Comments on: Side Scrolling on your Hackintosh

By: Aine

Aine — Sun, 23 May 2010 21:53:39 +0000

Hi, i’ve now lost the mouse options ie the left and right click options.
how can i get them back?

By: allenbina

allenbina — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:01:55 +0000

brilliant. after 5 permanent panics, i find this and it works the first time.

thanks!

By: Alexis

Alexis — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:10:41 +0000

I perform all steps and side scrolling works fine but tap/double tap clicking doesn’t. The “System Preference” does not keep the changes of the step 7). It unmark the “clicking” option.
What should I do?
Thanks.

By: Thomas Piccirello

Thomas Piccirello — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:25:27 +0000

Side scrolling works great for me! Its very smooth with Smart Scroll installed. Also, the media keys work in iTunes (I havent checked other programs) although hitting play no longer launches iTunes, unlike Butler.

By: slashack

slashack — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:42:53 +0000

Check forum.voodooprojects.org, there are news… kext is working just fine for me (and with prefpane)…

By: zxed

zxed — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:21:01 +0000

Okay., so i got it working., removed voodoops2… reinstalled ps2fix from ipc cd.,
followed the guide again., making sure that the files were actually being deleted.
instead of installing voodoops2controller i installed the 2 kext files you included as fix
ran osx86tools to REPAIR PERMISSIONS and SET EXTENSIONS PERMISSIONS
rebooted with -f -v
did not see any yellow errors., saw synaptics being loaded sucessfully., system back online., lapstops keyboard works., laptops touchpad works., BUT!!!!., yes there is a but…

a plugged in usb mouse works okay., HOWEVER., the TOUCHPAD behaves like a DOG ON ROIDS!!!., it is supper responsive (over responsive) and i dont think scrolling works.,

if i touch and hold the touchpad (with a finger) the pointer is jumping (within an inch) of where it is supposed to be focused…. this works correctly with the ps2fix.. on the ipc CD

so…. anyway i can tame the touchpad? how do i configure the synaptics touchpad? dont see anything in system preferences…

By: Zxed

Zxed — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:56:47 +0000

So after installing voodops2controller package I got the kernel panic

noticed in another forum someone mentioning not deleting appleps2controller so I deleted that

think I was still stuck with panic, popped in ipc 10.5.6 DVD reinstalled ps2keyboarf fix

panic gone,

Booted into osx

laptops keyb, touchpad dead, plugged in USB mouse, alive, noticed appleps2controller was back?

Tomorrow I’m going to trh the 2nd attachment u posted…

Question…. Do I just run the package? Or do I need to run thru same steps again with thus fixed package?

It was too dark to look for keyboard,. Hopefully I have one.

Genaro Bonilla: You guys must be missing an ACPIPS2Nub.kext. To get two-finger scrolling back you can download this.http://macyourpc.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/voodoops2_fix.zipJust delete the voodoops2controller.kext and kext helper these.after this **REPAIR DISK PERMISSIONS AND REBUILD KEXT CACHE** THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT

By: anthony

anthony — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:12:16 +0000

nevermind i forgot the -v -f
gonna go ahead and reformat reinstall.

By: anthony

anthony — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:06:04 +0000

i can still get in normally, but its just that my keyboard and mousepad dont work. is there anyway for me to figure out which kexts i need to install and which ones i need to delete? everything was working perfectly before i tried to install this voodoops2controller.kext.

By: anthony

anthony — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:00:36 +0000

hi im having the same problems as jan. i tried installing these kexts. installed voodoops2controller kext. rebooted. keyboard and mouse going crazy. rebooted again they stopped working. deleted voodoops2controller.kext and installed the two fix kexts. that didnt work. tried booting from my iPC disk but now it goes to the apple load screen with the white spinning thing and then goes to a black screen and thats it… so frustrated…i really want to just reformat and reinstall but now my iPC disk isnt working for some reason. any help is appreciated

By: George

George — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:36:38 +0000

Finally, after five unsuccessful attemps I got it working.
Thank you. I guess the file you have forgotten was causing the bug.

By: Genaro Bonilla

Genaro Bonilla — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:30:47 +0000

just run the second part of the command in the terminal

rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/VoodooPS2Controller.kext

Or you can physically navigate to the folder by opening Macintosh HD > System > Library > Extensions and delete it from there.

Heh I’ve babied you guys.

By: Motte

Motte — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:16:00 +0000

So let’s say that a friend of mine has no clue how to find or delete that .kext….. how would my friend do that? hahaha

By: Genaro Bonilla

Genaro Bonilla — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:51:53 +0000

If you have an extra mouse and keyboard then just boot up and delete the voodoops2keyboard.kext and then run this

http://macyourpc.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/ps2fixkeyboard.zip

After this repair disk permissions.

If you dont have an extra mouse and keyboard you need to boot into your iPC disk and open terminal and type

mount -uw /

rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/VoodooPS2Controller.kext

and then unclick everything except PS2 keyboard fix and install.

By: Motte

Motte — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:45:08 +0000

Hey Genaro,

Tried to install this, lost control of my mouse and keyboard… it boots but no response from my controllers…

What are the steps to getting my keyboard and touchpad back up and running?

Thanks

By: Freeburma

Freeburma — Sun, 31 May 2009 04:06:35 +0000

OK, I put in a request over at voodooprojects to see if I can get a version with the debug disabled. I have looked at the original code and I don’t think it will be hard to get it working as slashack did, but I’ll wait and see what is decided over at voodooprojects as they seem a bit sensitive on the subject.

