Post Your Mac Setup: Past & Present (Part 13)

[Asylum Design]

The issue I have is it makes the clock run fast in OSX which screws up almost everything. How did you get yours to work? If it helps I'm on a custom DSDT and absolutely everything works on 10.6.5 (everything include sleep and WOL)

I've never had the dreaded clock issue on any of the three machines I've built...

My current board is a Gigabyte P55A-UD4P, and I'm not even running a custom DSDT. I'm using the latest Chameleon v2.0-RC5 (r650), multi-beast v 2.5.1 with the following kexts:

EvOreboot.kext, fakesmc.kext, JMicron36xSATA.kext, Legacy889HDA.kext, LegacyAppleRTC.kext, NullCPUPowerManagement.kext and NVEnabler 64.kext.

My smbios.plist is set to MacPro5,1 and looks like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>SMfamily</key>
<string>MacPro</string>
<key>SMproductname</key>
<string>MacPro5,1</string>
<key>SMboardproduct</key>
<string>Mac-F221BEC8</string>
<key>SMserial</key>
<string>G8031889GWR</string>
<key>SMbiosversion</key>
<string>Asylum.Design.MachIX</string>
<key>SMcputype</key>
<string>1793</string>
</dict>
</plist>

My com.apple.Boot.plist looks like this (32-Bit Kernel)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//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>arch=i386</string>
<key>GraphicsEnabler</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>Timeout</key>
<string>1</string>
<key>Legacy Logo</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>EthernetBuiltIn</key>
<string>Yes</string>
</dict>
</plist>

I have disabled sleep on mine, as it's just not that important to me... I can turn it off if I don't want to pay the electric company... the thing boots in 4 spins of the Apple menu anyway... lol (thank you SSD drive).

I was using the official Realtek Gigabit Ethernet driver, but reverted to the open source SL1000 kext as it just worked better for me.

I have speed-step disabled completely in the bios, so I'm running full-bore all the time... and have never had any clock issues that I'm aware of.

The only thing I've had an issue with is my bluetooth adapter ($4.95 from Fry's) causes it to kernal panic... I'm sure it's the POS adapter I'm using, I just haven't had a chance to try another adapter yet.

 

[MTD's Mac]

His & Hers in Hollywood

 

[lifeinhd]

His & Hers in Hollywood

The G5 setup is lovely, if only there were some legroom!

 

[Heilage]

New work setup today.

 

[The.316]

New work setup today.

How do you keep your work area, and job for that matter, so clean? What do you do?

 

[Heilage]

How do you keep your work area, and job for that matter, so clean? What do you do?

I clean it.

It's not that hard, just keep a system. Put things in their place. Not that hard

Although, if I'm having a ****** week, it will look a lot worse. Papers everywhere, tools lying around, five macs more or less assembled on the table...

 

[MTD's Mac]

The G5 setup is lovely, if only there were some legroom!

It's a bit of a form-over-function thing. But I suppose the same is true of the G5 tower itself, which today could probably be replaced by an MBA.

 

[toolbox]

New work setup today. /QUOTE]

So Jealous that looks awesome wish my work setup was like that. All i got is four walls and macs disassembled all over my desk lol

 

[trekkie604]

So Jealous that looks awesome wish my work setup was like that. All i got is four walls and macs disassembled all over my desk lol

At least you have macs all over your desk... Mine is full of Lenovos...

(please excuse the really crummy stitching job Photoshop did...)

 

[R94N]

New work setup today.

That looks like a really nice place to work.

 

[viizi]

Well i've done updated setups before, but never past and present (as the title of the threads suggests we should post). So, here we are.

Mark.

What kind of chair is that (the black one) and does it stay tilted back like that? Also what speakers are they too if you don't mind me asking

 

[Transporteur]

What kind of chair is that (the black one) and does it stay tilted back like that? Also what speakers are they too if you don't mind me asking

The chair is called Markus and is from IKEA. The speakers are BOSE Companion 5.

 

[Heilage]

That looks like a really nice place to work.

It is, thanks.

 

[fineaddme]

Well i've done updated setups before, but never past and present (as the title of the threads suggests we should post). So, here we are.

Mark.

What are those speakers in your first picture and what hdds are those in same picture?

 

[Perrumpo]

It's not that hard, just keep a system. Put things in their place. Not that hard

How do you put it in its place if it's not that hard?

Wait, what?

 

[lifeinhd]

It is, thanks.

You know I've got to ask... what do you do? Repair Macs?

 

[Heilage]

How do you put it in its place if it's not that hard?

Wait, what?

You know I've got to ask... what do you do? Repair Macs?

Yep. It's actually that simple. I work as a Certified Macintosh Technician for a Premium Reseller here in Norway.

 

[Perrumpo]

You let me down, man.
Read it with a ronwink.

 

[J273]

^^^^

Does anyone have a link to the wallpaper posted above with the dashboard icon?

Thanks

(Cant find the original pic to quote)

 

[DewGuy1999]

^^^^

Does anyone have a link to the wallpaper posted above with the dashboard icon?

Thanks

(Cant find the original pic to quote)

If you look at the post above with the picture(s), you'll see a attribute line with this icon at the end of it

, well, if you click that icon it will take you to the original post that's being quoted. Here's the wallpaper:


InterfaceLIFT.com: Dashboard

 

[macgeek18]

At least you have macs all over your desk... Mine is full of Lenovos...

(please excuse the really crummy stitching job Photoshop did...)

Nice, I have one Lenovo, 2 G4 Macs, and a custom i5 build

 

[sporadicMotion]

Upgrade and a green friend.

 

[Zoetrap]

Upgrade and a green friend.

Nice!

BTW, what rack unit is that under your laptop? I'm guessing it's some sort of audio i/o interface?

 

[lifeinhd]

Yep. It's actually that simple. I work as a Certified Macintosh Technician for a Premium Reseller here in Norway.

That's awesome. I ought to get a job like that. I do some volunteer work where I refurbish computers and give them to clients of an organization that helps needy people, but that's all PCs. I had posted some pics here but the mods moved them to the "Show off your PC setup" thread. Makes sense I guess. They're outdated anyways, we've got a new room now.

 

[brguitarist]

Desk question

My setup acts as two workstations in one. Typically, the power-hungry gaming computer stays off, and I use the black workstation. While it appears to be a hackintosh desktop, the black computer is the NAS file server, and the display comes from the macbook pro laptop running to its left. This setup is great because it’s whisper quiet, wakes quickly from sleep, and still usable for almost everything I do. To the far left are the routers for U-Verse and the internal network. The black monitor is also an HDTV with U-verse setup on it. The iPad is great to pick up and use around the house so I don’t have to unplug the laptop very often.

When I plan on spending more time in the computer room or playing some games, I can turn on the silver win7 desktop and take advantage of the great screens with more screen space than I know what to deal with. The black station can run aim or web browsing while I play games, or I can watch TV off to the side while I use the other one. The 11.6" Air is the newest addition and good for traveling at work.

Hey, do you have a link or model for that desk? Looking into getting one and really like that one.

Thanks!