Great 80% of you guys asking questions don’t even know the basic specs about your PCs/mobos (Intel Core 2 duo quad), in some cases I’m really surprised that you managed to run Windows! It wasn’t easy for me too to install it on P5K vanilla, but I know every little spec of my machine and some of you guys just don’t get the problem, i.e. Why it is a bad idea to try it with Pentium IVs, non-Intel chipsets (all combined with a non-hacked kernel) and so on. Just a little hint: If you describe your PC by saying “it’s a Dell” or something just stop trying to do it, because if you ain’t able to get infos about the hardware you use, how in hell are you going to do the install, bootloader and kext installing? And no, it won’t work with IDE DVD-drives in 99% of all cases, it can’t work so you don’t need to worry about that any longer Don’t get me wrong, I don’t wanna tell anybody what he/she should or should not do, but if you’re not really an advanced user who understands about chipsets, graphics and hardware in general you’re most likely just wasting your time.
Mac OS X Snow Leopard installation DVD ($20): The method used by this guide requires the retail DVD for Mac OS X Snow Leopard. IBoot (Free): iBoot is a boot CD that allows you to boot the retail Snow Leopard DVD. IBoot + MultiBeast: Install Mac OS X on any Intel-based PC. Posted by tonymacx86 on Monday, April 12. A Mac OS X Snow Leopard Retail DVD; To leave any fear of your computer at the door. Install Mac OS X on any Intel-based PC.
Hi Guys, I am struggling to make the install run on my Dell Precision 670 with IDE HDD and 2 Gb RAM – Floppy, SATA and SCSI are disabled. It freezes on the white apple background, no matter what I set in the BIOS (I might have wrong combination though). I’ve tried two different boot images: BOOT-KABYL-BUMBY and asusp5w-dhboot-132.iso, but its the same. On the Asus image I get the following messages: —————————- EBIOS read error: Error 0xbb Block 9 Sector 64 —————————- Loading Darwin/x86 Attempting to determine CPU Multiplier. If system reboots, RDMSR 198h causes a fault.
Determined CPU:FSB multiplier to be 15 Measuring TSC frequency (e.g. CPU speed) CPU runs at 2992.831266 MHz BUS must therefore run at 199.522084 MHz Anyone any clues what can I do to sort this out? I have tried ur steps, i use the BOOT-KABYL-BUMBY.zip to boot, I have a 10.5.6 retail I boot with the cdm then eject insert the boot cd I get the grey screen apple logo, and thats its, nothing changes, no sound like its reading the disc or anything I changed the SATA config to AHCI Mobo: ASUS P5QC Pro: Intel Pentium 2.83Ghz Core 2 Quad Ram: 2gb DDR3 1066 Nvidia GeForce 9400 GT 2 Pioneer DVD-RW Drives, 1 SATA, 1 IDE 2 SATA HD’s Maxtor 120gb, Western Digital 500 GB Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hello, I am trying to install retail Mac OSX 10.5.2 on a PC with the configuration as below Processor Type: Intel(R) Core (TM) 2 CPU E7400 @2.86 ghz Intel EM64T cabable BIOS Version: GLG3110H.86A.0004.2008.0318.2233 I burn Boot-132 Generic ISO into a CD and boot the PC using that CD. It booted and a prompt comes like DR-DOS A: Then I removed teh BootCD and inserted the Mac OS X 10.5.2 retail DVD and once blinking light stops, I press enter, nothing happens. Please let me know if I am doing some basic mistakes. Any help will be appreciated. Regards Manas. Thx for the answers.
I have already installed osx whit s6 on my laptop. Now i think that i ame going to change it to os x server. So i can try some things out for the work. Need to do some projects whit automater, and final cut server software ? If the installation is sucess full, i can write a install howto, if there is intrest from your part. Ps: i ame not totaly new to osx.
