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Guide to installing OS X on Lenovo IdeaPad S10

Started by krunker · 8 months ago

After reading about how OS X was installed on the Dell Inspiron Mini 9, I began toying with the idea of installing OS X on the Lenovo IdeaPad S10. After all, the S10 has all the makings for a potentially great MacBook-like system - it has a bright 10.2 inch display, a fairly comfortable %5 ... Continue reading »

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  • johnnny

    8 months ago

    Is there a way to get the ethernet to work and the sound to work? Any idea? I been playing around this thing for days now.
    Thank you for the guide i was able to get this far. =)
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  • krunker

    8 months ago

    Unfortunately I haven't had time to play with the system more since I'm trying a couple of other operating systems on it right now. I'll try and take a look at it in a few weeks. Let us know if you find an answer though!!
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  • Bruno Abreu

    7 months ago

    Yes there is, the audieee app is the solution, you just need a mac os x DVD in order to install the developer tools. Everything should works fine after that, i put, for example, the fred voice on my s10
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  • digitalkid

    6 months ago

    First off, Many thanks to Flung for this article!
    For those who are still trying to resolve the sound issues, I found this:

    http://ipis-osx.wikidot.com/forum/t-101853/audi...

    which worked fine on my S10. I also posted my experience installing OS X from an external USB hard drive as opposed to an External DVD on my blog here:

    http://blog.954network.com/2008/12/10/install-m...
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  • ballistik

    5 months ago

    I installed Audieee and developer tools... still no sound ;-(
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  • ae3system

    8 months ago

    is the bluetooth does work?
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  • krunker

    8 months ago

    I was unable to test Bluetooth since the model I have doesn't include Bluetooth.
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  • Ronald Q. Mejorada

    8 months ago

    yes it works...
    am using bluetooth speaker...
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  • B345TY

    8 months ago

    gr8 job m8...
    I think am gonna buy this netbook...instead of MSI Wind U100.
    But 3-Cell battery ... hope there will be the 6 or 9-Cell soon.
    So as per your review, sound and LAN still not working...
    But Wifi is working...that's good.
    If you can get built-in bluetooth to work, tahn you can use it as A2DP.
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  • krunker

    8 months ago

    Still working on the overall review of the netbook. There's definitely a lot to like with the IdeaPad S10. One note though - the MSI Wind does have a nicer keyboard - just ever so slightly though. The 3 cell battery is also a bit of a downer - I was using the netbook during Jury Duty this morning and the battery was draining fairly quickly - definitely wish I had a 6 cell on hand.
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  • Ronald Q. Mejorada

    8 months ago

    Hey, am Lenovo ideapad owner with Leopard in it and the
    "Touch-pad does (not) recognize button presses on the touch-pad itself"
    it works in my ideapad...
    btw iused the kalyway 10.5.2 ...
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  • krunker

    8 months ago

    Oh? I'll have to try Kalyway one of these days then! It wouldn't work for me using the distro I had but I could have screwed something up for all I know.
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  • livingfrisbee

    7 months ago

    How were you able to get it to see the external DVD? Mine just dumps out to a black screen with a flashing cursor and does nothing until I unplug the drive.
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  • roberto

    8 months ago

    I have the same kind of deal with the setup. The four things that don't work for me is lan, no sound what so ever, no adjustment of fan speed (so need to reboot once, so the fan can kick in, although this worked when I used kalyway) and screen brightness. Sleep works, express card works with my option att card, wifi works, touchpad with the clickers work (i haven't been able to get scrolling yet though) and it gets about 2:30-3 hrs of battery life. Bluetooth works if i put in a usb bluetooth adapter since this model does not have bluetooth.
    Sleep works with either closing the screen or doing it manually through the menus. And it is fast to go into or come out of sleep.
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  • roberto

    8 months ago

    This helped after the 10.5.5 setup which got me the sleep working.
    http://forums.msiwind.net/post44743.html?sid=a6...
    http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=8fbb9d9e3a6e...
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  • krunker

    8 months ago

    Thanks for the linky. I ran across it when i was trying this out but never got it to work for me - but I'll definitely try again in a bit. I need to get a hold of another 2.5 inch hdd to do these tests. I'm currently working on a couple of other OS installs on the S10 - just to see what it'll be like on this netbook.
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  • Aaron

    8 months ago

    After I updated the machine and restarted, there was display. Just a completely black screen. Did anyone run into this problem?
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  • ToGaR

