asus pro73v for testing

[jrp]

Hi together
I got an new asus pro73V that i might keep if i manage to run osx. Otherwise i will have to return it in 13 days.
Specs:

M70VM
Duo T9400 2,5ghz
4 Gig Ram
GeForce 9600M 512 mb
2*320 Gig sata hd

anything else you need to know?

Do you think itīs worth trying?
How should i proceed?
I am quite new to this, but really, osx would be so great on this machine, iīm willing to learn.

Really aprechiate any help, thanks!

[Taisto]

Of course it IS worth trying ;). First get iPC 10.5.6 or any other release and try to install it "as it is", if you encounter any problems then say what went wrong and we`ll see :)

[jrp]

Thank you!
I tried ideneb with no luck. I just get a black screen and a blinking cursor.
With Kalyway 10.5.2 something is happening. I get a lot of text, it quits with the lines

Mac OS version:
not yet set

Kernel Version
Darwin Kernel Version 9.2.0 ,,,,,,, Release_I386


When i start with F8 and type -x more is happening:
At some point it takes quite some time after the line
rtl_r1000_nic_ext: Ethernet Adress: 00:22:15:4esomething.
Then there are some more lines, it stops at
The same point, but saying

Mac OS version:
9C2015



I run the latest BIOS on the machine, but there isnīt much to controll. Basically i can turn of the touch pad, set the boot sequence,

There is Intel Virtualization Tech and Intel VT-d
No idea what they are, they are both enabled right now.

SATA Operation Mode is set to Compatible, other mode is enhanced.

[Taisto]

Kalyway 10.5.2 is quite old. Try iPC release or leo4all v4.1, those have newer fixes, solutions and newer kernel. Maybe you`ll encounter less problems, so wont have to fix problems.

[jrp]

IPC 10.5.6 will be ready in some hours.
Canīt find a intel version of LEO4all v4 right now, only version 3 orVersion 5 Server.

[jrp]

iPC_OSx86_10_5_6_Universal_PPF5_Final
thats the exact version iīm going to try. Its about a month old.

[jrp]

When i boot with the ipc dvd i get a very short flash of the white screen with the apple logo, then the system reboots.
Any idea what i should try?

[jrp]

Mobile IntelŪ PM45 Express Chipset +ICH9M

Thats the mainboard.

[cryostasis]

Try to patch the bios first. Then after patching the bios install the distro. I have a ASUS notebook and its running great witht he iAtoks Distro. :D

[jrp]

patch the bios with what?