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10.6.3 Update for X61
I managed to get some time to update my OSX installation today. Here are the steps:
I've removed VoodooPS2.PrefPane from the attached bundle because it wasn't working. Also removed VoodooBattery.kext since it hasn't worked for a while (10.6.2 and 10.6.3). Updated VoodooHDA.kext to the 256 release from VoodooProjects and it uses AppleClip. It's WAY better than the one I was using before and now the microphone is working properly for Skype. Woohoo! Hope you all have success with this stuff. Known Issues
Last edited by sammys; 04-05-2010 at 03:09 PM. Reason: Added known issues and updated zip file |
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Wow, this is a great thread. I'd more or less given up on using my X61 for OSX, but following Sammy's instructions for 10.6.3, things are working pretty well. A few questions though:
1) Has anybody managed to get Atheros wireless working with K64? It doesn't seem to load for me. 2) Any suggestions for a battery meter that will work with VoodooPowerMini? 3) There's something a bit peculiar going on with the built-in LCD. Colors seem unusually purple. For a maybe 1/2 a second, the blue OS X background looks correct on booting, and then it turns purplish. Any ideas, or monitor profiles to work around this? Thanks! |
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Battery Life
Hi,
This is a great instruction. I'm very tempted to install snow leopard on my x61 now. Just wondering what kind of battery life are people getting? Cheers, Last edited by invitai; 05-03-2010 at 07:30 PM. |
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Uneven Display
I use an EFI String combined with the AppleIntelX3100FB.kext vers. 1.5.18 and i have proper brightness control.
Links: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/ind...howtopic=87574 see attached files: X61_BrightnessPack.zip By the way, i got Vanilla speedstepping working too, and many other fixes in my dsdt. |
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10.6.4 Update for X61
Eager to get your X61 laptop updated with Snow Leopard 10.6.4? This is for you! Here are the steps:
This kext bundle has an updated DSDT that now allows the AppleHDA kext to stay in place and vanilla. Happy times. Known issues:
Notes about solution referenced and provided by @grandflash I actually started my X61 OSX days using a hybrid mix of SnowOSX and the solution described by @grandflash. I read that @grandflash had done some amazing work on getting OSX running on non-Apple hardware so I was glad to find their solutions did work. Unfortunately, the solutions stop the install being Vanilla for the following reasons (there could be more):
So by all means use the solution provided by @grandflash but be aware of the above notes. |
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You did a quick and amazing work, thanks man!
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several problems
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Dear all,
I come back to my x61, so I now would like to install a fresh SnowLeo on it. So Sammys, I saw your tuto but does it work for a fresh install? What would you recommend me? Thanks a lot adrimaxi |
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Instructions in #22 should still work
@adrimaxi: The instructions in #22 are still correct for 10.6.4 as you have to start with 10.6.0 SnowOSX disc. I've been keeping them updated as we go. I haven't tried installing using a vanilla install disc yet because I haven't needed to.
If anyone does try using a vanilla disc with the kext bundle (and/or DSDT) I've provided I'd like to hear about it so I can try it myself and update the instructions. |
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@mightycrown: Not sure about bluetooth wakeup and my X61 is showing CPU clock speed lower than it is meant to be. System still works and I can Mac it up. It's a low priority for me to fix that. In my spare time, which there isn't much of right now, I've been working on speedstep. It's a little hit and miss because it is specific to the CPU. Hopefully I'll be able to get it working sometime soon so it can run on batteries more efficiently.
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