You do need the vista (if you dont have xp) as active, or you can put the osx as active. At least you need an active partition and that is probably the reason for your boot1 problem. If you have vista and you do not get the bootoption for osx automatically use easybdf 2.0, it sets up a mac osx bootoption under vista very easily. I have one multiboot with w7, osx and xp.

@ beyondthetech: Yes the time is off, in my case only by one hour (do you have your time zones set right). It is already discussed and Mysticus explained that it is due to how osx and xp read the computer time in a different way. The syncing is the only fix this far.

Hey, I've been reading most of these post (not all of them, 71 pages are somewhat of a big read) and U guys have really made some cool progress. I'll be grabbing me a NC10 this summer (after high school graduation, before I go to college) and am planning on using OSx86 on it, the Mysticus C* version ofcourse.(I'm downloading from Shragle as I write. On usenet I ran into the next program, or driver more to say: NTFS for Mac. Would such a program be useful and most importantly usable on OSx86? I can upload the .DMG to shragle or rapidshare if u want.

Great job so far, keep it up!

[EDIT]
Typo's
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yeah if you have a working "cereal"
some of the newer ones don't work well

Hi, I have just received a DELL 1490 wireless card. I took the machine apart, installed it exactly as existing card was and... nothing. Windows doesnt find any new hardware and the little 'fn-F9' icon blue light is never on the front of the machine. I have tried moving the 2 (aerial?) cable, but nothing. Windows thinks I have no wireless card at all. Is it dead?

Hi All !!!!!

Sorry for bugging.....

Do somone knows how Could I get the part number 20 of the iso 10.5.6 ????

Shragle says me that that file has not been found and with getdropbox the same...

Is that part still available anywhere???

Thx in advance, j.

Hmmm... This seems to be open source stuff that does the same thing : NTFS-3G Mac OSX
don't know for sure, can't test atm, my OSX is FUBAR ..

Hello to all,

I have purchased and received my Broadcom Dell DW 1490 wireless card, does anybody know which driver on the ebay page I should be using?

The files are named:
SP34152.exe
43xx_drv_4102284.zip
Broadcom.4311.rar
R189136.exe

I pursume I should use the Broadcom.4311.rar file, is this the correct one?

All the best

NSCXP2005

you have to install it manually!

by selecting location/driver yourself!

another way would be, right clicking on the inf (driver info) and clicking INSTALL on right click menu...

Hello everyone!

First i'd like to thanx every members for this thread.
I'm a brand new owner of a NC10 and i'd love to install osx on it, unfortunatly i don't find anywhere where to get the 10.5.6 version mysticus did. I even looked at usenet and impossible to find it. If anybody could help me that would be great.

Thanx again.

I installed it on my NC10...
- NTFS-3G for MacOSX: http://macntfs-3g.blogspot.com/
- MacFUSE for MacOSX: http://code.google.com/p/macfuse/
It's working fine so far.





Good luck, but it's very likely that in the meantime there will be a better OSX86 netbook available ;-)



I also have a Broadcom Wireless Mini PCI-E Card DELL DW 1490.
In MacOSX it's automatically detected, while Win XP has been able to find and download the right driver in the list of Windows driver compatibility list: I didn't have to select the driver by myself, but just launch the 'Hardware' control panel (or whatever Windows calls it...).
Bye!

I have a standard Mysticus NC10 notebook with Mac0s and XP. I want to try the new Windows 7 beta. I am going to back up my XP with Acronis so I can restore it later. Would reformating the XP partition and installing Win 7 mess up the ability to boot into Mac? Or what should I do to keep it working?

Does anyone know of a backup utility that can make a complete image of the NC10 with all the partitions, including the Mac ones? It would be nice to be able to do bare metal restore if something goes wrong.

I'm pretty sure that it would mess up your booting, since xp and windows 7/vista use different bootloaders.

try "hirens boot cd", run it from a usb stick, choose "mini xp version", and thereafter "ghost32", it can create images of disks, partitons etc.

Hi mate,

if you follow this post here you can triple boot XP, OSX & Windows 7 without no problems

Triple boot table

I hope this helps you.

All the best

NSCXP2005

What if I want to throw Ubuntu into the mix, how would I do that?
(I'm finally getting my NC10 tomorrow! )

Mysticus, you should really ad my demonoid link to your first post.

Has anyone with the Dell 1505 wifi card tried to connect to a Time Capsule (which I think uses the same wireless N as any newer airport router) on a N network (i.e. not G connection to the time capsule)? I recently tried the wireless N on a MSI Wind (via Windows) and it could not connect to my time capsule so I guess N is very much still a draft...

