My Hackintosh Laptop Blog
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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…
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…
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.
Phew! I was glad to read this piece of good news this morning. Intel Atom support is back in the latest developer build (Build 10C535) of the Snow Leopard 10.6.2 update. Also reported in AppleInsider – Latest Snow Leopard build resurrects Atom compatibility and MacRumors – Rumors of Disabled Intel Atom Support in Mac OS X 10.6.2 Unfounded?.
Of course, nothing is set in concrete until we get the release version of Snow Leopard 10.6.2 update into our hackintosh netbook. Let’s hope things stay this way and we don’t get a nasty surprise in the final release of the Snow Leopard 10.6.2 update.
Please no nasty surprise. please….
Update: Looks like my joy was premature. Not they tell me the Intel Atom CPU is still not supported. I don’t know what to believe.
It looks more or less certain that the Snow Leopard 10.6.2 update is not compatible with hackintosh netbooks with a Intel Atom CPU. OSXDaily, AppleInsider, MacRumors, OSNews and Stellarola has reported on this.
I am left with 3 choices when the Snow Leopard 10.6.2 update comes out.
I think, I’ll go with the first choice. Don’t update until the early adopters finds a way to easily upgrade to Snow Leopard 10.6.2 with a modified or older kernel.
The third choice, hmmm… maybe one day I’ll try those two Linux netbook distros just for fun. I can always restore my Snow Leopard 10.6.1 backup using Time Machine after trying out Jolicloud or Moblin.
Charlie Sorrel over at Wired.com Gadget Lab, talks about his 8 months experience with a hackintoshed MSI Wind clone from Medion. His positive experience provides a contrast to Brian X Chen disappointment after 6 months with a hackintosh netbook.
His main reason for his positive experience?
He had low expectations for his Mac netbook. What he had was a rock solid Mac OS X netbook that ran for seven hours on a nine-cell battery and did all the tasks he wanted it to do. He says at the end:
If you are aware from the beginning that a netbook is a cheap, low-spec, low-rent kind of computer, with the cheapest, most plasticky parts, then you won’t be disappointed. And if you hack it to run OS X, and you have similarly low expectations, you’ll actually be pleasantly surprised. I love my hackintosh netbook. It’s not perfect, but is sure is damn useful.
I couldn’t agree more.
When Snow Leopard 10.6.2 comes out, don’t be so quick to Software Update your Intel Atom hackintosh. Apparently, Apple updated the Mac OS X kernel in the 10.6.2 update and it will kernel-panic a hackintosh with the Intel Atom CPU. Basically, Apple is attempting to stop people from installing Mac OS X Snow Leopard on netbooks with the Intel Atom CPU.
Kernel panic according to Apple:
A “kernel panic” may occur when the core (kernel) of an operating system receives an instruction in an unexpected format, or that it does not handle properly. A kernel panic may also occur when the operating system is not able to recover from a different type of issue. A kernel panic can be caused by damaged or incompatible software or, more rarely, damaged or incompatible hardware.
So, be warned about doing a Software Update to Mac OS X 10.6.2 on your hackintosh laptop. You can look out for more info from the MyDellMini forum post – Intel Atom Support Removed in 10.6.2.
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