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
Re: Four Finger Gesture on Early 08 Macs Ohh cool. One question though, since its a hack, won't it void the warranty?
Re: Four Finger Gesture on Early 08 Macs 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)
Re: Four Finger Gesture on Early 08 Macs wonderful. i'm trying this on my penryn MBP when i get home.
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.
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
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
Re: Four Finger Gesture on Early 08 Macs Wow. I'm excited. Trying to install it as I type this. Thank you!
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..
Re: Four Finger Gesture on Early 08 Macs just a note, you must be on 10.5.6 (right skinhead?). tried it on my 10.5.5 and it didn't work.
Re: Four Finger Gesture on Early 08 Macs ^^ yes you need to be on 10.5.6 for it to work, there is a guide to enable 4 finger gesture on 10.5.5 but it's really too technical and dangerous to do.. uploaded the modified .kext for those who dont want a secondary click on their trackpad preference (my 2nd screenshot on page 1). click to download
Re: Four Finger Gesture on Early 08 Macs darn it. it would have been so cool to have the 'bear claw' gesture on my santa rosa mbp. any brave souls that have tried this hack on their santa rosas?
Re: Four Finger Gesture on Early 08 Macs got it to work on the wifey's MBA! almost gave me a heart attack though... trackpad stopped working after initial install. had to dig up an old usb mouse to get things to work again. thanks!
Re: Four Finger Gesture on Early 08 Macs Update: Can't make it work for my early/mid-2008 MBP. I did everything in the first step, and once I rebooted, I lost my trackpad and keyboard. Had to reboot using the OS X install disk 1, and re-install 10.5.6 to get a new AppleUSBMultitouch.kext file. Oh well. I guess I'll just wait for Apple to release the official update.
Re: Four Finger Gesture on Early 08 Macs sorry to hear that barre. to all who will attempt to install this, please be sure to repair disk permission before reboot, also you can also use Onyx. If you got stuck with no trackpad response after the boot you can try any of the ff: - use a USB mouse - Repair Disk permission using install DVD - boot into safe mode - applejack - reinstall OSX
Re: Four Finger Gesture on Early 08 Macs okay guys, i'm on 10.5.6 now, and have the file downloaded... are there any other guinea pigs out there who already did it, and have it work perfectly? i am mega praning about doing this, but am so excited at the same time...
Re: Four Finger Gesture on Early 08 Macs @MDJ, let me know how it goes. I would wanna try it, too--after you.
Re: Four Finger Gesture on Early 08 Macs @ricpac - i refuse to do it until we reach a critical mass of say 5 other philmuggers who have done it!!! you go first!!!
Re: Four Finger Gesture on Early 08 Macs I'd love to but something's telling me I should be holding back... so I'll wait...
