[GUIDE] Scripted Yosemite/Mavericks Install on Gigabyte Mobos

[dewby]

Alright so my hackintosh is going great except some kinks along the way. For some reason when I drop in my out.hex file for my GTS 250 card into com.apple.Boot.plist file my computer just runs stupid slow, and my network adapter on my mobo stops working. When I don't have the hex installed I only have 1024x768 resolution to choose from in the display menu. Other then that my computer runs great, and I can surf the internet and see my other computers on my network. Does anyone have any thoughts about this?

 

And for the life of me I can't figure out how to install Windows XP on this system. I keep getting a blue screen right when it says Windows is starting after it loads all the installation files.

[knightprozac]

I had a working vanilla install of 10.6.1 on my x58-ud5 board (installed using the lifehacker method and a retail SL DVD) and I updated to 10.6.3 last night using software update. My machine boots but my graphics are stuck at 1024x768, no sound and no ethernet. Any ideas about how I can fix it? My video card is a Radeon 4890. TIA.

The 4890 also caused me to crash in 10.6.3. Applying the netkas QE/CI for exotic cards and the netkas fix for a fix package solved my problem.

[Cosmin Petre]

@Cruisar - Any word on the Mac Pro Audio Update is in Software Update?

 

I'm running a Cruisar setup is it best to ignore this update?

[L3B3R]

@Cruisar - Any word on the Mac Pro Audio Update is in Software Update?

 

I'm running a Cruisar setup is it best to ignore this update?

Usually these are not a problem. I'm sure most here have updated.

[CruiSAr]

@Cruisar - Any word on the Mac Pro Audio Update is in Software Update?

 

I'm running a Cruisar setup is it best to ignore this update?

 

Sory for the silence, been busy with work. Since my setup does not use third party kexts, you can always update from apple flawlessly both major and minor.

[Cosmin Petre]

Sory for the silence, been busy with work. Since my setup does not use third party kexts, you can always update from apple flawlessly both major and minor.

Cheers - was slightly concerned as this post mentioned new Intel power management kext which makes me cautious.

[wesley84]

Hi guys,

 

I'm new to the hackingtosh world, found your script and would like to try it. But I do have a couple of questions first:

 

- Can I install on a USB connected hard disk? (A friend wants to install os x but before investing in a new internal hd wants to test it, and he only has a usb hd available)

- Will it install on any regular old internal hard disk?

- Is it necessary to take out all extra ram over 4GB and PCI slots?

- What is the difference between this method and using [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]/[url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]? Are there advantages / disadvantages? Better performance?

- Will I be able to use the regular apple update system? Is there anything special that needs to be done after updating through apple? Run [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] again, etc..?

- I have the special version 10.6.2 installation cd (I think) that came with my 27 inch imac. Is it ok to use that one?

- Vmware on the mac can open the bootcamp partition, is this possible on osx86 as well? To open my windows vista hd and run it side by side with os x?

- I've heard that osx86 doesn't support raid? I'm talking about hardware raid. Is this true? How can os x interfere with a hardware process?

 

Thanks, and sorry if some of these questions seem dumb, it's quite daunting to start this process.

[CruiSAr]

Hi guys,

 

I'm new to the hackingtosh world, found your script and would like to try it. But I do have a couple of questions first:

 

- Can I install on a USB connected hard disk? (A friend wants to install os x but before investing in a new internal hd wants to test it, and he only has a usb hd available)

- Will it install on any regular old internal hard disk?

- Is it necessary to take out all extra ram over 4GB and PCI slots?

- What is the difference between this method and using [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]/[url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]? Are there advantages / disadvantages? Better performance?

- Will I be able to use the regular apple update system? Is there anything special that needs to be done after updating through apple? Run [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] again, etc..?

- I have the special version 10.6.2 installation cd (I think) that came with my 27 inch imac. Is it ok to use that one?

- Vmware on the mac can open the bootcamp partition, is this possible on osx86 as well? To open my windows vista hd and run it side by side with os x?

- I've heard that osx86 doesn't support raid? I'm talking about hardware raid. Is this true? How can os x interfere with a hardware process?

 

Thanks, and sorry if some of these questions seem dumb, it's quite daunting to start this process.

One smart thing to do when building a Hackintosh is to make sure you get close to mac hardware then you wont have so many problems later.

 

OSX can be installed on a USB hard drive.

Any internal HD can be used but it must be SATA not PATA.

