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OSX Leopard 10.5.7 update on the eee 1000h

admin — Thu, 14 May 2009 10:07:55 +0000

Update: you can find new video tutorials on how to install SnowLeopard on our new partner site technow.cc.

I just upgraded to version 10.5.7 of Leopard on my 1000H.

I did this by downloading the Combo Update directly from Apple (just to be sure…) and executing it on the eee PC.

Everything went fine, I just had to:

reinstall the modified graphics kexts in version 10.5.7
reinstall the Bluetooth kext from the Fixes folder
and strangely the PS2 kexts and to reapply the AboutThisMac.pkg

All of those kexts can be found in the 10.5.7 folder from the Install Package in this eNik article.

OSX Leopard 10.5.6 on the eee 1000h (UPDATED)

admin — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 07:06:39 +0000

Update: You can find new video tutorials on how to install SnowLeopard
on our new partner site technow.cc.

I finally got the time to update my article on how to install OSX 10.5.5 on your eee 1000h.

The procedure is pretty much the same but I tried to add the cool stuff that has been discovered lately, mainly over at ipis-osx.

I tried to keep this guide more basic than the one before, so no iDeneb, iPC or Kalyway specific installation instructions, you’ll have to enable your brain at a certain moment

If you would like to install with the original OSX DVD see the excellent tutorial by Gregory Cohen.

Thanks go to Greg, slither2007, pentiumpc, Thireus,strongesthylian, comatron and all the other fine people at ipis-osx.

Update: I re-tested the guide on iDeneb 1.4 and had to change the install order:

When installing the GMA950 kexts before the DSDT fix boot process will most probably hang with a blue screen. –> changed the order of installation and uploaded a new zip package.

Update: Updated the chapter 3.4.5) Fix Power Manage for those who get double or missing battery icons.

Update: Modified the Tutorial to integrate Thireus’ VoodooHDA.kext for Sound input (Mic working) and the Attansic kext for a working Ethernet port (new Install Package – V0.9.3).

Update: Modified the Tutorial and Package (new Install Package – V0.9.4) to integrate:

Thireus’ latest VoodooHDA.kext
The latest Attansic kext for a working Ethernet
The latest BIOS and DSDT (1902 for 1000H) file from alex_l
Trackpad kexts in the 10.5.7 folder after my 10.5.7 upgrade
Graphics kexts in the 10.5.7 folder after my 10.5.7 upgrade
Chameleon 2 RC package for the adventurous among my visitors

Update: I uploaded a new version of the package that should fix the problems with dsdt files for 1GB or 2GB PCs. See this post.

The new bundle is MY_BUNDLE_V0.9.4.2.zip.

To begin with…

Get my install pack here (I compiled a configuration that worked for me. I take no credit at all for this. Guys like paul over here did the lions share of the work).

Unzip the downloaded file (usually it unzips to the same folder)

For each chapter, the files needed are in a nicely labeled folder that contains everything you need (including the download links for the components that I can’t provide freely).

1) BIOS Update to fix ACPI Problems

In order to avoid some very annoying quirks (like bootup taking 20-40 minutes…) you’ll should flash the custom BIOS. If you can wait out the loooooong boot time, you might just use the DSDT method described in chapter 3.4.8).

alex_l provided us with a new version of the 1902 BIOS and DSDT for the 1000h (XP friendly version).

It can be found in the BIOS_1000H_ALEX_L folder.

The modified BIOS has been made by pentiumpc over at ipis-osx. Check out his thread.

There are two flavors:

1000H-Basic-Patched-B3 : Recommended XP friendly without the PowerButton fix (this can be achieved with the DSDT fix from chapter 3.4.8)
1000H-Basic-Patched-B3a : OSX only. Not recommended for dual boot setups or people who want to go back (in which case you’ll have to reflash another XP friendly BIOS)

To flash the BIOS:

Make sure the the ROM file is named to whatever the name of your comp model is, in my case 1000H.ROM (or 901.ROM)
Put it alone on a USB drive and insert it into your computer. Reboot, hit F2
Under the Boot tab of BIOS settings, change priority boot device to USB drive
Go to exit, select exit + save changes
This will cause the comp to reboot again, so as soon as you see it start up, HOLD DOWN alt + F2
This will go into EZ-FLASH and update your BIOS
Reboot, hit F2, double check that BIOS is working

2) Partition your Harddisk

I kept a dualboot configuration with XP and OSX on my 1000h. In order to accomplish this you’ll have to do some light changes in your partition scheme. I’ll recommend you do a complete backup of your harddisk before continuing!!! You can use programs like Acronis TrueImage to do so.

