Windows 7 or go for Snow Leopard
Should I leave my Windows 7 install and go to snow leopard? I had snow leopard installed but with the graphics kext installed that I had, I got OpenGL errors when I tried to run 3D apps. Suggestions?;)
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- @00010 Published 2009-12-14
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- Snow Leopard 10.6
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- 10,563 historical reads · 5 curated field notes (from 10 dispatches) · 2009-12-14 – 2010-12-23
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Should I leave my Windows 7 install and go to snow leopard?
I had snow leopard installed but with the graphics kext installed that I had, I got OpenGL errors when I tried to run 3D apps.
Suggestions?;)
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Well I dropped Windows 7, Snow Leopard Rocks!
here's my specs
Toshiba L305
Processor: 2.20 Ghz
RAM: 2GB
Fully working Intel x4500 Graphics card, Quartz Extreme!
WIFI: Realtek RTL8187B Fully working with patched driver
USB: Dident work when first installed OSx86 , Works with patched IOUSBFamily.kext
(It was a USB 2.0 incompatibility)
Track-pad/Keyboard: Worked when I installed "PS2.kext"
DVD-RAM/RW: Works out of the box, hard drive as well, Also both are SATA.
D.M
I have a patched driver, tested works great, If you want more info you are welcome to PM me.
D.M
Alright , I have install Snow leopard 10.6.1 on my laptop and have got it 100% working.
Thanks for y'alls input!
I am sorry this post is old, a kext for the GMAx4500 with Quartz extreme does not exist, the place I got the kext from was in Dutch so I misread it. It just gives you native resolution and accelerated 2D graphics.
00010
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5 technical responses curated from 10 original dispatches
with do you want more, windows or osx? that should answer your question
Dual-boot is way to go.
Windows 7 is very good OS, and Snow Leopard is one to love too. I'm using both.
@00010Fully working Intel x4500 Graphics card, Quartz Extreme!
How could you make x4500 QE/CL?
I you run on a laptop i would not recommend W7 on it, it killed my laptop battery but seriously, battery was working fine when i used VISTA that was pre installed on laptop but as soon as i installed W7 it tells me battery is damaged, replace, then if i play an game for 5-10 min the pc gets overheated and shut down. And i had none of these problems on VISTA.
@00010I have a patched driver, tested works great, If you want more info you are welcome to PM me. D.M
how you make to work QE on your x4500, what distro of osx86 you used
please take the photo.
Sources & Contributor Provenance (6 credited usernames · Thread #4951)
| Username | Dossier Contribution | Dispatches | Active Window |
|---|---|---|---|
| @00010 | Primary Author | 5 | 2009-12-14 → 2010-12-23 |
| @spalek83 | Contributor | 1 | 2009-12-16 |
| @maya77 | Contributor | 1 | 2009-12-16 |
| @NghiaDev | Contributor | 1 | 2009-12-26 |
| @=)(= | Contributor | 1 | 2009-12-27 |
| @electronix001 | Contributor | 1 | 2010-12-22 |