Hackintosh 10.5.5 Retail Rig - Starting at $305

[scootermaster]

Just an FYI: ATI remote wonders are supported in OSX and seem to work pretty well. Strangely, not default support for front row, but it's not hard to add.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: mosslack
Did as you suggested and this time it worked. Why does copying it to the apps folde make a difference?

Just a message from Doug...

It looks for a directory path to your desktop from the present location, assuming it's installed on your computer. If you have it on a USB stick or something or in a DMG, it sometimes gives you an error because it can't find the proper path.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: swilso

Originally posted by: Kaido


Nope, I run 2 VM's 24/7 and it's rock-solid. Have you run memtest? Are you overclocking? Do you have the latest updates for both applications? What are your full hardware specs?

I am pretty sure it is IDE related. I am running overclocked on an e7300 although it is pretty solid at 3ghz. I got an IDE error in parallels once before.

I have since disconnected my IDE HDD with only the IDE DVD drive (which doesnt work in leopard anyway) connected and vmware hasn't skipped a beat now.
Does that Dell 1505 you mentioned kaido run at full bandwidth ? has anyone tried it with all new updates and have it running at full bandwidth? My WL-138G V2 was spose to have 100% compatibility as reported by most users although the speeds are shocking. I might buy a long arse ethernet cable even and run it to my PC.

Yeah, IDE errors are beginning to crop up again. I'll probably include it as an experimental kext, but that's all. Bummer

I have the Dell in my MSI Wind and it works great on 10.5.5, recognized as an Airport OOTB. The eBay version includes the laptop card plus a PCI adapter, so you can use it either with a laptop or a desktop, which is quite nice.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: KeypoX

Originally posted by: Kaido
Final Draft - Upgrade Guide:

This will update your USB boot stick installation as well as your USB-to-HDD method posted earlier. If you're using the USB boot stick method, you won't have an Extensions.mkext file in step #7, but you may have an Extra/Extras/Extra Content folder in there, and you can delete that instead.

http://www.mediafire.com/?shar...a335cae1508bd5622028d6

1. Unzip to desktop
2. Inside the "DS3L-Kit" folder, open the "Software" folder
3. Open the "Audio" folder, drag the ALC888.codec.txt onto the frog icon and install
4. Open the "DSDT" folder, copy "dsdt.aml" to the root of your boot drive (with Library, System, Users, etc.) and install Chameleon to the boot drive
5. Open the "Kext" folder, open Kext Helper and install all of the kext files
6. Open the "Tools" folder, install EFIStudio (Video Card + Ethernet) and OSX86Tools (boot resolution + boot timeout) like usual
7. Inside the bot drive, open "Extras" and delete the Extensions.mkext file inside
8. Reboot

Added 10.5.6 compatibility (thanks to DSDT) and switched back to the Taruga audio method (no audio "pop" on analog output). Once this is tested on the Rev1 P35 as well as the EP35, and we get enough people testing IDE (including users with 4GB RAM to check for that bug), this will be named the final release. Then I'll wrap up the guide, record the tutorial video, and release it!

Hey is there anyway to do this install from the harddrive. I am having trouble with my leopard retail disk, well it could also be my dvd drive. As it works in mac with ahci but not in windows. It does install kalyway fine though.

Could I use a kalyway install on 320gig HD. And install from the same said 320GB HD? I am getting as far as the install screen. The grey one with the apple in the middle along with a 0/ through the apple. Meaning it locked up . I have checked and double checked all the bios settings.

Yeah just restore the Leopard DVD image to a partition and then use the USB stick (with the Windows formatting stuff) to boot into it.

 

[mohkahn]

@Mosslack:
AppleScript Error
/bin/sh: /Volumes/Local: No such file or directory (127)

I was having the same problem and my system won't even boot once I ignore this step and restart pc.

Please use Kaido's advise and install the osx86 to application folder and what worked for me amazingly was that I put the 5 with "5" quotes.. So try that, who knows.

Now to question: how do I turn off the system keep asking me to authenticate everytime I do a minor
copy and paste operation? Like If i create a folder and want to move some dmg files into it, system will require me to type in password?

is this a bug or can I change this behaviour somewhere? thanks for the input.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: mohkahn
@Mosslack:
AppleScript Error
/bin/sh: /Volumes/Local: No such file or directory (127)

I was having the same problem and my system won't even boot once I ignore this step and restart pc.

Please use Kaido's advise and install the osx86 to application folder and what worked for me amazingly was that I put the 5 with "5" quotes.. So try that, who knows.

Now to question: how do I turn off the system keep asking me to authenticate everytime I do a minor
copy and paste operation? Like If i create a folder and want to move some dmg files into it, system will require me to type in password?

is this a bug or can I change this behaviour somewhere? thanks for the input.

Sounds like a bug. That shouldn't happen. I'm testing various installation methods on my machine this evening; might be worthwhile to re-install with Software THEN 10.5.5.

 

[QurazyQuisp]

So what is/was the point in moving away from the use of the memory stick? I understand that it's taking up a usb port, however, it seems to keep the OS & bootloader separate for a more "vanilla" install.

Can I use the memory stick method?

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: QurazyQuisp
So what is/was the point in moving away from the use of the memory stick? I understand that it's taking up a usb port, however, it seems to keep the OS & bootloader separate for a more "vanilla" install.

Can I use the memory stick method?

It's not really a "vanilla" install with the USB stick, it's just that the drivers for the DS3L board are kept on the stick instead of on the hard drive. Now that Chameleon DSDT Edition has been released, there is no need for the USB stick anymore. My kexts are special and will not get overwritten by updates, so that's no longer a problem. The only thing that requires re-installation after major point updates is the Taruga audio patch, which is a simple drag-and-drop kind of installer. But 10.5.6 may break onboard audio, so I may end up removing that from the package in the future. I'm hoping .6 comes out this week so I can test it!

You're free to use whichever method you'd like Keep in mind that 10.5.6 won't work without the DSDT fix, which means you have to install Chameleon DSDT Edition to the hard drive, which means you don't need the USB stick. So as long as you're planning on sticking with 10.5.5, the USB method works great! Otherwise this new method is exactly the same, just minus the USB stick.

 

[Kaido]

Status Update:

-Removing IDE driver from the core software kit
-Fleshing out design details for the 1-Click Installer
-Learning additional info for the PDF Guide
-ETA of release is Thanksgiving weekend

Going into stealth mode for the next week to focus on writing. BBL

 

[scootermaster]

For the record, this has nothing with computers, but I'd posted this to a mailing list of my high school friends:

So, I'm emailing you from my $350 Mac. No, not my woefully outdated
Powerbook G4 (which, ironically, isn't worth much more than that --
there goes the $2200 I spent on it). No, I'm writing from my brand
spankin' new hackintosh.

So, yes, I bought PC hardware and put Leopard on it. And it rules. The
thing flies. And it's quiet. And no, it's not in a pretty aluminum
box, but then again, it does cost a quarter of an iMac and is faster.

And my friend Ed replied with this:

Also, I want the info on that Hackintosh thingy too.

If you guys are at all interested, I can send you my recipe for Hackaroni and cheese. I'll give you a hint: you chop up spaghetti into small bits and then add some velveeta. It doesn't have the nice little holes for more cheese, but it gets the job done.

Made me laugh.

 

[Kaido]

If you guys are at all interested, I can send you my recipe for Hackaroni and cheese. I'll give you a hint: you chop up spaghetti into small bits and then add some velveeta. It doesn't have the nice little holes for more cheese, but it gets the job done.

[/quote]

I almost choked when I read that :laugh:

 

[mosslack]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: mosslack

Originally posted by: Kaido
I think the admin issue with Kext Helper etc. may be due to 10.5.5 disabling admin privledges or something after installing. For those of you with that error, try re-installing completely from scratch, then install the SOFTWARE portion, THEN install the 10.5.5 update. For some reason this only happens to a few people, but this may resolve it. Please report back with your results!

Okay, I did a complete re-install and used the following procedure (ref quickie instructions)

Steps 1-7 as they are

Next I installed all the Kext using Kext Helper, worked fine.

Installed 10.5.5 combo update (No reboot yet)

Installed Audio

Installed DSDT.AML for my board

Installed Chameleon

Used EFI Studio to install Video and Ethernet

Tried to use OSx86 Tools to edit the boot.plist file, but got the following error

AppleScript Error

/bin/sh: /Volumes/Local: No such file or directory (127)

Rebooted. Everything seems to work okay, tried the OSx86 Tools again, but got the same error. Did the minor updates and things seem to work just fine. Will have to edit the boot.plist file by hand I guess.

Just a message from Doug...

BTW I installed this on the SATA drive. Figured I could always use the backup ATA drive to restore it from is things went horribly wrong. 8^)

1. Try installing ALL the Software before 10.5.5
2. Try copying OSx86Tools to your Apps folder, THEN running it

Did as requested and on an ATA drive. Everything seemed to work, but when I rebooted after installing the 10.5.5 update I have no sound at all. I just did the audio patch again and rebooted, now I have sound. It seems the way I did it first worked better, after initial Leopard install do the kexts, then the 10.5.5 update, then the rest of the software portion and reboot. JMHO

Just a message from Doug...

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: mosslack
Did as requested and on an ATA drive. Everything seemed to work, but when I rebooted after installing the 10.5.5 update I have no sound at all. I just did the audio patch again and rebooted, now I have sound. It seems the way I did it first worked better, after initial Leopard install do the kexts, then the 10.5.5 update, then the rest of the software portion and reboot. JMHO

Just a message from Doug...

Yup, point updates overwrite the sound. Luckily we have a drag-and-drop installer so it's real easy. I'm on the fence about how to approach the software installation issue. Several notes:

1. Installing a point update seems to disable admin access to system areas (like Extensions) until after rebooting
2. Point Updates break audio and require Taruga re-installation
3. Some Video Cards do not work until after 10.5.0 (so unless you have a 10.5.4 disc, you can't install the video until after updating or else it won't boot)

So...it seems like the overall best method is to do the following:

1. Install Kexts, Strings, DSDT, Chameleon
2. Install 10.5.5
3. Install Taruga for audio
4. Reboot

I'm just not sure if #3 will work until AFTER 10.5.5 has rebooted, so I'll add that to my test list. If not, it will be like this:

1. Install Kexts, Strings, DSDT, Chameleon
2. Install 10.5.5
3. Reboot
4. Install Taruga for audio
5. Reboot

I have a 2nd tab in the 1-Click Installer App for "Updates" that simply installs Taruga, which is required after installing each point update anyway, so I think the second method above is the best way to go (unless the first way actually works).

Sometimes this hobby makes me want to be a Mac Pro...lol.

 

[mosslack]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: mosslack
Did as requested and on an ATA drive. Everything seemed to work, but when I rebooted after installing the 10.5.5 update I have no sound at all. I just did the audio patch again and rebooted, now I have sound. It seems the way I did it first worked better, after initial Leopard install do the kexts, then the 10.5.5 update, then the rest of the software portion and reboot. JMHO

Just a message from Doug...

Yup, point updates overwrite the sound. Luckily we have a drag-and-drop installer so it's real easy. I'm on the fence about how to approach the software installation issue. Several notes:

1. Installing a point update seems to disable admin access to system areas (like Extensions) until after rebooting
2. Point Updates break audio and require Taruga re-installation
3. Some Video Cards do not work until after 10.5.0 (so unless you have a 10.5.4 disc, you can't install the video until after updating or else it won't boot)

So...it seems like the overall best method is to do the following:

1. Install Kexts, Strings, DSDT, Chameleon
2. Install 10.5.5
3. Install Taruga for audio
4. Reboot

I'm just not sure if #3 will work until AFTER 10.5.5 has rebooted, so I'll add that to my test list. If not, it will be like this:

1. Install Kexts, Strings, DSDT, Chameleon
2. Install 10.5.5
3. Reboot
4. Install Taruga for audio
5. Reboot

I have a 2nd tab in the 1-Click Installer App for "Updates" that simply installs Taruga, which is required after installing each point update anyway, so I think the second method above is the best way to go (unless the first way actually works).

Sometimes this hobby makes me want to be a Mac Pro...lol.

I didn't know about the video problem as mine works fine with 10.5.0. In that case the slight inconvenience of patching the audio after the update would seem the best choice. I look forward to the 1-Chick Installer App, sounds like my kind of app! Keep up the great work.

Just a message from Doug...

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: mosslack
I didn't know about the video problem as mine works fine with 10.5.0. In that case the slight inconvenience of patching the audio after the update would seem the best choice. I look forward to the 1-Chick Installer App, sounds like my kind of app! Keep up the great work.

Just a message from Doug...

What video card do you have again?

 

[albinobumblebee]

I've been looking for used mac pro to run FCS2, AE, and using it as a work station, however i'd rather save 3grand so i began to investigate hackintoshs and ran across a guy online who was making "Dual Boot INTEL MAC PRO Clone/Dual Core 4.2 Ghz/4Gb RAM"
I was curious if you knew whether the 4.2 Ghz @ 1600 Mhz FSB would work and if so would that be faster then you suggested processor? These were the hardware specs he said the machines he was building had.

HARDWARE SPECS:
Intel Dual Core Processor - 4.2 Ghz @ 1600 Mhz FSB ( Upgradeable to Intel Quad Core Extreme )
4 GB DDR3 1600 Mhz (PC3 12800) Dual Channel RAM - G.Skill ( Upgradeable to 8GB )
EVGA Nvidia GeForce 9800GT 512 MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 Video Card ( Upgradeable to GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 )
Seagate 750 GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive ( Upgradeable to 5 x 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drives )
LG SATA 22x DL DVD Burner with LightScribe

Thanks
Noob

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: albinobumblebee
I've been looking for used mac pro to run FCS2, AE, and using it as a work station, however i'd rather save 3grand so i began to investigate hackintoshs and ran across a guy online who was making "Dual Boot INTEL MAC PRO Clone/Dual Core 4.2 Ghz/4Gb RAM"
I was curious if you knew whether the 4.2 Ghz @ 1600 Mhz FSB would work and if so would that be faster then you suggested processor? These were the hardware specs he said the machines he was building had.

HARDWARE SPECS:
Intel Dual Core Processor - 4.2 Ghz @ 1600 Mhz FSB ( Upgradeable to Intel Quad Core Extreme )
4 GB DDR3 1600 Mhz (PC3 12800) Dual Channel RAM - G.Skill ( Upgradeable to 8GB )
EVGA Nvidia GeForce 9800GT 512 MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 Video Card ( Upgradeable to GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 )
Seagate 750 GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive ( Upgradeable to 5 x 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drives )
LG SATA 22x DL DVD Burner with LightScribe

Thanks
Noob

You'd want to head over to the Xtreme Systems forum or even our own Overclocking section here at Anandtech and ask that question. 4.2ghz requires some serious cooling! What motherboard does he have?

 

[Kaido]

To everyone with IDE problems:

http://darwin-ata.googlecode.com/files/JMicronATA.kext.zip

Remove the legacyjmicron.kext, delete extensions.mkext, and try this one. See if it works for you. Snagged from this thread:

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=127611

 

[scootermaster]

Originally posted by: Kaido
To everyone with IDE problems:

http://darwin-ata.googlecode.com/files/JMicronATA.kext.zip

Remove the legacyjmicron.kext, delete extensions.mkext, and try this one. See if it works for you. Snagged from this thread:

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=127611

Dumb question: How do we remove the legacy.kext?

 

[swilso]

Hi,
Does someone know why I can't monitor my CPU temp with temperature monitor? I can monitor all my HDDs but not my CPU. My BIOS details are identical to this install and I have made sure smart fan control is enabled but still no option to monitor the CPU ??
I have an E7300 CPU (a 45nm cpu, has anyone else got temperature monitor running on a 45nm cpu?).

I finally have my system running rock solid now. I had 2 major faults:

1. In vmware and parallels I kept getting system freezes and crashing - disconnected the IDE HDD and it is now fine
2. My wireless card had poor performance. I figured out I had massive interference with my WLAN and have since fixed it, completely updated with the newest airport extreme updates and it is running solid every boot, no more -f flags (my card is an Asus WL-138G V2, seemed fiddily at first although now it is 100% running/vanilla under osx).

Thank-you for everyones help.
My system: E7300, winfast px7600gt, wl-138g v2, 3xsata HDD, 1xsata pioneer (216) DVD, 4gb hyper-x kingston, and p35-ds3l.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: scootermaster

Originally posted by: Kaido
To everyone with IDE problems:

http://darwin-ata.googlecode.com/files/JMicronATA.kext.zip

Remove the legacyjmicron.kext, delete extensions.mkext, and try this one. See if it works for you. Snagged from this thread:

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=127611

Dumb question: How do we remove the legacy.kext?

System > Library > Extensions > legacyjmicron.kext

Just manually delete it, then go up a directory and delete Extensions.mkext (it will rebuild itself). Then use Kext Helper to install the new Jmicron driver.

 

[mohkahn]

Kaido, you wrote "Sounds like a bug. That shouldn't happen. I'm testing various installation methods on my machine this evening; might be worthwhile to re-install with Software THEN 10.5.5.""

Do you mean the fact that (while using osx86 to get the system to boot within 5 seconds) I have to put 5 within quotes is a bug?

Or you mean the fact that while doing minor functions (like move files, folder from one place to another or copy and paste operations) the system keeps asking me to authenticate or prompts me to put password is a bug? If you mean Yes to my second point, then I will wait till the final guide is ready on thanksgiving, if your mean no to the second point, then how can I stop system giving me this nag, it's worse than vista's UAC?

If yes, then I shall wait and redo this thing after your final guide, ETA thanksgiving? by the way very happy thanksgiving in advance to you and others.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: mohkahn
Kaido, you wrote "Sounds like a bug. That shouldn't happen. I'm testing various installation methods on my machine this evening; might be worthwhile to re-install with Software THEN 10.5.5.""

Do you mean the fact that I have to put 5 within quotes is a bug?

or you mean the fact that while doing minor functions (like move files, folder from one place to another or copy and paste operations) the system asks me to authenticate or prompts me to put password is a bug? If not, then how can I stop system giving me this nag, it's worse than vista's UAC.

If yes, then, I can wait and redo this thing after your final guide, ETA thanksgiving?
by the way happy thanksgiving in advance.

Correct, you shouldn't ever have to type in a password like that, only when installing certain software, that's all. The link in the OP (DS3L kit) is what the final kit will have, minus the legacyjmicron.kext, so if you want to do a fresh install now, do it like this:

1. BootCD + Leopard DVD
2. Software (skip the Jmicron kext and don't install Taruga) + 10.5.5, Reboot
3. Taruga Audio, Reboot

Do it in that order and it should clear up your bugs. 10.5.5 apparently takes away admin rights to system areas until it has been completely installed (i.e. a reboot), so if we install the software first and THEN 10.5.5, that works. But of course, every point update breaks audio, so we have to install Taruga audio again after getting back to the desktop.

 

[mohkahn]

Thanks man.. Cheers and have a nice morning there in the U.S..
Me off to bed.. Will hose down the hard disk another wash over the weekend. Since another problem I just noticed that there was a huge file on the desktop having many of my mac software that is nowhere
to be seen, so I guess files are disappearing on this system as well.. Better do a fresh install.

By the way, it seems the DUAL LAYER disk I burned in .iso format using IMGBURN did not get burned properly. Hackintosh says it's blank DVD, Vista does not even let me open it. Going to buy some more Dual layer disks, but wonder what will be the best proper way to burn such disk on mac or vista? So that i can surely have a hard copy. right now I have to rely on old external 16gb HD, install kalyway, then extract image from that HD, create another partition, use the image to restore it to that partition, use boot CD and so on and so on......

So help appreciated as always.. Thanks..

 

[mosslack]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: mosslack
I didn't know about the video problem as mine works fine with 10.5.0. In that case the slight inconvenience of patching the audio after the update would seem the best choice. I look forward to the 1-Chick Installer App, sounds like my kind of app! Keep up the great work.

Just a message from Doug...

What video card do you have again?

7200 GS (256 Mb)