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Stellarola Post subject: *FIRST POST UPDATED* Leopard installer disc for MSI WIND Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:48 am

UPDATED Oct1 2008

Wind Master
How it's made: The Wind installer disc is built using an extensive script called Slipstream by Dense, an
extremely talented programmer and great guy. I was able to use slipstream to insert all the latest kexts,
hex strings, device ids, etc into the final product. As you all can see, it's really the easiest solution to make
discs such as this. This is the same tool that others like Kalyway and Jas use. Just a real loud shout out to
Dense for providing the tools needed to get this working and get it out there as quickly as we could. This
wouldn't have happened without him.

Joined: Sun Jul 06, 2008 THE WIND INSTALLER DISC CAN BE FOUND ON TPB!! "MSIWindosx86"
12:41 am
Posts: 82
So the custom installer disc is finally here. This is the first release for the disc and consider it a beta as we
wanted to get some feedback from the community. This is currently the easiest option to install Mac OS X
Leopard on the MSI Wind notebook. Please take into consideration the installer was made with the MSI
Wind notebook in mind and we're hoping that the other clone revisions of this notebook (Advent, Luvbook,
Akoya) will work as well, even though some of the hardware is slightly different.

Before I list off some of the features, I'd like everyone to know that NOONE DRAWS A PAYCHECK FROM
THESE EFFORTS. We created this disc to help the community and give people more options on their brand
new MSI Wind notebook. If you really like the way this OS feels to you please consider purchasing OS X
Leopard from http://www.apple.com.

Before someone starts complaining, be sure to read the OSx86 forums at http://www.insanelymac.com for
some preliminary information about OSx86 and how it works before you start making a fool of yourself.

--------------

--Features--

-Single disc installation

-Native Graphics on boot of OS
-Keyboard and Trackpad Working
-Native Camera support for use with applications such as iChat, Photoboot & Skype
-Internal Speakers with Mute, Volume UP/DOWN functionality
-Bluetooth Works natively
-Clamshell Sleep
-System Sleep (Still to be determined)

So we understand what the features are of this thing. Now lets get down to business on what doesn't

work. Because we all know that's what people love to complain about...

--Features not yet implemented--

-About this Mac Screen - This is just cosmetic as it does not affect the functionality of the notebook

-Line in/out Mic - This is the biggest complaint from everyone. I am trying my hardest to source
down the one man who can actually get this function to work. Until then, be glad you HAVE OS X
Leopard running on your MSI Wind.

-Trackpad Scrolling - This could potentially be solved, but I have not delved deep enough into the
process.

-Installer can potentially not show progress bar - As you can see in Onetrack's installation video some
people have been noticing that the progress bar for the installation is not showing. This doesn't
mean it's not installing as it's purely cosmetic.

Onetrack has done a great job of lending me a hand with testing the installation and he was kind enough
to upload some videos to show people both the installation of this installer disc and also how to upgrade
the RAM, WIFI and the HDD.

INSTALLATION OF THE CUSTOM INSTALLER DISC:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS7yFH_I3NI

INSTALLATION OF RAM, HDD AND WIFI CARD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir-aLtuVNps

Please watch those videos before attempting the installation so you throughly understand how to do this.

I want to give a shout out to Onetrack, Stoked4life, SME82 and everyone else who helped make this release
happen so quickly.

This will be the first release with others to come afterward which will be more thoughtout and thorough.

Thanks everyone,

-Stell

Last edited by Stellarola on Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:23 am, edited 13 times in total.

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Stellarola Post subject: Re: Custom Wind only Installer Disc Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:51 am

I'd also like to know if Bonjour services are working with the ethernet.
Wind Master
-Stell

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nightrain Post subject: Re: Custom Wind only Installer Disc Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:54 am

sounds like a good idea to me. Still waiting for my Wind to arrive, so I can't provide any feedback...yet.
Wind User
Stellarola wrote:

Joined: Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:33 -Wifi Working (With Dell card or native if a Realtek driver comes out before I release)
pm
Posts: 27 -Stell

On a side note, I think it's important that the Realtek card be operational in order to make the Wind a
viable Apple replacement.

Will we need an official Realtek OSX driver for the RTL8187SE to work, or is it possible to create/modify
another driver to get the card working?

Last edited by nightrain on Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:16 am, edited 1 time in total.

