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Update: OS 10.6.2 now working on Atom processors
Update: OS 10.6.2 now working on Atom processors
Last week, there was a bit of a fuss made over prominent Hackintosher Stell's contention that new 10.6.2 beta builds were killing support for Atom chips.  It appears that fears of the loss of Atom's support were unfounded because the latest developer build (10C535) re-enables support for ...
Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update
support.apple.com — Lots of fixes.  ★  (more) Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update
Hackintosh Netbook users take note: Snow Leopard 10.6.2 update kills support for Atom Processor
osxdaily.com — It’s not out in the wild yet, but 10.6.2 has been confirmed to kill support for the... Intel Atom processor, this is especially important for Hackintosh users who have hacked various Atom based netbooks to run Snow Leopard. So what should you do if ... (more) Hackintosh Netbook users take note: Snow Leopard 10.6.2 ...
OSX 10.6.2 (Vanilla Kernel) on Atom (MSI Wind U100) is a no go (video)
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OSX 10.6.2 (Vanilla Kernel) on Atom (MSI Wind U100) is a no go (video)
youtube.com — Bam , all it does is restarts. currently the beta kernel doesn't support Atom processors anymore. I... guess Apple must have removed the IDs for Atom CPU suppor... (more) OSX 10.6.2 (Vanilla Kernel) on Atom (MSI Wind U100) is a ...
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Update: OS 10.6.2 now working on Atom processors
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — Last week, there was a bit of a fuss made over prominent Hackintosher Stell's contention that new 10.6.2 beta builds were killing support for Atom chips.  It appears that fears of the loss of Atom's support were unfounded because the latest developer build (10C535) re-enables support for Intel's Netbook processor. Stell says: Wow, didn’t expect to get linked all over the internet for this damn post. Anyways, in the latest development build Atom appears to have resurrected itself zombie style in 10C535. The Atom lives another day, but nothing is concrete ...

No worries, OS 10.6.2 does not kill Atom support
CrunchGear — ... , nothing is official until the final of version of the update is release, but it doesn’t look like Apple’s out to get the modders – yet. [via 9to5Mac] ...

OS X 10.6.2 Does Not Ditch Atom Support, Hackintosh Safe [Hackintosh]
Gizmodo — It appears that Atom support has resurfaced in the latest developer build (10C535), so users running OS X on Atom netbooks are safe, for now. Although, anything can happen between now and the final build. [Stell via 9to5Mac via Crunchgear] ...

OS X Atom Processor Support Revived (For Now) [jkOnTheRun]
GigaOM Network — ... Word has surfaced that the current beta build (10C535) of 10.6.2 has regained support for Atom processors. Whether this is due to the reaction to its removal, or to fixing an accidental removal we will likely never know. Of course, until 10.6.2 is finalized, we’ll have to wait and see if the Atom support stays. ...

Mac OS 10.6.2 now working on Atom processors
Asus Eee News, Mods, and Hacks — ... After all the fuss created by Hackintosher Stell's claim that the new Mac OS 10.6.2 beta builds were killing support for Atom chips 9to5Mac has reported that fears of the loss of Atom's support were unfounded since the latest developer build (10C535) re-enables support for Atom. ...

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New Mac OS X 10.6.2 build restores Atom support
electronista.com 21 days ago — Word that Apple had disabled Atom support in a Mac OS X 10.6.2 beta seed may have been premature, an update from the same discoverer says. A newer build, 10C535, now appears to have brought the feature back and hints that the lack of Atom support may ...
Latest Snow Leopard build resurrects Atom compatibility
appleinsider.com 21 days ago — Development build 10C535 of Snow Leopard update 10.6.2 retains Intel Atom support after previous build had killed compatibility with the processor.
OS X 10.6.2 reacquires Atom support in latest dev build
slashgear.com 21 days ago — Having heard earlier this week that Apple had blocked Atom processor support in their latest build of OS X 10.6.2, we’re now being told that the low-power Intel CPU has once again been welcomed back into the Mac fold. A newer 10.6.2 build, 10C535, has restored Atom support, meaning ...
Latest Mac OS X 10.6.2 beta build brings back Atom support
engadget.com 21 days ago — Well, it looks like reports that Apple might be killing Atom support in the next Snow Leopard update may have been slightly overblown, as the latest developer build of OS X 10.6.2 (10C535) has apparently restored support for the processor and ...
Snow Leopard update does not kill Atom support, at least for nowTech Ticker
  It was claimed that the 10.6.2 Snow Leopard update would not support Atom processors, effectively killing the hackintosh scene. Now the word is that the latest seed of the update brings back the Atom support. The developer seed 10C535 has enabled Atom support and with that the ...
Apple Not Disabling OS X Atom Support After AllSlashdot
bonch writes "Contrary to previous reports, Atom chip support is working fine in the latest 10C535 build of OS X 10.6.2. Apple's EULA still states that OS X is licensed to run only on Apple hardware, but it looks like OSX86 hackers can breathe easy ... for now." Read more of this story at ...
Apple Not Disabling OS X Atom Support After AllSlashdot: Apple
bonch writes "Contrary to previous reports, Atom chip support is working fine in the latest 10C535 build of OS X 10.6.2. Apple's EULA still states that OS X is licensed to run only on Apple hardware, but it looks like OSX86 hackers can breathe easy ... for now." Read more of this story at ...
Apple to disable Atom support with OS X 10.6.2? (updated)TechSpot
Update: The latest developer build (10C535) seems to have Atom support, so hackintosh users may be safe after all -- though, things could change by the final build.