The Merged Hackintosh Thread

[nomar383]

OK, here we are after the big Tuesday, October 14, 2008 notebook announcement with the NVidia chips. The poll is setting at 33.20% for "Never build a hackintosh". I suspect that number will start to drop.

Haha, I agree. Watch as more and more people build their own or buy a laptop to put OSx86 on it Sweeeeeeeet

 

[JW8725]

After todays bullshyte event I am buying a Dell mini 9 and going hackintosh within the next few days. 2 fingers to Apple.

 

[maccompaq]

OK, here we are after the big Tuesday, October 14, 2008 notebook announcement with the NVidia chips. The poll is setting at 33.20% for "Never build a hackintosh". I suspect that number will start to drop.

After today, I think the Hackintosh community will be growing a lot. I never thought I would ever say this, but I will probably never buy another Apple computer after giving Apple thousands of dollars in sales.

 

[DoFoT9]

After today, I think the Hackintosh community will be growing a lot. I never thought I would ever say this, but I will probably never buy another Apple computer after giving Apple thousands of dollars in sales.

ESPECIALLY after the $1000 increase in the price (for our country anyway).

im only young, but the current trends of my financial status will not see me buy a desktop mac (MP), i will definately be buying mac laptops, because of their design...a PC laptop is out of the question.

 

[unwinded]

Earlier today I was angry and contemplated a Hackintosh laptop... but honestly after reading up on the latest news, that particular "scene" is just as unreliable as ever. Sure you can install an EFI "simulator" that will make downloading official Apple updates possible... but it might breaks some hacks and patches that make audio/video possible. There is no perfect configuration and you are always at risk for random crashes when booting and shutting down, and especially while sleeping. To me, a "hackintosh" is an "illegal" maintenance nightmare... and although it is called a 'hobbiest' project I don't think I'll partake. I'm leaning toward a $1,349 MacBook Pro refurb while supplies last at the moment.

 

[ejket]

To me, a "hackintosh" is an "illegal" maintenance nightmare...

The "state of the art" techniques for OSx86 right now are based on installs from unmodified retail Leopard DVDs. So they're not illegal, and not a maintenance nightmare, either, from what I've been reading. It seems that the more you wander from particular hardware, the more trouble you get, though. Stick with Intel chipsets (P35, P45, etc.), a C2D or better, nVidia graphics (7300, 8800GT, etc.), set up the BIOS correctly from the start, and you'll not have many problems.

I'm just researching this ATM, but I expect to build a Hackintosh by this weekend. Why? Well, why not? I like to tinker.

 

[gazfocus]

Ok, I am really disappointed with the Macs released yesterday so I am now looking at hackintoshing my Dell notebook.

I have a Dell D531 (spec as follows):
AMD Turion 64 X2 1.9Ghz
ATI’s Radeon® Xpress X1270
1GB Ram (to be upgraded to 2GB)
80GB Hard Drive
AMD M690T Chipset
Dell Wireless 1490
Dell Wireless 360 Bluetooth

Will the Kalyway 10.5.2 install disc work with this laptop?

Any advice would be great

 

[nomar383]

Ok, I am really disappointed with the Macs released yesterday so I am now looking at hackintoshing my Dell notebook.

I have a Dell D531 (spec as follows):
AMD Turion 64 X2 1.9Ghz
ATI’s Radeon® Xpress X1270
1GB Ram (to be upgraded to 2GB)
80GB Hard Drive
AMD M690T Chipset
Dell Wireless 1490
Dell Wireless 360 Bluetooth

Will the Kalyway 10.5.2 install disc work with this laptop?

Any advice would be great

Not a whole lot of info on the insanelymac forums about this model, but worth a try. I'm sure you'll need the AMD version of osx86 though

 

[gazfocus]

Not a whole lot of info on the insanelymac forums about this model, but worth a try. I'm sure you'll need the AMD version of osx86 though

Yeah, I've put the question on insanelymac forums too...The disc I've got is an Intel and AMD install disc.

 

[TBi]

Yeah, I've put the question on insanelymac forums too...The disc I've got is an Intel and AMD install disc.

The best way to find out is to try yourself.

 

[xJus10x]

Hey guys I've used Macs for the past 5 years, but before school started this year I bought a Dell XPS M1530 because it was pretty cheap with MacBook Pro type specs. Has hackintosh been perfected, or close to perfected on the M1530? I would LOVE it. Specs are: 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo, 8600 GT, and 4GB RAM. Thanks for any info/help, it's greatly appreciated!

 

[ticohans]

I can't speak to using Firewire for video, but I can for Firewire audio: Firewire works 100% for me once I acquired a PCI FireWire card with a TI chipset (this one) and switched to the Speedstep + Sleep kernel. Neither the onboard Firewire (w/VIA chip) on the motherboard (Asus P5K-VM) or a (VIA) FireWire PCI card could handle multiple (>2) audio tracks without stuttering and Logic had fatal sync problems. Two-channel stereo did work without stutter (w/VIA card or VIA onboard) but CPU utilization was a bit high... most people probably wouldn't notice the problem unless they used DAW software that actually uses more than two tracks of audio.

Hey localoid, I'm probably going to be building a hackintosh for DAW purposes within the next couple months and was wondering if you would be willing to post your current configuration, assuming you have a stable and capable machine. Thanks.

