[Titi974]

sd cards do not work, sadly... try with a usb pendrive. Personally i tried with a little HDD and it did not work either. remember that using an external drive (i mean dvd/cd) will always be easier and that's what i did to get iatkos s3v2 working because i did not have a 8gb dvd to write the retail iso

[andykwg]

Hi,
I used 0.8.5pre to install 10.6.0 on 1012 ... but it is not bootable afterward
1) prepare a USB disk with 10.6.0 DVD restored on it and ran 0.8.5Pre to prep it
2) F12 to select boot from USB
3) press a key to select the USB disk and enter "arch=i386 -v" and run the install fine, installed on the 1012
4) installation ran fine, after it is done, 1012 restarted
5) the restart never have the partition selection screen and only the gray apple
6) it will show "NEED TO PRESS POWER TO RESTART" black screen

What did I miss? Any suggestion?

[Sig Fan 55]

Originally Posted by andykwg

Hi,
I used 0.8.5pre to install 10.6.0 on 1012 ... but it is not bootable afterward
1) prepare a USB disk with 10.6.0 DVD restored on it and ran 0.8.5Pre to prep it
2) F12 to select boot from USB
3) press a key to select the USB disk and enter "arch=i386 -v" and run the install fine, installed on the 1012
4) installation ran fine, after it is done, 1012 restarted
5) the restart never have the partition selection screen and only the gray apple
6) it will show "NEED TO PRESS POWER TO RESTART" black screen

What did I miss? Any suggestion?

Sounds like you missed the Plistedit step. I did the same and had to reload the OS again and start over. From what I have read it sounds like if you miss that step its too late, the arch=i386 will only get you passed boot once. Follow the directions on page 18 and skip the Netbook installer, just use the Plistedit to change that line, save then you can reboot. That seemed to do the trick for me. 3 days of failed attempts and I am almost there. Now I just need to get the BIOS changed back to A04 because I can not get sleep to work.

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Does anyone know where I can find a dos version of A04 for the Mini 1012? I have searched and I can only find windows versions and failed everytime I tried that route.

[Karm]

Has anyone got the vga out to work? When i plug a monitor in nothing happens?

[andykwg]

Originally Posted by Karm

Has anyone got the vga out to work? When i plug a monitor in nothing happens?

I can't get external monitor to work too.... anyone know how?

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Originally Posted by Sig Fan 55

Sounds like you missed the Plistedit step. I did the same and had to reload the OS again and start over. From what I have read it sounds like if you miss that step its too late, the arch=i386 will only get you passed boot once. Follow the directions on page 18 and skip the Netbook installer, just use the Plistedit to change that line, save then you can reboot. That seemed to do the trick for me. 3 days of failed attempts and I am almost there. Now I just need to get the BIOS changed back to A04 because I can not get sleep to work.

---------- Post added at 09:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:55 PM ----------

Does anyone know where I can find a dos version of A04 for the Mini 1012? I have searched and I can only find windows versions and failed everytime I tried that route.

There is a version of A04 on the DELL web site, windows only...... Only A04 works for sleep?

I thought that post on p18 is for 0.8.4Pre, but I'm using the new 0.8.5Pre now. Even I put in arch=i386, it is still PANIC..... I can boot with recovery=y however. Anyone using 0.8.5Pre and know what is the fix to get it boot normally?

[MacWynn]

Ok I have an install up, but I want to do a manual install/refresh of everything so I know what is what. What is the best, bare minimum set of extrnesions that belongs in Extra to get everything going on a 1012 in 10.6.4? 10.6.5 would be nice but totally unnecessary seeing as the problem with no QE/CI persists.

For audio, wifi, enet, and general system stability and best performance, what are the kexts one should have in Extra, and what ones need to be replaced in S/L/E such as AppleHDA, etc.?

Manual is the way to go but Meklort's installer definitely got me to where I am, thanks Meklort!

