Quicken Essentials on a Macbook Nano
Applications, Mac March 9th, 2010 by Shai Perednik
UPDATE: See below for the fix.
I just purchased the new Quicken Essentials for mac to run on my MSI Wind Macbook Nano only to find out that the icon is marked with an strikeout.
When you double click the icon your told
“You cannot use this version of the application Quicken Essentials.app with this version of Mac OS X.
The Quicken Essentials requirements say Leopard or Snow Leopard. So is it possible Intuit has actually hard coded “Atom=False” to prevent Atom users from running the app?
FIX
I’ve found the issue and the fix.The minimum requirements are 10.5.8 and I’m running to 10.5.7. So here’s the fix:
- Right click Quicken Essentials.app
- Click “Show Package Contents”
- Open the “Contents” folder
- Open the info.plist
- Look for “Minimum system version”
- It will have a value of “10.5.8″. Change that to “10.5.7″.
That’s it. The icon still has the slash across it, but it opens and works fine on my 10.5.7 Macbook Wind. You could probably change it to 1o.5.6 or whatever, but I havn’t tested that.
Tags: application, atom, Essentials, Hackintosh, intuit, Leopard, Mac OS, macbook, MSI, nano, netbook, quicken
Psystar Violates Open Source APSL Licensing Agreement
My Clippings November 12th, 2009 by System
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To defend its position against Apple, Psystar claims that terms of use in Mac OS X licensing are restrictive and block competitors by preventing anyone to install Mac OS X on a non-Apple hardware. So, as a consequence, Psystar is not violating any law by selling PC running pre-installed and legally purchased Mac OS X. The company received support from many users who would be interested in running the famous Mac OS X on their own hardware without requiring to by a Apple-branded model. In other words, Psystar was playing the white knight fighting against the giant to help poor customers. Well, this picture might dramatically changed and could even be fully reversed by a recent discovery.
On its website, Netkas, one of the most active members of the Hackintosh community accuses Psystar of violating the APSL (open Source) licensing agreement. He discovered that Psystar DUBL/RebelEFI is based on Open Source boot-132. RebelEFI is sold by Psystar and allow users to install Mac OS X on many PC hardware. Netkas contacted Psystar as according to the APSL licensing agreement, Psystar should have uploaded its code. No official answer yet.
In summary, Psystar is selling for 50 USD a code they did not even developed, without respecting the licensing agreement linked to its usage. So, as if the current legal action against Apple would not be enough, Psystar has now opened a second front against the Open Source community (maybe their worst decision), and for sure they will sue Psystar as they are currently suing the company who claimed to have developed the EFI-X USB key.
This could well be a perfect proof for Apple and it could help its lawyers to demonstrate that Psystar is not the white knight that they pretend to be, and might even be the black sheep that no one would like to see…
Apple breaks Atom Hackintoshes with upcoming OS X 10.6.2 update
My Clippings November 5th, 2009 by System
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Filed under: OS Updates, Hardware, Apple
According to OSXDaily, Apple’s next scheduled update to Snow Leopard, OS X 10.6.2, doesn’t support Intel Atom processors. This is no problem for anyone on Apple hardware, because no Mac product runs an Atom. If you’re on a hacked netbook, though, it looks like this is the end of the line for your OS X updates.
Although it’s not confirmed, rumor has it that next update to Apple’s previous Leopard OS (10.5.9) will also knock out Atom support. Until a workaround pops up from netbook hacker circles, Atom machines running 10.6.1 and 10.5.8 should probably avoid upgrading. Is Apple sending a message to users running its software on third-party machines? It seems likely, but it also doesn’t seem like it will do much to stop determined netbook enthusiasts.
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Tags: Apple, cli, email, Google, Hackintosh, Inc., IO, Leopard, ma, Mac, man, OSX, Photo, php, Snow Leopard, workaround, XP
A squabble over EFI-X
My Clippings September 16th, 2009 by System
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Last year we have spoken about what seemed to be the future eldorado of Hackintosh, the USB key EFI-X.
It made it possible to the owners of PCs (with the specifications close to the Mac) to easily create Hackintosh. It was enough to connect the key before installing completely the standardl Mac OS X.
