Samsung NC10 UK revision, Updates / Installation / Modding etc, stuff will be here Options

[PHTC]

Just got a few questions which i'm hoping someone could help me out with.

I've tried using the search but can't find the answers to my q's.

Anyway i've not got an nc10 yet but i'm looking to get one and to put osx on it, but my q's are as follows.

1. Is it possible to have dual boot windows 7 & osx

From what i've read I think hte windows 7 (and vista) bootloader is different - if this is accomodated what boot software should I be looking into? Any steps?

2. I dont think parallels will work on the nc10 but vmware fusion will?

Could anyone let me know if this is correct, and if so is it possible to have the windows 7 boot partition configured to be executable from within fusion within osx? Essentially to have the option of booting 7 (or xp) from boot or from within osx using the same partitiion?

Thanks in advance guys, like I say, I have tried looking but can't find the answers, I appreciate the nc10 isn't massively powerful so running 2 os's may not work well but just wondered if it were possible?

Thanks

[ Mysticus C*]

NC10 and NC20 are different in hardware wise, completely different! NC20 is not compatible, although it is possible to install OSX on it, you will not enjoy it without gfx...

PHTC: all info/files you need is around, for boot problem, there is a bcedit software around to add tboot to your win7 bootloader from the ddmac package...

the rest is not hard, grab the nc10 iso, and install easily...

[kalani]

Hello,

i have installed the mysticus iso for samsung NC10 10.5.6 (thank you for yhis great job)

After that, I have installed a couple of things in order to solve small problems (ethernet, clone screen, brightness and so on...)

Now, I would like to install iLife 09. So, I tried to restore the install DVD that I got with my iMac (bundle software) on my usb key. When I launch the installation, it checks for something and then i've got the following error message "this software cannot be installed on this computer"

Do you have an idea of the problem?

Thank you for you help

[sh0nuff]

wondering if the iso has been tested on the NC10 replacement, aka the N110?

Im getting one soon, so I'll give it a whirl if it hasn't already been tried.

[ Mysticus C*]

wondering if the iso has been tested on the NC10 replacement, aka the N110?

Im getting one soon, so I'll give it a whirl if it hasn't already been tried.

yup confirmed working

[sh0nuff]

yup confirmed working

Awesome dude. You rock.

I will probably end up posting a bunch of questions once this sweet little machine arrives in my hands. I have the iso downloaded and burned ready to go, and my external DVD writer is ready to go

[ Mysticus C*]

if you read my install guide, there is no need for a dvddrive either, everything can be done within same hdd... without needing any additional hardware

[teateam]

I'm install from usb flash drive:
1. Restore DMG with Retail 10.5.6 to USB drive
2. Install chameleon 2 rc1 to USB drive
3. Copy to USB Drive Extra folder with smbios.plist, Extensions.mkext amd DSDT.aml
(Extensions.mkext contain kexts for Touchpad and keyboard, disabler, dsmos and other kexts...)
4. Boot from flash and install
5. Before quit from installer, run terminal and copy Extra folder from usb to hdd
6. Restart from usb, in boot menu choise hdd
7. Install chameleon 2 rc1 to hdd
8. The end

[gypsy]

I'm install from usb flash drive:
1. Restore DMG with Retail 10.5.6 to USB drive
2. Install chameleon 2 rc1 to USB drive
3. Copy to USB Drive Extra folder with smbios.plist, Extensions.mkext amd DSDT.aml
(Extensions.mkext contain kexts for Touchpad and keyboard, disabler, dsmos and other kexts...)
4. Boot from flash and install
5. Before quit from installer, run terminal and copy Extra folder from usb to hdd
6. Restart from usb, in boot menu choise hdd
7. Install chameleon 2 rc1 to hdd
8. The end

Thought id inject a quick note here, as iam also interested. I found the iDeneb 10.5.6 distro to be the best in terms of use and functionality. I didn't go with the Samsung or any of the netbooks because in US too close in price to larger notebooks. Bought a Compaq CQ60-211DX for $379 USD which about the price of the Samsung. Anyway the iDeneb distro has installs on the DVD for Acer, Samsung, MSI netbooks on it set to install. I mention all this because the SAMSUNG netbook install worked the best even on the Compaq! I Used GParted to add a new OSX partition to my HD (which of cousre has Vista); booted off the iDeneb Cd I'd burnt and in 15 mins I had Leopard 10.5.6 installed and working great! Probs with the
Compaq was the intell 4500 chipset so graphics defaulted which means no iDVD, Final Cut, or iWork which is bummer -- fell back on MSOfiice for now; no WiFi bough a Hawking USB wireless works great--found a conexant sound driver for sound works great (with one annoyance: have to plug in headphone jack, then unplug it on each power up to get sound from internal speakers). Laptop runs faster on Leopard than on Vista partition. Handiest thing about iDeneb: it installs chameleon bootloader automacticaly, so you get boot up screen for all bootable partitions!
I'm saving money for Samsung, though and may buy one because of its handy size as opposed to larger Compaq.
This forum really handy and helpful. Thanks

