As I speak, I'm setting off on a journey to try and dual boot my m15x with OSx86. I'm familiar with this process and have tried it out on quite a few other laptops but have always been unsuccessful.

My build is as follows:

CPU: Intel Core i7 720QM @ 1.60GHz
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
RAM: 4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHz
Sound: IDT High Definition Audio CODEC
Ethernet: Intel(R) 82577LC Gigabit Network Connection
Wifi: Intel(R) WiFi Link 5300 AGN

I'm going to follow this guide (Alienware M17X - InsanelyMac Forum) and install iatkos 5i.

Will keep you guys updated. Any suggestions? I have a feeling this version of iatkos wont support my processor...

Attached Working Drivers: Bluetooth and NVIDIA GTX 260M

Working Drivers.zip

Tried installing iatkos 5i but it just got stuck at the white apple screen..guess I need to burn the disk at a lower speed. Downloading iatkos v7 too..will try v7 once done..

Originally Posted by maneck35

Tried installing iatkos 5i but it just got stuck at the white apple screen..guess I need to burn the disk at a lower speed. Downloading iatkos v7 too..will try v7 once done..

Hi there,
Good for trying
i7 is a bit hard in Leopard.
It can be installed but required lot of tweaking.

Cheers

Originally Posted by ratvn

Hi there,
Good for trying
i7 is a bit hard in Leopard.
It can be installed but required lot of tweaking.

Cheers

Thanks, then what build do you suggest I install?

Hi,
You can install iPC or iDeneb, and iAtkos should be ok, but they're all Leopard and don't run well on the hardware Leopard may run better in the wild

Cheers

Maneck, where you successful in installing any of the Mac OS X distro's? I tried with iAtkos 5 and iAtkos 7 and so far no luck even after 50 reinstalls and countless tweaks.

Originally Posted by rain6500

Maneck, where you successful in installing any of the Mac OS X distro's? I tried with iAtkos 5 and iAtkos 7 and so far no luck even after 50 reinstalls and countless tweaks.

Hi,
Did you use any boot options?

Yes, I tried loading in Verbose mode to see where it gets stuck, and tried the -X boot option, tried cpus=1, tried other suggestions I found online. I also tried following the M17X guide on Insanely Mac but no luck (M17X has similar hardware as far as I know). iAtkos 5i loaded fine and installation was successful (only one that was installed without errors). However, on reboot it blinks a white screen and immediately reboots. My hardware is as follows:

CPU: Intel Core i7 720QM @ 1.60GHz
Motherboard: Intel PM55
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M (1GB RAM)
RAM: 3.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 1066MHz
Sound: IDT High Definition Audio CODEC
Ethernet: Intel(R) 82577LC Gigabit Network Connection
Wifi: Intel(R) WiFi Link 5300 AGN

Originally Posted by rain6500

Yes, I tried loading in Verbose mode to see where it gets stuck, and tried the -X boot option, tried cpus=1, tried other suggestions I found online. I also tried folloiwing the M17X guide on Insanely Mac but no luck. iAtkos 5i loaded fine and installation was successful (only one that was installed without errors). However, on reboot it blinks a white screen and immediately reboots. My hardware is as follows:

CPU: Intel Core i7 720QM @ 1.60GHz
Motherboard: Intel PM55
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M (1GB RAM)
RAM: 3.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 1066MHz
Sound: IDT High Definition Audio CODEC
Ethernet: Intel(R) 82577LC Gigabit Network Connection
Wifi: Intel(R) WiFi Link 5300 AGN

Hi,
Try this and let me know.

-x -v busratio=12 cpus=8

I have the same model and problem of Rain6500 even using the
-x -v busratio=12 cpus=8 options.
Any other suggestion?

Thanks in advance for your help