McGuywer
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But will this even be possible?
To load Mac OSX on a PC?
To load Mac OSX on a PC?
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Sure - but with varying degrees of success.
Too true, that's another reason they call it a HACKintosh...
But, even saying that - I'm of the "Wanna be a Mac" persuasion as well... Either gonna order the single license or family 5 pack if I know I'm going to be able to install it on my 2 PC's as well...
Check out:
http://www.zastore.co.za/index.php?lm=IGstore&cf=ProdListZAstore&d=1&p[cat_id]=ASM&p[showall]=1&p[order]=listorder,title
You still need to download the Mac ISO files, but at least you have a warm fuzzy feeling inside that you are doing the right thing (albeit in the wrong way!)
But, even saying that - I'm of the "Wanna be a Mac" persuasion as well... Either gonna order the single license or family 5 pack if I know I'm going to be able to install it on my 2 PC's as well...
Check out:
http://www.zastore.co.za/index.php?lm=IGstore&cf=ProdListZAstore&d=1&p[cat_id]=ASM&p[showall]=1&p[order]=listorder,title
You still need to download the Mac ISO files, but at least you have a warm fuzzy feeling inside that you are doing the right thing (albeit in the wrong way!)
Installed on my AMD Hp Laptop to see if i could do it lol
Used Kalyway dvd, took a few installs to get most things working, but eventually the only things that didnt work were ethernet and audio jack (internal speakers worked)
Saving up now for a proper macbook pro, once you go mac you dont go back lol
Used Kalyway dvd, took a few installs to get most things working, but eventually the only things that didnt work were ethernet and audio jack (internal speakers worked)
Saving up now for a proper macbook pro, once you go mac you dont go back lol
Suede
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One of the nicest how to's for building your own Hackintosh:
http://lifehacker.com/software/hack-attack/build-a-hackintosh-mac-for-under-800-321913.php
http://lifehacker.com/software/hack-attack/build-a-hackintosh-mac-for-under-800-321913.php
What's with the distros.... The only time you need a distro, is if you are wanting to install OSX on an AMD system. Then you will need the distro as it has a hacked kernel for AMD. Intel PCs run on the original kernel. Buy the original software. At least you are not infringing on copyrights. You also then get i-Life along with it. (Not on the distros) You surely want to make use of i-Life software if you want to enjoy the mac experience (on a PC)
All you need is a bootloader (chameleon or boot think) and two files (fakesmc.kext and nullcpupowermanagemet.kext) which you copy into the bootloader's directory (depends on which bootlaoder) and you can install Leopard from a retail disc. No hacks or cracks or modifying of the installation disc is needed. It's only booting up that needs attention - the bootlaoder does that for you. Once installed, all you need to do is sort out your graphics card, LAN and sound. There are so many tutorials. Search for 'osx86 install leopard from retail disc'. Research your hardware (LAN chipset, sound chipset and graphics card) and find the kexts you need to run your hardware. These can be installed after the OSX installation is complete. (Most Nvidia cards need efi strings only - which you can generate using OSX86Tools)
See... it's not rocket science... I got this working on my own (second time around). I was running Leopard for a year and a half and Snow Leopard since it was released.
As for the right click... if you use a pc mouse, right click is standard as in Windows. No need to change preferences. I use a PS2 mouse (have to install a ps2 kext) as the movements are the same as on a PC. USB mouse gives you same slow movement as an Apple mouse.
All you need is a bootloader (chameleon or boot think) and two files (fakesmc.kext and nullcpupowermanagemet.kext) which you copy into the bootloader's directory (depends on which bootlaoder) and you can install Leopard from a retail disc. No hacks or cracks or modifying of the installation disc is needed. It's only booting up that needs attention - the bootlaoder does that for you. Once installed, all you need to do is sort out your graphics card, LAN and sound. There are so many tutorials. Search for 'osx86 install leopard from retail disc'. Research your hardware (LAN chipset, sound chipset and graphics card) and find the kexts you need to run your hardware. These can be installed after the OSX installation is complete. (Most Nvidia cards need efi strings only - which you can generate using OSX86Tools)
See... it's not rocket science... I got this working on my own (second time around). I was running Leopard for a year and a half and Snow Leopard since it was released.
As for the right click... if you use a pc mouse, right click is standard as in Windows. No need to change preferences. I use a PS2 mouse (have to install a ps2 kext) as the movements are the same as on a PC. USB mouse gives you same slow movement as an Apple mouse.
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What graphics card do you have? Most get it wrong by trying to install drivers - especially those that come with a distro (NVDarwin, NVkush etc.). Drivers / kext's are not the right way to go. Use OSX86 Tools to generate EFI strings for your graphics card which are then added to com.apple.boot.plist file. Thats all you need. If there are no standard strings avaialble, you can create a custom string relevant to your specific card. Have you tried google...it's your friend and it works!
Any 6000 series and up nvidia PCI E card will work in Leopard - not in Snow Leopard though (only 9000 series and up after the 10.6.2 update).
The most common problem after getting your g/card to work (blue screen or monitor goes into power saving mode) , is that you need to connect your monitor (LCD) via the hdi port instead of vga. (use the vga to hdi adaptor which came with your card)
If resolution is a problem, add the resolution you would like to apple.boot.plist eg. <string>-x32 "Graphics Mode"="1400x900x32@60"</string> The 60 is the refresh rate. The default was 70 which caused my display to go into standby mode. this string forces it to use 60 as refresh rate
PS: Onboard graphics won't work in hq mode - ever. You need a stand-alone graphics card.
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