macOS 10.8.0
Hardware Compatibility
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This is a hardware compatibility list for portable computers. We want to keep it as accurate as possible, but please, do not entirely rely on this list when buying a portable computer. Don't forget to add how you got OSx86 running on your portable x86 computer, and to use proper English. Please see the discussion page for proper instructions on how to input your system specs. Also, please contribute to the HCL 10.8.0 page, which should list a more granular view of compatibility. If your computer isn't listed, you should try it if you have a SSE2 or higher processor. Use vanilla kernel if it is supported.
- ONLY add hardware that you have TESTED. Don't add hardware just because you think it might work.
- Please add hardware into tables.
- This is for 10.8.0 builds only.
Please list your computers in alphabetical order by manufacturer (Asus, Acer, Dell, HP, etc)
For how to edit the Wiki, please see this thread. Thank you!
Note: Please add whether your device supports QE, Quartz Extreme, graphics. Try playing a movie with Quicktime Player.
[edit] Unsupported MacBooks
I thought unsupported Macs that can run new OS's but are locked out can be said as a "Hackintosh" these days. With this guide ML on Unsupported Macs I was able to install Mountain Lion on my Late 2007 MacBook. It is said to be working with other MacBooks as well in the guide. To update to 10.8.1/2 use Pacifist (not confirmed working by the Guide).
- Bootloader: Default Boot Kernel
- Kernel: Default
- Kexts: Need Kexts for Sound and Graphics
| Hardware Name
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Chipset
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Notes
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Patches Used
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32/64bit working with patches
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| Processor
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Intel Core 2 Duo T7500
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working
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Out the Box
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| SATA
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Kingston SSDNow! 64GB
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working
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Out the Box
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| Graphics
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Intel x1300 144MB
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working
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Requires Lion Kext
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| Audio
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Apple HDA
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working
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Requires Lion Kext
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| Wireless
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AirPort Extreme
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working
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Out the Box
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| USB
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2 USB ports
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working
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HiSpeed 2.0
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| Ethernet
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Marvell Yukon Gigabit Adapter
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working
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100MB/s
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| Battery
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Integrated
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working
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| Trackpad
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Apple TouchPad
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working
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No Multi Gestures
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| Keyboard
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Apple Keyboard
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working
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Most Keys work (including Media Buttons)
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| Web Camera
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iSight Camera
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working
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iSight
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[edit] Aspire 4755
- Bootloader: Chameleon (Ermac 2035)
- Kernel: 64-bit mach_kernel and extensions.
- Kexts: Need Kexts for battery,wi-fi(Atheros),Ethernet
| Hardware Name
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Chipset
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Notes
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Patches Used
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32/64bit working with patches
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| Processor
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Intel Core i3 2330M(2nd Gen )
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working
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Out the Box
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| SATA
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SATA AHCI 500.11 GB
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working
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Out the Box
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| Graphics
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Intel HD Graphics 3000 384MB
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working
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Required 8,1 definatioin in smbios plist....Resolution 1366x768........HDMI-Working...........VGA Port Working Native with http://www.osx86.net/downloads.php?do=file&id=2230
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| Audio
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ALC269
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working
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with patched AppleHDA kext
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| Wireless
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Atheros AR5B97
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working
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with IO80211Family.kext from iAtkos L2
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| USB
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3 USB ports
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working
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Out the Box
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| Ethernet
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Broadcom Netlink Gigabit Ethernet BCM 57785
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working
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With Kext at www.osx86.net working as BCM5778X kext
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| Battery
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Integrated
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working
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AppleACPIBatteryManager.kext & AppleACPIPlatform.kext & voodoobattery.kext
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| Trackpad
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PS/2 TouchPad
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working
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Worked with voodoo ps2 kexts -- 2 hand scrolling...
