Mac OS X on my Lenovo x60t tablet
I’ve been going Hackintosh-crazy for a while. I’m still waiting for my EFi-X to come in, but in the meantime, I had a spare Seagate Momentus laptop hard drive lying around. I decided to remove the hard drive in my Lenovo which was running Windows XP Tablet PC Edition and replace it with the spare hard drive and try to install OS X. If it didn’t work, I could just pop in my Windows XP hard drive and be back where I started, minus the time wasted trying to install OS X. Well, I got it working WITH the tablet functionality (thanks to TabletMagic), so I now have a pretty sweet Mac tablet. I think it’s better than the ModBook because the ModBook is a slate, rather than a convertible, tablet meaning that it has no keyboard. Granted, this isn’t an Apple-sanctioned solution… Well, it’s a good thing I bought the Leopard family pack a while back since Mac OS X 10.5, since I’ve probably used the number of licenses given for both my Macintoshes and Hackintoshes.
I already have the X6 Ultrabase to dock my x60t to. I just ordered the SATA adaptor for the Ultrabay. That way I’ll be able to have my XP HD in one and my Mac HD in the other. Theoretically, I should be able to boot to either one as long as the x60t is docked. I just have to figure out which one I want as my “primary” OS, as that is the one that I’ll keep in the laptop and can use without the Ultrabase, and the “secondary” OS in the Ultrabase when I’m docked. The adaptor should be coming in on Tuesday at the latest so I’ll keep you posted.
Installation:
I went with the tried and true Kalyway 10.5.1. It installed flawlessly with the Vanilla kernel/ACPI, and GUID bootloader. Haven’t gone up to 10.5.5 yet. Wanted to get everything working first and make a backup so I could have a baseline to start from in case everything gets massively effed.
What’s working:
Tablet functions (using TabletMagic) - I can ink anywhere
CD/DVD burning/playback
Graphics - Full Quartz Extreme/Core Image support.
Sound (headphones and speaker) - Used diabolik’s fix on InsanelyMac.
Ethernet
FireWire 400
USB
What’s not:
Microphone
Wireless (I have the Intel 3945ABG, which doesn’t work. The models with the Atheros WiFi card work (and are on eBay for about $40), but it’s not a dealbreaker.
SpeedStep
Untested:
VGA Out
SD Card slot
PC Card bay
Quick thoughts:
Awesome! I don’t know why I didn’t think about Macifying my tablet. It was painless and with the Ultrabase, I have a hassle-free dual-booting solution. Apple, hurry up and release a real Mac tablet!