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rage2122
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By chance you noticed a large xbench difference between the kernels? running the original mifki I am seeing about 20% better results vs. the latest semthex. Just curious if anyone else is seeing anything like that with 1705s

 

 

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devilhood
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By chance you noticed a large xbench difference between the kernels? running the original mifki I am seeing about 20% better results vs. the latest semthex. Just curious if anyone else is seeing anything like that with 1705s

Rage

 

That is an interesting thought, I will try all three kernels and see if there are any major speed differences.

All three being: Semthex SSE3 (Jan 10th build), Mifki and DaemonES

rage2122
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Yeah give it a whirl, I've only tested mifki and a few versions of semthex but it seems to be generally 20% or so increase. With the increases being uniform across the board, not specific to CPU, memory or quartz/gl. I don't have Daemon so I'll be curious to see what you come up with.

 

For general comparison

 

latest semthex I am hitting about 101 or so, and on mifki about 121.

 

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devilhood
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Yeah give it a whirl, I've only tested mifki and a few versions of semthex but it seems to be generally 20% or so increase. With the increases being uniform across the board, not specific to CPU, memory or quartz/gl. I don't have Daemon so I'll be curious to see what you come up with.

 

For general comparison

 

latest semthex I am hitting about 101 or so, and on mifki about 121.

 

Rage

 

That's a good score, is that with Quartz Extreme enabled?

I seem to be hitting around 85-89 on Xbench 1.3 with the Nov 3rd DaemonES kernel, my uncached hard-disk write speed is really letting me down.

I'm also using the NvidiaEFI 1.0.2 kext running at 1920x1200 for the Xbench test.

btw, the DaemonES kernel is widely considered the best for Core Duo hardware, so I suggest giving it a go if you can.

 

Here are my Xbench results:

 

Results 89.48

System Info

Xbench Version 1.3

System Version 10.4.8 (8L2127)

Physical RAM 2048 MB

Model ADP2,1

Drive Type Hitachi HTS721010G9SA00

CPU Test 75.87

GCD Loop 278.89 14.70 Mops/sec

Floating Point Basic 76.29 1.81 Gflop/sec

vecLib FFT 45.26 1.49 Gflop/sec

Floating Point Library 71.78 12.50 Mops/sec

Thread Test 118.98

Computation 94.28 1.91 Mops/sec, 4 threads

Lock Contention 161.23 6.94 Mlocks/sec, 4 threads

Memory Test 116.64

System 110.07

Allocate 110.08 404.24 Kalloc/sec

Fill 108.72 5286.18 MB/sec

Copy 111.43 2301.60 MB/sec

Stream 124.05

Copy 116.87 2413.81 MB/sec

Scale 121.23 2504.48 MB/sec

Add 130.96 2789.73 MB/sec

Triad 128.17 2741.94 MB/sec

Quartz Graphics Test 134.89

Line 112.18 7.47 Klines/sec [50% alpha]

Rectangle 138.45 41.33 Krects/sec [50% alpha]

Circle 137.30 11.19 Kcircles/sec [50% alpha]

Bezier 131.99 3.33 Kbeziers/sec [50% alpha]

Text 164.76 10.31 Kchars/sec

OpenGL Graphics Test 133.41

Spinning Squares 133.41 169.24 frames/sec

User Interface Test 349.67

Elements 349.67 1.60 Krefresh/sec

Disk Test 33.00

Sequential 58.83

Uncached Write 54.86 33.68 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Write 59.78 33.83 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Uncached Read 54.29 15.89 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Read 68.44 34.40 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Random 22.93

Uncached Write 7.61 0.81 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Write 53.74 17.20 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Uncached Read 72.54 0.51 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Read 93.48 17.35 MB/sec [256K blocks]

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rage2122
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Yeah, thats with QE enabled, but I am also running a T7400 Merom that I swapped in for my Yonah so I suspect that is the difference. I am having trouble finding DeamonES, when it first came out seemed pretty easy to find but now all seems silent on #kernel so not having much like finding it now.

