Comments on: Snow Leopard via NetbookBootMaker

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:45:00 +0000

I just finished installing the VooDooPS2Controller and restarted. Then I wanted to see what would happen if I closed the lid.

I closed the lid and now I cant get the HP Mini 1030NR to come back on. I held down the power button until it turned off, and tried turning it back on. The power light and mouse light comes on, but I dont hear a fan or see the HP bootup logo or anything. I have even left the battery out for 15 minutes and tried again, yet nothing!

Did the computer go to sleep when I closed the lid? If so, how do I get it to “wake up”?

What else can I try? I would just reinstall windows or osx to make sure it works, but I cant see anything! Please help.

By: AndyN

AndyN — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:23:57 +0000

Great Guide! I would need some help for the Setup: The OSX Snow Leopard Install abort at “10 min left”. Can anyone help me?

Thanks!

By: iceblu

iceblu — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:02:43 +0000

THANKYOU!!!!!! I’m up and running — even without photos this was easy, quick, and relatively painless. I’ve tried a few other guides that just didn’t work or were too techy, but this was great.

Big thanks to you and the folks who created the Netbookmaker and the General Extensions package — it couldn’t have been easier unless Apple actually bundled them on the disk!

By: Daniel Romney

Daniel Romney — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:15:43 +0000

And just to clearify, I am still on 10.6.1 due to the trackpad issue.

By: Daniel Romney

Daniel Romney — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:14:16 +0000

I used this guide semi succesfully. I was able to get my HP mini 1116nr up to 10.6.1, but 10.6.2, after the headaches of getting the new kernal in place, broke my trackpad, and everything I tried to get it to work didn’t. I got the sleep working after editing my DSDT.aml file.

If anyone has some KEXTs for the trackpad that they know works on 10.6.2 for a Mini 1000 I would love to use them and get up to date.
Also, has anyone had problems with the fan almost always being on? If there are some better kexts for power management on the mini 1000s I would love to get a hold of those too, thanks.

By: kellygeorge

kellygeorge — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:52:02 +0000

Andy,

I used a youtube video in conjunction with this tutorial.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3Q25saMfus&feature=email

It is kind of annoying because it is just a screen recording, and no narration. still, it kind of helps to see what the things look like.
And turn down the volume. Loud techno plays the whole time.

By: kellygeorge

kellygeorge — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:48:46 +0000

I used this method to install 10.6, and then installed 10.6.1 via system update. Everything is working great except:
1. Sleep – it doesn’t sleep, just flashes. I really need sleep. Any ideas?
2. Netflix Instant Watch gives me a DRM error. Technically I guess it is an issue with the Silverlight plugin. This one isnt really a big deal. I can do without it.

I would really like some help with the sleep if anyone has any ideas.

Thanks for the guide.

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:18:55 +0000

Is there any way to get the images back up? They seem to be missing and I’m feeling like they would make following the tutorial a lot easier…

By: Dino

Dino — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:54:57 +0000

There is something I can’t catch…

So once I make a vanilla SL install disk on usb I need a bootloader to start the installation right?
Now in this tutorial you are applying NBBM on the usb install disk to make it bootable BUT i added some other kexts like the other tutorial (EFI BOOT) and updated them.
Do I just need to apply NBBM on the usb install disk?

By: LeMaurien19

LeMaurien19 — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:14:26 +0000

No, I haven’t tried applying NBBM on USB (where I’d restored a Mac OS X Install DVD) AND chaging the kexts NBBM installs on that “installer USB”. – is that what you did?

I just usually leave it alone since I can already use that “installer USB” to install the OS onto my Mini. Then use it to boot up the installation on my Mini’s internal hard drive. Afterwards, I’d fire up NBBM again (some say just use NBInstaller) but apply it on the internal hard drive to make able to boot on its own. . .