S10 Snow Leopard Enabler 1.1.16

[cturnr]

Looks like the 000 bug got introduced in 1.0.15, when a new ApplePS2Keyboard.kext was used to fix the FN-(key to the right of left shift key). Looks like we need to find a better one that fixes both the FN-(key to the right of left shift key) and the 000 bug.

has this been solved yet? i just used 1.1.1 to fresh install and the only issue i am facing is the 000 on wake from sleep.

[larsuck]

Looks like the 000 bug got introduced in 1.0.15, when a new ApplePS2Keyboard.kext was used to fix the FN-(key to the right of left shift key). Looks like we need to find a better one that fixes both the FN-(key to the right of left shift key) and the 000 bug.

has this been solved yet? i just used 1.1.1 to fresh install and the only issue i am facing is the 000 on wake from sleep.

Last I heard vaniii was looking for a new keyboard kext to prevent this problem while still solving the ISO keyboard key problem.

[vaniii]

Is there a clean way to swap the @ and " keys back to the way they are on the keyboard??

They are where they belong on a Mac keyboard, just disregard the labeling

[larsuck]

They are where they belong on a Mac keyboard, just disregard the labeling

vaniii, I think you were probably just joking, but if not I wanted to let you know that some mac keyboards (my Japanese one for example) have the @ and " symbols reversed. So somewhere out there is a kext or setting that will allow keyboards which are set up like this.

Btw, do you know the program ukelele? If so, it seems like it could solve both the @ " problem and extra ISO key problem (albeit not a very 'clean' solution). Problem is, it doesn't seem to want to work with the S10. Any idea why?

[vaniii]

No, I wasn't joking, but I was just thinking of ISO keyboards, where @ is in a different place on the Mac compared to PCs, which is intended this way.

Indeed, there are three types of keyboards that are different hardware-wise:

• ISO (European)
• ANSI (USA and other countries)
• JIS (Japanese)

If the software assumes the wrong hardware,

• People with ISO keyboards routinely complain that the key to the right side of the left shift key doesn't work (<>)
• People with ANSI keyboards routinely complain that the tilde key doesn't work
• People with JIS keyboards routinely complain about @ and " reversed (to be verified)

The next version of the Enabler will provide a way to switch between ISO and ANSI at least.

[vaniii]

Changelog:
1.1.2 Can switch from ISO to ANSI keyboard layout by editing ApplePS2Keyboard's Info.plist

For everyone who has the tilde probem, you can now switch to ANSI by changing a plist:

Code: Select all

sudo nano /System/Library/Extensions/_ApplePS2Controller.kext/Contents/PlugIns/ApplePS2Keyboard.kext/Contents/Info.plist
# Change
#                        <key>Use ISO layout keyboard</key>
#                        <true/>
# to
#                        <false/>
#
sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions/

Finally, reboot for your change to be effective.
Unfortunately, you have to redo this each time you install the Enabler.

This is because the keyboard layout is stored within the kext's Info.plist itself (as opposed to being read from somewhere else in the system). Someone should really look for a cleaner way to do this (by having a deep look at how Apple does it for USB keyboards - remember that assistant that pops up the first time you connect a new USB keyboard).

[bpl07]

Unfortunately, you have to redo this each time you install the Enabler.

Could you add an option to the Enabler program to pick between ISO and ANSI, similar to how it's done with Linux installs? It would probably be safer for the Enabler to do it than the user, especially since you pride yourself on not needing to edit/remove kexts manually.

[mslate]

Vanii, I noticed with 1-1-2 I lose edge scrolling on my track pad, as I did with 1-1-1 to. It worked fine in 15.

[larsuck]

No, I wasn't joking, but I was just thinking of ISO keyboards, where @ is in a different place on the Mac compared to PCs, which is intended this way.

Indeed, there are three types of keyboards that are different hardware-wise:

• ISO (European)
• ANSI (USA and other countries)
• JIS (Japanese)

If the software assumes the wrong hardware,

• People with ISO keyboards routinely complain that the key to the right side of the left shift key doesn't work (<>)
• People with ANSI keyboards routinely complain that the tilde key doesn't work
• People with JIS keyboards routinely complain about @ and " reversed (to be verified)

The next version of the Enabler will provide a way to switch between ISO and ANSI at least.

Well, 1.1.2 is a step in the right direction, but it doesn't affect the 000 problem, unfortunately.

Thanks for including the Installer... option in the Utilities menu. It makes things much easier.

Vaniii, is there any way I can help you unlock the JIS keyboard option?

[pazo]

I would like to Know If snow Leopard enabler resolve the problem with ethernet in s10e. I have installed osx 10.5.8 and with netbookinstaller0.8.3, and don´t work ethernet and hibernation.