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Forum: 10.X 03-05-2010, 04:25 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 39,614
Posted By uman
I can tolerate using them for about 1/2 hr, then...

I can tolerate using them for about 1/2 hr, then I lose sensitivity in my fingertips and my palms itch.



I think we can fix this in DSDT. But it may take some research into your specific DSDT....
Forum: Snow Leopard 10.6 03-05-2010, 03:54 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,250
Posted By uman
Help: boot0: error

I'm getting a boot0: error (but without the usual GPT message, then the testing one).

Summary:
I installed 10.6 from a retail DVD on a new drive (a WD WD6400BEVT 640GB in a USB case) connected...
Forum: 10.X 03-04-2010, 03:17 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 447,136
Posted By uman
What you need to find is the method that is...

What you need to find is the method that is called upon a lid switch event, which means it is under EC0, the embedded controller device. On a MacBook, it's typically _Q20, which looks like this:

...
Forum: 10.X 03-04-2010, 03:03 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 9,065
Posted By uman
After rebooting with the DSDT.aml, are you still...

After rebooting with the DSDT.aml, are you still experiencing difficulties with ioreg? If so, then something's hosed with your ACPI tables, or your ioreg structure. Like I said, I haven't heard of...
Forum: Snow Leopard 10.6 03-04-2010, 02:00 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,250
Posted By uman
Thanks! I'll give this a try today. One last...

Thanks! I'll give this a try today. One last question:

Does it make sense to update the WD drive to 10.6.2 on the MBP first, and then do the Chameleon hackbook mods?
Forum: 10.X 03-04-2010, 12:50 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 9,065
Posted By uman
There's more detail on the commands to run here:...

There's more detail on the commands to run here: http://www.projectosx.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=359
Forum: 10.X 03-04-2010, 12:39 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 77,087
Posted By uman
GUID-- I want to have a hidden EFI partition. My...

GUID-- I want to have a hidden EFI partition. My goal is to keep /S/L/E as virgin :) as possible, so I can update more easily.



I tried that (although come to think of it know, I may have been...
Forum: 10.X 03-04-2010, 12:35 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 9,065
Posted By uman
Wow. I've never heard of that. Can you normally...

Wow. I've never heard of that. Can you normally run ioreg from the terminal? What do you get if you do the following:

$ ioreg -lw0 >ioreg.txtIf you have access to a Ubuntu (really any Linux...
Forum: Snow Leopard 10.6 03-04-2010, 02:24 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,250
Posted By uman
Help: Installed Retail SL On External USB Hard Drive Using MBP: Can Haz Chameleon?

Hi,

I haven't really asked for help before, but have done my best to help others, primarily in the DSDT forum. But now I need some help. (I'm not a noob-- I'm a programmer with lots of UNIX shell...
Forum: 10.X 03-03-2010, 11:36 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 77,087
Posted By uman
Argh. I'm so frustrated. I've failed to install...

Argh. I'm so frustrated. I've failed to install SL using prasys's (http://prasys.co.cc/2009/08/installing-snow-leopard-for-osx86/) 1st 3 methods.

So right now I'm installing on a separate hard...
Forum: 10.X 03-03-2010, 11:23 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 39,614
Posted By uman
I'm having a hell of a time with my install. No...

I'm having a hell of a time with my install. No joy today. And my Gateway is very vanilla (my DSDT compares amazingly with a MacBook DSDT).

No luck with prasys' method #1 - USB stick. Tried his...
Forum: Snow Leopard 10.6 03-03-2010, 11:15 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,451
Posted By uman
666, prasys guide covers this:...

666,

prasys guide covers this: http://prasys.co.cc/2009/08/installing-snow-leopard-for-osx86/

I had the same problem. I tried fixing it with a new AppleIntelPIIXATA.kext, and I rebuilt the...
Forum: 10.X 03-02-2010, 05:12 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 39,614
Posted By uman
uninc, I'm am still not sure what your issue...

uninc,

I'm am still not sure what your issue is. Is it:

1. When returning from sleep, your display doesn't wake up, or the screen is very dim? If so, there's a DSDT fix for that.

2. You...
Forum: 10.X 03-01-2010, 06:42 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 77,087
Posted By uman
I presume it has to be a bootable partition? ...

I presume it has to be a bootable partition?


Current drive? I don't understand why I would install Chameleon to the old drive. Are you assuming that I would copy over the Leo installation to the...
Forum: 10.X 03-01-2010, 05:32 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 77,087
Posted By uman
I'm sorry for the trouble! Thanks so much for...

I'm sorry for the trouble! Thanks so much for testing this out. I guess BuildSmart was wrong!

I did upgrade my CPU, so now I can try out 64-bit SL.

One thing that drives me crazy, though, is...
Forum: 10.X 02-28-2010, 03:51 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 77,087
Posted By uman
Thanks for trying the 10.6.2. I was hip deep in...

Thanks for trying the 10.6.2. I was hip deep in the ICH7 Datasheet and ACPI Programmers draft trying to verify if the shutdown/restart and sleep fixes for ICH9/10 will work. I'm hoping to install SL...
Forum: 10.X 02-27-2010, 03:33 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,878
Posted By uman
king, You should just be able to merge the...

king,

You should just be able to merge the code in the two DSM methods. If your concern is that you don't know what to put after the Package(, then you should be able to just do the following:

...
Forum: 10.X 02-27-2010, 01:55 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 39,614
Posted By uman
uninc, I don't think that's the solution....

uninc,

I don't think that's the solution. For example, my DSDT has this (and I have no issue with brightness, either from sleep, or from the keyboard):

...
Forum: 10.X 02-27-2010, 01:37 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 77,087
Posted By uman
Hi kizwan-- My laptop dies if I try...

Hi kizwan--

My laptop dies if I try hibernate too on 10.5.6. As to your question, the RTC fix is needed by some, but not all BIOSes for 10.6. Are you running SL? Did you have to put the RTC fix...
Forum: 10.X 02-26-2010, 06:23 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 77,087
Posted By uman
According to BuildSmart (see:...

According to BuildSmart (see: http://netkas.org/?p=114#comment-45114), if you have a length of 0x08 and alignment of 0x01, then your manufacturer's DSDT is following the ASL spec. So you shouldn't...
Forum: 10.X 09-12-2009, 05:53 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,838
Posted By uman
For Intel northbridges, you typically subtract 2...

For Intel northbridges, you typically subtract 2 from the device id of your graphics device (in your case 2e12) to get the device id of the chipset "bridge". See:...
Forum: 10.X 09-12-2009, 05:23 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 15,716
Posted By uman
Re: VoodooBattery is only 32bit. Superhai's...

Re: VoodooBattery is only 32bit. Superhai's published the source. Can't it be "ported" and compiled for 64-bit?
Forum: 10.X 08-05-2009, 08:59 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 13,419
Posted By uman
What Monkey said is absolutely true (I'm actually...

What Monkey said is absolutely true (I'm actually coldequation on insanelymac-- I had to give up my old uman name there when they changed the board over to the new system).

Anyway, you'll be...
Forum: 10.X 08-05-2009, 05:54 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 16,960
Posted By uman
I'm not sure about other types of changes. But if...

I'm not sure about other types of changes. But if you change the amount of RAM installed, you should remake the DSDT.

Whether you need to do it for things changes to audio, graphics, firewire,...
Forum: 10.X 08-04-2009, 02:57 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 16,960
Posted By uman
Thanks. I hope that over time this subforum can...

Thanks. I hope that over time this subforum can be a good repository of DSDT tips & tricks. We should also think about pulling out individual bits (like some of candycane's posts) into individual...
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