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May 13th, 2009

10.5.7 breaks hackintoshes

Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 5:39 pm

Categories: 10.5, Mac OS, Netbook

Tags: Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady

http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/original/groundskeeper_willie_monkey.jpgAccording to this thread at the MyDellMini Forums, the just-released Mac OS 10.5.7 update breaks hackintoshed machines like the Dell Mini 9/Vostro A90 netbook.

This shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise and most self-respecting hackintoshers know better than to install any old update on their netbook willy nilly.

If you do arbitrarily install 10.5.7 on your netbook you’ll be in for all kinds of trouble including garbled screens, shutdown troubles, beach balls and no finder.

It seems that there’s a fix if you boot in safe mode and reinstall the latest DellEFI but you’d be wise to wait a couple of days until the dust settles before installing the latest OS X iteration on your hackintosh.

Tip: Tycho Sean

Jason D. O'GradyJason D. O'Grady is the editor of PowerPage.org, which has been publishing daily mobile technology news since December 1995. For disclosures on Jason's industry affiliations, click here or to view Jason's full profile click here.

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Re: Doesn't work
Ok you win this one. I am too tired at the moment. I have mini flame
wars going on multiple blogs ... LOL.

The Mac has always been seen as a Multi-media system. Yes I know
you can do... (Read the rest)
Posted by: vince7@... Posted on: 05/23/09 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
10.5.7 breaks hackintoshes  vince7@... | 05/13/09
Trading a bug for RDF-laced Koolaid  wolf_z | 05/14/09
Trading a bug for RDF-laced Koolaid  vince7@... | 05/14/09
A $1300 Game Player!  QueenMama | 05/14/09
Actually..  bobiroc | 05/18/09
Why are you Windows nerds...  SimonUK2 | 05/22/09
Excuse Me!  bobiroc | 05/22/09
So What?  Smoothjazzen | 05/14/09
My Hackie's working perfectly.  nix_hed | 05/15/09
You hit the nail on the head.  powershaker | 05/18/09
Re: You hit the nail ...  vince7@... | 05/19/09
umm yes they are  JamesDoyle | 05/21/09
Not surprising...  eMJayy | 05/13/09
Re: Not surprising  vince7@... | 05/13/09
Weird  Smoothjazzen | 05/14/09
It's better to download the combo than the delta...  nix_hed | 05/15/09
RE: 10.5.7 breaks hackintoshes  vicorly | 05/13/09
Why? The Dell isn't what failed  NonZealot | 05/13/09
My time to feed.  A Grain of Salt | 05/14/09
No problem?  compudog | 05/14/09
Apple has sunk to a new low!  theoxygenthief | 05/14/09
You mean you can't install your OS on an HTC touchphone?  Michael Kelly | 05/14/09
Well done...  SimonUK2 | 05/22/09
It is low  bobiroc | 05/14/09
A closer analogy  Michael Kelly | 05/14/09
Either Way.  bobiroc | 05/14/09
Apple's business model  odcchaz | 05/14/09
RE: odcchaz  bobiroc | 05/14/09
Re: Either way  vince7@... | 05/14/09
RE: bobiroc - Microsoft and Monolpoly  JakAttak | 05/14/09
i'd be willing to bet they have a contract with Microsoft  brokndodge@... | 05/14/09
JakAttak: I think that only works if..  bobiroc | 05/14/09
Re: Its low  vince7@... | 05/14/09
What utter nonsense!  derekgore | 05/14/09
Re: What utter nonsense!  vince7@... | 05/15/09
Monopoly has a definition...  Metronome49 | 05/14/09
That is true  bobiroc | 05/14/09
Not the same thing...  Spiff1 | 05/14/09
Sure it is Spiff  bobiroc | 05/14/09
You don't seem to understand...  msalzberg | 05/14/09
Msalzberg: That was 13 years ago  bobiroc | 05/15/09
@bobiroc you are making grand leaps across logic...  Metronome49 | 05/15/09
Why not mistreat words? Lawyers do it all the time...  PollyProteus | 05/14/09
Re: Why not mistreat words? Lawyers do it all the time...  vince7@... | 05/15/09
@Vince  SimonUK2 | 05/22/09
And the moment Apple opens it up, we both know what will happen:  HypnoToad72 | 05/14/09
What are you whittering about?  SimonUK2 | 05/22/09
Dear Genius,  compudog | 05/14/09
Dear Compudog  theoxygenthief | 05/15/09
LOL - too true. 100% and absultely true.  HypnoToad72 | 05/14/09
you missed it completely  JamesDoyle | 05/21/09