If you are using the board that this script is intended for then no need to remove RAM.

I have no knowledge of [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] and [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url], in my opinion this script is all you need for a noob.

Install DVD must be a retail one but you can try the one you have and see if it wiill work.

Yes you will be able to update regularly with a few problems if you use 3rd party kexts.

Vmware works fine, you can boot your windows installation without any problems.

OSX does support raid provided it is a special raid card and not the onboard one.

What do you mean by Hardware process?

[digital_dreamer]

Hi guys,

 

I'm new to the hackingtosh world, found your script and would like to try it. But I do have a couple of questions first:

 

- Can I install on a USB connected hard disk? (A friend wants to install os x but before investing in a new internal hd wants to test it, and he only has a usb hd available)

- Will it install on any regular old internal hard disk?

- Is it necessary to take out all extra ram over 4GB and PCI slots?

- What is the difference between this method and using [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]/[url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]? Are there advantages / disadvantages? Better performance?

- Will I be able to use the regular apple update system? Is there anything special that needs to be done after updating through apple? Run [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] again, etc..?

- I have the special version 10.6.2 installation cd (I think) that came with my 27 inch imac. Is it ok to use that one?

- Vmware on the mac can open the bootcamp partition, is this possible on osx86 as well? To open my windows vista hd and run it side by side with os x?

- I've heard that osx86 doesn't support raid? I'm talking about hardware raid. Is this true? How can os x interfere with a hardware process?

 

Thanks, and sorry if some of these questions seem dumb, it's quite daunting to start this process.

1. No problem with USB install.

2. Any SATA HD will work.

3. No need to remove extra RAM.

4. ??

5. Software Update is generally not a issue, especially if modified kexts are all in /Extra. Most modified kexts will go in /Extra and those few that need to be in S/L/E (with the rest of the OS extensions), generally don't have Apple names and, therefore, aren't replaced when running Software Update. If in doubt, run the kext installer again before booting and you're good to go.

6. No. You cannot use the the OS install disc that comes with the Mac systems. It needs to be a genuine Retail DVD.

7. No problems with VMware Fusion for WIN installs.

8. The Mac OS doesn't support the onboard RAID hardware on the x86 boards. Windows can use it if desired, but don't expect the Mac side to recognize such disk setups. OS X does support other various hardware and software RAID setups, however. You can use the software Apple RAID in Disk Utility, third-party softRAID software, or purchase controller cards, like HighPoint RocketRAID and ATTO ExpressSAS to mention the more common controllers available.

 

MAJ

[Dancing Fool]

I have OS X working on my Hackintosh after installing SL using digital dreamer's guide. Used the PC EFI method. Have successfully updated to 10.6.3. Onboard audio still does not work, but haven't tried the ALC 889a kext install yet. I did install a 2nd HD, a WD 2 TB Caviar Green. My boot drive is a WD 1 TB Caviar black, call it "Hackintosh". Wanted to use the 2 TB for backups using Time Machine. So I plugged it in. The drive was recognized. I formatted it as Mac OS Journaled. Called it "Backup". Set it as the destination drive for Time Machine, and it worked fine, got a Time Machine backup. So I shut down and rebooted. Boot stopped at "Verifying DMI Pool". so I went into the BIOS and set the boot order for the Hard Drives: 1. Hackintosh 2. Backup ..Now when I have both drives plugged in, it boots to the Chameleon Bootloader. The only drive I see on the screen is Backup. The progress bar finishes and disappears but Snow Leopard does not come up. It stops at the Chameleon screen. If I hit any key the prompt says "cannot find mach kernel". How do I force the bootloader to use my Hackintosh drive to boot from and not the Backup? I tried hitting F10 but that did nothing. If I take the new drive out of the bay it boots from the Hackintosh drive fine.

 

 

Gigabyte EX58 UD5

Generic PCI video card (waiting for the GTX 285 to come in)

Core i7 975

[tom358]

Had been running 10.6.2 just fine w/ DD script and Chameleon RC3 bootloader for 4-5 months. Now suddenly I'm getting pinwheel lockups all the time in the finder, in apps, it's totally unusable. No hardware changes on my system, aside from HD's connected to SATA ports.

 

So I decide to set up a new HD with a clean install of everything. When I'm booted into one of my older semi-working systems, I run the RUN_PATCH_INSTALLER and it locks up whenever I try to install the bootloader on to the new hard drive. In fact, disk utilities locked up the first time I tried to format the drive, but after a reboot I was able to at least get it formatted.