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| Keyboard
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Integrated PS/2 keyboard
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working
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using VoodooPS2Controller
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| Web Camera
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1.3 MP Suyin Corporation
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working
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out of box as USB
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[edit] Aspire 6935G-864G32Mn
- Note: BIOS V1.20 Mod (VT Active)
| Hardware Name
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Chipset
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Notes
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Patches Used
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32/64bit working with patches
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| Processor
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Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 @2.40Ghz
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working
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Native support
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| Video Card
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Geforce 9600M GT 512MB
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working
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Native support
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| Chipset
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Intel ICH9-M AHCI/SATA
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working
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Native Support
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| Audio
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working
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Install VoodooHDA
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| Bluetooth
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working
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Native support
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| Wireless
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Broadcom 4311 b/
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working
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I change the original Intel 5100 to Broadcom 4311 Native
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| Ethernet
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working
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Using Kext
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| Card Reader
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Not working
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I don't need
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| TouchPad and Keyboard
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Synaptics TouchPad
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working
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Install VoodooPS2
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| Battery
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working
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Not work 100%
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| Fans Management and Cooling control
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Integrated
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Not working/working
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Temps work perfect, Fan/Cooling control don't work
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| Sleep
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Not working
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I'm work on DSDT for fix the problems on this model
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[edit] Acer Aspire 7720G
- Install Method: myHack 3.1.2 + ML Install app
- bootloader: Chameleon (default)
| Hardware Name
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Details
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Notes
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32/64bit working with patches
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| Processor
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Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0GHz
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OOB, both cores working
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| Chipset
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Intel ICH8
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OOB
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| Graphics Card
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nVidia GeForce 8400M
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QE/CI ok
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| VGA
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17-inch WXGA LCD
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EDID recognized, Native 1440x900, better after color calibration. Accepts second VGA monitor (must be detected manually). DVI out untested.
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| Audio
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ALC268
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Hard to make it work. Need to find special VoodooHD268 (normals wont work). No Mic.
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| LAN
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BCM5787
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OOB, with BCM5722D.kext
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| Wifi
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Intel 3945
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Forget it, wont work, ever. Buy a BCM4311 on ebay for nothing.
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| USB
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Need further DSDT tweaking, sleep/wake problems.
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| TouchPad
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ALPS glidepoint
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working OOB with PS2 controller kext, but ALPS has some lags and scrolling is a pain. I wish I could switch it for a Synaptics.
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| Keyboard
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working OOB with PS2 controller kext, but wont recognise ISO keyboard.
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| Battery
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Integrated
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works with patched AppleACPIPlatform.kext and VoodooBattery or modified AppleSmartBattery.kext
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| Card Reader
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VoodooSHDC won't work with ML (only 32b AFAIK)
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| WebCam
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works OOB, but needs a Crystal camera app to start.
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| Bluetooth
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not present
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[edit] G60Jx "Republic of Gamers"
- This entry is a little half-baked. I updated to 10.8.5 before I had everything working (10.8.5 works quite well).
- Mine is the Best Buy model (I only mention this because I believe other G60Jxs have slightly different H/W).
- Install Method: Hackboot 1/2, with 10.8 ISO built from App Store installer. Changes and additions.
- I have an existing SMBIOS and DSDT from my SL build.
- Other: Full PCI-ID list here.
| Hardware Name
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Chipset
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Notes
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Patches Used
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32/64bit working with patches
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| Processor
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Intel Core i5-430M
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Vanilla 12.5.0 kernel. C & P states from Cham plist.
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Native support
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| Chipset
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Intel HM55 Express
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Lid sleep works. Restart works. Hibernate untested. Asus hotkeys work with a kext, excluding panel and keyboard backlights.
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Native support
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| Graphics Card
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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M
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Native panel res (1366x768). "GraphicsEnabler" in Cham plist is all that's needed.
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Native support
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| VGA
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Unknown as yet.
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n/a
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?
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?
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| Audio
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Intel HDA Controller / Realtek ALC663 HDA codec.
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The venerable Voodoo HDA.
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| LAN
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Atheros AR8131 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller
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Untested.
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Upgraded to 10.8.5 and installed a kext.
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?
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| Wifi
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Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (b/g/n)
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Presumably working with the driver from the install DVD.
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Unknown.
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| USB
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Intel HM55 Express
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Native support
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| Trackpad
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Synaptics PS/2 Port Compatible TouchPad
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Kext from install DVD.
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| Keyboard
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PS/2
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Kext from install DVD.