 

Here are the two Xbench outputs.

 

 

With Mifki:

 

Results 120.35

System Info

Xbench Version 1.3

System Version 10.4.8 (8L2127)

Physical RAM 2048 MB

Model ADP2,1

Drive Type TOSHIBA MK8032GSX

CPU Test 130.03

GCD Loop 306.08 16.13 Mops/sec

Floating Point Basic 143.78 3.42 Gflop/sec

vecLib FFT 98.77 3.26 Gflop/sec

Floating Point Library 96.02 16.72 Mops/sec

Thread Test 161.94

Computation 119.27 2.42 Mops/sec, 4 threads

Lock Contention 252.11 10.85 Mlocks/sec, 4 threads

Memory Test 157.78

System 156.91

Allocate 151.54 556.52 Kalloc/sec

Fill 156.70 7618.91 MB/sec

Copy 162.90 3364.57 MB/sec

Stream 158.67

Copy 147.54 3047.36 MB/sec

Scale 151.66 3133.22 MB/sec

Add 168.52 3589.86 MB/sec

Triad 169.37 3623.20 MB/sec

Quartz Graphics Test 188.68

Line 149.29 9.94 Klines/sec [50% alpha]

Rectangle 204.17 60.96 Krects/sec [50% alpha]

Circle 194.49 15.85 Kcircles/sec [50% alpha]

Bezier 176.43 4.45 Kbeziers/sec [50% alpha]

Text 244.26 15.28 Kchars/sec

OpenGL Graphics Test 186.58

Spinning Squares 186.58 236.69 frames/sec

User Interface Test 389.49

Elements 389.49 1.79 Krefresh/sec

Disk Test 40.43

Sequential 61.76

Uncached Write 60.66 37.24 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Write 53.04 30.01 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Uncached Read 81.67 23.90 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Read 58.19 29.25 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Random 30.06

Uncached Write 11.42 1.21 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Write 49.22 15.76 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Uncached Read 72.15 0.51 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Read 87.94 16.32 MB/sec [256K blocks]

 

 

With latest Semthex:

 

Results 100.94

System Info

Xbench Version 1.3

System Version 10.4.8 (8L2127)

Physical RAM 2048 MB

Model ADP2,1

Drive Type TOSHIBA MK8032GSX

CPU Test 112.86

GCD Loop 254.44 13.41 Mops/sec

Floating Point Basic 128.54 3.05 Gflop/sec

vecLib FFT 90.63 2.99 Gflop/sec

Floating Point Library 78.75 13.71 Mops/sec

Thread Test 134.46

Computation 99.33 2.01 Mops/sec, 4 threads

Lock Contention 208.03 8.95 Mlocks/sec, 4 threads

Memory Test 131.65

System 131.85

Allocate 125.58 461.18 Kalloc/sec

Fill 132.09 6422.63 MB/sec

Copy 138.52 2861.01 MB/sec

Stream 131.46

Copy 120.96 2498.42 MB/sec

Scale 125.06 2583.74 MB/sec

Add 140.20 2986.60 MB/sec

Triad 142.19 3041.83 MB/sec

Quartz Graphics Test 154.37

Line 122.07 8.13 Klines/sec [50% alpha]

Rectangle 165.06 49.28 Krects/sec [50% alpha]

Circle 158.56 12.92 Kcircles/sec [50% alpha]

Bezier 145.22 3.66 Kbeziers/sec [50% alpha]

Text 202.20 12.65 Kchars/sec

OpenGL Graphics Test 155.31

Spinning Squares 155.31 197.02 frames/sec

User Interface Test 311.58

Elements 311.58 1.43 Krefresh/sec

Disk Test 34.10

Sequential 48.82

Uncached Write 51.31 31.50 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Write 33.63 19.03 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Uncached Read 83.00 24.29 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Read 48.40 24.33 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Random 26.19

Uncached Write 10.10 1.07 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Write 41.75 13.37 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Uncached Read 62.40 0.44 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Read 73.10 13.56 MB/sec [256K blocks]

