rajivs27 Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Strange, But true. My 10.4.8 install has got me gaining about 20 minutes every hour. I know this is not a battery problem. I have no problems with the time in windows. When booted into Tiger, after the initial NTP the machine starts gaining about 20 minutes to the hour. Strange problem - Any body getting old too?? Any solutions to slow down this aging problem?? ) Systems Specs: CPU: Core Duo 1.86 Ghz MB: Asus P5LD2-VM SE ATA HD: 80 GB (Jas 10.4.8 install with updates on line), SATA HD: 160 GB with Win XP Network: Inbuilt working fine, Wireless Netgear WG311 V3 not recognised 1GB RAM (512 x 2) Dual Channel Samsung DVD R/RW 16X 19" TFT Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36199-jas-1048-making-me-older-by-about-20-minutes-an-hour/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 (edited) The kernel in the JaS 10.4.8 is an early version of the Semthex kernel and needs to have its FSB set at boot. One fix is to update to the latest kernel. See the 10.4.8 link in my signature for methods to do that. Or, set the FSB at boot: When using the Semthex kernel, you may need to set your FSB frequency. It is set to 200 by default. At boot, type: fsb=xxx (where xxx is a number like 133, 166 or 200) fsb is a frequency fsb (freq) = fsb (speed) / 4 Find your fsb (speed) in your BIOS or: (OSX) System Profiler -> Hardware -> Bus Speed (fsb speed) (Win) PC Wizard -> Mainboard -> Chipset -> fsb (speed) and fsb (freq) are both avail Remember to divide the speed by 4. If your FSB (speed) is 667, then your FSB (freq) = 166 because 667/4 = 166 At boot, type fsb=166 (use your value) or put the fsb in your boot.plist under Kernel Flags: <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string> fsb=166 </string> Edited December 18, 2006 by Rammjet Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36199-jas-1048-making-me-older-by-about-20-minutes-an-hour/#findComment-257562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajivs27 Posted December 18, 2006 Author Share Posted December 18, 2006 Thanks for the help RAMMJET. My system profiler does not show the FSB.?? (Wonder why). I went ahead and edited the PLIST. My FSB is 1066Mhz. Does that mean I use fsb=266.5. That should make my time go faster. NO? (Default=200!) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36199-jas-1048-making-me-older-by-about-20-minutes-an-hour/#findComment-257581 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 (edited) Round your FSB to 266 or 267. Another method to verify your FSB (speed) is to go to Terminal and type: sysctl hw.busfrequency Then divide that number by 400,000 4,000,000 to get FSB (freq) Edited December 18, 2006 by Rammjet Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36199-jas-1048-making-me-older-by-about-20-minutes-an-hour/#findComment-257587 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajivs27 Posted December 18, 2006 Author Share Posted December 18, 2006 I did the terminal method. I got a reply: hw.busfrequency:1064000000. If i divide this by 400000, I get 665. So this would be closer to the 166 mentioned by you earlier. But my Bios says Processor FSB 1066 Mhz. So do I use 166 or 266? I don't want to screw up my MoBO Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36199-jas-1048-making-me-older-by-about-20-minutes-an-hour/#findComment-257601 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 (edited) I typo'd - should divide by 4,000,000 1064,000,000 / 4,000,000 = 266 or 267 Edited December 18, 2006 by Rammjet Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36199-jas-1048-making-me-older-by-about-20-minutes-an-hour/#findComment-257613 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredperes Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 "At boot, type fsb=166 (use your value) or put the fsb in your boot.plist under Kernel Flags: <key>Kernel Flags</key> <string>fsb=166</string>" I tried to do it, but I just couldn´t. Why? Because I can´t save the changes. It happens with all system files, such as boot.plist. How can I edit this kind of files? Only in terminal? How? Thanks a lot. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36199-jas-1048-making-me-older-by-about-20-minutes-an-hour/#findComment-257619 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 You can use nano in Terminal or: drag the plist to the Desktop where it will make a copy. Edit the file and save it. Drag the file back to the folder. You will get 2 dialog boxes. One will say you can't do that. Click the Authenticate button and give your password. The other will ask if you want to replace the original. Say Yes. Repair permissions using Disk Utility afterward. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36199-jas-1048-making-me-older-by-about-20-minutes-an-hour/#findComment-257626 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredperes Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 You can use nano in Terminal or: drag the plist to the Desktop where it will make a copy. Edit the file and save it. Drag the file back to the folder. You will get 2 dialog boxes. One will say you can't do that. Click the Authenticate button and give your password. The other will ask if you want to replace the original. Say Yes. Repair permissions using Disk Utility afterward. Perfect explanation! Thank you again, my friend. Now I have the correct clock of my Core 2 Duo: 1.86GHz. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36199-jas-1048-making-me-older-by-about-20-minutes-an-hour/#findComment-257656 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajivs27 Posted December 19, 2006 Author Share Posted December 19, 2006 I Know I screwed up some where! Now my Hacintosh does not boot into OS X. I get a Kernel Panic. APCI problem it says. Is there a way I can view Mac files in Windows to backup my downloads so I can do a clean install? I also had a problem with "About this Mac" in my previous install. The machine would crash and I would get the logon screen. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36199-jas-1048-making-me-older-by-about-20-minutes-an-hour/#findComment-257912 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajivs27 Posted December 19, 2006 Author Share Posted December 19, 2006 Perfect explanation! Thank you again, my friend. Now I have the correct clock of my Core 2 Duo: 1.86GHz. Hello Fred, UR FSB is=266 too? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36199-jas-1048-making-me-older-by-about-20-minutes-an-hour/#findComment-257914 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajivs27 Posted December 22, 2006 Author Share Posted December 22, 2006 OK - Done, I have clean reinstall on with the Semthex kernel and the edited plist. Everythin is working great. Thanks for the help guys. I am gonna try to patch the Semthex kernel with the latest one being released on the 24th Dec. Any way to get my wireless working? Marvell chipset! Any one doing any work on this? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/36199-jas-1048-making-me-older-by-about-20-minutes-an-hour/#findComment-259902 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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