Right click on “My Computer” on your desktop and select “Manage”
Then click on “Disk Management”

Delete the second partition by right clicking on the second partition of Disk0 and selecting “Delete Partition”.

Create a new unformatted primary partition

3) Installation

3.1) Preparation – Downloads

Download your preferred distribution from the usual sources (this is somewhat illegal even if you own a Leopard license, as I do) . I recommend:
- iDeneb 1.4 10.5.6
- iPC_OSx86 Universal 10.5.6 or iPC-X DL 10.5.6
Burn it to a DVD

3.2) BIOS Settings

Enter BIOS Settings by pressing F2 at the gray boot screen

Go to Advanced - Onboard Device Configuration
- Onboard LAN: Disable
- Onboard Camera: Enable
- Onboard Wlan: Enable
- Onboard Bluetooth: Enable
Advanced – CPU settings
- Max CPUID Value Limit: Disable
- Hyper threading: Disable (If you have it in the BIOS – mainly for 901 users)
- Intel Speedstep Enable (If you have it in the BIOS – mainly for 901 users)
Save & Exit

3.3) Installing OSX

Put the OSX DVD in your external DVD drive and boot from it (Hit ESC at the gray boot screen and select your DVD drive in the blue/yellow list)
The boot may take a while (5-10 minutes depending on your DVD drive)

Just click through until you come to this screen

Run “Disk Utility”

Select the second partition that you have created in step 1 and format it by selecting “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)”, naming it (OSX in my case) and hit “Erase”

–

To be sure you can select the drive and select “Partition”. Press Options and you should see that the drive is partitioned as MBR

If you go back now you should see something like this.
Select the drive and click “continue”

On the “Install Summary” Screen click “Customize”

Now you’ll have to enable your brain as you’ll have to select the install options. Those options are not always present and/or named in the same way. You’ll have to install:
- The option for ICHx Fixed or Intel ICHx SATA Driver or something similar
- The option for FireWire Remove or similar
- Video/Intel and check GMA950
- PS/2 Keyboard Fix or PS2Fix Keyboard or similar
- CPUS=1 or One Core Fix
- Don’t select any optional Kernel !!!!
If you have the option to install some tools I’d recommend (if present):
- Kext Helper
- OSx86 Tools
- Pacifist
- Universal OSX86 Installer

Example for iDeneb 1.4

iDeneb Essential System

Patches 10.5.6 Ready / Alternative Essential Patch / PS2 Fix for ACPI kext 10.5.6 / PS2 Fix Keyboard

Chipset / ICHx Fixed

Fix / AppleSMBIOS / AppleSMBIOS 667

Fix / FireWire Remove

Fix / Battery Manager

Fix / PowerOff_OpenHaltRestart

Video / Intel / IntelGMA950

And the recommended Apps

Hit “Done” and “Install”
Go have a coffee or two, install takes around 25 – 40 minutes.

3.4) Post-Install

After first boot you’ll have to answer some questions from Apple.

Don’t forget to define a password, we’ll need it later!

There is no guarantee that all the kexts in this bundle do work with your eee PC. There are simply too many different hardware revisions out there (even on the 1000h it seems that there are at least 3 different brands of the camera used – some work, some don’t).

So if you install the kexts:

Do so by following the guide (unless you know what you’re doing) as it makes it easier to spot an offending kext.

Install them using kextHelper (it sets the corrects rights and stuff and makes a backup of your replaced kexts).

If ever a kext has your system crashing/not booting/unstable do the following:

Boot into “single user mode” by specifying -s at the boot prompt

Then type: /sbin/fsck -fy /sbin/mount -uw / (don’t forget the / at the end!!)

Then erase the offending kext(s) with the backup(s) (example of AppleIntelGMA950 kext) cp -R /Backup Extensions/AppleIntelGMA950.kext/ /System/Library/Extensions/ rm /System/Library/Extensions.mkext

Reboot with the -f option

3.4.1) Fixing “About this Mac”

Install the “About this Mac” package. Just click through it

3.4.2) DSDT file

The DSDT file can be used with the latest Chameleon bootloader.

Launch the Univeral OSX86 Installer Application (ignore the errors, I only included the needed stuff) and install the bootloader to your OSX partition (beware to not choose any other partition!!!)

Copy the corresponding dsdt.aml file to your root directory.

Attention there are two flavours: one for 1GB (original) 1000Hs and one for updated 2GB ones!!!