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| Card Reader
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Ricoh R5U230 PCIe Memory Stick Host Controller / R5U852? PCIe xD-Picture Card Controller / R5U822 PCIe SD/MMC Host Controller (SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller)
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| Web Cam
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Chicony CNF71297 (USB 2.0 1.3M UVC WebCam)
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Native support
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| Bluetooth
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n/a
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No Bluetooth on this model
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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[edit] Asus K52Jr
- Download Kext's "Asus K52JR Kext"
- I use MyHack for prepare my usb stick install and add the extra from my folder
| Hardware Name
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Chipset
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Notes
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Patches Used
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32/64bit working with patches
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| Processor
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Intel Core i5 M480 (2,67 GHz)
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working
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Native support
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| Video Card
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ATI Radeon HD 5470 1024MB
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working
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Native support
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| Chipset
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Intel ICH9-M AHCI/SATA
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working
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Support
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| Audio
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working
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Install VoodooHDA
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| Wireless
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Atheros AR9285
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working
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Install kext
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| Ethernet
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JMicron JMC250
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Not working
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I don't need
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| Card Reader
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JMB38X
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Not working
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I don't need
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| TouchPad and Keyboard
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Synaptics TouchPad
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working
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Install kext
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| Battery
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working
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Install kext
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| Fans Management and Cooling control
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Integrated
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working
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Install kext
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| Sleep
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Not working
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I don't need
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[edit] Compaq
| Hardware Name
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Chipset
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Notes
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Patches Used
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32/64bit working with patches
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[edit] Alienware M14x R2
- Bootloader: Chimera v1.11.1
- Kernel: 64-bit mach_kernel and extensions.
- Kexts:
- ONLY works in safemode off of installer flashdrive not Chimera on hard drive (as of my known experiences)
[edit] Latitude D630/D830 & Precision M2300/M4300
- Description (see http://www.osxlatitude.com for details)
- Install Method: OSXLatitude -> follow this link for all the necessary details.
- Use Kozlek latest FakeSMC + plugins to obtain native SpeedStep + better GPU handling.
| Hadrware name
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Chipset
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Notes
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Patches Used
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Compatible 64bit
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| Processor
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FSB800 C2D CPUs such as T7x00, T8x00, T9x00
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Disable IDA in BIOS with Merom T7x00 CPU or FSB speed will be reduced
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| Video Card
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D630: nVidia Quadro NVS 135M
D830: nVidia Quadro NVS 135M & 140M
M2300/M4300: nVidia Quadro FX 360M
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D630/M2300: WXGA, WXGA+ LCDs
D830/M4300: WXGA, WSXGA+ & WUXGA LCDs
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| Chipset
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Intel GM965
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| Audio
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Sigmatel STAC 9205
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with VoodooHDA 2.7.x or 2.8.x
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| WiFi
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Mini PCIe card that are supported OOB by Mac OS X (DW1390, DW1490, DW1510, Atheros AR5B91)
Non-OOB cards too (DW1395, DW1397)
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Use BCM43xxxFamily kext for non-OOB Broadcom cards
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| Ethernet
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Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Ethernet
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with BCM5722D kext
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| Touchpad and keyboard
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ALPS
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ANV-Slice kext works best
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| Brightness control
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natively supported
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| Sleep
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natively supported
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| Battery
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With battery manager kext such as Voodoo or Smart Battery
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| Card Reader
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N/A
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| Integrated Camera
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N/A
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| Bluetooth
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Dell branded CSR modules work OOB (DW350, DW360)
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Patch CSR BT module controller kext to support enabling/disabling within Mac OS X + Wake from BT
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[edit] Dell Studio XPS 1340
- Install Method: myHack 3.1.2 + ML Install app + modded DSDT, SMBIOS and Boot.plist (-v -x npci=0x200) from http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/272546-osx-107-and-108-on-the-dell-xps-1340-laptop/ (without it I only got a black screen on install, after PCI Configuration Begin). To enable Sleep and Reboot DSDT must be further edited on the EHCI/OHCI, and Sleepenabler.kext and OpenHaltRestart.kext (64b versions) must be used. Don't know why... it was my last resource and it worked.
- bootloader: Chameleon (default)
| Hardware Name
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Details
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Notes
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32/64bit working with patches
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| Processor
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Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz
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OOB, both cores working
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| Chipset
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nVidia MCP79
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OOB
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| Graphics Card
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nVidia GeForce 9400M G / 9200M GS
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To have QE/CI you must disable 9200m GS on the DSDT, otherwise KP, No QE/CI and many other problems
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| VGA
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13.3-inch WXGA WLED
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EDID recognized, Native 1280x800, beautiful! Accepts second VGA monitor (must be detected manually) and HDMI out (auto detected, no sound yet).
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| Audio
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MCP79
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Patched AppleHDA from the post above, everything works except HDMI audio.
