thursdayeveryday Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Hey I was wondering if I could run OSX on the HP Pavilion tx1000?  I'm just considering buying it and won't be able to buy it for another month or 2. The main concern I have about this is that it has a touch screen, and since apple doesn't make one, I don't know if it would work well under Mac OS X. I do know about the ModBook though. If you don't, it's a modded MacBook where the screen is replaced with a touchscreen, and it seems to work great.  I customized it a bit to my liking; the changes are as follows: -AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-60 (2.0 GHz, 512KB+512KB L2 Cache ) -12.1"WXGA High-Def HP BrightView Widescreen Display(1280 x 800) w/Integrated Touch-screen -2GB DDR2 Memory 2 DIMMs -Fingerprint Reader -Bluetooth -160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive See more info on HP's site  I'll also be triple booting it with Vista and Ubuntu Linux. Using Mac OS X is my primary concern so I'll need to know if OS X will work before I pay over $1000 for it.  Hopefully someone has tested this or has some idea on it. Thanks in advance! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58233-hp-pavilion-tx1000/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapam Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 As you have mentioned that "using Mac OSX is your primary concern", and you are about to pay over $1000 for a new Laptop. If I were to be at your position I would go for a Apple MacBook with almost the same config. You can also wait for the OSX-Leopard to be released in few months and this will make sure sure that your MacBook Comes with the latest OSX-Leopard which has Bootcamp by default. So, in all you will get OSX running without any headache as well as you can install other OS like Vista & Ubuntu Linux. Â This was just my opinion.... Â I am new to this OSX86 arena.. and am sure you can find lots of talented people out here who can help you out with your questions... Â Cheers Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58233-hp-pavilion-tx1000/#findComment-415762 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thursdayeveryday Posted July 27, 2007 Author Share Posted July 27, 2007 Yes, I completely understand what you mean, and I have been considering a MacBook well before I found out about this OSx86 thing. My only problem with them is that Apple doesn't offer a tablet notebook. A tablet is not something I desperately need right now, but just something that would make my computing life a lot easier. Since HP's offering is so cheap compared to the ModBook (which is over $2000) it makes more sense to me to get the Pavilion instead of anything else. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58233-hp-pavilion-tx1000/#findComment-416024 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaD Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Hey... I have purchased on of tx1003au models with a gig of ram and 120gig hdd.. n vista is fine but m searching wether tiger will support the touchscreen and fingerprint scanner since osx is not my main concern but i will want to try installing it will post my progress as and wen i am successful as for now the keyboard and touchpad aint working on the installation screen wireless seems to be detected properly and as its an nforce board i guess there might be errors wid hard drive too lets see .... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58233-hp-pavilion-tx1000/#findComment-416026 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thursdayeveryday Posted July 27, 2007 Author Share Posted July 27, 2007 Thank you very much!! I hope everything goes great for you and you figure out how to get the keyboard and trackpad to work. I wait eagerly for your next reply! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58233-hp-pavilion-tx1000/#findComment-416031 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaD Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 well as far as trackpad goes it works well with no double tap though ... i upgraded to latest bios f13 version i guess after tht it was able to recognize it...   now the sad part i guess tht hdd is on sata channel so no installing on hdd as it is not shown in diskutil.. so for now handicapped install..as u dont get ur internal hdd to install osx on it...wil try on externaL ONE THOUGH i giuess the speed will suffer which i dont want  lets see further were i am able to go installing osx on this lappy...   will try sabayon linux (downloading now)...as suse linux enterprise desktop 10 with sp1 not working out of the box.. i'll keep posted on trials on osx... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58233-hp-pavilion-tx1000/#findComment-416136 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thursdayeveryday Posted July 27, 2007 Author Share Posted July 27, 2007 Do USB Keyboards and Mouses work?  now the sad part i guess tht hdd is on sata channel  what do you mean by it's "on sata channel"? And why would that not let it show up in diskutil? Don't the mac books also use SATA hdd's?  Also, can the internal hdd be replaced by another, and would that solve the problem?  I hope I'm not flooding you with too many questions...I just need to know everything I can about this machine and OS X.  EDIT: I just thought about this, how about installing OS X on a Flash Drive, and maybe saving personal files on the internal hdd/external hd/more flash drives Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58233-hp-pavilion-tx1000/#findComment-416164 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thursdayeveryday Posted July 28, 2007 Author Share Posted July 28, 2007 *bump* Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58233-hp-pavilion-tx1000/#findComment-416691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaD Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 tht is a good idea though i am less on budget right now... already spended a premium on getting imac,tx1000,xbox360 so now less on funds as things come at premium here in India Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58233-hp-pavilion-tx1000/#findComment-416694 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thursdayeveryday Posted July 28, 2007 Author Share Posted July 28, 2007 Oh, here in the USA flash drives are pretty cheap, you can get a 2GB one for about US$40, and that was 1 year ago, it's probably a lot cheaper now. I'm just wondering if you would install onto a flash drive would the internal drive show up in the finder?  Anyway, did you try out linux, and how did that work   With all these problems, I'm starting to think that a MacBook will just be better for me, even without the touchscreen. I might just end up getting one of those. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58233-hp-pavilion-tx1000/#findComment-416711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaD Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 m sorry dude but m still downloading.... and it wud be better if u want mac os x get urself a macbook.... linux as of now...ubuntu not pleasant experience fedora aint starting sled not starting properly sabayon dloading... vista is the only one which rocks on this system... Â lets see i will go for modbook asy by next year as of now tx1003 is my destination albeit wont stop experimenting till m satisfied... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58233-hp-pavilion-tx1000/#findComment-416969 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLCJ Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 bump  actually dont worry much - there are people out there working to make it a little more universal - you will patches out there for almost anything you need. and goive it time the touchscreen will soon be on the list of the working. XD Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58233-hp-pavilion-tx1000/#findComment-417427 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaD Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Still No Go on tx1003au tried the newwer tubgirl release amd 10.4.10 ...it recognises my hdd but cannot format or do anyt thing of tht sort...pendrives are still no go i tried with jas but pendrives wud give error on boot...now trying this release on pendrive will post the progres.... :angel:Wallah.... it works on pendrive thing... only the sore point hard drive installation and the touchpad no double tapping possible ...for the adventurous dload the newer tubgirl image from u knw the bay of pir@@@s and try ur luck wifi bluetooth work...dunno abt card reader...webcam works ot of box gotta try to enable titan drivers for geforce 6150...hope to get the nforce drivers for sata sometuime soon to work ... Â Â Edit : Even Touch screen works out of the box only i dunno to calibrate it properly Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58233-hp-pavilion-tx1000/#findComment-424514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaD Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Titan doesn't load... bloody. :angry2: Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58233-hp-pavilion-tx1000/#findComment-424591 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey-Echo Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Yeah, try MacVidia. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58233-hp-pavilion-tx1000/#findComment-424592 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaD Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Well MAcvidia worked nw just to enable finger print scanner and card reader then its all working system without ci/qe ....albeit on a usb drive ...does a usb drive installation standout any chance compared to hdd based one??? bcoz mine takes hell lotta time on transcend 4gb pen drive phewww hope nforce 430/410 drivers are developed.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58233-hp-pavilion-tx1000/#findComment-426114 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieranl Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Hey all, perhaps sumone can help me.... i have an hp tx1120 and i have tubgirls 10.4.10 running fine off an external hardrive, but i cant get the internet to work!! >:S i didnt expect the wireless to work, but i at least figured the ethernet port would be recognized considering my webcam and touchscreen both work :S but has anyone managed to get the ethernet port to be recognized or at least have basic internet support on their tx1120 hackintosh? well any help is greatly appreciated czu this internet problem is the only thing keeping me from using OS X as my primary operating system! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58233-hp-pavilion-tx1000/#findComment-430517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herduin Rivera Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Hello! "HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Â How to install driver for HP dv1000(dv1156cl), Chipset 855, i downloaded more of 100 files and don't work. Â i created a hosting for this project files in http://hosting.exusmultimedia.com/OSXX86/ Â I need the "AppleIntelIntegratedGraphics.kext" and drivers for my video card. Â If your have any idea or file upload please to: http://hosting.exusmultimedia.com/OSXX86/ Â Thaks to all! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58233-hp-pavilion-tx1000/#findComment-430625 Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Massman Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 I have been using a tx1000 for the past couple days. From what i've read here and understand, the only things we don't have working are internet, ethernet AND wireless, CI/QE and the SATA controller? Have all the standard plist edits been tried yet? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58233-hp-pavilion-tx1000/#findComment-430643 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaD Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 m trying to do so the wireless will work as it was recognised by the tubgirls release as broadcom device...satacontrollers are still no go as the development i think from what i have read is stopped...ethernet may work my using forcedeth driver somewhere in this forum as i tried it arounfd a year back on my desktop it didn't...ci/qe i am not sure of i have to try macvidia still the above post i said was for my desktop my appologies for tht post...hope leopard release brings some hope for us.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58233-hp-pavilion-tx1000/#findComment-430695 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieranl Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 anyone got it running off internal harddrive yet? and i tried installing macvidia 1.0.81 and it didnt work it freezes before it boots into mac.. so now i have to reinstall.. lol gonna try and get it working with a more stable version otherwise runs like a charm so far (cept internet) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58233-hp-pavilion-tx1000/#findComment-431232 Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Massman Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 l am having problems getting my tx 1250 to boot from usb. Is there any special method to get it to boot?Rajiv, from one of your previous posts it is my understanding that with uphuck 1.4 you can see the hdd?I take this to mean that once installed we have read only access to the internal drive? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58233-hp-pavilion-tx1000/#findComment-432484 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieranl Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 well if you use tubgirls 10.4.10 installer you can format a usb drive succesfully and boot directly from it.. it worked for me at least good luck! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58233-hp-pavilion-tx1000/#findComment-432487 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaD Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 tubgirls version for me works but frm usb hdd or pendrive....still waiting if any one has any breakthrough on nforce 430/410.... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58233-hp-pavilion-tx1000/#findComment-433801 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieranl Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 has anyone had any luck with macvidia? i tried it with 1.08.1 but it didnt work anyone else ahd any luck? any news on internet? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58233-hp-pavilion-tx1000/#findComment-434194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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