Archive for August, 2006

Front Row Support

August 28, 2006

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Front Row

August 28, 2006

Front Row 1.2.2

After almost a week trying method after method to make Front Row work on my Tablet PC I finally succeeded and got it working. I used a native Front Row installation method plus a little Front Row launcher I found but can’t remember where.
Requirements:
JaS Mac OS X 10.4.6 with the JaS 10.4.7 update [...]

Logitech QuickCam for Notebooks Pro

August 6, 2006

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Sleep Capability

August 6, 2006

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Integrated Card Reader

August 6, 2006

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Integrated Intel 2200 b/g Wireless

August 6, 2006

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Pen/Tablet Functionality Support

August 6, 2006

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Thanks/Recomendations

August 1, 2006

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Successful Installs

August 1, 2006

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Updating to 10.4.X

August 1, 2006

If you are planning to update your current JaS OSx86 10.4.6, DO NOT download and install the 10.4.X update available on the Mac Software Update. If you do, you will get a black screen and will not recover from it, therefore you will have to reinstall OSX and start all over again.
Download the JaS 10.4.X [...]

Fix Wireless via USB

August 1, 2006

Another problem that also affects laptop users is the lack of wireless capability, especially if an Intel wireless device is installed. I have a 2200 b/g Intel wireless and so far no support for it. My Ethernet port is not working either, so I was thinking I was completely out of luck, since I did [...]

Fixing Battery Display

August 1, 2006

Another problem some laptop users face when using OSx86 is the fact that the OS does not detect whether the laptop is on battery or plugged-in, and it does not give any options for battery saving settings. If you have this problem there is a single file called PowerManagement.bundle that fix it.
Follow these steps to [...]

Fixing Close Lid Bug

August 1, 2006

Right now you should have Mac OS X installed and running and I bet you are very happy if you are using a desktop PC. What do I mean with these? Well there are some problems on OSx86 for laptop users, and one of these show up when you close the laptop lid. When you [...]

Dual Boot Configuration

August 1, 2006

You should be now on the Mac OS X desktop, very happy to see Mac running natively and at full speed. Now let’s get that dual boot menu configured so that we can choose which OS to boot from each time we turn on our laptop.
Use this picture gallery as a reference for this section
The [...]

B0 Boot Error Fix

August 1, 2006

If you get a B0 Error on first boot read below to get it fixed; otherwise you can just skip this module and continue to the next.
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To fix this problem you will need software that will run on boot and will allow you to access [...]

OSx86 Install

August 1, 2006

To install JaS OSx86 10.4.6 the first thing you need to do is to put the install DVD on your DVD drive and turn off the PC. Before you turn it on, if you are on a laptop, you need to either connect an external monitor to it, or use the staple trick explained on [...]

Paperclip/Staple Trick

August 1, 2006

If you are a Desktop user skip this section
If you are installing JaS OSx86 on a laptop (in this case the Gateway M280), the installation DVD will boot and you will see first a grey screen with the animating symbol on it, and then you will see a blue screen with the mouse on it. [...]

Pre-Configuration

August 1, 2006

Assuming you have Windows XP and Partition Magic 8 installed, go to the Start Menu and open Partition Magic 8 (If you don’t have Windows installed you will need to do that first or you will not be able to build a dual-boot system).

Click on your current C partition and click on the ‘Resize/Move’ menu [...]

Requirements

August 1, 2006

In order to be able to use this guide you will need the following requirements:
Hardware:
Intel Pentium 4 Processor
256 MB of RAM or more
SSE2 or SSE3 support
DVD drive
Software:
Windows XP installed
Enough free space on your HD to install Mac (at least 6GBs)
Partition Magic 8 (to shrink existing partition)
JaS Mac OS X 10.4.6 (burned DVD)
Other:
About 20 minutes* to [...]