The Official Asus F3 Series Notebook Thread!

[jjduro]

@ antaholics

@Python1564

@PiNcIuSsS

 

I told the guys on Brasil Mac about the batery metter situation and they came up with this bundle, garanted to work on both vanilla and hachintosh... or so they say.

 

Just go to here and grab the bundle: http://forum.hmbt.org/viewtopic.php?f=93&t=2246

 

Obrigado galera do OSX86 Brasil!

 

 

PS

 

Haven't tried it myself yet.. so, don't be shy and post your outcome

[antaholics]

@jermo:

check it anyway. GParted might do funny things to id=af partitions. last time I got a b0 error was because of this. Otherwise, try disk repair, and if that doesn't work still, look around the forum for b0 error help =/

 

@jjduro:

wow thanks! I will try it out tonight as soon as I get the chance. Does it include CPU throttling or do you know how to get that to work?

btw, which program are u using for core temperature? (coretemp? mine stopped working since Leopard), and what's that "2" icon beside it?

 

Thanks!

[jjduro]

@jjduro:

wow thanks! I will try it out tonight as soon as I get the chance. Does it include CPU throttling or do you know how to get that to work?

btw, which program are u using for core temperature? (coretemp? mine stopped working since Leopard), and what's that "2" icon beside it?

 

Sorry, I don't know the answer for those two questions, since the screenshot is not mine.

I'll ask around Brasil Mac. The problem is, since I'm from Portugal, and Brasil is in a different time zone, I believe they'll only answer tomorrow...

 

PS

It seems they are using Temperature Monitor: http://www.bresink.de/osx/TemperatureMonitor.html

But you can use:

smcFancontrol 1.23: http://homepage.mac.com/holtmann/eidac/sof...age5/page5.html

 

or

iStat Pro and iStat Menus:

http://www.islayer.com/index.php?op=item&id=7

 

http://www.islayer.com/index.php?op=item&id=28

[farcaller]

Just got F3T up and running (uphuck 10.4.9 1.4a with latest NForceATA installed via linux/vmware).

 

Any hints on where I can look for Atheros drivers?

01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)

Subsystem: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5006EG 802.11bg NIC (2.4GHz, PCI Express)

168c:001c (rev 01)

[antaholics]

@jjduro

 

Thanks for the fast reply.

 

smcfancontrol doesn't like MacPro's.. it wouldn't launch.

I am using iStatPro right now but it wouldn't see the temperature of the CPU.

 

so now I am using Temperature Monitor!

 

However, now my menu bar looks really cramped

 

(see picture)

 

Other than that, the link you gave me for the bundle requires me to log in, and I don't understand any portugese so I don't even know how to sign up

 

Do you mind posting the file as an attachment? it would be greatly appreciated!

 

@Jermo,

btw, what was the original problem preventing OS X from erasing the disk?

[Jermo]

it was that I hadn't made the partition af, and I figured out the b0 error, I hadn't bothered to look at which bootloader was selected by default in the install so I went back and checked and it was the guid one so I reinstalled with the mbr one nad now it works.. well almost, osx goes to start and then it tells me that I have to restart, look here. Thanks for all the help.

[antaholics]

Hmm... there isn't anything wrong with the first screenshot (that I see anyway), but the second screenshot looks like a kernel panic.

 

do you see a kernel panic when you use verbose mode? (-v) or does it just hang at the first screenshot?

 

Try using the 10.4.8 ACPI and APIC kexts (pull them from your working DVD in the /System/Library/Extensions)

 

AppleACPIPlatform.kext

AppleAPIC.kext

 

or, try a modified bios.

 

Hope this helps,

Ant

[Jermo]

that first screenshot is where it hung when I used verbose mode, I couldn't see anything wrong with it either. I am using the same bios that you are using so the bios should be working. What do you want me to do with the kexts? from the 10.5.1 dvd?

 

the AppleAPIC.kext file isn't installed on my hard drive or on the dvd

[antaholics]

Which DVD are you using again? 10.5.1 Kalyway? If so, I am not sure what is wrong, because that DVD worked for me once. Can you tell me what options you picked for installing? Personally, I only install the base system and what I need to boot at first to make my system bootable, THEN install the added programs and kexts. Try pulling the ACPI and APIC from the DVD, but I doubt that is the problem. If it's ACPI KP then it would say KP well before that point.

 

For the rest of you, I have good news:

I downloaded the 10.5.2 SpeedStep from here:

 

http://minsong79.tistory.com/10

 

and it worked!!

 

Now my CPU is automatically throttled to 800MHz while idle, and goes up to 1200, 1600, and 2000 when stressed. This should help the battery life issue!!!!

 

The only problems I have with it are:

1. the battery still says 10 hours if I unplug it

2. my menu bar is HUGE (see screenshot)

3. I can't seem to manually adjust the CPU throttling properly. I can let it go up to 2000, but then it wouldn't drop to 800 or 1200 for me, only 1600. If I set it to automatic it works fine though. Also, I can't raise it to 2001MHz (c'mon... I want my 0.05% performance boost!!)