[ Mysticus C*]

Thought id inject a quick note here, as iam also interested. I found the iDeneb 10.5.6 distro to be the best in terms of use and functionality. I didn't go with the Samsung or any of the netbooks because in US too close in price to larger notebooks. Bought a Compaq CQ60-211DX for $379 USD which about the price of the Samsung. Anyway the iDeneb distro has installs on the DVD for Acer, Samsung, MSI netbooks on it set to install. I mention all this because the SAMSUNG netbook install worked the best even on the Compaq! I Used GParted to add a new OSX partition to my HD (which of cousre has Vista); booted off the iDeneb Cd I'd burnt and in 15 mins I had Leopard 10.5.6 installed and working great! Probs with the
Compaq was the intell 4500 chipset so graphics defaulted which means no iDVD, Final Cut, or iWork which is bummer -- fell back on MSOfiice for now; no WiFi bough a Hawking USB wireless works great--found a conexant sound driver for sound works great (with one annoyance: have to plug in headphone jack, then unplug it on each power up to get sound from internal speakers). Laptop runs faster on Leopard than on Vista partition. Handiest thing about iDeneb: it installs chameleon bootloader automacticaly, so you get boot up screen for all bootable partitions!
I'm saving money for Samsung, though and may buy one because of its handy size as opposed to larger Compaq.
This forum really handy and helpful. Thanks

* thanx for your information, but you posted in a wrong section...
* if you want to discuss ideneb, please discuss it on ideneb topics...
* if you wanna discuss your compaq go to a compaq topic...
* for your compaq issue, you will stuck with the gfx problem forever since it is not really intel gfx chip to begin with (intel bought the tech from another company dont remember the details, and also no support in osx at all! will not have any support in the future either as intel gfx are now dumped from the macs...)
* Forum is handy and helpful as long as people do not posts on wrong sections

[farcortex]

hi,
I installed touch screen according to your guide.it worked fine initially.A fter 30 min i noticed a strange thing, whenever i touched the screen the curser ued to jump to a fixed place on the screen.The position remained same in windows and osX and i was not able to use the touch screen.I removed the bezel and tested again to ruleout any physical pressure over the touchscreen, but no use.Mysticus can you please suggest me possible fix.Thank you for your tutorial

[ Mysticus C*]

hi,
I installed touch screen according to your guide.it worked fine initially.A fter 30 min i noticed a strange thing, whenever i touched the screen the curser ued to jump to a fixed place on the screen.The position remained same in windows and osX and i was not able to use the touch screen.I removed the bezel and tested again to ruleout any physical pressure over the touchscreen, but no use.Mysticus can you please suggest me possible fix.Thank you for your tutorial

+ first i would check for calibration... if nothing wrong with calibration, then it sounds more like a hardware failure, either fault board, or crashed/squezed/pressured touch module!

+ check for pressure in any side? can cause crack! see if there is any crack? (this is the most common problem people face when they install the touchscreen modules! they overtighten the screen, they dont remove the side support metals (which increases height and pressure) etc...
+ check for cabling if you somehow damage/squeze the cable when you are closing the bezel or back cover, make sure there are cuts on the cables, else you may short...

[sh0nuff]

yup confirmed working

Great! My N110 arrived 3 weeks early, so I'm stoked to get into this.. I read through your guide, and while its a tad more complicated than i'd prefer, I'm sure I can follow it if I'm patient.

Was wondering, one thing I don;t fully understand is why I need to me 3 separate partitions to install OSX... I was hoping to triple boot my machine as Win7 (~70gb partition) OS X (~35 gb partition) and Ubuntu (~35 GB partition.

So im a little confused as to why OSX need 3 separate partitions for installation.

Sorry for my noobish questions!