Attention the provided dsdt file only works with the 1000h!!!

For more information see this thread.

The DSDT file will handle and correct the following stuff :

Brightness Control (wake fix, no need for AppleIntelIntegratedFramebuffer.kext)
Power Button Fix
Lid close goes to sleep (no need for Clamshell.kext)

And on a more technical level:

VGA fix (no need for Natit.kext)
CPU Alias
Mute fix
_T_0 fix
HPET fixed
RTC fixed

Note: This things are already partially fixed by the modified BIOS that you have flashed – so basically you should be able to go back to the latest vanilla BIOS from ASUS, but I prefer to be sure, in case I mess up my DSDT file

3.4.3) Installing kexts

Run “Kext Helper”

Drag all kexts in the “3.4.2_InstallingKexts” folder onto the “Kext Helper” application (The SMBIOS kext might not be needed for iDeneb).

Type your password, click “Easy Install” and follow the dialogs
Reboot

3.4.4) Fixing the resolution

You may have a strange 800×600 resolution. Don’t worry, we’ll fix that.
Install “SwitchResX”

Launch “SwitchResX” property panel

Go to “Custom” and click on the plus sign “+”

Create a custom resolution. Only change the “Pixel Clock “to 60 and the Horizontal resolution to 1024 and hit OK.

Click “Apply”
Launch “OSx86 Tool”
Select “Enable/Disable Quartz GL”
Click on “Enable Quartz GL”

Reboot

3.4.5) Fix Power Management

Delete the “PowerManagement.bundle” in System/Library/SystemConfiguration by dragging it to the Trash (it might be a good idea to make a copy first . You’ll have to enter your password to proceed.

Now install the new “PowerManagement.bundle” by dragging it to System/Library/SystemConfiguration. Again you’ll have to enter your password to proceed.

Launch “OSx86 Tool”
Select “Repair Permissions” and “Clear Extensions Cache”
Click on “Run Selected Tasks”. You’ll have to enter your password to proceed.

Wait (this may take some time – 5 to 10 minutes)
Reboot

Update: For those having problems with missing or double battery icons, read this:

This is a known problem on some configurations.

Could also be that it conflichts with the installed PowerManagement.bundle.

For me on my 1000h it worked like a charm but I had to delete the existing ACPIBattery.kext because I got two battery indicators.

If you have no icon, try the ACPIBattery.kext from my 10.5.5 postinstall pack here.

3.4.6) Install WLAN Driver

if you stayed with the original Ralink card

Download here
Use specific application to control WLAN
I for my part installed a Apple Airport mini PCI WLAN card – BroadCom BCM 94321MC 802.11n (search for BCM94321MC on eBay – around 20$-30$) which works out of the box and is recognized as Airport card.

3.4.7) Fix sound

There is no need for the Audeee solution anymore. The VoodooHDA.kext resolves the problems (though only one Microphone is working – mono).

I’ve included the latest VoodooHDA.kext compiled and adapted to the eee by Thireus (22/04/09: v.3).

Check back often over at ipis-osx in order to get the latest versions, as I’m not able to update very often lately.

Optional:

Install Spark
Launch Spark
Select “File/New Hotkey/System”
Select the actions “Mute” and assign each a key combination under “Shortcut” (I’d suggest something like Ctrl-F10 – FN key does NOT work, they are not captured by OSX but by the BIOS directly!)
Check “Display confirm Dialog” (this makes for a nice OSD)
Hit “create”
Repeat for “Volume Up” and “Volume Down”

Normally you should now have sound on boot, on wake from sleep, keyboard control for Volume and Mute and the possibility to select the input in the SystemPreferences. The Output (Speaker/Headphones) is switching automatically when plugging a headphone in.

3.4.8) Speedstep

The speedstep support has already been installed with the above kexts.

You can launch the GenericCPUPowerManagement Application from the “3.4.7_Speedstep” folder to check if the throttling is working.

3.4.9) Misc Fixes

This directory contains fixes for potential problems (always, and I mean ALWAYS make backups of your kexts before trying those fixes):

External USB to Ethernet : Provides the kexts for an external USB to Ethernet adapter

Time Machine Fix : Provides a known fix if your TimeMachine is not working as advertised Attention might break the RalinkDriver!!!

Bluetooth Fix : Fix for erratic Bluetooth (may or may not work with 10.5.6 – try it out)

Keyboard : Provides a fix for the Swiss French keyboard layout with a hacked kext. You can use the Ukulele app to create your own keyboard layouts.