4. If I start with the system unplugged, battery meter shows 2:40 (normal), but when I plug it into the wall it doesn't detect that it's plugged in and charging... the % still goes up though. I will try the other powermanagement.bundle later [EDIT] works after charge to 10%

 

I wonder if this will work for overclocked desktop systems? Anyone know?

 

I am totally excited that my Hackbookpro is 95%+ functional! (minus sleep, shutdown, memory card reader [uSB'ed], webcam [uSB'ed], internal LAN [uSB'ed], and wireless [uSB'ed]).

 

Btw, anyone else notice that Excel 2008 is SO DAMN SLOW? :S

 

Ant

[antaholics]

the AppleAPIC.kext file isn't installed on my hard drive or on the dvd

 

can't be... the DVD won't boot without it

 

try booting the DVD using the tag

 

rd=disk0s4

 

to boot into the HD, then use

 

open /Volumes/DVD\ Name\ Here/System/Library/Extensions/

 

and copy the ACPI and APIC over.

 

Honestly though, I don't know if this is the problem It probably lies somewhere else.

[Jermo]

congrats on the throttling, I hope I can get mine working if this ever works.

 

You are right, I'm just bad at the alphabet, the apic kext was there.

 

I've already tried rd=disk0s4 and it hung at the same place:

Could not establish network configuration: Success

 

which is a funny thing for it to be saying but nothing worthy of a kernel panic or anything.

[antaholics]

that is really strange.

 

try this on DVD:

 

rd=disk0s4 "MKext Cache"=/System/Library/Extensions.mkext

 

Hopefully your DVD has a mkext file...

 

what did you use to boot off your DVD to install?

[python1564]

For the rest of you, I have good news:

I downloaded the 10.5.2 SpeedStep from here:

 

http://minsong79.tistory.com/10

 

and it worked!!

 

Now my CPU is automatically throttled to 800MHz while idle, and goes up to 1200, 1600, and 2000 when stressed. This should help the battery life issue!!!!

 

 

 

Ant

 

ok I installed the speedstep and so far it hasn't given me any problems, which is good. How do you have it show you what speed its at?

[Jermo]

Well I tried that and it didn't work so I reinstalled with only the video drivers and the bootloader options.. to boot the installer all I used was -v and "Graphics Mode"="1280x800x32@60". That didn't work either.

 

The places where it has hung are

 

"localhost mSDNResponder mSDNResponder-164 (Nov 4 2007 13:23:04)[41]: starting"

and

"Could not establish network configuration: Success!" before I reinstalled

 

how frustrating

especially since you have the same computer, the same bios, and you've used the same install disk

[antaholics]

Well I tried that and it didn't work so I reinstalled with only the video drivers and the bootloader options.. to boot the installer all I used was -v and "Graphics Mode"="1280x800x32@60". That didn't work either.

 

The places where it has hung are

 

"localhost mSDNResponder mSDNResponder-164 (Nov 4 2007 13:23:04)[41]: starting"

and

"Could not establish network configuration: Success!" before I reinstalled

 

how frustrating

especially since you have the same computer, the same bios, and you've used the same install disk

 

Hmm....

for some odd reason, when I add "@60" at the end of my Graphics Mode flag, my computer wouldn't boot, so I never used it. Try just "1440x900x32" or "1280x800x32" and see if it works. let me know!

 

ok I installed the speedstep and so far it hasn't given me any problems, which is good. How do you have it show you what speed its at?

 

If you followed the instructions correctly, you should have installed the app SpeedStep GUI. That will display the current throttled speed.

 

anyone know how to make the font smaller? it's HUGE

[Jermo]

It shouldn't matter that I used that in the installer though, and when I'm trying to boot up I just let it do its thing I don't tell it to do anything. Is there another 10.5.1 disk that I should try? or 10.5.2?

[python1564]

I followed the diresctions to the letter and i never got anything about speedstep GUI

[antaholics]

It shouldn't matter that I used that in the installer though, and when I'm trying to boot up I just let it do its thing I don't tell it to do anything. Is there another 10.5.1 disk that I should try? or 10.5.2?

try one of the iATKOS releases. it should work (with modded bios) without much modding.... good luck!

I followed the diresctions to the letter and i never got anything about speedstep GUI

It was there~

6: After restart from pack just double click on speedstep.pkgFollow the instructions and restart when it ask.7: After restart open terminal and type:sudo -spassword: - enter your passwordchown root /Applications/SpeedStep.app/Contents/MacOS/SpeedStepchmod +s /Applications/SpeedStep.app/Contents/MacOS/SpeedStep8: Now go to System Preferences/Accounts click on lock(if it is locked), select Logins Items, and then click on + to add speedstep.app, browse to applications select speedstep.app and click add, and check that box.

try lauching SpeedStep.app from Applications

[python1564]

I did everythign and its not showing anything. weird..

