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I decided to do the same. Thanks. I don't know how we can fix firewire since it's integrated with ricoh cardreader.

You're welcome.

Care to explain why you are implying that you think the apparent hardware integration has something to do with the GUID errors?

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The thing that our Firewire is integrated with cardreader - so cardreader doesn't work right - Firewire is not the first PCI device of Cardreader. The main problem is that Ricoh controller device (P2P0) - has nothing important in DSDT. There I just see that it's going to PCI bus. We can't separate Firewire. I think GUID error is that when our laptop is waking up, the first PCI-Ricoh device can't be initialized right, and first device of Ricoh isn't Firewire, it's one of CardReader's (Firewire is detected third of Ricoh's devices).

 

If we'll launch CardReader, I think we'll be able to fix firewire.

 

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We have 5 PCI device of Ricoh controller. One of them - firewire.

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The thing that our Firewire is integrated with cardreader - so cardreader doesn't work right - Firewire is not the first PCI device of Cardreader. The main problem is that Ricoh controller device (P2P0) - has nothing important in DSDT. There I just see that it's going to PCI bus. We can't separate Firewire. I think GUID error is that when our laptop is waking up, the first PCI-Ricoh device can't be initialized right, and first device of Ricoh isn't Firewire, it's one of CardReader's (Firewire is detected third of Ricoh's devices).

 

If we'll launch CardReader, I think we'll be able to fix firewire.

Those entries in your IO registry tree are sorted alphabetically by name, which is why the firewire device is not listed first.

 

I don't think that has anything to do with whether or not the firewire driver would preserve the GUID after resume from suspend.

 

In my DSDT, I had added a Device (FRWR) entry or the firewire device, but it made no difference with respect to the driver behavior. However it does change the sort order for those ricoh devices in the io registry tree. ioreg -t -x shows the following on my system:

	| |   | +-o IOPCI2PCIBridge  <class IOPCI2PCIBridge, id 0x10000021a, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (19 ms), retain 13>
| |   |   +-o FRWR@7  <class IOPCIDevice, id 0x1000001b8, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (19 ms), retain 7>
| |   |   +-o pci1180,852@7,3  <class IOPCIDevice, id 0x1000001e5, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (6 ms), retain 7>
| |   |   +-o pci1180,592@7,2  <class IOPCIDevice, id 0x1000001e6, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (11 ms), retain 7>
| |   |   +-o pci1180,822@7,1  <class IOPCIDevice, id 0x1000001e7, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (7 ms), retain 7>

 

Again, the ordering makes no difference with respect to GUID.

 

If you want to try to fix the voodoo sdhc driver to affect the device ordering, go ahead, but I don't see why you think that would fix the resume from suspend behavior here.

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I think reordering doesn't refer to dsdt. It's main thing in Ricoh controller.

 

bcc9, I have one more request of helping, the audio kext.

 

So, the result of voodoohda - good driver, but sometimes when system start voodoohda does kernel panic. it's 100% kernel panic of voodoohda, because I moved back to your legacy kext - never kernel panic.

 

I want to ask about some modifying this kext. I have trouble with sensor panic, for unknown reason after starting system volume is always 100%. The volume icon around time icon always show 100% if I change volume in Settings.

If I change volume in this icon, for 50%, for example - volumes is 0%. I don't know why it works so unstable, but looks like it's not good.

 

I found out that AppleHDA has error in kernel.log - looks like it refers that HDMI doesn't work correctly, sound of HDMI I mean. So have no HDMI devices, can't check.

Any ideas?

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I think reordering doesn't refer to dsdt. It's main thing in Ricoh controller.
I don't follow your grammar, but in my last post I just demonstrated that naming the firewire device in the dsdt does affect the order that nodes are reported in by ioreg (and IO Registry Explorer).
bcc9, I have one more request of helping, the audio kext.

 

So, the result of voodoohda - good driver, but sometimes when system start voodoohda does kernel panic. it's 100% kernel panic of voodoohda, because I moved back to your legacy kext - never kernel panic.

 

I want to ask about some modifying this kext. I have trouble with sensor panic, for unknown reason after starting system volume is always 100%. The volume icon around time icon always show 100% if I change volume in Settings.

If I change volume in this icon, for 50%, for example - volumes is 0%. I don't know why it works so unstable, but looks like it's not good.

 

I found out that AppleHDA has error in kernel.log - looks like it refers that HDMI doesn't work correctly, sound of HDMI I mean. So have no HDMI devices, can't check.

Any ideas?

What specifically is the question?

Source code for voodoohda is available so you could debug it with gdb if you are knowledgeable & motivated. Or give a bug report to slice and/or the voodoohda "team".

 

I assume the errors from AppleHDA are the assertion failure messages that have been reported already. I wonder why you think those have something to do with HDMI.

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kernel[0]: Sound assertion "kTypePinComplex != fType" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-187.4.1/AppleHDA/AppleHDAWidget.cpp" at line 2018 goto Exit

 

it means that something wrong in sound config, including HDMI config..

Yes, I documented that assertion failure back in post #508.

Again I'm having trouble understanding you, what do you mean by including HDMI config?

Sounds like you're guessing that it could be the hdmi config but you don't know?

If you know what that assertion failure means, please tell. Even better, post a fix.

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I found a bug that I hope could be fixed. I found using 10.6.4 using the files from post 1 (but the install is from a distro FYI) that if you have spaces enabled the keyboard can become unresponsive if you play with the keyboard lights.