 

[ichii]

I also have two working Hackintosh
One is a prebuilt Compaq DX2000MT, the other is self built Mobo: P5NSLI nforce 570 with Intel Pentium D 805 Smithfield 2.66GHz and Nvidia 8600 GT videocard. They both work fine, but if you really want to run OSX without any problems get a mac

 

[DoFoT9]

well,

we have a blackout here lastnight (3rd time this week!) and now all my hackintosh does it display a bluescreen. it has happened to me before so i am going to attempt to reinstall the drivers! wish me luck! haha

 

[ejket]

I just got back from the store, and I'm having a coffee before I roll up my sleeves to try building my first hackintosh. Here's what I bought:

Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R motherboard
C2D E8600 @ 3.3 GHz, 1333 FSB
Zalman CPU cooler
Corsair matched 4GB Dual Channel RAM, DDR2-1066
Plextor SATA DVD writer
WD Caviar 320GB SATA hard drive
Asus 8800GT w. 1GB DDR3
Antec Atlas 550 Server Mid-Tower w. 550W PSU

I thought this was a decent value at $1200 CAD. Wish me luck

 

[RHD]

it is actually the most reliable mac i have used. i know this sounds crazy but it is true. i didnt just build it last week, i've had it for well over six months on 24/7, it is just very stable. i run parallels with xp a lot of the time also, works great.

i'm a designer so i have been using macs since my first se20. you dont want to know what i went through with apple customer service and my last alum powerbook lol

there is little learning to do in the setup. i also keep a system backup 'just in case' but no problems at all so far.

Really interested. By why do you run Parallels with XP? Why not Bootcamp into XP?
Cheers.

 

[DoFoT9]

Really interested. By why do you run Parallels with XP? Why not Bootcamp into XP?
Cheers.

bootcamp wont work for me from parallels, maybe it wont work him either?

 

[Volante]

Which netbook runs OS X best?

 

[kurzz]

I too have become disenchanted by Apple's exorbant prices on their latest Macbooks. So, I think it's time for me to break a sweat and try installing OS X on my Dell XPS 1330. If it fails, well...I'll try my hand at Ubuntu I guess.

 

[dukebound85]

Which netbook runs OS X best?

heard msi wind is a good one for osx

 

[YahonMaizosz]

Hi Guys, I posted here before about the requirements to install OSX in my Windows setup..

Here is the complete list of my setup:

ASUS Maximus Formula
Intel Q6600 @ 3.6Ghz
OCZ 8GB DDR2 960
3x150GB RAPTOR (10K) RAID 0
EVGA 7950GX2
Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty
Antec TruePower Quattro 1000W
2x30' DELL 3007WFP-HC


If possible, can someone tell me if it is actually possible to install OSX in ASUS mobo? Also, is it able to utilize all of my 8GB RAM??

Thx guys..

 

[dukebound85]

Hi Guys, I posted here before about the requirements to install OSX in my Windows setup..

Here is the complete list of my setup:

ASUS Maximus Formula
Intel Q6600 @ 3.6Ghz
OCZ 8GB DDR2 960
3x150GB RAPTOR (10K) RAID 0
EVGA 7950GX2
Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty
Antec TruePower Quattro 1000W
2x30' DELL 3007WFP-HC


If possible, can someone tell me if it is actually possible to install OSX in ASUS mobo? Also, is it able to utilize all of my 8GB RAM??

Thx guys..

no offense but you would really be better off asking that/researching that on insanly mac forums

 

[MaaseyRacer]

I have owned more Apple computers than many on this forum, I have personally owned around 20 including my current MacBook Pro. I have never switched, I started with Mac OS and I intend to stay with it for the time being. That being said I am writing this on my 8 week old Hackintosh. I built this, just as a weekend project to see how well it would work. It surpassed all of my expectations. It is not my primary computer. I installed it with my Leopard Family Pack DVD (legally purchased from an Apple Store). My Hackintosh runs well it runs better and faster than a lot of new macs. This computer has astonished me. I have full compatibility. I have modified very little in terms of my extensions to get it running right. I have yet to find any apps or services for the mac that do not work on my Hackitosh. With devices like EFI-X that do not require you do modify your extensions why would you do not do this. If you are worried about style, modify an existing apple case. I put my system in a PowerMac Quicksilver case. It looks bitchin'. To the Nay sayers, do not knock it until you try it.

 

[riker1384]

I'm getting ready to build an inexpensive Hackintosh.

Can someone explain to me the different ways of installing the OS? I'm being recommended some hacked versions to download and install. (Don't want to debate the legality; I could buy a regular version later if I get the computer working) Will I be able to update to different versions if I use those?

If I install a regular version with the EFI patch, is that method easier or harder? Is one more reliable?

In the Insanely Mac forum it can be a bit confusing because people assume you already know the basics. There are so many threads and articles to look through.

 

[taylorwilsdon]

I'm getting ready to build an inexpensive Hackintosh.

Can someone explain to me the different ways of installing the OS? I'm being recommended some hacked versions to download and install. (Don't want to debate the legality; I could buy a regular version later if I get the computer working) Will I be able to update to different versions if I use those?

If I install a regular version with the EFI patch, is that method easier or harder? Is one more reliable?

In the Insanely Mac forum it can be a bit confusing because people assume you already know the basics. There are so many threads and articles to look through.

Sure. You can use a pre-packaged, pre-patched distribution like Iatkos or Kalyway (the latter being better, in my opinion). This will include lots of drivers for popular hardware and almost certainly make your life easier.


However, some (like me), prefer the "pure" Mac experience (using software update for OS level updates, etc) so you can do a true vanilla install using a real OSX disk with a free bootloader like Chameleon.

Don't worry about EFI patches, a pre-built distro like Kalyway will have you covered and a bootloader like Boot-132-Chameleon takes care of EFI as well.