Make Macbook White Early 2009 on 64 Bit

Hi,

All this is my experience to change Macbook White Early 2009 to load using 64Bit Kernel, under Snow Leopard 10.6.3.

Below is the Mac specification :

Model	Early 2009
Release Date	21st Jan 2009
Model Numbers	MB881*/A
Machine Model	MacBook5,2
Display	13.3" glossy widescreen LCD, 1280 x 800 pixel resolution
FSB	1066 MHz
Processor	2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (P7350)
Memory	2 GB (two 1 GB) 667 MHz PC2-5300 Expandable to 4 GB
Graphics	nVidia GeForce 9400M using 256 MB RAM
HardDrive	120 GB Optional 160 GB, 250 GB, or 320 GB
AirPort Exteme	Integrated 802.11a/b/g and draft-n (n enabled)
Internal Slot-Loading	4× DVD+R DL writes, 8× DVD±R read, 4× DVD±RW writes, 24× CD-R, and 10x CD-RW recording
OS	Mac OS X v10.5.4
Weight	5.0 lb/2.3 kg
Dimension	1.08 x 12.78 x 8.92 in/27.5 x 325 x 227 mm

First do this thing to check whether the Mac is supported or not :
$ ioreg -p IODeviceTree -w0 -l | grep firmware-abi
$ | |   "firmware-abi" = <"EFI64">

If you get "EFI 64". It's mean your MacBook is supported.

$sudo -s  --> make you come a root BE CAREFULL!!!

#cd /User/yourusername/Downloads/
#cp boot64.efi /System/Library/CoreServices/
#cd /System/Library/CoreServices/
#chown root:wheel boot64.efi
#chflags uchg boot64.efi

#bless --folder /System/Library/CoreServices --file /System/Library/CoreServices/boot64.efi

After it's done, still under root go to :

#vi /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist

press 'i' then add this 'arch=x86_64'.

Kernel Flags
arch=x86_64


Press 'esc' and the type ':wq' then restart the machine immediately 'shutdown -r now'. It will take quite long time for the first loading.







If the Mac comes withe problem before you go in, then just insert your installation disk then open terminal. Type in :


sudo bless --folder /Volumes/VolumesNames/System/Library/CoreServices --file /Volumes/VolumesNames/System/Library/CoreServices/boot.efi


Restart the machine after that it will works normal.


File you need to dowload:


1. boot64.efi files
2. HexEdit Just in case do you needed.


Regards,
феникс