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Apple finally sues unlicensed Macintosh cloner Psystar

The end of Mac clones: Apple sues Psystar

It will be interesting to see how it turns out...

I am using GUID partition with retail (updated to 10.5.4) on a 200GB HD and MBR with Kalyway on my 40GB HD.

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Added on July 21, 2008, 10:55 pmThat's funny, DVD ram supports standard 4.7GB ,right ?

Just burn the iso file using Nero, it should work.

This post has been edited by CPURanger: Jul 21 2008, 10:55 PM

Some files have been deleted in Kalyway and other distros in order to fit in one 4.7 GB DVD. The retail Leopard DVD is a dual layer DVD, the total size is about 6GB. Minus Xcode (development tool which most people don't use) 1GB, that's about 5+GB just for OS install. Kalyway for example, have localize files (languages) and extra voice deleted. It should be OK, most people won't miss anything.

Backup your data before installing.

This post has been edited by CPURanger: Jul 21 2008, 11:35 PM

I don't have this problem, I burned Kalyway 10.5.2 (3.66GB) and Leo4Allv3 (4.38) DVDs. Why don't you get Kalyway or iAtkos v4i (2.64GB), much smaller, sure can burn laaa....

I m not sure if leo4all covers all files, the Leopard retail DVD is about 6GB. I have successfully install Leopard retail for my Hackintosh, I am sure no files are missing.

This post has been edited by CPURanger: Jul 24 2008, 11:14 AM

Xcode 3.0 (Developer tools) is about 1GB, 7 GB - 1GB = 6GB. So how can distros have complete files ?

The first hack on Leopard installation done by BrazilMac. If you examine the shell file 9a581-patch.sh , it actually deletes X11, localize and other files in order to fit in single later DVD. This method is done for other distro.

BrazilMac patch

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Added on July 24, 2008, 11:39 amYou can try looking at ,

Tutorial (Genius Bar)

This post has been edited by CPURanger: Jul 24 2008, 11:39 AM

It looks like there is a patch for stac9227...

Taruga Wiki

Have you try google yet ?
Anyway, it seems there is not much info regarding i865g driver.
Check osx86 Hardware Compatible list (HCL).

osx86 wiki

Xplodenet HCL

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Added on August 1, 2008, 12:04 amIt's probably PS/2 built in internal for laptop keyboard and trackpad. Manufacturers don't built PS/2 ports (external) not really useful, USB is more multi purpose, can be use for mouse, keyboard, hard disk etc.

You can check if keyboard & trackpad is PS/2 on Windows, Device Manager, it will show if is PS/2 device.

This post has been edited by CPURanger: Aug 1 2008, 07:11 AM

As far as I know, Macs does not use 815g. That's probably reason why you can't find driver for onboard video. You will have better luck with NVidia or ATI.

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Added on August 1, 2008, 10:20 pmI found nvkush and nvinject does not work for my Nvidia 8800GT 512MB. You can try NVInstaller (nvinstaller.com), it works for me before.

I no longer use NVInstaller anymore. Right now I use EFI string to make use of existing OSX 8800 GT drivers.

This post has been edited by CPURanger: Aug 1 2008, 10:21 PM

As far as I know, no Macs uses 865g. So no existing osx drivers for 865g unless some one mod or write a driver. If your hardware is not in the HCL, most likely the driver is not available. Good luck in finding driver.

EFI strings does not work for 865g. It merely provide the video hardware info with OS X. In turn OS X recognise it and loads the correct drivers. For example, 8800GT card is available for Mac Pro , therefore OS X have the driver. If you want to run OSX on PC, get your hardware as close as possible to Intel Macs.

What do you mean menu is blank ? Menu appears blank or menu does not appear at all ?

I tested right click on Kalyway 10.5.2, it work fine. The usual menu pop up. You can try control key with left mouse click, is the same.

This post has been edited by CPURanger: Aug 3 2008, 08:16 AM

Probably something wrong with your installation DVD, could be corrupted. Reinstall and try again. If still can not, get others leo4all or etc and try agin.

Matrix, that's too bad. I read natit no support for 4850 yet.

Just bought Samsung 2253BW 22" LCD at PC Fair last Sunday, all working fine at 1680 * 1050 60Hz.

1) Kalyway 10.5.3 with NVInstaller 0.52, LCD working fine with DVI. Before installing NVInstaller, resolution
stuck at 1024 * 768. After installing NVInstaller, OS X auto switch to 1680 * 1050 res.

