- Joined
- May 7, 2012
- Messages
- 8
- Motherboard
- Folio 13
- CPU
- I5-2467
- Graphics
- HD3000
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
Hi everyone!
So seeing this unit doesn't have the hugest amount of support, i thought i'd start something.
I have been fiddling with it for some days, and here's my views, opinions and tips
Not sure if this can be thought of as a complete guide, but all feedback is welcome!
First off; items required:
1. A retail copy of OS X Lion
2. HP Folio13 (D'oh)
3. A usb keyboard
4. 8Gb USB-pen
5. Unibeast
6. And lastly a Mac to create the Unibeast installer onto.
Second (off); What works and what doesn't
Works:
-Touchpad
-Keyboard (after we have made OS X recognize it)
-Webcam
-Screen, runs at max resolution
-All cores (i'm almost certain)
-KB. Backlight and 'smart'buttons on the 'F'-keys
-Ethernet (i think)
Doesn't work: (unfortunatly this one is kinda big. I haven't had time to test everything or find drivers n' stuff. Please help me here!)
-Sleep
-Installing EasyBeast causes major trouble, needing reinstall
-Multi-finger gestures should be supported by VoodooPS2 kext, but doesnt seem to work. But fixes the jumping cursor.
-Can't see battery info, again could be fixed by some Voodoo kext
-WiFi. The card that HP used for this device simply is not supported by OS X. So best bet is finding a new one and putting that in. The machine isn't too difficult to disassemble
-A lot of kexts causes the machine to become unbootable, requiring a reinstall (or some method i'm unaware of)
-Etc. There's quite a few problems with this machine. Not like my old MSI Wind U100!
If you haven't dropped the thought completely keep on reading. I'll go through the steps i used to make it work.
Lets start by preparing the USB installer, i would prefer you using the official guide at: http://tonymacx86.blogspot.dk/2011/10/unibeast-install-mac-os-x-lion-using.html
But i'll list the way i did it.
Seeing i work at a PC repair shop, i had a retail copy of Lion, but the Mac i used did not.
The first thing i did was then to copy the 'Install Mac OS X Lion.app' to /applications.
Next i ran Unibeast and while it was doing what it do best, i decided to take a cup of tee.
When you got your bootable installer, you need to boot on it.
Either you a. Set USB-HDD to first boot device in bios (esc at startup + F10) or b. Select it using boot device select by pressing esc at startup and F9.
When booted, all you need to do is type: "cpus=1", to set the physical amount of cpu's to 1, and this allows it to boot into the installer.
Now we have to install the thing on our laptop.
The first part is making our HDD, GUID table scheme and HFS+.
This is done in Disk Utility, by clicking on utilities in the top bar.
Inside Disk Utility, you format your harddrive into the partitions you like, however the OSX partition, should be atleast 20-30 Gb.
Click on the partition tab, select the numbers of partitions and have one partition with Mac OS X Extended (Journaled). Before clicking partition, check the options button and make sure it's set for GUID.
Now that's all set up, let's install!
Close Disk Utility (alt-Q), and click install. Type in details (or dont't).
When the thing is done installing, which takes about 20 minutes, it will restart and then you need to boot onto the USB again.
This time, by using arrows, move to the OSX partition we just installed, but before clicking enter, type the: cpus=1 , again. Otherwise it won't boot.
Again type in details.
Now that we're booted, we probably won't have any internet. This is because our WiFi-card is not supported by Apple's OS X. Therefore it could be an idea to replace with something that do!
After this part, i'm kinda lost aswell.
The things i need to get working before i'll make it primary is:
-WiFi (just need another card)
-Sleep
-Boot from HDD (Look here http://www.osx86.net/10-7-lion/1442...east-usb-any-fixes-start-like-normal-mac.html)
I'll post any updates i find in terms of kexts or like.
I hope i could help someone. It's not the best hackintosh out there, but it's sexy as ***
If anyone has any ideas to contribute, provide them! I'm all ears
Ps. Could be an idea to install the VoodooPS2Touchpad driver. It makes the cursor less jumpy (http://forum.voodooprojects.org/index.php?topic=235.0)
So seeing this unit doesn't have the hugest amount of support, i thought i'd start something.
