Hackintosh Netbook users take note: Snow Leopard 10.6.2 update kills support for Atom Processor
It’s not out in the wild yet, but Mac OS X 10.6.2 is released and has been confirmed to kill support for the Intel Atom processor, this is especially important for Hackintosh users who have hacked various Atom based netbooks to run Snow Leopard. So what should you do if you have an Atom based Hackintosh Netbook? StellaRolla recommends staying with 10.6.1 (or 10.5.8 if you’re running Leopard on your Hackintosh, sine 10.5.9 will likely have the same Atom problems) for the time being, otherwise you can try upgrading to 10.6.2 but run an older or modified kernel. I think I’ll just stick to 10.6.1 when the update rolls around, I have a lot of confidence in the Hackintosh community so I imagine there will be a workaround rather quickly.
You can’t help but suspect this move is Apple’s attempt at shutting down the growing and popular Hackintosh Netbook community, since Apple has no product line that runs the Atom itself. Mac OS X runs absolutely flawlessly on much of the PC Netbook hardware, once it’s configured you wouldn’t know you’re not on a Mac. Maybe it’s in effort to kill the Atom Hackintoh Netbooks in anticipation of the rumored Tablet? Or maybe it’s something totally unrelated? Who knows, but for now, just take note that when the 10.6.2 upgrade comes out and you use a Hackintosh, you might want to avoid it for now.
StellaRolla: 10.6.2 kills Atom
Update: the most recent 10.6.2 build supports the Atom chip again, whether or not the final version of 10.6.2 will kill the Atom or not remains to be seen.
Update 2: The most recent 10.6.2 build does NOT SUPPORT the Intel Atom chip and this has been confirmed. See link for details.
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I’m now an Apple hardware customer due to getting to try OSX 10.6.3 on the Dell Mini 9 (retail disk from amazon, need to insert 10.6.2 kernel)
I thought I was too much of a tight arse to pay the rip off price for average Intel spec Apple hardware. I hate ipods and iphones and despise iTunes.
I’m sad enough to have always enjoyed the tech challenges and tinkering with windows machines, mostly with gaming in mind (hence taking on the hackingtosh project in the first place and built without using mac) but I’ve started to run out of time and patience as I get older.
My first 48 hours with OSX was almost a theraputic experience. I think the hackingtosh community is very healthy for Apple, many users go on to buy real macs, as do the ones who fail.
If Apple ever put a stop to it, they seriously need to look at doing a loan scheme for mac computers, so even die hard windows users like me can walk into a shop and borrow one for 48 hours.
After my last windows update Blue Screen of death, I’m only glad my PC didn’t go through the window and have something left to sell before it’s worthless.
Im the same. I tried osx on a advent 4211. Loved it from the word go. It just all worked so smoothly and just felt like popping bubble wrap! ooh nice! I went and bought a familly pack from ebay, fully sealed, fully legit. When I buy another computer it will be a mac.
I think hackintosh is the gateway (drug) to mac LOL
great ideas and advice..
nice post.. thanks
For Everyone Who Is Worrying…..
Maybe its time to concern buying a Macbook or Macbook Pro and it leaves you free of hasslesssss and head-aches using non compatible and non legitimate software……
,,Hackintosh for people cant afford a REAL Macbook or Apple Product…@
What do you care what people can and can’t afford? Shut up
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My Dell Mini10v is running 10.6.2 right now like a champ.
CHECK OUT MYDELLMINI.COM
Lots of great ideas and advice….
@Bryan Simms
Pssst mine (I pray every day) too :)
I don’t think it’s a big deal to me since my hackintosh works fine with the previous versions of OSX. I guess it would be nice to continue updating but I don’t see huge benefits to doing so.
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It’s back! Atom’s short absence from Mac OS X 10.6.2 developer seeds is over, but will it last?
By Jeff Smykil | Last updated November 4, 2009 4:02 PM CT
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We reported earlier this week that Apple had seemingly dropped support for Intel’s Atom processor from the most recent developer seed of Mac OS X 10.6.2, leading some to speculate that Apple did so to thwart some users from running the operating system on non-Apple hardware. We thought that Apple’s move wasn’t malicious in intent, but more likely related to code optimization. Still, the news left many Netbook users running Snow Leopard fearing the worst. It was truly a “here today, gone tomorrow” scenario.
The source of the news, who was quite surprised that their post received all the attention it did, is now reporting that the most recent build of OS X 10.6.2, 10C535, has seen the rise of Atom support from the ashes like some sort of software phoenix. That’s right, everything is back to normal, nothing to see here, everyone can go back to running Mac OS X on their underpowered baby laptop.
The question arises: what happened? The bottom line is that we’re not sure, and anyone that claims to be in the know is probably exaggerating the extent of their knowledge unless they work for Apple. At this point we just need to accept that we’ll likely never know whether the omission was intentional or not, or what purpose it served. While we welcome Atom support back with open arms, it’s important to greet its return with an air of skepticism—it wouldn’t surprise any of us if support were gone again in the next build, or completely removed from the final release.
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/11/gone-yesterday-here-today-atom-support-back-in-dev-seed.ars
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I sympathize with the Hackintosh community. Apple hardware is expensive and relatively slow (although my new iMac is somewhat closer to PC standards). The glossy screen (aka mirror) is a real pain though.
I am definitely in the market for a Hackintosh. I don’t think it can possibly be illegal here in Europe to install Apple software on PC hardware – if you buy a license, you own it and you can do whatever you like with it: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t99339.html
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How many people will be affected by this? Several hundred? They are people in a specific and unique market segment: Those who can’t/won’t buy a new Mac but use a cheapo craptop to run the world’s best OS.
Now’s the time folks! Time to get a real Mac!!
You won’t be sorry.
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To bad as soon as the update is launched it will be diverted anyways.
And yes, stop cheating and just buy it.
Buy a Mac. Stop being mean. Simple.
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Apple is really funny. They go out of their way to make sure the only people who can use OS X have paid the premium for their shiny boxes.
It doesn’t surprise me but I’m sure that people will keep hacking to find new ways to get around it. People have iPhone, adding Mac OS X will just give a bunch of geeks something else to tinker with while their startup gets out of stealth mode.
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