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Usage
How to use the NetbookInstaller Suite
This is a rudimentary document explaining the basic usage of NetbookInstaller and NetbookBootMaker, It assumes that you are familiar with OS X. ContentsRequirements
NetbookBootMakerNetbookBootMaker makes a USB drive with the Mac OS X Installation DVD imaged on it bootable on your netbook. First, using Disk Utility, format your USB drive so that it has an MBR and so that it has one partition of at least 8Gb. After this, restore the 10.5 Retail DVD onto your USB stick. Download and unzip NetbookBootMaker. Run it and set the destination to your USB stick you just restored the OS X Install DVD onto.
Click "Prepare Boot Drive", enter your password and wait for NetbookBootMaker to complete. At this point, it is advisable to bundle the latest combo system update onto your USB Installation dongle (If there's room). As of writing this was OS X 10.5.8 (760mb) - this is purely for convenience, and can always be put on a separate USB stick or installed onto the netbook using another method. You can now eject your USB Installation Dongle, plug it into your Netbook and boot the OS X Installer from it - don't forget to customise your install to remove extra languages and print drivers you won't be needing. After InstallAfter you've installed OS X, you should be able to boot directly from your HDD/SDD, at which point you'll be greeted with the install wizard. After this, run the 10.5.8 combo updater mentioned in the previous paragraph. After running this, when your Netbook restarts, you'll need to boot into safe mode (hit any key during the blue progress bar on startup, type -x into the prompt and hit enter) and run NetbookInstaller (see Below) to finish your installation.
NetbookInstallerNetbookInstaller prepares your machine to run OS X as flawlessly as possible by the way of kernel extensions, and other known fixes for specific machines.
You can either run it from your Netbook, or use it to patch a mounted Netbook drive (i.e a RunCore USB Interface)
1 When you hide the files, you can still access UpdateExtra etc, by using "Go -> Go to Folder" in the finder and typing "/Extra" without the quotation marks.
Slimming OS XIf you've got a small (<=16GB) hard disk, you'll find OS X a bit of a squeeze. XSlimmer can remove PPC code and extra languages from apps to slim your install down - it keeps a blacklist of files so it won't slim any system or developer apps, or those that it know will be broken by slimming. You may also want to delete the Fancy OS X Text to Speech Reader - Alex. He can take up to 600mb(!) and after deleting, you'll still have the voices that came with 10.4 - just run the following command from the terminal. sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Safe Mode alternative (From Apple Site, Tested and works for Dell Mini 10v): http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455
Would also like to see an upgrade guide/how to like: Do I replace the current install with the new one? Do I uninstall the current install before upgrading? Do I install, restart, re-run? What is the order of operations?
I have successfully done the initial install but still unclear about steps to take when an update is available.
No matter what I do, the trackpad doesn't seem to work correctly on my mini 10v. I can't do multitouch or touch scroll at all. There are no options in system preferences to control it. I've followed the instructions to the letter. Please help! I was even going to try the old method of downloading the .kext file and putting it in the extras folder, but there is no extras folder! Just the program UpdateExtra.
I second that, a howto/guide to updating would be a great idea!
how do i get bluetooth too woek? please help
a fix for touch scroll (the right hand side of the track pad) would be very much appreciated...
is there a fix for corrupted partition after upgrading to Snow leopard 10.6.3?
Yes, i have to agree, a how to; As in, what order to do things, Writing usb is fine, Up untill installing; Do i run netbookinstaller before i install? Do i do it after on first boot? After update?
I think things are abit clearer now, however i've just gone through a painfull process of installing, (various due to my f*ck ups), downloading the 995mb files that it wanted to install, (6 10 -> 6 10 3 + itunes etc) Installing it, Only for it to panic at kernel, so now im re-installing again, a clear guide would be brilliant on the homepage guys, but great work your doing!
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