Hackintosh without a Mac

[afronathan]

Hi. I hope this is in the right category.
I'm sorry to ask this question and I have searched on the internet, but I plan to get a Dell mini 10v to make a hackintosh but all the installation require a mac to start the process.

I don't know anybody who would be willing to lend me their mac and I'm certainly not going to go into an apple store and use one, so my question is how can I create the hackintosh without owning a mac already?

Thanks for the help/ links to thread/ links to guides etc.

Oh and I'd be installing OSX 10.6 if at all possible since I cannot find any version of 10.5.X cheaper than >£150.

And I cannot afford a mac right now before anybody tells me to just buy a mac... but I'm saving up for one next year

 

[aleksandra.]

You'd likely have more luck on another forum (for example: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showforum=178 ), most posts about hackintoshes here end up in the hackintosh thread sooner or later. Most users have Macs, so there're few people to give advice.

 

[psxguru]

Hi. I hope this is in the right category.
I'm sorry to ask this question and I have searched on the internet, but I plan to get a Dell mini 10v to make a hackintosh but all the installation require a mac to start the process.

I don't know anybody who would be willing to lend me their mac and I'm certainly not going to go into an apple store and use one, so my question is how can I create the hackintosh without owning a mac already?

Thanks for the help/ links to thread/ links to guides etc.

Oh and I'd be installing OSX 10.6 if at all possible since I cannot find any version of 10.5.X cheaper than >£150.

And I cannot afford a mac right now before anybody tells me to just buy a mac... but I'm saving up for one next year

There are plenty of copies of Leopard (10.5) on ebay, in fact I've got my copy on there at the moment 99p NR! (retail version)

 

[afronathan]

There are plenty of copies of Leopard (10.5) on ebay, in fact I've got my copy on there at the moment 99p NR! (retail version)

I would be worried about purchasing software from ebay though. Any tips to avoid getting conned?

 

[afronathan]

You'd likely have more luck on another forum (for example: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showforum=178 ), most posts about hackintoshes here end up in the hackintosh thread sooner or later. Most users have Macs, so there're few people to give advice.

Thanks for the advice, I'll check out this site.

 

[Richard1028]

I would be worried about purchasing software from ebay though. Any tips to avoid getting conned?

Avoid all items from Nigeria.

 

[Tyr.]

Try a "ready made" hackintosh distribution like iDeneb or iAtkos. You can burn the image to a DVD and just boot and install from that. Then you can move on to the more advanced stuff.
You might want to go here though for advice for your particular laptop (mine's an Acer.)

 

[brendu]

Try a "ready made" hackintosh distribution like iDeneb or iAtkos. You can burn the image to a DVD and just boot and install from that. Then you can move on to the more advanced stuff.
You might want to go here though for advice for your particular laptop (mine's an Acer.)

the mini does not have a optical drive... would it work off a bootable USB?

 

[sneezymarble]

the mini does not have a optical drive... would it work off a bootable USB?

Should.

 

[psxguru]

I would be worried about purchasing software from ebay though. Any tips to avoid getting conned?

Just the usual ebay tips - check feedback/history. Use paypal etc

 

[durija]

This is THE best place to go if you want to hack your Dell Mini 9 or 10:
http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/mac-os-x/

 

[afronathan]

Thanks for the help all, I think I can get my friend to lend me her mac now.

 

[sneezymarble]

Thanks for the help all, I think I can get my friend to lend me her mac now.

If you follow any number of guides at insanelymac, then you won't need a Mac to complete an installation of Leopard or Snow Leopard.