So, after messing around with an attempt at installing Mac OS X 10.5.2 (using the OSX86 project as a guide) on the laptop, I gave up. Certain things were just not working. Namely sleep, fan control, and the wireless card. Also, it took a lot of work to get the network card and sound working. After all this, I decided to give Ubuntu a try. Katie could really use a linux distribution on the laptop to help with her modelling anyway.
I have been running Ubuntu 7.10 (Gusty Gibbon) on the server for a while and it runs flawlessly. I really didn’t have high expectations when installing it on the laptop, but I was impressed. Everything, except for adjusting the screen brightness worked out of the box. The screen brightness was just a quick python script install and then that worked too. I decided to make it look and partially function like Mac OS X to a degree and I am very satisfied with the results.
For starters, the visual effects seem to run flawlessly on this machine. Really fast and not using many resources. Good job on the Compiz team in creating an excellent piece of software. I enjoy eye candy, so having my windows fold up into airplanes and fly away when I close them is fun.
