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My xMac Project
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Not yet, I need to make sure Tiger runs ok on it first before I can go ahead with Leopard
All the hardware seems to running fine, no signs of overheating, I haven't stress tested it properly yet, but the Pentium isn't exactly the hottest chip ever...
Wait for the Atom proccesors to come out first, or search for the Pico ITX motherboard
wow its great to see this project moving on, i cant wait till it is 100% finished, its looking really good
Not yet, I need to make sure Tiger runs ok on it first before I can go ahead with Leopard
All the hardware seems to running fine, no signs of overheating, I haven't stress tested it properly yet, but the Pentium isn't exactly the hottest chip ever...
Wait for the Atom proccesors to come out first, or search for the Pico ITX motherboard
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just picking
they're not cool chips, but i doubt it will "overheat" on you.for the record, we once had a 3.6Ghz Pentium 4 dell dimension (I know, not the same as the Pentium D), and you could easily roast a marshmellow or 2 just by holding it near a vent.
From what I've read, I doubt that Atom chips are going to be available to end users nor that motherboard builders will be building Atom compatible motherboards. The chip is designed for ultra-mobile applications like smartphones/PDAs/UMPCs, not for personal system building.
Yeah, I checked up the specs on the Atom, I'm really just after a cool running chip
Back on topic, ordered some screws, unsure when they'll be here, then all I need is a small tool to get it all accurate then the front can be properly attached.
As a quick outlook into the future, I will be building a xMac 2.0
Search for the apple five (on macumors, and google too), I will be building that, it's a fair old challenge, but I really want to give it a shot.
Aside from my MacBook Pro and iBook I myself have experimented with the x86 project and have to say it runs faster than my MacBook Pro and benchmarks higher than it It is fun to play with but is not stable on all hardware. For example it wouldn't work with my onboard ethernet port so I had to tear one out of an old computer to make it compatible with Mac OS.
It is fun to play with but is not stable on all hardware. For example it wouldn't work with my onboard ethernet port so I had to tear one out of an old computer to make it compatible with Mac OS.
Installing leopard is proving more difficult than it was with Tiger, plus, my girlfriends here, expect delays...
I have a bunch of Leopard OSx86 tutorials that tell you all the details and help with problems if you want linkage tell me (im at school now so I cant really get all the URLs).
its ok, I managed to get a version called leo4all that worked, the iakos and kalyway versions didn't have the proper graphics drivers for my card, only problem so far is clicking "about this mac" crashes finder completely, but its all good
Ok got trouble, if anyone knows any reason why none of my PCI slots/cards are working please can you message me any known fixes, I've got this far and no cards work, Wireless, USB, Firewire, nothing...
Everything used to work on Tiger, which I've reinstalled and tried, but no luck
Not sure if I'm missing something silly here but I've come to a dead end, if all else fails, I can run a USB cable from the motherboard into the inside and use a usb wireless stick (I have one that's OSX compatible)
Everything used to work on Tiger, which I've reinstalled and tried, but no luck
Not sure if I'm missing something silly here but I've come to a dead end, if all else fails, I can run a USB cable from the motherboard into the inside and use a usb wireless stick (I have one that's OSX compatible)
Just thought I'd swoop in and say we have 2 of them USB hubs and they're utter cack. Not powered (though you probably know this already) and my dads hub broke after a month, only the top right port works now.
Either way I just want to congratulate you on this project, looks awesome!
Either way I just want to congratulate you on this project, looks awesome!
What kind of motherboard is it?
It doesn't matter if it worked in Tiger. It depends on the distro you are using. For example I use Kalyway and you use leo4all. It has to do with using the proper kexts for the device. If you can tell me what kind of motherboard it is, we should be able to find the proper kext.
It doesn't matter if it worked in Tiger. It depends on the distro you are using. For example I use Kalyway and you use leo4all. It has to do with using the proper kexts for the device. If you can tell me what kind of motherboard it is, we should be able to find the proper kext.
Actually I got Kalyway 10.5.2 to work in the end, but still no luck, motherboard is a ECS 865G-M8, sorry I can't give any more info, gotta go for work!
Ok, looks like I'm going to have to give up on this one...
I've tried virtually every distro out there but I keep getting intermittent boot freezes, I've tried all the different kernels too.
None of my PCI cards are recognising, (even with the updated PCI drivers), my PCI usb card fails to show up, my "mac compatible" (which turned out to be BS) wireless PCI card doesn't work.
Couple that with OSX86 completely failing to boot on one hard drive and I think I'm ready to leave this project.
I'm going to spend the rest of today trying to get this xMac to boot but I think it's become a lost cause.
EDIT: Looks like the motherboards ethernet port was causing the freezes, I've disabled it, seems to be running ok now...
I've tried virtually every distro out there but I keep getting intermittent boot freezes, I've tried all the different kernels too.
None of my PCI cards are recognising, (even with the updated PCI drivers), my PCI usb card fails to show up, my "mac compatible" (which turned out to be BS) wireless PCI card doesn't work.
Couple that with OSX86 completely failing to boot on one hard drive and I think I'm ready to leave this project.
I'm going to spend the rest of today trying to get this xMac to boot but I think it's become a lost cause.
EDIT: Looks like the motherboards ethernet port was causing the freezes, I've disabled it, seems to be running ok now...
ok, I think I got it working, no wireless still though, trying to get an old dlink USB stick to work, used to work on tiger, but not leopard
Looks like you are close!
Whatever you do, dont give up! You are close to finishing! Imagine if Steve Wozniak gave up!
Looks like you are close!
Whatever you do, dont give up! You are close to finishing! Imagine if Steve Wozniak gave up!
quite, if anyone can point me in the direction of the wireless app that comes bundled on leo4all v2 it would be greatly appreciated, as in, it would make the dlink stick work...