PolishOX Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I'm writing this to find out who has had success with their Toshiba Laptops installing and running OSX. I currently have a Toshiba Satellite u205-S5002. Stats listed in my signature. I have read the wiki and found the following conflicts regarding my hardware: 1) Processor Type: Core™ Duo Processor Number: T2300E Processor Speed: 1.66GHz 1) FIX: Disable 1 core via bios or use boot option: cpus=1 2) Graphics Chipset* : Graphics Media Accelerator 950 2) FIX: Use patch: GMA900 (10.4.7 by JaS) 3) Wireless LAN* : Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG (802.11a/b/g) 3) NO FIX Again, if anyone has had success with Toshiba Laptops, please respond. I also have a previous post with details regarding my efforts to breath life into OSX and my Toshiba. Thanks in advance, OX Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27931-toshiba-laptop-success-stories/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMadJester Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Interresting, and worrysome I myself am currently browsing this page with my toshiba laptop, with the intent of installing OS X on it (educating myself) I think it's odd how the duel core needs to be disabled, especially since some of the newer intel I books are duel core. Do ou know if the issue is T2300 specific? my chip is a T2400. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27931-toshiba-laptop-success-stories/#findComment-191613 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishOX Posted September 19, 2006 Author Share Posted September 19, 2006 To determine compatibility, you should g00gle for this phrase: OSX 10.4.7 HCL wiki You can read through a list of hardware and double check compatibility and fixes/resolutions. To date, I do not know of ANYONE who has similar hardware as mine and has OSX running. MACMinis came with T2300 but my processor is a bit different: T2300E. I can only hope I read and test, and read and test, only to find my own success. In the meantime I will continue to help answer as many questions as I can based on my reading and experiences. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27931-toshiba-laptop-success-stories/#findComment-191616 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohead Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 I run it on an Equium-M40x-189 (Quite an old model now). It's a Pentium M 740 (Dothan @ 1.73GHz) with Intel 915GM chipset + GMA900 graphics. Only thing that doesn't work is the Intel 2200BG wifi adapter. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27931-toshiba-laptop-success-stories/#findComment-191918 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mob_mentality Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 I got my Toshiba Satellite A85-S107 working properly with JaS 10.4.7. I'm still having problems with my Realtek ALC250, no sound. Anybody who knows how to fix this I'd like to know. My specs are in my signature... 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27931-toshiba-laptop-success-stories/#findComment-192153 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishOX Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 Thanks guys, success stories involving Toshiba Laptops really helps me maintain hope that I will be able to eventually get OSX running on my own Toshiba! Gotta keep the faith... Thanks to those who have posted their stories and whoever else is reading this...keep em coming! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27931-toshiba-laptop-success-stories/#findComment-192190 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackCH Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I have OsX 10.4.6 running in a Satellite A60. Almost everithing works. look in my signature... I got my Toshiba Satellite A85-S107 working properly with JaS 10.4.7. I'm still having problems with my Realtek ALC250, no sound. Anybody who knows how to fix this I'd like to know. Check the audio effoth thread! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27931-toshiba-laptop-success-stories/#findComment-193560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishOX Posted September 25, 2006 Author Share Posted September 25, 2006 Finally got OSX86 10.4.7 - JaS WORKING! Only thing remaining are tweaks for sound and nic! Thanks to JaS! Also huge thanks to the entire OSx86 Community! TRIPLE BOOT RULEZ THE WORLD! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27931-toshiba-laptop-success-stories/#findComment-195725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpao Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Finally got OSX86 10.4.7 - JaS WORKING! Only thing remaining are tweaks for sound and nic! Thanks to JaS! Also huge thanks to the entire OSx86 Community! TRIPLE BOOT RULEZ THE WORLD! I'm using 10.4.7 from JaS (see my signature for the thread) but stablity is not yet enough... I have to reboot many times... cpus=1 is not enough for me... and you? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27931-toshiba-laptop-success-stories/#findComment-196030 Share on other sites More sharing options...
adbradwell Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I have A80 and all I needed to work is wireless device. My A80 info is: Model Name Satellite A80 Part Number PSA80L-034003 Serial Number 14023121P OS Version Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 BIOS Version V1.40 CPU Intel® Pentium® M processor 1.60GHz Memory 512MB RAM Hard Disk Capacity 60,011,642,880 [byte] 55.890 [GB] -------->>>>>>>working Hard Disk Free Space Capacity 27,663,937,536 [byte] 25.764 [GB] Video ATI MOBILITY RADEON X600 ver=6.14.10.6497-------->>>working Screen Resolution 1024 x 768 Pixels Color Quality True Color (32 Bit) Sound Realtek AC97 Audio ver=5.10.0.5740------------->>>>>>>>workin Network Marvell Yukon 88E8036 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller ver=7.29.4.3 MacAddr= Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection ver=9.0.1.9 MacAddr= Modem TOSHIBA Software Modem ver=2.1.47.6 IDE Device 1 IC25N060ATMR04-0 IDE Device 2 None IDE Device 3 MAT{censored}A DVD-RAM UJ-831S Firmware=1015 the bold is the one I really need to work......any suggestion guys? TQ. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27931-toshiba-laptop-success-stories/#findComment-196199 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 There is no driver available for the 2200 wireless. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27931-toshiba-laptop-success-stories/#findComment-196208 Share on other sites More sharing options...
