Most hacked distros has been stripped to 4GB so no need dual layer

hehee
i also same as u before
it took me almost few month to understand the hackintosh
welcome to the club & really, i find hackintosh stable compare to retail install dvd on my machine


yes, there are plenty way of installing hacintosh into generic intel pc
for amd, u might need to use some of modified os x such ideneb, iATKOS, kalyway or leo4all
the retail install can be done on amd but need more tweaking compared to intel which is a lot easier
my torrent for retail 10.5.4 finish almost a month coz of the size much larger(7gb plus) than the modified sources(roughly around 4gb or less)
its not necessary to have dual layer dvd coz u can still install via restored os x image on external drive which is much faster.

Ah, thanks for clearing that up.

One more question. I had shrink down my Windows volume in preparation of Hackintosh. More precisely, I shrink down some volume from C, and some from D using Windows Management thing.

What I see is, 2 separate unallocated space. That means, instead of stacking together, the free space that I created had become 2 separate free space. I am not sure if you understand what I means.

Anyway, I read some guides and it seems they are saying something along the line of "create partition with FAT32 format", then use DISKPART command. Can't I just use the Disk utility in Mac OS installer disk to format the partition? Or do I need to format it with windows first, then only format it with mac?

Sorry for so many questions before I even started.

I've always been curious - with the chameleon method, what do you guys do when there's a new software update? Do you just "Software Update" everything as a real Mac would ? No messing around with kext and stuff? or is that required? I've heard about Chameleon before but I'm just a lazy sod who can't really keep up with these modifications nor do I have time for it

"Software Update" can be done with disabler.kext. Nothing to do with Chameleon. Chameleon only for boot sector by emulating the EFI part.

I see plenty of you going through a tough moment to run Mac OSX on Intel rig. Perhaps should consider a EFi-X which make life much easier.

sure thing, but it still have hardware limitation right?
by doing some reading & trying plus effort, almost no limitation to install on any hardware coz we can customize kext or efi string

my case here similar to paladin.
the more i read, the more i confuse.
i thought everyone in insanelymac using a 'retail disc install', then ended up reading all those modified osx guide and information. lolz.
so genstapo, u're using a modified osx?.
'retail disc instal', is it easier than just installing the modified one?


@outdoorxplorer
have any ur friend using biostar mobo with efi-x?. how's the resut? was planning to buy that at first. but found got boot123 method which also can do the same thing.
correct me if i'm wrong.

lolzzz.. read & try
its the only way to understand better
currently im on modified os x, been using the retail lastime(boot132), but i cant overclock my rig
with this modded distro, i can clock my rig as usual

Andiboi,

I suggest u install one of the modified distro`s first to see which works better for yr mobo (iPC,iAtkos,kalyway). Because i think efi-x does not support yr mobo its not on their compatibility list. Basically what efix can do the u can do it with the boot132 method as well. I suggest u install modified distro first to see which distro suits yr hardware, from there on u can extract the kexts and build yr own boot132 disc and use the retail disc to install retail.


As for hackintosh users, the ati 4870 will be supported in the next update 10.5.7 . On top of that, cant wait for the latest chameleon. That should be the efi-x killer, customizable bootloader with gui

PS: bizkutrai , im on the ip35-e too, quite a nice board for hackintosh eh, not much of a problem installing retail on it. Btw ure on chameleon rite? modified kext in efi partition or folder on root?

Yes it is a great P35 mobo. efi partition or on root? I dont understand what do you really mean. I put the kext inside the System/Extensions folder. Basically I only need OpenHaltRestart.kext, disabler.kext, modified AppleSMBIOS.kext to make my hackintosh works.

This is a guide how to create a bootable Chameleon Powered USB Drive. You need a working Mac to do this. Hackintosh or a real Mac.

1. Put your Mac OS X Installer DMG on the desktop

2. Insert your USB Flash Drive

3. In Disk Utility, click on the Flash Drive (the root, not the partition name)

a. Click on the Restore tab
b. Select your Mac OS X Installer DMG as the Source (you can drag-anddrop the files for both this and the next step)
c. Select your Flash Drive (the partition name, not the root this time) as the Destination
d. Check the "Erase Destination" box
e. Click the Start button

4. Upon completion, install Chameleon EFI to the USB Flash Drive using UInstaller (for simplicity) . Please select a right drive to install. get it from here http://pcwizcomputer.com/index.php?option=...d=149&Itemid=48

5. Reboot from USB

You need, at minimum, a 4GB USB Flash Drive or more. External USB drive can be used.

i managed to get the OSX retail to boot with the kext from the generic boot132.iso. i have also managed to install chameleon on the retailOSX partition. all this is done without a video card but on the on-board VGA graphics.

i then
> installed the kext for Radeon HD3650 obtained from ATI Radeon HD pkg installers 10.5.6
> shutdown
> slotted in the ATI Radeon Sapphire HD3650 512MB DDR2
> plug in the DVI cable
> and rebooted

the thing booted up and all i can see was some something resembling a magiceye poster


what is wrong?

when i was on 10.5.2 Kalyway it all worked fine. could even install with the graphics card plugged in.

Thanks for the guide

@gengstapo

Maybe i know did u got problem with ur hackintosh rig using Apple Alum Keyboard ??

Mine got problem kb hang when enabled usb ehci(usb 2.0) in bios.....ohci (usb 1.1) no problem

nope, its workin' fine
i enable usb 2.0 in my bios

i only have major problem when running retail dvd setup.. seems its very sensitive & quite not stable or my installation not correct. im revert to leo4all again & i must say i like it

after searching and reading some of hackintosh forum...apple alum kb ..some mobo got problem with it
bout ur retail dvd.....maybe is the kernel problem (ur rig hardware problem run with retail mac kernel)

nevermind. i got it working with THIS Radeon HD pkg . Some guy from the #RadeonHD channel on irc.osx86.hu pointed me in the right direction.

for those looking at purchasing a netbook for OSX, maybe you all can consider this chart.


i got it from boingboing

hmm darn the mini 9 seems the best yet the most expensive when it comes to upgrade storage
solid ssd is !@#$