Thi3f Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Before I consider installing OSX on my Acer I was wondering will it even work? I searched around thru the forums (and im sure someone will find a link) but i didnt see anyone that had tried an acer aspire 3000. Is it worth attempting or am i better off waiting for an intel Ibook? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12068-acer-aspire-3000/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 what are your specs? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12068-acer-aspire-3000/#findComment-75811 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thi3f Posted March 15, 2006 Author Share Posted March 15, 2006 Mobile AMD Sempron™ processor 3000+(1.8 GHz) SiSM760GX Chipset Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11b/g 256MB DDR-RAM (Max 2GB) 60GB HDD, Weight 2.8kg. DVD/CD-RW Combo drive 56K Fax/Modem, 10/100Mbps LAN 15.4” WXGA Acer CrystalBrite TFT LCD(1280x800 pixel) Integrated 3D AGP graphics with up to 64 MB Li-Ion Battery (Avg 3.0 hrs. battery life) Acer SignalUp wireless technology support straight from acer Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12068-acer-aspire-3000/#findComment-76337 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thi3f Posted March 19, 2006 Author Share Posted March 19, 2006 Any recommendations? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12068-acer-aspire-3000/#findComment-78574 Share on other sites More sharing options...
__Dragon__ Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 if you give me a few days i will post if it will work, i got the same laptop and this is the first time it will even have mac installed on if it can be installed. i am doing it right now, and so far it seems it can be installed but to what extent. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12068-acer-aspire-3000/#findComment-825667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
__Dragon__ Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 ok, mac os x 10.5.2 will install on this laptop but there is a problem when booting up. you will need to use the non efi patch. i could not find a copy of the non efi patch unless you guys can point me to one. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12068-acer-aspire-3000/#findComment-827987 Share on other sites More sharing options...
velocityg4 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 ok, mac os x 10.5.2 will install on this laptop but there is a problem when booting up. you will need to use the non efi patch. i could not find a copy of the non efi patch unless you guys can point me to one. I know this is an old thread but this is the most promising I have found on getting this laptop to work. How exactly did you get 10.5.2 to install on the Acer Aspire 3000? I have tried using JaS 10.4.8, Kalyway 10.4.11, Kalyway 10.5.2, 10.5 Vanilla install, JaS 10.5.4 and iDeneb 10.5.5. All of them get a "still waiting for root device". If I try using rd=disk0s1 when loading the installer I get a Kernel Panic with each installer. Each installer also experiences the panic at the same point when loading the System files. My laptop is the same make and model as the op's. The only differences being mine has an AMD Sempron 2800+ and 768MB RAM Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12068-acer-aspire-3000/#findComment-987647 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macfan45 Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Hey, So I have been trying for an epic long time to get Mac OS X 86 on my friend's Acer Aspire 3000. I got really close once with the Leo4All V2 install disk but got that waiting for root device error as well. To get around that I hooked up an external DVD drive to the computer and was able to pull up the GUI for the install. However, it lagged during the install. Hope this helps you out though. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12068-acer-aspire-3000/#findComment-1012045 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicNAS Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 i have Acer Aspire 3003 NLMI and successfully installed Kalyway 10.5.2 try it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12068-acer-aspire-3000/#findComment-1018807 Share on other sites More sharing options...
active8 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I managed to get the Kalyway 10.5.2 dvd to install up to the point of it saying '14 minutes remaining' - I left it like this for 3-4 hrs but nothing changed - it got stuck at that point. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12068-acer-aspire-3000/#findComment-1027386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicNAS Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 During the installation i chose amd patch and speed step kernel, installation went for me 2 hour sorry for my bad english Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12068-acer-aspire-3000/#findComment-1028026 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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