A little time ago, the company announced that version 1.0 of its key would not function with Snow Leopard and that a new version, 1.1, would be needed.
Tom’s Hardware UK reports the story of the administrator of the blog AsereBLN who was irritated by this news and decided to see what this key contained.
After having removed the black epoxy resin that protected the components from inquisitive eyes, he was surprised to see that it did not have much more than in a banal USB key and than this product should not cost more than 10€ to manufacture; however it is sold for more than 200€.
One may have thought that the price was justified by the software development, but he also decided to decipher the firmware of the key and found there… open source code developed by OSx86 group and hardly any attempt to hide it.
He thus decided to shout about this in a high voice on his blog, and to even propose an open source clone of EFI-X, the EXI-X.
It was learned that the manufacturers of the EFI-X key decided to prosecute him. We will keep you informed of the current situation during this process and we ask you to moderate your remarks in the reactions to this information. We have made some efforts during the drafting of this so that no-one can reproach us, since we have only reported the facts without making any assessment. Make of this as much as you like.
Tags: Hackintosh, Information, IO, Leopard, Mac, OSX, Snow Leopard, XP
How to Build a Hackintosh with Snow Leopard, Start to Finish [How To]
My Clippings September 7th, 2009 by System
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Two years ago, I detailed how to build a Hackintosh for under $800—then covered how to do the same with less hacking. Now that Snow Leopard’s out, we’re revisiting the Hackintosh, building a Hack Pro from scratch for roughly $900.
For folks eager to try a Mac but never wanted to plunk down the high price tag to get it, the Hackintosh—that is, a regular PC tweaked to run OS X—has always been an attractive option. That said, it’s not something you should take on lightly unless you’re willing—even enthusiastic—to build and maintain a PC entirely from scratch. I can’t guarantee it’ll be easy, but if you follow this guide step-for-step (it’s exhaustive) and stick with the same (or at least roughly the same) hardware as I am, I can vouch for a rock solid system that also happens to cost a good deal less than you’d pay for a comparable Mac.
Price Comparisons
Most Hackintosh enthusiasts will say you shouldn’t build a Hackintosh primarily to save money, as it’s more than just an insert-disc-and-click install. Still, I always enjoy looking at the price differences between my Hackintosh and Apple’s current offerings. At the moment, the cheapest Mac in the Apple store is a Mac mini sporting a 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 1GB of RAM, and a 120GB hard drive. For $300 more, I’m running a 3.0GHz Quad-Core processor, 8GB of RAM, a 1TB hard drive, and a damn saucy video card. I could have made this build much cheaper by skimping on hardware and still ended up with a great little machine, but I liked aiming for around the $800 price point from my last build—plus I really wanted to make it fly.
The most expensive iMac, by comparison, has only a 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo with 4GB of memory for $2,200 ($1,300 more than my build, but it is built into a monitor), while the cheapest Mac Pro has a single 2.66GHz Quad-Core processor, 3GB of RAM, and a 640GB hard drive—and it costs $2,500 ($1,600 more than mine, though it’s a different and better processor and DDR3 rather than DDR2 RAM). In short, my $900 “Hack Pro” sports nearly as good or better hardware than any Mac that Apple sells short of the $3,300 8-Core Mac Pro (which can, incidentally, get more expensive, but it won’t get much better).
Tags: amazon, Apple, Build, Hackintosh, Information, IO, ISO, Leopard, Mac, OSX, php, Snow Leopard, ssl, Sudo, Unzip, video, way, wind, XP
Apple v. Psystar: An Unexpected Opportunity to Examine Contents of Past Discovery
My Clippings August 24th, 2009 by System
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Personal issues have kept me from writing as regularly on my favourite case as I would like, but hopefully that has ended or at least been minimized. Many interesting things have happened recently, particularly regarding discovery, and I have only just began to digest the information and do not write on a subject until I am fairly sure that I have the facts down and some solid defensible opinions. However, this is a perfect opportunity to step back and take a look into the discovery between the parties prior to Psystar filing and then just as suddenly, fleeing, bankruptcy. As far as I have seen, this information has not been reviewed elsewhere on the Apple web.
