OSX 10.6.1 SnowLeopard on the eee 1000HE – Part 1
This video is the first part of a two part video tutorials on how to install OSX Snow Leopard 10.6.1 on the Asus EEE PC 1000HE.
This should work similarly for the other models of the eee family.
Watch part 2
The new install package can be downloaded here.
Update: New installation package
Fixed:
- Sleep should work now
- Brightness fix
- Bluetoth fix
- Ethernet fix
Existing users just replace /Extra folder with the new one.
Notes
USB boot problems
AFAIK, if you only get a blinking cursor (no boot0 or boot1 failed) then the boot0 file has not been correctly written.
Otherwise it is probably the boot1h file.
- Make sure that you are in the right directory.
Type “ls -l” and make sure that you have a bunch bootXX files in the list - Make sure that you got the right disk ID (you’ll need the one that has the capacity of your USB drive)
(and no, a 4GB stick will NOT work, but it was the only one lying around to illustrate the problem)
- Make sure you type : sudo fdisk -f boot0 -u -y /dev/rdiskXXX AND replace the XXX with the ID of your USB stick
Make sure that you type your password at this moment
There is no message after you do that (even if it fails) - Make sure you type: sudo dd if=boot1h of=/dev/rdiskXXXs2 AND replace the XXX with the ID of your USB stick
There you should get a message on several lines saying something about “XXX bytes transferred….” - Make sure you have a file named boot in your root
- Check with “ls -l /” –> you must have a file named “boot” in this list
That should do it.
Post Installation problems
Wrong screen resolution, no sleep, … don’t panic:
- Open a terminal
- Type:
cd /Extra
mv Extensions.mkext Extensions_COPY.mkext
sudo ./eee-mkext-create.sh
- then type your password.
- Check that a new Extensions.mkext file has been created.
- Reboot
Wifi
There are two types of Wifi cards that are used to build the 1000HE:
- The NE766 : You’ll have to get the OSX drivers from the Ralink homepage
- The NE771 : It seems that this card is working out of the box (tested by Paolo)
I swapped my Wifi card just in the beginning for a compatible Airport device (Broadcom BCM 94321MC 802.11n), so unfortunately I cannot test this.
Graphics
Works
At the moment the brightness adjustment is not working.
I’m looking into this…
WARNING: Even though I don’t experience any problems, there are some reports that the graphics performance under SnowLeopard may be quite slow for some installs (around 30% of Leopard).
You can follow this topic here.
Ethernet
Working
At the moment the ethernet port is not working.
I’m looking into this…
Bluetooth
Working
Not tested
Hi everybody.
I’m new to Hackintoshes, and I just wanted to say, you’ve got a great tutorial! I don’t have access to a real Mac computer, and I wanted to figure out how to do it without owning a Mac. I followed a tutorial on installing iDeneb 1.4 (Leopard 10.5.6), but even though the installation claimed to be successful it got stuck on the Apple logo every time I tried to do post-installation bootings of iDeneb. Also note that I’m dual-booting with Windows XP.
And BTW, I am using a 1000HE, just for your information.
Sincerely,
Ryan
P.S. I tried installing Snow Leopard 10.6.6 by Hazard in VirtualBox, but it crashed with a double kernel panic barely a tenth of the way through the installation process. I was using a Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop for the VirtualBox installation because it was the only computer in my house that had a dual-core processor with VT-x/AMD-V hardware acceleration.
Hello! Would the installation work as well with a Mac OS X Lion, 10.7.x? I have a eee pc 1000. Thanks, Sura
Nope, the Atom processors are not supported by Lion as far as I know.
Hey i’m german and my eeepc 1000h stops by the loading screen for the installation… what happens?
Can you help me?
Thank u Julian
Hi, my install disk has 10.6.1 and it installs ok (No sound though) but am stuck at a 800×600 resolution. Any way of fixing this?
Please use the kexts that are provided in the last package (seee the download section).
And make sure you follow BOTH video tutorials on this site.
Hey, I successfully installed Snow Leopard 10.6.0 on my 1000HE, thank you so much!I have one problem though, I cannnot update to 10.6.1. I try the Software Update app and it only gives me the choice of “Mac OS X Update Combined” which is listed as 10.6.5.I assume it’s not safe..Is there a way to get the 10.6.1 update on my eee pc? Thank you
Yep, download the Combo Update from the Apple site (http://support.apple.com/kb/DL930) and run it…
Hi,I have been going crazy trying to install Snow Leopard on my Asus eeePC 1000HE, 2gb Ram and Bios 1104 (latest from Asus).. I have followed your videos as well as many other install guides.. I cannot get it to boot from the hard drive after the install. I have tried the original 10.6.0 as well as 10.6.3 and just have hit a dead end. Can you offer any help?
have you used the corect dsdt? the one that caters for 2gb ram?
the new versions of Asus Eee are even more portable and have more features that is why i like these gadgets “
I’ve managed to get the 1000H to boot from the HD now. However, I am unable to get bluetooth or wifi to work.
i cannot get any of the changes to take place after the install. Specifically, when attempt the terminal command i get an error. “_CFGetHostUUIDString: unable to determine UUID for host. Error: 35″help me please!thanks
Hi there all, I would bet that someone has already talked about this but I could not find it in the comments so I will just ask anyways.Once I get the installer to start up the window for the installer is too big and I can not se the bottom of the window, so as to click on the continue button.I could really use some help on this considering that this could cause me quite an issue.
Do you know if the 1000HE can be upgraded to Snow 10.6.3 (seems like 10.6.4 might be stretch from what I’ve read elsewhere…) or should I just leave it at 10.6.1? I’m expecting delivery later this week and excited about getting started on this project. Thanks in advance.
http://www.google.com.au/m/url?client=safari&ei=XjVNTaCcAcmzkAXkoamVAg&hl=en&oe=UTF-8&q=http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic%3D213742&ved=0CBAQFjAA&usg=AFQjCNEXqvycQJg-LtTM7ltR8Rv9f4ygig
follow instructions in this link. work 100% for me.
Editors comment: the link above does not work for me, but it points to this article:
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=213742
HiI have snow leoard install on my imac and i want to install snow leopard on my eee 1000he. When i’m in the terminal makind the boot, i past “sudo cp ./boot /Volumes/Mac\ OS\ X\ Install\ DVD/” and it’s sais that cp: directory /Volumes/Mac OS X Install DVD does not exist… everyting is like it is in the video… Help please. I have wored on this for about 3 days…Thanks
i’m having the same issue. any solution yet?
Hello, I followed your instructions and got through to 10.6 But when I try to update I am offered only 10.6.4 as an option & after upgrading the netbook will not boot at all.Any advice?
i alway use my Asus EEE PC when i am out of town because it is very light;-:
Using this method I’ve been running 10.6.3 for quite a while now, all working just fine.Software update keeps offering me 10.6.4 though, and I’m cautious about installing it. Has anyone tried this?I’m tempted to try to clone the drive so that I have a way to revert, but it seems like a lot of work.
Hi !I have a eeepc 1000HE with 1002 BIOS and 2GB RAM and original 10.6.0 (I suppose – first release on the shop).I tried to install OSX step by step your instruction but after a regular boot screen, when installation start, a “classical” screen crash (turrn off for restsrt) appear on screen.But I have saw some difference files from video and de-zip files on the HACKINTIOSH_SNOWLEOPARD_V1.3 (original file downloaded from your site) intoExtra FolderOriginal files——-com.apple.Boot.plisteee-mkext-create.shsmbios.plistExtensions.mkextOriginal Folder————ExtensionsThemesCopy from DSDT Folder the right for 2GB RAMPlease, can suggest me how to solve ?
Why did I can`t see the video on this page? http://technow.cc/2009/10/03/osx-10-6-1-snowleopard-on-the-eee-1000he-part-1/
I just ordered a retail copy of 10.6 and it arrived today (I live in a small town in Hawaii). Unfortunately, it’s a 10.6.3 disc, which they didn’t tell me in the Apple store website… Will the process from this tutorial work with this version of the OS? Or, do I need to find one that is 10.6.1?
I’m getting an “chown: boot: no such file or directory” error when I do the “sudo chown root:wheel boot” command. I’m pretty sure that I’m in the correct directory when I executed the command. One thing that I did notice was that after I executed “sudo cp ./boot /Volumes/Mac\ OS\ X\ Install\ DVD/”, it said it was a Read-only file system. So i’m not sure if that’s what’s causing the problem.Any suggestions?
Thank you for this walktrough. done everything on my 1000H with 1 GB.update the bios with the 1000h.rom file from alex_Icopied the dsdt files into the extra folder on the usb.installation auf osx without any problems. machine restarts after sucessfully installation….but…osx didnt start…only a blinking cursor on the top left side of the screen..done the whole process 2 times… always the same..any help for me?regardsmario
Worked great for me, updated to 10.6.3 no problem, everything works. Then applied the latest security update, and now I get continuous static from the speakers. Regular sounds play normally, but the static is always playing. Anyone know how to rollback and uninstall the Security update?
Great walkthrough.But I have a S101 and even though the article say “This should work similarly for the other models of the eee family.”, the zip files only reference the 1000 models.How should I modify the process to make it work on my S101?
How can I upgrade to 10.6.3? Does anyone have any solution or workaround?
1. Do your instructions above on the install and changing the boot file etc. stay the same for someone who is trying to have a dual boot of XP and OSX?2. Do you have any suggestionst about an incomplete snow leopard install? I was never able to do a complete install. It stalled with “7 minutes remaining.” But with the USB boot, I am able to boot in and can have all the functionality of working in snow loepard. However, I cannot seem to boot in without the usb. Any ideas how I could fix this?Thanks in advance!
I followed the tut, in the step using terminal, i type sudo cp ./boot /Volumes/Mac\ OS\ X\ Install\ DVD/ and it said “/Volume/Mac OS X Install DVD is not a directory” Help !!!
Great submit! I completely acknowledge.
Got stuck at 2 min 10 sec of first part of video. Copied “cd Desktop …” to a new terminal window. Missed what was typed in after pasting. Is there a text source for this?tia
After succesful intallation the external usb mouse works, but the internal navpad doesn’t work. When I boot in single user mode with -s and then when I touch the navpad, it shows error “ApplePS2Mouse: Unexpected data from PS/2 controller”. I have tried to regenerate Extensions.mkext with ./eee-mkext-create.sh but it doesn’t help.
i heard that there’s a need to patch the latest netbookinstaller to make 10.6.3 work
Thanks. Installation worked very well according to the instructions.Is it safe to update it to snow leopard ver. 10.6.3 after installation in eee pc?
Instructions worked great, upgrade to 10.6.3 with software update borked it though, fails mid boot, black screen, no hard drive activity.Any ideas on safe way to upgrade from 10.6.1 after these instructions?
hi ! there’s no Mac in my neighborhood. But I’ve got an external optical driver and the official 10.6.2 DVD retail. Does anybody know if it’s possible to follow this great tutorial but beginning by the second part ?Thanx.
10.6.3 is release, any one got a safe upgrade? My 1000he is running on 10.6.1 kernel with 10.6.2 installed, if anyone can confirm this?
Hey guys! Nik, AWESOME tutorial and file package! My netmacbook is the new “must-see” in my dorm!
I am running a 1000HE with 2gigs and BIOS 1104. I cannot use Windows 7 without 1104, but therefore the dsdt isn’t perfect for my install. So I have two questions:
1. Has anyone compiled a working DSDT for OSX 10.6.1 BIOS 1104 (1000HE 2gigs)?
2. If not, I am willing to use BIOS 1002, but is there any way to fix the ACPI in Windows 7 so that it will work with BIOS 1002?
Thank you for your time and expertise!
(btw, I have an account on enik.ch with the name I used here, but for some reason my school’s servers won’t allow this technow.cc site through. I have to view Google’s cached version! Oh well, I love it anyways!
It keeps failing to copy the image it says internal external error i got it from a macbook and im trying to copy it with my imac which is running 10.5.8 can you help?
I’ve gone through the complete install (3x now) and it completes successfully (the wireless even works out of the box during the install), but when I reboot after installation I just get a blinking cursor.
Having followed the instructions to the book I am stuck during the installation as I get the message ‘Mac OSX can’t be installed on this computer’. I’m running a 1000H with 2GB RAM, the Snow Leopard DVD is one obtained with an iMac I purchased.
Me too
DFid you ever resolve this issue? It’s driving me bonkers 
Cheers!
went through your instructions several times, but each time i dont have the correct resolution, it either only takes up part of the screen or its too big and i cant see the icons at the bottom. this is after updating to 10.6.1. Any ideas? ive tried changing the resolution, but the one i need, the native one, isnt listed. Thanks for any tips.
