I run a desktop Hackintosh and can offer you the following advice:
1) This is not for the faint of heart. You need to be familiar enough with PCs and Macs to be able to work with a bootloader and modified Kexts. For many portable computers the process has become very streamlined, use a boot CD or flash drive, install Leopard, then run an installer to add an appropriate DSDT.aml and the necessary kernel extensions. However, you'll need to do your research carefully because if you don't you may run into compatibility issues that require considerable effort to resolve or may not even be possible.
2) I've had no difficulty whatsoever with applications. However, to ensure this compatibility, you need to be running an actual C2D (other performance chips from Intel work too, but aren't commonly available in laptops due to heat/power issues) and an Intel chipset. It takes some hacking to make other things work, and applications may or may not like the end result.
3) If you want to press ahead, expect to do a lot of Googling and reading on the Osx86 Wiki. Also consider heading to IRC for more help.
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Date: 2009-12-01 01:17 pm (UTC)1) This is not for the faint of heart. You need to be familiar enough with PCs and Macs to be able to work with a bootloader and modified Kexts. For many portable computers the process has become very streamlined, use a boot CD or flash drive, install Leopard, then run an installer to add an appropriate DSDT.aml and the necessary kernel extensions. However, you'll need to do your research carefully because if you don't you may run into compatibility issues that require considerable effort to resolve or may not even be possible.
2) I've had no difficulty whatsoever with applications. However, to ensure this compatibility, you need to be running an actual C2D (other performance chips from Intel work too, but aren't commonly available in laptops due to heat/power issues) and an Intel chipset. It takes some hacking to make other things work, and applications may or may not like the end result.
3) If you want to press ahead, expect to do a lot of Googling and reading on the Osx86 Wiki. Also consider heading to IRC for more help.