2) Retail install, 10.5.4 with EFI strings, working fine. No need to do anything, just plug and play, voila 1680 * 1050 mode.

I have hook up my old 17" LCD to 8800GT second port, making dual monitor. It works, no problem.

Some photos, Open GL Screen Saver "HyperSpace"



Retail Leopard,

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Added on August 5, 2008, 10:09 pmDunno whether it will work on xps1530.

Not all hardware work flawlessly, simply because Apple did not write any drivers and test OS X for PC, OS X is meant for Macs only. However there are some motherboards, graphic cards, etc are quite compatible with latest Macs. If you really want to run OS X, check out the hardware compatible list.

OSx86 wiki

EFI-X HCL

This post has been edited by CPURanger: Aug 5 2008, 10:09 PM

For retail install, there is a few ways of doing it, using Boot 132 loader, LTL retail install guide and other guides in insanelymac.com. My leopard installation is base on LTL retail guide. I have not try Boot 132 method.

Installation may not be straight forward, at times you may need to find suitable kext (drivers) for your setup, requires some knowledge of command lines. For easy installation, I would suggest distros like Kalyway, Leo4All, iAtkos and etc.

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Added on August 15, 2008, 7:53 amMy motherboard is using AL889A, got the sound and mic working (test via skype), however did not test other ports. Perhaps this website will help, http://wiki.taruga.net .

This post has been edited by CPURanger: Aug 15 2008, 07:53 AM

That's too bad, when I post the message the website is still there. I guess taruga forget to pay bills Some of the sound drivers were patched by taruga. You have to look for solution here . Good luck !

I don't know about backuping detail but I usually skip registration by pressing Command - Q.

This post has been edited by CPURanger: Aug 17 2008, 12:34 PM

I have been running 10.5.4 (retail install) with vanilla kernel for sometime now. Installed 10.5, straight upgrade to 10.5.4 (combo). It is not possible to install OS updates directly (either by online or offline) to hackintosh PCs because it will update/replace some of drivers and kernel file. Also it will add driver AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext which will cause PC hang during boot up, this driver have to be remove.

You can try installing OS X combo update with this guide or this guide. However no gurantee this guide will work for distros. Do not know what drivers they put in for different distros, you have to identify right drivers in /System/Library/Extensions for backup.

In summary, backup drivers in /System/Library/Extensions and /mach_kernel file before updating. After finish updating, do not restart. Copy back kernel file and driver files before rebooting.

Good luck !

Congrats ! Sure wish I have the budget for specs like yours, then again I am not a heavy user, just for home use. Even my current CPU Q9300 is overkill for me . Gigabyte motherboard series (GA-EP35-DS4 or GA-EP35-DS3x) is the best for hackintosh installation.

IMO leopard retail (original vanilla leopard) is the best installation, no distros can matched. I have similar issues with my EP35-DS3 board, PS/2 not working and onboard LAN need to renew DHCP. Very stable just like your system. I do discover VMWare Fusion v1.1.3 does not work properly, Parallels however no problem.

Alas, my motherboard kaputed couple of weeks ago, sent for warranty .

I opt for a simple solution, ditched the PS/2 keyboard. Bought a cheap Anyzen brand USB keyboard cost RM25 at Carre Four, Subang Jaya (if I remember correctly). This keyboard has keys layout close to Power Mac G4 except for few function keys. As for mouse, it can run PS/2 or USB mode, no need to change.

As for USB devices, I tried thumb drive, USB Hard disk, smart card reader, eye-one (spectrometer) and dongle (for commercial software), no problem on retail leopard 10.5.4. Previously not working correctly under Kalyway 10.5.3.

Which fix is it for usb uhci bus issue ? URL link, please. Thanks.

This post has been edited by CPURanger: Sep 10 2008, 02:22 PM

It should work, have to try upgrade 10.5.5 when get back my pc, still stuck at repair shop.

I thought you installed retail leapord, not iAtkos ?

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Added on September 16, 2008, 10:53 pm1. Although AMD should work, best choice is Intel especially Intel Core Dual and latest.
2. Correct, HFS+ Journaled is the right format.
3. Single boot, GUID or MBR should be no problem. If you running dual boot XP/Vista, MBR is better choice.

What is the message on the screen during boot up when it get stuck ?



This post has been edited by CPURanger: Sep 16 2008, 10:53 PM