Hi, please help me. A have Asus EEE 1000H. And battery status not working. THX
I followed these directions and everything went according to plan. I really appreciate the geekiness that went into such an endeavor.My question is this: How do I dual boot with Win7? I’m a little unclear on the order of install and how to get OS X to boot using MBR.Any help is GREATLY appreciated!
I was wondering how different this would be to the eee pc 1000. I had replace the 32gb to a faster SSD so that is my main drive and I was wondering how well this will work once I have the correct DSDT. I have some experience with Dell Mini 9 and a MSI Wind, but never for an ASUS or Snow Leopard. Any direction would be grateful. Thanks.
First thanks for the great Tutorial, it works an my Eee PC 1005HA with Mac OS X 10.6.2 with patched kernel, full grapic, speedstep, brightness control etc. (WiFi works with a Broadcom BCM4311).
But now my sound is not working correctly, it is scratching extremly like a broken speaker, but under Mac OS X 10.5.7 und Windows it is working clearly without a problem. I got the same result, when I play the sound over the headphonejack.
I tryed several “voodoohda.kext” but without success. Got anybody another solution or the same problem.
Well, i got Mac OS 10.6.0 and an eeepc 1005HA.anybody knows if this will work?
RT @nhirt: OSX 10.6.1 SnowLeopard on the eee 1000HE – Part 1 (Updated) http://bit.ly/13VI4P
does anyone know what hardware differances there are or what i need to change to install this?
hi there, do you know if this will this work for Asus Eeepc 904HD???
Thank you for the elaborate and well constructed guideI can confirm installing with a generic usbkey with 8gb(shows 7.4gb, but thats because vendors define gb differently than hardware people do! Look at wiki Kibibyte vs. Kilobyte for reference)Everything worked out of the box except wifi and external vga. I fixed wifi with the ralink utility+’drivers’Does anyone have external vga up and running?/henrik
Hi,Can anyone have feedbacks to share regarding the overall performance and the overall battery lifetime between 2 charge?- Can I expect the same battery lifetime compared to the WinXP stock install?- I wan’t to use my 1000HE to train on After Effects and I’m a bit surprised on how it responds (in low res of course) on WinXP then could I expects the same results with OSX ?Thanks.
Is there any way to update the BIOS to 1002 after installing Snow Leoprd on 1000HE 1GB ?Everything is working fine after installation, but I am getting message to “Shut down computer by holding down the power button” .
<p>Sorry for double post. Can’t get carriage returns.</p><p>@Admin: Can you please provide a link to the article you referenced in
the last reply? Also, can you please provide any tips on what I can do
to troubleshoot the boot issue (SL-only system only able to boot from
USB) as I have followed the instructions and it still won’t work. Are
there any BIOS settings I have to look out for, for
instance?</p><p>@Anyone: I now have working Wifi so I am down to 3
issues and would appreciate any help that can be provided:</p><p>1)
Sleep – Does sleep work for anyone using a 1000HE? I can select Sleep
from the menu or close the lid and it sleeps (screen goes black and
power light stays on) but I cannot find a way to wake it up. For those
who have it working, did you apply any additional fixes (aside form
those provided in these instructions)to make it happen? What do you do
to wake it up? What keys are used?</p><p>2) Apple Key – When I
attach an external USB keyboard, the keys all seem to be correct, for
instance all function keys register and the Windows/command key takes
the place of the apple key in all key combos. The keyboard built into
the 1000HE, however, does not seem to register F14, F15 or the command
key correctly (command key looks like it registers 5 or 6 different
keystrokes at once). Has anyone had this problem or have any ideas how
I can fix it (without messing up the layout for the functioning
external keyboard)?</p><p>3) Power Down – When I shutdown the
system, OSX SL shuts down to a black screen but doesn’t power down (the
power light is still on and I have to hold the power button down for a
few seconds to power down completely). Is this what everyone else is
experiencing?</p><p>Any help on these issues is greatly appreciated
as I am so close. Thanks.</p>
Hi, I came across this and was well impressed. I’ve tried to have a go with my 8Gb Sandisk Cruzer micro. I created the image fine and the partition, however when I get to the restoring the image to the USB stick i get the following error message “Could not validate sizes – Operation not permitted”. Hoping someone might be able to shed some light for me. Thanks in advance.
@Massergot to: http://www.ralinktech.com/support.php?s=3download the one with RT2870 in the title.when you open it, there won’t be a file for 10.6, just use the one for 10.5you should be good from there.
By following your install guide, I was able to get os x 10.6.1 running beautifully on my 1000h. I have only found one issue. If I have the volume muted, and i put the computer to sleep, the volume will no longer be muted when it wakes(even though the volume icon in the task bar shows that it is muted). In order to “re-mute,” I must raise the volume and then I can hit the mute key. I use Spark to enable the volume hotkeys, but I don’t think this is the source of the problem because as I mention above the task bar icon shows mute status. Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this or is this a rare problem?
Thank you very much for publishing this tutorial. I have found it incredibly helpful and have gotten further than I thought possible with Snow Leopard. I have only 3 outstanding issues that I can really use your help with:1) WIFI – I have the NE766 WIFI card and the tut above mentions getting drivers from the Ralink site. I don’t see any Mac drivers on their site for that specific model. Does it go by another model number? Can you please provide a link?2) Boot – I followed the tutorial to the letter as well as all post installation instructions (including the one under “USB Boot Problems”) and I see a “boot” file at the root so I can’t understand why it doesn’t boot right. I still cannot boot without use of my USB stick. When booting to the HD, I get the black screen and blinking cursor. I even set my IDE to compatibility mode in BIOS which had no effect. Is there anything else I can try?3) Sleep – When I choose to “sleep” the system or close my lid, the system goes black (power stays lit) and I am unable to bring it back without powering down and restarting. Is there a magic key combo to bring it out of sleep (I’ve tried space, mouse click, ALT+F3, power button)? If any of those should work, is there a suggested fix, not mentioned here?
Hello,I’ve installed snow leopard 10.6.1 successfully on a 1000H Bios 2003 the only thing I experience is display resolution problems. 1024*768 will ‘cut’ off the lower part of the screen en 800*600 you get a black strip on te right side of the screen. Other options just don’t work. Does anyone know the solution for this.Thanks!
Has any one had any luck with this on a eeepc 901? Will I have to make my own DSDT?Thanks
Thanks for your great tutorial! Everything works but wi-fi. I have the Atheros5007EG netbook version. I am going to buy and replace a compatible wireless card to get 100% working device. Great job! Sorry for my English.
i have been trying to build the usb key that you instructed and every time i have a problem, im not sure if im missing something, i can rip in the sl dvd just fine, i can format the usb just fine, but when i go to restore it gives me a possible image invalid error if i have the erase checkbox clicked, if i dont, its fine, any ideas to the solution, i am using a 16gb flash drive if that has anything to do with it.
I’ve searched around and others have the same problem (not sure if its everyone or not), but after shutting down or even going to sleep most of the volume settings get set back to zero. The main volume is alright (position saved), but the microphone volume is always set back to zero.Anyone know a way to fix this; to have all of the volume settings saved permanently? I even tried to create an automator script but unfortunately I can’t adjust the microphone volume that way.Cheers.
Installed 10.6.1 on 1000HE 1GB, everything works great only bluetooth do not work. Any help ??
I am trying to install SL on my 1000HE (1GB ). Was able to install Mac OSX, it asked me to restart for registration. Now all I am seeing is the black screen with blinking cursor ….any solutions ?
could someone post a list of all kexts inside system/library/extensions so I can compare them with mine ? Perhaps using ls -al so i can see the modifications and sizes..ls -al > file.txt will automatically do the needful and copy everything to file.txt that can be posted here.
Thx for this guide…, my MacNetbook works great!!!!… now i need the files or a guide to how to update to 10.6.2
When I unzip the installation package, it asks for a password. What should I enter?
i have everything working on 10.6 but the batery always show 100%…Now i want to update to 10.6.1, i will have to put all the kexts again?
i have a little problem, my keyword is not working, even on the instalation, i start up on verbose and there is a problem with the voodoops2 kext. How i can fix it??
I got a 1000HE yesterday. I updated to the 1104 BIOS
There’s an error in the part 2 video. It says to copy the boot file to the USB stick, which is wrong! You need to copy it to the hard drive you are installing to. An omission: in part 2, it says to uninstall the zip file on the desktop (the one containing the boot files). But part 1 is missing the step where you copy this zip file onto the USB stick so you’ll have it available in part 2; rather, it says to copy the Extra folder to the USB stick, when you need to copy the whole HACKINTIOSH_SNOWLEOPARD_V1.3 folder.
i’m installing leopard and all going well, wondering how i can update to 10.6.1 NOT 10.6.2 to avoid the issues with 10.6.2 – any clues?
Hi,I don’t know what I’m doing wrong, but I followed the steps for more than five time, with different USB sticks and SD cards and the result was always the same: An static gray screen with an apple and no HD or USB activity.You talked about a -v option to see more information… Can I set this option? Where?I have a 1000h with BIOS 2102 (I also tested with 2204)Thanks for your help.
Hey in the terminal i can´t see what you are typing after cd Desktop/HACKINTIOSH_SNOWLEOPARD_V1.3/BOOTFILES/ it looks like 1s -1 could you please help.
Thanks for this!Just set up my 1000HE – everything works great!Sleep, sound, graphics, microphone, wifi, ethernet.. all perfect. Great guide!Was having a kernel panic problem when booting from the prepared USB install drive, but it was solved with a BIOS Setting: IDE mode to Compatibility instead of Enhanced. (Found solution back in the comments, thanks guy)So all kexts are in Extra? No S/L/E modification at all? Excellent.
Hi,I have tried several times to build the USB stick, but each time I get the screen that says I must power off my machine (just as the installer is booting). I am running a 1000HE, bios revision 1002 (EC firmware ver. EPCB-031, if that helps) with 2GB of ram.I have no idea what I am doing wrong. I am picking the appropriate DSDT file (1002, 2GB) and putting it in the EXTRA folder. I follow the readme exactly substituting for my disk1.Any help would be greatly appreciated.Cheers.
Nikthanks for your wonderful guide, now I am using my 1000HE hackintosh now, just a little wish if you can do a new DSDT file for latest firmware, that would be great to have if plan to swap OS. Thanks again and all the best!!
First of all I would like to thank you for your great tutorials. After watching your videos several times I was able to move to 10.6 and 10.6.1 on my 1000H. But for the time being I don’t want to update to 10.6.2 with an old kernel (the teateam approach…). Hopefully there will be further solutions in the future.Everything works fine at 99% here. The keyboard and its layout is responsible for the one remaining percent, it’s no biggie but can be annoying sometimes:- The key underneath ESC is mapped with < and > and not with ^ and ° as printed on it…- The key next to the right shift key (< > |) isn’t recognized by the system at all. Pressing it doesn’t result in anything. I had some experiments with Ukelele to swap the mappings, but this key simply doesn’t work. Nevertheless it isn’t faulty, because it works with Windows XP.- Another strange observation I already had with 10.5.7 is valid for 10.6.1, also: With cmd-shift-3 or cmd-shift-4 you can make screenshots of the whole or the part of the screen content. This works, but not after waking thee Eee from sleep. Only a restart brings back this functionality. Has anybody similar experiences?At the end I should say that I use the ROM and the DSDT by alex_l (1000H_2GB_REV2102).I would be glad if there’s a possibilty to fix these points. Thanks in advance for hints and tips.
Am following the guide to installing SL on my 1000H. I’m on
the last step of video 2 where it says copy the Extra folder from usb
into the root of the mac install partition, but when I try it comes up
with the error:
“The item “Extra” can’t be replaced because it’s invisible.”
I have tried creating a folder in the root called “Extra” but it says:
“The name “Extra” is already taken. Please choose a different name.”Any Ideas?
one more question
is there anyway to enable volume-controle via the keyboard?and also when changing the brightness or volume is it possible to show the screenoverlays?thnx a bunch!!
Does anybody of you experience a strange trackpad behaviour after wake-up? Seems like its automatically clicking the whole time and you can also hear the warning sound.I was clicking around some time and then it eventually stopped. Any ideas where this might come from?Thnx!
WiFi will be working on eeePC 1005ha?
Hi!
I have a 1000H and everything works fine (except the screen resolution, I used ScreenResX) but I can’t put the computer to sleep. It won’t woke up then. What can I do ? I have the latest DSDT though !
hey first of all many thanks for this great tutorial!it worked very well for me on my 1000h.I just can´t get the resolution right – I´m stuck on 800*600
I did this like described above:
but unfortunately it just gives me 800*600 with a big black bar on the right side. in the sys-prefs under monitor I also can´t find the 1024*600 resolution to activate, allthough there are alot of to choose now, since before there was only 800*600 available.any ideas what I did wrong?thnx a bunch in advance!really great work guys!!
