Sony Vaio OSUX Project

[Mathemaetica]

Total Thumbs Up! This is beautiful, thank you for sharing with us =)

[MrQxoatl]

this machine it is a legen its just perfect!

[killer34star]

i have the ux280p where can i get this software window xp is not that great ( also do u know where i can get vista or window 7 for it too.?) thanks

[yelyayan1976]

how did you do that? i have sony vaio ux50, I am fed up with its windows xp...kindly assist me mate cheers

[PoisonPatric]

lol i was trying to clean my screen at the beginning of the video

[Pureindustries]

Hi Mark great Video i was wondering if you could send me a step by step guide on how you accomplished this. I have a ux380 and would love to be able to run OSX

[pointbky]

those specs are better than my moms bacbook she got in 2005 that has osx on it :) didnt even know this thing existed

[alphanemises]

Excellent vid!!!!!!

[solobackpacking]

I've put my UX in storage due to its 1GB RAM limit.

Has anyone offered a RAM upgrade to at least 2GB?

[hardtoregisteraname]

to upgrade to 802.11N is it just a matter of plugging in a new module? And is there a particular type for this model or for any laptop will fit?

[jwrezz1969]

So how are you building these machines? I've been hearing all the bad thigns about EFIX lately, and am wondering if you did a home-brew EFIX to make these work w/ software update and work so well. Let me know because I'm dying to get rid of my old PowerMacG5! It's pretty much got all it can get now2x1tb drives, 12gig RAM, but it's still not an Intel machine. Now I wanna build a couple. Thanx man, keep up the great projects!

[dresner]

@jwrezz1969 That EFIX chip is a scam. efixusers com

[wysiwyg666]

Very cool. Now if only you got the iPod Touch development kit, you could turn your UX into an iPod Touch :) Wish I could do that with my UX380CN

[Manguitom]

And that way waste all the hardware of the UX?

[GamingFever]

Imagine iTunes on that... It would be better than an iPod Touch...! I'm going to get myself one.

[GamingFever]

*Looks at price...*

[wh0m33]

SWEET SWEET SWEET!!

[vamolospibes]

nice.. but do both cameras work ? how bout the finger print sensor ?

[gatchaman88]

Absolutely gorgeous. Nice work! Always thought these were cool little machines, even better w/ OS X.

[markperrin1]

Its nice to see my Vaio UX featured in the new Terminator Salvation movie, its a shame John Connor didnt have OSX on his though lol. Maybe then he would have beaten the machines.

[markperrin1]

im defo in the resistance now though, guess i just need a red arm band to go with my UX. Maybe ill lend it to them for the sequel.

[dualvegality]

A friend of mine said it was also in the new Night at the Museum movie.

[sadguyfaebrechin]

Hi Mark, Will you be publishing instructions for setting this up? I have been struggling to get leopard installed on my ux1xn and would very much like to get it to the level that you have achieved. Thanks. g.

[markperrin1]

no, i kinda just muddled through. Impossible to put into an instructional form . Sorry

[sadguyfaebrechin]

Dang, i just managed to get a 10.5.5 install finished yesterday including the touchbase driver, full qe ci, audio - basically the same as your but 2 revisions earlier... Which osx86 distro did you start with if you dont mind me asking?

[markperrin1]

try looking for the graphics kexts, keep all of your modified kext files on your desktop. Do the combo 10.5.7 update then do not restart. use kext helper to reinstall your modified kext files before restarting. Good luck

[sadguyfaebrechin]

Damn good idea, i tried the combo update before and baked it. Left with a dead ux. Yet another install got it going. Are there any major benefits to having 10.5.7 over 10.5.5? Just want to make sure its worth it rather than risking another lost few hours... Im sure you've been there all too many times to get where you are now. Persistence is more than required.

[charlescowper]

Wow thanks for this! do you if the ux1xn would be happy running osx? i guess they're pretty much the same.

where do u recommend getting a ux from in the uk? it seems quite hard : )

[markperrin1]

best place for a UX is Ebay

[DJEmergency]

What version UX you have?

[markperrin1]

UX 380N with internal modification of SSD drive and 802.11N

[OliK701]

Nice video :)

How did you get the touchscreen calibrated? On my UX which is running 10.5.6 it is not working correctly.

[markperrin1]

i used a driver from touch base

[zrogon]

It's brilliant that you can actually do this, but I'm affraid strictly hardware-wise, this little machine is not up to the task, one can clearly see the audio-video sync issues. With a stronger processor, this could be a nice alternative to a macbook.

[markperrin1]

there are no audio sync issues on the unit itself.

[BSREA5]

BTW great vid, I'm also thinking of putting OS X on my Sony UX, right now it's running windows 7 very nicely, which you watch on my page.

[markperrin1]

Im not a fan of windows in any iteration, ive tried windows 7 and as a mac user i would recommend OSX to anyone except the die hard gamer.

[BSREA5]

I'm planning on getting a mac this summer when OS 10.6 comes out.