    8 months ago

    There is a MUCH easier way to accomplish this. Read this: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopi...
    and download kexts here: http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=8fbb9d9...2d...
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  • krunker

    8 months ago

    Excellent! I was thinking about trying out the iAtkos 4i distro but never got around to it. Now if only sound and LAN would work...
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  • tomer

    8 months ago

    Does the touchpad support 2 finger scrolling?
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  • Techkandai

    8 months ago

    Hi - Can you check if the "sound drivers" for MSI Wind works for Lenovo S10 as well?
    http://rapidshare.com/files/156863271/MSIWindDr...
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  • joeblough

    7 months ago

    the AppleAzalia hack plus Audeee does work on the s10. you need to install CHUD from the developer tools though.

    touchpad does not support 2 finger scrolling without some hacks. i have not tried this, because the reports are that the trackpad is too jumpy when you load whatever kexts are necessary to make the 2-finger scroll work.
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  • Josh

    7 months ago

    On the step that says, "cd /Volumes/<name of your disk volume>/var/db”

    I don't understand what to put in for the name of your disk volume. Where did you get S10? I called my partition macosx and I tried to put that in that area but it didn't work. What do I put in there?
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  • nasser

    7 months ago

    I am stuck here to and I have tried everything, some one please help us.
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  • krunker

    7 months ago

    When I first created my partitions (a single one for the entire drive), I named the drive "s10" which is why it's listed here as such. You should be able to just do a directory listing to see what drives are listed under volumes
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  • nasser

    7 months ago

    ok I named mine s10 and it worked. so that makes me happy. THANKS !!
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  • Eric

    7 months ago

    Thank you for this guide. I picked up a S10 yesterday and other then the keyboard, I really like it. I wanted to share my experience getting Leopard installed:

    1. I swapped out the 80GB drive for a larger one from WD and added a 2GB dimm*
    2. After partitioning the drive as GUID and 1 partition, the installed crashed hard. There was a kernel panic and everything stopped. I don't know, but rebooting let me continue no problem.
    3. Sound does indeed work with Aduieee and the Azalia pkg
    4. Sleep works via the apple menu or closing the lid. I used the Darwin packages. Search for clamshell.kext (i can post the URL later this evening)
    5. webcam doesn't seem to work in photobooth, but just fine in ichat. Weird...

    So, basically i have a $400 mac netbook. I'm not displeased in the least, though I do miss scrolling on the track pad...

    *The BIOS shows me 2GB of RAM as would be expected since 512 is soldered on the MB to begin with. However, in Leopard, I show 2.5GB of available RAM
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  • Eric

    7 months ago

    http://superhai.com/darwin.html - Link for the sleep and clamshell. You need both EHCISleepEnabler and Clamshell
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  • krunker

    6 months ago

    Hey Eric - thanks for the posting. Glad the guide helped you out. i really need to sit down and try this install again - since it's been several weeks since I last tried. (the system is running Windows 7 right now).

    $400 mac netbook sounds awesome doesn't it?
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  • Neil

    7 months ago

    can you still switch back to xp and vice versa
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  • Karthik

    7 months ago

    Hi , I have Lenovo N100 Y series, kindly let me know if i can install Mac OS,
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  • Karthik

    7 months ago

    Hi, I have Lenovo N100 Y series, Kindly let me know if i can install Mac OS?
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  • krunker

    6 months ago

    I'm sure if you search google someone must have tried installing the OS on the N100 Y series. Unfortunately we're focused on netbook systems here at netbooktech.com. Thx for dropping by!
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  • karthik.shreeram

    5 months ago

    Hi Krunker,

    Thx for the reply, i was able to install mac and following things work

    1. Sound only through speak out,
    2. Network
    3. Graphics
    4. Bluetooth,

    Things not working

    1. Webcam - I am able to see the vendor ID & Product ID - I am gett error as USB communication error - Let me know if you can help on the same -- karthik.shreeram@gmail.com

    2. Sleep: if it goes to sleep then the system does not respond i need to restart.

    3. sound if i get from internal speakers - else it fine

    I have not tried wireless

    Thanks in advance
    Regards
    Karthik
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  • Adam

    6 months ago

    If I buy a Lenovo Netbook. I mange to get a copy of MSIWindOSX86.ISO file.

    I don't have a external dvd for the netbook.