Trackpad Fix: I had to install/reinstall those two kexts after my 10.5.7 upgrade.

That’s it…

What works:

- System running with EFI, vanilla and Quartz extreme support

- Stock Kernel : working with EFI

- GMA950 : working with QE & GL

- Sleep Mode : working (With wakeup by pressing power button)

- Wlan : working (After Start and wake on Powersaving a manual switch off/on is needed on original Ralink Card)

- Camera: : working

- Multitouch : 2 finger scrolling, 3 finger control, 2 finger doubletab

- SD Slot

- External USB to Ethernet adapter for the MacBook Air

- Time Machine

- Sound output working

- Brightness control

- Speedstep

- Sound input

- Ethernet

What does not work yet:

- Sound input

- Ethernet

All the information in this post comes from the following sites and from hours of trial and error work from my eee PCs:

Eee 1000H – Hibernation works (UPDATED)

admin — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:04:45 +0000

Finally got the Hibernation (aka Deepsleep) working on my eee 1000H Hackintosh.
This with the latest Chameleon loader and some modifications in the ACPI handling.
Below you see a short video of my 1000h waking up (is a bit slow because I have 2GB of RAM).

eeeMac with the eeeBox

admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:56:06 +0000

What you get when you hook-up:

HP w2216 22′ Monitor
eeeBox B202
Apple Keyboard

A fully functional Hackintosh- see previous post for installation instructions.

OSX Leopard 10.5.6 on the eeeBox

admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:57:55 +0000

In this article I will show you how to install OSX 10.5.6 on your eeeBox (B202).
This article is largely based on my previous article and contains some new findings as well as an adaptation to the eeeBox.

Important: you’ll need a Monitor with DVI input in order to make this work correctly.

If you have a VGA input you might encounter the following problem which is extremely annoying.

1) BIOS Update to fix ACPI Problems

1a) Update from XP

The simplest way to do a BIOS Update – use Asus Windows Tool and Run update from file
BIOS Update is always a risk – for me, all went fine and the long boot time was fixed!

Get modified Bios from: osrom.net
Run ASUSUpdate

Select “Update BIOS from File”

Select the downloaded file
Follow the steps to update your BIOS

1a) Update natively

To flash the BIOS,

Downlaod the ROM file and put it on a USB drive and insert it into your computer.
Reboot and on start up, HOLD DOWN alt + F2.
This will go into EZ-FLASH
Select the downlaoded fiel and update your BIOS.
Reboot, hit F2, double check that BIOS is working.

2) Partition your Harddisk

I kept a dualboot configuration with XP and OSX on my eeeBox.

In order to accomplish this you’ll have to do some light changes in your partition scheme.

I’ll recommend you do a complete backup of your harddisk before continuing!!!
You can use programs like Acronis TrueImage to do so.

Right click on “My Computer” on your desktop and select “Manage”
Then click on “Disk Management”

Delete the second partition by right clicking on the second partition of Disk0 and selecting “Delete Partition”.

Create a new unformatted primary partition

3) Installation

3.1) Preparation – Downloads

Download iPC OSx86 (this is a 10.5.6 version, iDeneb 1.3 10.5.5 should also work) from the usual sources (this is somewhat illegal even if you own a Leopard licence, as I do)
Burn it to a DVD

3.2) BIOS Settings

I didn’t have to change my BIOS settings, but your mileage may vary – let me know….

3.3) Installing OSX

Put the iPC OSX86 DVD in your external DVD drive and boot from it (Hit F8 at the black boot screen and select your DVD drive in the blue/yellow list)

If the boot hangs/crashes try to boot with the cpus=1 option.
The boot may take a while (5-10 minutes depending on your DVD drive)

Just click through until you come to this screen

Run “Disk Utility”

Select the second partition that you have created in step 1 and format it by selecting “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)”, naming it (OSX in my case) and hit “Erase”

To be sure you can select the drive and select “Partition”. Press Options and you should see that the drive is partitioned as MBR

If you go back now you should see something like this.
Select the drive and click “continue”

On the “Install Summary” Screen click “Customize”

Select the following options:
- Drivers
- Drivers/Video Drivers/Intel – Check the box for GMA950
- Drivers/Chipset Drivers – Check the box for GMA950
- Fixes
- Fixes and Patches – Check the box for CPUS=1 One Core Fix
- Fixes and Patches – Check the box for FireWire mount Fix

I recommend you install some useful (and needed) tools:

Hit “Done” and “Install”
Go have a coffee or two, install takes around 25 – 40 minutes.