Also what's the currnt best 10.6.4 kernel and set of extensions? If anyone has a tweaked set they can upload and provide somewhere that works great for them in 10.6.4 it would be uber helpful.

MW

P.S. And WHAT is VerbHelper.kext? What does it do?

[andykwg]

OK, anyone trying to get the 1012/A04 on 0.8.5Pre? Here are my steps - I got the "RESTART - kernel panic" problem on the install. I can overcome it and boot with "recovery=y" on boot, see below. What is the function of 'recovery=y'? Why I can **ONLY** boot with it?

0) downgraded from A07 to A04 BIOS (this is a different topic if interested)
1) Use a Mac to restore DVD image to a USB disk for install, patch it with NetbookInstaller 0.8.5Pre
2) Start the 1012 (with all USB stuffs in BIOS enabled)
3) At boot, enter a key to stop it and enter "arch=i386 -v" and boot the USB disk
4) Once it is boot into installer, run disk utility, partition the disk as needed (I have dual boot OSX+WIN7, different topic if interested)
5) once finished install, 1012 reboot and it will go into kernel panic and hang (unless you catch the reboot by watching it for 20 mins etc)
6) If kernel panic, just press on power button until it shut down, if you catch the reboot, go to next step
7) at boot, enter "recovery=y -v" and 1012 will boot into OSX (boot less than a minute, quite fast)
** if recovery=y is not there, I will get a gray screen... blank, just gray color and nothing in it.

I was not clear what do "recovery=y" do. I see it is saying it will load recovery extersion so it is loading something that not the normal set of extensions. I saw on earlier post about adding "arch=i386" and "pmVersion=0" but those does not work. I can only boot with recovery=y.

Anyone can share your experience?

[Sig Fan 55]

Originally Posted by Titi974

sd cards do not work, sadly... try with a usb pendrive. Personally i tried with a little HDD and it did not work either. remember that using an external drive (i mean dvd/cd) will always be easier and that's what i did to get iatkos s3v2 working because i did not have a 8gb dvd to write the retail iso

I used a 16 gig MicroSD in a USB reader and that worked fine for OS install. Its a class 2 card so transfer was slow but worked fine.

---------- Post added at 10:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:15 PM ----------

Originally Posted by andykwg

OK, anyone trying to get the 1012/A04 on 0.8.5Pre? Here are my steps - I got the "RESTART - kernel panic" problem on the install. I can overcome it and boot with "recovery=y" on boot, see below. What is the function of 'recovery=y'? Why I can **ONLY** boot with it?

0) downgraded from A07 to A04 BIOS (this is a different topic if interested)
1) Use a Mac to restore DVD image to a USB disk for install, patch it with NetbookInstaller 0.8.5Pre
2) Start the 1012 (with all USB stuffs in BIOS enabled)
3) At boot, enter a key to stop it and enter "arch=i386 -v" and boot the USB disk
4) Once it is boot into installer, run disk utility, partition the disk as needed (I have dual boot OSX+WIN7, different topic if interested)
5) once finished install, 1012 reboot and it will go into kernel panic and hang (unless you catch the reboot by watching it for 20 mins etc)
6) If kernel panic, just press on power button until it shut down, if you catch the reboot, go to next step
7) at boot, enter "recovery=y -v" and 1012 will boot into OSX (boot less than a minute, quite fast)
** if recovery=y is not there, I will get a gray screen... blank, just gray color and nothing in it.

I was not clear what do "recovery=y" do. I see it is saying it will load recovery extersion so it is loading something that not the normal set of extensions. I saw on earlier post about adding "arch=i386" and "pmVersion=0" but those does not work. I can only boot with recovery=y.

Anyone can share your experience?

Do you have USB Legacy Support as an option in DOS? I am running A07 Bios and it is not listed as an option. I also tried dropping down to A04 and it was still not listed in DOS. Can you let me know if you are showing that in DOS as an option.