Have a powerbook g4, also whit linux ppc. I just dont whana have to carry 2x 4 kg to my work gg ? If i have sucessfully installed osx server, i can let here a message behind. Let me know if you have intress in the guid ok? Is it possible to do this with a dell studio xps 16, i have tried many times and keep getting errors, heres my specs. Mainboard: Dell 0U785D Chipset: Intel PM45 Processor: Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T9600 @ 2800 MHz Physical Memory: 4096 MB (2 x 2048 DDR3-SDRAM ) Video Card: ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3670 Hard Disk: SAMSUNG SSD (128 GB) DVD-Rom Drive: Optiarc DVD+-RW AD-7640S Monitor Type: M077D€160HT – 16 inches Network Card: Broadcom Corp BCM4310 USB Controller Network Card: Broadcom Corp Broadcom Corp Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.01.2600 Service Pack 3 DirectX: Version 9.0c THANKS! I can’t wait to find out lol. Hi Vinar Prashar, The OS X 10.5.6 dmg is too big for a SL DVD.
I plan on installing it on a bootable USB thumb drive.(Don’t have DL writer) What need to be change in step 3 (below) of Phase 1 to accomodate installing the Mac OS X Retain from a thumb drive instead of DVD? Remove the BootCD and replace it with the Mac OS X Retail DVD. Wait for the blinking light on your DVD drive to stop and then hit Enter (this will read your DVD drive and not your HD).” Thank you for your time. Have a nice day. Hi Vinar Prashar Is there any available program/scrip that can automate the Phase two processes as outline by you below? Thanks Phase two 1.
Open Chameleon that you download’s early. Copy the contents of the Extra directory from the Generic.iso CD by drag & drop in to the Extra Contents folder in Chameleon by following this simple procedure. Open the Generic.iso CD from your desktop.
Double-click on the INITRD.IMG file. Double-click on the Extra folder. Drag the Extensions folder to the Extra Contents folder in Chameleon 3.
Double-click the ChameleonDFEforHardDisk.pkg file and install to your hard disk. I have tried Generic and Modified but my computer just restarts once i inserted the leo cd. It loads a couple of lines then goes into a panic and restarts. I have tried so many distros but they do not work for me due to bad downloads of the iso so i need this 132 boot to work for me. My computer details are – Laptop Model: TOSHIBA Satellite M100 PSMAAA-020006 Board: TOSHIBA HAQAA 1.00 BIOS: TOSHIBA V5.10 Memory: Slot ‘M1’ has 2048 MB Slot ‘M2’ has 2048 MB Video Card: Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family (Microsoft Corporation – WDDM 1.0) Display adapter (2x) Processor – 1.73 gigahertz Intel Core Duo 64 kilobyte primary memory cache 2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache Hard Drive: HTS541080G9SA00 Hard drive (80.03 GB Thank you for your work and your help it is really appreciated.
Great work mr Vinay Prashar here is my problem i downloaded mac os x 10.5.4 retail and both boot 132 iso’s when i put in my apple disc it came up with the grey apple screen for a second maybe less then my computer restarted. This would happen everytime my system configuration is Processor:Intel Core 2 Duo 1.86 Ghz (1066 FSB) Motherboard: Asus P5LD2-VM SE Ram: 2 GB 667 Mhz Hard Drive: 160 GB Western Digital (IDE)and also SATA 250 GB Graphic Card: XFX 8500 GT 512 MB DVD Drive: IDE one is there any modification to be done in bios or can u provide any suitable bootlooder for me thanks in advance Happy Hacking. @Vinay Prashar yeah, this board is a miracle about 11000 points slightly overclocked in geekbench, kalyway 10.5.2 and ideneb 10.5.5 working out of the box, but i´m no x86 pro brain, guess i´m still a x86 noob, i can´t get the retail version working, i even cant update, retail keeps rebooting at F8, so i cant even install (not even any other distro with 10.5.6), and the 10.5.6 update keeps crashing when installing, i searched insanely mac, but cant get a clue, cause to much knowledge needed, and all the noob tutorials wont work me, but nevertheless this board rocks! Guess we´ll have much fun with in in the future greetings psycholab.
Any OSx86 installation guide can seem daunting at first glance, especially when trying to remember cryptic terminal commands and sorting through volumes of misinformation on the web. This guide requires no coding, terminal work, or Mac experience of any kind. You will not need access to a Mac. In fact, it’s easier and faster for me to install Snow Leopard with fully working components on my system than it is to install Windows 7. And more fun. The iBoot + MultiBeast method is designed and tested for any desktop or laptop running the latest line of Intel processors, the Core i3/i5/i7s.
I have had reports of success with older machines as well including CoreDuo, Core2Duo, and even Pentium 4. However, AMD processors are not supported. YOU WILL NEED. A computer running an Intel Processor.
A blank CD. A Mac OS X Snow Leopard Retail DVD.
To leave any fear of your computer at the door. BEFORE YOU BEGIN. If you have greater than 4gb of RAM, remove the extra RAM for a maximum of 4gb. You can put back any extra RAM in after the installation process. Use only 1 graphics card in the 1st PCIe slot with 1 monitor plugged in. Remove any hard drives besides the blank drive being used for OS X.
Remove any USB peripherals besides keyboard and mouse. Remove any PCI cards besides graphics- they may not be Mac compatible. If using a Gigabyte 1156 board, use the blue Intel SATA ports– not the white Gigabyte SATA ports. It’s best to use an empty hard drive– you will have to partition and format the drive. Always back up any of your important data. STEP 1: BIOS SETTINGS You will need to set your BIOS to ACHI mode and your Boot Priority to boot from CD-ROM first.
This is the most important step, and one many people overlook. Make sure your bios settings match these. It’s not difficult- the only thing I did on my Gigabyte board besides setting Boot Priority to CD/DVD first was set Optimized Defaults, change SATA to AHCI mode, and set HPET to 64-bit mode. When you get to the installation screen, open Utilities/Disk Utility.
NOTE: If you cannot get to the installation screen, retry from Step 4, type PCIRootUID=1 before hitting enter. If that doesn’t work then try PCIRootUID=1 -x or just -x which will enter Mac OS X Safe Mode and will allow you to proceed. For some graphics cards, use GraphicsEnabler=No boot flag to proceed. Partition your hard drive to GUID Partition Table. Format your hard drive to Mac OS Extended (Journaled). NOTE: The bootloader can only boot from a disk or partition of 1 TB or less. Partition larger drives.
For the purposes of this guide, name it Snow Leopard. You can rename it later. Close Disk Utility. When the installer asks you where to install, choose Snow Leopard. Choose Customize‚ and uncheck additional options. This will hasten the install process. You can always install this stuff later.
Restart computer. Place iBoot back in drive. When you get to the boot selection screen, choose your new Snow Leopard installation.
Is an all-in-one post-installation tool designed to enable boot from hard drive, and install support for Audio, Network, and Graphics. It contains two different complete post-installation solutions: EasyBeast and UserDSDT.
In addition it includes System Utilities to rebuild caches and repair permissions and a collection of drivers, boot loaders, boot time config files and handy software. Choose one of the following options directly following a fresh installation and update: EasyBeast is a DSDT-free solution for any Core/Core2/Core i system. It installs all of the essentials to allow your system to boot from the hard drive. Audio, Graphics and Network will have to be enabled separately. UserDSDT is a bare-minimum solution for those who have their own pre-edited DSDT. Place your DSDT.aml on the desktop before install. Audio, Graphics and Network will have to be enabled separately.
HINT: Check the DSDT Database for a pre-edited DSDT. Run MultiBeast. If you have a custom DSDT that’s been edited, place the file on your desktop and choose UserDSDT. All others select EasyBeast. Select System Utilities. Optionally, you may install further drivers via Advanced Options to enable ethernet, sound, graphics, etc Be sure to read the documentation provided about each installation option.
NOTE: EasyBeast, and UserDSDT install the bootloader by default, so you’ll not need to check that option. If you can’t boot, try typing -x at the boot prompt to enter safe mode, or just boot with iBoot. When you get to the desktop, you can make all of the changes you need to. The best way to start fresh is delete whatever you’re trying to get rid of- including the whole /Extra folder, as most kexts are installed there. Then you can re-run MultiBeast.
As long as you rebuild caches and repair permissions after you’re done, you can do just about anything you want to /Extra/Extensions and /System/Library/Extensions. Anything can be tweaked and enabled upon subsequent uses of MultiBeast.