Acer Aspire 5740G and Mac OS X 10.6
I tried to install Mac OS X on my Acer Aspire 5740G but i can't. The reason why is: i can't use my mouse or keyboard on the language selection screen while the installation. I used: - A original Mac OS X Snow Leopard Retail DVD from Apple…
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I tried to install Mac OS X on my Acer Aspire 5740G but i can't. The reason why is: i can't use my mouse or keyboard on the language selection screen while the installation.
I used:
- A original Mac OS X Snow Leopard Retail DVD from Apple
- this Boot CD: tonym acx86.com/Public/tonymacx86-P55BootCD.iso.zip
- and this parameters to boot: -x busratio=17
My notebook specs:
- Intel Core i5 430M
- 4GB Ram
- Motherboard: Acer Aspire 5740
- Chipset: Intel ID0044 Rev. 12
- ATI Radeon HD 5470
I hope someone can help me.
greez
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jeah, i know, but thats not the problem
now i found a way to install and finally boot os x, it runs at 1024x768.
a new problem: no usb or sd support...
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I also am interested in running MACoS in this laptop. I would that you have new results post it on the forum. Thanks!
PD: sorry my bad english
I also am trying to get OSX on my acer aspire 5740G. Could you elaborate on how you got it to work? I can get it installed but my laptop keyboard and trackpad doesn't work after install.
Ive fixed the keyboard/trackpad problem (applePS2 kext). However i cannot get my resolution over 1024x768
i i have the same model but with som different hardware (instead of i5 i have an i3-330M and an ATI 5650)
i cant boot with or without this bootcd can u explain detailed please how u do that?
help
I have the same laptop Acer 5740g but i can't use iboot i used -v busratio=17 but nothing happend No video . Can someone help me?
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| Username | Dossier Contribution | Dispatches | Active Window |
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| @TheRealLink | Primary Author | 2 | 2010-05-09 |
| @Xan21 | Contributor | 2 | 2010-05-31 → 2010-06-01 |
| @holkov | Contributor | 1 | 2010-05-09 |
| @anton107 | Contributor | 1 | 2010-05-25 |
| @pedro9933 | Contributor | 1 | 2010-06-01 |
| @taticox | Contributor | 1 | 2011-01-25 |