OSX86 For Acer Aspire One

=================================================================================== INCLUDED FILES: iATKOS ISO Audio Fixes SoundSource Ethernet Fix OpenOffice Roxio Toast Microsoft Messenger Stuffit Deluxe iDefrag Adium Little Snitch Camino Last.FM Wakoopa Tracker Peer Guardian KisMAC Windows Media Player 9 Series Virtual DJ 5 =================================================================================== INSTALLED VERSION SCREENSHOT: http://bayimg.com/NamKhAAbP =================================================================================== iATKOS Instructions PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!! Make sure you have got at LEAST an Apple sticker to put on your Aspire One Or if not, go and BUY leopard off Apple and then proceed. At least to properly license it. Which is what the apple sticker is. You dont require this for installation but i reccomend it. Burn this ISO with your favourite image burner such as Nero, PowerISO or MagicISO CRucIAL: BACK UP ANY IMPORTANT DATA BEFORE PROCEEDING Make sure you have an external USB DVD-RW Drive, i got mine for £15 at PC World Next, we need to hit F12 at the Acer splash screen and choose you ATAPI DVD Drive. Then when Darwin displays, hit F8 and type -v cpus=1 Most OS's see my Intel Atom as dual core, and OSX86 won' t handle it properly unless you have Kalyway with Vanilla kernal. I found KalyWay too problematic. When OS X starts up, you need to go onto the Disk Utility in the taskbar. THINK BACK AND CHECK YOUR FILES ARE SAFELY BACKED UP. Then you need to click your partition you are choosing to format. Make sure you select Macintosh Extended (Journaled) Then click Erase. Exit the disk utility and proceed to Install. Make sure to tick the Intel GMA 950 driver in the Custom install option. And browse through for a compatable PS/2 driver for the keyboard. Then once it is installed, it will restart...Now hit F8 and type CPUS=1 and press Enter. You will need to type this every time until i find a fix. The Apple splash logo will appear, and after a short period you can register your new macbookmini :D Once installed you will want the double tap on your touchpad right...? To fix this go into System Preferences and choose Mouse. Then browse through until you find the touchpad option area and tick the double tap box. Tapping will now work. To get the Audio and the Ethernet, just follow the steps provided in my other Readme. YOU WILL NOT GET WI-FI FROM THE DEFAULT WI-FI CARD!!! (You will need to replace the default card - google it) Enjoy leopard on your Aspire One :D

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Torrent_Meister (2009-01-15)

Please note, i am seeding.
It's set to High priority on uTorrent.
Please, when your done with the torrent, at least seed it for a while it took a while to compile all this stuff. And enjoy :-)

Torrent_Meister (2009-01-16)

:) Don't mean to be rude, but a few comments would be nice, apart from the please seed one... as the laptop has been on since i created it

Torrent_Meister (2009-01-17)

iATKOS works on "MOST" PC hardware which has an SSE2 capable processor at least. To find it out in Windows, run CPU-Z which will tell you. As for the Wi-Fi. There is currently no driver or fix for the Acer's Atheros built in wi-fi. If you wish to replace it, then google "tnkgrl acer mods" she will give detailed tutorials on how to dismantle and install the new hardware.

dalberry (2009-01-17)

if this works you are an absolute legend. My Mac broke and I had to resort to windows until i can afford a decent mac so this is a godsend.
if it works i will keep seeding.
are there any bugs i should know about or is this fully functioning? (apart from the wifi)

dalberry (2009-01-17)

someone seed please! it was going great a moment ago!

Torrent_Meister (2009-01-17)

Nope apart from the Wifi its a fully working version. Ill sort out a video of this in operation at some point.
The only other thing, which is not a bug, is when you boot up and it has the darwin bootloader, you will need to hit F8, and type cpus=1 then press enter. Because OS X on normal PC hardware won't generally work on dual core unless you use cpus=1. But everything i've used so far works. And even better, i thought id throw in a few extra apps with iATKOS & the fixes. So enjoy and seed :)

Dalton63841 (2009-01-19)

Exactly what Im needing. Almost done downloading and will seed 18 hours a day, until my PC dies. Also, will Software Updates work safely on this?

