Coburn 64 Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Howdy all, I've recently ordered a Acer Aspire One from my local computer store, but it was DOA and I sent it back. Currently, I'm waiting for the new one to arrive. I have a old copy of iATKOS 1.0i I think on a DVD somewhere. Would this work on a Acer Aspire One (Model Number: AOA150)? I thought I could have a portable apple-powered netbook for a lot less than buying the whole MacBook combo. If Mac OS X does work on the Acer Aspire One, could you please tell me what version works? Does every work out-of-the-box (sound, wifi, etc)? Cheers, Coburn 64. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanceomni Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Howdy all, I've recently ordered a Acer Aspire One from my local computer store, but it was DOA and I sent it back. Currently, I'm waiting for the new one to arrive. I have a old copy of iATKOS 1.0i I think on a DVD somewhere. Would this work on a Acer Aspire One (Model Number: AOA150)? I thought I could have a portable apple-powered netbook for a lot less than buying the whole MacBook combo. If Mac OS X does work on the Acer Aspire One, could you please tell me what version works? Does every work out-of-the-box (sound, wifi, etc)? Cheers, Coburn 64. I have an Aspire One running 10.5.6 with QE/CI graphics support, battery monitor, audio in/out, webcam & card reader working. The one thing you should know is that unlike windows and linux GUIs OSX needs at least a height resolution of 768. Your Aspire One has a max of 600 so you will run into problems where a window, which is not resizable, extends past the edge of the screen. If there are buttons down there you wont be able to reach them. If I were you I would look for a more recent distro. iDeneb 1.4 (10.5.6) is a great choice and I believe it even has a section for Netbooks under customization. You can install using an external cd drive or you can restore the install disk to a thumb drive or external harddrive and boot from it. The Wifi card is not supported however you can purchase a replacement that is supported for around $12 us and they are pretty easy to replace. This is a good post however a great deal of steps can be eliminated by looking for a more recent distro: http://www.venera7.com/22-11-2008/installi...e-macbook-nano/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coburn 64 Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 Sounds interesting. Do why doesn't Mac OS support the stock wifi card? Is it just too modern? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coburn 64 Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 Just an update. I've managed to install a MSI Wind version of OSx86 on my Acer Aspire One. I've got a link to the problems I've had here: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=161389 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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