Install Notes On The HP Compaq nx9600

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I spent a few hours getting this laptop running OSx86 10.4. Here are the notes I took in case someone else is trying to tackle this project (or I attempt a rebuild). I will update as I solve problems.

 

Install DVD Used:

 

Mac OS X 10.4.8 [JaS AMD-Intel-SSE2-SSE3 with PPF1 & PPF2]

• Boot from the DVD
  
• Ignore Warnings
  
• Select the language for the install (I used English)
  
• Before the install select and run the Disk Utility (Utilities -> Disk Utility)
  
• Erase the internal drive and format as Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
  
• Be sure and select a Name for the drive, you will use this later
  
• Proceed with the install, select the target drive
  
• During the custom install (automatic) select the following:
  

• Printer Drivers (only the ones needed)
  
  
• Language Translations (if needed)
  
  
• JaS Intel 10.4.8 ATA kexts included
  
  
• Support for most common hardware
  
  

After the install completes, reboot but run the DVD install again. If you don't, the laptop will boot up with a corrupted screen that will make it difficult to get into Mac OSX.

 

Once the DVD install comes back up and you have selected the install language, select Terminal under the Utilities menu (Utilities -> Terminal).

 

From here we will enable the Video and Wireless networking.

 

First let's fix the video.

 

In terminal type the following:

 

				 rm -rf /Volumes/yourvolumename/System/Library/Extensions/ATIRadeon*

 

Replace "yourvolumename" with the name you gave your volume. This step removes the conflicting Radeon extensions.

 

Now we are going to fix the wireless networking:

 

In terminal type the following (all one line):

 

				 /Volumes/yourvolumename/Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit /Volumes/yourvolumename/System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleAirPortBrcm4311.kext/Contents/Info.plist

 

This will open the Broadcom kext Info.plist. Make the following changes:

 

Change:

				 
  <string>pci14e4,4328</string>
<string>pci14e4,4329</string>
<string>pci14e4,432a</string>
<string>pci14e4,4311</string>
<string>pci14e4,4312</string>
<string>pci14e4,4313</string>
<string>pci14e4,4319</string>
<string>pci14e4,431a</string>

 

To This:

				 
  <string>pci14e4,4328</string>
 <string>pci14e4,4329</string>
 <string>pci14e4,432a</string>
 <string>pci14e4,4311</string>
 <string>pci14e4,4312</string>
 <string>pci14e4,4313</string>
 <string>pci14e4,4319</string>
 <string>pci14e4,431a</string>
 <string>pci14e4,4320</string>

 

Then save and close Text Edit. Quit out of Terminal. Quit the Installer and Reboot while removing the DVD.

 

Once you are able to login to your MacOSX install you need to run one more thing to get wireless working.

 

				 sudo nano -w /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist

 

You can also open that in TextEdit if that works better for you as long as you open TextEdit with su privledges.

 

Change this:

				 <key>BSD Name</key>
									 <string>en0</string>
									 <key>IOBuiltin</key>
									 <false/>
									 <key>IOInterfaceType</key>
									 <integer>6</integer>
									 <key>IOInterfaceUnit</key>
									 <integer>0</integer>
									 <key>IOLocation</key>
									 <string></string>
									 <key>IOMACAddress</key>
									 <data>

 

To this:

				 <key>BSD Name</key>
									 <string><b>en1</b></string>
									 <key>IOBuiltin</key>
									 <false/>
									 <key>IOInterfaceType</key>
									 <integer>6</integer>
									 <key>IOInterfaceUnit</key>
									 <integer><b>1</b></integer>
									 <key>IOLocation</key>
									 <string></string>
									 <key>IOMACAddress</key>
									 <data>

 

If you are still in nano then Ctrl-X -> Answer Y and press Enter.

 

Reboot and you should be able to configure your wireless card.

 

Things that work:

Display Resolution Fully Supported (640x480 up to 1680x1050)

Wireless Network (requires static IP address, could not get DHCP working)

Sound (some pops occasionally)

Network Printing

ATA / DVD/CD Burn

Firewire

USB

 

Things that are broken:

Wired ethernet

Sleep

PC Cardbus

Core Image and Quartz (No 3D support)

 

I will update as I solve more problems, meanwhile have fun.