OSX86 on Acer Aspire One D250

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OSX86 on the Acer Aspire One is a tiresome task, follwoing attemps were made to install the OS so far:

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[edit] iDeneb 10.5.6

Burn disc image, and use external DVD-Rom (thumbdrive might also work) Press F12 at boot, and select the media you're using to install OSX. Hit enter on the darwin bootscreen and wait patiently while the installer loads (this might take up to 10 minutes). Select your language of choice and press [continue] to go the next screen.

open the disk utility from the top menu, select the partition where you want to install, and format the drive as Mac OS extended (journaled) when you're done, quit the disk utility and press [continue].

Select the disk you just erased and press [continue] Click [Customize] and select these from the list:

ACPI Kext 10.5.6 | Ps2 Fix mouse | Apple Azalia Audio | ICHx Fixed | Kernel 9.5.0 Voodoo | Attansic L1 | Atheros AR5007 | CPUs=1-fix | Battery Manager | Intel GMA 950 | OSX86 tools

you can also choose language packs and applications as you like.

when selected, click [install], skip disc check if you're in a hurry. let the installer do it's job, restart. Hit space at the darwin loader and type in "-f", and hit [Enter]

once booted, you will need the GMA950.pkg to get 1024*600 resolution. you can get this from: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=180005&view=findpost&p=1230300 (you will need to register an account)


just install the file, and open OSX86tools and repair permissions (this might take a while), i'd also recommend you enable Quartz.

What doesn't work: Webcam, Microphone, Sleep/hibernate, Lan/Wlan.

Boots in under 40 seconds on a stock D250 with 1GB ram.

[edit] Kalyway 10.5.2

Tried this disc and failed basicly on first startup, AppleAirPort.kext had to be removed from single user mode of the thumb drives install system. Install worked but never relaly booted with vanilla kernel install. Discontinued.

[edit] Retails Disc

Now trying this method for the similar D150. Might work, bit Vanilla kernel is not bootable correctly somehow. Stops (cpus=1 -v) on a early boot stage while "Jettisonging Kernel Linker")

(http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/f200/71102.htm)

[edit] xXx 10.5.6 final v2

Works well, Graphics for GMA950 works well, ISO has a kext for this prepatched (ID: 0x27ae)

Added kext:

  • Install Chameleon 2, it's much nicer
  • VoodooPS2 installed (/Extras)
  • AppleCPUPMDisabler (/Extras=
  • System "hung" a bit on mouse move -> IO802 kext was buggy, removed it and works. Kext seemed to attemp in a endless loop to load a Atheros driver. (Might be the new Atheros ethernet, whcih causes this, not wifi card)
  • Battery just needed AppleACPIBatteryManager.kext found on googlecode
  • Sleep does not work -> investigation running
  • Vanilla Kernel still not booting with proper params
  • No Sound yet

Hardware mods and additions:

  • Bought a Kingston Bluetooth Micro thing with OSX drivers and put it into a usb port.
  • Will replace the wifi module once the new one arrives, this Altheros crap is not worth the trouble of writing or patching drivers for it.
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