sam812 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 I want to install Snow Leopard on Toshiba L500, it's i3 computer. I have tried to install it many times using Leo4all, [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url], Empire but I just cant do it. It installs but I can't get into the OS. It doesn't want to load without a CD inside and it keeps on restarting. Has anyone had a any luck installing it on Toshiba? Am I just wasting my time? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/244735-snow-leopard-on-toshiba-l500/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsw953 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 I want to install Snow Leopard on Toshiba L500, it's i3 computer.I have tried to install it many times using Leo4all, [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url], Empire but I just cant do it. It installs but I can't get into the OS. It doesn't want to load without a CD inside and it keeps on restarting. Has anyone had a any luck installing it on Toshiba? Am I just wasting my time? I have the same laptop.It can be done but there are lots of issues,the 2 main ones are unsupported graphics card and wireless card.So no QE and no wireless.An alternative is to install Snow Leopard on VirtualBox.This is what I use,it works great,if there is something Snow Leopard can't do Window 7 is right there.For me it's much better to have a 100% working laptop with a combination of 2 OS's than to have a crippled Hackintosh! Windows + VirtualBox = MAC OS the last few pages have the most up to date stuff Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/244735-snow-leopard-on-toshiba-l500/#findComment-1627915 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam812 Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 I have the same laptop.It can be done but there are lots of issues,the 2 main ones are unsupported graphics card and wireless card.So no QE and no wireless.An alternative is to install Snow Leopard on VirtualBox.This is what I use,it works great,if there is something Snow Leopard can't do Window 7 is right there.For me it's much better to have a 100% working laptop with a combination of 2 OS's than to have a crippled Hackintosh!Windows + VirtualBox = MAC OS the last few pages have the most up to date stuff Straight after I posed this, the installation finally went through. Even after all the updates Wifi and GFX card is not working. I was thinking if it would work to buy an external WiFi adaptor? Wouldn't it come with the driver for Mac? Thanx for the VB idea, I will look into it. I have never use it. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/244735-snow-leopard-on-toshiba-l500/#findComment-1628259 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dothacker Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 either you buy a USB wifi that's supported by OSX, or replace the WIFI card inside the laptop with a broadcom chip... like the Dell Wireless 1390 (this has been covered MANY MANY times). And yes, graphics is not supported and there is no workaround on that. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/244735-snow-leopard-on-toshiba-l500/#findComment-1628262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam812 Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 either you buy a USB wifi that's supported by OSX, or replace the WIFI card inside the laptop with a broadcom chip... like the Dell Wireless 1390 (this has been covered MANY MANY times). And yes, graphics is not supported and there is no workaround on that. I don't understand the graphic problem. I can see that people are having difficulty seeing Mac OS, but I get 1024x768 resolution. I can't change it but it doesn't look so bad. So you are saying it is possible to have WiFi is I get a wifi adapter for Mac? Do you know how to fix sound? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/244735-snow-leopard-on-toshiba-l500/#findComment-1628347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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