10.6.7 update - painless thanks to USB flash drive

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When I bought my Mini 10v, it was already a hackintosh. When I attempted to update to 10.6.3, it was dead for a couple of days as I spent time researching how to fix the kernel panics that plagued it - I was new to this process. The same thing happened when I updated to 10.6.4, but I learned a lot from that second attempt. As part of the fix, I installed Snow Leopard on an 8GB flash drive. Repairing the problem was easier when I wasn't booted into the install I was trying to fix. But, still a little wary of the potential nightmare, I skipped 10.6.5 and 10.6.6.

 

Today, I decided to update to 10.6.7 and the steps I took based on what I learned from my last update made it easy. Having the USB Flash Drive install allowed me to test to see if the update would work before trying to do so on my Main drive and allowed me to install without being booted into the OS I was trying to update. Having successfully completed the USB install, I just adjusted the steps for installation on my Main drive based on what happened with the USB install. So much easier. Here are the steps I took:

 

• Downloaded 10.6.7 Combo Update.
  
• Ran NetbookInstaller 20100616212351 on both the USB Drive and Main drive - just installed bootloader with no other options selected. (This might not be necessary, but I did it anyway).
  
• Installed 10.6.7 on the USB Drive. This would be my test - I figured, if I had a problem, my main drive would still be fine.
  
• On reboot, NBI didn't automatically run and I got a kernel panic.
  
• Rebooted to test - same kernel panic. (two minutes wasted, there, no biggie)
  
• Booted into Main Drive (10.6.4) and ran NBI x2351 with the default options selected and the USB install as the target.
  
• Rebooted into USB Drive - slow with a couple minutes looking at an all white screen, but finally loaded.
  
• Checked sound, wireless, graphics, sleep - all fine.
  
• Restarted to test - much faster the second time.
  
• Having already booted into the USB install, I ran the update on the Main drive.
  
• Once that completed and before restarting, I ran NBI x2351 with the default options selected and the Main drive as the target.
  
• Rebooted into Main Drive - again, slow to startup, but it got there.
  
• Checked sound, wireless, graphics, sleep - all fine.
  
• Restarted to test - much faster the second time. Runs fine.
  

 

Now, I have 10.6.7 on my Main drive and on a USB Flash Drive.