OSX Leopard on Dell Inspiron Mini

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Uneasy Silence gets Leopard running on Dell’s netbook.

The steps to Leopard-ize the mini are actually quite simple and easy to follow. … Once you complete the install all components except the wireless, ethernet, and sound worked. After some searching on the Dell forums I found two files that enabled the disabled Broadcom wireless adaptor and audio chipset.

They should do this for real. Here’s an ad you could use, Apple:

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5 Responses to OSX Leopard on Dell Inspiron Mini

  1. musicalwoods says:

    *crosses fingers*
    So, do the audio ports work, unlike the Wind?

    And there’s no kext for the ethernet port? Aww…

  2. musicalwoods says:

    Oh, the ethernet port does actually work. The original article corrected itself. Hooray!

  3. Anonymous says:

    I don’t get it.. Ubuntu already runs on it, so why would you want OSX over Linux?

  4. Rob Beschizza says:

    That’s like asking why I would want to cook my dinner.

  5. north says:

    Too bad the Mini 9 doesn’t contain a traditional hard drive. I believe it uses flash memory on a mini-pci express card, and is currently limited to 32 gigs -aftermarket, not from Dell (http://www.stec-inc.com/product/pci.php).

    While the performance of these is pretty good, they might make for expensive upgrades in the future if you run out of space…

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