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| LAN
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MCP79 Ethernet
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OOB
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| Wifi
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BCM 4312
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Working OOB by adding AppleAirPortBrcm4311.kext with device PCI14e4,4315 under IO80211Family.kext plugins.
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| USB
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Need further DSDT tweaking
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| TouchPad
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Synaptics v7.2
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working OOB with PS2 controller kext
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| Keyboard
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working OOB with PS2 controller kext
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| Battery
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Integrated
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works with patched AppleACPIPlatform.kext and VoodooBattery or modified AppleSmartBattery.kext
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| Card Reader
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VoodooSHDC won't work
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| WebCam
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works OOB
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| Bluetooth
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not present
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| eSata
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untested
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[edit] Fujitsu
[edit] Lifebook LH532-Vi7
[edit] Hewlett Packard
[edit] HP Compaq 6720s
[edit] ProBook 4530s
- Install Method: Use Google search
- Bootloader: Chimera
- Kernel: Vanilla 64-bit mach_kernel and extensions.
- Kexts: All needed kexts can be found with Google search
[edit] Lenovo
[edit] Lenovo Z580
- Pack Kexts and DSDT/SSDT [[1]]
| Hardware Name
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Chipset
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Notes
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Patches Used
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32/64bit working with patches
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| Processor
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Intel Core i3 2310M 2.1Ghz
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working
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Native support
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| Video Card
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Intel HD3000
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working
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Native support (smbios for MacbookPro8,1 inside Extra folder)
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| Chipset
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Sandy Bridge
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working
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Native Support
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| Audio
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working
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with patched AppleHDA and DSDT
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| Wireless
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Atheros
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working
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| Ethernet
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working
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Using Kext
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| Card Reader
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Should work. Is detected but I have not tested it i had no memcard at the moment
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Not tested
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Not tested
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| TouchPad and Keyboard
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Synaptics TouchPad
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working
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2 fingers scroll works
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| Battery
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working
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| Brightness Control
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working
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Using FN+Insert and FN+Home
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| Sleep
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working
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[edit] Lenovo Z470
- Lenovo Z470 stable and no kernel panics (unless using voodooHDA = random kernel panics on boot)
- Pack Kexts and DSDT/SSDT [[2]]
| Hardware Name
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Chipset
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Notes
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Patches Used
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32/64bit working with patches
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| Processor
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Intel Core i5 2410M 2.3Ghz
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working natively with nullcpupowermanagement; native speedstep (and "turboboost) through patched appleintelcpupowermanagement and custom dsdt/ssdt (script by revogirl)
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nullcpupowermanagement or patched appleintelcpupowermanagement with dsdt/ssdt
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| Video Card
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Intel HD3000, NVIDIA GT520m (optimus)
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only hd3000 working; nvidia disabled in bios
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Native support (smbios for MacbookPro8,1 inside Extra folder)
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| Chipset
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Sandy Bridge
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working
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Native Support
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| Audio
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ALC269
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working
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with patched AppleHDA, HDAEnabler and DSDT
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| Wireless
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BCM4313
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not working; replace and flash whitelist or use usb adapter
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| Ethernet
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Realtek 8xxx
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working
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Using installer/kext
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| Card Reader
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Realtek; device id: 0x0139
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not working
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| TouchPad and Keyboard
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Synaptics TouchPad
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working, 2 finger scroll
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install AppleACPIPS2Nub.kext and ApplePS2Controller.kext
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| 'VGA'/HDMI
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Intel HD 3000
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both working (including hdmi audio) *only two maximum displays supported by hd 3000
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patched appleintelsnbgraphicsfb and dsdt [[3]]
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| Battery
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working
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using patched applesmartbatterymanager and appleacpiplatform
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| Brightness Control
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working (native)
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Using FN+Up and FN+Down
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| Sleep
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working; turn off legacy usb support in BIOS
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[edit] Medion
| Hardware Name
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Chipset
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Notes
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Patches Used
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32/64bit working with patches
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| Hardware Name
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Chipset
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Notes
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Patches Used
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32/64bit working with patches
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[edit] Samsung
| Hardware Name
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Chipset
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Notes
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Patches Used
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32/64bit working with patches
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[edit] Sony VAIO
| Hardware Name
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Chipset
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Notes
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Patches Used
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32/64bit working with patches
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[edit] Toshiba
| Hardware Name
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Chipset
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Notes
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Patches Used
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32/64bit working with patches
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