Comments on: Why wait for Apple? Create your own Hackintosh

By: tquila

tquila — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:30:15 +0000

Has someone outlined the steps to set up the dual boot (OS X / XP) system?

By: NetbookGeek

NetbookGeek — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:52:51 +0000

Yes, it is possible to leave the XP partition. My Wind is set up to allow me to boot into XP and Mac OS X. Audio works through the speakers, though not through headsets. Wifi works now, too, thanks to the release of the drivers last week.

By: Sym Bian

Sym Bian — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:19:34 +0000

Is it possible to partition the hard drive and load OSX on the Wind and leave XP?

By: vm-01

vm-01 — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:30:21 +0000

For the people who have tried it:

Did “quartz extreme” work for you?

Were you able to boot on battery?

By the way I think Apple should endorse this. I have a much higher opinion of OSX after getting a hands on with it. The commercials were actually turning me into an Apple hater.

By: mactablet

mactablet — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:03:27 +0000

How about OSX on an LG P100? I’ll post the full review soon…

http://mactablet.blogspot.com/2008/11/if-apple-wont-make-tablet-i-thought-id.html

By: No1

No1 — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:14:45 +0000

Shouldn’t that be “Nackintosh”? or “Neckintosh” although that might be something else

By: Danc

Danc — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:32:55 +0000

ArchiMark- You are correct, the fact that it can be done is not news. What is news is the fact that

a. thanks to the hard work of a lot of people it is now relatively easy to do

b. the release of a wifi driver for os x as of a few days ago means no hardware change is required

c. the combination of a and b means that more and more people are putting os x on their Winds.

and d. while I would still love to see Apple come out with a device somewhere between my iPhone and my MacBook I’ve now got my ‘tweener regardless.

Best of all, I’m really amazed at how well it works and how completely stable it is.

By: ArchiMark

ArchiMark — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:25:47 +0000

Actually, this is very old news….

I got a Wind a few months back after they first came out and put OSX on it by following instructions on MSI Wind forum…….

Worked great and did freak people out to see a small MacBook…..

By: vm-01

vm-01 — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:33:33 +0000

I actually have osx running on my Asus Z71V but my power management is messed up. I’m using linux as my main OS but having OSX to fool around with is nice.

By: Judie Lipsett

Judie Lipsett — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:24:38 +0000

Hey James, thanks for the link! I’ve got to give credit where credit is due, however: this excellent article was written by Dan Cohen.

By: Gavin Miller

Gavin Miller — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:15:27 +0000

You read my mind! Been thinking about doing this with my NC10 but tbh I’m really happy with the way Windows 7 pre beta is running on it. I’ll probably have a play over Xmas as I’m off work for 2 weeks.