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Friday, 2 December 2011

Puget Systems Deluge Updated with NVIDIA Surround Results

Once NVIDIA dropped the 290 series beta driver, we were able to test the Puget Systems Deluge's pair of GeForce GTX 580s in triple-monitor surround. There's good news and bad news: the good news is that Surround definitely works on the X79 platform now (and configuration was surprisingly painless). The bad news is that X79 and Sandy Bridge-E offer no performance benefit, at least in our testing, over good old fashioned Sandy Bridge and P67/Z68. You can check out our results here.

In related news, we've done some additional testing of the new beta driver in a couple other recent releases. Given the poor DX11 performance in Batman: Arkham City, we were curious if the driver would improve the situation at all. The answer is no: performance remained unchanged on Jarred's test system, across all settings. Skyrim performance likewise doesn't appear to have improved. The net result is that we're still waiting on the promised patches for both titles, which should hopefully show up this week.

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Monday, 30 May 2011

Updated list of laptops with MXMX:MXDS:_DSM ACPI combination

People in the team have been providing details on the ACPI tables for more laptop models.

A few weeks ago, a new module was written that enables login/logout switching via this module:

https://github.com/awilliam/asus-switcheroo

If your laptop is in the list below and you want to try the new module, you can execute the following

commands in a terminal:

sudo apt-get install git
# enter your password
git clone git://github.com/awilliam/asus-switcheroo.git
cd asus-switcheroo
make
modprobe -r nouveau
insmod ./asus-switcheroo.ko
modprobe nouveau

Here is an updated list of the laptops with the MXMX:MXDS:_DSM ACPI combination:

03 Acer.5742G.DSDT.dsl {        MXDS => 18      MXMX => 8       _DSM => 19 }
03 Acer.5935g.DSDT.dsl {        MXDS => 18      MXMX => 8       _DSM => 5 }
03 Acer.Aspire.5935.DSDT.dsl {  MXDS => 18      MXMX => 8       _DSM => 5 }
03 Asus.K42Jc.DSDT.dsl {        MXDS => 2       MXMX => 2       _DSM => 4 }
03 Asus.K52Jc.DSDT.dsl {        MXDS => 2       MXMX => 2       _DSM => 4 }
03 Asus.K53SV.DSDT.dsl {        MXDS => 2       MXMX => 2       _DSM => 8 }
03 Asus.N53Jf.DSDT.2.dsl {      MXDS => 2       MXMX => 2       _DSM => 4 }
03 Asus.N53Jf.DSDT.dsl {        MXDS => 2       MXMX => 2       _DSM => 4 }
03 Asus.N53Jg.DSDT.dsl {        MXDS => 2       MXMX => 2       _DSM => 4 }
03 Asus.N53SN.DSDT.dsl {        MXDS => 2       MXMX => 2       _DSM => 6 }
03 Asus.N53SV.DSDT.dsl {        MXDS => 2       MXMX => 2       _DSM => 6 }
03 Asus.N61JV.DSDT.dsl {        MXDS => 2       MXMX => 2       _DSM => 8 }
03 Asus.N71JV.DSDT.dsl {        MXDS => 2       MXMX => 2       _DSM => 4 }
03 Asus.N73JF.DSDT.dsl {        MXDS => 2       MXMX => 2       _DSM => 5 }
03 Asus.N73SV.DSDT.dsl {        MXDS => 2       MXMX => 2       _DSM => 8 }
03 Asus.P52JC.DSDT.dsl {        MXDS => 2       MXMX => 2       _DSM => 4 }
03 Asus.U30JC.DSDT.dsl {        MXDS => 2       MXMX => 2       _DSM => 4 }
03 Asus.U33JC.DSDT.dsl {        MXDS => 1       MXMX => 1       _DSM => 1 }
03 Asus.U35JC.DSDT.2.dsl {      MXDS => 2       MXMX => 2       _DSM => 4 }
03 Asus.U35JC.DSDT.dsl {        MXDS => 2       MXMX => 2       _DSM => 4 }
03 Asus.U36JC.DSDT.dsl {        MXDS => 2       MXMX => 2       _DSM => 4 }
03 Asus.UL30VT.DSDT.dsl {       MXDS => 2       MXMX => 2       _DSM => 5 }
03 Asus.UL50VT.DSDT.dsl {       MXDS => 2       MXMX => 2       _DSM => 5 }
03 Asus.UL80VT.1.0.DSDT.dsl {   MXDS => 2       MXMX => 2       _DSM => 5 }
03 HP.dm3.DSDT.dsl {    MXDS => 18      MXMX => 10      _DSM => 6 }
03 HP.SLIC-MPC.DSDT.dsl {       MXDS => 18      MXMX => 10      _DSM => 6 }
03 Lenovo.T410.2516CTO.DSDT.dsl {       MXDS => 5       MXMX => 2       _DSM => 5 }
03 Lenovo.T410s.DSDT.2.dsl {    MXDS => 5       MXMX => 2       _DSM => 5 }
03 Lenovo.T410s.DSDT.dsl {      MXDS => 5       MXMX => 2       _DSM => 5 }
03 Lenovo.T510.DSDT.dsl {       MXDS => 5       MXMX => 2       _DSM => 5 }
03 Sony.Vaio.VPCZ136GG.DSDT.dsl {       MXDS => 14      MXMX => 10      _DSM => 19 }
03 Sony.Vaio.VPCZ13V9E.DSDT.dsl {       MXDS => 14      MXMX => 10      _DSM => 19 }
03 Sony.VGN-Z12GN_B.DSDT.dsl {  MXDS => 14      MXMX => 10      _DSM => 5 }
03 Sony.VGN-Z51XG.DSDT.dsl {    MXDS => 14      MXMX => 10      _DSM => 5 }
03 Sony.VPCZ12C5E.DSDT.dsl {    MXDS => 14      MXMX => 10      _DSM => 19 }

