This guide is a long read, but very VERY simple. People with little experience, don't be scared to try, just be sure you have backed up all you important data as we need to have a clean HD to start with.
UPDATE 22nd September - Added Snow Leopard tutorial, check my signature
UPDATE 4th September - Snow Leopard almost running perfect (page12)
UPDATE 24TH August - Added dual boot guide Vista / Win 7 at the bottom !
UPDATE 30 June - Added forgotten Ethernet section of tutorial - added kext to attachments
It would be nice to hear success stories. Did my tutorial work for you? even if you have other laptops, if its close to this one it very well might work! So, if you dont hijack the thread, sure thing jump in and I'll do my best to help you out !
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Wow !
What an adventure I assure you.
Amazing how this laptop, with it strange, klingon-ish multimedia controller works BETTER, MUCH BETTER with OSx than with Vista/Win7 (32 or 64, tried both, 'tis the end of M$ era!) - temperature are lower, batteries last longer... bios just works better overall... amazing!
My very first, 100% working hackintosh. Actually a really good hackbook pro clone! Had a couple before, but this one excels !
My exact model is Acer 6935g 864G32mn
Native 1366x786 resolution !
3Gb/s sata transfers (not 1,5 bottleneck like new macbooks heheh)
4gb of Ram at 1066mhz
9600m GT 512ram Gddr3 with full QE /CI, ext monitors, vga + hdmi
e-sata ok !
Bluetooth
Sd Card reader
Ethernet
Webcam
IR port is present, but have no remote to test. Tried with a Mac remote, but obviously it wouldnt work (IR codes different) - going to try a universal remote or buy an official acer one....
Sleep kind of quirky (but I dont use it ever, but only hangs after long sleep), but good hibernation!
.
.
.
So let get started... (single boot)
- from USB I loaded up iAtkos v7
- With disk utility choose HD and partion with 1 partition again (essential so as to not only erase drive, but to erase bootloader info from previous try outs. I've been at this non stop for two weeks! did over 15 instals os Leo and Snow Leo.)
- Customize with;
iAtkos essential system
Bootlader - Chameleon 2
x86 Patches - Extra, DSDT, Decrypter (Apple Decrypt), AppleSMBIOS by Netkas, ACPI x86 ACPI, Disabler
VGA - NO STRINGS JUST YET! - But please do choose BOTH NVEnabler 0.1 (by fassl) + GT200 EVGA driver
Installing Leo was very easy, this video card sure was another story...
Drivers - system - Sata - AHCI (check in bios that it is set to AHCI and not IDE)
Intel Speedstep - both
Apple PS/2
Laptop Battery
NTFS-3G
Broadcom 43xx - (go on ebay and buy a 10€ model 1390 or 1490 Dell/Broadcom wireless PCI-e for native Airport)
Post install actions.
Install !
___________________________
Skip verify if you trust (know) your DVD / USB is ok to save time.
At the end, reboot, create your account.
Because there is love in the air, you need not make hex files and hunt down horrible efi strings and edit files hidden far in the depths of your system. Just download my com.apple.boot.plist herein attatched and just replace it in Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration.
If anyone needs an efi string to try for themselves on another laptop, just download it and open with text edit. At the bottom there is a "<key>device-properties</key>" line, right after that, the huge pile of numbers and letters is the string.
This string is for Nvidia 9600m GT with 512 ram and with --> PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)
Much more important than ram or exact model, is the PciRoot !! without it, injectors cannot talk to graphic card !
So, if my com.apple.boot.plist does not work for you (people other than acer 6935g) - use gfxutil method to make a in.plist and convert it ti hex (gfxutil again), copy string to your com.apple.boot.plist. Custom Efi String, OSxTools did NOT work for me!
So back to tutorial... once you have copied over the previous one, reboot and say hello to QE/CI and everything else!.
Now for the "fun" part. I have another laptop running ideneb, where I have my 1490 Broadcom wireless. All happy and dandy I went to swap them out, and LOOK ! Its not soldered, but I dare NOT take those screws out! They MUST be superglued or semi-rivetted I dont know!
Just got confirmation that they are just quite tight, mine must be super extra tight. The pci-e wifi card is NOT soldered NOR rivetted)
Then I noticed that right next to it there was anther pci-e slot !!! WOW COOL
Dropped in the card, the #%"$& wireless connectors do not reach the terminals! AAAAARG !!!!
But then, when anxiety dropped, the light bulb lit in my brain. There had to be some logic behind it. So yea, just carefully disconnect the wifi, pull the cables back into the chassis, with a tool get them out from their brackets and holders, gentley place it over the HDD. There is but 1 piece of tape holding, so I used it to secure the cables to the HDD aluminum protector.
Connect connectors.
Power up and enjoy native airport.
For ETHERNET -> Install (with OSXtools) AttansicL1eEthernet.kext that is attatched also... It should wake up after 30 seconds without reboot. First time something like that ever happened to me but it did! Otherwise, reboot and it will be there.
Using OSX tools, install the OSSDHCIblockdevice kext - this is for SD card. Reboot. If SD card does not work at first, you need to do the folloing. At the top menu bar (after you insert SD card) an icon appears having 3 or 4 instances of the card. Select "poer off" on all of them. The icon dissapears. Do not remove SD card. Reboot. The card should show up, and start working normally. If not, repeat procedure for same/other SD cards.
Multimedia touchpad controls Front Row !!
What can I say, happy as a bunny.
If you succeed or have any issues, jump in and I'll do my best !
************************************************** ********************
************************************************** ********************
DUAL BOOT GUIDE FOR VISTA / WIN 7
************************************************** ********************
************************************************** ********************
Dual booting, people think its a problem but it is NOT, you only have to understand how play with bootloaders and active partitions.
Install Osx first, install Vista/Win7 second, this will "break" OSx booting, dont worry. Vista has set its partion as active.
If it gives an error at the end, its normal.
Insert Vista DVD and choose repair option, when it looks for OS, dont let it automatically fix, go to the next menu and choose the command prompt.
In command prompt type
"diskpart" - without the "" of course, just to let you know the sequence. Press enter
"list disk" - this shows all disks present.
"select disk X" - where X is the numer 0, 1, 2 whatever. See the number of your Leo/vista install.
"list partition" same procedure as before. See number of your Leo install
"select partition X" - where X = Leo partition
"active" - press enter
"quit" - just to be nice and tidy. Not really necessary
Reboot
Now you'll have Chameleon showing both partition on boot.
If by any chance when you reboot you get an error, insert iAtkos DVD and ONLY select Chameleon 2 and Post Action. This of course to the destination of your Leo and NOT Vista/Win7 partition
Reboot and you should be able to go into Microcrap Vomit, or Winsh*t 7.
************************************************** ************************