adbradwell Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 So the solution is to buy another compatible wireless device? What about Network Marvell Yukon 88E8036 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller ver=7.29.4.3? Still couldn't make it work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27931-toshiba-laptop-success-stories/#findComment-196529 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 What about Network Marvell Yukon 88E8036 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=144617 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27931-toshiba-laptop-success-stories/#findComment-196536 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMadJester Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 This is ironically related to my "how many CDs does it take jester too... thread" but I still cant get Mac OS x to boot on my Toshiba p100-sd3 (t2400 2x1.8 ghz, 1 gig ram, shared 512 nvidia) was there anything special you had to do polishOX to get the otshiba to read the CD? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27931-toshiba-laptop-success-stories/#findComment-196578 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishOX Posted September 29, 2006 Author Share Posted September 29, 2006 I used a DVD and it worked fine immediately. To install, I found a magic post in 10.4.3 wiki about bios settings which led me to a post in these forums. To stop that from ever happening again, I updated the wiki for 10.4.7 myself! The best you can do is read my post in the wiki about my laptop and double check YOUR similar bios settings... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27931-toshiba-laptop-success-stories/#findComment-197836 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrandall Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 I used a DVD and it worked fine immediately. To install, I found a magic post in 10.4.3 wiki about bios settings which led me to a post in these forums. To stop that from ever happening again, I updated the wiki for 10.4.7 myself! The best you can do is read my post in the wiki about my laptop and double check YOUR similar bios settings... Hey PolishOX, I can't find anything on that Wiki about Bios settings, as I am having the same problem of not being able to boot the DVD at all. It is starting to drive me nuts. I'm really sick of this "/com.apple.Boot.plist not found" error!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27931-toshiba-laptop-success-stories/#findComment-199347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 I'm really sick of this "/com.apple.Boot.plist not found" error!! Try putting your hard drive on the same ATA chain as your DVD drive. Set the hard drive to master and the DVD to slave using jumpers, not chain select. If you have a laptop and can't easily change the ATA chain, then use VMWare to install OSX to your hard drive - then you can boot it without using VMWare: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=11314 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27931-toshiba-laptop-success-stories/#findComment-199369 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomcav Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 Message for all laptop owners. Intel Wireless card dont work and also they suck big time. Get an Atheros Mini-Pci card, you will get to run Mac OS and many other benefits (Power Managment, signal strengh, troughput,multiband,etc) Winstron Cm9, Gygabyte GN-WI01HT, etc Visit http://www.notebookforums.com for modding guides One more thing: You may get a "Pentium M" logo instead of the "Centrino" one when turning you lappy on Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27931-toshiba-laptop-success-stories/#findComment-199588 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishOX Posted October 1, 2006 Author Share Posted October 1, 2006 @All My bios settings were found only to work for my model laptop. I have posted them in an updated form in the 10.4.7 wiki under: PORTABLES. Perhaps telling us your model and putting your stats in your signature will help us help you... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27931-toshiba-laptop-success-stories/#findComment-199619 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuXb Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 .. my sig says it all .. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27931-toshiba-laptop-success-stories/#findComment-201936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macoso Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Hi My Toshiba is a Satellite 2450-101 (Mac os x86 10.4.7) Working Graphics nVidia 420 go with macvidia driver Sound working native Usb native Touchpad (Automatic kext loaded) (Synaptics) Network native Not working WIFI IRDA Note: iTunes don't work Need help with wifi!! Any ideas? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27931-toshiba-laptop-success-stories/#findComment-205507 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuXb Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 how about compacting your sig, look how much space it is taking up .. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27931-toshiba-laptop-success-stories/#findComment-205512 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingerr Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Hi all, I've Tecra A7-108. all described in signature. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27931-toshiba-laptop-success-stories/#findComment-205542 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macoso Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Happy now? how about compacting your sig, look how much space it is taking up .. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27931-toshiba-laptop-success-stories/#findComment-205547 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuXb Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 not quite, but looks like a step into the right direction .. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/27931-toshiba-laptop-success-stories/#findComment-205561 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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