Howdy IM! Gateway M285-E Tablet, OSX 10.6/XP

[Flyingaero]

Ive done tons of lurking in these forums before and im finally content with my Hackintosh install.

Pictures: https://picasaweb.google.com/flyingaero/Gat...285EHackintosh#

 

Specifications all working under Windows XP:

(If this doesn't make sense, it probably will when you scroll down to the OSX section)

System Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5500 (2M Cache, 1.66 GHz, 667 MHZ)

System Architecture: Intel 945PM Chipset

LCD Display: 14-inch WXGA TFT Active Matrix Color Display. Maximum resolution: 1280 × 768

System Memory: 1GBRAM DDR2 SDRAM, Two sockets on motherboard. Expandable to 4 GB DDR2

Hard Drive: 80GB SATA 2.5-inch hard drive (partitioned to 45GBs for XP use, 30 for OSX use)

Video Controller: ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 PCI Express Graphics.

High Definition Audio: SigmaTel 9250 Audio AC '97 2.3 Compliant

System Modem: Integrated V.92 56K modem

System Network: Integrated Intel 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet

Wireless: Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 ABG 802.11a/b/g Mini PCI Express Card

Options Drive: DVD+/-RW Combo (24X/24X/24X/8X)

7-in-1 Digital Card Reader

Main Battery: High-Capacity Lithium Ion Battery. The battery will hold a charge. It may last 2-3 hours, According to Windows XP Battery Meter.

Power Supply: 90 W Output AC Adapter

Operating System: Windows® XP Tablet Edition 2005. Included Recovery Disk. Mac OSX 10.6 Snow leopard

 

OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard- WORKING

Specifications:

System Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5500 (2M Cache, 1.66 GHz, 667 MHZ)-WORKING

System Architecture: Intel 945PM Chipset-WORKING

LCD Display: 14-inch WXGA TFT Active Matrix Color Display. Maximum resolution: 1280x768. 1024x768-WORKING

Touch Screen Digitizer: NOT WORKING IN OSX

System Memory: 1GBRAM DDR2 SDRAM, Two sockets on motherboard. Expandable to 4 GB DDR2-WORKING

Hard Drive: 80GB SATA 2.5-inch hard drive((partitioned to 45GBs for XP use, 30 for OSX use))-WORKING

Video Controller: ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 PCI Express Graphics.-WORKING PARTIALLY IN OSX- Can only push out 1024x768

High Definition Audio: SigmaTel 9250 Audio AC '97 2.3 Compliant- Speakers, Headphones, Microphone: WORKING

System Modem: Integrated V.92 56K modem-WORKING

System Network: Integrated Intel 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet- WORKING

Wireless: Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 ABG 802.11a/b/g Mini PCI Express Card- NOT WORKING in OSX

Options Drive: DVD+/-RW Combo (24X/24X/24X/8X)-WORKING

7-in-1 Digital Card Reader- NOT TESTED in OSX

Main Battery: High-Capacity Lithium Ion Battery. The battery will hold a charge. It may last 2-3 hours, According to OSX Battery Meter.-WORKING

Power Supply: 90 W Output AC Adapter-WORKING

Operating System: Mac OSX 10.6 Snow leopard-WORKING

The touch screen wont work under OSX unless you personally compile the kext driver for it. The Wireless card has kext drivers available for it, but the laptop doesnt leave my desk so its connected to the internet via ethernet cable. You could use a dongle if you would like to have wireless in OSX. The wireless works under XP

 

****SPECIAL QUIRKS UNDER OSX****

Touch Screen Digitizer: NOT WORKING in OSX

Wireless: Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 ABG 802.11a/b/g Mini PCI Express Card- NOT WORKING in OSX

7-in-1 Digital Card Reader- NOT TESTED in OSX

Boot time: Boot time when running on battery takes a bit longer. It takes 12 seconds to get to the bootloader (to choose OSX or windows XP) and it takes about 2 minutes and 10 seconds to boot into OSX without the battery (the wheel stops spinning for a bit). It takes about 2 minutes and 30 seconds total to boot into OSX without the charger plugged in. The charger is not needed but makes for a faster boot (if you need it).

Sleep: This Tablet cant do it. Caffeine installed so you can close the lid without it freezing

[drprimo]

Any progress on getting the digitizer to work under osx? The wireless?

 

Did you install this yourself or did you buy this on ebay already installed?