So I finally got daxnitro's shaders, including Sonic Ether's shaders, to work:
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More screenshots: http://imgur.com/a/hjW1d
The following are the steps I took to install the shaders on my Mac. I don't know what differences there will be for PC/Linux users.
1. First you'll need to copy bk.class, ep.class, and ey.class from minecraft.jar into modpack.jar.
2. Download the installer from daxnitro's thread: http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/120261-125-glsl-shaders-dof-bump-mapping-waving-wheat-dynamic-shadows-and-more/
3. Download the shaders for 1.1 from his repo: http://nitrous.daxnitro.com/repo/
4. Open the installer and right-click and disable any selected mods.
5. Go to File > Import and select the Shaders.n2 file you downloaded from the repo.
6. Go to Options and select modpack.jar from your Tekkit folder. For Mac users, it should be /Users/username/Library/Application Support/techniclauncher/tekkit/bin/modpack.jar
7. Click Install