First the 10.6.2 update to Snow Leopard wasn't compatible. with Intel Atom processors. Then it was. Then it wasn't again. when it was finally released to the masses. Fortunately for the netbook-loving Mac OS X fans out there, the OSx86 scene is only too happy to offer a patched version. of mach_kernel. to enable booting 10.6.2 on netbooks once more. The kernel is the deep-down part of Mac OS X that generally handles direct communication between the OS and hardware. Speculation swirled that Apple was actively trying to keep Mac OS X from being installed on inexpensive Atom-based netbooks. However, chances are it was more likely a result of optimizations that didn't take into account Atom processors, since Apple doesn't use them in any shipping products.
Hacked Darwin kernel available for 10.6.2 on Atom netbooks
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