guiyoforward Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 OK, for all of you diggers, engadgeters and the like, a little (and incomplete) FAQ about the 10.4.8 kernel development: -Until yesterday, the OS X community was using elements from up to OS X 10.4.8, BUT with only the 10.4.4 kernel. Though perfectly functional, further releases by apple were faster and more efficient in general. -Apple's kernel includes some copy protection measures, which were modified by the legendary Maxxus in kernel 10.4.4 - this was "patched" last year, and was the last working version until now. -In an unexpected move, Apple released kernel 10.4.7/8 sources. After months of hard work, some people in this community managed to modify the source (that is, legally) so that it would run on stock x86 hardware. Please comment on TPM, r2d2, and stuff I don't know about, and feel free to edit this simple FAQ. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31216-kernel-1048-faq-for-newbies/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juno360 Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 So this 10.4.8 update has a new kernel... 1. Is it ready to download? 2. Can I install it even if I have already installed Jas 10.4.8? Thanks in Advance! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31216-kernel-1048-faq-for-newbies/#findComment-216894 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaterSalad77 Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 1. Yes. But it depends on your system cpu 2. Yes, I think you have too. (I could be wrong but I Think i remember reading that) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31216-kernel-1048-faq-for-newbies/#findComment-216919 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aberracus Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 1. not yet 2. not sure Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31216-kernel-1048-faq-for-newbies/#findComment-216927 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mifki Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 2. No you need to install apples update over it Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31216-kernel-1048-faq-for-newbies/#findComment-216933 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardinal Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 I've been following these threads with interest, and I wonder if it is somewhat clear yet what kexts from 10.4.8 we will be able to use. I assume video will remain to be a problem, even with highly compatible cards like x1600, due to lack of EFI, as well as sound-in due to lack of fully compatible onboard audio, but what about things like OpenGL framework, which I think we are still forced to use the old one, or some PCI or other kexts that we are right now using from older OS X versions. How about sleep? In other words, how far behind will we have to be compared to real Mac, even assuming we build computers with very compatible hardware. And if someone can explain what r2d2 is, I would appreciate it... I couldn't find clear info after searching, does it decrypt binaries on the fly so we can use Apple's encrypted Finder? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31216-kernel-1048-faq-for-newbies/#findComment-216935 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mifki Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 about ogl, yes you can use new fk's with new kernel, and r2d2 does decrypt on the fly Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31216-kernel-1048-faq-for-newbies/#findComment-216937 Share on other sites More sharing options...
guiyoforward Posted October 26, 2006 Author Share Posted October 26, 2006 kiko and ppl, thanks for your participation. but can we explain the r2d2/tcpm and fk in newbie-friendly, faq terms? thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/31216-kernel-1048-faq-for-newbies/#findComment-217217 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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