[jacques1171]

SL won't install the normal way with A06 BIOS it gives KP all the time I didn't want to downgrade Bios as I have had a mini 10 stop responding on the downgrade and the MB is "Fornication Upon Consent of the King" after this happens so I won't take the chance again apparently this happens...

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[amusiccale]

Originally Posted by lugesm

It appears that the latest Dell Mini-10v computers are now shipping with A07. A lot of revisions of the BIOS !!! Wonder why.

See the thread below:

A post by "jaswai" this morning, September 29 at 5:29AM.

10v OSX Install Freeze

So, as of now, no one has successfully gotten an install to work with A07? Now I'm concerned about my mini, which is currently in the mail.

[Omegared]

Originally Posted by jacques1171

You have to use NBI to fix sound and trackpad. I am trying a few things to see if I can solve your problem, on the google code page there is someone with the same problem as you (issue 94)

Yes, it seems I am not alone with the "generating extension caches" bug.

It could be the N280 processor......maybe.

I've also noticed that the BIOS settings return to default after restart, and I have to re-disable USB Legacy Support every time. But maybe this is because NBI fixes this issue?

It occurred to me that I could try different boxes ticked/unticked, to try and isolate the problem. But since the crash kills the OS and forces me to take the HD out of the netbook to reinstall each time, this would take days!

Many thanks for your help, jacques. Even if I can't get the final step to work, you guys still rock.

[jemaig]

Originally Posted by Omegared

Yes, it seems I am not alone with the "generating extension caches" bug.

It could be the N280 processor......maybe.

I've also noticed that the BIOS settings return to default after restart, and I have to re-disable USB Legacy Support every time. But maybe this is because NBI fixes this issue?

It occurred to me that I could try different boxes ticked/unticked, to try and isolate the problem. But since the crash kills the OS and forces me to take the HD out of the netbook to reinstall each time, this would take days!

Many thanks for your help, jacques. Even if I can't get the final step to work, you guys still rock.

I have a N270 processor and it was exactly the same story, but only when I installed NBM 8.3.
After redoing the whole process with nbm 8.2 I still had the kernel panic, but it didn´t kill the OS.

[jacques1171]

Originally Posted by Omegared

Yes, it seems I am not alone with the "generating extension caches" bug.

It could be the N280 processor......maybe.

I've also noticed that the BIOS settings return to default after restart, and I have to re-disable USB Legacy Support every time. But maybe this is because NBI fixes this issue?

It occurred to me that I could try different boxes ticked/unticked, to try and isolate the problem. But since the crash kills the OS and forces me to take the HD out of the netbook to reinstall each time, this would take days!

Many thanks for your help, jacques. Even if I can't get the final step to work, you guys still rock.

what you can do to save time is not fit it back in the dell enable usb legacy support and boot up as external drive and test make sure every thing is working before you fit it back sleep wont work this way but test the rest first.

[Omegared]

Originally Posted by jacques1171

what you can do to save time is not fit it back in the dell enable usb legacy support and boot up as external drive and test make sure every thing is working before you fit it back sleep wont work this way but test the rest first.

Thanks, jacques, I will try that when I get home tonight.

I discovered this morning that if I delete the /extra directory created by the (crashed) NBI, I can boot up from the OS again. It seems this (incompletely installed) directory is what kills the OS. So at least I don't have to completely re-install the OS from scratch now every time NBI fails!

This has to be a hardware issue, since other 10v users have run NBI without issue. So let me be more specific on how my hardware differs from the norm:

- 1gb ram (many have upgraded to 2gb)
- 64gb Kingston SSD (ssdnow series)
- N280 processor (majority are N270)
- BIOS A06 (though A06 is the norm for people using this guide!).

I'm going to play around some more and see if I can find a combination of ticks that prevents it from crashing.

But, meanwhile, I'll ask again: is there a way to manually install the necessary NBI stuff?

[Bear Hunter]

Let me know if you find a way to manually install the files because then I will replace the 8.2 trackpad file with the 8.3 version.

On another note, did you try re downloading NBI? Are you sure the copy you have is not corrupted? Reason I bring this up is when I was dowloading the files last night, it seemed to take forever. Don't know if there was an issue with the server or what.

[jacques1171]

Originally Posted by Omegared

Thanks, jacques, I will try that when I get home tonight.

I discovered this morning that if I delete the /extra directory created by the (crashed) NBI, I can boot up from the OS again. It seems this (incompletely installed) directory is what kills the OS. So at least I don't have to completely re-install the OS from scratch now every time NBI fails!

This has to be a hardware issue, since other 10v users have run NBI without issue. So let me be more specific on how my hardware differs from the norm:

- 1gb ram (many have upgraded to 2gb)
- 64gb Kingston SSD (ssdnow series)
- N280 processor (majority are N270)
- BIOS A06 (though A06 is the norm for people using this guide!).

I'm going to play around some more and see if I can find a combination of ticks that prevents it from crashing.

But, meanwhile, I'll ask again: is there a way to manually install the necessary NBI stuff?

No you can't manually install the necessary stuff without installing NBI you need NBI to activate the kext files.

I have something you can try
1 delete the dsdt file in your extra folder on the mini 10's HD
2 connect your mini 10's HD to your intel mac (your mac should be booted up as normal not on the external drive)
3 run NBI on your mac and select your external drive to patch (don't patch your internal drive it will mess up your mac)
4 it will say you are running the software on a unsupported device say continue
select as follows

install chameleon
install general extensions
show netbookinstaller files
nothing else
if you have bluetooth select fix bluetooth otherwise leave it unticked
5 it will take long on the generate extensions but when done quit NBI and eject the disk
6 connect to your dell mini
7 start up
8 let me know what happens

test it in the external case first before you fit it back in your mini

---------- Post added at 08:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:24 PM ----------

Originally Posted by Bear Hunter

Let me know if you find a way to manually install the files because then I will replace the 8.2 trackpad file with the 8.3 version.

On another note, did you try re downloading NBI? Are you sure the copy you have is not corrupted? Reason I bring this up is when I was dowloading the files last night, it seemed to take forever. Don't know if there was an issue with the server or what.

You can try NBI 0.8.3 rc1 without generating a system specific dsdt

Tick
install chameleon
install general extensions
show netbookinstaller files
fix bluetooth

If it doesn't work don't shoot me!!!! it worked for me.

[C0L7]

Well I followed this method, but instead of using a 2.5" enclosure, I just put this hd in the macbook and went from there. Everything is working, Sound, wifi, etc...the only issue I am having is the trackpad. If there was anyway the trackpad could be more stable then it would be perfect.

Thanks to the creator of this guide and for everyone else who works on this project!

[jacques1171]

Originally Posted by C0L7

Well I followed this method, but instead of using a 2.5" enclosure, I just put this hd in the macbook and went from there. Everything is working, Sound, wifi, etc...the only issue I am having is the trackpad. If there was anyway the trackpad could be more stable then it would be perfect.

Thanks to the creator of this guide and for everyone else who works on this project!

The only way to get the trackpad working better is to install NBI 0.8.3 rc1 but it can create problems with wifi and bluetooth. how ever NBI 0.8.3 rc2 is imminent I will test it and see how it works.

[Bear Hunter]

Thanks Jacques. I didn't know you could simply install upgraded versions of NBI by unclicking "generate dst file". Do you need to delete any 8.2 specific extensions first? What does a dst file actually do?