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Netbook Hackintosh 10.6.2 Fix Coming In “A Few Weeks,” Fallen Netbooks Can Be Revived Now [Hackintosh]
When Apple killed Atom processor support in the Snow Leopard 10.6.2 update, it was one of the first times they’d actively tried to stop hobbyist hackintoshing. It was also sort of a dick move! Luckily, it’s not going to stick.
The (main) man behind the NetbookInstaller software, which takes care of enough of the under-the-hood tweaks to make netbook hackintoshing approachable, heard the plaintive cries of his flock, and handed down a decree from on high:
The kernel will be fixed. It’ll just take a few weeks.
This certainty, combined with the flip-flopping Atom compatibility in earlier 10.6.2 builds, points to the breakage as an intentional choice, not just some incidental bug. Update: Actually, there’s an interesting case to be made the 10.6.2 killed Atom in all builds of the update. Interesting. —Thanks, Eduardo!
Even better, for anyone who dove straight into the 10.6.2 update only to find themselves very suddenly without a working netbook, there’s a quick fix: Downgrade your kernel! Using the same instruction set you can do a partial (excluding the kernel) upgrade to 10.6.2, but you’re probably just best off waiting until everything is patched up right and proper. [Meklort, MyDellMini]
Confirmed: Snow Leopard 10.6.2 Update Is Missing Atom Support, Breaks Hackintosh [Apple]
If you’re using a Hackintosh then you might want to hold off on the OS X 10.6.2 update, because for all its bug fixes, it lacks the Intel Atom support necessary for our beloved Hackintosh netbooks. Update.
Update: There appears to be some confusion regarding which sort of Hackintosh set up is affected by 10.6.2. If you are running something other than an Intel Atom-based netbook, you should be just fine, it’s those relying on Atom-support who are in trouble with this one. [OS X Daily]
Apple Releases Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.2 Update
Apple has just released their second minor update to their latest desktop operating system, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.2. While there are a lot of fixes for Mac users, iPhone users may want to pay particular attention to the “general reliability improvements” for MobileMe and iDisk. (And yes, the infamous “guest account” data deletion [...]
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Is Apple Trying to Kill Hackintosh Netbooks? OS X 10.6.2 Ditches Atom CPU Support [Apple]
Coders have confirmed that the developer build of Snow Leopard 10.6.2 nixes support for netbook Atom processors. Nothing’s final yet, of course, but given Apple’s lame fight with Palm over iTunes compatibility, are hackintosh netbooks next in the firing line?
The current recommendation is to stick with 10.6.1 if you’re running Snow Leopard, or 10.5.8 if your Hackintosh has Leopard. You could also try upgrading to 10.6.2 using an older or modified kernel.
If this is a conscious strike by Apple, it’s likely the Hackintosh community will find a work around, but it’s definitely something to watch before your next update. [OS X Daily]
