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4,033 reads · 2010-03-18 – 2010-03-30
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Some issues left @ Toshiba A200-1AG, Need a bit of help on removing these issues

I've almost done it! but I've got some little things to adjust before I can say I have a true OSX86! I installed EmpireEFI+SnowLeopard 10.6.2 and it works like a charm with this patches: - EFI string for nVidia Geforce Go 7300 - Replaced…

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@damon_bcn Published 2010-03-18
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Snow Leopard 10.6
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4,033 historical reads · 2 curated field notes (from 4 dispatches) · 2010-03-18 – 2010-03-30
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@damon_bcn (2)@sweet.fren (2)

I've almost done it! but I've got some little things to adjust before I can say I have a true OSX86!

I installed EmpireEFI+SnowLeopard 10.6.2 and it works like a charm with this patches:

- EFI string for nVidia Geforce Go 7300
- Replaced Intel 3495ABG with BCM4321 and now it works as Airport natively
- Installed a modified version of ApplePS2Controller.kext so I can use the < key in my integrated keyboard
- Battery support with VoodooBattery.kext

Here are the three issues left:

- ALC861 working natively with volume control and headphones, but, if somethig comes out from the speakers, and it has been silent for more than 30seconds, i get a kind of POP! at the beginning of the sound (it's like it's being activated)

- Toshiba bluetooth is working out-of-the-box, but only if I am restarting from Windows 7, I guess it activates it or something...

- The cpu fan seems to keep running at the same speed it is running at boot. If the pc is cold at boot, it keeps running slow, and the cpu+gpu can get VERY hot. I installed VoodooPowerMini.kext, and I gotta say I didn't watch it running faster, but maybe it's not getting that hot...Is there any way of getting it work like in windows? (the fan adapts its speed to the cpu/gpu usage)

to everyone, it'd been impossible to reach this point without your help.

Marti

Author Updates & Technical Revisions

Follow-up dispatches by @damon_bcn

Author Update #1 @damon_bcn 2010-03-23

any distro will be right for you man, you just choose your external drive as destination, and you can partition it as GUID! (this is the way I have it running right now)

I specially recommend iatkos 10.5.8 or EmpireEfi + Retail Snow DVD

Synthesized Community Field Notes

2 technical responses curated from 4 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @sweet.fren 2010-03-18

Toshiba Satellite L555D

I am having Toshiba Satellite L555D
Its configuration is
AMD turion II Dual core processor M500
3 GB DDR2 RAM
AMD M860G with ATI Mobility Radeon 4100
250 GB harddisk
17.3 inch

I want to install Snow Leopard on an external Harddisk , not on harddisk of laptop … and boot through USB ...

Which distro will be best ?

Field Note #2 @sweet.fren 2010-03-30

I already tried Snow Leopard 10.6.1-10.6.2 Intel AMD made by Hazard
But during installation boot after givin -v ( i tried many options )
it keeps on restarting
all this because of graphics card i guess

Sources & Contributor Provenance (2 credited usernames · Thread #5754)
UsernameDossier ContributionDispatchesActive Window
@damon_bcnPrimary Author22010-03-18 → 2010-03-23
@sweet.frenContributor22010-03-18 → 2010-03-30