Hello all, i followed the instructions to the letter, having a 1000h which ran previous version without a problem i am left with a blinking cursor after installation and restart.Copied the boot file again to the usb stick but no luck after reinstalling.suggestions? i have the previous modified bios, should i flash or alter some bios settings?
I did the installation on an MBR disk, as outlined by Nik in his post and it worked like a charm: I first installed SL on a GUID disk, and then cloned it on my dual boot MBR drive in place of the Leopard partition and everything worked without a glitch. I have now a dual boot system with SL and Windows XP on my 1000H. A big thank to Nik!
I am isntalling everything now. Wish me luck. Out of all the sites..etc I would have to say this tutprial was by far the easiest to follow.
I will update once it is installed and I have booted for the first time.
I am on a 1000HE.
I have 10.5.6 on Partition 1.
I followed the steps to boot from USB SL and install to my second partiion.
On Partition 1, I had 10.5.6 but nothing was working (wifi/ethernet)
I will send an update soon.
chris
For those of you who haven’t heard yet, 10.6.2 has been released today.The atom processor cannot currently boot the latest kernel included in 10.6.2. Don’t update unless if you have a bit of experience with the terminalFor those of you who want to update, you can do the followingOpen up a terminal and type (no quotes) “sudo cp /mach_kernel /mach_kernel_10_6_1″Update to 10.6.2 (don’t restartType the following in the terminal “sudo cp /mach_kernel /mach_kernel_10_6_2″”sudo cp /mach_kernel_10_6_1 /mach_kernel”Reboot into normal modeRun NetbookInstallerReboot (again)source: http://www.meklort.com/?p=111
So in update 10.6.2 missing officialy support Atom processors
Don’t upgrade! I wish the fix on it is around the corner. 
i found some kext for non working trackpad and keyboard this http://www.edisk.sk/stahni/75446/VoodooPS2Controller.kext.zip_98.75KB.html enables the keyboard only but you must delete appleps2controler.kextand this http://www.edisk.sk/stahni/19131/PS2.pkg.zip_47.9KB.html second is even better, but you must delete both appleps2 and voodoops2 kexts .. its pakage so it will install to default ext directory not extra works for my 1000HE hope will help someoneim still figuring out hang on shutdown and battery status, but all other works flawlessly
Nik i just wanna thank you for this good hard work! You just do very GOOD WORK, keep going on this! I Love My MacEee more and more now!
Everything works, i think better like in leopard! 
I just have problems, but Post Installation Problem resolve it, now i’m running on 1000H, Bios 2102 from axel_l, with DUALBOOT Windows 7 everything work so great! 
I’m so Happy! 
THANK YOU NIK FOR ALL! 
So new final update 10.6.2 is on Software Update, it’s safe to update with software update?
now i’m again reinstalling system, so i refused update on 10.6.2, and now i installed update on 10.6.1, if graphics gonna work it will be awesome, but now, im so confused 
So, sound except mic don’t work, os x don’t recognize it … so? some helps?
Now I’m write from SNOW LEOPARD !!! IT’s working ! I have dualboot with windows 7 ! … but, my resolution is 800×600, i just update after do all things and run update on 10.6.1 after first boot from hdd, no from usb .. so? What i must to do now? … I Just to try power button and dsdt work
… but the resolution … 
Can someone help? Must i reinstall some GMA kext or? SwitchResX ? hmmm please help, me and NIK THANK YOU FOR GREAT TUTORIAL ! 
)
Ok, so i modify retail Snow Leopard to MBR install … from … http://prasys.co.cc/2009/08/installing-snow-leopard-for-osx86/ so, now i do everything what is in this videos, now i have question, can i format the usb to the GUID format and in installation choose MBR installation? … Or i should format usb to MBR 1 partition and then restore Snow Leopard on this, … Now I restore SL on the USB and I format this on 1 partition GUID … i think this can be good or? … Now I Want to do all what is in the videos, now i’m waiting to finish restore.
Hello, there is a BIOS update # 1104 for 1000HE, can u make new DSDT, or its not worth it
SnowLeo works great on my 1000h, doing a dualboot to WinOS! But how do i get the cam working? It worked on older OSX’s, but now there is only a blackscreen…Thanx
To Jeff: I had the same problems with keyboard and touchpad not working.Works fine now after using DSDT Rev 2102 fro dazdazHTH
I installed Mac OS X on an Eee 1000H. Everthing works, except for the Screenresolution (no 1024×600).
I found a fix for that problem in the comments and installed the Netbook Installer, checked “Install General Extensions” and “Install old mirror friendly GMA kext”.
Reboot, and tada the Screenresulotion worked at 1024×600.
But now, I can’t switch off Bluetooth and the Sound doesn’t work.
Any solutions?
Hey Nik, I was able to work out a lot of the final troubles I have with my 1000HE thanks to the other great comments presented here, though I still have a few of the following issues:
- system does not sleep when closing the lid or when going to apple-> sleep
- computer does not shut down (monitor goes off but computer is still on)
- battery indicator just shows that its “charging” even though its not plugged in to anything (no % battery life, etc)
- no brightness control (either by using hotkeys or by installing display brightness control apps)
here is what I get when I type the following in Terminal, not sure exactly what they all mean but I was hoping I could get some help with these:
kextstat | grep SleepEnabler
“20 0 0x2e56d000 0×2000 0×1000 sk.triaxis.kext.SleepEnabler (1.0.0) ”
ioreg | grep Sleep
“+-o SleepEnabler <class SleepEnabler, id 0×0, !registered, !matched, act$"
kextstat | grep Voodoo
17 0 0x2e6f2000 0×4000 0×3000 com.superhai.driver.VoodooBattery (1.2.0)
18 0 0x2e70a000 0×6000 0×5000 com.superhai.driver.VoodooPower (1.2.3)
40 0 0×34557000 0x1d000 0x1c000 org.voodoo.driver.VoodooHDA (0.2.2)
ioreg | grep Voodoo
| | | +-o VoodooHDADevice <class VoodooHDADevice, id 0×0, registered, ma$
| | | +-o VoodooHDAEngine <class VoodooHDAEngine, id 0×0, registered, $
| | | +-o VoodooHDAEngine <class VoodooHDAEngine, id 0×0, registered, $
| | | +-o VoodooHDAEngine <class VoodooHDAEngine, id 0×0, registered, $
| | +-o VoodooBatteryPowerSource <class VoodooBatteryPowerSource, id 0×0, $
| | +-o VoodooBattery <class VoodooBattery, id 0×0, !registered, !matched,$
+-o VoodooPower <class VoodooPower, id 0×0, registered, matched, active,$
+-o VoodooBattery <class VoodooBattery, id 0×0, !registered, !matched, a$
kextstat | grep Intel
21 0 0x2e766000 0×18000 0×17000 com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement (90.0.0)
33 0 0×34491000 0×11000 0×10000 com.apple.driver.AppleIntelIntegratedFramebuffer (6.0.2)
50 0 0x345da000 0×9000 0×8000 com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPIIXATA (2.5.0)
51 0 0×34730000 0×36000 0×35000 com.apple.driver.AppleIntelGMA950 (6.0.2)
many thanks!
kavawava
Hey all,
Got almost everything right on my 1000he with 2 GB RAM and 1002 BIOS but…. Trackpad and keyboard is not working, even during the installation process (for exemple, put a name on my parition). I did every steps to create my bootable USB stick so did I miss something?
Thanx for your help and very nice job to get all things right! ;o)
Hello,
It’s possible to install Leopard or SnowLeopard on a Acer Aspire One A751h?
I have boot many distribution Kalyway, jas, ideneb bot no one would splash the Language Menu it hangs always after darwin loads… Some times after NTFS volume name; or DirectoryService or another step …
It were really great to get work Mac on this great Netbook.
Thanks for a replay.
Greetz,
D.
Hey Nik:
Thanks for your advice so far. As you suggested, I replaced the dsdt.aml file in the root directory of SL and then upgraded the RAM in my 1000h to 2GB. Everything seemed to work, except I lost the use of the Fn keys for wireless, volume, etc. I’ve tried upgrading my BIOS (from 1902 to 2102) and using several different dsdt.aml files, but none seems to help. I’ve also tried to use Spark and Hotkey Enabler, but since I’m most familiar with Windows I can’t seem to make heads or tails of these programs. Is there a good, noob-friendly guide you can suggest on using either one of these programs or could you give me some simple pointers on how to install them and use them properly? Once again, thanks for all the help!
Ish
Hi,
Have followed these excellent videos and got SL working beautifully on my HE, bought from amazon UK in June. Thanks to Nik fr all his hard work.
Only problem is the wireless, which isn’t working. I downloaded the Ralink utility, which showed available networks for a while, but now just says “NO DEVICE!!”.
Does anyone know how I can get my wireless card to work as an airport? Looking around various forums, in partcular the ipic wiki, it seems like this should be possile, though I’m not sure which cards are compatible.
Basically, how do I tell which card is in my netbook, and is there any way to get connectivity in 6.1 over wireless without changing cards? If I did change wifi cards, what’s the best/cheapest/most compatible one to get?
Final question, having installed with 1gb of ram, what happens if I put a 2gb stick in my computer? Do I need to replace the boot file, or was the memory only importand during the install?
Thanks
Ben
Lifehacker warns against updating to SL 10.6.2 on a Hackintosh’d netbook…
http://lifehacker.com/5395125/dont-upgrade-your-hackintosh-netbook-just-yet
All works well but sleep, ethernet, and the battery indicator. Sleep goes to a black screen and then will not come back w/o a reboot. While I love the idea of a mac eee this is not a workable solution for me. Interesting that before I applied the drivers but after the 6.1 apple update sleep worked perfectly giving a reboot or wake menu upon pressing the power button once after the eee went to sleep. Be nice to return to this. Ethernet does not wrok. Cable connected prior to boot. Battery indicator has an x through it. Have installed many times and run the sh code many times. Any ideas appreciated.
Thanks to Nik and all!
I have a problem with blinking cursor on reboot….Stays there … I rechecked everything.. I worried about why on your tutorial you use boot1h and not boot1he as for 1000he?…
Hi: I just got my 1000he and I’m ready to install OSX. I have performed all the steps in your video 1 to create the boot USB stick. I have upgraded my RAM to 2gb, so I used the 1000HE_2GB_REV1002 dsdt.aml file during the making of the USB stick.
Now, when I boot off the USB the Chameleon loader comes up and I’m able to select OSX. OSX starts loading, but then I’m presented with a apple screen that says “You need to restart your computer. Hold down the Power button until it turns off, then press the Power button again.”
Any ideas? (btw, the 1st time this happened I realized I was not on BIOS 1002, so I upgraded the BIOS to 1002 via the ASUS utility. I can verify I am now at 1002 since I can see it in the BIOS setup screen. but I’m still getting stuck at the above screen).
Hope someone has an idea here…
Thanks,
Rob
Hi Nik,
what do you think about the Netbook-Installer Project?
http://code.google.com/p/netbook-installer/
I read two post using this stuff:
http://it-runde.de/mac-os-auf-einem-eee-pc-1000h/comment-page-1#comment-612
http://www.projectosx.com/forum/index.php?s=bdc13f66704e824485eec8261418515c&showtopic=641&pid=3306&st=0&#entry3306
Should I use your Tutorial or can I use The Netbook-Installer.
The NI seems to be the easier one…
What’s the difference between boot1h and boot1he ? should I use the 1he version for my 1000HE ?
Also, this lack of battery life is killing me. I’m getting 2.5 hours max, and I supposedly have a 6 cell battery.
Has anyone figured out how to make the brightness work on a 1000H?
Well, I’m contemplating swapping out my wifi card for one that’s Airport compatible. This ralinktech utility is terrible.
Recommended models for a 1000H?
Also, is it difficult to replace a wifi card? Instructions?
Hi Nik, i have some questions. Can i install Snow Leopard on Eee PC 1000h with this tutorials, and kexts in HACKINTIOSH_SNOWLEOPARD_V1.3.zip? Can everything works? Like sound, mic, ethernet, GMA, bluetooth,… just everything … and i have AirPort WiFi card. (Change ralink with BCM94321MC) Now i have installed Leopard 10.5.7 with everything working, but i want Snow Leopard
, i have bios 1902 with dstd for 2GB RAM, i have 2GB RAM, i want to install snow leopard with dual boot windows xp from asus disk (now i have windows xp original with leopard retail|) and retail snow leopard this weekend, i need backup all, but before that, on 1000H CAN EVERYTHING WORK? JUST EVERYTHING? Please answer this so fast how you can, Thank You very much.
I want to apply this method, however I want to partition my disk as MBR so that I can dual boot Windows 7. I read that a patched OSInstall framework is required, which I already downloaded. Is that the only thing I’ll need to make this work?
