[greenrolaids]

Items Needed:

• 2 USB Flash Drives (128+MB, 8+GB)
• 1 Retail OSX DVD (10.6)
  
• DellMiniBoot (v8.0.2b1) - Download
• SysLinux - Download
• TransMac - Download

Preparation:

• Format 128+MB USB Flash Drive as “FAT” and name it “OSX-BOOT”
• Extract “DellMiniBoot” files to it
• Download the NetbookInstaller .8.3RC3 and put it on USB

• Open Command Prompt (as Administrator)
• Navigate to SysLinux “win32” directory
• Type: syslinux.exe –ma XX: (where XX is your 128+MB USB Flash Drive Letter)

• Install “TransMac” (to make a copy of your Retail OSX DVD)
• Insert Retail OSX DVD
• Right-Click on DVD drive
• Select “Save Image of Disk” to Desktop (--8GB image will take awhile--)

• Format 8+GB USB Flash Drive with “Disk Image” and name it “OSX-INST”
• Choose your 8GB image from your Desktop

Configuration:

• Boot Dell Mini 10v, press “F2” to enter BIOS
• Set USB BIOS Legacy Support to Enabled
• Exit BIOS, Saving Changes

OSX Installation:

• Insert “OSX-BOOT” USB Flash Drive (in USB port close to Power port)
• Insert “OSX-INST” USB Flash Drive (in USB port close to you)
• Boot Dell Mini 10v, press “F12” to select USB Drive
• At Darwin Chameleon boot screen, press “ESC” (to bring up Boot Device Prompt)
• Type: 81 (to select the OSX-INST USB Flash Drive) – (80 is the OSX-BOOT USB Flash Drive)
• Press “Enter” (it will show that it’s booting from the Retail OSX Image)
• Click the “->” button at the bottom (may be hard to see due to screen resolution)
• Select “Utilities” then “Disk Utility” (to format the drive you are going to install OSX on)
• Select your hard drive in the pane on the left and then select the Partition tab. Set the format of the partition as Mac OS Extended (Journaled), give it a name, and then select "Options..." and set it to GUID.
• Click the “Continue” button, then the “Agree” button (to the EULA)
• Click the drive to install to (the one you formatted and named above)
• Click the “Customize” button (to remove any unneeded Languages, Printers Drivers, etc.)
• Click the “Done” button, then the “Install” button (--installation will take awhile--)
• After the OSX Install is done, click the “Restart” button (it may show an Install Failed screen)
• Remove OSX USB Flash Drives

Dell NetbookInstaller Installation:

• Insert “OSX-BOOT” USB Flash Drive (in USB port close to Power port)
• Boot Dell Mini 10v, press “F12” to select USB Drive
• At Darwin Chameleon boot screen, press “ESC” (to bring up Boot Device Prompt)
• Type: 81 (to select the OSX-INST USB Flash Drive) – (80 is the OSX-BOOT USB Flash Drive)
• Note: The Setup Assistant won’t run to configure username, password, etc. (due to screen resolution)
• Click on the “Go” button to go to OSX
• Navigate to Dell NetbookInstaller folder on USB Flash Drive
• Run NetbookInstaller.
• Select the following settings:
• Volume: <your internal drive>
• Install Chameleon 2 RC3 bootloader
• Install <your model name> Extensions
• Generate a system specific dsdt.aml file
• <Any other options you would like, the above are necessary.>
• Press Install.
• Enter your password and press OK.
• When installation is complete, press OK.
• Restart your computer

[jaykoby7]

seems like it would work.
where did u get the guide from?

[greenrolaids]

Originally Posted by jaykoby7

seems like it would work.
where did u get the guide from?

a earlier dead thread was discussing this method, but no one had posted weather or not it worked.

Im having a he11 of a time getting my 10v hacktoshed.

my first problem

i bought an osx upgrade disk from apple, that disk was corrupt.
I replaced that disk and now i was able to make a osx image

Every time i make the boot disks, both the osx and boot loader ones.

My bios on the 10v will not read either. I have tried 3 hard drives, 2 sd cards and 2 different usb and sata enclosures.

I'm able to load 10.5 onto my 10v and i get errors on trying to make a boot disk with my osx image, it always fails at the end.

btw the 10.5 os that installs pretty easily is a msi wind 10.5 disk.

I have tried many other methods and im almost ready to give up.

Now im still mac less in seattle.

;(

[ppafford]

Please post your findings if/when you try this.

BTW what BIOS are you running? and are you making the OSX Image to USB on a Mac or PC?

Also this has some good tips/guides for installing OSX: Guides | OS X | mechdrew

[greenrolaids]

i just bought a new external dvd rw drive and a 16gb thumb drive.

Hopefully tonight it finally freakin works.

bios a04

ive tried about 5 different methods, 2 off of machdrews site, 2 off of this site, and gizmodos.

I = fail.

[3dd]

If you already have the external USB DVD drive, then you don't need the thumb drive. You can just get NetbookCD to create a bootable CD and use it to install directly off the OS X DVD.

[tchariya]

make sure you bless the usb device with the NetBookInstaller program.
But if you have an external DVD drive, then you should be able to just install from upgrade/retail DVD.

[greenrolaids]

omg.

I finally got it working with gizmodo's method.

I loaded up my copy of 10.5 msi wind to make a usb boot drive.
with netbook installer rc4

Finally it works.

Here's all the crap i went through, just to let others who might be in my boots and wondering what the he11 is going on.

1. I bought the osx snow leopard disk... it was corrupt, i exchanged it and the new disk was readable.

2. my plextor dvdrw drive was too old and would not read the osx disk.

3. my other computer could read second osx disk, but its a laptop and i could not take it out to use it.

4. Two of my sd cards would not work, neither would boot after creating boot disks.

5. My old external enclosure that works with cd drives and hard drives did not work either.

6. lots of pulled hair.

I bought a new 16gb kingston 10mbs thumb drive
as well as a lite on dvdrw sata drive and a external sata/ide to usb adapter.

---------- Post added at 05:25 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:24 AM ----------

Originally Posted by 3dd

If you already have the external USB DVD drive, then you don't need the thumb drive. You can just get NetbookCD to create a bootable CD and use it to install directly off the OS X DVD.

Now that i have a working dvdrw, ill try that method next time.