Thread: Need computer specs and/or kexts for Acer Aspire AX3950

I don't know which motherboard my PC has and I'd like to determine this without pulling any hardware apart. This is what I do know:

Acer Aspire AX3950
Intel Core i7 processor 860
6 GB DDR3 RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GT320
1 TB HDD

I have Snow Leopard and the current update (10.6.7) installed on the machine. MultiBeast has been run with System Utilities and EasyBeast selected.

I normally install some kexts, delete the "extension.kext" file from "extra" folder in the root, run KextUtility and restart in safe mode (-x) to have a screen with a grey bar appear.

It'd be great if someone could help me determine which kexts to install!

Kind regards and thanks

Originally Posted by nsock1

I don't know which motherboard my PC has and I'd like to determine this without pulling any hardware apart. This is what I do know:

Acer Aspire AX3950
Intel Core i7 processor 860
6 GB DDR3 RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GT320
1 TB HDD

I have Snow Leopard and the current update (10.6.7) installed on the machine. MultiBeast has been run with System Utilities and EasyBeast selected.

I normally install some kexts, delete the "extension.kext" file from "extra" folder in the root, run KextUtility and restart in safe mode (-x) to have a screen with a grey bar appear.

It'd be great if someone could help me determine which kexts to install!

Kind regards and thanks

Run this app, take a picture and post here > System Info.app.zip

DSCF6684.jpg

Thanks for that. Sorry I couldn't provide a screenshot, there are issues with that working.

Regards

Originally Posted by kyndder

Run this app, take a picture and post here > System Info.app.zip

DSCF6685.jpg

Here are the Kexts as well, not sure if you need this. I haven't installed the latest update or run MultiBeast yet this time. Thanks.

Originally Posted by nsock1

DSCF6684.jpg

Thanks for that. Sorry I couldn't provide a screenshot, there are issues with that working.

Regards

First, install this chameleon > http://www.kexts.com/view/1337-chame...-rc5-r982.html

Before you reboot, install this Extra folder for MacBookPro6,1 > Installer Extra Folder - Downloads - Kexts.com

Reboot and boot up with the flag`s -f -v

After that, maybe you have QE/CI active, if no, follow this guide to finish the video fix > Bragging Rights!: Nvidia Geforce GT 320m ce qi fixed

Any issue post here...

Hope this helps...

Originally Posted by kyndder

After that, maybe you have QE/CI active, if no, follow this guide to finish the video fix > Bragging Rights!: Nvidia Geforce GT 320m ce qi fixed

Any issue post here...

Hope this helps...

Thanks for that, I've installed Chameleon and Extra Folder and rebooted with the flags. I've reached the desktop which intermittently shows black rectangles in the background (I can see the desktop icons over the black sections) and the screen appears frozen - I can move the cursor but not select or click anything. Is there some sort of test I can use to determine if QE and CI are working properly?

Okay, now I have this reboot loop going (Chameleon, screen of text, reboot, Chameleon, etc). Previously this loop was (Chameleon, screen of text, iBoot, Chameleon) but I removed the iBoot disk. Do I need to reinstall Snow Leopard again?

UPDATE: I'm reinstalling Show Leopard and await further instruction!

Thanks

Originally Posted by nsock1

Thanks for that, I've installed Chameleon and Extra Folder and rebooted with the flags. I've reached the desktop which intermittently shows black rectangles in the background (I can see the desktop icons over the black sections) and the screen appears frozen - I can move the cursor but not select or click anything. Is there some sort of test I can use to determine if QE and CI are working properly?

Okay, now I have this reboot loop going (Chameleon, screen of text, reboot, Chameleon, etc). Previously this loop was (Chameleon, screen of text, iBoot, Chameleon) but I removed the iBoot disk. Do I need to reinstall Snow Leopard again?

UPDATE: I'm reinstalling Show Leopard and await further instruction!

Thanks

After you install OS X and before you install Chameleon and Extra folder, boot again from BootCD, Update to 10.6.7
and only install Chameleon and Extra folder after all that...

If after the mentioned above you still having video issues, boot in SingleUser Mode copy the file smbios.plist inside of Extra
folder to anywhere you want then delete it from Extra...

Reboot, follow the guide for fix gt320 and see if works.. But only if the first method don`t work...

Originally Posted by kyndder

Reboot, follow the guide for fix gt320 and see if works.. But only if the first method don`t work...

I attempted to follow that guide but don't think I'm installing the kexts correctly. KextHelper only ran for ATI ATY_init.kext, otherwise it told me the password was incorrect (same password used for all kexts). When copying Library files, "preparing to copy" was the status for forty minutes until I "stopped copying". When I did this the cursor moved but nothing was clickable. Before attempting to copy Library files KextUtility was run to clear caches and repair permissions. I rebooted and there were kernel errors.

Originally Posted by nsock1

I attempted to follow that guide but don't think I'm installing the kexts correctly. KextHelper only ran for ATI ATY_init.kext, otherwise it told me the password was incorrect (same password used for all kexts). When copying Library files, "preparing to copy" was the status for forty minutes until I "stopped copying". When I did this the cursor moved but nothing was clickable. Before attempting to copy Library files KextUtility was run to clear caches and repair permissions. I rebooted and there were kernel errors.

If you have trouble with KextHelper, try using this > Kext Wizard 3.7.3 - Downloads - Kexts.com

For copying files, use this commands on terminal...

Open the terminal and log as root with this command...

Code:

sudo -s

Type your password and use the command below to copy one file at once...

Code:

cp -R FILENAME

Replace FILENAME with the path for the file...

To rapair permissions and rebuild caches use Kext Wizard too..