Thread: How do you install 10.6 or 10.7 on Asus Eee PC R051PX Netbook

Some of the details I managed to get off the Netbook


Computer:
Computer Type ACPI x86-based PC (Mobile)
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Starter


Motherboard:
CPU Type DualCore Intel Atom, 1666 MHz (10 x 167)
Motherboard Name Unknown
Motherboard Chipset Intel Tiger Point NM10, Intel Pineview-M
System Memory
DIMM1: ASint Tech. SSY3128M8-EDJEF 1 GB DDR3-1333 DDR3 SDRAM (8-8-8-22 @ 609 MHz)
(7-7-7-20 @ 533 MHz) (6-6-6-17 @ 457 MHz)
(5-5-5-14 @ 380 MHz)
BIOS Type AMI (02/18/11)

Display:
Video Adapter Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 (256 MB)
3D Accelerator Intel GMA 3150

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Realtek ALC269 @ Intel NM10 ICH - High Definition Audio Controller

Storage:
IDE Controller Intel(R) NM10 Express Chipset
Disk Drive Hitachi HTS543225A7A384 (232 GB, IDE)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS)
D: (NTFS) 117.9 GB (117.8 GB free)



Network:

Network Adapter Atheros AR8152/8158 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.20)
Network Adapter Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)
Network Adapter Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter (192. )


What else do you need to know ...

Looking forward to see what help, support from this forum will bring me ...

With thanks in advance, Richard

CPU should be N570, 2 cores, 4 threads, 64 bit, the Broadcom WLAN sounds good too.
However the GMA 31XX most likely wont let you have QE/CI with your Macbook.
So 10.6 could be done, but many graphic functions will have issues, e.g. Command-Shift-3 for screenshots or pictures with Preview not working.
A guy from Spain just posted in a German forum, that he installed 10.6 on his Asus 1001px / GMA 3150.
With NetbookInstaller 0.8.5pre ge got a screen resolution of 1024x600.

GMA 31XX chipsets were made mainly to torture the Hackintosh community.
Apple dropped the Atom cpu support after 10.6.1, but you can use a legacy kernel.

I thank you for your quick response ...

There are so many suggestions on how to Install from many confusing
forums that I dont know where to start ...

Regarding your suggestion below, using NetbookInstaller 0.8.5pre ...
Can you guide me to a forum or site showing or explaining how to do
the installation using this type of software ...

Regards and with my fingers crossed, awaiting for your positive
answer ...

Richard

I only used NBI once. Its pretty straight forward, if you have working Mac.
http://code.google.com/p/netbook-installer/
I "Restored" the Snow DVD to a USB device with DU and ran Netbookbootmaker over the USB stick.
Booted with the stick, let the OSX installer do his part and tried to customize with Netbookinstaller.
I recall issues with the OSX installer hanging 10 minutes before finish, but the OS was installed anyway.

This is the thread of the guy from Spain: GMA 3150 Auflösungsproblem - Grafikkarten - Hackintosh-Forum.de - Das beste deutsche Hackintosh Forum
Maybe you can ask him about his proceedings?