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spicypixel Post subject: Re: Custom Wind only Installer Disc Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:57 am

Likewise, never used OSX before, but would if it worked out of the box. Thumbs up from me.
Member

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stewart1988 Post subject: Re: Custom Wind only Installer Disc Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:21 am

Love my Mac so would love to have this on my Wind!

Wind Guru
Only problem wouldn't it be illegal to share this so I guess you cant really give people links/torrents to
User avatar
download on this forum..
Although i'm sure talking about it is fine right?

My Wind/4211 at the minute is just a huge playground lol! Installing OS's all over the place to test what I
like and don't and what works and don't until I find a setup that I like!

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Stellarola Post subject: Re: Custom Wind only Installer Disc Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:48 am

stewart1988 wrote:
Wind Master
Love my Mac so would love to have this on my Wind!

Only problem wouldn't it be illegal to share this so I guess you cant really give people links/torrents to
download on this forum..
Although i'm sure talking about it is fine right?

My Wind/4211 at the minute is just a huge playground lol! Installing OS's all over the place to test
Joined: Sun Jul 06, 2008 what I like and don't and what works and don't until I find a setup that I like!
12:41 am
Posts: 82

Talking about it is fine. We'll cross that bridge when we need to.

-Stell

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Martian Post subject: Re: Custom Wind only Installer Disc Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 2:38 am

I would certainly love to give OSX a good on the Wind

Wind User
+1
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phobic Post subject: Re: Custom Wind only Installer Disc Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 2:49 am

Don't have my Wind yet (Tues, 8 Jul hopefully ) but has (or is anyone) able to try the WLAN drivers from
Wind User Realtek's FTP? There's some OS X drivers but obviously I'm not sure they'll work. At any rate I ordered a
Dell 1500 Wireless N card which happens to have the same chipset as the Apple Airport Express.
Joined: Sun Jul 06, 2008 2:28 Anyway, here's the link to the ftp:
am
Posts: 27
ftp://210.51.181.211/cn/wlan/

The two files are named:

Realtek_RTL8187_MacOS10.4_Driver_1309_UI1.5.1.zip
Realtek_RTL8187B_MacOS10.4_Driver_1117_UI_1.5.1A.zip

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nightrain Post subject: Re: Custom Wind only Installer Disc Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 2:53 am

phobic wrote:
Wind User

Don't have my Wind yet (Tues, 8 Jul hopefully ) but has (or is anyone) able to try the WLAN drivers
Joined: Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:33
pm from Realtek's FTP? There's some OS X drivers but obviously I'm not sure they'll work. At any rate I
Posts: 27 ordered a Dell 1500 Wireless N card which happens to have the same chipset as the Apple Airport
Express.
Anyway, here's the link to the ftp:

ftp://210.51.181.211/cn/wlan/

The two files are named:

Realtek_RTL8187_MacOS10.4_Driver_1309_UI1.5.1.zip
Realtek_RTL8187B_MacOS10.4_Driver_1117_UI_1.5.1A.zip

There's also one called Realtek_MacOS10.4_Universal_Driver_1.4.5_UI1.4.7.zip - hard to tell if "universal"

means it's like a universal realtek driver, or if it means universal binary, but it might be worth a shot as
well.

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Stellarola Post subject: Re: Custom Wind only Installer Disc Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 3:07 am

If we could get a device id for this Realtek WLAN I might be able to get it to work.
Wind Master
Lemme know if anyone knows it

Thanks,

-Stell

Joined: Sun Jul 06, 2008 nightrain wrote:

12:41 am
Posts: 82
phobic wrote:

Don't have my Wind yet (Tues, 8 Jul hopefully ) but has (or is anyone) able to try the WLAN
drivers from Realtek's FTP? There's some OS X drivers but obviously I'm not sure they'll work. At
any rate I ordered a Dell 1500 Wireless N card which happens to have the same chipset as the
Apple Airport Express.
Anyway, here's the link to the ftp:

ftp://210.51.181.211/cn/wlan/

The two files are named:

Realtek_RTL8187_MacOS10.4_Driver_1309_UI1.5.1.zip
Realtek_RTL8187B_MacOS10.4_Driver_1117_UI_1.5.1A.zip

There's also one called Realtek_MacOS10.4_Universal_Driver_1.4.5_UI1.4.7.zip - hard to tell if

"universal" means it's like a universal realtek driver, or if it means universal binary, but it might be
worth a shot as well.

