InfiniteMac OSx86  


Showing results 1 to 24 of 24
Search took 0.00 seconds.
Search: Posts Made By: mercurysquad
Forum: 10.X 05-23-2009, 04:21 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 127,737
Posted By mercurysquad
Andy, thankfully you've finally provided an...

Andy, thankfully you've finally provided an answer, about which I have asked you at least 3 times before.

Now, my assessment of your answer: if you had any kind of understanding of the Voodoo...
Forum: 10.X 12-12-2008, 12:02 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,097
Posted By mercurysquad
If it's anonymous, how do you make sure the kext...

If it's anonymous, how do you make sure the kext is legit and not some rogue code? Since kexts run in kernel space with full access to hardware, it might not be something I want to use unless I can...
Forum: 10.X 12-06-2008, 07:49 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 32,698
Posted By mercurysquad
Voodoo Kernel has now been released. ...

Voodoo Kernel has now been released.

http://code.google.com/p/xnu-dev
Forum: 10.X 12-04-2008, 06:34 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 32,698
Posted By mercurysquad
Do you have dsmos.kext or AppleDecrypt.kext...

Do you have dsmos.kext or AppleDecrypt.kext installed? If not, install one of those.
Forum: 10.X 11-29-2008, 09:43 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 32,698
Posted By mercurysquad
No. Yes. Yes. You're welcome.

No. Yes. Yes. You're welcome.
Forum: 10.X 11-29-2008, 09:12 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 32,698
Posted By mercurysquad
This is a public service announcement :P -- AMD...

This is a public service announcement :P --
AMD processors are identified as Intel Core Solo/Duo on purpose.
Forum: 10.X 11-29-2008, 09:10 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 32,698
Posted By mercurysquad
You have to test with the 64bit version of...

You have to test with the 64bit version of geekbench which needs a registration key. Free version comes only with 32bit version enabled.
Forum: 10.X 11-29-2008, 12:52 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,780
Posted By mercurysquad
Crap.. that sucks. From what I know the kernel...

Crap.. that sucks. From what I know the kernel and many many kexts have had a lot of changes. If apple decides to drop the bombshell so soon just near voodoo release we're gonna have a busy next few...
Forum: 10.X 11-29-2008, 03:39 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 32,698
Posted By mercurysquad
OK. Explanations follow. You see it from...

OK. Explanations follow.


You see it from the user-visible program perspective. In the kernel there are sysctl keys for cputype, cpu family, cpu model, cpu vendor string, cpu brand string. Then...
Forum: 10.X 11-28-2008, 09:14 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 32,698
Posted By mercurysquad
Zephyroth your excellent utility is not yet...

Zephyroth your excellent utility is not yet obsolete but I'd recommend re-channelizing your expertise to other areas than cpuid patching, as 100% parity between intel & amd is a goal of Voodoo. Which...
Forum: 10.X 11-28-2008, 09:06 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 32,698
Posted By mercurysquad
What Dies said. In fact I can confirm that the...

What Dies said. In fact I can confirm that the crash at 12% was because of AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext -- I hosed my system recently because of just that (and I have an Intel Pentium M..). So...
Forum: 10.X 11-28-2008, 07:57 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 32,698
Posted By mercurysquad
Random application crashes have been reported....

Random application crashes have been reported. This is an issue with our custom-dyld built for opcode patcher support, so make sure you are using latest 10.5.5.

The update has a kernel and the...
Forum: 10.X 11-28-2008, 07:54 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 32,698
Posted By mercurysquad
AMD processors are identified by the kernel as...

AMD processors are identified by the kernel as either Core Solo or Core Duo. Otherwise some things like Silverlight installer don't work. It doesn't have any other significant effect.
Forum: 10.X 11-27-2008, 04:00 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 32,698
Posted By mercurysquad
Just correcting a typo in the docs.

Just correcting a typo in the docs.
Forum: 10.X 11-27-2008, 12:48 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 32,698
Posted By mercurysquad
Voodoo Kernel - Release candidate is out now

Download here (http://code.google.com/p/xnu-dev)

Lots of goodies specially for AMD users! Grab your RC package and read the documentation for more info.

Errata - Documentation update.

Page 5...
Forum: 10.X 10-17-2008, 12:26 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,002
Posted By mercurysquad
Not true. 64bit capability is useful for a lot of...

Not true. 64bit capability is useful for a lot of things other than accessing >4GB memory. Like being able to do arithmetic on 64bit integers directly instead of splitting them up into cumbersome...
Forum: 10.X 10-14-2008, 12:53 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 33,275
Posted By mercurysquad
Updated the first post to indicate beta 2 is...

Updated the first post to indicate beta 2 is available. Anyone know how to edit the title of this thread? I tried but it still shows up as beta 1.

Oh and AMD users start stress testing this kernel...
Forum: 10.X 10-13-2008, 11:29 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 33,275
Posted By mercurysquad
After much delay: Beta 2 will be released in a...

After much delay: Beta 2 will be released in a few minutes. Theme Track being finalized at the moment ;)
Forum: Leopard 10.5 10-12-2008, 07:40 PM
Replies: 467
Views: 72,836
Posted By mercurysquad
R0GUE just identified a bug where sleep/resume...

R0GUE just identified a bug where sleep/resume resets the workaround. So we'll probably package this up as a .kext which AMD users can dump in their Extensions folder and it will take care of...
Forum: Leopard 10.5 10-11-2008, 03:33 PM
Replies: 467
Views: 72,836
Posted By mercurysquad
Thumbs up This is now fixed as of Voodoo beta 2 :) ...

This is now fixed as of Voodoo beta 2 :)

One question though: would people prefer to have it as a kext or in-kernel as it is now?
Forum: News 10-11-2008, 03:25 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,385
Posted By mercurysquad
Quick note about the cpuid patcher, since I'm...

Quick note about the cpuid patcher, since I'm sure all AMD users are curious about it :

It works, but not 100%. Turned out dynamic libraries (ie. frameworks) are read in userspace, not kernel, so...
Forum: 10.X 10-11-2008, 03:02 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 23,342
Posted By mercurysquad
45 seconds with prelinked kernel. Pentium M 1.73...

45 seconds with prelinked kernel. Pentium M 1.73 Ghz, 5400 rpm SATA drive (no ahci) and 1.5GB RAM. That's not bad - it's faster than linux on this same machine which takes at least 75 sec or more...
Forum: 10.X 10-11-2008, 12:43 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 33,275
Posted By mercurysquad
No, it's only a diagnostic tool used in one of...

No, it's only a diagnostic tool used in one of the debug procedures. It is not required during general use of your computer.
Forum: 10.X 10-03-2008, 01:35 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 33,275
Posted By mercurysquad
Voodoo 9.5 Release candidate is now available

Voodoo 9.5 Release Candidate (http://code.google.com/p/xnu-dev/)

Please read the Test plan and debug procedure PDFs before proceeding with the beta test. Please understand that this is a beta test...
Showing results 1 to 24 of 24