NateS Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 or am i dreaming? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35910-macbook-pro-uses-the-same-inte945-board-as-my-toshiba-p100-pro/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
errandwolfe Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 If you mean flash the Toshiba to have the same EFI as the Macbook the answer is no. While you should be able to run a hackintosh version of osX86 pretty flawlessly if you hardware is a match, there currently is no way to load the "genuine" OS X on there. Several people are working on a way to flash EFI onto Intel mobo's from Mac, to the best of my knowledge they have not been successful as of yet. One thing to keep in mind though. Even if you do manage to flash the Apple EFI image, you still would not be able to run the genuine OS X as you would still need the TPM chip which I can guarantee your Toshiba does not have. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35910-macbook-pro-uses-the-same-inte945-board-as-my-toshiba-p100-pro/#findComment-255585 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateS Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 oh ok, thanks anyway, yeh im running osx86 pretty well, except no grahpics as i have a 512card, and no wireless/sound/networking lol, but everything else is ok Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35910-macbook-pro-uses-the-same-inte945-board-as-my-toshiba-p100-pro/#findComment-255903 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACC0RD22 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 If you mean flash the Toshiba to have the same EFI as the Macbook the answer is no. While you should be able to run a hackintosh version of osX86 pretty flawlessly if you hardware is a match, there currently is no way to load the "genuine" OS X on there. Several people are working on a way to flash EFI onto Intel mobo's from Mac, to the best of my knowledge they have not been successful as of yet. One thing to keep in mind though. Even if you do manage to flash the Apple EFI image, you still would not be able to run the genuine OS X as you would still need the TPM chip which I can guarantee your Toshiba does not have. what about implanting an authentic Apple-chipped Intel 945 in the place of the one thats in there already? The only thing I would think we cause a problem is it actually fitting in there. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35910-macbook-pro-uses-the-same-inte945-board-as-my-toshiba-p100-pro/#findComment-255908 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateS Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 well if its the same thing, why wouldnt it fit? the TPM chip cant be that intrusive? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35910-macbook-pro-uses-the-same-inte945-board-as-my-toshiba-p100-pro/#findComment-255936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
errandwolfe Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 It is not a question of space. The desktop Intel Mac boards ARE Intel 945G variants if I remember correctly. It is more the question of where are you going to get the TPM chip from? Each one on a Mac system has its own unique cryptography key that Apple programs the OS to look for. So really the only way to get a TPM chip is to salvage it off an actual Mac system. Sure in a year or two when the "old" Intel Macs start hitting eBay it will make things much easier, but for now I think you will find a very LIMITED supply if any at all of dead Intel Macs you could salvage a chip from. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35910-macbook-pro-uses-the-same-inte945-board-as-my-toshiba-p100-pro/#findComment-255942 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateS Posted December 16, 2006 Author Share Posted December 16, 2006 you couldnt backorder a board as a part? but i guess that would start getting expensive for somthing that may not even work Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35910-macbook-pro-uses-the-same-inte945-board-as-my-toshiba-p100-pro/#findComment-256013 Share on other sites More sharing options...
errandwolfe Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 That is exactly the issue. If you are going to spend that much just to get your hands on a TPM chip you might as well buy an actual Mac. In a year or two as the machines start dying or people start upgrading then it might be an option to scavenge a TPM chip or whole motherboard. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35910-macbook-pro-uses-the-same-inte945-board-as-my-toshiba-p100-pro/#findComment-256242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateS Posted December 17, 2006 Author Share Posted December 17, 2006 im assuming this is the little bugger https://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/kshow...=&submit=Go Any reason why i couldnt buy one, rig it up, and walla? or the company wouldnt sell it to public users? or its way more complecated than just soildering it on Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35910-macbook-pro-uses-the-same-inte945-board-as-my-toshiba-p100-pro/#findComment-256680 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezoflip Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 would u really wanna go through all that work and jepordizing your laptop incase you short it or something? Just sell the toshiba on ebay or something and buy a mb or mbp. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35910-macbook-pro-uses-the-same-inte945-board-as-my-toshiba-p100-pro/#findComment-256700 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mABNER Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 didn't apple dropped the tpm for tiger? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35910-macbook-pro-uses-the-same-inte945-board-as-my-toshiba-p100-pro/#findComment-256714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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