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nightrain Post subject: Re: Custom Wind only Installer Disc Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 3:54 am

this is from the Linux sub-forum, I'm not sure if the device id is in there though:
Wind User

Joined: Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:33

pm
Posts: 27
admin wrote:

# lspci -nn

Code:

00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub [8086:27ac] (rev

03)

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics

Controller [8086:27ae] (rev 03)

00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated

Graphics Controller [8086:27a6] (rev 03)

00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller

[8086:27d8] (rev 02)

00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:27d0] (rev 02)

00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 [8086:27d2] (rev 02)

00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:27c8]

(rev 02)

00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:27c9]

(rev 02)

00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:27ca]

(rev 02)

00:1d.3 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:27cb]

(rev 02)

00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:27cc]

(rev 02)

00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev e2)

00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge [8086:27b9] (rev 02)

00:1f.2 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller [8086:27c4]

(rev 02)

01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E PCI Express Fast Ethernet

controller [10ec:8136] (rev 02)

02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Unknown device [10ec:8199] (rev 22)

# sudo lspci -vv

Code:

02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Unknown device 8199 (rev 22)

Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Unknown device 6894

Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-

Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-

Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes

Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10

Region 0: I/O ports at b000 [size=256]

Region 1: Memory at dfc00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]

Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3

Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold-)

Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-

Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000

Capabilities: [70] Express Legacy Endpoint IRQ 0

Device: Supported: MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, ExtTag-

Device: Latency L0s <128ns, L1 <2us

Device: AtnBtn- AtnInd- PwrInd-

Device: Errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-

Device: RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-

Device: MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes

Link: Supported Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Port 0

Link: Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <64us

Link: ASPM Disabled RCB 64 bytes CommClk+ ExtSynch-

Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x1

#sudo lsusb -v

Code:

Bus 005 Device 003: ID 0bda:0158 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

Device Descriptor:

bLength 18

bDescriptorType 1

bcdUSB 2.00

bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)

bDeviceSubClass 0

bDeviceProtocol 0

bMaxPacketSize0 64

idVendor 0x0bda Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

idProduct 0x0158

bcdDevice 58.87

iManufacturer 1 Generic

iProduct 2 USB2.0-CRW

iSerial 3 20071114173400000

bNumConfigurations 1

Configuration Descriptor:

bLength 9

bDescriptorType 2

wTotalLength 32

bNumInterfaces 1

bConfigurationValue 1

iConfiguration 4 CARD READER

bmAttributes 0xa0

(Bus Powered)

Remote Wakeup

MaxPower 500mA

Interface Descriptor:

bLength 9

bDescriptorType 4

bInterfaceNumber 0

bAlternateSetting 0

bNumEndpoints 2

bInterfaceClass 8 Mass Storage

bInterfaceSubClass 6 SCSI

bInterfaceProtocol 80 Bulk (Zip)

iInterface 5 Bulk-In, Bulk-Out, Interface

Endpoint Descriptor:

bLength 7

bDescriptorType 5

bEndpointAddress 0x01 EP 1 OUT

bmAttributes 2

Transfer Type Bulk

Synch Type None

Usage Type Data

wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes

bInterval 0

Endpoint Descriptor:

bLength 7

bDescriptorType 5

bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN

bmAttributes 2

Transfer Type Bulk

Synch Type None

Usage Type Data

wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes

bInterval 0

Device Qualifier (for other device speed):

bLength 10

bDescriptorType 6

bcdUSB 2.00

bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)

bDeviceSubClass 0

bDeviceProtocol 0

bMaxPacketSize0 64

bNumConfigurations 1

Device Status: 0x0000

(Bus Powered)

The card doesn't seem to send the dhcp request and so doesn't get a connection, the router is
definately setup to allow the card to connect. I'm wondering if it's a pci to usb bridge issue. Maybe
10ec:8136 isn't properly supported but then I don't know, I've tried using the windows drivers for the
RTL8185B but the card isn't recognized as it's not the B version (I only tried this driver because one of
the two ID's from the B card matched our ID for the SE card).

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stokedonlife02 Post subject: Re: Custom Wind only Installer Disc Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 3:54 am

hey stellarola i'm in for whatever you need. i ordered my wind from msi shop online and it hopefully will
ship monday, so when i get it ill help with the disc. i remember you from osx86 message board and when
Wind User
we were first trying to get leopard on our hacks and onetracks guide. good to see you on this board.
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TrippleSinner Post subject: Re: Custom Wind only Installer Disc Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 5:00 am

I too have ordered a dell 1500 wireless N card from ebay for 35$ so hopefully that'll fix the crappy wifi
distance issue.
Wind Guru

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scudderfish Post subject: Re: Custom Wind only Installer Disc Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:48 am

I'd be extremely interested in this.