I have been fiddling with it for some days, and here's my views, opinions and tips
Not sure if this can be thought of as a complete guide, but all feedback is welcome!
First off; items required:
1. A retail copy of OS X Lion
2. HP Folio13 (D'oh)
3. A usb keyboard
4. 8Gb USB-pen
5. Unibeast
6. And lastly a Mac to create the Unibeast installer onto.
Second (off); What works and what doesn't
Works:
-Touchpad
-Keyboard (after we have made OS X recognize it)
-Webcam
-Screen, runs at max resolution
-All cores (i'm almost certain)
-KB. Backlight and 'smart'buttons on the 'F'-keys
-Ethernet (i think)
Doesn't work: (unfortunatly this one is kinda big. I haven't had time to test everything or find drivers n' stuff. Please help me here!)
-Sleep
-Installing EasyBeast causes major trouble, needing reinstall
-Multi-finger gestures should be supported by VoodooPS2 kext, but doesnt seem to work. But fixes the jumping cursor.
-Can't see battery info, again could be fixed by some Voodoo kext
-WiFi. The card that HP used for this device simply is not supported by OS X. So best bet is finding a new one and putting that in. The machine isn't too difficult to disassemble
-A lot of kexts causes the machine to become unbootable, requiring a reinstall (or some method i'm unaware of)
-Etc. There's quite a few problems with this machine. Not like my old MSI Wind U100!
If you haven't dropped the thought completely keep on reading. I'll go through the steps i used to make it work.
Lets start by preparing the USB installer, i would prefer you using the official guide at: http://tonymacx86.blogspot.dk/2011/10/unibeast-install-mac-os-x-lion-using.html
But i'll list the way i did it.
Seeing i work at a PC repair shop, i had a retail copy of Lion, but the Mac i used did not.
The first thing i did was then to copy the 'Install Mac OS X Lion.app' to /applications.
Next i ran Unibeast and while it was doing what it do best, i decided to take a cup of tee.
When you got your bootable installer, you need to boot on it.
Either you a. Set USB-HDD to first boot device in bios (esc at startup + F10) or b. Select it using boot device select by pressing esc at startup and F9.
When booted, all you need to do is type: "cpus=1", to set the physical amount of cpu's to 1, and this allows it to boot into the installer.
Now we have to install the thing on our laptop.
The first part is making our HDD, GUID table scheme and HFS+.
This is done in Disk Utility, by clicking on utilities in the top bar.
Inside Disk Utility, you format your harddrive into the partitions you like, however the OSX partition, should be atleast 20-30 Gb.
Click on the partition tab, select the numbers of partitions and have one partition with Mac OS X Extended (Journaled). Before clicking partition, check the options button and make sure it's set for GUID.
Now that's all set up, let's install!
Close Disk Utility (alt-Q), and click install. Type in details (or dont't).
When the thing is done installing, which takes about 20 minutes, it will restart and then you need to boot onto the USB again.
This time, by using arrows, move to the OSX partition we just installed, but before clicking enter, type the: cpus=1 , again. Otherwise it won't boot.
Again type in details.
Now that we're booted, we probably won't have any internet. This is because our WiFi-card is not supported by Apple's OS X. Therefore it could be an idea to replace with something that do!
After this part, i'm kinda lost aswell.
The things i need to get working before i'll make it primary is:
-WiFi (just need another card)
-Sleep
-Boot from HDD (Look here http://www.osx86.net/10-7-lion/1442...east-usb-any-fixes-start-like-normal-mac.html)
I'll post any updates i find in terms of kexts or like.
I hope i could help someone. It's not the best hackintosh out there, but it's sexy as ***
If anyone has any ideas to contribute, provide them! I'm all ears
Ps. Could be an idea to install the VoodooPS2Touchpad driver. It makes the cursor less jumpy (http://forum.voodooprojects.org/index.php?topic=235.0)