3.4) Post-Install

After first boot you’ll have to answer some questions to Apple. Don’t forget to define a password, we’ll need it later!
Get my eeeBox post install pack here (I compiled a configuration that worked for me. I take no credit at all for this. Guys like paul over here did the lions share of the work).

Unzip the downloaded file (normally it unzips to the same folder)

There is no guarantee that all the kexts in this bundle
do work with your eee PC.
There are simply too many different hardware revisions
out there(even on the 1000h it seems that there are
at least 3 differentbrands of the camera used
- some work, some don't).

So if you install the kexts:
 - Do so by following the guide (unless you know
what you're doing)
as it makes it easier to spot an offending kext.
 - Install them using kextHelper (it sets the
corrects rights and
stuff and makes a backup of your replaced kexts).

If ever a kext has your system crashing/not
booting/unstable do the following:

- Boot into "single user mode" by specifying -s
at the boot prompt
- Then type:
      /sbin/fsck -fy
      /sbin/mount -uw /
            (don't forget the / at the end!!)

- Then erase the offending kext(s) with the backup(s)
(example of AppleIntelGMA950 kext)
      cp -R /Backup Extensions/AppleIntelGMA950.kext/ /System/Library/Extensions/
      rm /System/Library/Extensions.mkext

- Reboot with the -f option

3.4.1) Fixing “About this Mac”
Install the “About this Mac” package. Just click through it

3.4.2) Installing kexts
Run “Kext Helper”

Drag all kexts in the “kexts” folder onto the “Kext Helper” application

Type your password, click “Easy Install” and follow the dialogs
Reboot
3.4.4) Installing DSDT
Installing the DSDT gives you more security for future upgrades and for ACPI support.
Create DSDT File
Run DSDT Patcher with the following selections:

This creates a dsdt.aml file in the DSDT application Session directory

Install latest EFI
Run UniversalOSXInstaller
Select the correct HardDrive (!!!!)
Checking “Install PC_EFI v9…”

Hit “Install”
Create and install the plugin
Open the “UOI Plugin Generator” in UniversalOSXInstaller

Check “Add DSDT Dump” and Browse for the dsdt.aml file that you just created
And give the plugin an intelligent name

Click “Generate Plugin”
Copy the plugin from the Desktop to the Applications/UInstaller/Motherboards directory

Select the motherboard package, click “Apply DSDT patch” and hit Install

EFI Strings
You might want to apply the EFI String for the Time Machine Fix as well as set the Native Boot
Resolution to the appropriate values for you Screen.

3.4.4) Fixing the resolution (might not be needed on some models)
You’ll probably have a strange 800×600 resolution. Don’t worry, we’ll fix that.
Install “SwitchResX”

Launch “SwitchResX” property panel

Go to “Custom” and click on the plus sign “+”

Create the custom resolution corresponding to your display and hit OK.

Click “Apply”
Launch “OSx86 Tool” (this step might not be needed)
Select “Enable/Disable Quartz GL”
Click on “Enable Quartz GL”

Reboot

3.4.5) Install WLAN Driver if you stayed with the original Ralink card
Download here

3.4.6) Fix sound
Download package here.
Install the AzaliaAudio package. Only the rear output is working.

That’s it…

What works:
- System running with EFI, vanilla and Quartz extreme support
- Stock Kernel : working with EFI
- GMA950 : working with QE & GL
- Ethernet
- Sound output working (only rear)
- Wlan : working
- SD Slot
- Time Machine

What does not work yet:
- Sound input (microphones) not working
- Sleep Mode

All the information in this post comes from the following sites and from hours of trial and error work from my eee PCs:

Post Install Pack here(7MB)

OSX Sleep state

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:30:36 +0000

After a night of sleep (roughly 12 hours) the battery of my 1000h under OSX still shows 83% of charge.

That would mean that we should get a bit more than 2.5 days of sleep out of a fully charged battery, which is not bad.

But this still seems a bit low to me – I was under the impression that under Windows it’s more.

Please comment…

Sound under OSX

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:34:43 +0000

Some users asked for a short video of the sound working on the Asus eee PC.
So I did a short demo (here) of my current setup which works like a charm.

Only thing still missing is microphone input for Skype but I think we’ll get there one day.

Enjoy.

Update: Sorry for my English, I was only half awake when I did the recording

Sound partially working on eee OSX

admin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:39:55 +0000

The guys over here have got the fist success making sound partially work on a eee Hackintosh.
For the time being it’s only through speakers and it does not survive sleep. But it is a great start.

