Asus G73 the i7 Gaming Laptop

[vknyvz]

also asked this onthe snow leopard section but I can't seem to find any infromation over the net on how to install mac on this laptop

 

God I need this as I will continue my work with the iPhone SDK

 

any ideas, links infos etc.

 

??

[m4778]

there are a whole bunch of ways to go about doing it. Using all different distros and moded install disks. have you just googled it to see if anyone else has got it working on your particular setup? osx86 is really a trial and error kinda thing so there is no definite answer to the "how do i install" question. (tell me if i sound stupid im new and this is what ive collected after a lot of research here)

 

welp i just went and tried to look around and found nothing. probably because its so new not many people have been able to experiment on it. i know there are a few installs that have added support for i7's so id look into those and maybe just give one a shot

[vknyvz]

yea actually remembering now no info on installing on a i7 cpu yet

 

also this is a very new laptop, around 2 months old i think but also has the highest available ATI graphic card (5870 1gb gddr5), I am thinking it's not seeing something.

 

I tried ideneb 10.5.8 lite edition, doesn't get pass the f8 black screen to enter more options screen

also tried 10.5.6 same.

 

darn

[m4778]

btw just thought id mention that when i was working with iAtkos v_7 i noticed it also had some support for i7. incase you were looking for the next place to try

[vknyvz]

thanks man first thign i will try when i get home

 

i think i have iatkos v1.0ir2 and 10.5.1 also 10.5.2 kalyway let me try those.

 

with my dell xps i found the ideneb the most reliable one

[vknyvz]

btw just thought id mention that when i was working with iAtkos v_7 i noticed it also had some support for i7. incase you were looking for the next place to try

nope tried instant reboot on cd boot

[dancefloordan]

I have the same processor as you and the method that worked for me was this one osx86.thefreesuite.com/

[corongiugabriele]

I have the same notebook and I installed iATKOS v7 and it works, , but does not recognize video card and wifi, the processor does not function at 100% probably.

 

INSTRUCTIONS

initiation of the installation DVD press F8 and type "cpus=1 busratio=20 -v" (without quotation marks ").

 

Format a partition

 

select the installation:

 

- Iatkos v7 main

- Chameleon V2

- Extra directory

- DSDT

- Disabler

- OHR

- Remove TyMCE

- AHCI

- Intel Sata\Ide

- Jmicron Sata\Ide

- Post Install Actions

- PS2

 

if there are options, also select:

 

- DSMOS

- Apic Driver

 

after installation in Chameleon to start with instruction "busratio = 20"

 

good luck

 

sorry 4 bad english :mellow:

[romerom]

I would just like to throw my hat into this ring I am also a G73 owner and would LOVE to see this work. (iPhone SDK!) subscribed.

[vknyvz]

ok so i am back since there are ati 5000 series gpu drivers floating over the net now this should be possible anyone?

 

i did install the thing just without the gpu support

[GlasgowGeek]

I also have a G73JH (note that there is now a JW which uses an NVIDIA GTX 460)

 

I've only just got mine back from repair so i haven't had a chance to try and break it again yet. ;-)

 

From what i've gathered so far, the mobile HD5870 is closer to the desktop 5770 in design than the full-fat 5870 (see eg. Toms Hardware).

 

It might be useful info to help anyone hacking around on .kexts etc.

 

Why can't Apple just make a decent laptop instead of all this faffing about?

 

 

TomsH article

[ikahuna]

I recently ordered a G73JW-A1 (nVidia 460m) and it will arrive on the 4th of November. Until then I have busied myself with getting all the kexts and info lined out that I can so I can get the closest to fully working Hac possible as fast as possible. I did actually buy this for Windows (I own a Core i7 MB Pro and three Hacs) but the second drive will have a fully working install of Snow come Hell or high water.

 

The 4x series cards are supported with some hacking and I actually have an EVGA GTX 470 waiting in the wings to put in my main Hac Pro when time permits a teardown, but from what I have seen, it's a device id in the proper kexts situation and it shouldn't be too different for the 460m.

 

Or should it? If I can't get QE/CI going it's useless to do it, but I will bang at it until I do. Nice thing is I can yank the drive at any time and make mods, and even use a couple extra lappie drives I have lying around to quick change and test different things quickly. So, I was wondering if anyone has this laptop specifically and has gotten anywhere with it. For search sake, the models are.....

 

ASUS G73JW-A1

ASUS G73JW-XA1

ASUS G73JW-XT1

 

I think that's it.

 

Anyone want to work on this together just ping me.

 

iKahuna

[nomadicexploration]

The Asus G73JW and G73JH are my weapons of choice too.

 

I use 2 early 2008 MBP's and would REALLY LOVE IT if we can make the G73 run OS X.

 

So what can I do to help?

[Jakes77564]

I got a G73JW running SL very well! I have top resolution on graphics but only 64 CUDA cores working, USB 2.0 and 3.0 are working, WiFi works, Webcam works, Sound works- only the mic is stuck on fulltime- Only thing I can't get to work is the lighted keyboard. Other than that everything runs great!

[Jakes77564]

Anybody worked out any new bugs on this? I have to report that I was wrong- my USB 3.0 is recognized by the OS but I can't get it to recognize a drive. I also can't get all the CUDA cores going and the backlit keyboard doesn't work. BUT, it's VERY functional compared to other laptops I've tried to do this to.

[chrisono]

any progress on the backlit keybord, kinda one of those things you dont even notice untill its gone

[ikahuna]

Here's where I am at...

 

Need sound and ENet WiFi working but am able to get the system in full res with QE/CI and graphics reporting properly in System Profiler, 460m.

 

Really want to use the proper audio kexts and not VooDooHDA (no offense to the voodoo team) and find 64bit Atheros 9285 kext if possible but will be happy to find working 32 version too. USB 3 I need to test.

 

Anyone got a fully functional kext pack for 10.6.5 and maybe even a DSDT they could share? Play well with others right?

 

iKahuna

[sharpouze]

I got a G73JW running SL very well! I have top resolution on graphics but only 64 CUDA cores working, USB 2.0 and 3.0 are working, WiFi works, Webcam works, Sound works- only the mic is stuck on fulltime- Only thing I can't get to work is the lighted keyboard. Other than that everything runs great!

 

Hi guys, i'm new on the forum so sorry for my questions or my bad english.

I also have a G73JW Laptop and i just installed SL v10.6.3 with OSX86 ModCD v0.3.1.

I've had no problem during the installation, but since the first boot i also have my mic stucking. It's horrible to support that, and I must stop my computer. Can you tell me how to stop it please ?

Thanks

[adrenix]

Hi all... i have the g73jw and have many problems with the nvidia 460m...

It crash after 30/40 min of working... error is com.apple.Geforce(6.3.7) and it come random in any application also not related to graphics...

 

I'm using 10.6.8 and lestest nvidia drivers 256 (out 24/6/2011)

i'm booting with arch=i386 -v pmVersion=23...

Not using x84_64 because Keyboard and touchpad don't work (if any have 64bit kext)

 

any help?

tnx