Old MBP. Do we get the 4 finger swipe as well???

[stevieapollo]

2.2ghz macbook pro 15" model right before multi touch trackpad

hello is my model even capable of having the multi touch feature with the hack? it sound complicated to me but i will give it a try if it is possible. i think the swipe and zoom feature makes a world of difference in these machines.

thanks

 

[risenphoenixkai]

No. Multitouch gestures are not possible on your model.

hello is my model even capable of having the multi touch feature with the hack? it sound complicated to me but i will give it a try if it is possible. i think the swipe and zoom feature makes a world of difference in these machines.

thanks

 

[daneoni]

Does this survive 10.5.7

 

[risenphoenixkai]

Does this survive 10.5.7

Sort of. You'll need to do everything all over again after updating in order to get gestures working in 10.5.7, but it does still work after that.

 

[daneoni]

Sort of. You'll need to do everything all over again after updating in order to get gestures working in 10.5.7, but it does still work after that.

Thanks.

 

[funkymo]

has anyone tried it yet with 10.5.7 ?

thx

 

[daneoni]

has anyone tried it yet with 10.5.7 ?

thx

What i did was save a copy of my existing 10.5.6 mutitouch kext with edited 4 gestures, i then updated to 10.5.7. After that, i backed up a copy of the new 10.5.7 kext file, then removed it and replaced it with my 10.5.6 kext...repaired permissions and hey presto!

I had an issue though...i initially replaced the USBTopCase kext with the 10.5.6 version when replacing the multitouch kext file as well, which ended up screwing up my function/media keys. So i replaced it back with the 10.5.7 one, repaired permissions and everything seems...fine...for now

 

[funkymo]

good idea, but too late for me since I updated without saving the ktexts, anyone tried it with the initial 10.5.6 ktexts on 10.5.7?

thx

 

[thaweesak]

good idea, but too late for me since I updates without saving the ktexts, anyone tried it with the initial 10.5.6 ktexts on 10.5.7?

thx

I've replaced mine with the previous version of the ktexts. Seems to work just fine.

 

[funkymo]

with the one from jfk post #179 on page 8 of this thread?


thx

 

[daneoni]

with the one from jfk post #179 on page 8 of this thread?


thx

I honestly can't remember where mine came from but jfk's one seems like a good one since its an edited one as well

 

[brom]

differences in the kexts?

any difference in the 10.5.6 and 10.5.7 unibody mbp multitouch kexts?
as new update broke the earlier hack, it follows that it must be updated somehow. Any responsiveness/functionality improvement in the new kext?

 

[thaweesak]

any difference in the 10.5.6 and 10.5.7 unibody mbp multitouch kexts?
as new update broke the earlier hack, it follows that it must be updated somehow. Any responsiveness/functionality improvement in the new kext?

The version's number's the same though. 1.0.0a1

 

[funkymo]

confirmed, the ktext of post #179 works just fine on 10.5.7!

 

[wesrk]

I couldn't replace it again, it says I don't have enough privileges, but I am the only account here... so... what's up with that? ideas?

 

[funkymo]

you nedd to delete the olde ktext and move then in the modified one.

 

[wesrk]

EDIT:
seems like I can delete it and replace it for the new modded one

 

[mrkgoo]

The version's number's the same though. 1.0.0a1

Min were different (10.5.6 on left 10.5.7 on right):

Also the internal files have new creation dates, but file sizes the same.

Something has changed inside, unsure what exactly.

 

[mrkgoo]

What i did was save a copy of my existing 10.5.6 mutitouch kext with edited 4 gestures, i then updated to 10.5.7. After that, i backed up a copy of the new 10.5.7 kext file, then removed it and replaced it with my 10.5.6 kext...repaired permissions and hey presto!

I had an issue though...i initially replaced the USBTopCase kext with the 10.5.6 version when replacing the multitouch kext file as well, which ended up screwing up my function/media keys. So i replaced it back with the 10.5.7 one, repaired permissions and everything seems...fine...for now

Why were you replacing the USBTopcase kext to begin with?

 

[JavaWizKid]

It doesn't matter if the update broke your multi-touch. All you need to do is simply re-download the multi-touch file and replace it again. The steps are exactly the same for 10.5.7 as they were for 10.5.6. I can't live without 4 fingers anymore, I've become so used to it!

 

[roger6106]

Min were different (10.5.6 on left 10.5.7 on right):

Also the internal files have new creation dates, but file sizes the same.

Something has changed inside, unsure what exactly.

"Get info" shows the same version number for both files, but Finder's column view shows different version numbers for the files.

If you've added the 4-finger multi touch in the past you can use time machine to restore the modified version of the file. That's what I did, and I didn't even have to repair permissions.

 

[winninganthem]

Have to reapply the modified kext, but the swipe still works.

 

[gusterfan]

Just wanted to let everyone know that I followed the same steps as when I originally got it and it's worked fine for me. Re-download the kext, delete the old one (make a copy first if you're nervous), put the new one there, repair disk permissions, restart, voila.

 

[Logicwax]

too old of a MBP? new panel!

if anyone has the problem of having a too old of a MBP, do what I did: replace the panel.


I got a new panel off of eBay for 40 bucks. Comes with the new keyboard (the one with the itunes buttons across the top), and comes with the multitouch trackpad hardware. The cool thing about it, is that apple embeds the keyboards and touchpads on the panel itself. You just pop off your old one, and put on the new one on, connect the ribbon and your good to go! OSX already detects the new pad and gives you multitouch goodness!

 

[Sweetfeld28]

if anyone has the problem of having a too old of a MBP, do what I did: replace the panel.


I got a new panel off of eBay for 40 bucks. Comes with the new keyboard (the one with the itunes buttons across the top), and comes with the multitouch trackpad hardware. The cool thing about it, is that apple embeds the keyboards and touchpads on the panel itself. You just pop off your old one, and put on the new one on, connect the ribbon and your good to go! OSX already detects the new pad and gives you multitouch goodness!

Let us know if this works for sure, i'd definitely be interested.