To use the 10.6.3 DVD you *must* use NBI 0.8.4 RC1 or later. If you do, it will install without issues.

The 10.6.4 update also applies without any issues (again, tested with 0.8.4 RC1). NBI automatically runs [...]]]> Meklort just finished testing both the 10.6.3 dvd and updating to 10.6.4. Everything looks good for users of NBI / NBBM.

To use the 10.6.3 DVD you *must* use NBI 0.8.4 RC1 or later. If you do, it will install without issues.

The 10.6.4 update also applies without any issues (again, tested with 0.8.4 RC1). NBI automatically runs after the update and patches the machine. Afterwards, it works just like before.

One user commented that the new kernel does not change the pm version, and as such, you need to manually specify pmVersion=19 (or =0) if you use SleepEnabler.kext instead of the native power management.

via 10.6.3 DVD + 10.6.4 Status « Meklort’s Blog.

For those [...]]]> A solution was quickly found on how to make 10.6.2 work on the Atom based netbook… simply use the 10.6.1 kernel instead of the 10.6.2.  This is certainly a step back from a proper upgrade but it is better than no upgrade at all.  Here is a copy of the instructions as written by Meklort:

For those of you who have already updated, and don’t have a working system do the following
1) Boot from the medium you used to install the os.
2) Open up a terminal
3) Run the following commands

cp /Volumes/InternalDrive/mach_kernel /Volumes/InternalDrive/mach_kernel_10_6_2
cp /mach_kernel /Volumes/InternalDrive/

For those of you who have yet to update, you can do the following
1) Open up a terminal.
2) run the following command (con’t close the window after)

sudo cp /mach_kernel /mach_kernel_10_6_1

3) Install the 10.6.2 update, but don’t restart yet
4) Run the following commands

sudo cp /mach_kernel /mach_kernel_10_6_2
sudo cp /mach_kernel_10_6_1 /mach_kernel

5) reboot.

If you rebooted before you replaced the new kernel, you can type “mach_kernel_10_6_1″ at the bootloader (no quotes), and it’ll use the kernel you backed up.

Finally, run NetbookInstaller 0.8.3 RC3 from a normal boot, not safe mode (bug, doesn’t generate the mkexts correctly) so that you use the new extensions / GMA950 drivers / etc.

It turns out that if the RAMDisk property [...]]]>

In order to simplify the NetbookCD install process, we need some way to patch the dvd *after* it’s been loaded up. There are a few different ways to do this, however the easiest way is to use a feature built directly into the kernel, XNU.

It turns out that if the RAMDisk property exists in the device tree, xnu will automatically setup and mount a memory device that was previously loaded by the bootloader (in our case, Chameleon). Chameleon already supports loading ramdisks, so I’ve modified it to load a second, “Postboot.img” ramdisk form the preboot ramdisk (only way to get it off of the previously removed cd), and then setup the correct properties for the kernel. Now, in the event that apple removes the automount feature in xnu, we can easily write a simple kernel extension that does the equivalent (by using the mdevadd function).

I’ve uploaded an example postboot image as well as the patches to chameleon. They could be a *lot* better, but they work. The uploaded patch includes the following changes:

• Notifies xnu of a ramdisk, if it loads one.
• Modifies chameleon to look for Extensions/10.x/Extensions.mkext in the ramdisk like it does in the boot drive. (This allows for one boot cd instead of two like the current releases).
• Included some of the hibernation patches from netkas / pcefi 10.4.
• Modifies the memory layout so that a larger ramdisk can be used (NOTE: this is *not* needed, I only used it so that I could boot PureDarwin Nano from a ramdisk).
• The included patch also includes backing up the original dsdt (which has been used for some time with NetbookInstaller).

read the rest via How To: Turn a Dell Mini 10v Into the Ultimate OSX Netbook.

What is left to do before releasing [...]]]> Meklort and I worked on the project again last night and things are shaping up quite well.  The NetbookBootMaker is now reverting back to the DellEFI method of caching kext for the installation.  We ran into too many issues with the new method… like Kernel Panic and missing Quartz Extreme.

What is left to do before releasing an alpha version of the solution is to iron out some bugs from the GUI and to integrate it in the DVD menu items for easy recovery of broken Netbook OSX install.

This should make this so much easier for people.  But you will need access to a Mac and an 8GB+ USB key… small price to pay to get piece of mind installation.