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I've install the 10.4.5 on my Acer Aspire 1642Z. It's a Tri-OS computer with Windows XP, Fedora Core 5 and, sure, Mac OS X.

I've the PQ partition like other Acer Aspire, then the one for Windows XP. I've install MacOs X (with SSE2 patch) and then Fedora Core which allow me to easily configure Grub with those 3 OS.

 

Like a lot of laptop users the keybord wasn't working neither touchpad, but :

cd /System/Library/Extensions/ApplePS2Controller.kext

sudo find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;

sudo find . -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;

work perfectly.

 

Network work perfectly (but no Wifi), the screen resolution is ok (1280x800).

I've install the Vaio Français Keyboard Layout to get (almost) the good key position.

Most of the "Fn" Combo key work.

But I still have 2 (major) problems which don't seem to be solved :

 

*I need an external screen to boot

It use an Intel GMA 900

 

*I have no sound, but I can't control the sound level either by keybard (Fn +Up/Down) or the icon next to the time.

Realtek/Intel High Definition Audio 883 (Vendor 10EC, Device 0883)

 

Edit : My 2 Bluetooth Key (OvisLink, Com One) work perfectly

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You need to execute the famous vga adapter hack. Basically get a paper clip or staple and jumper pins 1-6 and 2-12. Bootup your laptop and you should get full 1280x800 internal LCD glory.

 

How much memory you got and is the system slow?

 

My Acer Aspire 3624 has 512MB and boots up very slowly. Anything I do may create a delay (color wheel spinning) and take a while to respond.

 

I'd be interested in seeing your Xbench score. Look at mine in the thread ACER ASPIRE 3624.

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I have 1GB of DDR2. I Will try th paper clip trick

Here is the Xbench result :

Results 47.86

System Info

Xbench Version 1.2

System Version 10.4.5 (8G1454)

Physical RAM 1024 MB

Model ADP2,1

Drive Type WDC WD800UE-22HCT0

CPU Test 53.40

GCD Loop 220.24 11.61 Mops/sec

Floating Point Basic 42.53 1.01 Gflop/sec

vecLib FFT 34.21 1.13 Gflop/sec

Floating Point Library 56.75 9.88 Mops/sec

Thread Test 89.86

Computation 68.24 1.38 Mops/sec, 4 threads

Lock Contention 131.55 5.66 Mlocks/sec, 4 threads

Memory Test 65.26

System 67.13

Allocate 73.10 268.46 Kalloc/sec

Fill 65.15 3167.68 MB/sec

Copy 63.86 1318.93 MB/sec

Stream 63.49

Copy 56.88 1174.92 MB/sec

Scale 59.29 1224.87 MB/sec

Add 70.27 1496.82 MB/sec

Triad 69.82 1493.57 MB/sec

Quartz Graphics Test 44.51

Line 39.02 2.60 Klines/sec [50% alpha]

Rectangle 39.06 11.66 Krects/sec [50% alpha]

Circle 37.40 3.05 Kcircles/sec [50% alpha]

Bezier 70.60 1.78 Kbeziers/sec [50% alpha]

Text 49.49 3.10 Kchars/sec

OpenGL Graphics Test 154.00

Spinning Squares 154.00 195.36 frames/sec

User Interface Test 23.54

Elements 23.54 108.02 refresh/sec

Disk Test 33.76

Sequential 52.25

Uncached Write 41.69 25.60 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Write 45.92 25.98 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Uncached Read 87.69 25.66 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Read 51.56 25.91 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Random 24.93

Uncached Write 8.92 0.94 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Write 52.18 16.70 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Uncached Read 64.11 0.45 MB/sec [4K blocks]

Uncached Read 73.99 13.73 MB/sec [256K blocks]

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Ok, the blue screen problem is a bit solved.thanks a lot.

Any idea for the sound ? (I'm a Video/Music Addict...)

 

After some search I discovered that MaC.OsX.10.4.5.Universal.Install.DVD(INTEL-AMD-SSE3-SSE2) has kext permission problems for ApplePS2Controller, AppleAC97Audio, and AppleAC97AudioIntelICH. After fixing the permissions, it all worked, even sound.

 

*How did you fix it ?

*AppleAC97Audio, and AppleAC97AudioIntelICH aren't in the "More Infos..." screen*

 

How can I fix that :

AppleAzaliaAudio:

 

Version: 1.0.0

Last Modified: 03/11/05 07:19

Get Info String: 1.0.0, Copyright Apple Computer, Inc. 2005

Location: /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAzaliaAudio.kext

kext Version: 1.0.0d1

Load Address: 0x2390b000

Valid: Yes

Authentic: Yes

Dependencies: Incomplete

Dependency Errors:

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily: No valid version of this dependency can be found

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAudioFamily: No valid version of this dependency can be found

Integrity: Kext has no receipt

 

AppleAzaliaController:

 

Version: 1.0.0

Last Modified: 03/11/05 07:19

Get Info String: 1.0.0, Copyright Apple Computer, Inc. 2005

Location: /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAzaliaAudio.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleAzaliaController.kext

kext Version: 1.0.0d1

Load Address: 0x237e0000

Valid: Yes

Authentic: Yes

Dependencies: Incomplete

Dependency Errors:

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAudioFamily: No valid version of this dependency can be found

Integrity: Kext has no receipt

 

 

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This Universal Install DVD has screwed up permissions on specific kexts, namely:

 

ApplePS2Controller.kext

AudioIPCDriver.kext

AppleMLANAudio.kext

AppleHDA.kext The issue can be fixed by loading up terminal and typing:

 

cd /System/Library/Extensions

sudo find nameofkext.kext -type d -exec /bin/chmod 0755 {} \;

sudo find nameofkext.kext -type f -exec /bin/chmod 0644 {} \;

 

Disk Utility will not fix the problem automatically.

 

-- but as you found out as well, AppleAC97Audio and AppleAC97AudioIntelICH also needs fixing.

 

==== HERE'S AN XBENCH COMPARISON BETWEEN YOURS AND MIN ====

 

Aspire 3624 WCXi Aspire 1642 ZWMLI

System Version 10.4.5 (8G1454) 10.4.5 (8G1454)

Physical RAM 512 MB 1024 MB

Results 39.66 47.86

CPU Test 50.63 53.40

Thread Test 84.40 89.86

Memory Test 55.12 65.26

Quartz Graphics Test 42.71 44.51

OpenGL Graphics Test 140.83 154.00

User Interface Test 19.37 23.54

Disk Test 22.42 33.76

Sequential 30.95 52.25

Uncached Write 48.80 41.69

Uncached Write 35.69 45.92

Uncached Read 21.55 87.69

Uncached Read 29.15 51.56

Random 17.57 24.93

Uncached Write 5.95 8.92

Uncached Write 36.63 52.18

Uncached Read 57.11 64.11

Uncached Read 68.39 73.99

 

CPU Celeron M 1.6GHz Pentium M 1.7GHz

HDD 40GB UATA/100 80GB UATA/100

Chipset Intel 910GML Express Intel 915GM Express

 

 

As you can see, everything looks fine until you reach Disk Test. Both HDD being Ultra ATA/100, I would think the performance should be the same. But isn't. I suffer from constant HDD activity while doing the simplest of things. I cannot believe that it is simple the extra 512MB ram... or perhaps the different chipsets?

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I've change for 10.4.6... I think it's a bit slower than the 10.4.5 and the sound still not work.

 

I've changed the Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Mini-PCI Card for a Broadcom 43xxx (from a dead Livebox) and it perfectly work as an AirPort, even the front Button/LED show the activity and can turn on/off the card.

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