Re: you missed it completely  vince7@... | 05/21/09
Apple isn't obligated to test their software with 3rd party hardware. [nt]  olePigeon | 05/14/09
But some people, most of them having the IQ of frozen water, think they are  HypnoToad72 | 05/14/09
I stuck peanut butter in my VCR, it stopped working! I'm suing JIF! [nt]  olePigeon | 05/14/09
LOL! Spot on. [nt]  theoxygenthief | 05/15/09
I knew it! I posted before reading others' cant and I was right.  HypnoToad72 | 05/14/09
Is the Hackintosh illegal?  FanaticGeek | 05/14/09
Re: Is the Hackintosh illegal?  vince7@... | 05/15/09
Illegal  theoxygenthief | 05/15/09
No too bright...  SimonUK2 | 05/22/09
RE: 10.5.7 breaks hackintoshes  Loverock Davidson | 05/14/09
RE: 10.5.7 breaks hackintoshes  vince7@... | 05/14/09
I disagree  Loverock Davidson | 05/14/09
You don't have much of a mind for business... do ya'?  Metronome49 | 05/14/09
Utter nonsense again!  derekgore | 05/14/09
hardware manufacturing  Mr_Dave | 05/14/09
Real nonsense  wjarvis@... | 05/14/09
That's all common knowledge, and changes nothing...  Metronome49 | 05/15/09
Re: You don't have much of a mind for business... do ya'?  vince7@... | 05/15/09
RE: bonehead  JakAttak | 05/14/09
'Wildly Successful...?'  danyetman | 05/14/09
You really don't get it...  Metronome49 | 05/14/09
Exactly.  FanaticGeek | 05/14/09
Aggravating does not equal illegal...  Metronome49 | 05/15/09
Ferraris aren't successful? Then how come everyone wants one?  PollyProteus | 05/15/09
RE: Exactly.  vince7@... | 05/15/09
I missed something. When did Microsoft start making computers? [nt]  olePigeon | 05/14/09
for a company that was founded in someone's garage  brokndodge@... | 05/14/09
Re: 'Wildly Successful...?'  vince7@... | 05/15/09
Look at what is in the bank...  SimonUK2 | 05/22/09
Nobody is arguing that  Loverock Davidson | 05/14/09
Re: Nobody is arguing that  vince7@... | 05/15/09
RE: 10.5.7 breaks hackintoshes  Originalevil | 05/14/09
What is someone like you,  compudog | 05/14/09
Just reading up  Originalevil | 05/15/09
Computer Shopper was the BOMB...  zach.winchester | 05/18/09
Re: Computer Shopper was the BOMB...  ntwrks1 | 05/19/09
Re: Computer shopper ...  vince7@... | 05/19/09
I agree, but that isn't the problem  FanaticGeek | 05/14/09
Thats what II have been trying say  bobiroc | 05/15/09
Thats what II have been trying say  vince7@... | 05/15/09
Actually, a lot of the posts are about which OS is best, but...  Originalevil | 05/15/09
RE: 10.5.7 breaks hackintoshes  sgriffin@... | 05/18/09
RE: 10.5.7 breaks hackintoshes  vince7@... | 05/19/09
So what?  frylock | 05/14/09
RE: 10.5.7 breaks hackintoshes  neale.dowling@... | 05/14/09
moving problems?  meelder | 05/14/09
RE: 10.5.7 breaks hackintoshes  meelder | 05/14/09
Not so bad, really...  Mac Hosehead | 05/14/09
RE: 10.5.7 breaks hackintoshes  dbisse@... | 05/14/09
Apple cant even get an update right  groovepoint@... | 05/14/09
RE: 10.5.7 breaks hackintoshes  compudog | 05/14/09
RE: 10.5.7 breaks hackintoshes  Spiff1 | 05/14/09
Wow, now that's impressive...  PollyProteus | 05/15/09
This is kind of funny. I guess.  compudog | 05/14/09
Thanks for the Kudos!  Spiff1 | 05/14/09
Superior?  bobiroc | 05/14/09
RE: Superior?  vince7@... | 05/22/09
Doesn't work  bobiroc | 05/22/09
Re: Doesn't work  vince7@... | 05/23/09
RE: Thanks for the Kudos!  vince7@... | 05/15/09
Apple cant even get an update right? It works fine on Macs  info@... | 05/14/09
Not to sound morbid or anything...  nix_hed | 05/15/09
Well, Apple has a right to protect its property. Get real.  HypnoToad72 | 05/14/09
Hypnotoad72  derekgore | 05/14/09
Manufacture is not the same as design.  msalzberg | 05/15/09
RE: 10.5.7 breaks hackintoshes  james@... | 05/14/09
Don't call them morons! They're just being good media people and  HypnoToad72 | 05/14/09
In my understanding...  zach.winchester | 05/14/09
RE: 10.5.7 breaks hackintoshes  Originalevil | 05/15/09
RE: 10.5.7 breaks hackintoshes  powershaker | 05/18/09
There are other points of view here . . .  davetracer@... | 05/18/09
Re: There are other points of view here  vince7@... | 05/19/09
Etch-a-scketch!?  SimonUK2 | 05/22/09
Re: Superior?Etch-a-scketch!?  vince7@... | 05/22/09

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