By: Genaro Bonilla

Genaro Bonilla — Sun, 31 May 2009 02:08:17 +0000

I’m not too sure what you mean by this but I’m actually not the one behind any of the coding it’s slashack over at the voodooprojects forum, it’d have to be him who made the edits. I wish I had the time but I’m just swamped with work as it has reflected on this site, I haven’t been as responsive as I normally am.

By: Freeburma

Freeburma — Sat, 30 May 2009 19:01:36 +0000

After a little look-see over at voodooprojects and the ongoing ‘discussions’ concerning by whom and how changes are made to the code; I don’t see much happening with this any time soon. I hope I’m wrong, but I’m not holding my breath… Oh and please don’t copy my words to another forum (since edited), you know who you are… If I had wanted to comment there, I would have…

In all seriousness, I’m all for good version control, but the cat is out of the bag as it relates to the followers of this forum, and as long as it is made clear that this ‘version’ of the driver is a non-sanctioned release which may cause problems in certain setups (east asian keyboards, for instance) I don’t see any additional harm, or harm at all for that matter…

So, I’m wondering if it would be possible for a request to be made that a binary version of the driver many of us are currently using be made available in the near term that doesn’t include all the debug output (the bit that logs every x-y coordinate, which is sync I/O by necessity, but not what anyone would what to have for day-to-day use) After that we would wait for an *official* release to be made available and then update to that release, which would then result in a single version being *promoted* in the wild…

If I’ve angered, or confused anyone with this comment, I beg for your forgiveness…

By: Freeburma

Freeburma — Sat, 30 May 2009 02:35:10 +0000

Just a quick note: the trackpad driver is writing large amounts of debug data to the system log. (/var/log/system.log) This doesn’t hurt anything, but you might want to keep an eye on it, mine grew to over a 100MB in one day.

By: George

George — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:48:41 +0000

I don’t know what happened but, Mac crashes on boot after I installed this VoodoPS2Controller.
I could run Mac once but, after I make a boot with “-f” parameter it is crashing and crashing.

By: Tivimac

Tivimac — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:42:23 +0000

I’m using the voodoo PS2 controller (side-scrolling) without problems…..BUT it’s true that on install is possible to LOOSE the keyboard (on the chameleon boot screen). To solve this problem, you have to disconnect the power and take out the battery.

By: Genaro Bonilla

Genaro Bonilla — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:46:21 +0000

Fair enough, thanks for coming and I’m sorry you’ve had so much trouble following my tutorials.

By: thyago

thyago — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:33:13 +0000

I spend 3 hours trying to solve the problem with the infinite 7s….

i’m going crazy its the third time i’m in trouble following this tutorials……

i won’t back here

By: Genaro Bonilla

Genaro Bonilla — Sun, 24 May 2009 23:16:18 +0000

<blockquote cite="comment-1264"> Thomas Piccirello: Jan- You can find instructions on backing up your stuff over at http://www.dailyblogged.com/631/backing-up-your-data-the-where-why-and-how/Genaro- I honestly am not trying to advertise or anything of the sort with that link but rather Im trying to help Jan out. But, do what you wish with the link (ie. delete it, edit it, etc.) Don't worry about it. It will help others as well. Thanks for helping out.

By: Genaro Bonilla

Genaro Bonilla — Sun, 24 May 2009 22:55:23 +0000

Jan: What’s the best program to do a backup on a hackintosh?

I really like superduper! It works really well.

Thomas Piccirello: How dare you have these people overpay??? For a much cheaper price and probably the same quality (I own it and it works absolutely great) you can get this http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-2-0-SATA-2-5-HD-Hard-Drive-Disk-Case-Enclosure-9668_W0QQitemZ180330032499QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCC_Drives_Storage_Internal?hash=item29fc81ed73&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A15|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

That is only for 2.5 drives though. The one I put up works for all drives even dvd-drives it's a very useful thing to have when you need to do a lot of tech work. Although if you only have 2.5 drives I would say the one you put up would work really well.

By: Thomas Piccirello

Thomas Piccirello — Sun, 24 May 2009 22:55:13 +0000

Jan- You can find instructions on backing up your stuff over at http://www.dailyblogged.com/631/backing-up-your-data-the-where-why-and-how/

Genaro- I honestly am not trying to advertise or anything of the sort with that link but rather Im trying to help Jan out. But, do what you wish with the link (ie. delete it, edit it, etc.)

By: Thomas Piccirello

Thomas Piccirello — Sun, 24 May 2009 22:51:04 +0000

How dare you have these people overpay??? For a much cheaper price and probably the same quality (I own it and it works absolutely great) you can get this http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-2-0-SATA-2-5-HD-Hard-Drive-Disk-Case-Enclosure-9668_W0QQitemZ180330032499QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCC_Drives_Storage_Internal?hash=item29fc81ed73&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A15|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

By: Jan

Jan — Sun, 24 May 2009 22:49:52 +0000

What’s the best program to do a backup on a hackintosh?

By: Genaro Bonilla

Genaro Bonilla — Sun, 24 May 2009 22:31:50 +0000

Yeah I have 2 backups of all my stuff one for experimenting with kexts and the other for full backups.

I would highly recommend purchasing one of these if you have some extra hard drives laying around, I have so many extra hdds that it makes everything a lot easier.

http://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-USB-DSC5-3-5-Inch-Converter-Adapter/dp/B000HJ99DI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1243204165&sr=8-1

By: Thomas Piccirello

Thomas Piccirello — Sun, 24 May 2009 22:15:05 +0000

Dam cause you could have saved all your files, apps, you name it…. Thats why you should ALWAYS make a backup of your stuff first.