Installing OS X Leopard on Lenovo S10 via USB Flash Drive

July 9th, 2009 | by admin |

This is part 1 in a 3 part series.
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtlivuKr9sY
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPoKYOD3jBA

Welcome to my video on installing OS X Leopard on the Lenovo S10 netbook via a USB Flash Drive. Since the S10 has no built in optical drive, and not everyone has a USB DVD drive, a flash drive installation is a good alternative.

Please watch the ENTIRE video before attempting ANYTHING!

ALSO, you need access to OS X Disk Utility for this tutorial. That means either you must have a Mac, or have access to one. Or, you have a PC that can dual boot and has OS X up and running.

ALSO, please note, this video only covers the basic install to get you up and running. After the installation, things like sound, wireless and sleep DO NOT work right away. I will show you how to fix these broken components in my next video, Part 2 (Link Above).

The flash drive I am using is a Sandisk Cruzer Micro 4GB U3. On sale at Wal-Mart at the time of this publishing for $14.99 :)

For the PC portion, I am using Vista.

Links from video:

U3 Uninstall Software if you need it at:
u3.com

Obtain OSx86 Tools from:
http://tinyurl.com/czc35z
NOTE: If you experience an UN-bootable USB drive as some have, you probably need the older version of OSX86Tools. Follow this link http://tinyurl.com/ctk33p ONLY IF THE NEWER VERSION FROM THE LINK ABOVE FAILS TO WORK FOR YOU.

For the WINDosx86.iso you are on your own. Easy to find with a little search… of that exact file name ;)

Look for my next video (Part 2, Link Above) on how to get OS X fully tweaked and your hardware working correctly. I’ll also get you updated to 10.5.6 with all additional updates using the built in Software Updater in OS X.

Rate, Comment & Subscribe!

Thanks As Always!

Website:
http://www.eba420.com
While visiting my site, show me some love by clicking on my advertisers so I can pay my bills and continue making videos for you :)

Be My Friend!
www.myspace.com/eba420youtube

Follow Me!
twitter.com/EBA420

Duration : 0:9:45


[youtube MNSW88uXKh4]

  1. 25 Responses to “Installing OS X Leopard on Lenovo S10 via USB Flash Drive”

  2. By EBA420 on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    Comments have been …
    Comments have been shut off. Any answer you need can be found be reading through whats here already. Way too busy to and not enough time to be interrupted by negative people. Sorry to the good people, but like I said, odds are the answer is already here ;)

  3. By EBA420 on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    Sorry it was too …
    Sorry it was too complex for you…. Ill dumb the next one down just for you ;)

  4. By chignyisum on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    this video sucks
    this video sucks

  5. By v8nman on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    Then it gets a lot …
    Then it gets a lot more technical.

    you’d need DD.exe, and possibly Ultra Iso, and definately some patients.

    On a Mac, the “Restore” function is a front-end for the DD command, so i SHOULD be possible to do it on Windows and Linux also.

  6. By chunky9407 on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    what if i dont have …
    what if i dont have one and i dont have a mac, then what ?

  7. By v8nman on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    You could use a USB …
    You could use a USB DVD-ROM drive.

  8. By chunky9407 on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    so i need a mac to …
    so i need a mac to install mac os x from a usb drive.
    stupid

  9. By jenkem110 on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    what if my my cd …
    what if my my cd drive doesnt work and i dont have a mav i can use?

  10. By cleric1220 on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    im at the step of …
    im at the step of Software Update, but the Mac OS X Update Combined is already version 10.5.7. should i just go ahead and upgrade to this? will i still be able to move on up the install steps you’ve outlined considering they were made with 10.5.6 in mind? thanks!

  11. By ThatTeckDude on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    dude do u know how …
    dude do u know how to do this without a mac because i dotn have one

  12. By idristokhi on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    Installed great but …
    Installed great but there is no scroll, is there a way to enable it? Also, have you installed the latest update, if so could you do a video tutorial?

  13. By r81gsr95 on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    hey my lenovo s10 …
    hey my lenovo s10 just keeps restarting when i try and boot the usb flash drive. I have verified and redone the usb drive twice, the iso is correct and have done everything stated with osx tools. Any ideas? Thanks

  14. By EBA420 on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    Thanks! And thanks …
    Thanks! And thanks for posting the command in case anyone else runs into the same scenario :)

  15. By tjken33 on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    great tut, i had to …
    great tut, i had to use the “fdisk -u /dev/rdisk0″ command to get it to boot without the usb drive but all is good now

  16. By b3n254 on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    can i have the iso …
    can i have the iso i will suscribe

  17. By EBA420 on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    Thanks! As far as …
    Thanks! As far as legality, its perfectly fine to show someone how to do something. What they do with that knowledge is up to them.

  18. By Jake2cool4u on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    Thank you. I am …
    Thank you. I am installing now, and subscribing.

    P.S. If this is not legal, why is it that certain magazines such as Maximum PC do not get into trouble when publishing articles on how to install Mac OS X on a PC

    Thanks
    -Jake

  19. By EBA420 on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    If you leave the …
    If you leave the hidden partitions intact, yes you can using the restore button. If you want to utilize the whole hard drive (which I recommend) you can reinstall XP if you have access to a XP install disc.

  20. By Jake2cool4u on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    Can you switch back …
    Can you switch back to XP?

  21. By EBA420 on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    You are welcome! …
    You are welcome! Glad you enjoyed! Yeah you could use the second drive for a scratch disk, that would be a good use.

  22. By EBA420 on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    cool, glad it helped
    cool, glad it helped

  23. By EBA420 on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    Someone mentioned a …
    Someone mentioned a solution for that, but I dont recall off the top of my head what it was unfortunately, sorry. Try google.

  24. By EBA420 on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    I dont have a card …
    I dont have a card to test handy. But have heard from others it works.

  25. By desertdawg70 on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    Have you gotten the …
    Have you gotten the express card 34 to work after this install?

  26. By familiejauss on Jul 9, 2009 | Reply

    I tried to use …
    I tried to use GaragaBand, but the window is to big for the screen. Resizing GarageBand is not possible. Any ideas? Is there a way to set up a virtual desktop screen and scroll within this screen?

Post a Comment