Update (31 July 2008): Remove mouse tearing by using the gma950.pkg from iATKOS 2.0/4.0  gma950.pkg.zip ( 70.59K ) Number of downloads: 693


Update (5 June 2008): sleep works with Vanilla 9.1.0 kernel and USB EHCI fix!

Update (8 April 2008): sound works through both internal speakers and headphone jack! See below.

I've seen many people who have the Acer Aspire 5570Z, but a google search of the site for 5570z brings mostly people with problems, not fixes. Since I have mine pretty much fully working (card reader doesn't work), I figured I'd make a comprehensive how-to.
(actually, now this is the first result on google for "aspire 5570z leopard" )

My system specs can be seen in my sig.

NOTE: I replaced the original Atheros AR5007EG with a Gigabyte GN-WI01GT (AR5006EGS) because it is supported natively in Ubuntu gutsy and it supports SuperG mode.

Edit: Good news everyone! My Dell 1390 and Apple AirPort AR5006EXS cards also work fine. However, no luck with the original AR5007EG/AR5BXB63.

Here goes:

Part 1: Install Leopard
Obtain a copy of the iATKOS 1.0ir2 DVD. Install using the appropriate options; I used EFI, but not the vanilla kernel or ACPIPlatform (to enable battery indicator), and installed the speedstep package and Netkas SMBIOS. I also did not select any of the Network patches.

If you want sleep, install the vanilla kernel but not the speedstep package. You also need to install a USB patch after install (see part 8).

To clarify, the options I selected were:

• Darwin EFI bootloader
• speedstep (don't install if you want sleep!)
• Vanilla kernel (DO install if you want sleep!)
• Remove Thermal Kexts
• Netkas SMBIOS (also works fine without)

IMPORTANT: Make sure that the name of the partition where you install leopard doesn't have any space in it. for example "Macintosh HD" will not work, but "MacHD" is fine. It's a bug in iATKOS and Kalyway's bootloader scripts apparently.

Part 2: Networking
The OEM Atheros AR5007EG does NOT work with OSX.

The Atheros AR5006EG/Gigabyte GN-WI01T, AR5006EXS (Apple Airport) and Broadcom 4311 (Dell 1390) are supported out-of the box by Leopard. However the PCI bus on these laptops is not configured correctly by Mac OS-this will be resolved in Part 3.

You need to patch your IONetworkingFamily.kext/AppleYukon2.kext for the Marvell 88E8038. Download this:  IONetworkingFamily_Yukon88E8038.kext.zip ( 507.4K ) Number of downloads: 1803
and install.
To do it manually, navigate to /System/Library/Extensions/IONetworkingFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleYukon2.kext/Contents and edit the Info.plist as follows:

1. Find this section
   
   QUOTE
   <key>Yukon-88E8053</key>
   <dict>
   <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
   <string>com.apple.iokit.AppleYukon2</string>
   <key>EnableLowPwr</key>
   <integer>1</integer>
   <key>IOClass</key>
   <string>yukon2osx</string>
   <key>IOPCIPrimaryMatch</key>
   <string>0x436211ab</string>
   <key>IOProviderClass</key>
   <string>IOPCIDevice</string>
   <key>MACNumber</key>
   <integer>1</integer>
   <key>Model</key>
2. Change it so that it reads
   
   QUOTE
   <key>Yukon-88E8053</key>
   <dict>
   <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
   <string>com.apple.iokit.AppleYukon2</string>
   <key>EnableLowPwr</key>
   <integer>1</integer>
   <key>IOClass</key>
   <string>yukon2osx</string>
   <key>IOPCIPrimaryMatch</key>
   <string>0x435211ab</string>
   <key>IOProviderClass</key>
   <string>IOPCIDevice</string>
   <key>MACNumber</key>
   <integer>1</integer>
   <key>Model</key>
   
   That is, change 0x436211ab to 0x435211ab.
3. Save and repair permissions.

After this, your wired and wireless LAN still won't work, since we haven't patched the PCI yet.

Part 3: PCI/Cardbus
After installing, neither the wired or wireless lan will be working. This seems to be because the Acer BIOS doesn't initialize the PCI (Express) bus properly. Fortunately, chun-nan has done some great work and solved the problem.

Get chun-nan's IOPCIFamily:  chun_nan_IOPCIFamily.10.5.2.beta_for_Marvell88E8038.zip ( 50.7K ) Number of downloads: 1662
(original thread). Install and repair permissions.

Reboot.

Now your Cardbus/PCMCIA slot works, and your wired and wireless lan should be detected.

Part 4: Sound
You'll notice that the sound is already working through the internal speakers. To get the headphone and line-in jack to work, you'll need to use the ALC883 installer pkg from here: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=36520. Customize the installation and select the 6ports option and deselct the 3ports.

(Thanks to twobunnyrabbit, original thread here: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=64580)

Taruga's AppleHDA patcher 1.20. Note however that this causes the internal speakers to stop working.
Here is my linux codec dump:  ALC883_AS5570Z.txt ( 9.09K ) Number of downloads: 50


Part 5: Battery status indicator
Install jaro12345's PowerManagement.bundle.
http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=80425

Part 6: Touchpad scrolling
http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=88811

Edit:
Part 7: AppleSMBIOS.kext
Using macdotnub's AppleSMBIOS.kext, you can make your system identify it self as a MacBook2,1.
http://my.macdotnub.info/content/view/19/26/

Part 8: Sleep
If you want sleep, be sure you selected EFI and the vanilla kernel, and did NOT select the speedstep package.
Then, install this USB patch:
 USBEHCI_Updater.pkg.zip ( 419.88K ) Number of downloads: 457

(thanks the_uman, twobunnyrabbit and superhai)

Part 9: Fix mouse tearing (GMA950)
Install this updated kext:  gma950.pkg.zip ( 70.59K ) Number of downloads: 693


There you have it, enjoy your Acer MacBook!

Many thanks to chun-nan, taruga, the osx86-turk team and everyone else involved in making this possible.

This post has been edited by matthieu/ergosteur: Jul 31 2008, 07:52 PM