Hackintosh
Totally got me a hackintosh running.
From: About this Mac
Model Name: Mac
Model Identifier: Mac Pro
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.13 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 2 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: Hack.int.0sh
Wasn’t too hard to get running either, once I figured out what I was doing. I’m running an Asus P5B motherboard with a 2.13gig Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2gig of Corsair XMS2 DDR2 RAM, and an nVidia GeForce 7900 GS 256m video card. It’s got a 160g samsung and a 120g maxtor IDE drive, one with XP Pro and one with OS X Leopard. I’m able to use VMWare Fusion to boot windows inside os x, just as if it were installed with bootcamp. I’m also able to dual boot using the Windows boot loader. So far, I haven’t noticed anything weird about the leopard install. It seems to run fine, without any problems.
I used the kalaway 10.5.1 dvd, and skiped the vanilla kernel, loaded sse2 support, nvidia desktop drivers, no sound drivers, no network drivers, and mbr boot. I also partitioned the harddrive with mbr instead of guid. I did have to install 3rd party drivers for the audio to work, but it was pretty straight forward, and the drivers are avaliable from the insainely mac forums.
I use a Macbook Pro at work, and I’m glad to finally have a mac I can use, and can force my wife to use, at home.
Posted: June 30th, 2008 under Computers, os x.
Comments: 2