My Dell Mini Forum

Bear Hunter · 01:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mechdrew

Remember to play nice, folks. I know a long threads like this can flare tempers, let's keep it cool, okay?

I'm getting excited for the new kernel patch. Whenever NBI is updated to use the patched kernel, it may be time for me to finally update to Snow Leopard. (I've had the disc for three weeks now...)

I interpreted Meklort's reply as using the patched .2 version above (temporary work around & done by chameleon....see bluetooth and sleep issues mentioned by "Crisu"????) in next version of NBI until the source data is released and he has a chance to develop a fully functional .2 kernel. So I think it is going to be a while.

In summary, I think it is best to hold off on updating until the source data is released and Meklort has a chance to really fix it.

Caveat: I may be interpreting everything wrong, but I think I have it straight?

Edit: On a side note, I would definitely do the 10.6.1 upgrade with 8.3rc3 in the interim

Edit 2: Didn't realize there were several posts while I was typing this...so chameleon will do the patch, but I still understand this to be a temp fix until source code is released.

mechdrew · 11-12-2009, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meklort

I *won't* be including a patched kernel.

I *will* make chameleon patch the kernel when it detects it (and by will, I mean I'm working on it now).

Right. Bad wording on my part.

caseybea · **I'm chillin! -** 11-12-2009, 05:14 AM

Like most (ok, ALL) of you, when I heard the 10.6.2 and Atom news- I was well, really disappointed. I can't be *MAD*, because well, we're all not exactly playing the EULA by the letter - we know that. But, I can be disappointed! Either way, it's been a heck of a ride thus far.

DellEFI was cool - and NBI is well, nothing short of an amazing effort. Download, install, reboot, click-click-click, done. Wow.

Do I *need* 10.6.2? Well, no. At least, not until some super major security vulnerability comes along that has to be patched.

Do I *want* 10.6.2? Yep, it would be awesome to have a magic mouse. Full multitouch support! That would be the icing on what is already a great cake.

As a systems manager, I know how much freaking effort has gone into - continues to be poured into, the project(s) that keep us all hackintoshing along. I am grateful, I'm donating to the cause, and most of all, I'm being patient. I'm completely confident that in time, a 10.6.2 workaround for my shiny mini-9 will surface right here. Might not be this week, the next, or even by the first inklings of 2010. But, it will. Remember- the guys that have been working on this have lives, too. But one day, it'll happen.

Until then, I'm chillin'. (Just trying to put it in perspective for the folks who are well, getting really uptight about all this.....)

tchariya · 11-12-2009, 05:19 AM

well put caseybea!

Its not like our Hackintosh 10.6.1 is unusable........

meklort · 11-12-2009, 05:32 AM

Actually... I do have some good news.

I've completed the chameleon patch (you can now run an unmodified 10.6.2 kernel). It'll patch the loaded kernel in memory. It *wont* try to path any other version of the kernel, only this one (aka, don't update to 10.6.3, not that it's out yet).

I've also patched SleepEnabler.kext so that it works on *both* 10.6.2 and 10.6.0 / 10.6.1. The included version in NBI is only 10.6.(0/1) compatible, while the version netkas released is 10.6.2 only (but it does work). Note that this patch is *very* hackish (then again, the kernel one is too).

I'll be releasing a new version of NBI (0.8.3 RC4) shortly (hour or so) with the changes (as well as all the other ones I've made).

cidertron · 11-12-2009, 05:37 AM

Thanks for all the hard work Meklort! Don't forget to grab some sleep.

dynasty1234 · **Thank you -** 11-12-2009, 06:05 AM

Thank you Meklort!

mattchiro · 11-12-2009, 06:26 AM

Meklort - so would one update to 10.6.2 and then BEFORE rebooting would we run the new Netbook installer??

meklort · 06:43 AM

What you need to do is the following

1) Download NetbookInstaller 0.8.3 RC4 (from google code website).
2) Run it. You absolutely *must* make sure that it installs the bootloader and extensions (default behavior).
3) Reboot
4) Installer 10.6.2.
5) Reboot.
5) Run NebtookInstaller, specifically to patch the new extensions in 10.6.2

EDIT:
Just a note: I'd wait for a few users to confirm that this works as I have not extensively tested this out. It's been tested using the 10.6.1 and 10.6.2 kernels, however I may have missed some things. Let me know if it works or doesn't (in which case I'd pull it).

gfwang · 11-12-2009, 06:47 AM

I download the file, but when I run the file, it gives me error message.