OS X : \o/ Finally got my Hackintosh working

Desmo · 07-11-2009, 13:25

Dell Inspiron 6400 running OSX. Had a few problems getting it running but it's all working now. Still a few things I need to fiddle with as I've got not sound or wireless at the moment but for a first stab, it runs pretty well.

leowyatt · 07-11-2009, 13:26

woohoo

divine · 07-11-2009, 15:30

I keep checking forums because I want to try it on my Aspire One but so far i'm not aware of anyone managing to get the wireless working properly using the Atheros setup that Acer used. A Netbook with no WiFi is pretty much useless to me

leowyatt · 07-11-2009, 15:57

We have it running on our Eee PC and the wireless works, just with different drivers and software

Mark · 07-11-2009, 17:35

Just in case anyone hasn't come across the news floating about - if you're running Snow Leopard on your Netbook Hackintosh, don't update to 10.6.2.

Feek · 07-11-2009, 17:42

Should be fine, Mark. The report came from one person who was having problems which were then resolved in the next seeded update. Of course, we won't know for sure until the final version is released.

Nicely done, Desmo. I assume you're using the insanely mac forums?

divine · 07-11-2009, 18:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by leowyatt

We have it running on our Eee PC and the wireless works, just with different drivers and software

Does the EEE PC use the same Atheros WiFi chip?

mejinks · 07-11-2009, 18:12

What exactly is involved? Can this be run under a virtual machine?

Mark · 07-11-2009, 18:24

I believe it's possible to set up a Hackintosh as a VM but I won't vouch for the ease of doing so. Netbooks, on the other hand, are fairly similar regardless of brand and thus well understood and catered for by the hackintosh community.

Feek · 07-11-2009, 19:46

I built Tiger into a VM (it was my first experience of OS X) but it wasn't that easy to do and didn't work very well. I don't know how possible it is to virtualise Leopard or Snow Leopard but the server versions can be done very easily because it's supported, and I've done it with Leopard to play with server.

07-11-2009, 13:25	#1
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	\o/ Finally got my Hackintosh working Dell Inspiron 6400 running OSX. Had a few problems getting it running but it's all working now. Still a few things I need to fiddle with as I've got not sound or wireless at the moment but for a first stab, it runs pretty well. __________________

07-11-2009, 13:26	#2
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	woohoo __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

07-11-2009, 15:30	#3
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	I keep checking forums because I want to try it on my Aspire One but so far i'm not aware of anyone managing to get the wireless working properly using the Atheros setup that Acer used. A Netbook with no WiFi is pretty much useless to me __________________

07-11-2009, 15:57	#4
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	We have it running on our Eee PC and the wireless works, just with different drivers and software __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

07-11-2009, 17:42	#6
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Should be fine, Mark. The report came from one person who was having problems which were then resolved in the next seeded update. Of course, we won't know for sure until the final version is released. Nicely done, Desmo. I assume you're using the insanely mac forums? __________________

07-11-2009, 17:35	#5
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Just in case anyone hasn't come across the news floating about - if you're running Snow Leopard on your Netbook Hackintosh, don't update to 10.6.2.

07-11-2009, 18:24	#9
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	I believe it's possible to set up a Hackintosh as a VM but I won't vouch for the ease of doing so. Netbooks, on the other hand, are fairly similar regardless of brand and thus well understood and catered for by the hackintosh community.

07-11-2009, 19:46	#10
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	I built Tiger into a VM (it was my first experience of OS X) but it wasn't that easy to do and didn't work very well. I don't know how possible it is to virtualise Leopard or Snow Leopard but the server versions can be done very easily because it's supported, and I've done it with Leopard to play with server. __________________