Hack: Four Finger Gesture on Early 08 Macs

[skinhead]

since the 10.5.6 update didnt include this, found this on macrumors and it works on my Rev A 1.8 macbook Air..

download this file:

- Copy, backup, or rename the old .kext located at system/library/extensions/AppleUSBMultitouch.kext
- transfer the new one and authenticate
- launch Disk Utility and repair permission
- reboot

note: got too excited and posted the wrong title, Hope the mods can change it so it's not misleading..

enjoy the four finger gesture everyone

mba screenshot

[peleshot]

Ohh cool. One question though, since its a hack, won't it void the warranty?

[skinhead]

Ohh cool. One question though, since its a hack, won't it void the warranty?

im sure it wont but if you have warranty concern dont install it.

btw this will work on these models only, dont try this if your mac is not on the list.

Macbook Air Early 08- 1.6/1.8ghz
Macbook Pro Early 08 - Penryn 2.4/2.5/2.6ghz 15 or 17 inch
Unibody Macbook - comes preinstalled
Unibody Macbook Pro - comes preinstalled
Macbook Air Late 2008 - 1.6/1.8 DDR3 Nvidia (some has 4 finger gesture and some are not)

[mousehole]

wonderful. i'm trying this on my penryn MBP when i get home.

[juanegg]

how will i know if my MBP can use this?

[rafaelc378]

@juanegg, if your MBP is one of the ones on Skinhead's list it will be able to do this. (If you bought your MBP since about March of this year or recent, it should work.

[juanegg]

bwisit sayang! haha it would have been soooooooo cool to have 4 finger gestures .. haha oh well

[m0nd]

hey thanks! it worked perfectly on my penryn mbp!now i am not envious of my friends trackpad hehe

[barre05]

Wow. I'm excited. Trying to install it as I type this.

Thank you!

[skinhead]

notice my first screenshot that there's a Secondary Click which is pretty much useless for us (MBP,MBA users).. if you want a much cooler trackpad preference and dont want it included you can download the file (above) and edit the info.plist.

heres the finish product below after editing, notice the secondary click is gone and the trackpad has a button now (before is buttonless glass trackpad wc is on unibody macs only)

now i can disable my hot corners and no need to alt tab haha..