Dalton63841 (2009-01-19)

Just out of curiosity, couldnt you add cpus=1 to the com.apple.boot.plist file, instead of hitting F8 every boot?

eric98 (2009-01-20)

You can put the cpus=1 bit on the com.apple.boot.plist
just insert cpus=1 belows Kernel Flags... it should look like this
Kernel Flags
cpus=1
remember... kernel flags must come after kernel key is defined

eric98 (2009-01-20)

"Kernel Flags
cpus=1"

Torrent_Meister (2009-01-20)

I didnt know how to alter the .plist :/
Thanks for clearing that up for me.
Also, id appreciate any seeders when the download completes as its a little awkward to seed this. See im having to rebuild the downstairs PC, and so i had to lend this one to the famly for now, but i have been leaving uTorrent running, and used Switch User. So please be patient, it will be worth it when downloaded. Also when you have installed it all, let me know how it works. I have had no issues on mine whatsoever apart from lack of default wi-fi.

eric98 (2009-01-21)

To alter the plist you just have to open it with textedit or textmate.
Remember that you can't save the file directly in the directory (permission?)... What I did was to save it on the desktop, change the permissions on the original (Get Info > Permissions > admin (if your account is admin!) > Read and Write. Then drag and drop > click replace > click authenticate.
It works for me.

relimon (2009-01-21)

ppl, update your hackintosh OS X to v 10.5.5
install vodoo kernel 9.5 ... (no more CPU=1)
http://code.google.com/p/xnu-dev
20% performance boost .. hyper threading is enabled no more kernel panicks.
As stable as a real mac .... xD

LordSqueak (2009-01-29)

"YOU WILL NOT GET WI-FI FROM THE DEFAULT WI-FI CARD!!! (You will need to replace the default card - google it)"
hmm , what good is a netbook without the net?

impreziv (2009-01-31)

pretty lame attempt at an Acer-aspire 'ready' OSX86 distro. lots of people are getting their Atheros wifi cards to work on OSX, google it. this doesnt work any better on my Aspire One, than just installing iATKOS myself, and manually adding the Kexts.

bcdemonoid (2009-02-12)

how did you get the card working on yours. I have been googling it and working on it for two days and still nothing works. what kext did you use and where?
thank you!!!!

Kram37 (2009-03-03)

EVERYBODY, INITIAL SEED, THIS WILL HELP GET THE TORRENT OUT FASTER TO EVERYONE, BY DOING THIS IT SENDS THE FILES EVERYBODY HAS LESS OF, MAKING THE TORRENT SPREAD FASTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Torrent_Meister (2009-03-18)

impreziv be a little more appreciative man, i saved your ass a lotta time by signing up for on mac rumors ad various websites to get the kexts i got. I then downloaded iATKOS, bundled in loads of free apps, and your calling it lame? Lol as for the Atheros the best i found was a Beta driver, which saw wireless networks for about a minute, then stopped working altogether. So i got a Dell Broadcom card for £7.99 on ebay

azz2811 (2009-04-12)

Hello what is that beta driver?
i need it because i cant buy anything of ebay for a while.
thanks!

becky-b (2009-04-16)

Torrent_Meister, for some reason, I could not install your version, but following your instructions, another version installed no problem. Just wondering if I missed something in my process here, cause the video is only 800x600. It doesn't show any other resolution to select.

becky-b (2009-04-16)

Another thing: I installed a wi-fi card DW-1490 and the wireless is working fine.

becky-b (2009-04-18)

During the initial installation I checked the GMA950 option. After the installation, I had only 800x600. I've got the resolution to 1024x600 after I installed the GMA950.pkg. I guess the only pet peeve left is the battery meter that is not showing. :)

ash45 (2009-06-12)

hi dose anyone know if this can be installed from flash drive i know how to install windows and linux from flash but this one seams to be hardeer to find out how any info would be much appreciated thanks
Ash

n1h0k3r (2009-06-26)

thanks. could someone seed? i want to get this ging as soon as possible...