Hi Nik. Can you please tell me how to get VoodooHDA to load? Is there a way to reinstall?
Thank you.
Bookmark: http://bit.ly/1mQ0e3
I’m enable to boot from the USB, but once I choose to Install MacOS I get the kernel panic screen. I’ve boot with the -v option and I get this error:
AppleIntelPIIXPATA: Secondary PCI IDE channel is disabled
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x2a6ac2): Kernel trap at 0x21477fcd, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0
……
Error code: 0×00000000
Debugger called:
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x1b9dbc88:
…..
Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.iokit.IOATAFamily(2.5.0)@0×21473000->0x1247ffff
BDS process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
I’m on 1000HE 1GB on BIOS 1002
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
I also can’t update the BIOS with the 1000H_2GB_REV2102.zip
The bios-updater is stuck at reading the rom file….
Hi all,
I’ve successfully created an USB-bootdisk, and I can boot from it. When I choose to install OSX I get the bootscreen and then nothing happens. it stays at the bootscreen forever, no HD activity and no USB activity…
Can anyone help me?
BTW, I’m trying to install on an 1000H.
Thanks!
Nik. Thanks for the usb update. That got me past my issue. I was using your commands incorrectly. That really clarified everything. I have a working install but sound does not work and the systems hangs when going to sleep. I do not have the DSDT in place or the corresponding bios yet. I will try that and hope that this works.
I worked on an HA for many moths w/o acceptable results. I have that one working now using several different guides. Everything works on it but the wired Ethernet which is interesting because in previous guides I have used the ethernet did work. Not asking for help or comments on this. Just passing on some experience.
Thank you for all your kind contributions.
Best.
Nik,
Can not wait to try this on my 1000H this weekend. Thanks for posting the DSDT file for the 1000H with 2GB. I have used your tutorial to create the Hackintosh. Your tutorial was what it possible.
Using SL on the Hackintosh I knew would be possible eventually. Buying the software, the Apple hardware and having the Eee PC 1000H (which I got last December 2008 as an additional machine) made possible the mobile computing experience we need. Windows 7 is nice, but a Hacintosh is a “macintosh” is still the “best” way to go. Apple could learn something from Microsoft in how Win 7 has shaped up from Vista development cycle.
Nik, thanks again for your work! I could tell you how vital your work is, how many real people’s lives you have saved with allowing us newbies to use the Eee PC in various fields. It is not to inflate your ego, but your work reaches down to us “in the trenches” who use Eee PC’s in “mission critical” fields. Windows XP, Vista, and even WIn7 are still not trustworthy for some tasks that can really save a life. Mac OS X literally is the lifeblood for several applications that save lives. Running these apps on the “Hackintosh” Eee PC is literally the translation of good hardware and code to functions in the field that makes a real difference in our efforts. Apple needs to make the tablet Mac we need. Till then, the Eee PC is one of the best “netbooks” out there. They really should be called “work books” as traditional notebooks are sometimes too large for certain functions. Netbooks in their various form factors fit the gap nicely. The cost is not bad too!
Maverick
I have a dumb question – what prog do i use to open the “INSTALL_1.README” files??
Thank you!
(i have been trying to hack my he for 2 months now. im always stuck at the 9min mark. this by far is the best site i found! – now – i hope this works!! :0)
Same problem with resolution on a 1000h, everything else seems to work well (sound, wifi with ralink drivers) and upgraded to 10.6.1. But after the
cd /Extra
mv Extensions.mkext Extensions_COPY.mkext
sudo ./eee-mkext-create.sh
the 800×600 resolution became a squared resolution with a black bar (one inch – 2 cm bar) on the right side.
Tried switchresx, but didnt work (didnt change kext for this as the old 10.5 guide as i dont know if the steps are the same for SL).
Anyway thank you for this guides!!!!
Alright, almost everything is running great on my 1000H except for wifi. Does anyone know of a solution? A link to the required driver or an Airport compatible wifi card? I’d rather not replace the wifi card unless I really have to. I tried the only driver that I thought might work off ralinktech.com (first one on this page: http://www.ralinktech.com/support.php?s=3) , but it doesn’t seem to be working, or I don’t know what to do after I install it.
Thanks to Nik and everyone providing help in the comments.
Hi Nik,
thanks for your good work. I want to try the installation on my 1000H which has the latest genuine BIOS v2102 and 2 GB RAM.
Can I use the DSDT.aml you provided on http://www.enik.ch/PublicFiles/File/downloads/DSDT_0.1.zip?
Thank you
Jan
How do we go about using the files from the newest zip package?
I have up and running with the files from 1.1 version of the zip. What’s changed? And can I upgrade/update to the newest versions without installing again from scratch?
thanks.
Hi Nik:
Thank you for this tutorial. I got SL installed on my 1000H pretty much without incident (although I did have to keep the USB drive in and choose to boot off the hard drive after SL was loaded but before I went through the steps outlined in the second Read Me). Anyway, I’d like to upgrade my RAM now from 1 to 2 GBs but was wondering if I need to make any changes to my SL install after I make the change? Thanks in advance for your help on this…
Hi Nick,
Finally my SSD arrived along with the 2GB RAM. I am using a 16SDHC to install. Everything went smooth till this point:
sudo dd if=boot1h of=/dev/rdiskXXXs2
I get an error when I enter this command. Yes, I replaced it with correct disk ID.
But the command works when I enter
sudo dd if=boot1h of=/dev/rdiskXXX
i.e., when I enter the command w/o the tailing s2.
Of course the USB fails to boot
Hope you can help sort this out.
Thanks!
Anyone try the vga output. It’s works fine?? THxs
INSTALLATION COMPLETE.
But then it said to reset, so I did, and now I’ve got nothing. It just boots from the USB drive and tries to install it again, and booting from the HD gives me a black screen with a blinking cursor.
Starting over.
Ok, thanks Nik. I’m going to give it another go.
I’m using a 1000H… would you know anything about what DSDT I should use?
Hi. First of all thanks so much for this guide, it is truly the best one out there!
Everything seems to be working fine from part 1. However in part 2 when I start installation, the Installer gets about 25% into the install process then it says “Install Failed” “The Installer could not copy the necessary support files.” With reference to the video for part 2, i’m stuck at the step shown at 1:14.
Any help will be fantastic!
Also as a side note I installed a new 500GB Western Digital hard drive before trying to install SL, I don’t think it should have any affect with anything, but i’m not totally sure.
thanks again.
@Aratta Qques liens intéressants : http://bit.ly/13VI4P http://bit.ly/43GJSn http://bit.ly/44xVxj #eeepc 1000he #OSX
Hey, would these directions work with Osx Tiger?
I don’t have access to SL…
Pardon my ignorance… but what is going on from 2:10-2:13? I can see that you’ve copied/pasted the first line from the ReadMe file, but then it seems like you type something before you hit Enter?
Sorry, I’m not good with Terminal stuff. Could you explain that part of the process to me in a little more detail? I tried watching the video in fullscreen, but I can’t make out the text.
Thanks so much for doing this!
Hi. Thanks. Yes problem was the U3 partition. Removed and and re-ran your procedure. Still does not boot. Purchased a new USB drive w/o U3, re-ran the procedure and still no boot. I have the HE and HA. No go on either. I must be doing something wrong? Is a specific bios required?
Thank you for all your hard work.
Best, cb
Hi,
I performed the following steps to fix resoluation (800×600). But after reboot, right side of screen is black. Going into Display there are more choices now, but no 1024X600. Do you know why? Thanks.
* Open a terminal
* Type:
cd /Extra
mv Extensions.mkext Extensions_COPY.mkext
sudo ./eee-mkext-create.sh
* then type your password.
* Check that a new Extensions.mkext file has been created.
* Reboot
I seem to be stuck at getting the 1000HE to boot off of the USB flash drive. I hit Esc at boot and select my USB flash drive from the options and after that nothing seems to be happening. I’ve followed the instructions thus far, and the only difference would be that I am using the 1GB DSDT provided here
http://www.enik.ch/2009/06/eee-1000he-dsdt-files-and-the-memory-problem/
Otherwise everything is the same, I flashed the BIOS to 1002, it just doesn’t get past a black screen with a blinking cursor.
Hi. Followed your instructions but the usb stick will not boot. One interesting difference between this usb stick and others I have used for desktops is on the “esc” boot menu it list the stick twice:
Internal hard drive
SanDisk Cruiser
SanDisk Cruiser
Neither boots. Any ideas or suggestions appreciated.
Thank you.
My Netbook is arriving today and I plan on performing this procedure tonight, I hope it all goes well. Can someone please confirm that the Wifi card that is in my Netbook by default will work out of the box?
Everytime I try to do the
sudo dd if=boot1h of=/dev/rdisk2
I get “resource busy”; i’ve tried this like 5 times. So i have tried skipping this step and of course the damn thing isn’t bootable. So what gives?
Go to Disk Utility and unmount the partition (not eject. Unmount)
(sorry for the 2 years delay on the questlion. I just had this issue and fixed it this way)
Then try the command and re-mount the partition.
Et voila
Everytime I try to do the
sudo dd if=boot1h of=/dev/rdisk2
I get “resource busy”; i’ve tried this like 5 times. So i have tried skipping this step and of course the damn thing isn’t bootable. So what gives?
Got the install and update to work on a 1000ha using the bios from eNik’s 10.5.7 post.
One problem. The font showing up in spotlight and textEdit when I try to type looks like windings or some other symbol font. Very weird. Any idea how to correct?
Hi Nik,
many many thanks for this clear and easy to understand installation guide. I’ve done a lot of installations (OSX 10.5.x) in the past on several netbooks like eeepc 901, lenovo s10e and eeepc 1000HG (with internal 3G modem). None of these installations were so easy and finished so successful like installation of SL 10.6 on the eeepc 1000HG following your video instructions.
As i run the eeepc with dualboot (Windows on the first and OSX on the second partition) i had the problem that SL won’t install on the partition as it is not partitioned as GUID.
What i’ve done is:
- Backup SL Install DVD and restore it to 8GB USB stick
- connect usb stick and external HDD (found an old one with 20GB…) to eeepc
- boot into the installer from USB stick and follow your instructions from video one except install target was the external hdd partitioned with GUID
- booted from fresh installed external hdd and did backup with time maschine on USB stick
- booted again from installation usb stick and restored backup onto second partition
- booted from usb hdd with SL installation and did final steps described in install_2.readme for internal disk and second partition.
- first boot from internal disk took long time but after re-creating Extensions.mkext as described all is running fine. To get internal 3G running i installed driver available from Huwaia.
I’m very happy with my iEEEPC running on SL 10.6.1 now.
Many many thanks, great work!!!
Ciao, Waldi
fantastic. will it be possible to install on a MBR partition. i want to use win 7 as well. Is there any hope for that please..
Thanks for this guide, it worked like a charm for me.
I have a Mac Pro, Eee 1000HE and legit SL 10.6 disc. Ripped the SL onto a 8GB USB thumb drive. NB. Your 1.1 zip pack extracts under a slightly different folder name than the command in the first readme file, so everyone else be aware of that.
Put the USB drive into the Eee, booted off it and installed 10.6. Beware that it won’t boot off the HDD after the first install without the thumb drive still in!
Followed the instructions to do the final house keeping etc. Rebooted straight off the HDD now without the USB, and got into the desktop again. Updated to 10.6.1 without issue.
After that had to do the “installation problems” instructions at the top of the post to fix the display and sleep issues.
Now its all good, thanks for the guide! Please keep us updated if you find more tweaks etc.
Great guide!
I am tempted to Hackintosh my new EeePC 1000HE.
I haven’t done this before so I am a bit apprehensive.
A few answers will ease my heart palpitations:
1. How do I find out the Bios version currently loaded? I could not locate which Bios version this (DSDT) will work with. Can you plesae specify?
2. I am planning to add a SSD. Would this work with SSD?
3. Is it necessary to have 2GB RAM. I do not have, but I plan to upgrade.
Thanks!
Hi Nik,
I thank you for this easy install-guide. Very well done.
I tried this on my 1000H (Standard configuration except for 2GB RAM). And it worked perfectly (with the second Extra folder).
I followed exactly your instructions, used a special DSDT.aml file for my 1000H (genuine 2102 Bios and 2GB). First I had the wrong resolution (800×600) and the slow graphic performance which both survived the 10.6.1 Combo-Update. Replacing the Extra folder with the one from version 1.1 and rebuilding of the Extension.mkext (as described above) worked the problems out.
For Wi-Fi with the stock Ralink-Card I use the driver downloaded from ralinktech.com which works under Snowleopard too.
