[dorkbotdc-blabber] Hackintoshed Dell Mini 9

Sun May 17 17:27:08 EDT 2009

I'm not an OS X expert (its a good enough operating system that it does not
force me to learn arcane details), but I think that USB is disabled in Safe
Mode as well as WiFi on the Dell Mini.  But to answer your question, yes USB
works after completing the process.

I also mentioned that my bluetooth settings were borked after running
DellEFI, and that's because "Fix Bluetooth" is a default option and I did
not check it off before running the DellEFI.

I haven't seen any amazing increase in battery life as has been reported,
but I think I gained around 45 minutes, which leaves me with 3.5 hours.  I
can probably do better if I decrease screen brightness and stop using
Firefox which seems to require more cpu than any other application.

Another minor annoyance is that the Intel Atom  chipset doesn't support
VT-x, so I can't run Parallels, VMWare Fusion, or VirtualBox; but that's why
I still have the MacBook Pro.

sophia
On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 3:44 PM, Alberto Gaitán <alberto.gaitan at gmail.com>wrote:

> Thanks!
>
> On your post
>
>
> http://sproke.blogspot.com/2009/05/howto-osx-1057-update-on-dell-mini-9.html
>
> you say "Another added annoyance is that the USB didn't work for me after
> the update, so having these files on your drive or on a network share is
> important." I take it that that cleared up after you completed the process?
>
> -Alberto
>
>
>
> On 5/17/09 3:25 PM, sophia parafina wrote:
>
>> So far so good.  In terms of maintenance, probably less than running slack
>> on on Thinkpad T42.  I have periodic  updates on my blog:
>> http://sproke.blogspot.com
>>
>> sophia
>>
>>
>> On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 1:07 PM, Alberto Gaitán <alberto.gaitan at gmail.com<mailto:
>> alberto.gaitan at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>    How's that Hackintoshed Dell Mini 9 working out?
>>
>>    Any lessons from the front lines?
>>
>>    Thanks,
>>
>>    Alberto
>>
>>
>>
>>    On 5/17/09 12:22 PM, sophia parafina wrote:
>>
>>        Dell Mini 9 with OSX + Smultron + Spotlight for digital notes.
>>        Moleskine Cahier for analog notes.
>>
>>        and my most useful recent find:  UML Sequence Diagrams maker on
>>        the web,
>>
>>        http://www.websequencediagrams.com/
>>
>>        so much more productive than Visio.
>>
>>        sophia
>>
>>        On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 1:56 AM, Gareth Branwyn
>>        <garethbranwyn at comcast.net <mailto:garethbranwyn at comcast.net>
>>        <mailto:garethbranwyn at comcast.net
>>
>>        <mailto:garethbranwyn at comcast.net>>> wrote:
>>
>>           For my next Make: Online Toolbox (Monday), I'm covering writing
>>           tools: Pens, mechanical pencils, drawing/sketching tools
>>        (analog and
>>           digital), notebooks, organizers, whiteboards -- whatever the
>>        tools
>>           are that you use to plan your projects. I don't want to get
>>        TOO deep
>>           into things like CAD programs and the like, more first-order
>>        tools.
>>           For instance, here is MY toolset:
>>
>>           Maker's Notebook - for first level of project planning, drawing
>>           Moleskine Cahier pocket notebook (blank paper) - for on-the-go
>>           writing/brainstorming
>>           Hipster PDA (3 x 5's on a binder clip) - Lists, quick notes.
>>        I keep
>>           one of these all over the house - By my bed, by the TV,
>>        kitchen, in
>>           the john, etc.
>>           Omnifocus PIM (on Macs and iPhone) for dayplanning/project
>>        outlining
>>           Evernote (on Macs and iPhone) for spoken notes, web content,
>>           picture-notes, etc that all reside in the cloud)
>>           Varsity disposable fountain pen
>>           Pentel mechanical pencils
>>
>>           So, what's YOUR writing/planning toolset?
>>
>>           Gareth
>>
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