[aklug] Re: Dell 10 vs 10v

Quoting Jeremy Austin <jhaustin@gmail.com>:

> Mike, in general a hackintosh limitation is that there's no guarantee
> that a security or driver update from Apple won't break something.
> This is my first hackintosh, so I don't know how well it performs.
> Informally I'd say it's fairly good, comparing it to Windows XP and
> Windows 7. Probably better. I don't run desktop Linux, so can't speak
> to that.
>
> Back to Leopard: observe this fairly up-to-date compatibility chart:
>
> http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/12/17/osx-netbook-compatib.html
>
> A common feature is lack of video drivers, network, audio, proper
> sleep support and more, even with hacking. Some netbooks just need a
> few components swapped. But there are very few models, like the 10v,
> that work almost out of the box. An installation DVD and this
>
> http://code.google.com/p/netbook-installer/
>
> are all that's needed for the mini 10v. All gui-based save for one cli
> command I had to Google.
>

So what this suggests to me is that if I have a copy of an MAC DVD =20
that I bought from a local retailer and then did whatever needed doing =20
from the above netbook-installer link....I'd have a mac looking unit?

If that is true....very interesting.

This seems like, except for the fact I'm using it for educational =20
purposes, it might be a little outside the T&C's of the agreement.

Thanks for the info.

Mike B.

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Received on Fri Oct 16 12:35:31 2009