Today, after over two years, is the end of the road for the hackintosh. I’ve backed up all of its user data. Once I’m done with this post from it, I’ll be formatting the drive. All in all, it served me very well. It was reliable. It taught me how to use os x and it helped me create an iPhone app. I have access to an actual macbook, so trying to update this hackintosh to Lion isn’t something I’m wanting to spend time on. Perhaps sometime I’ll start fresh with another hackintosh, but for now, this chapter in my computing history is coming to a close. (:
Brats for dinner
Posted by dave
on January 9, 2012
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App sales
Posted by dave
on January 6, 2012
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Viewsonic vx2025wm DVI fix
Posted by dave
on January 2, 2012
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My main monitor is a Viewsonic vx2025wm. It’s a 20″ LCD with pretty good specs. The biggest issue with it, by far, is that if you disconnect the DVI connection for any length of time, the monitor forgets that it has a DVI connection. Then a song and dance is required to fix it. I’ve always used the solution in this [H]ard|Forum post. It’s an old post though, so I’m copying the steps out here.
I had the same problem, twice. The first time it happened to me 1 week after purchase and so I exchanged it. The second time was yesterday. I decided to call Viewsonic support and they gave me the solution to fix it:
1. With the computer on, plug in both DVI and VGA to the video card and the VX2025 monitor.
2. turn off computer
3. remove VGA connector
4. disconnect power to the monitor. Wait 5 seconds and then plug it back in.
5. restart PC.For me, I run two monitors. After following the steps, I plugged the VGA to my 2nd monitor. Both monitors would show the POST screen but when I booted to Windows, the VX2025 did not have a signal. In the nvidia classic control panel, I had to set the VX2025 as the primary display and also Extend Desktop onto the monitors in order to get the VX2025 working in Windows again.
It got bigger!
Posted by dave
on September 18, 2011
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It might still get bigger
Posted by dave
on September 13, 2011
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Saturday, my family came down and we raised the tower. 1/3 of it anyway. The rest was too bulky; we didn’t have a large enough gin pole to safely lift section two. Given how much trouble section two gave is, I can’t imagine how tough the final section would have been. I’m going to try to find a crane for hire to finish this project.
Made pizza tonight
Posted by dave
on September 13, 2011
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Overheating modem
Posted by dave
on August 31, 2011
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Concrete prep work
Posted by dave
on August 29, 2011
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Concrete base in place
Posted by dave
on August 9, 2011
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