
10-26-2009, 02:59 AM
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Cheetah
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Join Date: Sep 2009
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Snow Leopard on Acer 5735
Shealesy -
First you must be informed that the Acer 5735 uses the GMA4500 graphics chip - which isn't supported in OS X. Moving beyond this here are the steps:
Use a distro (I recommend iDeneb for the 5735) to create a working copy of Leopard on a portable drive. You'll need to customize the install to support PS2 keyboard, ICHx Fix, Firewire remove, and I believe ACPI Kext 10.5.6. Don't waste time on sound or networking. Repair permissions, boot verbose, and cross fingers.
Now if you're adding Snow Leopard to an existing Windows drive, you need to disk image your Snow Install DVD and replace the installer package with a hacked version that support MBR partition schemes. If you like to start fresh and have a Windows install disk without all of the manufacturer's crapware, use Apple's disk utility to reformat your hard drive with the GUID scheme. When you create a Windows partition (in FAT), disk utility sets it up so Windows will recognize it and install (after it reformats partition to NTFS).
Next, locate the X58 Mojo Patch Installer for Snow Leopard. This will walk you through the steps, and there are a several guides that use this great tool. Search for kexts to support your non-Mac hardware, and grab OSX86 Tools to help install and tweak!
Good Luck!
Krenkle
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