Recent content by beartard

being impatient helps nobody. There is a utility called "system info." It's a java app for windows/linux/macos. If you're running linux, you can use lspci and lsusb. I believe the other OSes have native tools as well.

Don't worry. The Z580 either does NOT have a BIOS whitelist or the card I installed is on the list. Works like a charm in Linux. I have yet to get it working in Mac OS.

The main thing to keep in mind with multibeast is this: it's not one monolithic "thing" to install. It includes many drivers and other utilities. If you don't know what to install to begin with, just checking boxes willy-nilly, it most definitely will give you kernel panics. Not all the...

I ordered an Atheros AR5B195 because I found kext drivers for it. It's a combo wifi/bluetooth card. If it works, I may get another for my other Z580, the Linux laptop, since whatever bluetooth it has inside isn't Linux-worthy out of the box. Do you know if the Z580 has a BIOS whitelist for...

I use Linux. lsusb says my camera is lite-on, 04ca:2003.

Excellent. Thanks for posting your details. Did you start with a unibeast install?

I meant that the camera worked on the account registration page where you can choose a default picture or take one with the camera. I didn't have to do anything to get it working. I tried many times using the tonymac utilities to create a USB installer without success, but ended up downloading...

On my Z580 with HD4000 graphics (as the only option), there is no way to adjust the VRAM in the BIOS that I've seen. In fact, the BIOS menus are pretty sparse in general.

Just got one of these laptops from the deal at Staples and I've been trying to install ML as well. Here are my results: Boots into ML Camera works on registration and with facetime USB 2/3 ports work. The rest I'm still working on. Resolution is not native, still at 1024x768. I tried using...