Wind Master

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Stellarola Post subject: Re: Custom Wind only Installer Disc Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:53 am

If anyone with this laptop wants to help, just hit me up on AIM.

Wind Master
PM me for the screen name.

-Stell

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scudderfish Post subject: Re: Custom Wind only Installer Disc Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:00 am

phobic wrote:
Wind Master

Don't have my Wind yet (Tues, 8 Jul hopefully ) but has (or is anyone) able to try the WLAN drivers
Joined: Sat Jul 05, 2008 2:39
pm from Realtek's FTP? There's some OS X drivers but obviously I'm not sure they'll work. At any rate I
Posts: 55 ordered a Dell 1500 Wireless N card which happens to have the same chipset as the Apple Airport
Express.
Anyway, here's the link to the ftp:

ftp://210.51.181.211/cn/wlan/

The two files are named:

Realtek_RTL8187_MacOS10.4_Driver_1309_UI1.5.1.zip
Realtek_RTL8187B_MacOS10.4_Driver_1117_UI_1.5.1A.zip

Those files contain drivers for network cards plugged in via USB.

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phobic Post subject: Re: Custom Wind only Installer Disc Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:50 am

scudderfish wrote:
Wind User

Joined: Sun Jul 06, 2008 2:28 phobic wrote:

am
Posts: 27
Don't have my Wind yet (Tues, 8 Jul hopefully ) but has (or is anyone) able to try the WLAN
drivers from Realtek's FTP? There's some OS X drivers but obviously I'm not sure they'll work. At
any rate I ordered a Dell 1500 Wireless N card which happens to have the same chipset as the
Apple Airport Express.
Anyway, here's the link to the ftp:

ftp://210.51.181.211/cn/wlan/

The two files are named:

Realtek_RTL8187_MacOS10.4_Driver_1309_UI1.5.1.zip
Realtek_RTL8187B_MacOS10.4_Driver_1117_UI_1.5.1A.zip

Those files contain drivers for network cards plugged in via USB.

Oh well then that sucks.

I'll be able to help with OS X once I get my Wind as well since it was pretty much the main reason why I
bought it.

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Solinx Post subject: Re: Custom Wind only Installer Disc Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:33 pm

stewart1988 wrote:
Site Admin
Only problem wouldn't it be illegal to share this so I guess you cant really give people links/torrents to
Joined: Mon May 19, 2008 download on this forum..
9:46 am
Posts: 1219 Although i'm sure talking about it is fine right?
Location: Netherlands
Netbooks: Ahtec Lug N011

Just chiming in to say you're right sharing links isn't an option here. Talking about how to create an
installer disc or what works and what doesn't work is fine.
Requests or offers to share the disc cross the line.

Good luck and have fun

_________________
Here is our section for discussing other UMPC's.

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sed8ed Post subject: Re: Custom Wind only Installer Disc Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 2:15 pm

This is a great idea.....Really looking forward to a Wind only version with specific kexts for the Wind in
place....
Wind Guru

I really like ichat and and mail in OSX as most of my family use Macs so if I had this functionality on my
Wind it would be awesome, I'm no newbie to OSX on a PC having configured a few machines since the
project was launched.....

As long as most things work i.e resolution, and graphics (fully) along with speakers, webcam, bluetooth,
mic, I'd be blown away...looks like wifi doesnt work but the old Dell 1390 will come to the rescue again
Joined: Thu May 29, 2008
1:27 am
lol....
Posts: 179
Location: Melbourne
Looking forward to updates and news on this....I have kalyway 10.5.1....wonder if that would go straight
on....

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malarcy Post subject: Re: Custom Wind only Installer Disc Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 3:08 pm

The wlan chipset is an RTL8187SE - limited drivers listed on the realtek site but I emailed them and they
sent me the linux drivers, needed to be hacked a little to get them to build but they are working now.
Wind Master

Joined: Wed Jul 02, 2008 Might be worth one of you os x folks mailing them and seeing what comes back
10:04 pm
Posts: 61
this is the email address I sent to

wlanfae@realtek.com

I would like to run os x as well - be really cool to show of the box with ubuntu, windows and os x running
on it.

Malarcy

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