Just a FYI - iLife09 (retail) was installed successfully to my NC10 10.5.6. No obvious issues, looks great!

I do agree...

Only 6 seeders and 6 leechers at this time...

Thanks anyway for all this work and for the demonoid torrent file.

Update News: Touchscreen is around the corner it arrived yesterday but missed the delivery and rescheduled delivery for tomorrow

Note: I updated the new ISO torrent and HTTP *incl RS and Shragle links

I'm waiting for my 1390 wifi card to begin with the install...

Any news about full sound support?
What about the webcam? is it fully working?

I run the 1505 card. With no problems using internet etc. Haven't tried time capsule. But am Able to connect to normal N networks

Hello to all,

Does anybody know if the laptop goes to sleep if I close the lid? It goes to sleep if I press "fn ESC" but not when I close the lid.

I hope somebody can help me.

I would like to thank  Mysticus C* for thios fantastic version of OSX.

All the best

NSCXP2005

@NSCXP2005

I think it doesn´t work OTB but I read about a kext a few pages ago.
I think the name was clamshell.kext
Hope that was the right name.

//Edit http://www.superhai.com/darwin.html
clamshellDisplay.kext

ok, cheers mate.

I think I will wait till it is properly fixed.

All the best

NSCXP2005

my palate is whet just waiting for the Voodoo HDA. I'd even take the alpha version.

I have some troubles with the trackpad. Anyone could share his trackpadprefpane with me?

Thanx.

Does anybody know how I get EasyBCD to work with the following setup?

Windows XP
OSX
Windows 7

Is there any file that I need to make the triple boot possible?

All the best

NSCXP2005

Thanks.

Anyone using a Apple N router?

trackpad and all other minor fixes are in Bike Town / Updates / NC10 files link... have a look at the nc10 files section before asking for help...

I'd like some help, I'm getting
"Operating System not found." after install.
Help?

edit: I booted into recovery mode (F4) and now it loads XP.....
I don't get a bootloader.

{censored}, I think I made the partition logical, is this what did it?

edit2: well, i'm starting over, this time it's primary.

Hi everybody,

at first I have to thank the hole osx86 community and their developers for great work.

This is my first post, I read hundreds, what enabled me to sucessfully install osx on 1 desktop machine and 3 laptops.

Jas 10.5.6, modified by mysticus for nc10, is installed on my new nc10 and running like a charm.

But I can´t find solutions for the following problems and would be really happy if someone has ideas on solving.
(dsdt patch already applied)

1. Sleep

manually going into sleep works but not:

- on closing the lid -------- found a solution in the bay. A nice hai(shark) programmed a super kext called clamshell :-) danke dir !
- automatically (settings in system preferences tab "Energy Saver") ------clamshell didn´t solved the automatic issue :-(
(- never when the powerjack is plugged( known issue, not a big problem for me))

Lid and automatic are the biggest issues to me.
deepsleep would be nice, i read netkas instructions with efiv9 an will try it later.

2. other problems (just byside, not that important)

- even after setting the system language to german some parts remain english (main menu, finder(but not the finder settings :-), system preferences....)

- the harddisk is clicking (park positioning) every 15 seconds, seems to be agressive powerManagment, to be honest this is important as it will shrink the lifetime of the disk rapidly ;-( ( i shall contact samsung for that, cause it happens in every OS)

- does someone knows a way to save a password for specific software ? (solved wifi with the kismac trick, but am fed up of entering my password all the time :-) )

- the known audio issue ( are there working kexts somewhere to get the internal mic and the mic jack working ? no häh would have been written her :-( )

thank you for the attention in advance and sorry for my ugly english :-)

grüße aus Berlin

kiezbengel

Hi,

After the installation of the 10.5.6 iso, I get the option to boot from Windows or OSX. When I click OSX it just brings me back to boot screen? Can you please assist?

Thx,

Bob

Lol, seems like demonoid account registration has openen, or is it just me? be quick and get a account if you still need one.

edit: no go ..

We need Seeders

It worked this morning.. stopped now..

Hi,

I have read through most of the pages and I still have a question about 'switch.ch'. Some people seem to have the audio switching working others cannot. Can anyone confirm it is possible? If so, could you kindly post your switch file?

Thanks!!!!


Neil

Yes, there is a working audio switch script for NC10 as well.
You can download it from the following address:
http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?act...st&id=37873

And before you post that it's not working with you, be sure that you have the following items installed:
1) Azalia driver for Audio
2) Chud tools

Hopefully that helps.

@ kiezbengel


You can download the german language file and install it.

