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Forum: 10.X 01-20-2010, 03:15 AM
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Posted By SlimJim
What I can say is that I've installed OS X on my...

What I can say is that I've installed OS X on my N120 but I had to swap the wifi card (Atheros initially)... look at my post if you want... one nice thing about the N120 is the 2 mini pci-e slots...
Forum: 10.X 01-20-2010, 03:11 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 25,957
Posted By SlimJim
A Happy New Year! Well, my OS X install still...

A Happy New Year! Well, my OS X install still works, now much more usable with an external mouse than with the trackpad... I've ordered the Broadcom HD 1080 mini pci-e card since the Samsung N120...
Forum: 10.X 12-11-2009, 05:30 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 25,957
Posted By SlimJim
I hope sooner than later we can have SL with the...

I hope sooner than later we can have SL with the IKaros release...

http://uphuck.ggrn.de/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7276

Of course, when you have an external DVD or hdd, there are other ways to...
Forum: 10.X 12-11-2009, 05:22 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 16,986
Posted By SlimJim
Great! I'm looking forward to IKaros i.e Snow...

Great! I'm looking forward to IKaros i.e Snow Leopard... http://uphuck.ggrn.de/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7276 I hope we can install that now that we have a little experience... Enjoy!
Forum: 10.X 11-30-2009, 01:20 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 16,986
Posted By SlimJim
Speedstep just throttles down the CPU under...

Speedstep just throttles down the CPU under certain circumstances, to reduce power consumption etc... could help battery life, I seem to get around 4 hrs under OSX and 5-6 under XP, with no tweaks....
Forum: 10.X 11-29-2009, 10:33 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 25,957
Posted By SlimJim
If anyone is looking for a wifi card that works...

If anyone is looking for a wifi card that works great in OSX, I found this one, which I bought from this seller, and it works great in both XP and OSX... otherwise, most wifi cards in netbooks just...
Forum: 10.X 11-29-2009, 10:16 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,134
Posted By SlimJim
You're welcome! If you want to add comments...

You're welcome!

If you want to add comments to my little guide on my post on how you did it, feel free to do so so that when people want a quick way to do it, they can find all the info there...
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Forum: 10.X 11-29-2009, 10:12 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,984
Posted By SlimJim
There is no need to remove all the partitions...

There is no need to remove all the partitions like I do if you want to keep the restore partition from your manufacturer. The guy with the LG130 did it without removing them.

Also, have just tried...
Forum: 10.X 11-29-2009, 10:10 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,984
Posted By SlimJim
Well, I've had success on my samsung and these...

Well, I've had success on my samsung and these other guys did it also with a LG and MSi netbook...

Try Iatkos v7 with these instructions on my post... I don't use a DVD drive but a partition for...
Forum: 10.X 11-29-2009, 10:00 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 16,986
Posted By SlimJim
No, this is not the normal behavior but I had...

No, this is not the normal behavior but I had that exact same symptom at some point... I don't have that now, I was doing 'circles' with the trackpad for 10 secs + no jerk.

I don't know exactly...
Forum: 10.X 11-28-2009, 09:54 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,134
Posted By SlimJim
I agree with you that if you have a working OSX,...

I agree with you that if you have a working OSX, retail is surely the way to go. Retail is always better, more stable, as evidenced for instance by the windows decorations being funky in system...
Forum: 10.X 11-28-2009, 09:11 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,134
Posted By SlimJim
I've had success with Iatkos v7 on my Samsung...

I've had success with Iatkos v7 on my Samsung N120, similar hardware netbook. Try this :

http://www.infinitemac.com/f47/samsung-n120-osx-10-5-7-iatkos-v7-t4736/

I'm no great tech, and if...
Forum: 10.X 11-28-2009, 09:02 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 16,986
Posted By SlimJim
Hi, Well, great! The overlapping of...

Hi,

Well, great!