Also I cant seem to get iPhoto to stay installed. Copied it over from my Macbook and everytime I open it, it will open but not show up as an option to open jpegs with.

[jedparkes]

Dell 1012 Notes
NullCPUPowerManagement.kext caused my 1012 to run very hot.
Ethernet = Yes
Wireless = Yes
Sound = Yes (has pop issue)
10.6.5 = Yes
Bluetooth = No
QE/CI (Intel GMA 3150 video) = No

First get downloads

For Windows (Only if dual boot setup)
Dell Battery Application
Drivers and Downloads
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 Driver for Windows 7 64b
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Deta...=3235&lang=eng
EasyBCD 2.0 Beta
EasyBCD 2.1 Beta Builds - The NeoSmart Forums

For OSX
NetbookInstaller 0.8.5pre
http://netbook-installer.googlecode....8.5pre.app.zip
NullCPUPowerManagement.kext
http://osx86.sojugarden.com/files/Ex...ement.kext.zip
HDAEnabler.kext
OSX86 driver DataBase
Mac OS X v10.6.5 Update
Mac OS X v10.6.5 Update (Combo)

Stage 1 Prepare USB HDD 16GB or bigger to boot and install OS X (I used a external 300GB HDD but anything should work)
On your Mac OS X 10.6 with DVD-ROM drive and USB port:
1. Insert the Mac OS X Snow Leopard retail disc into the Mac’s DVD drive (10.6.0 and 10.6.3 DVD both worked for me), and connect the external USB
drive to the Mac too
2. Launch the ‘Disk Utility’
3. Select the external USB drive in the left-hand column
4. Select the ‘Partition’ tab and then under “Volume Scheme:” click on ‘Current’ and change it to ‘1 Partition’
5. Change ‘Name:’ to “OSXDVD” and ensure that ‘Format:’ is set to “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)”.
6. Click ‘Apply’ and then ‘Partition’ and give the Mac a moment to format your USB drive and create the new partition
7. Next we need to copy Snow Leopard to the USB drive: select the ‘Restore’ tab.
8. From the left-hand pane, click and drag the ‘Mac OS X Install DVD’ icon to the ‘Source:’ field and release.
9. From the left-hand pane, click and drag the ‘OSXDVD’ icon to the ‘Destination:’ field and release.
10. Tick the ‘Erase destination’ box, then click the ‘Restore’ button and then click ‘Erase’. Allow between half an hour to 2 hours for the copy to complete.
11. Launch the ‘NetbookInstaller 0.8.5pre.app’ application and from the select menu labeled ‘Select USB Partition:’ select the USB drive which is now titled ‘Mac OS X Install DVD’ and then click ‘Prepare Boot Drive’ (you’ll be prompted for the Mac Administrator’s username and password).
12. Once complete, you can eject the USB drive and disconnect it from the Mac.

*Only needed if dual boot setup*
Step 1.1 Make USB Bootable Windows 7 64b installer
On a Windows 7 PC
Run cmd as administrator
run diskpart
type LIST DISK
Locate the USB drive you want to boot from
type SELECT DISK 2
type CLEAN
type CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
type SELECT PARTITION 1
type ACTIVE
type FORMAT FS=NTFS QUICK
type ASSIGN
type EXIT
Staying in the administrator CMD prompt Browse to boot folder on Windows 7 DVD
run BOOTSECT.EXE /NT60 f:
Copy contents of Windows 7 64b DVD to f:

*Only needed if dual boot setup*
Step 1.2
boot USB Windows 764b
hit Shift 10
run diskpart
type LIST DISK
type SELECT DISK 0
type CLEAN
type convert gpt
type CREATE PARTITION efi size=200
create 1st partition for OSX 80GB (Create whatever size you want)
type CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY size=80000
create 2nd partition for Windows 7 100GB (Create whatever size you want)
type CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY size=100000
Confirm partition created
type LIST PARTITION
Make sure Windows 7 partition is selected, should have a * again it, if not type SELECT PARTITION 3
type FORMAT FS=NTFS QUICK
Turn off