I have tested it and it works like a charm.

See for yourself but beware it is still quite technical.

Update: Sound works on headphones as well – still very technical

Ethernet for OSX – The results

admin — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:03:18 +0000

Today I got the USB to Ethernet adapter for the MacBook Air from the Apple store.

At first it is not recognized by OSX (it seems that it is a problem for Kalyway and iDeneb – and probably others too) as there are two kexts missing (AppleUSBEthernet.kext and AppleUSBGigEthernet.kext).

I found this information on the invaluable Insanely Mac Forum.

You can get them here and install with Kext Helper and after that it works like a charm.

Video of OSX booting on eee 1000h

admin — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:41:16 +0000

Just a link to a video of my 1000h booting
OSX Leopard 10.5.5.

OSX Leopard 10.5.5 on the eee 1000h (UPDATED)

admin — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:05:02 +0000

Update: You can find new video tutorials on how to install SnowLeopard
on our new partner site technow.cc.

This information is outdated.

Please refer to the the new and updated article:

OSX Leopard 10.5.6 on the eee 1000h

The post will remain online for reference purposes.

In this article I will show you how to install OSX 10.5.5 on your eee 1000h.
Today OSX becomes a real alternative to XP and Linux (especially after Apple forgot to announce their 800$ MacBook Mini).

If you can live with no Ethernet connection (you can get a inexpensive MacBook Air USB to Ethernet Adaptor in the Apple Store) and no internal sound limited sound (see here) (in addition I use low price USB soundcard) you get a reliable and very portable workhorse for your everyday needs.

This is an extended version of my previous article and contains some new findings as well as an adaptation to the 1000h.

Update: Sound is now partially working. See here.

Update: I updated this article for the wiki entry I made on ipis-osx.

Update: Installing the IONetworkingFamily.kext fixes Time Machine but seems to break the Ralink Wireless driver!!! New Post Install Package uploaded.

Update: New PostInstallPackage version (V 0.6)

Corrects problems with the display of remaining battery time after sleep. Existing users just replace PowerManagement.bundle and repair permissions as described in 3.4.4.
Contains fix for sound
Contains fix for brightness control
Split in a BASE and an OPTIONAL package

Update: Added instructions for working Speedstep (not Coolbook!)

Update: New PostInstallPackage version (V 0.7)

Contains fix for Bluetooth
Contains fix for Speedstep
Contains new fix for Brightness control based on 10.5.5 kexts (graphics should be more optimized by using those)

Update: New OPTIONAL PostInstallPackage version (V 0.8) —> Added the Old brightness fix as the new one seems to break some installs, added README to the OPTIONAL with description on how to recover from bad kexts.

1) BIOS Update to fix ACPI Problems

1a) Update from XP

The simplest way to do a BIOS Update – use Asus Windows Tool and Run update from file
BIOS Update is always a risk – for me, all went fine and the long boot time was fixed!

Get modified Bios from: osrom.net
Run ASUSUpdate

Select “Update BIOS from File”

Select the downloaded file
Follow the steps to update your BIOS

1a) Update natively

To flash the BIOS,
Rename the ROM file to whatever the name of your comp model is, in my case 1000.ROM (or 901.ROM)
Put it alone on a USB drive and insert it into your computer. Reboot, hit F2
Under the Boot tab of BIOS settings, change priority boot device to USB drive
Go to exit, select exit + save changes
This will cause the comp to reboot again, so as soon as you see it start up, HOLD DOWN alt + F2
This will go into EZ-FLASH and update your BIOS
Reboot, hit F2, double check that BIOS is working

2) Partition your Harddisk

I kept a dualboot configuration with XP and OSX on my 1000h.

In order to accomplish this you’ll have to do some light changes in your partition scheme.

I’ll recommend you do a complete backup of your harddisk before continuing!!!
You can use programs like Acronis TrueImage to do so.

Right click on “My Computer” on your desktop and select “Manage”
Then click on “Disk Management”

Delete the second partition by right clicking on the second partition of Disk0 and selecting “Delete Partition”.

