Workaround Restores Mac OS X 10.6.2 Compatibility With Intel Atom Processors
The changes Apple made to the latest mach_kernel removes support for this processor, leaving updated netbooks in a useless state. Fortunately, insanelymac user "teateam" patched the new kernel just two days after Apple rolled out the update. The original post can be found here. Many users are reporting success with this patch, so if your an Atom user looking to update to 10.6.2, give it a try, and let's not forget to give "teateam" a round of applause for saving all our hackintosh netbooks!
The reasons for Apple's disabling of Atom compatibility in 10.6.2 remains unknown, although some of speculated that the company is attempting to make it more difficult for users to create their own netbook Macs ahead of a possible tablet launch next year.Top Rated Comments
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If it _was_ intentional, I'm a little disappointed in them. ;)
If Apple does put out a tablet device early next year, it won't be an Atom, but it won't be anything like a Dell Mini-V anyway.
Don't care much one way or t'other about this. I just want the mysterious :apple: iTablet to come out ASAP. :p
If Apple does get around to make a netbook style computer will they have missed this idea as people will then move on to other non-Apple ideas.
They must've disabled support in the kernel in some pretty simple and obvious way if it could be hacked in two days.
If it _was_ intentional, I'm a little disappointed in them. ;)
If Apple does put out a tablet device early next year, it won't be an Atom, but it won't be anything like a Dell Mini-V anyway.
The patch did a binary edit to change 3 bytes in the kernel (see machine translation of post).
I'd guess that there's a table of allowed CPU ID codes, and the patch just changed one entry for a similar CPU (he used Core Solo) to have the codes for the Atom.
The theory that Apple's streamlining the OS by removing support for Atom is pretty much a dead one now. Apple removed a table entry.
So it's not like Apple are not supporting the Atom, they've actually intentionally made sure it won't start which is not right.
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