    Is there a way I can use my portable usb external hd 80 to boot from the iso and
    install it instead of burn the iso to dvd and use a external dvd burner ?

    That my question?
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  • nick

    6 months ago

    will it wipe out xp installation? how to install with dual boot?
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  • gratus

    6 months ago

    10.5.6 update breaks keyboard, mouse and graphics.
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  • jonny

    6 months ago

    Does the express card port work? That is something i must have working before i consider picking up one of these.
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  • Ken Hoang

    6 months ago

    Yes, it works. I got my Verizon WWAN card to work on this laptop.
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  • happyhacker

    6 months ago

    I had the 10.5.5 update disable the builtin keyboard and mouse.

    I had to use the kexts from this 10.5.6 Upgrade Pack v2: http://www.sendspace.com/file/8qk465

    I just installed the keyboard and trackpad drivers. See this thread for more info, http://forums.msiwind.net/mac/msiwindowsx86-iso...

    I wish mine had builtin bluetooth, I am getting used to the keyboard (first real usage on the s10 keyboard is this post).
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  • Ron

    6 months ago

    Did you use GUID or Master Boot Record?
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  • GhostJJl

    6 months ago

    Every time i reboot after the install completes i get an error saying that the partition is wrong, and i can not boot into windows or OSX and i have to reinstall everything, what is causing this does anyone know?
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  • GhostJJl

    6 months ago

    ok i have it installed, and everything is working great except my audio, it will not work, does anyone have any suggestions
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  • chbxl

    6 months ago

    i do -s after boot in order to pass up the welcome screen but the command cd to volumes doesnt work, no such file directory.... i write the right name of my hd
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  • Marco

    6 months ago

    我放入DVD，BOOT唔到入OSX個安裝畫面，佢不停出一句 "SAM MULTImedia: READ or WRITE failed, SENSE_KEY = 0x06, ASC = 0x29, ASCQ = 0x00"
    大家知有辦法解決嗎?
    thx
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  • Tammmmo

    5 months ago

    Does somebody know how i can install a extern monitor on my lenovo?
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  • Jason

    5 months ago

    Plug it in. In Windows or Linux the display settings let you extend the display onto a second monitor. I'm typing this using a dual monitor display on my Lenovo S10,
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  • Renato

    5 months ago

    Question: I use Toast Platinum on a Mac. Which Disk Type I have to choose to copy MSIWindosx86.iso to?
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  • Renato

    5 months ago

    Question: I use Toast Platinum on a Mac. Which Disk Type I have to choose to copy MSIWindosx86.iso to?
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  • ballistik

    5 months ago

    Great! I finally got my sound to work, which is the last thing I had to "fix"... I followed every single step or install you could think of on this and 3 other sites, and the thing that finally helped me was upgrading to 10.5.5 (not 5.6) and doing the Azalea/Audieee fix. When I upgraded to 10.5.6 (combo update) the first go 'round my whole keyboard and mouse froze, so i re-installed MSIWind dvd and now with the 10.5.5 update everything works. has anyone had success with the 10.5.6 update?

    B
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  • 3g0brain

    5 months ago

    For those of you who haven't found the fix for the fan speed issue you can thank Fabzo over at s10lenovo.com for figuring it out. Download this http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8K1FRQH2 kext. I just installed it with the kexthelper and it started working instantly.

    Also a tip for those who needs ethernet, the 10/100 usb network adapter that apple sells for the Macbook Air is only 29 bucks and works fine.
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  • Mitch

    5 months ago

    Hello.
    Maybe i will buy this one. but few question.
    And what about the firewire. is it working ?
    Is QE/CI enable ?
    Canwe use imovie on it ?
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  • Fleur

    5 months ago

    Very useful files search engine. Indexoffiles.com is a search engine designed to search files in various file sharing and uploading sites.
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  • YO

    5 months ago

    It is a very cool explanation and thank you for your kindness. I have a question about normal usability of S10 + MSWINDOSX86. How fast booting speed is? And do you feel any frustration for web browsing and email usage compare to normal OSX specifically about speed?
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  • ionman

    5 months ago

    Thank you so much for this tutorial, and all of the links that everyone has posted. I have my S10 running OS X (retail DVD) almost 100% now. There are a few things that I would still like to be able to fix, if possible.