[ Mysticus C*]

Great! My N110 arrived 3 weeks early, so I'm stoked to get into this.. I read through your guide, and while its a tad more complicated than i'd prefer, I'm sure I can follow it if I'm patient.

Was wondering, one thing I don;t fully understand is why I need to me 3 separate partitions to install OSX... I was hoping to triple boot my machine as Win7 (~70gb partition) OS X (~35 gb partition) and Ubuntu (~35 GB partition.

So im a little confused as to why OSX need 3 separate partitions for installation.

Sorry for my noobish questions!

those are recommended not necessary! thinking this is noob-friendly guide, if you know what you are doing, you do not need to follow certain parts that you understand the reason.

for example,
only one partition is needed for osx to be installed!
2nd partition is for a clone/or/backup
3rd partition is for a backup/or/data

purposes...

the rest of the thinking is up to you

the guide is step by step guide, if you go through it with the intention of understanding you will see what i mean... it is like robotic left not much AI to be done... meaning not much thinking, just read/see and do it...

[sh0nuff]

those are recommended not necessary! thinking this is noob-friendly guide, if you know what you are doing, you do not need to follow certain parts that you understand the reason.

for example,
only one partition is needed for osx to be installed!
2nd partition is for a clone/or/backup
3rd partition is for a backup/or/data

purposes...

the rest of the thinking is up to you

the guide is step by step guide, if you go through it with the intention of understanding you will see what i mean... it is like robotic left not much AI to be done... meaning not much thinking, just read/see and do it...

Ok, well I'll give it a shot, but I think you should make a video and post it on Youtube or something

[naujoks]

+ first i would check for calibration... if nothing wrong with calibration, then it sounds more like a hardware failure, either fault board, or crashed/squezed/pressured touch module!

+ check for pressure in any side? can cause crack! see if there is any crack? (this is the most common problem people face when they install the touchscreen modules! they overtighten the screen, they dont remove the side support metals (which increases height and pressure) etc...
+ check for cabling if you somehow damage/squeze the cable when you are closing the bezel or back cover, make sure there are cuts on the cables, else you may short...

I had the biggest problems with the touchscreen. With me the mouse would often be stuck at the far corner of the screen. Since this was also the case when I unplugged the screen but left the controller connected, the problems must have been the controller. Apparently there are cheap fakes around. You might have to send yours in. I couldn't do that because in frustration I ripped everything out and chucked it into the bin. All 80 pounds of it.

[ Mysticus C*]

I had the biggest problems with the touchscreen. With me the mouse would often be stuck at the far corner of the screen. Since this was also the case when I unplugged the screen but left the controller connected, the problems must have been the controller. Apparently there are cheap fakes around. You might have to send yours in. I couldn't do that because in frustration I ripped everything out and chucked it into the bin. All 80 pounds of it.

yup!, there are fakes around... it has been mentioned on the manufacturer's pages as well...

[ Mysticus C*]

10.5.7 is out! Wanna be guine pig? go ahead if you be patient and wait, patches installer for the update will be out in 1-2 days!

Main
http://support.apple.com/downloads/

Combo
http://support.apple.com/downloads/DL827/M...Combo10.5.7.dmg

Delta
http://support.apple.com/downloads/DL826/MacOSXUpd10.5.7.dmg

[catalyst11]

10.5.7 is out! Wanna be guine pig? go ahead if you be patient and wait, patches installer for the update will be out in 1-2 days!

Main
http://support.apple.com/downloads/

Combo
http://support.apple.com/downloads/DL827/M...Combo10.5.7.dmg

Delta
http://support.apple.com/downloads/DL826/MacOSXUpd10.5.7.dmg

Haha...yeah I saw the update earlier and just tried to install it. It didn't boot up at first in OSX and auto-restarted but the 2nd time it booted up in OSX. The resolution now is 800x600 with no other option. Everything else seems to be running fine. Anyone know how to get my resolution back to native?

[ Mysticus C*]

Haha...yeah I saw the update earlier and just tried to install it. It didn't boot up at first in OSX and auto-restarted but the 2nd time it booted up in OSX. The resolution now is 800x600 with no other option. Everything else seems to be running fine. Anyone know how to get my resolution back to native?

auto restart is because of the installation process, requires some files to be installed at the restart rather then during update, thefore the auto-restart is perfectly normal, and expected!

however for your gfx issue, you will need to wait a bit... i m bussy, but will be making patches installer for this update this week...