Updated Guide Now Posted

The current guide will now lead you through the installation process from scratch to a fully-functional 10.6.4 installation. There are a few subtle differences throughout the guide. An important note is that there currently isn’t a 10.6.4 friendly version of NetbookBootMaker, so I had to include the newer NetbookInstaller app that meklort released in the package. Just follow the guide, it will help tell you what needs to happen.

You may notice there is a slight naming and style change with the this guide. I’m trying to trim out all of the useless fluff, especially since I can’t write a one-size-fits-all-netbooks guide without going into too much detail. I’m also preparing to convert the guide over to a wiki format so that other users can pitch in with corrections and handy articles without my intervention. That part is still in the works, but for now this will do.

The donation page has been updated, I’m not taking PayPal donations anymore but I do have some other ways to payback, check the page for details. I decided that with the neglect this site has been under I shouldn’t accept money donations until there is substantial work done here again.

And for anyone wondering how the 1012 handles OS X: it works, but… meh. I still prefer the 10v experience. The 1012 could get better soon with meklort’s further development, but for now the 10v is better.

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4 Responses to “Updated Guide Now Posted”

  • Tim Says:
    August 5th, 2010 at 10:04 am

    Thanks so much for your continuing work on this! I’ve held off upgrading from 10.6.3, glad to see you (and Meklort) continuing to support the 10v’s.

    It’s too bad the 10v is getting harder (and more expensive) to find these days: as you say, with Meklort’s latest efforts, perhaps the 1012 may soon be a good replacement.

    Thanks again!

  • Ben Says:
    August 6th, 2010 at 12:44 pm

    Hi there,
    Just bought a 10v and am trying to get my retail copy of Snow Leopard (10.6.3) onto it.
    Unfortunately, I don’t have access to a Mac running SL only Leopard so can’t run the bootmaker for SL is there a hack or,
    do you know where there is an .img file for bootmaker so i can use the windows option for install?
    Sorry to ask what maybe a newb question but I’ve searched everywhere and the current hacks seem to be beyond me.

  • PhilT Says:
    August 9th, 2010 at 2:50 am

    Can you make it clear which is the updated guide please, your guides don’t seem to have a date on them and there’s so much obsolete stuff about Hackintosh’s out there.

  • mechdrew Says:
    August 9th, 2010 at 4:40 pm

    The updated guide is the standard guide for installing via USB from a Mac, formerly known as NetbookInstaller 1. I changed the title on the guides page. As I transition this to over to either the wiki or blog, this should be a lot easier to see. Sorry for the confusion.