Give where credit where credit is due--that is all I can say. For a while now users of the HP Probook 4X30s series and others have struggled with the fact that Intel's graphics kexts for hackintosh users cause freezes and graphical glitches. Well there is an end to the wait. A user known as @mityushechka from the Tonymacx86.com forum's discovered a handy little app that will fix, more like put a band-aid on, the problems all of us have been suffering.
The app is called FanControl 1.2 and can be found here. This is a free app developed by Lobotomo software. Currently we are not sure why this works--just that we know that daemon it creates does something to fix our problem. The app does not actually work on fan control speed for us; rather the fix is a by-product of this installation.
For all those HP Probook users out there who have skepticism over the Mac OS X 10.7 Lion operating system and its functionality with your laptop--I have two words for you: Don't be. Everything more or less works. Here is the list of things that DO work:
HDMI
VGA (after a sleep cycle)
Bluetooth (only on complete shutdowns--meaning if you reboot your computer it won't work, but if you shut it down and boot it back up then it will work.)
USB 2.0
USB 3.0
Wi-Fi
Ethernet
Webcam
DVD-R/RW
TRIM
Semi-Good Battery Life (~2 hours on the stock battery)
Touchpad Gestures (Two Finger)
The things that don't work and probably won't work are:
Fingerprint Scanner
Full Touchpad Gestures (Three & Four Finger)
This is a list I can deal with. So as of right now I am recommending any users out there who want Lion and aren't wanting to pay an arm and a leg; go ahead an get it. Follow @4530sOSX on twitter and join Tonymacx86.com forum to gain access to instructions and the installer that was made for our laptops.
Hi Mike, this question has nothing to do with the above - which of course I do not understand anyway - how come I cannot get Adobe Flash on my IPad 2? Thanks, joan
ReplyDeleteHey! I didn't notice the message mixed in with all my other comments. There is a workaround for what you are describing. For whatever reason Apple does not want it's iDevices (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch) to run Adobe Flash. To run flash videos you need to download an extra browser replacement app from the AppStore. I would suggest an App called SkyFire. I think it is $3.99 or $4.99. It should do the trick. Tell me if it works well for you.
ReplyDeleteHi Michael,
ReplyDeleteGreat fix, thanks for the info.
I wonder if you may be able to help me with the final issue I have to achieving a near perfect hackintosh 10.7.3. I want to use the webcam which does work fine in facetime but when I use photo booth to record a movie or take a picture the image quality is very poor and heavily pixelated. Also when trying the same process on final cut the webcam is not recognised? Any light you can shed or info whether your system is doing this would be greatly appreciated.
Best regards,
Adam