Typically, in Federal Court, discovery requests and answers are not filed with the Court unless there is some dispute, and even then, they are often heavily redacted as we have already seen with the Letter Brief filed by Apple on April 29, 2009. In fact, the parties had earlier requested, and had been granted, a Protective Order allowing the redaction (or filing under seal) of certain areas of inquiry in any discovery which must be used as an attachment in support of any filing. Due to these circumstances, we know precious little about precisely what types of inquiries were propounded by both parties. However, attached to Rudy Pedraza’s Declaration filed with the Bankruptcy Court were copies of Apple’s Answers to Psystar’s First, Second, and Third Requests for Admission (comprising 181 separate Requests).
General Information on Requests for Admission
Before discussing the contents of the filings uncovered, I will give a short primer for the layperson on the nature and purpose of the discovery avenue of “Requests for Admission.”
Tags: Apple, email, Extract, Hackintosh, Inc., Information, IO, Leopard, Mac, Microsoft, OSX, ssl, video, way, wind, XP
Installing Microsoft Silverlight v3 on OSX
Uncategorized July 14th, 2009 by Shai Perednik
For some reason the Microsoft Silverlight installer thinks hackintoshes are powerPCs. There’s a simple workaround for this:
Download the Silverlight plugin for Mac OSX.
Mount the .dmg file
Drag the Silverlight.3.0.pkg file to your desktop
Unmount the .dmg – not required now
Right click on “Silverlight3.0.pkg” and choose the “Show Package Contents” menu item.
Double click on the “Contents” folder.
Double click on the “Resources” folder.
Drag and drop the file “InstallationCheck” to the trash.
Close out the folder you’re working in.
Finally double click on the “Silverlight3.0.pkg” package, and it should install fine now.
VIA Msi Wind Forums • View topic – Installing Microsoft Silverlight v2 on OSX (Advent 4211).
Tags: Advent, Hackintosh, Leopard, Mac, Microsoft, MSI, MSI WIND, OSX, Silverlight, Trash, wind
Psystar Emerges From Bankruptcy With New Product, Same Insane Resolve [Psystar]
My Clippings July 2nd, 2009 by System
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In what is probably the most surprising non-celebrity-death story in weeks, recently bankrupt Psystar—surly maker of all things hackintosh—is now claiming to be ready for a comeback, with a new product in tow. This makes very little sense.
A superquick recap: Psystar releases the OpenMac, a $400 desktop Mac clone; people debate if this is possible, technically or legally, and if Psystar is a scam; the hackintoshes turn out to be real; they ship; Apple gets upset; Psystar grandstands; Apple continues to be upset; Psystar gets murdered. To death.
That was the story a few weeks ago, at least. Now Psystar is basically acting like nothing happened, releasing a fresh bootloader, a new computer—the $1500, i7-based Open(7) desktop—and revisiting their old, defiant tone in an email newsletter:
As you all may already be aware in late May, Psystar filed for bankruptcy protection. Although this was critical to our continued daily operations, we are now ready to emerge and again battle Goliath.
The whole thing is reproduced below, and definitely worth reading.
Psystar’s been subject to all manner or canonization, criticism, popular support and backlash, but now I don’t know what to think. On the one hand, all their talk about monopolies, freedom and victimization always stuck me as a little hollow. (David and Goliath? So you’re going to kill Apple?) On the other, it now appears as though the guys who run Psystar are either clinically insane, extremely persistent, unusually ballsy or just poorly advised to an extreme. Or all of the above. As Mark said on the story, “they wont stop unless Apple cuts off their hands. And even then, who knows.” That spirit alone has got to be worth something, right? [TUAW via Neowin via Slashgear]
I have an MSI Wind U100 and installed a 407159-001 and no airport.
Following the posts @ Mac Rumors I removed each service one by one, added Airport, restarted, and it works!
Remember to hit apply after removing the services. Then add Airport. Hit apply again. Restart the computer. And it should work.
I noticed that I have to have the hard wifi switch set to on when the computer is starting. Not sure if this maters, but just a note.
Tags: Airport, Hackintosh, HP WiFi, Leopard, Mac, MSI, MSI WIND, OSX, wind