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Wednesday, 9 March 2011

Updated NVIDIA Drivers for Mac OS X: Install Guide and iBoot-GE

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This week, NVIDIA released drivers for their line of "Fermi" cards for Mac OS X.  Besides supporting their new flagship Quadro 4000, these drivers support the GeForce GT 430, GTS 450, GTX 460, GTX 465, GTX 470, GTX 480. They also show increased OpenGL, Quartz Graphics, and User Interface performance for NVIDIA 2xx cards.

To use the new drivers on any system, we made an alternate installer, tonymacx86 NVIDIA Update, that overcomes the official installer's system limitations.  We also created iBoot-GE, a new variation of iBoot that uses Chameleon's GraphicsEnabler instead of enabler kexts.  Finally, we've updated MultiBeast to include the necessary bootloader.
  • iBoot-GE uses Chameleon's GraphicsEnabler, with updated device IDs for new NVIDIA cards.  Update: iBoot now works for NVIDIA 4xx cards- you may need to type -x PCIRootUID=1 to install using these cards
    • MultiBeast now contains Chameleon 2.0 RC5 Prerelease which includes device IDs for all new NVIDIA cards.
    Guide for a Fresh Installation
    If you're starting from scratch, follow iBoot + MultiBeast.
    1. Install using iBoot
    2. Install latest Combo Update
    3. Install UserDSDT or EasyBeast, plus the latest Chameleon 2.0 RC5 from MultiBeast
    4. Install the tonymacx86 NVIDIA Update 
    5. Reboot

    Guide for an Existing Installation
    If you've already installed and configured your system to boot from hard drive
    1. Install latest Combo Update
    2. Install the latest Chameleon 2.0 RC5 from MultiBeast
    3. Install the tonymacx86 NVIDIA Update 
    4. Reboot
    Post your results in the forum!  Have fun, and enjoy!  

    -tonymacx86 & MacMan




    For discussions on this and other topics, register today at tonymacx86.com!


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    Tuesday, 8 March 2011

    Building a CustoMac: Three Updated LGA 1156 Builds for OS X

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    By request, here are three updated builds, based on the original CustoMac post from June 2010.  These builds are our most current 1156 recommendations for fully compatible budget builds running Mac OS X as the primary operating system.  

    All three builds include:
    • Gigabyte LGA 1156 Motherboard
    • Intel Core i-series Quad-Core CPU
    • 4GB or 8GB of RAM, expandable up to 16GB
    • 1 TB Hard Drive
    • CD/DVD Burner
    • Case and Power Supply
    • Mac OS X Snow Leopard Retail DVD
    We've included all components besides monitor, as any standard monitor will do.  You can use these recommendations as a jumping off point for further customization, or as a shopping list.  Prices reflect those as of February 2011, and do not include shipping or tax. 

    Budget Power Build 1
    Core i5-760 / Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H / GeForce GT 240 / 4GB DDR3 RAM
    $683.88

    Motherboard:  GA-H55M-UD2H $94.99

    Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint 1 TB $62.99

    CD/DVD Burner: Sony Optiarc Black $36.95

    Power Supply: Antec 550W Continuous Power $64.99

    Operating System: Mac OS X Snow Leopard $29.00

    Budget Power Build 2
    Core i7-870 / Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H / Radeon HD 5770 / 4GB DDR3 RAM
    $991.23


    Motherboard:  GA-H55M-UD2H $94.99



    Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint 1 TB $62.99

    CD/DVD Burner: Sony Optiarc Black $36.95

    CPU Cooler: Scythe Mugen 2 $47.35

    Power Supply: Corsair 650HX Modular 650W $119.99

    Operating System: Mac OS X Snow Leopard $29.00

    Budget Power Build 3
    Core i7-870 / Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 / Radeon HD 5870 / 8GB DDR3 RAM
     $1211.41

    Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 $130.22

    Graphics: Diamond ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB $234.99

    Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint 1 TB $62.95
    CD/DVD Burner: Sony Optiarc Black $36.95

    CPU Cooler: Scythe Mugen 2 $47.35
    Case: Antec 900 $99.99

    Power Supply: Corsair 650HX Modular 650W $119.99

    Operating System: Mac OS X Snow Leopard $29.00

    Optional Accessories
    NOTE: Only MODEL NO: ACB10us v1.0 will wake from sleep.

    Oh, and don't forget, if you end up buying anything, click through one of the links above, or in the sidebar.  That way, you'll be supporting the site, as well as getting the best prices.  Thanks in advance!   

    -tonymacx86 & MacMan


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