What I noticed is that the sleep and wake-up process takes much longer than under Leopard. (And Backlight doesn’t turn on automatically anymore. Yet. I think I will figure out this soon.) And at the first two installs (with Extra folder v.1) the on/off button worked as on real MacBooks and brought me to the shutdown/reboot/sleep menu. Now with Extra folder v.1.1 it doesnt work anymore.
But that shouldn’t be a complaint but rather an information for you and for other 1000H users that this guide works for this configuration magnificiently too.
Thank you for your efforts
Fäbe
Does anybody know how well this works on the 1005HA? I’ve heard I may have to replace the wifi card to get wifi working properly, but otherwise is the install procedure the same? Thanks!
Guys,
I just posted a new installation pack.
This corrects:
– Sleep
– Brightness keys
– Bluetoth
– Ethernet
Let me know if it works ok for you,
Nik
Hi Nik,
some updates after a few days of playing and installing with SL.
The system is fairly stable, at times the wifi card refuses to work but usually a quick shutdown/reboot fixes the issue.
Similar things happen with the battery status, at times indication is not correct but agin usually a quick shutdown/reboot fixes it.
I still cannot manage to really put the system to sleep/hibernate. It just switches off the screen and then freezes there. The power light remains steady on and the wifi card light remains on too. To shut down I need to force shutdown by keeping the power switch pressed for a few seconds. Any suggestion on this one?
By looking around, I’ve found out this post (hope I’m not violating any “rule” here in case please let me know) http://smallcomputing.net/forums/index.php/topic,60.0.html that provides a link to a .zip file from nicka (towards the end of the first page) with some kext, dsdt.*, smbios.plist and com.apple.bios.plist. If I copy into Extra the dsdt.* and the *.plist (not the kext) and keep using your kext, the brightness controls (Fn+F5/F6) work and everything else seems ok. It might help in your investigations?
Ciao
Paolo
Hey nik,
Can you also give a tutorial, which can only written in steps, of how to install SL in a system has win xp, os x, linux (I want to install SL to replace os x)?
I think this may suit many people needs =]
PS:My 1000HE is 2GB, bios 1002, with atheros wifi card
Josh
Just created an article on creating your own DSDT files:
http://technow.cc/2009/10/08/learn-how-to-create-your-own-dsdt/
Enjoy,
Nik
Hi Nik,
I’ve followed your tutorial with one minor variation: following another tutorial indication I’ve replaced the installer application to be able to install on MBS partitions (need to build up a dual boot system with XP.
Not to mess up the working system, I’ve installed on an external HD as a “training camp”
The installation went fine and I could boot on Snow Leopard and update but looks like there is something strange with the extensions. Basically even after update I’m stuck at 800×600 resolution, volume and brightness keys are not working and no sound card is detected.
Looks like the .kext in the Extra folder are not used by the system.
Any suggestion on how to fix it?
Thanks
Paolo
Unfortunately I couldn’t tell as I replaced the stock card right in the beginning with a Airport compatible Broadcom card.
The 1000HE ships with two different models.
The NE766 which is a “Ralink RT2860” type card and for which there are drivers on the Ralink website and the NE771 (your card) for which I have not been able to find any info on working drivers (see here for example : http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=73933)
You might consider swapping out your Wifi card for a Broadcom one…
Nik
Nik ,
the wifi stock card AW NE771 works with SL ?
THXS
雪豹@EeePC
http://tinyurl.com/ydloqo3
http://tinyurl.com/ybb8tkw
The install package on 1000h won’t work correctly.
out of the box with netbookinstaller and correctly loaded kext it will work better!
only problem is ethernet and bluetooth. the first isn’t recognized correctly by the attansic and bluetooth even pops up when i reboot.
This video is quite private – not for public viewing.
Please turn public so we can learn
Oh, seems that the batch processing for publication didn’t work correctly.
I changed it to public, so now learn
Enjoy and thanks for the notification,
Nik
Define “better”…
There are multiple ways to get SnowLeopard on the eee PCs I’m showing you one of them.
netbookinstaller looks interesting and very simple, so I’d encourage you tho share your experience (guest article on technow?) as I could not find a version of netbookinstaller that supports the eee PCs…
Let me know,
Nik
Hendrick,
I just tried NetbookBootMaker (the 0.8.3 RC2) and it works to create the USB stick (with some hickups but it evetually runs), but the NetbookInstaller does not know of the 1000HE and the installation hangs (I tried to modify the content of the installer to trick it into thinking it was alright, but to no avail).
So this solution is a NO-GO for 1000HE users (for 1000H users it seems to be the easiest way to go as the NetbookInstaller supports it out of the box).
If you know how to tweak the installer to take into account the 1000HE (which uses the same kexts and dsdt tweaks as the 1000H), please let us know.
Cheers,
Nik
PS: If you want to use the method from the video tutorial on the 1000H you’ll probably have to modify the dsdt to match the eee model.
Two add ons to the previous post
1- there is a typo I mean I need to install on an MBR disk
2- Great news for owners of the NE771: I can confirm that it works out of the box. It’s enough to have it enabled either from BIOS or from Windows installation and SL sees it as an Airport card. I’m currently browsing with it on a 802.1X enabled AP with PEAP (MSCHAPv2) (by the way, it’s a protection schema unsupported by Ralkink drivers as far as I know)
Thanks
Paolo
That’s right, if you want to build a dual boot system, then things get slightly more complicated (as you cannot install Windows on a GUID partition scheme).
As you mentioned, there are tutorials out there on how to modify the Installer (OSInstall.mpkg in /Volumes/Mac OS X Install DVD/System/Installation/Packages).
Now, the problems that you mention are probably related to a incompatible dsdt.aml file you’re using (keys not working) and/or the fact that you did not upgrade to 10.6.1 (GMA kexts are for 10.6.1 only).
Let me know,
Nik
Good to hear that
It´s a great news for AWNE 771 owner , I try to install SL .
Thxs Paolo
It seems that the problem was caused by having both Leopard (on a partition in the internal HD) and Snow Leopard (on an external USB Disk) installled on the same machine. According to some forums looks like Chamaleon ends up loading the extra kekts from the wrong partition unless configured specifically for such dual boot scenarios.
Anyway, I’ve installed SL using your instructions and set in the former Leopard partition and now I have a functioning Triple Boot 1000HE (Asus XP, OS-X, Linux) on a MBR partitioned 320Gb HD
In SL everything seems to work including internal stock wireless, bluetooth, audio and webcam.
Some issues I still have to investigate (any help appreciated) :
- Fn Keys still do not work (I’ve used the dsdt.aml from your package)
- Chamaleon, after selecting OS-X gives a message saying there has been an error while starting system, paused 5 second and then starts booting
- Still have to check Hybernation and sleeping
Anyway, thanks for the great tutorial and help
Paolo
Paolo,
Good to hear that you made some progress.
To be VERY clear the dsdt file provided is to be used with a very specific eee model and BIOS version. In this case it is for a eee 1000HE with 2GB of memory and BIOS version 1002.
The only key that works out of the box is the sleep button (FN – F1).
The brightness should work with the correct dsdt patch (though I just saw that I have some problems myself).
The rest does not work until you install the Hotkey Enabler you can find on ipis-osx (I think they updated it to run with SL). Personally I use a tool called “Spark” for volume control and such…
You can use the app “DSDTSE” in order to create the matching dsdt.aml file for your specific configuration.
As for the boot error: Is it the “Resuming from Encrypted image…” thingy?
Sleep should work OK, hibernation could work with the latest version of Chameleon (try the DeepSleep widget to test it…).
Good luck and keep us posted,
Nik
Hi Nik,
I’m trying to address one issue at a time to see where the problem is.
My machine is an ASUS original 1000HE with 2Gb memory and BIOS 1002 (7/23/09 EC FW: EPCB-031) so looks like your configuration.
Out of the box Fn-F1 without the additional applications seems to trigger the hibernation but have a somewhat strange behaviour: the screen gets black, HD blinks a bit then everything freezes, 1000HE power light remains solid blue. No option to exit this state but keeping the power button shut down for 3/4 seconds. (I remember that with Leopard the power indicator started blinking or turned off depending on the sleep mode set)
When I reboot after trying hybernation I get the following error from Chamaleon:
Header Read Size 200
Incorrect image signature
On the other hand, if I do a normal shutdown Chamaleon complains that “Hibernate image is too old by XXX seconds …”
Ciao
Paolo
Yes this looks exactly like my config…
I’ll soon (tonight or tomorrow morning) post a new tutorial on how to build your own dsdt.aml…
Cheers,
Nik
Oh, and you might want to subscribe to the Newsletter to be alerted when I post the new tutorial
Nik
Josh,
Installing a dual boot system is much more complicated than the one described in this tutorial.
First, you have to repartition the harddisk (supposing you have one partition with XP/Win7 on it) and
Second, you have to install on a disk with MBR partitioning scheme (Windows hates GUID scheme – the one we use in the tuto).
Now the problem is, that -out of the box – the installer refuses to install on a MBR partitioned disk.
There is are tutorials available on the internet that describe the modifications you have to modify the Installer (OSInstall.mpkg in /Volumes/Mac OS X Install DVD/System/Installation/Packages) as Paolo mentioned in the comments above.
You can follow may older tutorial on enik.ch to install a dual booting Leopard on the 1000HE : http://www.enik.ch/2009/05/osx-leopard-1057-on-the-eee-1000he/
As for the tutorial, I might do this one day, but for the moment my time is very limited…
Cheers,
Nik
Nik,
Um…actually I searched for details to modify OSInstall.mpkg, I successfully extract the content, and edit the Distribution and set the eraseOptionAvailable to false, but the installer still can’t install in a MBR system, do you know any of the reason?
Or should I manually run OSInstall.mpkg during the installation?
Josh
Nik,
After certain works, I can successfully boot into SL using grub, but I think there is a problem of not loading correct kext from /Extra. Is there any possible reason?
PS: In the video part 2, I just do “dd if=boot1h of =/dev/rdisk0s2″ as well as “cp boot /”, and I have already updated to 10.6.1
Thanks a lot~
Josh
An update:
After using the replacing the OSInstall in this site:
http://antyalias.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/dell-1525-snow-leopard-10a432-10-6-retail-single-usb-method/
As well as the OSInstall.mpkg patched by myself
I can choose use MBR to install SL.
Thanks a lot for your help =]
Josh
Good to hear, now I really don’t know about grub…
I usually use the boot0 and boot1 from Chameleon (even for dualbooting), but I never delved into the details on which is actually loading the kexts.
So it MIGHT be, that when using grub, you avoid the bootloader part of Chameleon that actually loads the kexts?
Just my 2 cents…
Keep me posted,
Nik
Nik,
Nice to see your reply =]
Well, I thought the dsdt.aml file is not loaded correctly (or I thought it had not loaded), as when I click “About This Mac”, the CPU brand name was unknown. Is there any possible reason of this problem, maybe permission error or something else?
Josh
This is normal, you just opened Pandora’s Box here…
To get all the info displayed correctly you have to tweak the smbios settings.
This is something that is quite complicated, but you should get the hang at ipis-osx (search for smbios…).
Thireus did quite a lot of work on this…
Nik
Paolo,
I am curious about your system settings, as I think my machine is somewhat like yours. Can you get the kext loaded correctly, which means can your machine be 1024×600 and with sound?
PS:I will give also a try on those file, help Nik for investigations =]
Josh
Paolo,
No problem, and THANKS for the link.
I’ll investigate…
Nik
Hi Josh,
looks like our 1000HE have basically the same configuration.
I got an off-the-shelf 1000HE upgraded to 2GB memory at the shop.
The WiFi card is the original NE771 and BIOS is standard 1002 downloaded from Asus Web site. The only additional modification to the system is the HD, I’ve upgraded to a 320Gb one, same model of the original one simply bigger.
The System presently is working at 99%, the only issue remaining is the sleep/hibernate previously mentioned. Have sound, webcam and 1024×600 accelerated (the little the Intel chipset can accelerate
) graphic.
Haven’t really tested the microphone but it seems to be working.
I’ve started installing SL on the HD having the following partions (prepared using XP tools like Partition Magic or Disk Commander) using MBR mode:
- Partition 1 Primary Active: 88Gb stock Windows XP System NTFS
- Partition 2 Primary Inactive: 80Gb Snow Leopard System Mac OS Extended Journaled
- Partition 3 Extended: contains 4 additional logical partitions
– Partition 3.1 Linux Swap: 4Gb
– Partition 3.2 Linux System: 32Gb Mandriva System Ext3
– Partition 3.3 Linux Users: 48Gb Mandriva User home directories Ext3
– Partition 3.4 Windows Data: 65Gb XP data NTFS
- Partition 4 Primary Inactive: 49.4Mb 0xEF Partition for eeePC Bios quick start feature
I’ve started with the system having Leopard installed in the MAC partition and followed exactly Nik tutorial with just minor variations:
)
- After preparing the bootable USB key as described by Nik I’ve installed the OSInstall I found in other tutorials without changing the standardi OSInstall.mpkg.
