posted December 29, 2009 Author Share Posted December 29, 2009 actually never mind i figured out how to edit the boot plist file and got it booting right with the -f on. Strange thing is that audio driver doesn't seem to be working. Dell says i have a SIGMATEL STAC 92XX C-Major HD Audio but i can't seem to get that driver i posted up there to work. Any clues? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/204307-dell-dimension-5150c-driver-issues/#findComment-1371790 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Jeremy Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 lol you're not supposed to boot with the -f option all the time... Maybe you need to repair permissions? Perhaps you installed a kext and didn't set the correct permissions. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/204307-dell-dimension-5150c-driver-issues/#findComment-1372851 Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidchalk Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 Hehe, strangest thing i did repair the permissions but if i do not use the -f i get the pop up for it not being installed and then no ethernet. And i've been repairing permissions non stop for days now trying to get all these different applehda's to work so i have no clue. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/204307-dell-dimension-5150c-driver-issues/#findComment-1372904 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dart7801 Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 i am confused getting the sound and Ethernet working what is the -f ur talking about and win 2003 can't pick up the drivers Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/204307-dell-dimension-5150c-driver-issues/#findComment-1381141 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Jeremy Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Please post a new topic with specific information about what you're trying to do and what isn't working. Also it helps to know your hardware and installation method. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/204307-dell-dimension-5150c-driver-issues/#findComment-1382000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cagoenbillgates Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 i know it's an old post but many thanks for the ethernet and audio tricks! the computer is quite hot and fans run high, i'll try to throttle down and keep posted about it Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/204307-dell-dimension-5150c-driver-issues/#findComment-1538179 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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