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Re: Testing Windows Live Writer

blacksocks — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 03:07:03 -0000

Wow, it works! My very first blog and Windows Live Writer rocks... now, if only I have an idea what to post next...

Re: The Piano

blacksocks — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:20:08 -0000

Haha, as long as it is not Rio playing "chopsticks", any classical white noise would do justice to my investment.

Re: Turn Your PC into a Mac…

blacksocks — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:33:34 -0000

Congratulations Smith!

To make your network card work, you need to add the device ID to your AppleYukon2.kext. My Yukon ID is 88E8056 so if you have a different ID just make the adjustment.

Ok, first browse through your directory and make sure you have the same path as this:

/System/Library/Extensions/IONetworkingFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleYukon2.kext/Contents/Info.plist

There may be some slight difference so check first and make the necessary change if needed.

Now open Terminal and type the following (texts after the arrow are comments):

cd /System/Library/Extensions <-- changes directory

sudo nano IONetworkingFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleYukon2.kext/Contents/Info.plist <-- edits file

(find and change: Yukon-88E8053)
(to: Yukon-88E8056) <-- change "53" to "56"

(find and change: Yukon Gigabit Adapter 88E8053)
(to: Yukon Gigabit Adapter 88E8056) <-- change "53" to "56"

(find and change: 0x436211AB)
(to: 0x436411AB) <-- change "62" to "64"

(press Control-O) <-- saves changes
(press Enter) <-- accepts saving to existing file
(press Control-X) <-- exits nano

sudo chown -R root:wheel IONetworkingFamily.kext <-- repairs permissions
cd /System/Library <-- changes directories
sudo rm -rf Extensions.mkext Extensions.kextcache <-- rebuilds kextcache on reboot

Re: Turn Your PC into a Mac…

blacksocks — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:19:54 -0000

Thanks AulonAlbania. I'm glad everything is now working for you. Enjoy your hackintosh!

Re: Turn Your PC into a Mac…

blacksocks — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:21:58 -0000

Thanks Ben. Please tell me how it turns out.

Re: Turn Your PC into a Mac…

blacksocks — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:02:38 -0000

Hi Smith,

Please check again your directory and filename. Try "AppleYukon2.kext" instead of "AppleYukon.kext".

Re: Turn Your PC into a Mac…

blacksocks — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:00:10 -0000

@ vitasg

Why don't you try the boot patch first. You probably do not need to assign AHCI.

Re: Turn Your PC into a Mac…

blacksocks — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:01:34 -0000

@ Smith

Perhaps you missed something? It works for me. :-)

Re: Updating to Leopard 10.5.2 on a Hackintosh

blacksocks — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:56:22 -0000

@ Leo

No, you don't need to install OS X, just the patches in Customize.

Re: Updating to Leopard 10.5.2 on a Hackintosh

blacksocks — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:12:53 -0000

@ kashly

I am sure your rig will work with OSx86 but never assume my procedure will be perfect for you. It is only by trying that you will find out and by further readings on the Web will you know what will best work for you. Good luck.

BTW, Google is your best friend...

Re: Turn Your PC into a Mac…

blacksocks — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:59:00 -0000

@ dock

Check your BIOS and see if you have SATA set to AHCI.

Re: Updating to Leopard 10.5.2 on a Hackintosh

blacksocks — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:14:26 -0000

@Stat.Mech

Thanks for the info. I will try it if and when I have a problem with my hackintosh. Right now it is working perfectly fine (including Apple's software updates). Besides, I have not been able to make my rig work without including the SSE2/SSE3 kernel patch in both 10.5.1 and 10.5.2. Others may want to try it though.

Re: Turn Your PC into a Mac…

blacksocks — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:43:30 -0000

@raine

I've heard of people successfully installing Leopard on a Pentium 4 as long as it supports SSE2 or SSE3. EFI only supports Core2Duo though.

Re: Turn Your PC into a Mac…

blacksocks — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:47:20 -0000

@Vellos

Did you exactly follow the steps in the Bootfix patch?

Re: Turn Your PC into a Mac…

blacksocks — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:49:17 -0000

@ilyace

Make sure SATA is set to AHCI in BIOS.

Re: Turn Your PC into a Mac…

blacksocks — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:00:21 -0000

@jeff

I'm not sure what's wrong. If you followed the steps exactly, it should work as it did on mine and others who did the same thing.

