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uman · 03-01-2010, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by kizwan

If it is possible, instead restore retail DVD to a dmg file, why don't you just restore retail DVD to a (new) partition in your current drive using Disk Utility. The size of this partition don't have to be big, 8GB will do (retail DVD size less than 8GB).

I presume it has to be a bootable partition?

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Originally Posted by kizwan

Then upgrade your current boot loader to Chameleon 2 RC4. This is how you placed 10.6 kext files without overwriting 10.5 kext files:-
But I guess you know this already.

This way you still can boot to your leo.

Current drive? I don't understand why I would install Chameleon to the old drive. Are you assuming that I would copy over the Leo installation to the new drive? I don't want to do that because it was a hacked up iPC install, not retail at all.

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Originally Posted by kizwan

Finally, reboot, select "Mac OS X Install DVD" and install Snow Leo to new drive.

When the SL installer runs, it will allow installation to a USB external (my new) drive?

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Originally Posted by kizwan

For unknown reason, I can't use "boot" file from Chameleon RC4 package. It just stuck after selecting OSX partition. I just replaced the "boot" file from PC EFI 10.6 downloaded from netkas.org.

kizwan

I've heard some people are having trouble with Cham RC4. Do you think it's worth trying out?

BTW, thanks for all your help! Also, does your Acer have ICH7? I spent some time verifying some DSDT fixes in the ACPI Programmer's Guide and the ICH7 Datasheet. I will try them out when I get SL running, and then post in the DSDT sub-forum.