ratvn:

thanks to your help I am at this very moment running on my brand new hackint0sh!!!!



STANDING OVATION

this has never been possible without your help. I owe you a non-virtual beer at least!


I have just selected:
OpenHaltRestart
DSTD

I have not been able to find the wireless device though o configured the keyboard (it's a pc compatible - not a mac keyboard)
now I have to find some clues in order to start using this OS.
is there a "10 things for a noob to do when starting on a hackint0sh"?

many thanks again

You're very welcome.
Congratulation to your hard work. You are the one who did it, so be proud of yourself. I only gave some suggestion. Thank you for coming back to tell me about your successful story, because many others just run off without even a word.

So after you got it, just spend sometimes to go around and look. You'll like it.
To Utilities, System Profiler and there will have all of your recognized devices, along with loaded kexts, software version, running state. You can find your wifi device there to look for kext/driver.
To Activity Monitor for your CPU numbers/usage, memory, system load, running processes etc..

You can also go to kexts.com to download kexts, KextHelper b7 for easy installer. VoodooPS2 if not work then dl it from the developer site.

Good job

Regards

ratvn:

now I want to configure the system drivers in order to run it confortably.
for example,

video at 1680 x 1050
audio (I do not have sound!!!!!)
wireless (would prefer not to have any wire connected )

meanwile, I am trying to get used to the keyboard shortcuts (my old pc keyboard) and mouse clicks (wheel click not working)

I have posted for theese dirvers, see if we could solve it.

greetings.

(happy hackingt0sh user)

Yes, I was searching for kexts/drivers for your devices but so far nothing really coming up yet.

If you just need the resolution for now until video card driver loaded then you could try this boot options to see if it works:

"Graphics Mode"="1680x1050x32"

That is with the quote, reboot and try that boot options plus whatever boot option you're using.

Originally Posted by ratvn

Yes, I was searching for kexts/drivers for your devices but so far nothing really coming up yet.

ok, I will keep on searching, there's got to exist something!

Originally Posted by ratvn

If you just need the resolution for now until video card driver loaded then you could try this boot options to see if it works:

"Graphics Mode"="1680x1050x32"

That is with the quote, reboot and try that boot options plus whatever boot option you're using.

ok, I will try this.
in the meantime: do I still have to boot with:

PHP Code:

-v -x cpus=4 busratio=20 


I would like to know more about this switches
thanks


in addition I have been searching regarding the video kext and/or forcing video resolution. I found something about editing the

PHP Code:

com.apple.Boot 


could you enlight me? where is this file?

I am a Linux user, so I tried this in a terminal:

PHP Code:

locate com.apple.Boot
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist 


is this file?
what should I change, should the resolution turns to run ok?

thanks again

Hi,
For your boot options, you don't have to use all of those.
-v for verbose
-x for safe mode
Those 2 use for setup and error output. After you got it up and running ok, then don't need to use them.
Some AMD won't boot correctly without cpu=1/4 and busratio switches (mostly during installation), so find out which one you don't need now and drop it

If you want the resolution then try the boot option I mentioned to force resolution setting, if it works then you can enter them in Boot.plist so you don't have to type it every time. Yes, that is the file (there could/should be one more, identical, in /E/E).
The syntax for entry in Boot.plist is with key/string.

Originally Posted by ratvn

If you just need the resolution for now until video card driver loaded then you could try this boot options to see if it works:

"Graphics Mode"="1680x1050x32"

That is with the quote, reboot and try that boot options plus whatever boot option you're using.

did not work
kernel panic.

any other idea?? 1024x768 is just tooooooo yuck

Try 1400x1050x32 , with -f to force cache

Originally Posted by ratvn

Try 1400x1050x32 , with -f to force cache

thanks! it worked!

not the best resolution, but i guess it will do for the time being.


now, regarding the com.apple.Boot file

Code:

/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist

it reads

PHP Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Kernel</key>
    <string>mach_kernel</string>
    <key>Kernel Flags</key>
    <string></string>
    <key>Timeout</key>
    <string>5</string>
    <key>device-properties</key>
    <string></string>
</dict>
</plist>

how should I edit it in order to boot with the desired parameters in order no to input them every time I boot.

let's bear in mind I still have to input

PHP Code:

 cpus=4 busratio=20 


thanks in advance.