LE1700 MAC OSX 10.6.7 Snow Leopard

[ulli]

this is interesting, can you tell us about the process of installing OSX, how did you deal with the driver issues etc. Can you confirm the pen pressure sensitivy still working under OSX?
If you did install from USB stick please let us know how you did that too, or was it just done via a usb dvd drive?
I would love to back to OSX, as Windows gives me headaches sometimes.

[norcimo1400]

ok..

well if anyone is intrested on this machine as is: im willing to sell it. contact me here

[norcimo1400]

Driver issues always exist. However, the unit has the same specs as the early macpros. GMA 950 grapchis, ICH7 chipset, so it was not difficult to get the drivers (KEXTS) to work. AS a matter of fact , you can find them online. Not everything functions, like some of the wifi cards (intel models), lucky for me, this unit had a ATheros card, which is also compatible. The tablet functions fine, with the buttons, you just have to find mapping software for it..the digitizer works great with TableMagic a free software for the mac that enables a slew of different digitizers . Pressure and all , works very well. Requieres some serial drivers to be installed..but it was not difficuly. Over all you must know something about OSX and debian. The only thing I see not ever work, is the fingerprint scanner , simply no driver exists.

The installation was done with a USB stick..the iso file was install on it, and the usb was formated with a GUID boot. Th OSX was 10.6.3..and then I updated to 10.6.7 online.

I am selling this unit. if your intrested let me know...

[ulli]

Thanks for the quick reply: it sounds like its worth to try it here.
Thanks for the offer to sell it, if i didn't had a le1700 yet, i might be tempted :-)

[norcimo1400]

I'm still seeing them here, but it could be coming from my cache. There have been problems with the images in homepage articles, and it wouldn't surprise me if it's causing problems here too. It's being looked into.

Can you email me the pictures? I cant see them anymore...and I deleted them on my puter.

you can send it here: norcimo@hotmail.com

[Michelle Mastin]

Can you email me the pictures? I cant see them anymore...and I deleted them on my puter.

you can send it here: norcimo@hotmail.com

Email is on the way.

[norcimo1400]

Email is on the way.

thank you very much!

[John Hill]

Photos are fixed. For me, I used Google Chrome and had to clear my cache before I could see them again. Thanks for your patience.

John

[siriuswg]

Yes, it can be done. This is my unit with a new view anywhere screen.

Solo Core unit with Bluetooth Mod. 4gig mem. and Atheros Wifi Card. and yes, full resolution, accelerated opengl and quartz. Digitizer works great too..
Everything works but: PCMCIA,IR, fingerprint scanner.. (i'm working on that)

Also... for some reason the unit can load OSX in 64bit mode. . Graphics Natit is on 64bit mode. and some other system resources. The CPU for what I understand is not a 64bit CPU..but nevertheless I have items running as 64bit native. I'm going to verify this.

May I know which method / boot disc you are using to install the OSX?
I have tried Iatkos s3 v2. The installation is success, but something is not working... (battery, bluetooth)

[norcimo1400]

May I know which method / boot disc you are using to install the OSX?
I have tried Iatkos s3 v2. The installation is success, but something is not working... (battery, bluetooth)

You are never going to get bluetooth to work. MY unit is modded inside with a micro usb hub and a usb micro bluetooth module..that is compatible with mac. I removed the old Bluetooth model. For the battery try Voodoobattery.kext the latest version. I did not use a distro version. I used the original..with a bootloader like Iboot. the version is 10.6.3 from the apple store.