In the interest of spreading the holiday spirit, Hijinks Inc. will be giving away a $25 iTunes giftcard this month. Yay for shameless bribes!
Entering is simple, just add Hijinks Inc. to your follow list on Twitter, then send us a tweet with your favorite iPod/iPhone app and you’re all set.
Contest is open to US residents only, deadline for entry is December 19th, 12am CST. Winner will be chosen at random.
I just finished switching Hijinks over to a new theme. Oh happy day!
I’ve also added Twitter widgets for both Fred and my feeds, hopefully this will inspire both of us to update our Twitter accounts more often.
If you run into any problems with the new theme, leave a comment and let me know.
Asus officially announced the Eee Top today, and while it’s only available in Taiwan for the time being, a US version is inevitable.
The Eee Top’s specs are in line with the current generation of Eee netbooks, 160GB hard disk, 1GB of RAM, 802.11n WiFi, 1.3 megapixel webcam, 1.6GHz Atom N270 processor, and running Windows XP Home, the main difference here is the 15.6-inches of touchscreen LCD.
I was hoping it would at least feature a dual core Atom, no such luck, though I still plan on picking one up when the US version hits, after all it seems like a prime target for installing OS X.
Disclaimer: This was tested on an HP TouchSmart IQ507, but should work on the entire IQ500 series, though the IQ504 runs on a different video chipset.
To get things started, you’ll need a copy of iDeneb v1.3 10.5.5 which can be found on any number of torrent sites. While you’re waiting for it to download, or for the disc image to burn to a DVD, take a few moments to create a new partition under Windows Vista. Name it OSX, and format it as NTFS for the time being.
Step 1: Enter your BIOS and disable the on board audio, then exit saving changes. Next boot off the DVD, select your preferred language, then click Utilities on the menu bar. Open Disk Utility, on the left-hand side, select the partition you created under Windows, then on the right-hand side, click on the Erase tab. Click the drop down for Volume Format and select Mac OS Extended (Journaled), hit Erase. Confirm your choice to erase the volume. After it completes, close the Disk Utility.
Step 2: Back on the Installers welcome screen, click Continue, then blindly agree to the license terms that will popup.
Step 3: On the next screen, select the partition you just formatted as your install destination. Click Continue.
Step 4: You should now see an Install Summery screen, click Customize. Scroll down and expand the options for Patches 10.5.5 Ready, and select the following patches:
Fix -> ICHx Fix
Fix -> AppleSMBIOS -> AppleSMBIOS 667
Click Done, then Install.
Step 5: After the install completes, reboot and complete the Setup Wizard that loads.
These instructions only cover the basics at this point, since I haven’t had much time to mess around with drivers. I’ll be updating this post as soon as I get greater hardware support figured out.
The biggest annoyance right now is that you have to disable the on board audio every time you boot into OS X or else it won’t recognize the keyboard and mouse. Needless to say, working audio drivers are high on my priorities list.
Update: Here’s how to fix the video resolution.
Edit the com.apple.Boot.plist file located in /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist and add the following:
<key>Graphics Mode</key>
<string>1680x1050x32</string>
Open Disk Utility and Repair Permissions. Restart.
Please note, fixing the resolution will not enable QE or fix the calibration issue.
The following items work:
The following items don’t work:
Ahh, sweet success! I finally managed to get OS X loaded on my HP TouchSmart IQ507.
Here’s some proof.
I’ve also posted instructions if anyone’s interested in trying it out.