The overlapping of partitions is scary. I had that issue when I played with installing chameleon manually. There was overlapping and the partitions became unacessible, couldn't...
Forum: 10.X 11-28-2009, 12:14 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 16,986
Posted By SlimJim
This is quite unusual. Make sure you're not...

This is quite unusual. Make sure you're not installing on top of OSX i.e. make sure the partition is reformatted. You say it freezes 20 seconds into the boot?

Maybe redump iatkos to the partition...
Forum: 10.X 11-27-2009, 02:16 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 16,986
Posted By SlimJim
Great! I'm happy to see it works!! Also...

Great!

I'm happy to see it works!! Also surprised to see you can do it without chameleon!! The darwin bootloader won't do it for me, as I can boot under chameleon with or without cpus=1. I added...
Forum: 10.X 11-23-2009, 11:04 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 16,986
Posted By SlimJim
Also if you think it's driver related, you don't...

Also if you think it's driver related, you don't need to reinstall iatkos everytime to ADD a driver... read the help before you press Agree in the installer...:

You have to UNCHECK everything...
Forum: 10.X 11-23-2009, 10:47 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 16,986
Posted By SlimJim
I just tried now... when I boot, I have the...

I just tried now... when I boot, I have the chameleon bootloader, then I chose my NTFS drive, then I have the same menu you have, then I choose MacOsX and F8, then OSX, hd0,4... this won't boot for...
Forum: 10.X 11-23-2009, 03:45 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 16,986
Posted By SlimJim
It will look like this or something :...

It will look like this or something : http://louise.hu/poet/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Chameleon-v2-osx86.png

If I do F8 myself at the boot loader where there is XP and Iatkos, I don't think it...
Forum: 10.X 11-23-2009, 02:41 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 16,986
Posted By SlimJim
Well, you're getting closer! After...

Well, you're getting closer!

After installing, when you reboot there is no need for F8, you should have the cameleon bootloader and it should load OSX by default! What happens when you let it load...
Forum: 10.X 11-21-2009, 09:02 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 2,563
Posted By SlimJim
Is your netbook warm under OSX? My samsung N120 is... any clue how to make it cooler?

I've installed Iatkos v7 10.5.7 + software updates to 10.5.8.

In the installer, I use:
-Speedstep
-NTFS-3G
-VoodooPS2

The rest is left on defaults... except I use cpus=1 in my...
Forum: 10.X 11-21-2009, 10:16 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 16,986
Posted By SlimJim
Try also F8 with the WinXP choice in the menu. I...

Try also F8 with the WinXP choice in the menu. I know F8 brings the Advanced boot menu but somehow I was always able to find the submenu somewhere... seems ridiculous to point out but you may not be...
Forum: 10.X 11-21-2009, 10:06 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 25,957
Posted By SlimJim
USAGE NOTES ... Well, after a week of using my...

USAGE NOTES ... Well, after a week of using my netbook with OSX, I can say overall the experience is quite good, and the OS is very stable on the machine. But there's a few setbacks in my opinion,...
Forum: 10.X 11-16-2009, 03:35 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 25,957
Posted By SlimJim
I started the Iatkos installer with the cpus=1...

I started the Iatkos installer with the cpus=1 flag... With or without that I can install... not sure what impact it's having. I added a cpus=1 string to the kernel flags of the boot.plist file in...
Forum: 10.X 11-16-2009, 12:10 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 25,957
Posted By SlimJim
USAGE NOTES: Well, I guess this will always...

USAGE NOTES:

Well, I guess this will always be a work in progress somehow...

Overall everything is fine but I noticed the following:

-Tap to click can be unresponsive for me... weirdly tap...
Forum: Leopard 10.5 11-15-2009, 11:56 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 3,055
Posted By SlimJim
Samsung N120 - OSX 10.5.7 (Iatkos v7)

Hi,

I wrote a post in the Netbook section about my installation of iatkos v7 10.5.7 on my Atom, Gma950 etc netbook... I wouldn't know how to install it on some fancy laptop but for the netbooks...
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