Netputing » Snow Leopard http://netputing.com Puting up with the Net Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:25:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 AirPrint Hacktivator http://netputing.com/2010/11/11/airprint-hacktivator/ http://netputing.com/2010/11/11/airprint-hacktivator/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 03:51:53 +0000 admin http://netputing.com/?p=1168 A lot of people are looking at activating AirPrint on the new Snow Leopard 10.6.5… but it requires a tedious terminal session.

So I followed a link from a tuaw.com post to the 3 files required and wrote a small wrapper around them to make the installation easier. The application is called AirPrintHacktivator and can be downloaded on this [...]]]> A lot of people are looking at activating AirPrint on the new Snow Leopard 10.6.5… but it requires a tedious terminal session.

So I followed a link from a tuaw.com post to the 3 files required and wrote a small wrapper around them to make the installation easier. The application is called AirPrintHacktivator and can be downloaded on this page.  The application allow you to “Hacktivate” and “De Hacktivate” AirPrint by adding or removing the 3 files required… all of this while making a backup of the current files so they are properly restored during “De Hacktivation”.

What you need?

  • An iPhone or iPad with 4.2GM
  • A Mac with Snow Leopard 10.6.5 installed
  • iTunes 10.1+ installed
  • AirPrintHacktivator

The application will attempt to detect if you have the right combination of OS and iTunes.

WARNING! USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! It is working fine for me but don’t come crying if it break something on your Mac… mmmkay!

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UPDATE: Added iTunes 10.1 beta 2 to the requirement’s list and general fix-ups here and there.

UPDATE 2: Added link to source of 3 files from original tuaw.com post in case one wonder.

UPDATE 3: iTunes 10.1 is now officially available.  I am away so I can’t test if it will bring full AirPrint support without the need for this hack.  I really hope it will…

UPDATE 4: iTunes 10.1 still need hacktivation for AirPrint to work. Updated requirement section to list 10.1 final as needed product.

UPDATE 5: Updated link to application to point to new and improved version and cleaned up the AppleScript portion.

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]]> http://netputing.com/2010/11/11/airprint-hacktivator/feed/ 190 Easilly convert MKV to MP4 on OSX Snow Leopard without Transcoding the Video http://netputing.com/2010/06/20/easilly-convert-mkv-to-mp4-on-osx-snow-leopard-without-transcoding-the-video/ http://netputing.com/2010/06/20/easilly-convert-mkv-to-mp4-on-osx-snow-leopard-without-transcoding-the-video/#comments Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:45:10 +0000 admin http://netputing.com/?p=724 I made s short screencast of how to convert those MKV files to MP4 files so they can play on XBOX 360, PS3 and Apple TV.

What ingredients will you need:

An HD MKV file (obviously) Perian QuickTime codec Subler A QuickTime Pro License for Quicktime 7

1st, install Quicktime 7 from the Snow Leopard DVD and then license it.

2nd, follow the [...]]]> I made s short screencast of how to convert those MKV files to MP4 files so they can play on XBOX 360, PS3 and Apple TV.

What ingredients will you need:

  1. An HD MKV file (obviously)
  2. Perian QuickTime codec
  3. Subler
  4. A QuickTime Pro License for Quicktime 7

1st, install Quicktime 7 from the Snow Leopard DVD and then license it.

2nd, follow the screencast below:

I will try to find a way to extract and convert the audio without requiring Quicktime 7 Pro.  It really annoy the heck out of me to use QT 7 for this.  There must be an cheaper way to do this.

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]]> http://netputing.com/2010/06/20/easilly-convert-mkv-to-mp4-on-osx-snow-leopard-without-transcoding-the-video/feed/ 0 OS X 10.6.2 is out: Intel Atom support not included http://netputing.com/2009/11/10/os-x-10-6-2-is-out-intel-atom-support-not-included/ http://netputing.com/2009/11/10/os-x-10-6-2-is-out-intel-atom-support-not-included/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:56:11 +0000 admin http://netputing.com/?p=338 Apple pushed out OS X 10.6.2 today, and while the latest Snow Leopard update fixes a whole slew of bugs, it introduces one major problem for netbook hackintosh builders: It doesn’t seem to work with the Intel Atom processor.