 

Any thoughts or suggestions? I'm stuck.

 

---------EDIT--------

I swapped SATA connectors, and moved the new drive to the same connector as the old drive, and now it's able to install again. Maybe this is what native support of SATA 0-3 in the BIOS means?

 

-Tom

[wesley84]

Thanks for the reply.

 

Is there any way for osx to view the RAID HDs? It now simply doesn't show them (neither in disk utility). It would be nice to have read-only acces to these drives at the very least. I don't wish to boot from RAID, os x is installed on a separate SATA disk. I only want to access the data.

[digitalsoul4]

i cannot get MOV video to play on my system, got any ideas?

it loads and i can scrub through it, but when i hit play, it just goes from the oause icon right back to the play icon (but nothing plays) as if it is stuck in pause...

 

oddly i downloaded the new itunes and the video plays inside it just fine... now i anf extra confused

 

10.6.3 install with kakewalk

 

i see my video card specs in sys profiler, so i assume it is working correctly?

 

X58A-UD5

i7 930

EVGA 9800 GT 1gig

12 GIG Ram

 

any help would be appreciated, as it seems that search is broken on this site and i cannot seem to find any relative posts...

 

regards,

 

digitalsoul4

[@ROBASEFR]

Anyone has tried the new fakeSMC with plugin management for Fan and Temp control monitoring ?

I've got a nice KP with my card (GA-EX58-UD5) (

 

 

Have to wait for more chipset compatible version

for the moment these are compatible

 

Fintek F71858

Fintek F71862

Fintek F71869

Fintek F71882

Fintek F71889ED

Fintek F71889F

ITE IT8712F

ITE IT8716F

ITE IT8718F

ITE IT8720F

ITE IT8726F

Winbond W83627DHG

Winbond W83627DHG-P

Winbond W83627EHF

Winbond W83627HF

Winbond W83627THF

Winbond W83667HG

Winbond W83667HG-B

Winbond W83687THF

 

Thanks for reply !

[jhrfc]

Anyone has tried the new fakeSMC with plugin management for Fan and Temp control monitoring ?

I've got a nice KP with my card (GA-EX58-UD5) (

 

 

Have to wait for more chipset compatible version

for the moment these are compatible

 

Interesting worth keeping an eye on.

Jon

[bbchucks]

anyone update their EX58-UD5 BIOS to version 13 to support IPAD charging via USB? looks like they released a driver for Windows...but anyone know how to get it working on SL/OSX?

[Vasto]

Hey guys, I plan on starting to update the wiki for this board so that people don't have to wade through 125 pages of info. If anyone wants to help, feel free. The link to the wiki is in my sig.

[ArkaPro]

Dear DD & UD5 users:

I have a very stable install on a 10.5.7 vanilla hckintosh using the old DD's Leopard script.

all is good.

 

so good that my friend asked me to build him a new rig.

So I recommended this mobo

He Got this Hardware:

- he actually bought the GA-X58A-UD5)

- Display Card: PALIT 9800GT 1GB

 

but I don't think it should spoil things.

 

so I started the Snow leopard way.

 

I followed the instructions and recommendations.

He has 2 HDDs

I installed 10.5.2 Kallyway distro on one of them - for the purpse of installing the Vannila SL on the first HDD.

 

I downloaded your latest script.

and started the procedure:

Pre-Install:

0. Installed KallyWay 10.5.2 from another HDD

1. Disabled spotlight for the target Partition.

2. loaded a FULL RETAIL 10.6.2 MAC OSX ISO

 

Installation:

1. Chose the /EXTRA option

1. Installed Chameleon 2.0 RC3 Bootloader as you recommended for SL.

2. Made Partition Active

3. The Mac OS X Starts I get the message:

"this package contains a program that determines if the software can be installed. are you sure you want to continue??

 

I press continue and then I get an Alert message leaving me with the only option to close!

WTF - I knew I will run in to trouble but so early in the process?

BTW I have tried to load a Full Legal Retail DVD of Apple snow leopard - thinking maybe its the image...

but still I get the same Alert message...

 

 

I click Continue:

 

 

I don't know what to do?!???!

I have tried to search the topic for "Alert" but got NO results.... ((

Is it maybe because its: GA-X58A-UD5 mobo?

Please Help!

He Has a big Editing project in 2 days!

