How to install 10.6.2 on Atom Netbook
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.
Since no one has commented on this yet, let me be the first to say that it works like a charm. I now have 10.6.2 running on my HP Mini.
I hadn’t installed 10.6.2 yet, I followed these instructions and it worked perfectly.
Thanks so much.
Just wanted to also add on that this worked perfectly for me. I’m running an Eee PC 1005PE, and now I have 10.6.2 running perfectly. Many thanks!