tmwtmp100 Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 After many many hours of working, I finally got it working on my laptop!! Im chiming in to let others know who have the same computer so there is some hope for them. I have a Compaq F557US I got from Circuit City with the following specs: Mobile AMD Sempron 3500+ 1 GB RAM 100GB SATA Harddrive Just putting the installation dvd in and running it was not an option so to make it work I had to: 1. Install VMWare and install the JAS 10.4.6 image to a virtual IDE drive 2. Make a new partition on SATA Harddrive primary id=af and also make it active. 3. Use a linux live disc to use the DD command to transfer the installed image from the virtual drive to my real drive. 4. Installed MacDrive 7 to be able to access my Mac partition in Vista to add Modifed Kext directories. 5. Found the appropriate ApplenForceATA.kext directory to make my SATA controller be recognized by the MacOSX operating system (solves waiting on root device problem). It now boots into Mac but only works with a usb keyboard and mouse. Right now im reading a blurb from someone else with a compaq about the drivers for the PS2 controller and usb conflicting with each other on startup but I have not tried it yet. Using DSL linux worked fine to do the dd command. Use this guide to do most of it but instead of a modified AppleVIAATA.kext, use this modified ApplenForceATA.kext instead. Find or purchase MacDrive on your own. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/96408-successful-on-compaq-f500/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmwtmp100 Posted April 1, 2008 Author Share Posted April 1, 2008 Keyboard and mouse support was enabled by using this website. I tried adding the kextload lines to the /etc/rc but it only works the first time, then not after reboot. And also after editing this, I can no longer boot without being in safe mode. Just an update! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/96408-successful-on-compaq-f500/#findComment-691904 Share on other sites More sharing options...
moodlifter Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Interesting. I'll try and do the same to hopefully get OSX86 running on my Presario V6000. Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/96408-successful-on-compaq-f500/#findComment-693299 Share on other sites More sharing options...
raas Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Okay after some more digging, I have found that I need to add AppleVIAATA.kext in order for my HD to be recognized (I think). Can anyone explain to me how to do this? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/96408-successful-on-compaq-f500/#findComment-693472 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOriginalPol Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Wow. Just... WOW. I am currently typing this on a Compaq F557US, and I have been trying to get OS X working on it for about two years now, with little to no success. I've been all over the web, I'm suprised I never found this artice, It's come to the point where I am finding the same articles over and over... Anyway. I know this is an old-ish post, but could you please enlighten me a little on how it's gone for you since then? Like, where you're at now and how you've gotten there? And why you had to use that crazy method up there? (I've been able to boot/install the DVDs just fine... it's booting the system where it goes wrong.) Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/96408-successful-on-compaq-f500/#findComment-1104857 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabroozz Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 After many many hours of working, I finally got it working on my laptop!! Im chiming in to let others know who have the same computer so there is some hope for them. I have a Compaq F557US I got from Circuit City with the following specs: Mobile AMD Sempron 3500+ 1 GB RAM 100GB SATA Harddrive Just putting the installation dvd in and running it was not an option so to make it work I had to: 1. Install VMWare and install the JAS 10.4.6 image to a virtual IDE drive 2. Make a new partition on SATA Harddrive primary id=af and also make it active. 3. Use a linux live disc to use the DD command to transfer the installed image from the virtual drive to my real drive. 4. Installed MacDrive 7 to be able to access my Mac partition in Vista to add Modifed Kext directories. 5. Found the appropriate ApplenForceATA.kext directory to make my SATA controller be recognized by the MacOSX operating system (solves waiting on root device problem). It now boots into Mac but only works with a usb keyboard and mouse. Right now im reading a blurb from someone else with a compaq about the drivers for the PS2 controller and usb conflicting with each other on startup but I have not tried it yet. Using DSL linux worked fine to do the dd command. Use this guide to do most of it but instead of a modified AppleVIAATA.kext, use this modified ApplenForceATA.kext instead. Find or purchase MacDrive on your own. how do you make your partition ID=af???? Any help!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/96408-successful-on-compaq-f500/#findComment-1114101 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mex83 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 So in other words a compaq f500 presario notebook with AMD sempron is not compatible to instal os x leo correct? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/96408-successful-on-compaq-f500/#findComment-1466537 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOriginalPol Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Well I haven't had this laptop in over a year, so it's hard to say. Back then the answer was yes, it was impossible to pointless, but now there's been many many new advancements in the hackintosh community since then so it's hard to tell. I still have a F572US laying around; if I had an extra 2.5" HDD I'd give installing OS X a shot on it... But I don't haha Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/96408-successful-on-compaq-f500/#findComment-1466616 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mex83 Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Well I haven't had this laptop in over a year, so it's hard to say. Back then the answer was yes, it was impossible to pointless, but now there's been many many new advancements in the hackintosh community since then so it's hard to tell. I still have a F572US laying around; if I had an extra 2.5" HDD I'd give installing OS X a shot on it... But I don't haha where I get confused is that tin the CPU reader it gives me an SSE [1,2,3] not sure if thats what you get when you try to install it... I get as far and the gray screen with the apply logo and the spinning circle then after a few mins a circle like a no sign comes up and it gets stuck there.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/96408-successful-on-compaq-f500/#findComment-1473124 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOriginalPol Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 I remember having the same problem, however if I was patient enough and waited for a very long time, the process would continue and I would eventually end up on the first install screen. Which is cool -- except that after a certain point during boot, the ENTIRE system would start running extremely slow like that -- sometimes it would take hours to reach the aforementioned install screen. That was the main problem I always had with that old thing. Someone suggested it was a problem with the PS2 drivers (which never worked for me anyways) but I never did figure it out for sure. For the record that was all on an F557US. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/96408-successful-on-compaq-f500/#findComment-1473407 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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