- When erased and formatted the MAC OS partition used MBR option.
- Installed on the MBR type partition
- I haven’t installed anything from Chamaleon in the disk boot loader, just did the installation of boot1 and boot in the OS-X partition. Didn’t did that step ‘cos I prefer to keep the Linux bootloader in which I have configured the options to boot from Windows partition, OS-X and Linux itself. Additionally I’ve also configured XP native boot manager to boot from XP partition or OS-X partition using the “chain0″ method (you can easily find info about it searching for chain0 dual boot OS-X). With this setup I usually select the OS to boot from Linux bootloader and if something shoud go bad can repair the bootloader using XP CD console and still have the option of booting OS-X from XP boot menu. (easier done than said
- After installation I couldn’t boot OS-X until I copied Nik Extra directory in the OS-X partition root. Files could be copied either using XP plus some MAC filesystem drivers or from SL DVD using the shell.
After copying the files at the following reboot everything worked as expected except the brightness Fn keys, sleep/hibernate and the volume keys (see my previous postings). I’ve fixed the brightness as described in previous postings and volume keys using Spark as suggested by Nik. Didn’t use Hotkey Enabler ‘cos its setup placed a dsdt.aml in the root plus some additional .kext that rendered the internal wireless not working and ‘cos Spark looks much more quick to react when pressing keys.
Doing some testing and messing things up I found out a couple of additional issues that might be of interest:
- If you have a dsdt.aml in the root of OS-X partition it seems to be loaded instead of the one present in the /Extra directory (that happened with Hotkey Enabler installation)
- If you have two OS-X partitions with the Extra directory in them, not necessarily in the same disk, it seems that Chamaleon goes crazy and doesn’t necesarily loads .kekt or dsdt from the right partition unless correctly instructed (You must set up a specific Chamaleon configuration file to allow dual boot of Leopard and SL, as an example. This is documented on the net). It has happened to me when I’ve installed SL on an external USB disk to test it before the “official” installation. In that case Chamaleon booted SL from the USB disk but loaded some of the kext (and maybe the dsdt.aml) from Leopard disk, in this situation I couldn’t manage to have 1024×600 graphic or audio.
Hope this may help you.
CIao
Paolo
Paolo,
Lastly I found what is the problem, actually when I run the eee-mkext-create.sh in /Extra, and reboot, I get all the stuffs correctly loaded (noted that I am still in 10.6.0, not 10.6.1)
Anyway, thanks Nik and you =]
Josh
Paolo,
Thanks for your long reply.
Um…actually I mostly did the same thing as yours, but I still can’t get sound and GMA loaded correctly, I figured out that there were loading message when I use -v to boot SL, which is written loading HFS+ files from /Extra something like that. But lastly I think none of them were loaded.
I am wondering if my booting method was wrong so the things went wrong.
My partition is just simply:
1. stock XP
2. SL
3. ubuntu linux 9.10
4. linux-swap
in the setup of installation of SL, I do the install of boot1h as well as copy boot to /, and copy Extra to /. After that I figured out the grub2 in ubuntu 9.10 will not correctly load SL from expected, so I reinstall grub 0.97 and I can successfully see Chamaleon after I have chosen from grub boot menu.
At the time I have tried both keeping the installation SD card in the slot and without it, both still doesn’t make any changes to the loading of kext.
As I am rather new to SL (or even Mac
), I don’t know what have I done wrong.
Just hoping I will get all those work soon
Josh
Yes, it seems that in certain circumstances the mkext is not correctly packed.
I added this information to the article.
Thanks,
Nik
Hi Nik,
I’ve installed the new pack and after the first reboot had the same issue as Josh.
After running eee-mkext-create.sh and rebooting the kext were loaded.
I can confirm you that everything seems to be working as expected.
I can use brightness controls, ethernet, wifi and bluetooth (haven’t tested it in deep but at least it sees my devices so everything seems good).
I’ve also tested sleep mode and I can confirm that now the eeePC enters in sleep mode.
Will test hibernation as soon as possible.
Thanks for the support and for the great job!
Ciao
Paolo
Nik,
Just want to know if I want speedstep to be using in the Mac, is that only thing to do is to put that kext into /Extra and run the eee-mkext-create script and done?
Josh
Hi Nik,
I’ve tested also Hibernation and it works too after additional tweaking.
The problem I found was that on restarting Chamaleon complained that the image file was too big and refused to load it.
I’ve found the fix to this in the following forum: http://forum.voodooprojects.org/index.php/topic,562.msg2333.html#msg2333
Basically you have to install XCODE (apple GCC based compiler and developement environment), slightly modify resume.c file, compile with “make embedtheme” to enable the graphic themes in Chamaleon and copy the resulting hached “boot” file to OS-X partition root.
After that … hibernate … switch on … and resume!
Hope this may help others with the same issue.
Ciao
Paolo
Nik,
After more search I found that the configs have to be exact for the DSDT to work. As I said, I am a newbie to Hackintosh.
Could you please provide the complete specs of your eeePC? I’ll try to match it before I proceed.
Thank you!
Really appreciate it.
Actually, Speedstep should work out of the box with VoodooPower.kext already included.
If you want to check if it works, you can download the GenericCPUPowerManagement Application from http://www.superhai.com/darwin.html.
It should show you the CPU load and frequency (try to move the mouse very rapidly, the load and frequency should go up).
Nik
Lapog,
To answer your questions:
You can find the BIOS version by hitting F2 key when booting up to go in the BIOS settings. There you should see a line saying “ASUS 1000HE ACPI BIOS REVISION XXX”.
You probably have 1002 (the latest one from ASUS), for which the dsdt is made.
It should work like a charm with SSD (the eee just sees a HardDisk) and it should be VEEEERY fast. Just make sure that you have enough space (16GB or more, even though you should be able to cram it onto a 8GB SSD)
No it is not necessary to have 2GB of RAM, BUT the dsdt only works with 2GB.
I’ll try to build a 1GB version as soon as possible…
Nik
Thank you for a quick reply.
I have placed my orders for a 2GB RAM and a SSD. It should arrive sometime next week. I have already created the USB stick. One issue I faced was:
=> After creating the DMG on desktop, I had to ‘Scan for restore’ before transferring to USB. This may not be a default condition (since you mention that the DMG should automatically load up – for me, it did not).
BTW, nice slick video! Very artistic.
Regards,
Hey Nik, did you ever build the 1GB DSDT? Is it at all possible to do this with the 0802 BIOS version or should I go ahead and flash that?
Oh… yeah, Bios is Ver 1002.
Ok, weird, went away afte a reboot. Added the -legacy bootflag for a boost in preformance. Added the new extras folder and followed the terminal commands to recreate extensions. Resolution changable now, but there is no option for a 1024×600 (resolution of my 1000ha). Any ideas?
Edit: I’m stuck at 800×600, but it’s not stretched out accross the screen as before. I have a solid black bar accross the right side. There are now several options under Display in sys prefs to change the resolution, but no 1024×600. Any ideas how to add this. Would like to avoid switchres x if possible.
Julien,
sure you run sudo dd if=boot1h of=/dev/rdisk2 ?
I had this error when i didn’t check exactly and copied out the result of my diskutil list which lists disk2 instead of rdisk2. Running command with disk2 showed me same error message as you describe here. Changing to rdisk2 went fine then.
Rgds, Waldi
Before we can confirm anything we need to know what model are you’ll get.
If it’s a 1000HE please have a look in this comments (use the find of your browser or goto
http://technow.cc/2009/10/03/osx-10-6-1-snowleopard-on-the-eee-1000he-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-8)
Nik
This sounds like you’d try to use the wrong disk…
Are you sure that you got the right disk ID?
It is not always rdisk2 (it might be some other ID 0,1,2,3,…).
Did you check out Ipis-OSX forum for help?
Please have a look above, this has already been discussed at length and I did reply in detail.
Try CMD-F and then type “MBR”
Thanks for the info.
I’ll put up a note…
Nik
Hi,
The remaining problems point to a invalid/incorrectly modified/incompatible dsdt.aml file, as all this stuff is handled by the DSDT.
Nik
Hey Faebe,
Can you link me to the ralinktech driver you used to make your wifi card work? I’m using a 1000H too, and my wifi is the only thing that’s not working.
Thanks!
It has arrived.
Asus 1000HE
BIOS Revision 0802
160GB HDD
1GB RAM
Is there more you need to know?
I get ip to the second part and there is no error, it just hangs after I select the drive.
As mentioned before, the current specs are Asus 1000HE, BIOS Revision 0802, 160GB HDD, 1GB RAM. I will flash the BIOS this evening using the install pack on this page and the file called 1000HE-ASUS-1002.ROM (renamed to 1000HE.ROM of course for the flash.
The only thing I cannot do immediately is update my RAM to 2GB. Am I able to use the DSDT from this tutorial or is there another DSDT I must acquire first?
Any help you can give with this final step would be greatly appreciated!
- Mitch
Hi Mitch, the wifi card in my 1000HE worked straight out of the box. It really depends on what card ASUS built your 1000HE with but it should work just fine. To use Nik’s DSDT.aml you’ll need to upgrade your RAM to 2GB and BIOS to 1002 and everything will go without a hitch.
Easiest install I’ve done on the ASUS 1000 series!
Erik
can you elaborate on the steps in the middle?
“- booted from fresh installed external hdd and did backup with time maschine on USB stick
- booted again from installation usb stick and restored backup onto second partition
”
Boot off USB stick and install SL onto your external HDD (from your USB diskimage).
you then boot from the external HDD, and use its time machine to backup the install (from external HDD onto the USB stick again)?
How is there room on your stick to fit both the existing diskimage and the new TM backup from the fresh install?
Thanks.
I think this is my problem – the DSDT. IS there a DSDT available for my configuration?
Sorry for leaving so many comments, but I have answered some of my own questions and also need answers to a few more.
Firstly, I have upgraded my BIOS to 1002 without any hassles and I can now get my installer to boot. BUT, I am now faced with this error message.
Is this because of my DSDT file? If so, where am I able to find a DSDT file to fix this? And if not, what *is* causing it? lol
I think you are using a U3 USB stick.
They contain a “fixed”partition that contains the U3 “crap” (programs that can run on startup and that handle the login, encrypting of the data and so on). It is seen as a non writeable CD rom.
And the data partition that is writeable and contains.. wait…. the DATA…
There are ways to reformat the stick in “normal” mode, but you’ll destroy the U3 capabilities (not that you’d probably want them, as OSX can’t use that anyway).
Look around Google, you should be able to find this quite easily (this differs between models, so I can’t give you a definitive answer…)
Good luck,
Nik
Check out the new Download section.
I uploaded a 1 and a 2GB version.
Nik
Thank you so much for making the 1GB DSDT available for download, however I am still getting this error message after I boot.
Have you disabled Quick boot in the BIOS?
Yes, I have definitely disabled Quick Boot
“Boot off USB stick and install SL onto your external HDD (from your USB diskimage).
“you then boot from the external HDD, and use its time machine to backup the install (from external HDD onto the USB stick “again)?
”
“How is there room on your stick to fit both the existing diskimage and the new TM backup from the fresh install?
To be honest i used 2 USB sticks with 8GB and 16GB. Installed from 8gb stick to external hdd, booted from external hdd and did backup of this installation to 16gb usb stick. Then again booted from installation stick and restored from 16gb stick to internal partition.
And yes, it’s also possible to run it in parallel with windows 7. Did it before on parallel with 10.5.7.
Regards
Waldi
Hi,
First you should use the 1GB DSDT from our download section (the one I put up on my other site eNik is (as far as I remember) not for the 1002 BIOS revision).
Then, if you just get the blinking cursor, this points more likely to a problem with the boot sector (that the boot0 or the boot1h file have been written incorrectly). Please recheck that you did install them to the correct drive (the USB stick).
Keep us posted,
Nik
Paolo, I tried this solution, and event if the minis seams to but hibernate I do not think it’s working for this two reasons:
1. my iMac 2008 with 4G of RAM takes about 20 sec. to hibernate and 20 sec. to wake, while the eee hibernate and wakes almost instantaneously (suspicious…);
2. chameleon still reports hat the sleep image is broken (I cannot recall the message that appears at boot, bad head sectors… or something).
I think that the fix at the boot file code only eliminates some check at the hibernation process, so that no error is reported and that you get a regular sleep…
Same problem. Currently using switchresx as a workaround. Everything else is flawless on my 1000ha.
What model of eee are you using?
parken,
It looks as if your eee is just going to sleep.
You can test it by forcing hibernation by using the DeepSleep widget.
Just for info, hibernation does NOT work for me.
Nik
I don’t have the slightest idea.
