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Update: OS 10.6.2 now working on Atom processors
Update: OS 10.6.2 now working on Atom processors
Last week, there was a bit of a fuss made over prominent Hackintosher Stell's contention that new 10.6.2 beta builds were killing support for Atom chips.  It appears that fears of the loss of Atom's support were unfounded because the latest developer build (10C535) re-enables support for ...
Hackintosh Netbook users take note: Snow Leopard 10.6.2 update kills support for Atom Processor
osxdaily.com — It’s not out in the wild yet, but 10.6.2 has been confirmed to kill support for the... Intel Atom processor, this is especially important for Hackintosh users who have hacked various Atom based netbooks to run Snow Leopard. So what should you do if ... (more) Hackintosh Netbook users take note: Snow Leopard 10.6.2 ...
Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update Released. Intel Atom Support Officially Missing, breaks Hackintosh Netbooks
Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update Released. Intel Atom Support Officially Missing, breaks Hackintosh Netbooks
osxdaily.com — Mac OS X 10.6.2 has been released, for most Mac users this is great news because it... fixes over 40 problems and bugs, including the rare but very problematic user account deletion bug. If you have an official Apple Mac then go right ahead and update to ... (more) Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update Released. Intel Atom Support ...
OSX 10.6.2 (Vanilla Kernel) on Atom (MSI Wind U100) is a no go (video)
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OSX 10.6.2 (Vanilla Kernel) on Atom (MSI Wind U100) is a no go (video)
youtube.com — Bam , all it does is restarts. currently the beta kernel doesn't support Atom processors anymore. I... guess Apple must have removed the IDs for Atom CPU suppor... (more) OSX 10.6.2 (Vanilla Kernel) on Atom (MSI Wind U100) is a ...
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Update: OS 10.6.2 now working on Atom processors
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — Last week, there was a bit of a fuss made over prominent Hackintosher Stell's contention that new 10.6.2 beta builds were killing support for Atom chips.  It appears that fears of the loss of Atom's support were unfounded because the latest developer build (10C535) re-enables support for Intel's Netbook processor. Stell says: Wow, didn’t expect to get linked all over the internet for this damn post. Anyways, in the latest development build Atom appears to have resurrected itself zombie style in 10C535. The Atom lives another day, but nothing is concrete ...

OS X 10.6.2 Does Not Ditch Atom Support, Hackintosh Safe [Hackintosh]
Gizmodo — It appears that Atom support has resurfaced in the latest developer build (10C535), so users running OS X on Atom netbooks are safe, for now. Although, anything can happen between now and the final build. [Stell via 9to5Mac via Crunchgear] ...

OS X Atom Processor Support Revived (For Now)
jkOnTheRun — ... Word has surfaced that the current beta build (10C535) of 10.6.2 has regained support for Atom processors. Whether this is due to the reaction to its removal, or to fixing an accidental removal we will likely never know. Of course, until 10.6.2 is finalized, we’ll have to wait and see if the Atom support stays. ...

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