BenQ P52 Laptop Family

[wielebny]

Originally Posted by Taisto BenQ P52 : If you think of Mac OS X, and have BenQ P52 laptop - you`re lucky, it`s 99% compatible in a very easy way So here`s your cheap - not so bad looking - MacBook Pro substitute. Actually the only thing that does not work ( at least right now - working on it ) is the headphones output in sound card. I thought i`ll share my kexts - for all those who use BenQ P52 laptop ( the exact model doesnt matter, it was checked on the Turion and the Sempron one ( tested on total number of 3 laptops ) ). So if you have this hardware and want to install leopard, here are kexts for you : Kext Pack : (...) - 1st Package : GFX Card & PCI Express (...) - 2nd Package : PS2 & PowerManagement Package GFX Card : Card : 1002 71C5 Mobility Radeon X1600 Supports : - Resolution changing - QE, CI, QGL - Fully working dual display - For Mac OS X 10.5.6. - If you`re interested in kexts for Mac OS X 10.5.1 to 10.5.4 please contact me. How : - Install iPC with no graphics driver selected - Boot with -x, configure the welcome screen, log in, go to /System/Library/Extensions/ - Delete ATINDRV.kext, ATTOExpressPCIPlus.kext, IONDRVSupport.kext - Install ATINDRV.kext, ATTOExpressPCIPlus.kext, IONDRVSupport.kext, ATIinject.kext from the pack included in the 1st Package. - Reboot and enjoy full support SOUND Card : - Use Azalia. ALC262 does not work properly atm on BenQ P52. It works only once, after installation, and in next boot - it stops, and needs another reboot and installing anew. Will include sound kexts when i`ll get them working. If by any chance you have ALC262 working, please contact me CHIPSET & Wi-Fi : - Both working out of box with iPC 10.5.6 PPF2 or the final release. Others : - For working PS2 ( if the one from iPC install wont work ) install PS2 kexts from 2nd Package. - For working Battery Manager ( if the one from iPC install wont work ) install Battery Manager from 2nd Package. - Boot with -X for the first time to pass the configuration screen! - Remove those kexts : AppleCPUThermo.kext, AppleIntelCPU*.kext and AppleThermal.kext, so your laptop wont heat up so much, and will be much more quiet. Best Working release for P52 : iPC 10.5.6 Release with minimum PPF2 patch. Anyway, i came into conclusion that BenQ P52 could be recommended as a MacBook Pro substitute - it works with all hardware enabled. Hope it`ll help

Wow, that's great..I have a P52EG Joybook and I want to try but I can't download your kexts

[benjoshua]

hi, but download?
i can't find (...) - 1st Package : GFX Card & PCI Express

[charlie56]

SO - Anyone got 10.6 going on this laptop yet???

[Taisto]

Of course. Works even better than 10.5 - Use the guide posted by Arya in Snow Leopard sub-forum.

[STR1KER]

someone got that x1600 kexts from this thread?

[GlottisLT]

Missing download link too