 

With DaemonES:

 

Results 98.11

System Info

Xbench Version 1.3

System Version 10.4.8 (8L2127)

Physical RAM 2048 MB

Model ADP2,1

Drive Type TOSHIBA MK8032GSX

CPU Test 109.84

GCD Loop 255.31 13.46 Mops/sec

Floating Point Basic 120.26 2.86 Gflop/sec

vecLib FFT 85.90 2.83 Gflop/sec

Floating Point Library 79.72 13.88 Mops/sec

Thread Test 133.94

Computation 99.35 2.01 Mops/sec, 4 threads

Lock Contention 205.49 8.84 Mlocks/sec, 4 threads

Memory Test 132.53

System 131.79

Allocate 125.58 461.15 Kalloc/sec

Fill 132.80 6456.94 MB/sec

Copy 137.55 2841.06 MB/sec

Stream 133.29

Copy 121.98 2519.48 MB/sec

Scale 126.88 2621.24 MB/sec

Add 143.27 3051.88 MB/sec

Triad 143.88 3077.87 MB/sec

Quartz Graphics Test 154.58

Line 121.44 8.09 Klines/sec [50% alpha]

Rectangle 166.46 49.70 Krects/sec [50% alpha]

Circle 159.36 12.99 Kcircles/sec [50% alpha]

Bezier 145.65 3.67 Kbeziers/sec [50% alpha]

Text 201.49 12.60 Kchars/sec

OpenGL Graphics Test 156.15

Spinning Squares 156.15 198.09 frames/sec

User Interface Test 267.30

Elements 267.30 1.23 Krefresh/sec

Disk Test 32.66

Sequential 46.26

Uncached Write 44.79 27.50 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Write 44.69 25.28 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Uncached Read 83.38 24.40 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Read 33.59 16.88 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Random 25.24

Uncached Write 9.57 1.01 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Write 41.10 13.16 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Uncached Read 62.41 0.44 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Read 73.60 13.66 MB/sec [256K blocks]

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devilhood
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Hah, the Merom works considerably better by the looks of your CPU results.

Did you swap directly through Dell or buy from a 3rd party source? what was the kind of price you paid?

 

I'll PM you regarding the DaemonES kernel :)

rage2122
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No need for DaemonES, I found it, benched it and added it to the previous post. Oddly enough it seems to be in line with the semthex numbers. As far as the merom goes, got an ES version before they came out from a local guy, paid 350 and dropped it in myself. That was a while back though, dunno what they got for now. Odd though I wonder what the difference is with the mifki vs semthex/deamonES versions are. Both seem to be in line, but mifki difference is pretty large, wonder if there is any downfall to it vs. the others.

 

On a side note, with your dual boot are you running Vistas bootloader?

 

Rage

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devilhood
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As it says in my sig, I'm using the Darwin Boot Loader :(

The Vista Boot Loader does not work with JaS Mac OS X, as confirmed by a few guys at the EasyBCD forum.

I'll definately scout eBay for a Core 2 Duo Mobile processor me thinks, looks like it'll be worth it.

dogbert75
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That is an interesting thought, I will try all three kernels and see if there are any major speed differences.

All three being: Semthex SSE3 (Jan 10th build), Mifki and DaemonES

 

Hi,

I saw your xbench results for the one kernal, just wondering if you had had a chance to test the others on your system.

THanks!

goose121
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First off thanks to Devilhood for the awesome guide, it has helped me get OSX up and running on my E1705 in no time. I just have one problem left that I cant seem to get fixed. My lappy has a Sigmatel 9200 but I cant seem to get the AppleHDA solution to work for me. I have tried several versions of the patcher, along with several different codec dumps for the 9200 yet still get no love from my speakers.

 

Just to make sure I am not missing something or doing something stupid, here is what I am doing:

 

1. Open AppleHDA Patcher

2. Click and drag text file to the AppleHDA Patcher Icon

3. Wait for the Cancel button to become Quit, then press Quit.

4. Reboot

 

Am I missing something? Seems like I might be, but I dont know what. After restarting I have no sound, and nothing shows up in the interfaces tab of the Sounds System Preference page. Any ideas for an OSX86 noob?

