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Thread: Hack: Four Finger Gesture on Early 08 Macs

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    Apple Genius skinhead's Avatar
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    Default Hack: Four Finger Gesture on Early 08 Macs

    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
    Last edited by skinhead; 12-16-2008 at 04:58 PM.

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    Default Re: Four Finger Gesture on Early 08 Macs

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

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    Default Re: Four Finger Gesture on Early 08 Macs

    Quote Originally Posted by peleshot View Post
    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)
    Last edited by skinhead; 12-16-2008 at 08:25 PM.

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    Default Re: Four Finger Gesture on Early 08 Macs

    wonderful. i'm trying this on my penryn MBP when i get home.
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    Default Re: Four Finger Gesture on Early 08 Macs

    how will i know if my MBP can use this?

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    Default Re: Four Finger Gesture on Early 08 Macs

    @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.

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    Default Re: Four Finger Gesture on Early 08 Macs

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

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    Default Re: Four Finger Gesture on Early 08 Macs

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

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    Default Re: Four Finger Gesture on Early 08 Macs

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

    Thank you!

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    Default Re: Four Finger Gesture on Early 08 Macs

    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..


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