It’s not clear whether Apple would have intentionally broken Atom support in this release to discourage people from [...]]]> Apple pushed out OS X 10.6.2 today, and while the latest Snow Leopard update fixes a whole slew of bugs, it introduces one major problem for netbook hackintosh builders: It doesn’t seem to work with the Intel Atom processor.

It’s not clear whether Apple would have intentionally broken Atom support in this release to discourage people from installing the operating system on netbooks. But Atom compatibility is clearly not a high priority for Apple since the company doesn’t make any products that use the processor.

via OS X 10.6.2 is out: Intel Atom support not included.

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]]> http://netputing.com/2009/11/10/os-x-10-6-2-is-out-intel-atom-support-not-included/feed/ 0 Hackintosh Netbook users take note, 10.6.2 update kills support for Atom Processor – OS X Daily http://netputing.com/2009/11/02/10-6-2-update-kills-support-for-atom-processor/ http://netputing.com/2009/11/02/10-6-2-update-kills-support-for-atom-processor/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:15:48 +0000 admin http://netputing.com/?p=333 It’s not out in the wild yet, but 10.6.2 has been confirmed to kill support for the Intel Atom processor, this is especially important for Hackintosh users who have hacked various Atom based netbooks to run Snow Leopard. So what should you do if you have an Atom based Hackintosh Netbook? StellaRolla recommends staying [...]]]>
Intel Atom logo as of 2008
Image via Wikipedia

It’s not out in the wild yet, but 10.6.2 has been confirmed to kill support for the Intel Atom processor, this is especially important for Hackintosh users who have hacked various Atom based netbooks to run Snow Leopard. So what should you do if you have an Atom based Hackintosh Netbook? StellaRolla recommends staying with 10.6.1 (or 10.5.8 if you’re running Leopard on your Hackintosh, sine 10.5.9 will likely have the same Atom problems) for the time being, otherwise you can try upgrading to 10.6.2 but run an older or modified kernel. I think I’ll just stick to 10.6.1 when the update rolls around, I have a lot of confidence in the Hackintosh community so I imagine there will be a workaround rather quickly.

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]]> http://netputing.com/2009/11/02/10-6-2-update-kills-support-for-atom-processor/feed/ 0 Install Snow Leopard on your netbook with Netbook Installer 0.8.2 http://netputing.com/2009/09/08/install-snow-leopard-on-your-netbook/ http://netputing.com/2009/09/08/install-snow-leopard-on-your-netbook/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:47:51 +0000 admin http://netputing.com/?p=272 Meklort and a team of testers have brought a new application suite that allow one to easily install OSX Leopard or Snow Leopard on a netbook.

The application suite is called Netbook Installer 0.8.2. Here is how it goes in 6 easy steps:

Restore OSX DVD (10.5.x or 10.6) to USB drive Run NetbookBootMaker (this version) to patch the [...]]]> dellmini9Meklort and a team of testers have brought a new application suite that allow one to easily install OSX Leopard or Snow Leopard on a netbook.

The application suite is called Netbook Installer 0.8.2. Here is how it goes in 6 easy steps:

  1. Restore OSX DVD (10.5.x or 10.6) to USB drive
  2. Run NetbookBootMaker (this version) to patch the USB
  3. Make sure Legacy USB is enabled in BIOS (for booting from USB)
  4. Boot Netbook to patched Install USB
  5. Install OSX 10.5.x, OSX 10.6 or upgrade from 10.5.x to 10.6
  6. Once the installation has completed remove your USB drive and reboot
  7. Enjoy OSX on your Mini!

Netbook Installer currently support Dell mini9, mini10v and the Lenovo S10.  Other netbook are alsoknown to work with Netbook Installer.

This release is offering the community to add support for other netbook on their own as long as you know how to edit and copy a few files.  More details on this can be found here.

Have fun installing OSX on your netbooks!

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