Re: Updating to Leopard 10.5.2 on a Hackintosh

blacksocks — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:25:52 -0000

@r0cks0ul

Kernel version is Darwin 9.1.0. My MBP has 9.2.0 though.

Re: Turn Your PC into a Mac…

blacksocks — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:37:55 -0000

@ilyace

I'm not sure what's causing your boot problem. You can try -r -x or cpus=1. Make sure your partition is MBR not GUID. You can also try different options in the Customize of the installation disc. I did that myself several times until I found what works for my PC.

Re: Upgrading to iPhone version 1.1.3 using Ziphone

blacksocks — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:35:30 -0000

@hugh

According to Zibri, a 1.0.2 needs to be "virginized" first if the "iunlock" method was used to unlock before. Otherwise, it's safe to upgrade directly to 1.1.3.

@Charles

While some encountered problems with ZiPhone, many more are successful in using it. You may want to try and restore back to 1.1.3 in iTunes and repeat with ZiPhone.

Re: Turn Your PC into a Mac…

blacksocks — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:11:59 -0000

@w00t

You need to use the Terminal app and not open it in Finder.

Re: Updating to Leopard 10.5.2 on a Hackintosh

blacksocks — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:40:02 -0000

@Henry

This solution for fixing your mouse tear is from the uphuck forums:

1) Download the GMA950.zip file from the link below and extract the GMA950 folder to Desktop.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/b2b2is
2) Go to the Applications folder, then Utilities, then open up Terminal
3) In Terminal, type the following commands

sudo su (then enter your password)

rm -R /system/library/extensions/AppleIntelGMA950.kext

rm -R /system/library/extensions/AppleIntelGMA950GA.plugin

rm -R /system/library/extensions/AppleIntelGMA950GLDriver.bundle

rm -R /system/Library/extensions/AppleIntelGMA950VADriver.bundle

rm -R /system/Library/extensions/AppleIntelIntegratedFramebuffer.kext

cp -R /Users/your-username here/Desktop/GMA950/AppleIntelGMA950.kext /System/Library/Extensions/

cp -R /Users/your-username here/Desktop/GMA950/AppleIntelGMA950GA.plugin/System/Library/Extensions/

cp -R /Users/your-username here/Desktop/GMA950/AppleIntelGMA950GLDriver.bundle /System/Library/Extensions/

cp -R /Users/your-username here/Desktop/GMA950/AppleIntelGMA950VADriver.bundle /System/Library/Extensions/

cp -R /Users/your-username here/Desktop/GMA950/AppleIntelIntegratedFramebuffer.kext /System/Library/Extensions/

cp -R /Users/your-username here/Desktop/GMA950/Natit.kext /System/Library/Extensions/

chmod -R 755 /system/library/extensions/AppleIntelGMA950.kext

chown -R root:wheel /system/library/extensions/AppleIntelGMA950.kext

chmod -R 755 /system/library/extensions/AppleIntelGMA950GA.plugin

chown -R root:wheel /system/library/extensions/AppleIntelGMA950GA.plugin

chmod -R 755 /system/library/extensions/AppleIntelGMA950GLDriver.bundle

chown -R root:wheel /system/library/extensions/AppleIntelGMA950GLDriver.bundle

chmod -R 755 /system/library/extensions/AppleIntelGMA950VADriver.bundle

chown -R root:wheel /system/library/extensions/AppleIntelGMA950VADriver.bundle

chmod -R 755 /system/library/extensions/AppleIntelIntegratedFramebuffer.kext

chown -R root:wheel /system/library/extensions/AppleIntelIntegratedFramebuffer.kext

chmod -R 755 /system/library/extensions/Natit.kext

chown -R root:wheel /system/library/extensions/Natit.kext

kextcache -k /System/Library/Extensions

exit

4) Close Terminal
5) Go to Applications then Utilities then open Disk Utility
6) Choose your macintosh partition and repair disk permissions
7) Once it is finished, close Disk Utility and restart your computer

Re: Turn Your PC Into A Mac w/ OS X Leopard 10.5.3

blacksocks — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:33:46 -0000

@james

Sorry James, I don't have ownership to the Mysticus file so I can't just upload it anywhere without permission. Just follow the link above. New sites for downloads are being updated once in a while.

