Archive for 'hackintosh'

Snow Leopard on the Dell Mini 9

I’ve used a hackintosh netbook since 10.5.6. It even became my primary work machine. When 10.5.8 came around I attempted to do a software update to fix things. I didn’t want to wait around because 10.5.7 had a nasty security vulnerability. Unfortunately software update harfed my install. Apparently you need to use the combo update, [...]

Saving space in OS X and other netbook tips

Update April 3rd 2009: Added the section on removing the hibernate image. Saved me 2 GB. My place is under renovation right now so I’m spending the next week either on couches or on a matress on the floor. When I’m borrowing room like this I need to conserve space so I took my hackintosh [...]

Apple OS X Leopard on a Dell Inspiron Mini 9

As of this writing the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is the most compatible with Leopard out of all the netbooks. You can install from a retail copy and just about everything works. Here’s a few tips.