UPDATE NEWS:
==========
ok guys, touchscreen has arrived, and installed it in couple of hours

guide with pics rather than video (sorry video proved to be hard to control while doing the process...)

good thing is it is not hard to install the touchscreen, however couple of stages requires extreme attention to detail and sensitivity, and almost come to a point screwing the whole thing

luckily it is working fine in both windows and OSX, and working quite well

bad thing is it is not multi-touch aware as expected...

guide will be around soon soon...

Ignore everything I just wrote - I installed azalia and it seems to work! Thanks!

hey realevil, can you share the link please?

ooo I got the azalia and chud tools working with the script to switcth audio. Works like a charm. I heard there is a way to turn a shell script into an automator application.

Could you please explain the setup process with CHUD and Azalia Adamcarter?
Thanks

I would like to know the same thing Adamcarter.

NSCXP2005

What you will need for temporary audio solution till voodoo hda kext comes out.

chud tools (on Mysticus C's Bike Town site or Apple)
azalia driver (http://www.mediafire.com/?enez1guzz1g)
and the switch.sh script (http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?act...st&id=37873) thanks real rooster

Process.
Install chud tools
install azalia driver (it will back up your applehda.kext)

then open terminal application
drop the switch.sh onto terminal window
then hit return
it will ask for password
go ahead and enter password
hit return
it will show some sort of processing then say switching to HP (for headphones)
when its complete you are all set.

to go back to speakers
open terminal application again
drop the switch.sh onto a terminal window
hit return
it will once again ask for password
hit return
it will run some sort of process
and say switching to SK or SP i forget (which means speaker)
done.
you will have to do that every time unless you use something called spark to set it to some sort of Fn button like f7

i was hoping to make it a automator app but I dont have time

also settings doesn't technically save after restart/reboot... you have to run the script twice once to go fom HP to SP... (even though it is set for HP still comes out SP, then run the script again to go from SP to HP and it will once again play through HP)

You guys gave me an idea.
every time you post something saying I got xyz to work... also post what you did and what you needed. And people can comment and add to it, etc.


If you find your self asking what is terminal app, or if this explanation seems a lil over your head, please do not attempt this at home. Please direct all your questions in the forum if you have trouble. And like all things YMMV

Sounds like switch.sh is just a shell script (sh,bash,etc) In OS X you can name it .command rather then .sh and it will run it through terminal for you. Could also add a hot key, etc.

Thanks Adamcarter

I made a simple headphone app for myself, if anyone's interested you can download it here http://www.mediafire.com/borelli

You need to enter admin password each time but it saves some hassle

Thanks borelli

Can someone please tell me how to get into the BIOS?

I need to change settings and the menu pops up for a split second and I cannot see what to press.

Thx

Bob

bios is f2 on boot, hope that melps!

just thought I would mention something that is on the msiwind forum in different places, that there are some apps that have a fixed minimum screen height (prefs, imovie, osx86tools) you can change the pref files to shrink the windows to fit the nc10s 600 high screen, the terminal command is:

defaults write com.apple.systempreferences AppleDisplayScaleFactor .85

defaults write com.pcwiz.OSX86Tools AppleDisplayScaleFactor .85

defaults write com.apple.photobooth AppleDisplayScaleFactor .85

defaults write com.apple.imovie7 AppleDisplayScaleFactor .85

I hope that helps a lot of people and you can apply it to any app and scale with any number, to return the app to standard you just set the last number to 1

Also many thanks to Mysticus for a well put together package, I have a patched dvd image which may well find its way onto usenet in the next few days once I have sorted out the par files!

Adamcarter,

Could you link to the Azalia driver as I can not find where it is.

All the best

NSCXP2005

did you get it from this seller by any chance?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/dell-dw1490-broadcom...A1%7C240%3A1318

I'm having the same problem; On mine says "Made in China" (NOT Taiwan) and on the front sticker says "DW 1490 DP/N 0JC977"
The small print on the back of the PCB (where the lead (Pb) free sign is) says BCM94311MCAGD REV B GP.

Let's see if it's the same (defective) batch.

Hello to all,

I know this is offtopic but I wonder if somebody could help me with my problem.

I am currently trying to open my NC10 to replace the WiFi card, but I seem to be having trouble taken out some of the screws, does anybody know where I can get a standard phillips screwdriver that will allow me to open it?

Does anybody know what size of screwdriver I should get to make the job possible? I have been using a jewellers screwdriver but they are very hard to grip.

Please can somebody advise me.

Thank you for your time

All the best

NSCXP2005

NSCXP2005 - i had the same problem on few screws. All i did was to press really really hard when i turn the screw. you might need something like a cloth in your palm when you do it.