Create a new unformatted primary partition

3) Installation

3.1) Preparation – Downloads

Download iDeneb 1.3 10.5.5 from the usual sources (this is somewhat illegal even if you own a Leopard licence, as I do)
Burn it to a DVD

3.2) BIOS Settings

Enter BIOS Settings by pressing F2 at the gray boot screen
- Go to Advanced - Onboard Device Configuration
  - Onboard LAN: Disable
  - Onboard Camera: Enable
  - Onboard Wlan: Enable
  - Onboard Bluetooth: Enable
- Advanced – CPU settings
  - Max CPUID Value Limit: Disable
  - Hyper threading: Disable (If you have it in the BIOS – mainly for 901 users)
  - Intel Speedstep Enable (If you have it in the BIOS – mainly for 901 users)
Save & Exit

3.3) Installing OSX

Put the iDeneb 1.3 DVD in your external DVD drive and boot from it (Hit ESC at the gray boot screen and select your DVD drive in the blue/yellow list)
The boot may take a while (5-10 minutes depending on your DVD drive)

Just click through until you come to this screen

Run “Disk Utility”

Select the second partition that you have created in step 1 and format it by selecting “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)”, naming it (OSX in my case) and hit “Erase”

To be sure you can select the drive and select “Partition”. Press Options and you should see that the drive is partitioned as MBR$

If you go back now you should see something like this.
Select the drive and click “continue”

On the “Install Summary” Screen click “Customize”

Select the following options:
- Chipsets and check ICHx Fixed..
- Fix and check FireWire Remove
- Video/Intel and check the box for GMA950.

I recommend you install some useful tools:

Hit “Done” and “Install”
Go have a coffee or two, install takes around 25 – 40 minutes.

3.4) Post-Install

After first boot you’ll have to answer some questions to Apple. Don’t forget to define a password, we’ll need it later!
Get my post install pack here and the optional post intall pack (I compiled a configuration that worked for me. I take no credit at all for this. Guys like paul over here did the lions share of the work).
Unzip the downloaded file (normally it unzips to the same folder)

There is no guarantee that all the kexts in this bundle do work with your eee PC.
There are simply too many different hardware revisions out there
(even on the 1000h it seems that there are at least 3 different brands of the camera used - some work, some don't).

So if you install the kexts:
 - Do so by following the guide (unless you know what you're doing) as it makes it easier to spot an offending kext.
 - Install them using kextHelper (it sets the corrects rights and stuff and makes a backup of your replaced kexts).

If ever a kext has your system carshing/not booting/unstable do the following:

- Boot into "single user mode" by specifying -s at the boot prompt
- Then type:
      /sbin/fsck -fy
      /sbin/mount -uw /
            (don't forget the / at the end!!)

- Then erase the offending kext(s) with the backup(s) (example of AppleIntelGMA950 kext)
      cp -R /Backup Extensions/AppleIntelGMA950.kext/ /System/Library/Extensions/
      rm /System/Library/Extensions.mkext

- Reboot with the -f option

3.4.1) Fixing “About this Mac”

Install the “About this Mac” package. Just click through it

3.4.2) Installing kexts

Run “Kext Helper”

Drag all kexts in the “kexts” folder onto the “Kext Helper” application

Type your password, click “Easy Install” and follow the dialogs
Reboot

3.4.3) Fixing the resolution

You’ll probably have a strange 800×600 resolution. Don’t worry, we’ll fix that.
Install “SwitchResX”

Launch “SwitchResX” property panel

Go to “Custom” and click on the plus sign “+”

Create a custom resolution. Only change the “Pixel Clock “to 60 and the Horizontal resolution to 1024 and hit OK.

Click “Apply”
Launch “OSx86 Tool”
Select “Enable/Disable Quartz GL”
Click on “Enable Quartz GL”

Reboot

3.4.4) Fix Power Management

Delete the “PowerManagement.bundle” in System/Library/SystemConfiguration by dragging it to the Trash (it might be a good idea to make a copy first . You’ll have to enter your password to proceed.

Now install the new “PowerManagement.bundle” by dragging it to System/Library/SystemConfiguration. Again you’ll have to enter your password to proceed.

Launch “OSx86 Tool”
Select “Repair Permissions” and “Clear Extensions Cache”
Click on “Run Selected Tasks”. You’ll have to enter your password to proceed.

Wait (this may take some time – 5 to 10 minutes)
Reboot

3.4.5) Install WLAN Driver if you stayed with the original Ralink card

Download here
Use specific application to control WLAN
I for my part installed a Apple Airport mini PCI WLAN card – BroadCom BCM 94321MC 802.11n (search for BCM94321MC on eBay – around 20$-30$)which works out of the box and is recognized as Airport card.

3.4.6) Fix sound

See this wiki entry for making sound work (or follow the included SoundHowTo.rtf document).

