failed hackintosh. noob need help

Scary_Turtle said:
I haven't done this in a long time but I'm sure you can do this on virtual machine.

Download virtual box on windows, download a Mac os iso and install it with virtual box.

The 5 times a year you need to use it load up the vm.
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thanks for that but i already done that, and it dont work, i need usb passthrough 100 percent.i tried tweaks
 
deweyzeph said:
I've never understood the concept of a Hackintosh. Why would you willingly want to run MacOS on anything?
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Because when it runs on a Apple hardware it outperforms anything Windows and Linux can do by a quarter mile with its eyes closed.

Its like asking why you would want to drive a Bentley when you can have a Polo. I have been a MacOS user for 15 years and although i have Windows and Linux machines because I need to, i hate using them. Horrible things, horrible!

Back to topic, Hackintosh is a terrible idea. You should just go out and buy Apple hardware.
 
prod said:
Sure, but if you're into this sort of thing then asking someone else to do it for you kinda takes the fun out of it? Anyway, was just wondering what the use case is, cause if you just want to test some stuff then there are other options like EC2 Mac instances
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True. I wouldn't do it again.

I'd much sooner buy an older mini if I was planning on making money off it. Too many things to go wrong on a hackintosh.
 
bwana said:
True. I wouldn't do it again.

I'd much sooner buy an older mini if I was planning on making money off it. Too many things to go wrong on a hackintosh.
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Yeah I deployed it on KVM and it was such a headache
 
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I have done all this already.... many ways and i am still getting the crash when the last 2 minutes of catalina install.pc boots then tells me cant install catalina.Ok i will try one last time and watch again a set of youtube tutorials,The reason i asked for someone to do this is i want to test there iso and files and see if i get a crash.
Guys so sorry for all this hottie tottie stuff but help is needed,my iq is only but 130..lol
 
SauRoNZA said:
So what are the chances this very same command wouldn't work on a real Mac?
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no i tested it on a borrow mac with catalina.The software that is mac only works on mac 100 percent.THe problem i had with vm's was that usb pass through was not working. like these commands was to be used

These steps will need to be adapted for your particular setup.

  • Isolate the passthrough PCIe devices with vfio-pci, with the help of lspci -nnk command.
    $ lspci -nnk
    ...
    03:00.0 USB controller: ASMedia ASM1142 USB 3.1 Host Controller [1b21:1242]

    Add 1b21:1242 to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT in /etc/default/grub file in the required format. See GPU passthrough notes (above) for details.
  • Update initramfs, and then reboot.
    $ sudo update-initramfs -k all -u

  • Use the helper scripts to isolate the USB controller.
    $ scripts/lsgroup.sh
    ### Group 7 ###
    00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise ...
    ### Group 15 ###
    06:00.0 Audio device: Creative Labs Sound Core3D ...
    ### Group 5 ###
    00:17.0 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise ...
    ### Group 13 ###
    03:00.0 USB controller: ASMedia ASM1142 USB 3.1 Host Controller


    $ scripts/vfio-group.sh 13

  • Add -device vfio-pci,host=03:00.0,bus=pcie.0 line to booot..


the problem i am not using a desktop but a laptop and i really tried all these.always got errors.I mean how diffiicult can it be to connect a iphone in vm where ssh and dfu and ramdisk all work....

if i can get a vm to work with usb for all iphone related tasks i would not need to build a hackintosh.This hack is so sensitive, and if your plist is wrong the thing crashes.
 
kronoSX said:
i see yes , someone already told me to get a mac mini,i decided not to.
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Does the amount of cash you can generate justify investing 2.5k to 4K to buy a second hand Mac? If not, you have to question whether the Hackintosh route is worth the investment of the time and money you are putting into it.

If the opportunity justifies investing 4k on second hand hand Mac, do you think "I can't afford that." or rather "How can I afford that?" If the cash you can generate from the Mac is worthwhile, it is worth considering selling some of the old laptops you have as suggested above or some other means to get a second hand Mac.
 
kronoSX said:
no i tested it on a borrow mac with catalina.The software that is mac only works on mac 100 percent.THe problem i had with vm's was that usb pass through was not working. like these commands was to be used

These steps will need to be adapted for your particular setup.

  • Isolate the passthrough PCIe devices with vfio-pci, with the help of lspci -nnk command.
    $ lspci -nnk
    ...
    03:00.0 USB controller: ASMedia ASM1142 USB 3.1 Host Controller [1b21:1242]

    Add 1b21:1242 to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT in /etc/default/grub file in the required format. See GPU passthrough notes (above) for details.
  • Update initramfs, and then reboot.
    $ sudo update-initramfs -k all -u

  • Use the helper scripts to isolate the USB controller.
    $ scripts/lsgroup.sh
    ### Group 7 ###
    00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise ...
    ### Group 15 ###
    06:00.0 Audio device: Creative Labs Sound Core3D ...
    ### Group 5 ###
    00:17.0 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise ...
    ### Group 13 ###
    03:00.0 USB controller: ASMedia ASM1142 USB 3.1 Host Controller


    $ scripts/vfio-group.sh 13

  • Add -device vfio-pci,host=03:00.0,bus=pcie.0 line to booot..


the problem i am not using a desktop but a laptop and i really tried all these.always got errors.I mean how diffiicult can it be to connect a iphone in vm where ssh and dfu and ramdisk all work....

if i can get a vm to work with usb for all iphone related tasks i would not need to build a hackintosh.This hack is so sensitive, and if your plist is wrong the thing crashes.
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The problem appears to be that your are conflating USB and GPU passthrough as one and the same thing.

There’s no reason a VM shouldn’t work for this any more or less than a real Mac.

But for all the time you’ve wasted on this you could have just bought a real one and made back your money through time.
 
InvisibleJim said:
Does the amount of cash you can generate justify investing 2.5k to 4K to buy a second hand Mac? If not, you have to question whether the Hackintosh route is worth the investment of the time and money you are putting into it.

If the opportunity justifies investing 4k on second hand hand Mac, do you think "I can't afford that." or rather "How can I afford that?" If the cash you can generate from the Mac is worthwhile, it is worth considering selling some of the old laptops you have as suggested above or some other means to get a second hand Mac.
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you have a valid good point ,but i am trying to save cost and just wanna be cheapazzz.lol.I bought a new laptop a few months back that i wanted to resell to buy a mac ,i ended up selling it and using the money for emergency cash....got only these 3 laptops, netbook lenovo and acer. all are over 3 years old except for this damn mercer touchscreen which is only a 18 months old and has a battery problem,.
 
SauRoNZA said:
The problem appears to be that your are conflating USB and GPU passthrough as one and the same thing.

There’s no reason a VM shouldn’t work for this any more or less than a real Mac.

But for all the time you’ve wasted on this you could have just bought a real one and made back your money through time.
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time, how long we talking.I am afraid to buy the mac, what if i dont make my money back or profit.I been into the iphone game for only a year and got only 12 customers,its a cut throat world out there.lol
 
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