I know the System76 guys don't advocate this at all, and if this is inappropriate to be posting here we can close this thread whenever. But...
I've got OSX running flawlessly on my Starling. Its quick, sound, microphone, webcam, wifi and everything all work without a hitch. I was pleasantly surprised by the ease of the whole process. So here's what I did:
1. Made a boot USB key using the instructions at http://osx.mechdrew.com/guides/nbi1.shtml including the update to 10.6.2. The thing just booted up and installed itself real easy. But...
2. Wifi and sound were both broken. oh no! So I headed over to http://kexts.com/ via my ethernet connection, which was working fine. I downloaded OSX86Tools from the programs section and the VoodooHDA.kext extension from the audio section.
I did some googling then and came across a thread at http://www.infinitemac.com/f57/offic...release-t5472/ that gives a link to some patched audio drivers for the board that the Starling uses. Well on my way now, so I...
3. Found a guide at http://www.ihackintosh.com/2009/02/w...-install-kext/ that details how to install .kext extensions via the terminal and got to work. Once both the Audio and Wifi drivers were copied to the right spots, I used OSX86Tools to clear the OS's extension cache and restarted.
And that's it. It took a good five or six minutes to start because of the empty extension cache (it starts much faster after the first initial boot), but when it did my sound was back, wifi connected itself to my home network, and here I am, typing up this thread on my OSX86 Starling.
Edit: First post ever. Nice to meet you.
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