3.4.7) Brightness Control

Double-click sleepwatcher_2.0.5.dmg in the OPTIONAL/Brightness Control Fix folder
Install both packages
Now you have two choices (the 10.5.4 should work on all eee PCs, the 10.5.5 seems to hang on some but is optimized – in case of problems refer to chapter 3.4):
Either install AppleIntelIntegratedFramebuffer.kext with kextHelper from the 10.5.4 folder
Or install AppleIntelIntegratedFramebuffer.kext and AppleIntelGMA950.kext with kextHelper from the 10.5.5 folder
copy the two rc files to /etc
- Open terminal
- Go to the folder where you unpacked the PostInstallationPackage (something like /User/YOUR_NAME/Desktop/MY_BUNDLE_VX/OPTIONS/Brightness Control Fix folder
- Type ./install.sh
- Type your password
- Type sudo reggie_se -x -D PentiumM
- Get the line number where it says “Display controller: display” (should be 16 or 18 or something like that)
- If you don’t get 16 (which is the value that worked on my 100h), open the two rc.* files and adjust the value for the -i parameter (reggie_se -D PCI -i 16…)
Reboot

3.4.8) Speedstep

Thanks to Slither2007 on ipis-osx for this guide.

Install these two files
- GenericCPUPowerManagement Kext (make sure to get the 1.0 version, the new one does not work)
- GenericCPUPowerManagement Application
- Help file Here (pdf)
- From : http://www.superhai.com/darwin.html

Unzip them in your Documents folder.
Use KextHelper7 and install the kext.
Copy the App into your Applications or Utilities.
Add the App as a Login Startup Item and tick the Hide box.
Restart PC and enjoy!

That’s it…

What works:

- System running with EFI, vanilla and Quartz extreme support

- Stock Kernel : working with EFI

- GMA950 : working with QE & GL

- Sleep Mode : working (With wakeup by pressing power button)

- Wlan : working (After Start and wake on Powersaving a manual switch off/on is needed on original Ralink Card)

- Camera: : working

- Multitouch : 2 finger scrolling, 3 finger control, 2 finger doubletab

- SD Slot

- External USB to Ethernet adapter for the MacBook Air

- Time Machine

- Sound output working

- Brightness control

- Speedstep

What does not work yet:

- Sound input

- Ethernet

- Speedstep

List of components in the Post Install Pack

There is no guarantee that all the kexts in this bundle do work with your eee PC!!!! See section 3.4 for troubleshooting instructions.

Section

File

Description

Importance

OPTIONAL

PowerManagementBundle Fix

mcmadmans PowerManagement Sleep Fix

PowerManagement.bundle

Working timed sleep – replaces the bundle from the BASE package

Optional

Speedstep Fix

GenericCPUPowerManagement Help.pdf

Follow the instructions

Optional

GenericCPUPowerManagement.kext

Speedstep Kext V1.0 working

Optional

GenericCPUPMControl

Speedstep Control App interface

Optional

gcpupmcontrol

Speedstep Control App commandline

Optional

External USB to Ethernet

AppleUSBEthernet.kext

Fixes External USB to Ethernet adapter

Optional

AppleUSBGigEthernet.kext

Fixes External USB to Ethernet adapter

Optional

CoolBook Fix (Probably obsolete now)

IOPlatformPluginFamily.kext

Makes CoolBook app work

Optional

Brightness Control Fix 10.5.4

This is the standard one and should work on all eee PCs

sleepwatcher_2.0.5.dmg

Restore brightness on wakeup from sleep

Optional

AppleIntelIntegratedFramebuffer.kext

Fixes brightness control with eee native keys

Optional

rc.*, install.sh

installation scripts

Optional

Brightness Control Fix 10.5.5

This is the new and optimized one but seems to break some installations, see section 3.4 for troubleshooting instructions

sleepwatcher_2.0.5.dmg

Restore brightness on wakeup from sleep

Optional

AppleIntelIntegratedFramebuffer.kext

Fixes brightness control with eee native keys

Optional

AppleIntelGMA950.kext

Fixes brightness control with eee native keys

Optional

rc.*, install.sh

installation scripts

Optional

Sound Fix

SoundHowTo.rtf

Follow the instructions

Optional

AzaliaAudio.pkg

Azalia Driver

Optional

Spark.dmg

Onscreen display and key control of volume and mute

Optional

Time Machine Fix

Attention this seems to break the RalinkDriver!!!

IONetworkingFamily

Fixes Time Machine

Optional

Bluetooth Fix

IOBluetoothFamily.kext

Fully functional Bluetooth

Optional

All the information in this post comes from the following sites and from hours of trial and error work from my eee PCs: