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So here it goes , Welcome to OSX World. Please post here if you have any questions on driver , support [hardware/software]

Please do check out the official OSX86 Website - http://www.osx86project.org

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This post has been edited by youngkies: Sep 22 2007, 07:25 PM

hehe...nice nice ^^
anyone have osx in their inspiron 6000 and with bluetooth working?

Note that the official OSx86 Project homepage is actually http://www.osx86project.org/

Does this work on an external harddrive? o_O

yes it works if your BIOS supports it. At the moment , its only supported on Intel-Powered Hackintoshes only

If that's the case, I'll just have to make a new partition on my harddrive. Curse AMD. Will definitely give this a whirl - I hope it'll serve as a pleasant introduction to the world of Mac OS X.

What's the different using OSX86 and the real Mac OS X?

Its the same thing , expect its meant to be installed on Clones. Thats all


EDIT : Save bandwidth !

This post has been edited by prasys: Oct 10 2006, 08:50 PM

prasys, can show me ur audio setting info?
i got my audio works, but the setting there show nth...
and sometimes sound will skipping...

Well it shows no Audio , nothing. But under System Preferences it shows there is a soundcard

Finally it's here

I've manage to install it once long time ago but, it still very early so could not find any help for sound and display driver on the net so I revert it back to Windoze, I remember I do take the snapshot of About My Mac.. will try to find back the screenshot, will post it ASAP!

BTW, anyone can tell me any Intel mainboard that 100% compatible with x86 OS X? Some ppl recommend D915GUXLX and D915GLVGL but since I'm searching for dual core mainboard, 915 chip not a right choice.. Now I manage to find few list of Intel board:

D963FX
DG965WH
DG965RY
DP965LT
D975BX
D945PSN
D945GNT
D955XBX

Among all above, which one is the most compatible with x86 OS X?

Thanks, Cheers

ok..thks..
ur sound got skipping not when playing mp3 and doing something else?

no , it does not. I suggest you turn Crossfade and other stuff off.......are you using a SSE3-enabled processor ?

nope..
mine is pentium-m

i did close the the stuff off..but still it cant solve..
sometime it work nicely, but some time it doesn't

iTunes uses PowerPC Emulation thats the problem and the generic AC-97 Driver , you might have some few bugs

If you're using Dell then you should try Sigmatel drivers

installed the driver trying now...
btw osx got any other nice mp3 play huh?
i use audion3 b4..but like not nice...

Intel only? AMD still support, at least for the older version like 10.4.5. For the newer version, i not sure AMD can be supported or not.

Just my 2cent.

Early this year ago, i install macosx86 in my P4 pc. Too bad for asus mobo, the LAN won't work Anyway, it's a great try for me cos' i didn't use mac os before. Next year i plan to get macbook pro or other newer macbook

Any suggestions on how much disk space to allocate to the Mac OS X partition? I'm getting Mac OS X 10.4.6 to fiddle with first.

just wan to ask, whether u all got choose for the printer driver in the installation or not?
it take 2.1GB just for the driver..

at lease 6.5gb for full installation..

what versions are you guys on? I have 10.4.7, on AMD Sempron.

have garageband and logic express 7.2 too

using 10.4.7 too..upgraded from 10.4.6

Anyone know how to run frontrow in hackingtosh system?
I can enter the front row but i cannot play any song. It said that itunes is not responding.

any core2duo user use hackintosh?

there are few ......its supported !

Eeeeek. This isn't working quite as well as I would have liked. I've more or less followed this tutorial down to every last word, opting to use the chain0 method to boot into Mac OS X 10.4.6. Darwin goes through its loading sequence, calling up all the necessary drivers. When it's just about to boot into the OS, the screen goes black and my computer reboots.



When loading with Darwin, the OSX tries doing a verbose startup even if I don't input any commands. Might try a reinstall because I installed both SSE2 and SSE3 patches on an SSE2-only machine.

This post has been edited by yetieater: Oct 16 2006, 10:48 PM

Anyone know how to uninstall an application or software installed at my OSX 10.4.7 ...

any idea... clean unistallation...

core2duo what mobo most suitable? and the graphic card?

I just started my own Project OSX86. You can refer to my projectlog here.

Please provide some feedback. Thanks.

u just del the folder u want in Application

there are few applications as well

Umm just upgraded to OSX 10.4.8 , with the new kernel. I have to say its a lot faster now

Don't you wanna share the dirty little secret of the 'fast' thingy?

This post has been edited by Mike3300: Nov 5 2006, 06:53 PM

Sadly, I need a SATA optical drive to get OSX installed on my rig. Damn Gigabyte DS3...

Thinking of trying out OSX86 jas 10.4.8 DVD

Do you think I would have much luck with the following hardware config?

Mainboard : Gigabyte 8I945PL-G
Chipset : Intel i945G/GZ
CPU: Pentium 805 D Frequency : 2666 MHz - (current : 3321.81 MHz)
Physical Memory : 1024 MB (2 x 512 DDR2-SDRAM )
Video Card : Nvidia Corp GeForce 6500
Hard Disk : Maxtor (82 GB)
DVD-Rom Drive : HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-H10A
Network Card : Broadcom Corp BCM5789 NetLink Gigabit Ethernet
Device Audio : 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio
Monitor Type : ViewSonic VE720m - 17 inchs
WIA Device : Orange Micro iBot Desktop Camera

Thanks

This post has been edited by llamasonic: Nov 5 2006, 09:34 PM

Hi neovo, Joey! The malaysian cow here

llamasonic: VERY nice, 'cept for the nVidia card. Although you might have luck with 10.4.8 (look in demonoid) + Titan (http://omni.starchaser.org/) Otherwise, full support!

*edit* Corrected URL

This post has been edited by R-K-F: Nov 6 2006, 05:02 PM

I think Titan works on the real thing , so going to post a URL for this

Thanks - I will check it out & report back on how it goes.

just try titan with FX5200 on 10.4.8 (semthex), wow finally i have Core Image & Quartz Extreme, wahooo!

Do you find that your osx86 system is usable as your main machine - has anyone compared performance with vista?

current using my HP pavillion Pentium D with OS X86 as main machine for daily computing, email yahoo messenger, torrent, word etc..etc... it's kinda fast! compare to vista or xp... vista sucks... i find it hard to use it compare to xp and OS X.. and the systems requirement for vista is kinda high, i had to upgrade my RAM to get the aero interface.. .which i find aqua is much more cool and easy to use...

if you want vista, you will have to fork out a much higher end system. Things like minimum 1gb ram, large HDD, directx10 support and so on.

With macosx, system like celeron D with 512mb RAM is already good enough.

BTW, updated my project log here.

It's such a fun project. At last mac on PC!!!!

Just got QE and CI enabled with semthex + titan

I fell in love with OS X again.

guyz.. does jas 10.4.8 got patches for AMD already?..
or if u got any recommendation for AMD user(A64 Venice E6)?..

thnx..

This post has been edited by newbieockids: Nov 9 2006, 08:52 PM

I've installed and it looks great - a few problems though.

The following are not working.

Broadcom BCM5789 on board ethernet is not recognized
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB
82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio


I'll work on getting the nvidia/titan drivers fixed if i can move past the network and usb problems. any help is appreciated!

I love the way it looks, seems very fast.

This post has been edited by llamasonic: Nov 11 2006, 05:49 AM

I'm writing this from OSX86!! I found the ktext for my ethernet, now onto sound and usb.

titan installer worked great btw, used Natit_1.0.pkg.zip - running at max resolution my monitor supports at 85 Hz.

can anibody pls install final cut pro on their osx86??? i need to know can it run the program flawlessly

New Intel/AMD kernel

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=32827

Current Feature List:

CPU autodetection
Kernel detect now if you run AMD or INTEL and will select proper code for each manufactor. No need for diffrent kernels anymore.

VMWare support
VMware autodetection feature included. Very relayable on any cpu AMD/INTEL.

FULL AMD support with GUI
The new kernel provides everything needed to run a full featured OSx86 on a AMD SSE3 compatible processor. To run GUI you need to get the rufus patched bins, they include special opcode for a function in kernel which enables the AMD support in them.

Settings autodetection
Autodetects your setting like FSB and CPU speed.

Advanced Math
Uses a more advanced math technique to determain CPU speed up to ~1Hz accurate.

Multiple Core Problems fixed
Some machine crashed because of wrong detection of cores available, this issue has been fixed.

Video/Audio Problem solved
We solved a minor issue with general playback on AMD/Intel.

The clock is runing "in time"
The clock is running very accurate now.

Serveral additional bugfixes
Some bugs from original Apple source were fixed, not even Apple is perfect.


hope you enjoy it! And there is still space for improvements. construction.gif

SSE2 is in production, please don't ask for a eta, this is not like munching magic cookies. sorcerer.gif

idea.gif SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE AT THE IRC CHANNEL! idea.gif

#kernel @ irc.macspeak.net

my system:
P4 Williamate 1.5Ghz
ECS P4M800-M
512 DDR Ram(2*256mb)
Abit Fx5200 128mb graphic
80GB hardisk

with this system can i run hackintosh,coz i afraid my processor only support SSE2 and dont know whether the motherboard and grfx card can support hackintosh or not?
do i need a DVD-ROM,coz i only hav cd-rom.

i wish to hav some experiencs about mac before i buy a mac and i m newbie to macinstosh
so wish bro and sis can help me..



This post has been edited by hazz: Dec 20 2006, 01:04 PM

you may read the resources at the links given, there's a lot more to it than just a simple post as an answer..

me? my OSx86 is still under construction..

gud luck (and be patient) for your OSx86.

Yep! My current issue is the agpcart, once it recognize as agp bus, it don't have QE/CI


hazz, you should go insanelymac forum for more details. There's got guide for installing mac osx, and some drivers guide like gc, network card, sound card and blah blah blah..

i hv read many at there, but i m still doesnt fully understand what they r saying
and hav to dl many xx stuff and dont know where dl

Just make it simple for you. Firstly, you do need dvd-rom/writer to read and burn mac osx iso. Then, get the latest iso, 10.4.8 with sse2 patch, cos' your processor is SSE2. Boot the dvd and install, similar like winxp installation. And remember to go customize install, tick only the component you need to install for your machine. If everything is fine, it should be able to boot after the installation.

If you get stuck at the (/) apple logo, restart your pc and press "F8" before booting to the apple logo to get the console screen. Type "-v -f " without the quote, and press "enter". Right now, you need to edit the NV40 kext (.plist) in order to let mac recognize your gc. After editing, remember to repair permission. Check the insanelymac forum under tutorials(the genius bar), i forgotten those codes to repair the files.

Basically that's it. You might encounter some driver problem, like network card driver, sound driver and so on. Check the forum for more helps or details XD Btw, anyone can feel free to correct my rough guide Merry Xmas, Hackintosh

what is iso?
and if i only hav a hardisk and i need to dualboot, so what should i do?(using VMware? and how to use?)

edit:i only found os x86 10.4.8 upgrade, can i use this?

This post has been edited by hazz: Dec 26 2006, 12:11 AM

iso = a dvd/cd image file.

normally we use a real cd/dvd to install an OS, but this this we're dealing with image file. wic u have to burn on to a dvd to use it.

dualboot : erm.. try read here -> http://www.mytechforum.net/forum/index.php?topic=90.0
(me myself prefers GRUB 2.0) these software are normally called bootloader or boot manager. (still study 1st before u make a move)

VMware is a software used to emulate another PC in a PC. or.. virtual PC. with a hardware high-end enough, u CAN run the Mac OS VMware image. [it's NOT a booloader]

"edit:i only found os x86 10.4.8 upgrade, can i use this? " <-- erm not sure... mind refer it to the source at which your downloading? (there is too much distro anyway (for me) to keep track to) if is = just an update .. i do think you must have a previously OSx86 or OS X installed. (not sure also.. refer to your file source is better. )
all these = IMHO. btw mods, nice (VERY NICE) thread..

This post has been edited by _phidot_: Dec 26 2006, 11:09 AM

Simple

Hackintoshes are not easy. check if your hardware is supported......

Check out the forums or ask via the IRC Network

anyone how to fix booting problem?

I installed OSx86 on my old Dell Inspiron 8200 and the process went smooth until the booting part. It stuck at the bluescreen with a cursor after the Apple Logo / \ part

any idea how to fix it??

how do i fix the driver?
I press F8 before the Apple Logo and it went to the terminal
i press -v -f and it stuck at the GeForce.ktext

how do i fix the driver problems here?

thanks

After you type -v -f, it still won't boot to desktop? You might want go to single mode by typing -x

i'm stuck at the blue screen after the Apple Logo / \ and with a cursor...and nothing comes up anymore

it's like what my macbook boots into Mac OS but it stuck at blue screen before it loads the desktop things

Either you type "-x" or "-s", i kinda forget which one is single mode or console mode. If you cant even load into single mode, i guess you can try boot into console mode before you re-install hackintosh. Remember, you need know some basic command in the console mode.

i need to install the nvidia GeForce 440 Go driver before i can enter the desktop of Mac OS

any way of it i can boot into safe mode or console mode so i can write a string for the driver?

Thanks

yep! console mode, you need those command stuff which i dono myself Only know alit bit If either two you cant boot, guess you have to re-install

babyk, which release DVD did you install from? It might be the decryption process failing, causing windowserver to crash. If you can get to the blue screen with a cursor+ shadow, there's nothing wrong with your install's GeForce kexts.

i'm using 10.4.6 JaS

anyone installed from OSX 10.4.8 AMD Final Tubgirl?

Try get the latest , 10.4.8 version.

i got jas iso..but since i am just an owner of cdwriter on my laptop, i cant burn it up.

is there any chance to create a cd iso? like split up the installer to smaller size then burn it on cd?

I thought one fella in this thread says that you don't need to burn it.. Just mount it would do..

Nyway, you can't actually create a cd iso based on DVD AFAIK

Oh ya... Err. guys i'm wondering... Can my pc handle OSX without any conflicts? Sked drivers problem...

Centrino 1.5 GHz
Sigmatel C-Major
Intel PRO/100 VE
Intel Extreme Graphics 2

How? =3 Currently waiting patiently for my Whooping 2.4 gb of JAS 10.4.7 to complete

you will need VMWare for that..

Hmm.. Kinda hard for your pc to handle. Centrino and Intel EG2. You can try. Good luck to you

yep!! Then you need do some configue here adn there. Not so easy install via VMWare compare to dvd installation.

Wahh!! allvin scared me.. any reference forum that can help me in this driver problems?

Sad to say that Celeron is not driver problem. You should try google to check celeron is SSE2 or not? If it's not, don't bother to install hackintosh You need at least SSE2 to install hackintosh. And as for your integrated graphics, i'm not sure mac os got such driver or not. sorry dude.. Try go http://insanelymac.com for more help

http://www.osx86project.org

just try it out, but after much attempt on patching/fixing the drivers still didnt functional, just live wit it or just forget about mac os x

Nah.. I'm gonna dual boot anyways.. no biggies... Gonna revert back to WinXP only when all else fails..

> < Of course i know there's no driver for processors.. LOL... Anyway thx for ur help

the prob isnt tat cant boot up to mac os x or u can revert back to win xp or not..

it is just that, if u will be able to use mac os x, but some part is still not working, and u barely can fixed it to perfect anymore, u fall in love wit mac os x and u just feeling to throw ur current pc away (because of non-functional/incompatibility hardware) and get a mac, but u dont hv the cash for a mac at the moment.. if it is a desktop, that is easy, just change the hardware to a compatible or proven to work.. if not then that is a prob now..

Oooo!!! Icic.. Then if liddat I might do it on my test PC instead of my lappy... ^^ But we'll see how la.. I try on my lappy first. My lecturer uses a Mac lappy.. > < Visuals are stunning... Why must Apple make everything so eyecandyly nice??? Mac OS, iPod, iPhone..... > < Dem

going to test the osx86..but no dvd burner..the vmware thinggy seems to be soo complicated. (

btw..where did you guys get the Arconis Disk Director Suite? can get it from *ahem* software shop eh?

hehe manage to get it working on VMWare. just wanna try it before getting a real one (after Apple release MAc OS X)

What is that? VMware? Where to get it?

you can use VMWare, a OS virtualization software to install os x on top of window

I am running under solo core , so far only 2 things I can't run. Folding and Parellels

does hackinstosh need VT which intel e4300 doesnt have ?

nope.. why need VT? Hackintosh is not emulator It need at least SSE2 processor.

when dual boot will we need this ?
using VMware or parallel need this right?

no

no too.. u can run dual boot hackintosh with e4300

Check this out: http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.ph...allation_Guides

10.5 (Leopard) is available although buggy.

Btw, how do I update my 10.4.7 to 10.4.8? I heard that there is something called "ppf" patch to update.

This post has been edited by mengsuan: Jan 25 2007, 06:24 PM

That's cos' it's under beta. That's why it's buggy. Just beta release by apple. And they bypass the kernel (as usual)

Just get 10.4.8 update from apple site or ehem site. And you must get the patch kernel in order to work for your hackintosh.

or if u hv the JAS 10.4.8 DVD, then run the installation again wit the new patches, it will just update the OS without clean installation/removing all the previous stuff as long as u dont format the previous partition, just click the installed partition to continue with.

gosh! i changed my GC to 9550 but i still cant get 1280*1024.. if select system preferences, it will go out of range, if edit the boot.plist, the screen will go all crazy and unreadable when boot into OS. what more can i do? does that means something wrong with the GC driver etc, or compatibility of my system issue? anyone any idea?

Hmm.. what's your previous gc ? I use 9550 before. It depends on brands i think. For my case, i use the 9700.kext. Put your gc id and dev inside it. And reboot. It should work. I can't use AGPGART for my case, i think is my mobo issue. My mobo BIOS don't have the option to set Aperture size. Weird right? If 9700.kext don't work for you, then you might want try Callisto build driver (it won't work for me)

This post has been edited by allvin: Jan 25 2007, 11:50 PM

dump those ATI, get nVidia card with natities or titan installed..

thanks for the reply.

callisto + agpart by katana pack works for me.. it detects the right GC but no QE/CI enabled and cant change the resolution too. at least graphic acceleration and opengl is enabled. can run skype

9700.kext, it enables my QE/CI but then graphic card is not detected as 9550.. weird!

the real problem is i cant seems to make it suit 1280*1024.. i dont mind not having qe/ci for such low end GC, but at least i want to hv right resolution on screen, else hard for my eyes.

oh ya my GC is MSI RX9550 256mb. else i gonna change GC to Nvidia for easier patching and better functioning in hackintosh.

one more thing, what is the aperture size in BIOS?

without qe/ci, wat else u cant do? all i can think of now is cant watch dvd.

@minority

ya agree with u.. gonna fed up wit radeon and change to nvidia

This post has been edited by youngkies: Jan 26 2007, 01:39 AM

If you want set to 1280x1024, you can try type "Graphics Mode"="1280x1024x32" in the boot screen. If everything works fine, it should give you that resolution. Then, you can modify the com.apple.boot.plist. Since you use callisto, it should have the option to set the resolution. Or you might want delete AGPGart. AGPGart is very unstable atm. It still alot of bug. If you use AGPGart, you should set the aperture size in 128MB. I think that's sum up everything. Ooops, forgot one thing. Without qe/ci, lotz of stuff you cant do or have buggy app. Eg, dashboard got some animation and w/o qe, i really find it really lagging or sometimes hang. Well, it depends how you use it. Personally, i prefer with qe/ci. I use 9700.kext and add "Graphics Mode"="1280x1024x32" in com.apple.boot.plist. It works fine for me, except that it detect my gc as 9600gs, i can play games like wc3

ok thanks.. i will try again with 9700.kext later then. i tried tht before, it worked once before something else wrong and i reformat + the mouse tearing is horrible.. else gonna change another GC or just wait patiently for the 24" iMac

callisto gives resolution choices in preferences, but everytime i choose 1280*1024, my screen goes out of range and nothing else can be done.

That's what happen to me as well. That's why i use 9700 instead.

I attach this antitear to solved the mouse tearing issue. Actually i get it at insanelymac forum. You need mightymouse app.


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mengsuan. meet me on IRC.....There are many things over there. Just meet me and I'll give you VIP Treatment IRC

that is #osx86 , irc.macspeak.net

Yay.. My OSX86 Is Finally Up And Running.. Special Credits To Those In #OSX86 Who Have Helped Me.. Especially prasys..

Kudos dude , just hang out at #osx86 and people will help you out

U guyz think my PC spec can run this smoothly??

P4 2.4GHz 533FSB
512MB DDR
Ati 9800SE