 

For the record here is what I am working with:

 

2ghz Core 2 Duo

2Gb

Go 7900 GS

Sigmatel 9200

Dual boot XP MCE and OSX86 10.4.8

Kernel 8.8.1

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devilhood
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Sounds like it could be a kernel issue.

 

I suggest trying the DaemonES kernel for maximum compatibility; if you want me to send you a link just PM me.

 

Also make sure you're trying the latest AppleHDA.

 

You can compare STAC9200 id's by checking the driver information on device manager within XP, as your codec id might be slightly different (not sure).

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goose121
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Thanks for the quick response. I actually figured it out right after I read your suggestions. I hadn't yet tried all the codecs for the 9200 out there so using your recommendation to see if mine was different I set out to try every codec one by one.

 

However it turns out it wasnt a codec issue so much as an RTFM issue. I was opening the AppleHDA patcher program and THEN dragging the codec file to the icon...yeah...that doesnt work so well kids. After I figured out that you just drag the codec to the icon and it handles the rest, wouldn't you know it, I have audio. Its crazy how things work when you do them using what we like to call the right way.

 

Thanks for you help! Now I have everything working wonderfully.

devilhood
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Thanks for the quick response. I actually figured it out right after I read your suggestions. I hadn't yet tried all the codecs for the 9200 out there so using your recommendation to see if mine was different I set out to try every codec one by one.

 

However it turns out it wasnt a codec issue so much as an RTFM issue. I was opening the AppleHDA patcher program and THEN dragging the codec file to the icon...yeah...that doesnt work so well kids. After I figured out that you just drag the codec to the icon and it handles the rest, wouldn't you know it, I have audio. Its crazy how things work when you do them using what we like to call the right way.

 

Thanks for you help! Now I have everything working wonderfully.

 

Good stuff, I made a similar error upon first trying the patcher ;) haha

devilhood
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Here, just a little desktop picture of my finalized Mac OS X desktop, to show everyone that the E1705 works brilliantly with 10.4.8

The latest AppleHDA kext also finally allows mic input for onboard sound :thumbsup_anim:

post-4484-1171305973_thumb.jpg

kristoff
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My mic / line in wont work with the above codec and the latest patcher, either. I have a 9400 /e 1705 with sigmatel 9200. Do you guys know if you are supposed to just download the applehda patcher, or the ALC882_AppleHDA_v0.4b.mpkg.zip file as well? I did both initially, maybe that is causing the problem.

 

Also: how do you get the codec dump from linux? Thanks.

devilhood
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You are only supposed to use the AppleHDA patcher with the codec dump, nothing else.

 

I've never attempted a codec dump myself, so off the top of my head, I'm not entirely sure how :)

thefabulous9mm
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Hi,

 

I know there are some laptop -t60- users whom make their x1400 works with a highest resolution than 1024x768 or 1152x864(with boot.plist solution), my question is: Does anybody with a Dell 9400 with x1400 17" lcd display has obtained more than 1024x768 or 1152x864 in the built-in display?

 

 

Regards

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babs
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i have a Dell 9400 with WUXGA 1900x1200, but the highest resolution i can get is 1400x1050.

 

Display:

 

Type: Display

Bus: PCIe

VRAM (Total): 256 MB

Vendor: ATI (0x1002)

Device ID: 0x7145

Revision ID: 0x0000

Displays:

Display:

Resolution: 1400 x 1050

Depth: 32-bit Color

Core Image: Supported

Main Display: Yes

Mirror: Off

Online: Yes

Quartz Extreme: Supported

devilhood
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Intel High Definition Audio (Sigmatel STAC9200) [Works w/ AppleHDAPatcher!]

 

Which file do I drag over the patcher? I am not sure which one is the one I need. Please help.

 

The one that I already attached in post #142 :star_smile:

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