[markperrin1]

get one now, you will no doubt be able to upgrade to 10.6 for the cost of the DVD £5 if you purchase a mac just before its released. Apple are good to customers :-)

[BSREA5]

the reason this has so many more views than your other videos is because this video is on umpcportal(dot)com and a lot of people go to that website.

[markperrin1]

Thanks for letting me know about it being hosted, i was wondering where else it was. :-)

[BSREA5]

no problem, they did to my vids a while back too.

Also wow in only 5 days you have over 9000 views!!

[adewolf]

One last question, are these units still available somewhere?

[markperrin1]

not brand new unless somoene has stock piled them.

[markperrin1]

Also, if theres anyone in the NW of england thats impressed and who wants to offer me an interesting job in IT id love to leave my current job lol.

[adewolf]

Heh.

I am in San Diego, California and have been a UNIX admin since 1985. I have been out work since July 2008. Anyone watching willing to give me an interview?

[markperrin1]

Hi Guys and girls, i just wanted to add, im really very shocked at the interest this video has had. The other video of my OSX HTPC IMHO is a far greater achievement but has had a mere fraction of the ammount of views. Take a look . Hope you like it. :-)

Mark

[PKJohansson]

great!

[Pandemonium44]

nice!

[Chick6517]

on a scalle from 1- 10 taht was definiatly a 10 i like how you ended it VERY FUNNY haha ... i didnt think i could luagh so much not only that but i luaghed so hard [=

[markperrin1]

i watched it again, dont quite get the funny bit, care to share lol.

[backspinking]

very cool!!!

[markperrin1]

Hi all, im overwhelmed by the response and number of views this has had i n just 4 days. Glad you all like it. :-)

[FrancescoK]

Wow, that does boot fast!

[markperrin1]

thanks, cant take the full credit there, that bit was edited slightly to reduce the size of the video. But yes its no slouch anyway. Only knocked about 7 seconds off.

[stevestjs]

Awsome job Mark! I have the Sony Vaio p notebook I want to put osx on it.

[markperrin1]

nice notebook, i have an MSI Wind as a play project, just fitted a touchscreen to it but its cracked so waiting for a replacement to arrive. Im sure you could probably shoehorn OSX onto the vaio P. Give it a shot.

[dualvegality]

The Vaio P has a gma500 built in gpu which is not mac compatible meaning you could not get a`video video driver for it... it can run without a diver but it wouldn't be great.

[markperrin1]

well theres your answer , thanks dualvegality

[dualvegality]

Did you by any fluke get sleep working?

[markperrin1]

ill have a play tonight and post here.  never checked lol.

[markperrin1]

no but it boots from cold very fast so no need

[Clarencebobarence]

that is amazing. I could only wish for something like that.

[markperrin1]

make me a good offer then lol. i might accept it.

[suavelyphe]

oh i see it's 380n

[markperrin1]

yeah sorry, 380N, however its not really a 380 anymore after all the mods.

[suavelyphe]

oh and do dual cores work in mac and linux like if were to my ux with a u7700 whould i get the most out of it in linux or mac?

[markperrin1]

Its a personal choice really, operating systems are the single biggest source of discussion in the computer industry with people on all sides of the fence having an opinion. I simply prefer Mac OSX but im sure both windows and linux have their fans.

[suavelyphe]

i have a question witch is lightest mac linux xp or 7 i mean like when it comes cpu usage memory usage and gpu usage?

[markperrin1]

probably some flavour of linux. OSX is quite memory hungry but i find it works fine and just keeps getting better with every point update.

[suavelyphe]

UX-380p??

[adewolf]

Hi Mark Thanks very much for this.

I have been running the Gigabyte M8912X with 10.5.7 pretty well. The only problem with the Gigabyte is the touch screen needs a pay-for driver. My main machine is an Asus F8S, which also runs great, except for the Bluetooth.

Cheers

Alex

[dualvegality]

Hey Alex if your talking about the touch-base driver I have found a workaround to reset the click count on the 100-click demo.

I love my M912X if I could get mic/line in and webcam it would be perfect.

My Vaio UX280 still needs sleep, webcams, finger scanner, wwan and quick buttons.

[adewolf]

Can you PM me with the details on the 100 click work around?

[markperrin1]

I cant endorse that, the guys at touch base have done a good job with the driver. Its worth paying for it. I have registered copies of OSX also. worth helping the little guy.

[adewolf]

Me too and I do agree.

[sadguyfaebrechin]

Dualvegality, do you mind me asking how you got round the 100 click limit? Thanks

[markperrin1]

yeah of course i will tell you, i bought the driver software.

[jalexromero]

can you pls post the latest drivers you have? I'd be interested in buying a copy of the software to install in my UX...

[uxfan]

Hi mark, i have the same unit, but i haven't seen anyone get over the gma950 graphic problems,

do you have a link or information on how to do it. I ran 10.5.6 but i could only use external without problems. no sound either or touchscreen. if you dont mind helping me.

[markperrin1]

yeah sure, whats your email address? i will send you the correct .kext files to add with kext helper.

[markperrin1]

hi all, some sequences have been intentionally shortened to fit the video within the 10:00 minute limit imposed by youtube. Hope you like the video