iDeneb v1.4 10.5.6 Install guide

iDeneb v1.4 10.5.6 on Acer Aspire One (AOA150 1100)
by diablonet, thanks to SbM for his original work!!
25/feb/09
Mazatlan, Mexico

PARA INSTRUCCIONES EN ESPAÑOL VISITA / FOR SPANISH INSTRUCTIONS VISIT
http://webmaster-mexico.com/macosx-1056 ... one-AOA150

As far now:
Software Updates as real mac - WORK
Wireless card work changing the Internal PCI-E with a DW1390 or DW1490.
Sound Input (Mic, Line in not tested) and output (speakers and headphones with autoswitching) - WORK
Full ISO Keyboard - WORK
USB 2.0 - WORK
Sleep - DO NOT WORK
Shutdown (without kernel panic on battery mode) and restart - WORK
Card readers, Just SD - WIP - http://osxsdhci.sourceforge.net/
Video card (Mirroring, External monitor and full acceleration) - WORK
Battery recognition - WORK
Webcam - WORK
Wired Network - WORK
HyperThreading (Voodoo kernel is installed by default) - WORK

1.- Download iDeneb 1.4 from your favorite download site. (dont ask me where)
2.- Burn it at low speed, use good media and verify after burn.
3.- Insert DVD on External USB Drive.
4.- Turn on aspire one and hit F12 key.
5.- Boot from USB External DVD Drive.
6.- Wait for boot process.
7.- Click the button "-->" to continue, then "agree"
8.- Click on utilities / Disk Utility.
9.- Optional - Erase your actual data if you want to with right mouse click on partition then "Erase" and quit Disk Utility and run it again.
10.- Click on your hard drive, then "Partition", Volume Scheme "1 Partition", Name it: "Macintosh HD" for example, Options "Master Boot Record", "Apply", "Partition", quit Disk Utility.
11.- Select your disk then "Continue".
12.- "Customize", select only "Netbook-> Acer Aspire One A150" + "iDeneb Essential System" and if you need to, "Language Translations-> Your favorite language" (I did for Spanish).
13.- Hit "Install" then (Optional) click on disc verification "Skip".
14.- Wait for installation, it will restart when it finishes.
15.- During the boot process you will see the "Darwin boot" you must press any button and write on boot: "-x" (without quotes). If you miss this step you can manually shutdown and repeat this step.
16.- Follow the required data. (Select the ISO keyboard and set a password for your account).
17.- Login with your password.
19.- Download Diablo's iDeneb 1.4 tools from http://webmaster-mexico.com/ideneb-v1_4 ... instalador extract it and install "DoNotSleep"and "GMA950" packages and reboot.
20.- Go to system preferences->energy saver, set both options to NEVER on power adapter and battery profiles.
21.- OPTIONAL - Full ISO Keyboard fix:
In the tools files, there is a folder "Keyboard ISO" inside of it there is a file called ApplePS2Keyboard.kext copy it into /System/Library/Extensions/ApplePS2Controller.kext/Contents/PlugIns/ to replace the original one.
(right click on /System/Library/Extensions/ApplePS2Controller.kext "Show package content")
BE CAREFUL: don't install it in /System/Extensions/ but INSIDE the ApplePS2Controller.kext you'll find there.
Open Terminal and type:

Code:

sudo su
(type username password)
chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/ApplePS2Controller.kext/Contents/PlugIns/ApplePS2Keyboard.kext
chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions/ApplePS2Controller.kext/Contents/PlugIns/ApplePS2Keyboard.kext
rm /System/Library/Extensions.mkext

22.- From the tools files, copy the folder ShutdownSound into /Library/StartupItems
23.- From the tools files, run OSX86Tools and enable Quartz GL and reboot (If after the boot process it ask for fix something, just hit FIX)
24.- Run in terminal "diskutil repairPermissions /"
25.- Enjoy!

Update 1: Fix for slow boot thanks to buddy90210 for pointing this
If a SDHC card is inserted after installing iDeneb v1.4 it makes extremely slow boot, if the card is removed, it would boot fine, so you can remove the following files and it would boot fine with the SDHC card still in place.

Code:

/System/Library/Extensions/IOSDHCIBlockDevice.ktext
/System/Library/Extensions.ktext

 

Thanks a lot! Works great!

Will hibernation with Smartsleep work? Didn't tested yet...

 

Not tested, but dont get too excited about it

 

So, If i was installing OSX would this be a better option than iATKOS? Seems like less steps.

 

It's the best distro I've tried so far, so I think so AK963

 

Great tool to clean up unused files, and for free!

http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnidisksweeper/

 

If its not the best distro at least its much easier!

 

Has anyone successfully used this .iso to make a boot USB drive? I was able to use ddmac.exe with the iATKOS .iso, but have been unsuccessful after a dozen attempts with the iDeneb .iso.

RottGutt

 

If you have a running OSX it is really simple: Just follow this short guide: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index. ... pic=154853
If not, well, i tried about 3 days to do it, but no success...

 

Thanks!

This is by far the best "distro" I have used.

 

Thanks, Magnatree, that worked great! Ironically, it was the 3rd way of creating the USB Boot Drive that I tried. 3rd time's a charm, right? As an FYI, my first USB thumb drive did not work for any version of OS X, but I tried a 2nd thumb drive (SanDisk Cruzer micro 8 GB), and had success. I hope it helps.

RottGutt

 

I think the best distro for the Acer is the iPC since it supports Hibernation.

Can anyone tell us if Hibernation is working with this distro ?

 

Doesn't work. At least not with the described steps for the iPC distribution. Kernelpanic.

 

I followed this guide last night and every installed fine. I havent got my Dell wireless card yet so using a compatible USB one atm, I haven't tried hibernation but I'm not that fussed. Everything else seems fine.

Triple boot WinXP/Win7 and OSX. All working fine.

 

I made every mistake possible but finally got this thing running. it's all a lesson as far as I'm concerned. Thanks much for posting this.

 

Glad it work for you, you welcome!

 

Hello, I just finished installing and I am a newbie to macs, but my wireless is not being recognized. It seems like I can only use the ethernet.. Any suggestions?

 

lol, well i found out the wireless wont work unless you buy a different pci card, so I got one off of ebay but my ethernet isnt even working? I plug it in an nothing shows up...

 

Slow Boot Time

What boot times should I be expecting?

I have a AAO-150 (160GB HDD), followed the instructions with the except of the optional keyboard change and I'm getting the following boot times:

OSX Boot
Elapsed Time: Event
0:00: Darwin Bootloader
0:10: Apple Logo
1:10: Blue screen
5:30: Login screen
5:45: Login complete


OSX Boot with -x
0:00: Darwin Bootloader
0:10: Apple Logo
1:00: Blue screen
1:15: Login screen
1:35: Login complete

Shutting down takes about ~15 sec

Booting Win7 seems to take ~20-30 sec so I can't see this being a HDD problem. Could this be due to the stock wirelesscard?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
buddy


Edit: FYI - I started a new thread for this topic here http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=11936

 

I followed this guide and every installed fine.
Thanks Diablonet!!
This is by far the best "distro" I have used.