The Merged Hackintosh Thread

[maccompaq]

I'm sure ICH7 is horrible.

For $50 more on the motherboard you can really expect to get more. Expect the G41 to hit $50 just like the older G31 did.

ICH7 is not bad, just has 4 USB ports on back. If only someone could get GMA4500 to work on a Hack, that would be a great mobo.

 

[DoFoT9]

google code

sleep is working great on my system

from the site

how does one implement this into his already installed system??

 

[MacUser2525]

how does one implement this into his already installed system??

Seems fairly simple from the user doc PDF on the linked page.

Installing the kernel automatically
The best way to install the Voodoo kernel is to run the included installer package.
This backs up your existing kernel as /mach_kernel.original, installs the Voodoo
kernel in your root folder as /mach_kernel.voodoo, sets it as default (by editing
com.apple.Boot.plist) and creates a symlink /mach_kernel which points to the
Voodoo kernel (to enable VMware support). A matching System.kext is also
installed in your extensions folder.
Once the installation has finished, reboot your machine. The system will boot-up
using the Voodoo kernel and you do not need to do anything extra. This is the
recommended method for most users.

 

[localoid]

OSX86Tools is another way to install new kernels, as well as kexts, etc. It's a great tool...

 

[DoFoT9]

Seems fairly simple from the user doc PDF on the linked page.

wow... it does seem simple... i guess i should have read that! thanks

OSX86Tools is another way to install new kernels, as well as kexts, etc. It's a great tool...

interesting! that would have come in handy when i had problems with my GPU kexts haha, thankyou for the link!

 

[NoSmokingBandit]

My system hated the voodoo kernel. No apps would launch and i couldnt shut down/reboot/logo off even. Be careful if anyone is going to try it out.

 

[gazzanova]

My system hated the voodoo kernel. No apps would launch and i couldnt shut down/reboot/logo off even. Be careful if anyone is going to try it out.

you should file a detailed bug report to the developers

this is the kernel that will be used for snow leopard so its better that all the bugs are fixed before the next update

 

[NoSmokingBandit]

I might just be missing it somehow, but where dose one file a bug report for voodoo?

Arent the other kernel guys doing anything for 10.6 or is the Voodoo kernel just going to be the starting point for everyone?

 

[Mr.Gadget]

I'm ready to roll on a EFI-X based system (C2D Wolfdale 3.16GHz), 8800GT, etc...
Question: I intend for this to be a media box and have a BluRay/HD-DVD combo drive that also does DVD RW +/- DL (LG brand). Is there anything on the Mac that will allow me to view HDCP BluRay and/or HD-DVD?
On the Vista side, I currently use Cyberlink PowerDVD 8. If there is, then I am getting the EFI-X and going for it.
Thanks!

OH- I guess I could just multi boot over to Vista to view my HD content... Hum...

 

[DoFoT9]

I'm ready to roll on a EFI-X based system (C2D Wolfdale 3.16GHz), 8800GT, etc...
Question: I intend for this to be a media box and have a BluRay/HD-DVD combo drive that also does DVD RW +/- DL (LG brand). Is there anything on the Mac that will allow me to view HDCP BluRay and/or HD-DVD?
On the Vista side, I currently use Cyberlink PowerDVD 8. If there is, then I am getting the EFI-X and going for it.
Thanks!

OH- I guess I could just multi boot over to Vista to view my HD content... Hum...

in the short, no. sorry.

 

[gazzanova]

just updated to 10.5.6 using voodoo kernel, just ran software update with no patching, worked fine

lost sound but reinstall kexts and now working fine
couldn't mount dmg's solution was to reinstall seatbelt.kext

 

[dukebound85]

just updated to 10.5.6 using voodoo kernel, just ran software update with no patching, worked fine

lost sound but reinstall kexts and now working fine
couldn't mount dmg's solution was to reinstall seatbelt.kext

you didnt patch dsdt?

 

[gazzanova]

you didnt patch dsdt?

no you don't need to with the voodoo kernel

this is a quote from mercurysquad, maker of the voodoo kernel

If you are using Voodoo, it is set as default kernel and the update will only overwrite mach_kernel - your default will stay as Voodoo kernel.

You don't need DSDT patch. You don't need need AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement or its disabler.

 

[dukebound85]

no you don't need to with the voodoo kernel

this is a quote from mercurysquad, maker of the voodoo kernel

ok i have the boot-132 method. if i install the voodoo kernel, do i need to put that on the boot-132 disk? or how do you make use of the new kernel?