 

Steps to reproduce:

 

enable spaces,

press fn+right arrow to turn off/on the keyboard lights

activate the hotkey combo to change between spaces (ctrl+right arrow for me)

notice the spaces graphic is stuck on the screen and the keyboard no longer works but you can still switch spaces.

 

Hope this helps in finding a fix, if the vanilla install doesn't show this behavior then ignore this.

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I found a bug that I hope could be fixed. I found using 10.6.4 using the files from post 1 (but the install is from a distro FYI) that if you have spaces enabled the keyboard can become unresponsive if you play with the keyboard lights.

 

Steps to reproduce:

 

enable spaces,

press fn+right arrow to turn off/on the keyboard lights

activate the hotkey combo to change between spaces (ctrl+right arrow for me)

notice the spaces graphic is stuck on the screen and the keyboard no longer works but you can still switch spaces.

 

Hope this helps in finding a fix, if the vanilla install doesn't show this behavior then ignore this.

 

I use a vanilla install (10.6.4) and it did stuck my keyboard too. You better not mistype when changing spaces :)

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My keyboard still works fine after pressing <function> <right arrow><control><right arrow> when spaces are enabled.

 

I do have Swap capslock and left control set to true in VoodooPS2Keyboard's Info.plist, for whatever that's worth.

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I found a bug that I hope could be fixed. I found using 10.6.4 using the files from post 1 (but the install is from a distro FYI) that if you have spaces enabled the keyboard can become unresponsive if you play with the keyboard lights.

 

Steps to reproduce:

 

enable spaces,

press fn+right arrow to turn off/on the keyboard lights

activate the hotkey combo to change between spaces (ctrl+right arrow for me)

notice the spaces graphic is stuck on the screen and the keyboard no longer works but you can still switch spaces.

 

Hope this helps in finding a fix, if the vanilla install doesn't show this behavior then ignore this.

 

I had this bug when something wrong in permissions or in cache. Use Cocktail for clean cache and repair permissions.

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hi im wondering if someone could help me i have continuously looked oh the topic, searched for "partition" and nothing im looking for came up.

 

2.53ghz p8700

4gb ram

500gb hard drive

nvidia 9400 + 210m

 

my hard drive is like this

dell utility 2 gb

recovery 10gb

windows os 250

and now i have 230gb unalocated

 

i tried to format it to fat32 and also ntfs, i then erased it in disk utility with extended journaled but i still couldnt install os x . i then used a linux live cd to format it to hfs+ but i still couldnt install os x on that. i understand that i need a guid table partition to install it but i dont ant to delete my windows os and the only way i know how is to freshly partition the drive in disk utility but that would mean losing my windows os iswell.

i wouldnt mind deleting dell utility and recovery but what if i mess something up how would i recover it.

help would be much apriciated thanks

jason

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hey, sorry to be a a little impatient.

just let me know how all ou guys hard drives are partitions and if you still have the original windows install let me know how you did it.

you would be an absolute life saver and would save me a LOT of money

thanks

jason

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hey, sorry to be a a little impatient.

just let me know how all ou guys hard drives are partitions and if you still have the original windows install let me know how you did it.

you would be an absolute life saver and would save me a LOT of money

thanks

jason

Originally I used gparted live to move and resize the dell windows partition and get rid of the recovery partitions.

You don't need a guid partition table to install OSX, I detailed how to install to an MBR-based partition table in post #1.

I think you need to look back at my old posts and put some effort into trying to understand what has been covered already.

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hi, sorry again but the link to the patch for mbr partitioned disk is broken. probably not top of your list but would apriciate it if your could fix.

thanks

 

found it , http://osx86.sojugarden.com/downloads/#osinstall

just scroll down a lil bit, mbr mod link.

Thanks, I fixed the link in post #1 (that's the 2nd time others have changed their download file for this out from under me, ugh).

 

 

PS: You can also use gdisk to convert an MBR partition table to guid. Personally I like mbr better as I don't trust all the windows/linux tools to handle guid correctly.

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I have my dell studio xps 13 ship with dell wifi 1510 ,

Wifi working out of the box , but something it dont work. I just dont khow why ??? :(

When it not work , i still can see my wireless network name. But Airport can't connect.

 

Anybody help ?

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I have my dell studio xps 13 ship with dell wifi 1510 ,

Wifi working out of the box , but something it dont work. I just dont khow why ??? :(

When it not work , i still can see my wireless network name. But Airport can't connect.

 

Anybody help ?

 

lol make sure that your Wifi is turned on before you boot up OS X on your dell studio xps 13. You can switch off/on the wifi using the media key (touch sensitive button)..make sure it's on when you boot up cause turning it ON after you start OS X will not work.

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Repairing permissions and such didn't have an effect on the problem. It looks like something I'll just have to deal with.
There's probably something wrong with the keyboard driver you got from whatever distro you're using. Recommend you follow post #1 instead.
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I know this is trivial, but has anyone noticed using Photobooth or iChat, that your webcam is reversed? I have done an OSX install on my 1340 probably about 15 times now and I have only noticed it on about 5 or so of those installs. If so, does anyone have any words of wisdom to flip the image?

 

ps: bcc9, you are an absolute life saver. This install process could not go nearly as smoothly without your wonderful work here

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There's probably something wrong with the keyboard driver you got from whatever distro you're using. Recommend you follow post #1 instead.

 

 

i am having usb issues with my usb thumb drive is there any fix? for this

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