Tiger was waaaay different from Snow Leopard and the kexts in the package for sure won’t work with Tiger.
I don’t know if Chameleon works with Tiger, but if it does, there should be a way to do that.
But this will involve a fair amount of hacking and try/error.
So if you’re not really at ease with hacking kexts and DSDTs, don’t even think about this.
Get the Snow Leopard DVD for 29$ (or if you don’t own a Mac with Leopard get the bundle at 129$ I think).
The least you can do is to pay the normal price for this.
Building a Hackintosh is NOT about pirating, so please make sure you own the adequate licence for OSX.
Nik
No problem.
I’m just typing “ls -l”.
This lists the content of the directory that you’re in.
Only to check that you are in the right place (there must be a bunch of files called bootXX).
Nik
This is a problem with the boot files.
I just put up a new section called USB boot problems.
Please check this out and report back.
Nik
Copying/pasting the first line of the ReadMe1 file give me a “No Such File or Directory” error.
Typing “Is -1″ gives me a “Command Not Found” error.
:-/
Argh, so I guess the HACKINTOSH zip file is actually HACKINTIOSH_SNOWLEOPARD_V1.1, not what the ReadMe file says. I still can’t get through this Terminal stuff successfully. I got a Boot0 error on my 1000H when I went to try it.
I’m gonna try NetbookBootMaker in the meantime…
I noticed that my Bios was not updated and went back and updated it to 1002. Tried it again and the progress bar travels a little further (say 33% complete this time) but still no luck.
So I started from scratch and now am stuck at creating the USB tumbdrive with SL on it. After I create the .dmg image and try to restore it onto my 8GB tumbdrive Disk Utility goes through the process of restoring it then when it gets down to the last 1 minute it says “Restore Failure: Could not restore – Cannot allocate memory”
Any ideas?
thanks again.
kavawava,
This looks to me as if your USB Drive can’t hold up (bad memory cells, too slow, you name it) as both problems seem to stem from reading/writing problems to/from the Stick.
I’d try with another Stick (avoid the cheapo 10$ ones, as they often are of lesser quality).
The HardDrive most probably has nothing to do with it.
Good luck and keep us posted,
Nik
It’s “ls -l” like in a lowercase LETTER “L”, not the number “1″
And yes, I had to number the zip files somehow for the different versions, so rename that to what is shown in the video.
And get the 1.3 version please from the downloads section, I did update the README files.
Nik
Alright, I know I’m obnoxious, but I’ve been working on this thing for almost 5 hours.
II can get an “Installation Complete” on my 1000H, but then it needs to restart. When it does, it just tries to install SL again. I tried quitting the OSX Installer and choosing the HD as the startup disk, but it doesn’t make a difference.
GOT IT.
Wireless, sleep aren’t working, and screen resolution is still stuck at 800×600 even in 10.6.1.
K, sleep and res fixed thanks to your code above!
Please, how did you “GOT IT” !!! I do have the same problem, exactly !!
Nik,
You sir, are a GENIUS! I bought a new 8GB usb drive and it worked wonderfully (looks like the original thumb drive I was using was indeed a bit old). I installed and loaded SL perfectly on my 1000HE (i’m actually posting this comment using my SL 100HE right now). Thanks so much again!
One small problem I have however, is that every time I restart the system the computer will not boot directly into SL from the hard drive unless the usb drive is plugged in. After it boots up I can remove the usb drive and continue working like normal. Basically every time I restart I need to hit the Esc key a couple of times, then tell the computer to use my thumb drive, then when the Chameleon page appears I have to tell it to boot from my Hard drive and not the Mac OS X install disc.
Again, any ideas would be so helpful!
OK…I fixed one error. The disk ID should be just the first line not the 2nd line, i.e., disk1 and not disk1s1 or disk1s2 in the “sudo dd….” commands. Great.
So now the USB boots but halts at the first screen and say “You need to restart your computer. Hold power button ….”
I cannot get past this. Hope you can help!
I’m stuck at this as well. Kernel panic. Followed the directions to a T, did it three times even to rule out I messed something up. Not sure what to try now. At bios 1002, have 1 gb of ram in the box, so I did copy the dsdt.aml from the appropriate dir to my Extras folder on the usb stick. wrote boot1h onto the right partition (disk3s2 in my case)… not sure what else to try; ideas?
UPDATE (10/24):
FIXED IT!
Fixed the whole USB boot issue by just replacing the /Extra folder and using terminal to redo the steps shown in the “INSTALL_2.Readme.” I probably just messed it up the first time around.
I do however have some minor issues that I’d love to get some help with. Currently the following DO NOT work for me:
- Ethernet
- Sleep/Shutdown (When I put the system to sleep the monitor goes black, but the machine still stays on)
- Battery Icon (when unplugged it still says “Charged”)
- Hotkeys (i.e. for volume or screen brightness)
The following DO work:
+ Wifi (stock card, no swapping out)
+ Graphics
+ Sound
+ Webcam
+ Internal Mic
+ Bluetooth
+ Trackpad
thanks again!
Ethernet: try to plug the cable BEFORE booting, often this helps
Sleep/Shutdown: Going to sleep can be long (but less than 90 secs)
Battery: strange, no idea – might be a problem with the 1000HE (you sure you’re using a right DSDT ? 1GB/2GB)
Hotkeys: Brightness should work (again, right DST?) the others don’t work (except sleep), I use the Spark freeware, otherwise you might want to lookup HotkeyEnabler ofer at ipis-osx (not sure if this works with SL already)…
Nik
UPDATE (10/26)
Thanks for all your help again Nik
+ Ethernet works! (Just need to plug it in before booting, that was easy)
+ Volume hotkeys work! (Used Spark Freeware to enable volume buttons, mute and color invert, its awesome)
- Tried double checking my DSDT for 2GB 1000HE, Sleep/Shutdown still don’t work after waiting 5 minutes for both.
- Brightness controls don’t work, again double checked my DSDT and its correct. (Haven’t tried Hotkeyenabler yet)
- Battery indicator remains at 100%, not responsive at all. (Currently using coconutBattery to track charge level)
also on a side note, do you have a PayPal to accept donations? I think you’re providing a fabulous service and would like to say thanks somehow.
-kavawava
Sorry for the multiple posts, but
How do I ensure that my DSDT is installed correctly? I tried replacing the .aml file in my /Extra folder in my HDD (root) just to double check and rebooted the system. Is that all I need to do or is there more to it?
Sorry if this is a dumb question.
kavawava,
Stupid questions:
– you did update to 10.6.1, didn’t you (cause the graphics kexts are for this version)?
– you do use the latest package from the downloads section (at least V1.2), do you?
– for sleep, check if the SleepEnabler.kext is present under /Extra/Extensions
As for the donations. I really appreciate you wanting to donate, but this is something that I’ll keep free and for fun forever
Fortunately I have the luxury to afford it…
So I’d rather you show your support by helping out the other users who have problems and post on technow.
Or donate to Leo Laport’s TWIT network…
Cheers,
Nik
kavawava,
there are no stupid questions
I haven’t found a way to check if the dsdt has been loaded, but you might try to push the silver on/off button. If the dialog comes up, it has been loaded (yeah, stupid, I know)…
Now for your other problems:
First try to repair permissions (either in DiskUtilty or in terminal with: sudo diskutil repairPermissions / )
Then check if the SleepEnabler has been loaded type the following in the Terminal (the lines in quotes are the result you should get):
kextstat | grep SleepEnabler
“20 0 0x2e32d000 0×2000 0×1000 sk.triaxis.kext.SleepEnabler (1.0.0) <7 4 3>”
ioreg | grep Sleep
“+-o SleepEnabler <class SleepEnabler, id 0×0, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, retain 4>”
For the Battery Indicator check if the Voodoo kexts have been loaded (as above):
kextstat | grep Voodoo
17 0 0x2e6fa000 0×4000 0×3000 com.superhai.driver.VoodooBattery (1.2.0) <14 4 3>
18 0 0x2e712000 0×6000 0×5000 com.superhai.driver.VoodooPower (1.2.3) <11 7 5 4 3>
44 0 0x3475e000 0x1d000 0x1c000 org.voodoo.driver.VoodooHDA (0.2.2) <43 13 8 7 5 4 3 1>
ioreg | grep Voodoo
| | | +-o VoodooHDADevice <class VoodooHDADevice, id 0×0, registered, ma$
| | | +-o VoodooHDAEngine <class VoodooHDAEngine, id 0×0, registered, $
| | | +-o VoodooHDAEngine <class VoodooHDAEngine, id 0×0, registered, $
| | | +-o VoodooHDAEngine <class VoodooHDAEngine, id 0×0, registered, $
| | +-o VoodooBatteryPowerSource <class VoodooBatteryPowerSource, id 0×0, $
| | +-o VoodooBattery <class VoodooBattery, id 0×0, !registered, !matched,$
+-o VoodooPower <class VoodooPower, id 0×0, registered, matched, active,$
+-o VoodooBattery <class VoodooBattery, id 0×0, !registered, !matched, a$
And finally for brightness control (check the version of com.apple.driver.AppleIntelIntegratedFramebuffer and com.apple.driver.AppleIntelGMA950):
kextstat | grep Intel
21 0 0x2e76e000 0×18000 0×17000 com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement (90.0.0) <7 6 5 4 3 1>
34 0 0×34527000 0×11000 0×10000 com.apple.driver.AppleIntelIntegratedFramebuffer (6.0.2) <19 14 13 11 7 5 4 3 1>
36 0 0x345a8000 0×36000 0×35000 com.apple.driver.AppleIntelGMA950 (6.0.2) <35 19 13 10 7 5 4 3 1>
41 0 0x2e824000 0×9000 0×8000 com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPIIXATA (2.5.0) <40 13 5 4 3>
I think my USB disk is not fast enough or compatible for the purpose. I’ll be purchasing a new one and try again. But I’ve already sunk so much money into this that the purchase will have to wait till Nov.
I bowed down and used the Netbook Installer, which is now letting me install… 22 minutes left, hoping it works.
Well the Netbook Installer gave me a working install… Driver problems now
Got the ethernet working with the extensions provided in the download above, but my wifi isn’t, so need to figure that out. Just posting this in case anyone else has the same problems I have had with kernel panicing and decides to go the way I did via netbook installer
Glad it did work with the Netbook Installer. When I tried it it messed up my install because it expected a 1000H and not a 1000HE.
For the wifi, there are no specific kexts, you’ll have to find the wifi drivers from the manufacturer. There is already a discussion about this in the comments.
When you get a KP, it’s usually a problem with the kexts or the dsdt.aml file (not the boot0 or boot1h file).
Did you try to disable Quickboot in the BIOS?
Nik
I have the exact same problem at the moment. I followed the instructions step by step, but I get the kernel panic screen about 5 seconds after seeing the apple logo when booting from the USB stick. I have 2GB RAM and I flashed my BIOS to 1002, so I surely have the correct DSDT file if i choose the 2GB one from the ZIP file right? So whatever my issue is, I don’t think it’s having the wrong DSDT.
I’m not sure what else to try, but I think I might follow suit and try Netbook Installer, as jer has done. Unless you have more advice for me
Ish,
Yes you need to write the boot files (boot0 and boot1h) to the OSX harddisk partition in order to boot without the USB stick.
Before you upgrade, make sure to replace the DSDT with the one for 2GB of memory and reboot only afterwards.
No other changes are needed.
Nik
Hi,
Nothing to do for you. I just updated the Readme files in order to replace path with HACKINTOSH_SNOWLEOPARD to HACKINTOSH_SNOWLEOPARD_V1.3 because some users didn’t get that they had to rename the folder (and take out the version number for the shell command to work).
That’s the problem when you make tutos for noobs
I’ll put up a sort of release notes in the download section to avoid such confusion – sorry,
Nik
Sorry, error on my side, what I said above is from 1.2 to 1.3.
To go from 1.1 to 1.2 just copy the Extra folder to the root (and recreate the mkext file if you have resolution problems).
DON’T FORGET TO MAKE A BACKUP COPY FIRST OF YOUR /EXTRA folder first.
Nik
Frankly, I don’t remember what version I built it with(you might try, if you have a possibility to revert back – Mac and external harddisk adapter)…
But have a look at ipis-osx (link at the bottom right of this site), there are lots of (working!) DSDTs available.
Nik
Usually it does not work in mirroring mode (and is difficult to revert). But to have the extended display (2 screens) it should work.
Nik
Head over to ipis-osx (link at the bottom right of this site) and search for the DSDT.
Like that you’ll get the latest one…
Nik
Thanks for the reply Nik. I assume you mean to copy the 2GB dsdt.aml file into the extra folder in the root of the hard drive. And I’m also assuming I should do this just before upgrading the hardware. Is that correct?