Re: Google: “Don’t Be Evil”

blacksocks — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:59:42 -0000

Trust them? I sure hope so because we have no other choice and it's too late to get back all the info they have on us, even if we can. I trust the Google techie guys but let's be wary of the business people. After all, money is the root of all evil and their slogan is aptly intended for those who manage their billions.

Re: Redirecting WordPress.com to WordPress.org

blacksocks — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:13:21 -0000

Hi Lisa,

Yes, your old blog on WP.com will still be searchable in search engines. However, because of the auto redirect, people clicking on the old blog links from search results will see your new blog on your new domain (remember to adjust your Permalinks if necessary). WP.com ranks high in search engines because it is highly optimized and therefore blogs on it benefit too. Expect though that initially, your new blog will lose the traffic you're normally getting from your old blog. Over time, around a month or so, search engines will start pointing to your new blog, provided you continue to create interesting posts and do your own site search engine optimization.

Although I haven't reached a year of redirecting myself, I believe you won't be needing to renew your WP.com redirection after a year. After a little over a month, my own searches on Google shows my new blog in search results while I haven't seen my WP.com blog anymore.

Re: Downgrade from iPhone 2.0 to 1.1.4 Firmware

blacksocks — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:29:47 -0000

Thanks Brian. Yes, this is a good addition to the guides for moving back to 1.1.4 after upgrading to 2.0. It's not a simple process so we need all the tutorials we can get and hope one of them works for us.

Re: Turn Your PC into a Mac…

blacksocks — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:43:32 -0000

Thanks for the comments powertoola or is it powertyuutr? There is no single solution for creating a Hackintosh because of the myriad of PC hardware out there. I have tried iATKOS and Kalyway among others since Tiger, and so far, iATKOS v1.0ir2 has been the most stable and problem-free 10.5.1 installer on my hardware. iATKOS v1.0ir2 + Kalyway 10.5.2 is best for the 10.5.2 version and iATKOS v1.0ir2 + Mysticus 10.5.3 is the best for 10.5.3. Currently, iATKOS v_4i is working best on my PC than any other installer combinations for 10.5.4.

So, if Kalyway works best for you then good for you. Just don't trash the other installers as they work great for other people. Best of all, they're given away for free so why complain?

Re: Download and Test iPhone Apps Before Buying From the App Store

blacksocks — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:32:59 -0000

Well, it looks like this method no longer works with firmware 2.0.1. :-(

Re: Download and Test iPhone Apps Before Buying From the App Store

blacksocks — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 06:54:45 -0000

Oops, it does work on 2.0.1. You just have to perform the procedure again.

Re: Tutorial: How to Use PwnageTool 2.0.2 and Update iPhone to Firmware 2.0.1

blacksocks — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 22:54:47 -0000

Thanks Francisco and WiseYoda!

@Enrique

On your iPhone, yes. Easy to sync with iTunes after doing the other tutorial again.

Re: Download and Test iPhone Apps Before Buying From the App Store

blacksocks — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:03:55 -0000

Maybe a problem on how you pwned it? Try pwning it again.

After your iPhone gets updated to 2.0.1, perform this tutorial again. Syncing to iTunes will bring back your apps.

Re: Redirecting WordPress.com to WordPress.org

blacksocks — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:18:08 -0000

Thanks Becky!

Since you are moving to a new domain, you will lose your old Google pagerank. However, you can quickly recover this as your subscribers are automatically redirected to your new site and new visitors come in. Old links will remain pointed to your old blog but anyone clicking on them will be redirected to your new one.

Re: Globe Releases 3G iPhone Pricing : Hold On to Your Old One!

blacksocks — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:39:11 -0000

Unless you really need to use 3G and your service provider offers unlimited 3G access (unlike Globe), then your old iPhone will still serve you very well with little to distinguish from the new iPhone--if you know what I mean.

Re: Redirecting WordPress.com to WordPress.org

blacksocks — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:02:59 -0000

Good luck and enjoy!

Re: How To Fix a Broken Mail App in iPhone

blacksocks — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:22:12 -0000

@Jamie

That's great.

I heard there is another solution using Boss Prefs on a 2.x iPhone. Click on "More" and then "Fix User Dir Permission".

I haven't tried it yet though. =)