This hackintosh blog has been neglected big time for the past 2 months. I’ve been busy with working on my mobile booklet website over at MobileBooklet.com, porting it from Ruby on Rails to Python on Google App Engine.

This blog may have been neglected, but not my hackintosh netbook. I’m still using my Dell Mini 10v hackintosh netbook daily after 5 months. It’s mostly used for surfing the net and reading digital comics using FFView. Rotating the netbook to view comic book pages in portrait mode is sweet, but I usually end up rotating the netbook quite often for those two-page spreads.

After 5 months, I’m still happy with my hackintosh netbook, but I’m wondering, would the Apple iPad make me happier?

digital comics, hackintosh netbook

Get it now for your Mac or Hackintosh at http://www.google.com/chrome?platform=mac.

Google Chrome for the Mac – fast, stable and more secure. Watch the video below describing the unique features of Google Chrome for the Mac OS X.

chrome browser, google chrome

Can I find 100 Dell Mini 10v hackintosh owners on the Internet?

Let me try.

1. Me of course.
   

Blog posts by Dell Mini 10v Hackintosh Owners

2. John Herrman
3. MacG
4. reydemia
5. ItWasLuck3
6. aegis

Dell Mini 10v Hackintosh Videos on Youtube

7. mfolquet
8. teckhean
9. jaraeez
10. mrwaltwittman
11. svitale75
12. Tychy73
13. williamli
14. matthewsalvo
15. masarijones
16. scififan68
17. jlpedreirav
18. anguish79
19. almograve
20. nervis67
21. boagworld
22. gadgetcompass
23. orangutan2006
24. jkbellenir
25. mobkon

Dell Mini 10v Hackintosh Photos on Flickr

26. heavy_g
27. lucy…
28. stevenloveskatie
29. iAmBeer
30. JoshHarrow
31. ByteMarks
32. joestump
33. pavlovsbob
34. mills70
35. nervousonion
36. suiyee

Dell Mini 10v Mac OS X Forum

Oops! I still need another 64 Dell Mini 10v hackintosh owners. I’m sure there must be at least 64 Dell Mini 10v hackintosh owners in http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/dell-mini-10v-mac-os-x-discussion/.

Are you a Dell Mini 10v hackintosh owner too?

dell mini 10v, hackintosh owner

I found this Google Chrome OS on a Dell Mini 10v youtube video today. Found it just after the announcement by Google on their Google Chrome OS project.

From what I read about Google Chrome OS so far, it’s a totally online web-focused OS. It uses the Chrome web browser as the user interface and main application. And all it does is run web applications on a computer?

If I can find a binary build of Google Chrome OS, I may try it out on my Dell Mini 10v. Anyone know where I can find a binary build of Chrome OS for the Dell Mini 10v?

chrome os

Just finished updating my hackintosh Dell Mini 10v to Snow Leopard 10.6.2.

The Intel Atom CPU is now reported as a 1.67 GHz Intel Core Solo Processor. The processor used to be listed as 1.67 GHz Unknown in Snow Leopard 10.6.1.

Sound didn’t work after the upgrade on the first reboot. I ran NetBookInstaller 8.3RC4 again and rebooted. Sound came back after the reboot.

Are you gonna update to Snow Leopard 10.6.2 too? Get the steps here.

10.6.2 update

Can I Really Update My Hackintosh Netbook to Snow Leopard 10.6.2?

Yes, you can according to the instructions over at *NEW* NetbookInstaller .8.3 RC4 [testing]. You can now update your hackintosh netbook to Snow Leopard 10.6.2, but make sure you do it according to the steps given.

What If I Accidentally Updated to 10.6.2 and Killed My Hackintosh Netbook?

If you did, you can attempt to resuscitate it using the steps from http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/general-mac-os-x-discussion/15050-osx-10-6-2-a-2.html#post117830.

Disclaimer: I haven’t performed either of the above operations, so I can’t actually guarantee anything.

I’ll be attempting to update my Dell Mini 10v hackintosh to Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.2 tonight. Will report back with my results after my attempt.

10.6.2 update

I’ve been running the Developer Preview version of Google Chrome for Mac OS X on my hackintosh laptop from day one. It’s nice to know that Google is gearing up to launch a Beta version of Google Chrome according to CNET.

I hope Google will enable back the Full Screen view in Google Chrome for Mac OS X Beta. The developer preview version 4.0.237.0 has disabled Full Screen view.

chrome

Sob…

Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.2 won’t play with my Dell Mini 10v. It won’t play with any Netbook with an Intel Atom CPU.

Reported all over the web:

• Confirmed: Snow Leopard 10.6.2 Update Is Missing Atom Support, Breaks Hackintosh
• Official: Atom not supported in 10.6.2
• Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update Released. Intel Atom Support Officially Missing, breaks Hackintosh Netbooks

If you’re feeling adventurous, you can update to 10.6.2 and copy the 10.6.1 kernel over the 10.6.2 kernel. It should work and some have already done it. Find out more at mydellmini.com.

Sob… sob… maybe I’ll try this copy the old kernel trick later…

10.6.2, hackintosh-update, software update

Sigh…

Looks like my announcement and joy was premature!

Intel Atom CPU support is not back in the Snow Leopard 10.6.2 update according to Stell’s post Atom CPU, – Sir, your pants are on fire. Also reported in OSXDaily – Current 10.6.2 build does NOT support Intel Atom chip – Confirmed and Gizmodo – Latest Snow Leopard Developer Build Breaks Hackintosh Support… Again.

I give up. I’ll just wait and find out when the 10.6.2 update comes out.

Sigh…

10.6.2, snowleopard

Here’s a nice piece of information to you hackintosh laptop owners out there. MacHeist.com is offering 6 Mac Apps worth $154 for free. It’s a limited time offer, so head on over to MacHeist.com to get them.

I’ve signed up for the free apps and received the apps serial number except for Mariner Write. Mariner Write will only be unlocked if this free offer reaches 500,000 participants. So sign up now and get your Mac or hackintosh friends to sign up too, if you want to get a free copy of Mariner Write.

Twitterific looks useful. Since, I don’t have a Twitter client for my hackintosh yet, I’m gonna be using this.

ShoveBox is a tool for capturing, collecting and organizing scraps of information. I’m forever collecting files, links and snippets of online information and leaving them everywhere. Maybe this will help me keep everything in a single place. It’ll be wonderful if I can hook this with my DropBox account and synch the ShoveBox database between my hackintosh laptop and my MacBook.

I don’t have any games on my hackintosh laptop. Horde of Orcs will be the first. It’s 92MB and taking a long time to download at 4.0 KB/sec. There are some good reviews on their website. Guess, I will only know when I get this downloaded in 6 hours time.

As for the other apps, WriteRoom, TinyGrab and Mariner Write, I don’t need them. You may find them useful though.

Before you leave, remember to grab your free Mac Apps bundle at MacHeist nanoBundle.

dropbox, free mac apps, macheist, shovebox, twitterific