[CruiSAr]

Dear DD & UD5 users:

I have a very stable install on a 10.5.7 vanilla hckintosh using the old DD's Leopard script.

all is good.

 

so good that my friend asked me to build him a new rig.

So I recommended this mobo

He Got this Hardware:

- he actually bought the GA-X58A-UD5)

- Display Card: PALIT 9800GT 1GB

 

but I don't think it should spoil things.

 

so I started the Snow leopard way.

 

I followed the instructions and recommendations.

He has 2 HDDs

I installed 10.5.2 Kallyway distro on one of them - for the purpse of installing the Vannila SL on the first HDD.

 

I downloaded your latest script.

and started the procedure:

Pre-Install:

0. Installed KallyWay 10.5.2 from another HDD

1. Disabled spotlight for the target Partition.

2. loaded a FULL RETAIL 10.6.2 MAC OSX ISO

 

Installation:

1. Chose the /EXTRA option

1. Installed Chameleon 2.0 RC3 Bootloader as you recommended for SL.

2. Made Partition Active

3. The Mac OS X Starts I get the message:

"this package contains a program that determines if the software can be installed. are you sure you want to continue??

 

I press continue and then I get an Alert message leaving me with the only option to close!

WTF - I knew I will run in to trouble but so early in the process?

BTW I have tried to load a Full Legal Retail DVD of Apple snow leopard - thinking maybe its the image...

but still I get the same Alert message...

 

I click Continue:

I don't know what to do?!???!

I have tried to search the topic for "Alert" but got NO results.... ((

Is it maybe because its: GA-X58A-UD5 mobo?

Please Help!

He Has a big Editing project in 2 days!

Hmm, weird issue you have there, have you tried installing using a Boot disc and installing directly off the Retail DVD? I think you should exhaust all options cos this one is tough one.

[ArkaPro]

Hmm, weird issue you have there, have you tried installing using a Boot disc and installing directly off the Retail DVD? I think you should exhaust all options cos this one is tough one.

 

Thanks for replying CruiSAr

 

Well I installing from Kallyway in all of my previuse succefull time.

ANd I didn't figure out how to creat a boot USB disk to install from...

I would appreciate it if some1 help me with this ....

I'm tring to put my hands on 10.6.3 retail version - maybe it will work....

[jhrfc]

I'm tring to put my hands on 10.6.3 retail version - maybe it will work....

 

You could always buy one.

[everdone]

Thanks for replying CruiSAr

 

Well I installing from Kallyway in all of my previuse succefull time.

ANd I didn't figure out how to creat a boot USB disk to install from...

I would appreciate it if some1 help me with this ....

I'm tring to put my hands on 10.6.3 retail version - maybe it will work....

 

Go to Tonymacx86's site and download his [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] book disk (he also has a method to create an install from USB). I have used that Boot disk to boot several different boards. Install OSX using that disk (or USB) and then use DDs script to do the rest (that's what I have done on a number of different boards). There is no need for a Kalway or other 10.5.x install to get 10.6 installed.

[CruiSAr]

Thanks for replying CruiSAr

 

Well I installing from Kallyway in all of my previuse succefull time.

ANd I didn't figure out how to creat a boot USB disk to install from...

I would appreciate it if some1 help me with this ....

I'm tring to put my hands on 10.6.3 retail version - maybe it will work....

You could also just Google Empire Efi and download and burn the BootCd made specifically for our boards. I make most of my installs from the bootCD

[Dancing Fool]

Have a 1 TB HD with OSX 10.6.3 working. I plugged in a 2 TB internal eSATA HD to use for backups. Now when I reboot the system the Chameleon bootloader tries to boot from the backup 2 TB drive, not the boot drive. I made sure disk boot priority is set correctly in BIOS. Since the 2 TB drive does not have a bootable OS, the boot always fails. How do I fix this?

 

 

Gigabyte EX58 UD5

EVGA GT 220

Core i7 975

WD 1 TB green

WD 2 TB black

[Obelix]

It´s been ages since i installed a OSX on a PC and now i want to do it with my home rig. It´s a Gigabyte x58, i7-920 and Nvidia 275... and as far as i´ve read it should work fine.

 

I want to install OSX and Win7 in a Intel X25M 80GB SSD, and i´d like to now which should be the recommended partitioning specs (size, order, active, logical, primary, format...) and what OS should be installed first.

 

Which is the best Selecti OS loader for this config?

 

Thanks in advance