Stage 2 Boot from USB HDD and install Mac OS X
1. Turn on your Dell 1012
2. Select F12 During boot
3. Select the USB HDD from the boot selection
4. Once you’ve selected your language, click on the ‘Utilities’ menu and select ‘Disk Utility…’.
5. Select the first partition on the HDD mine was called disk0s2
6. Select Erase, format should be “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)”. Partition and give it a name eg "OSX_HDD"
7. Once complete, quit ‘Disk Utility’.
8. Select the partition you just created and click install
7. Configure your installation as you would on your normal Mac and let the installation run
8. After install you will get error "You need to restart your computer. Hold down the power button until it turns off, then press the power button again." (Note if you boot -v you will see this error - panic(cpu 1 caller 0×2f6fa8e1): “No HPETs available…CPU(s) configured incorrectly\n”@/SourceCache/AppleIntelCPUPowerManagment/AppleIntelCPUPowerManagment-105.13/pmThread.c:157)
9. Reboot and during boot press F8 it'll halt the boot at a screen showing devices to boot from
10. Select the partition that you are booting from and press space bar
11. Down the bottom left had corner you will see "Boot:"
12. Type recovery=y and press enter
13. Finish installation steps, make sure you put a password on your user account

Stage 3 - Install NetbookInstaller - Fix boot (NullCPUPowerManagement.kext) - Fix Sound (HDAEnabler.kext)
Launch the ‘NetbookInstaller 0.8.5pre.app’ application select target as partition that you installed OSX to and click install
Close NetbookInstaller
Don't reboot
Open Finder, press shift+alt+g and goto folder /extra
Copy both these file to AdditionalExtensions Folder
NullCPUPowerManagement.kext HDAEnabler.kext
Run UpdateExtra.app
Reboot and should boot o.k. with sound.

Stage 4 - Install 10.6.5 update
Install the 10.6.5 update, it'll take awhile, be patient
Reboot and that's it.

*Contine with following steps if dual boot setup

*Only needed if dual boot setup*
Stage 5 Install Windows 7 64b
Install to partition that you created earlier, in theory it should be Partition 3 but mine was partition 4
Easy to figure out though it's the last one in the list, if you created a different size partition like i did just look for the partition that is that size
Mine (Partition 4) was auto selected
Configure your installation as you would on your normal Windows
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 Driver for Windows 7 64b
Install Dell Battery Application to get rid of "unknown device"

*Only needed if dual boot setup*
Stage 6 Configure dual boot
Install EasyBCD 2.0 Beta and run
Select Add New Entry
Select Mac under "Operating Systems
" at the top
Name = Whatever you like eg. Mac OS X
Mode = MBR

That's it all done

[AlixanderMcFly]

With help from the amazing Merklot (of netbookinstaller fame), I have got 10.6.3 running on my new Dell Inspiron Duo. I followed all the instructions in the above post but had to remove the appleACPIbatterymanagement kext to get it installed. This is located in the extensions.mkext on the installer usb stick.

I had to download the atheros WIFI_AR9285 kext to get wifi working.

Unfortunately, a few things still aren't working. Touchscreen works only as a click at this point, so i can point the mouse to an item on screen and double click the screen and it will launch it, but can't get the cursor to move.

Sound is still not working, no sign of bluetooth, camera works but unsure whether the mic on it works yet.
No video out, card reader or ethernet (but then there are no ports for those) and i am still trying to work out whether sleep is working or not.
But hey, a lot further along the line than I was 4 days ago when the installer kept crashing (due to the battery kext).

I attempted installing 10.6.5 combo update, but it looks like it replaces the battery kext, so unless someone can tell me how to unpack the package remove that kext and repack it, I am stuck on that one.

Any help or ideas to get it running fully please let me know!!