The third link on Ralink’s Macintosh software page worked for me (but my 1000h is a stripped down version bought from Best Buy). Hope this helps…
Thanks for the response, Ish.
I tried installing that driver and restarting, but it didn’t make a difference.
I think something bigger is amiss here. Airport is COMPLETELY missing from my Network pref pane. I can’t add it as an interface at all. My only options are Ethernet Adaptor (en0), VPN, PPPoE, and 6 to 4.
Ok, so I enabled WLAN in BIOS (embarrassing), and I guess now one of the twelve drivers I installed is working!
Anybody have any info on getting the battery meter to work? Mine is telling me “Power source not present” even when I’m plugged in.
I know, that I repeat myself, but do you have a DSDT that worked for others with SnowLeopard on the 1000H?
Unfortunately I don’t own a 1000H anymore so I really can’t help you there. But I did put up the DSDTs that I found on ipis-OSX in 1GB and 2GB versions from two reliable sources (alex_l and dadaz).
Go here:
http://technow.cc/downloads/?dl_cat=3
Nik
Andrew, after installing the driver – does your wifi work as a normal airport card or do you have to use the horrible ralink utility?
Which driver and DSDT did you use?
I’ve just completed my installation, and I’m stuck with the Ralink utility…
If I remember correctly, I’m pretty sure I used the 1000H 2GB DSDT file found here: http://www.enik.ch/PublicFiles/File/downloads/DSDT_0.1.zip
I haven’t tried any other DSDTs, and frankly I’m a little terrified at the thought of doing the whole thing over just to switch out the DSDT file. Can you just swap DSDTs somehow without going through the whole partitioning/installing/etc. process again? Have people said that your 1000H DSDT from the Downloads section makes everything work?
Chris:
Yes, it makes me use the ugly ralinktech utility. It gets the job done, but it’s definitely annoying. Unfortunately, I tried two drivers from the ralinktech site (neither worked) before enabling WLAN in BIOS (whoops), so I’m not sure which driver works/if one or the other allows you to use Airport instead of the ralinktech utility. I did install the third driver (third link on ralinktech’s Mac software page) second and then enabled WLAN, so maybe that’s the one that my 1000H is using…? I think I’m going to risk trying the first driver. Does anyone know the difference between the two? One says wireless usb, and the other is like PCI or something.
Andrew,
If you don’t have a working OSX box OTHER than the Hackintosh, you might:
- Rename the existing dsdt to let’s say dsdt.old
- Put in place the new one
- If, and only if you get a KernelPanic (which should not happen, as those dsdt had been tested by their creators) you can boot into single user mode, delete the offending dsdt and rename the old one
Nik
Well, I tried alex_i’s and dadaz’s DSDT files. Both made the battery work. I still have no volume or brightness control though. Hotkeyenabler, maybe?
More importantly, now that my battery meter works, apparently I have 1 hour 40 minutes remaining with a 70% charge. Not the 7 hour battery life I was expecting. System Profiler says my battery health is normal, but I do have a refurbished machine. Hmmm… :-/
Frankly, I run out of ideas for the brightness control…
As for the battery life, forget the 7 hours (I didn’t even get that under the original XP).
Expect 4-5 hours under XP and around 2.5-3.5 hours under OSX (as it does not very well handle power saving it wasn’t designed to do so with ASUS PCs).
Nik
BUMMER.
Well, I guess I won’t have to deal with buying a new battery, at least.
Still working on getting volume buttons and Airport working… I tried the first ralink driver again, restarted, and it gave me an error that required a restart. Restarted OK the second time, but still no Airport. Not sure of the difference between the ralink drivers, or which is better.
Volume Control Fix for 1000H:
Install the app “Spark
File -> New Hotkey -> System
Set shortcut for Volume actions (mute, volume up, volume down).
I read that the Fn button doesn’t work, so I use Ctrl+F10 for mute, Ctrl+F11 for volume down, and Ctrl+F11.
Works great!
Can you tell me some of the drivers you tried? I can’t get mine to work, even with the ralink stuff. WLAN is enabled in BIOS.
Usually you shouldn’t need SwitchresX…
Try the DSDTs for the 1000H that I just put up in the download section:
http://technow.cc/downloads/?dl_cat=3
Nik
I used your DSTD for 1000h and 2 GB. What i did, that i don’t know if its wrong, is to apply the terminal solution at 10.6.0. So after upgrading to 10.6.1 nothing changed. Two questions:
Can i revert the terminal solution changes for trying it again at 10.6.1?
Can i change with the DSTD app my current dsdt without reinstalling?
Sorry if my questions are a bit silly but, i don’t really understand completely all this stuff
Thanks for your response.
Tried the whole installation again with the new dsdt (dadaz version) and no luck, after the Extensions.mkext part at 10.6.1 the screen goes from the 800×600 to the same but with the thick black border on the right, and now are more resolutions avalaible but there is no 1024×600.
Thank you if i solve the problem i’ll post it.
Well i had good resolution with SwitchresX, but the performance dropped a lot so, i decide to repeat the entire process (i even installed ubuntu 9.10 remix meanwhile, and although the idea of new menus is good, it was not as nice experience as having a OSX).
What finally has worked for me is (i think because i have done so many things that i don’t know if they are mandatory), was after installing like this first tutorial, used netbookinstaller and checked the option install bootloader, install general extensions AND Install old mirror friendly GMA kext. Until i checked the old GMA the resolution was stucked at 800×600 or any other standar resolution but not the 1024×600. After reboot, tachan!!! native eee 1000h resolution was there without doing anything else.
Yes please report back if you can resolve it, as others surely have the same problem.
Thanks,
Nik
TextEdit or any other text editor, you can also rename it to .txt inestead of readme.
tnx. i did use text edit but it didnt look like the video, so i thought i needed some special prog…
tnx. let the games begin!
No it does indeed look differently, because I use “Smultron” as an editor, which is free and quite useful.
Nik
Playing with kext for gma950 and still no luck. Do you think this problem could be solved with kext or dsdt fixes?
Some people on this blog had this problem, has someone solved (black bar at 800×600) so is the real 800×600, not the streched one after appling the kext for fixing problems posted on this page.
I can change resolution to 1024×768, the black bar on the right disapear but the dock is not visible.
You’ll still get a reply
Have you tried to hook up the ethernet cable BEFORE booting the eee?
This seems to sort out the problem for some.
Sound is handled by the VoodooHDA kext and should not depend on the dsdt.
What model are you using?
Otherwise try to check if the kext is correctly loaded:
kextstat | grep Voodoo
17 0 0×2e6fa000 0×4000 0×3000 com.superhai.driver.VoodooBattery (1.2.0) <14 4 3>
18 0 0×2e712000 0×6000 0×5000 com.superhai.driver.VoodooPower (1.2.3) <11 7 5 4 3>
44 0 0×3475e000 0×1d000 0×1c000 org.voodoo.driver.VoodooHDA (0.2.2) <43 13 8 7 5 4 3 1>
ioreg | grep Voodoo
| | | +-o VoodooHDADevice <class VoodooHDADevice, id 0×0, registered, ma$
| | | +-o VoodooHDAEngine <class VoodooHDAEngine, id 0×0, registered, $
| | | +-o VoodooHDAEngine <class VoodooHDAEngine, id 0×0, registered, $
| | | +-o VoodooHDAEngine <class VoodooHDAEngine, id 0×0, registered, $
| | +-o VoodooBatteryPowerSource <class VoodooBatteryPowerSource, id 0×0, $
| | +-o VoodooBattery <class VoodooBattery, id 0×0, !registered, !matched,$
+-o VoodooPower <class VoodooPower, id 0×0, registered, matched, active,$
+-o VoodooBattery <class VoodooBattery, id 0×0, !registered, !matched, a$
Good luck,
Nik
DSDT and new bios appears to fix sleep but HDA engine still not loading.
If I have that fixed the only thing still not working is that the battery indicator does not show either time or percentage.
Thanks, cb
If you say that it’s not loading, does that mean that it does not show up in “kextstat”?
Nik
Hi,
What do you mean by “bootscreen”?
Have you tried booting with -v option to see where it’s stuck?
Did you place the correct DSDT in the /Extra folder?
Nik
You don’t need to flash this ROM in order to make it work (if you are already at version 2102).
This one only contains a SLIC 2.1 table in addition to the original BIOS from ASUS.
IF you REALLY want to flash it, make sure that the 1000H.ROM file is the ONLY file on a FAT formatted USB stick.
Then it should work (takes some time and seems to freeze for a moment)…
Nik
Yes, I posted my “kextstat” results but for some reason it is not showing up on the blog here. All the voodoo stuff showed loaded but HDA. ????
Thanks for your continued support.
Best
OK, I solved it! OSX works like a charm!
I had installed a patched BIOS for Windows 7. I replaced that with the original ASUS BIOS, and then it worked.
Looks as if you have a problem with the CPU mamagement.
Try to copy the /Extra folder to your USB Stick…
And make sure that you have all the needes kexts in it…
Nik
Check if you have a file named _VoodooHDA.kext and rebuild the mkext file as described above in the article.
Nik
Yes that should do it…
Nik
hey Mark,
I´m about to install SL on my 1000H and also would like to put on Windows7 with a Dual Boot. Could you please explain how I have to do this? (like with this “OSInstall framework” -what is this and where can I get it)
do I have to do something prior to install SL, or everything just after SL is already up and running?
many thnx in advance for any help and have a nice weekend!
Finally good resolution with SwitchresX, version 3.8.7 (the beta 4 version didn’t worked), also updated my BIOS to last version 2204 (don’t know if it has done something)
This is good news, I don’t know if it was the BIOS, but now your dsdt.aml might conflict as it’s not the same version….
Nik
I have 1000h, and following this tutorial, worked for me sound, brightness, sleep, webcam, wifi (with ralink 10.5 pci driver) out of the box (didn’t tested bluetooth, ethernet or mic). The only thing didn’t worked for me at first was resolution (stucked at 800×600) now solved with switchresX 3.8.7. Previously i had 10.5.5, and don’t remember my old bios version in which i did all this process (perhaps my resolution problem was with that BIOS version?). I just updated to 2404 and everything seems to go well.
Hi,
No one can GUARANTEE that EVERYTHING (as you put it – BootCamp does not work, does it?) will work, but it is an easy guess, that SnowLeopard should work (especially as you have a fully working combination of DSDT and BIOS – which remain exactly the same for SL).
And with the BCM Wifi you’re all set to go.
Now the only thing you have to work around is modifying the installer to install to MBR in order to be able to dualboot.
Nik
Hi, You have now installed Snow Leopard on 1000H ? What kexts you use? Kexts from HACKINTIOSH_SNOWLEOPARD_V1.3.zip? Everythings works for you on 1000H? … Yes i have AirPort card, i buy it from ebay, search for BCM94321MC, i buy it for 16$ … and setup is very easy, you can google the tutorial.
Andrew,
You’re one lucky man, it’s extremely easy on a 1000H, the car is just to the right of the harddisk and can be changed by removing two screws after opening the hatch at the back of the 1000H (OK, that makes it 4 screws total
On the 1000HE it’s waaaaay more complicated, you have to open the thing up completely (I’ve done it…) to change the car that is on the other side of the logic board….
Get a Broadcom from ebay for around 20$ (that’s what I use). Type “BCM94321MC” in ebay’s search and you’ll be a happy camper.
Nik
OK i starting backing up my HDD,… and tomorrow i start installation, but what i exactly must to do? … Now i have dualboot with EFI 256mb partition, i do that with this tutorial: http://ipis-osx.wikidot.com/forum/t-116781/dual-boot-asus-xp-and-os-x-retail-install ,… can i delete the EFI partition, or i can have it for Snow Leopard too? … And i just do all things which is on the videos and i can set up my install or something other to do? Very Thank You
No use the boot1h.
I don’t know what the other is for, it’s just there for completeness (this is a whole package).
Nik
As explained several times in this thread, you must modify a file on the USB Stick in order to allow installation on a MBR partition (usually only GUID works), cause Windows doesn’t like GUID.
Nik
tnx. what is the commend you type in part one, around 36 sec’s in? look like ” ?? -1 ” after you type it you get a long list. after the list you paste “sidkfull list ” commend…
Tnx
BTW – my first crack at this didint work… im getting the blinking “_”….
tnx
Ori
Please read the discussions first, I already answered this.
I type “ls -l” to check that I’m in the right directory. This is not necessary but for paranoiac types like me it helps being sure that they actually write the right stuff in the boostsector…
Nik
In this 2 videos is this explained on theirs 2 videos, how i can do that, how modify this file? Sorry for my english, Thanks for answers
No, it’s not explained as I don’t cover dualbooting in there and the process is slightly more complicated…
You’ll find a lot of information in this thread and on the internet (try Google…)
Nik