There are 2 AppleSMBIOS files to choose from, version 1.0.12 and 1.0.13. whats the difference?

and speedstep does not show up in activity monitor, whether its hidden or not

[mkayz]

Hey Guys,

 

I did what Ant said and switched the IDE to comp instead of enhanced and guess what? IT WORKED! now I am on iATKOS i1.0r3, sound worked out of box, i heard the funky music when you create your first user, very very impressed.

 

I think speedstep is also working, as i hear my CPU fan spin faster and slower, but the speedstep app doesnt seem to load for me, I am gonna upgrade to 10.5.2 now

 

MKayZ

[jjduro]

@jjduro

However, now my menu bar looks really cramped sad.gif

Other than that, the link you gave me for the bundle requires me to log in, and I don't understand any portugese so I don't even know how to sign up tongue.gif

 

Tottaly cramped

As for being in Portuguese... Dude! Portuguese is the fifth most common language in the world, right next to english, which is the fourth, and Spanish - the third. (Spanish is a lot like portuguese, you know?)... I'm just kidding. I know it is a very difficult language

 

Here it is: http://rapidshare.com/files/96780002/Batte..._10.5.2.pkg.zip

 

(Have you tried that Speedstep package with vanilla? I thought it wouldn't work...)

[python1564]

I downloaded the SpeedStep fix from http://minsong79.tistory.com/10 and I followed every direction. Speedstep doesn't seem to work. I get no menus, no GUI, nothing. The only difference is that OS X battery indicator shows the correct time, but i still get 1 hour 20 minutes life.

 

@jjduro

what does it do?does it work on 10.5.1?

[jjduro]

I downloaded the SpeedStep fix from http://minsong79.tistory.com/10 and I followed every direction. Speedstep doesn't seem to work. I get no menus, no GUI, nothing. The only difference is that OS X battery indicator shows the correct time, but i still get 1 hour 20 minutes life.

 

@jjduro

what does it do?does it work on 10.5.1?

 

I think it does.

Haven't tried it yet. I don't have my F3JC laptop with me right now...

[python1564]

I tried the speedstep fix on vanilla kernel and on the normal kernel and i get the same results. speedstep doesnt work on either.

The 10.5.2 fix actually removed battery options completely

[antaholics]

i used SMBIOS version 1.0.13... and it worked =/

 

I am not really sure why it doesn't work for some of you.. I wish I had a bit more knowledge with this. When you launch SpeedStep.app does it do anything? Ask for pw?

 

I believe that the SpeedStep will only work with the supplied kernel, and not vanilla. As for AppleSMBIOS, I haven't tried any other ones yet. Memory doesn't display anymore so I might go back to AppleSMBIOS-27 and try that out.

 

@mkayz,

congratulations! good luck updating!

 

@jjduro,

I only speak Mandarin Chinese, and English =/

 

I don't think I helped much, but I just started with the SpeedStep thing today so I don't know anything about it =/

 

All I can say is that I am using 10.5.2, with SpeedStep kernel, 1.0.13 AppleSMBIOS, SpeedStep.app, and everything works (except sometimes the battery timer).

 

I also keep getting this message, although it doesn't seem to be doing anything to my system:

 

04/03/08 2:18:50 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (org.postfix.master[728]) Exited with exit code: 1 
04/03/08 2:18:50 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (org.postfix.master) Throttling respawn: Will start in 9 seconds 
04/03/08 2:19:00 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (org.postfix.master[729]) Exited with exit code: 1 
04/03/08 2:19:00 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (org.postfix.master) Throttling respawn: Will start in 9 seconds 
04/03/08 2:19:10 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (org.postfix.master[730]) Exited with exit code: 1 
04/03/08 2:19:10 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (org.postfix.master) Throttling respawn: Will start in 9 seconds 
04/03/08 2:19:20 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (org.postfix.master[731]) Exited with exit code: 1 
04/03/08 2:19:20 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (org.postfix.master) Throttling respawn: Will start in 9 seconds 
04/03/08 2:19:30 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (org.postfix.master[732]) Exited with exit code: 1 
04/03/08 2:19:30 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (org.postfix.master) Throttling respawn: Will start in 9 seconds 
04/03/08 2:19:40 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (org.postfix.master[734]) Exited with exit code: 1 
04/03/08 2:19:40 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (org.postfix.master) Throttling respawn: Will start in 9 seconds 
04/03/08 2:19:50 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (org.postfix.master[737]) Exited with exit code: 1 
04/03/08 2:19:50 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (org.postfix.master) Throttling respawn: Will start in 9 seconds 
04/03/08 2:20:00 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (org.postfix.master[744]) Exited with exit code: 1 
04/03/08 2:20:00 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (org.postfix.master) Throttling respawn: Will start in 9 seconds

 

any idea what this means? =/