Psystar's Rebel EFI -- Snow Leopard on a PC

26.10.2009

Installing the drivers required a reboot; once rebooted, the system seemed to work fine -- I was even able to run OS X's own software updating service to get all of the latest updates from Apple Computer.

There were a few problems. First off, the audio did not seem to work; perhaps Psystar does not have a driver developed for that yet. Secondly, I was limited to a 1024 x 768 screen resolution -- I suspect that is a driver issue also. Other than those two issues, the hardware seemed to work fine.

Creating a "HackBook"

Installing Rebel EFI and Mac OS X on the Fujitsu T5010 pretty much mirrored the experience I had with the PC, but the final results were very different.

With the Fujitsu T5010, many key components did not work, including the integrated WiFi, tablet input, touch pad, integrated audio system and the fingerprint scanner. What's more, the GMA 4500 graphics controller was only able to run at a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels and not the system's native resolution of 1366 x 768. I was unable to get any of those components working after the install, even after updating the drivers and the OS X operating system.