    - Sleep........I installed the kexts linked to above, and the machine no longer hangs when trying to sleep, but it immediately powers back on. Anyone else seen that?
    - Dual displays.........I can setup multiple displays just fine, but if I hit Fn+F3 the display goes wacky. I then have to reboot the machine.

    Thanks again!
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  • Andy

    4 months ago

    Hi ppl!

    I have a strange problem. when i try to boot from my original mac os 10.5.5 DVD to install this on my lenovo - it doesnt boot... Operating System not found...

    what went wrong?

    Thanks ;)
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  • kitch

    4 months ago

    I put together a bunch of info recently on how to get this done using Retail DVD. It's working flawlessly now.

    Fans\Speedstep\Audio\wifi\webcam all working

    No LAN
    No Mic

    A lot of this is based on the hard work from the DellEFI folks, but its working great on our S10s also.

    http://www.thekitch.com/tech/mac-osx-on-lenovo-...
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  • Hitendra

    3 months ago

    I got the MSIWIndowsx86.ISO image bootable by Mounting it first in MAC or Hackintosh then I inserted a DVD< once is mounted go to Applications>Disk Utilities>Restore. In source Drop the Mac OS Install DVD Slipstream and Destination drop the DVD then click Burn and after that the computer surely will boot from the DVD< i wrote this because the image WAS NOT BOOTING, Thank you very much for helping me out
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  • OSXUser

    3 months ago

    Hi,

    first, I have a retail version. After I have tried the iso I got my Lenovo running. Ok the hardware doesn't fully work, but this isn't my problem. I can only boot with the DVD inserted. Thus I assume the bootloader isnt installed correctly.

    Sympthoms: The welcome wizard didn't came up. I was forwarded directly into the installed OSX (admin).
    I have simply touched the .AppleSetupDone, because the file system was mounted rw.

    I tried to fix the bootloader with the OSx86 tools to create a bootable flash disk, because I was not able to do the same on
    the active OSX partition. I miss the /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist on that flashdisk, as the boot messages does tell me.

    First question: The file on my Mac OS X (PPC) looks very simple, but I assume it points to the mach_kernel on the same partition. How do I tweak that on my flash disk to point to my disk0s3 partition and the kernel at it ?

    Second question: The OSx86Tools finds a partition disk0s1 - the first partition to be used. Have I use that partition ?

    Third question: Prior I have installed (factory) the Suse Linux Enterprise desktop with two partitions. I have shrinked the /home partition to get space for OSX and formatted it to FAT32 to identify it at installation. Given that I have disk0s3 for my
    OSX installation. Are all issues clarified when the above questions are answered ?

    Beside all the questions - nice work !

    Thanks
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  • Kim

    3 months ago

    I need some help, and i was wondering if any of you had experienced a similar problem. I have an S10 that dual boots in XP and Tiger. The other night i shut it down and in the morning it would not power up. The only light that even comes on is the battery charging light when the AC adaptor is plugged in.

    Of course, lenovo won't touch it for warranty work because i upgraded the hard drive to a 320 GB. Has anyone else heard of these laptops having this problem? I don't think it has anything to do with the OS X hack, but i'm open to any suggestions.
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  • doomble

    1 month ago

    thanks for your information because i am very interested with lenovo notebook
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  • Lee

    1 month ago

    Cool, can you send the link to download MSIwindosx.iso Please.
    leeinusa.at.hotmail.com
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  • Ryan

    1 month ago

    Cannot get into the dbroot after this step
    “cd /Volumes/<name of your disk volume>/var/db”
    it just stays in the :volumes root#
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  • Henry

    1 week ago

    Hi,

    Thanks for the wonderful tutorial. Unfortunately, whenever i try to boot from DVD drive it starts the windows. Can you please help? Right now I am running Windows Vista. Thank you.
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  • krunker

    2 days ago

    @Henry - did you change the boot order within the BIOS to boot from your DVD drive instead? That's probably what's happening and why you're booting from your Windows boot drive instead of the DVD.
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  • Henry

    2 days ago

    I did by pressing F2 and then placing my DVD drive before HD. It still takes me to windows. Any other suggestions?

    Thank you.
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  • Johnson

    1 month ago

    Am asking this once again..I don't understand what to put in for the name of your disk volume. Where did you get S10?
    mortgage closing costs
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  • imatt

    1 week ago

    When performing the install and using the Disk Utility to create the partitions. That is where you can choose a name for it.
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