 

[MacUser2525]

ok i have the boot-132 method. if i install the voodoo kernel, do i need to put that on the boot-132 disk? or how do you make use of the new kernel?

If you use the installer package it sets everything up for you in the / partition and if I remember correctly sets the custom kernel option in the com.apple.Boot.plist so you will boot it by default every time.

 

[dukebound85]

If you use the installer package it sets everything up for you in the / partition and if I remember correctly sets the custom kernel option in the com.apple.Boot.plist so you will boot it by default every time.

very cool! man i wish i stayed on top of the osx86 scene rather than become complacent with a method that just happenes to work lol

 

[gazzanova]

I'm ready to roll on a EFI-X based system (C2D Wolfdale 3.16GHz), 8800GT, etc...
Question: I intend for this to be a media box and have a BluRay/HD-DVD combo drive that also does DVD RW +/- DL (LG brand). Is there anything on the Mac that will allow me to view HDCP BluRay and/or HD-DVD?
On the Vista side, I currently use Cyberlink PowerDVD 8. If there is, then I am getting the EFI-X and going for it.
Thanks!

OH- I guess I could just multi boot over to Vista to view my HD content... Hum...

toast maybe

 

[dukebound85]

toast maybe

osx does not allow for bluray media playback

however you can use bluray for data disks and such, just not movies

 

[gazzanova]

osx does not allow for bluray media playback

however you can use bluray for data disks and such, just not movies

well thats something new i've learnt today

its surprises me that you can't play bluray movies on osx

 

[SnowLeopard2008]

i started this thread so other people could also build their own hardware for running osx.

i have great satisfaction from doing this and want to share some info of my system.

this is the most reliable computer i have ever owned. i have owned apple computers from before they even made a mac. i am sick of being ripped off.
look at the other topics in this forum, a lot of people have problems with 'real' macs.

i encourage all interested to go to insanely mac dot com and roll their own, its a great experience.

i used a case and powersupply off a pc i had built for me a few years back for running autocad

this hacintosh is the first time i have 'built' a computer myself

I realize this might be old... since it was found on page 1. But lately, many PC vendors decided to use Intel GMAs. On towers. On AIOs. On laptops. EVERYTHING. I am not going to go through all that trouble just to save a few hundred, but lose stuff that's much more valuable. My time. Not to mention the hassle of updating software...

 

[dukebound85]

I realize this might be old... since it was found on page 1. But lately, many PC vendors decided to use Intel GMAs. On towers. On AIOs. On laptops. EVERYTHING. I am not going to go through all that trouble just to save a few hundred, but lose stuff that's much more valuable. My time. Not to mention the hassle of updating software...

well some are willing to and find it to be a nice hobby so to speak

to each his own though

 

[SnowLeopard2008]

^ I purposely put the word "I..." in front. Some ppl do this as a hobby, I understand that. I like to fiddle around with computers too. But then there's ppl who claim Apple is ripping us all off. That is incorrect. Dell/HP/Sony's AIO computers line up very poorly with the iMacs of today. First off, the PCs use lesser cpus and Intel GPUs (doesn't matter how great it is, it will never beat a dedicated card). Not to mention screen, quality, etc.

I do understand your point though.

 

[dukebound85]

while true, for less than the cost of an imac, i have built a hackintosh that is much more capable

the reason i did it personally was because of cost/performance and the ability to choose what components i want as opposed to what apple wants. i just didnt want to get an all in one as a desktop and couldnt afford a mac pro

i bet most hackintosh users build their own and do not get prebuilt boxes from dell/sony/etc

 

[maccompaq]

I built my own so that I could choose the case and everything else. I can get inside it to add hard drives or whatever.

 

[gazzanova]

@ SnowLeopard2008

like dukebound85 said this is a great hobby and most hackintosh users have built their own hack rather than buy a prebuilt box from dell/sony etc

most people who can build their own computers also know how to overclock their system to get maximum performance

this is where i get most of my satisfaction with this hobby

there is no greater joy than spending the equivalent of a mini-mac and getting it to perform like a mac pro

in fact most hackintoshes out perform mac pro's when you compare them core per core

using the results from www.geekbench.ca the 4 cores hack out bench the 4 core mac pro's

4 core hackintosh benchmarks

4 core mac pro benchmarks

now you might say, what the hell is this guy going on about these benchmarks, which bring me back to your point about time, when you can cut your rendering time when bouncing down a 32 track song on audio logic or save hours rendering a 60 minute movie on final cut pro on a system equivalent in cost of a mini mac that brings me great satisfaction