zeg66 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Greetings nice people. I would like to examine the possibility of installing osx to my desktop pc. The specs are: motherboard gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 rev3.3, P965/ICH8, s775, award bios cpu intel core2quad q6700 ram 8gb audio alc888 onboard graphics nvidia 9800gt 1gb ethernet marvell 8056 which version of osx should I go for and where could I obtain it as I have no access to a mac? Please tell me how to begin. Thank you in advance. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/321816-gigabyte-ga-965p-ds3-rev33-beginner/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 El capitan! -Create USB bootable http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/files/file/559-flash-drive-maker/ -After create, Install Clover https://sourceforge.net/projects/cloverefiboot/files/Installer/ -Put FakeSmc and NullCpuPM in Clover/Kexts/Other Kexts.zip -Config.plist config.plist.zip After install if u can, post ur files here -Run it http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?app=core&module=attach§ion=attach&attach_id=222725 and it http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?app=core&module=attach§ion=attach&attach_id=222728 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/321816-gigabyte-ga-965p-ds3-rev33-beginner/#findComment-2382924 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeg66 Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 Thank you for your reply! I will start right away and try not to make a total mess of it all :-) Will report progress here. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/321816-gigabyte-ga-965p-ds3-rev33-beginner/#findComment-2382932 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 ofc ill work u ur Clover Folder, after install send me files use Clover with configs see 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/321816-gigabyte-ga-965p-ds3-rev33-beginner/#findComment-2382945 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeg66 Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 How do I execute the Flash Drive Maker and Clover Installer from windows (or perhaps ubuntu) as I don't have a mac computer? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/321816-gigabyte-ga-965p-ds3-rev33-beginner/#findComment-2382948 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Virtual Machine in Windows Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/321816-gigabyte-ga-965p-ds3-rev33-beginner/#findComment-2382950 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeg66 Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 Ok I'm on it. This will take some time though as ... the plot thickens :-) Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/321816-gigabyte-ga-965p-ds3-rev33-beginner/#findComment-2382954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeg66 Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 I have never used a Virtual Machine before. So I googled it and found this website: http://www.wikigain.com/install-mac-os-x-el-capitan-virtualbox/ Followed the instructions to the letter, however all I get is an empty black window when the VM starts. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/321816-gigabyte-ga-965p-ds3-rev33-beginner/#findComment-2383049 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeg66 Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 update: the VM is working now! Had to use an older version (4.3.40) and only 1 CPU. Also, Flash Drive Maker and Clover Installer work. Please tell me where to find the OS X El Capitan installer so I can drag it into the Flash Drive Maker window. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/321816-gigabyte-ga-965p-ds3-rev33-beginner/#findComment-2383181 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Apple Store Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/321816-gigabyte-ga-965p-ds3-rev33-beginner/#findComment-2383188 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeg66 Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 Ha ha, very well. Every step is an adventure then. Will make a few phonecalls and report back ;-) Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/321816-gigabyte-ga-965p-ds3-rev33-beginner/#findComment-2383194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/321816-gigabyte-ga-965p-ds3-rev33-beginner/#findComment-2383206 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeg66 Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 boot process hangs at: ACPI: sleep states S4 S5 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/321816-gigabyte-ga-965p-ds3-rev33-beginner/#findComment-2383209 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 send me ur Clover folder, inside EFI folder Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/321816-gigabyte-ga-965p-ds3-rev33-beginner/#findComment-2383214 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeg66 Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 umm, I can mount the EFI partition with diskutil, I can see the contents of the Clover folder, how can I "send" it to you? do you mean as an attachment? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/321816-gigabyte-ga-965p-ds3-rev33-beginner/#findComment-2383221 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Use it http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/files/file/566-esp-mounter-pro/ Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/321816-gigabyte-ga-965p-ds3-rev33-beginner/#findComment-2383233 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeg66 Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 Any ideas how to get past the "ACPI: sleep states S3 S4" point? I have tried changing various bios settings but the issue persists. Is it possible that this motherboard cannot even boot the installer? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/321816-gigabyte-ga-965p-ds3-rev33-beginner/#findComment-2384576 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 No idea, bro. Try other version FakeSmc or go to bios settings and try changes. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/321816-gigabyte-ga-965p-ds3-rev33-beginner/#findComment-2384796 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeg66 Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 I have six machines here with cpu sockets 478, 775, 1151 and I can install and run windows, debian, ubuntu and arch on all of them very easily and witout a single problem. This however, is different. All I wanted to try was Logic Pro X but the whole process is beyond me. I don't know what a fakesmc is, where to find it, or how to install it. Thanks to all the people who helped. I am giving up. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/321816-gigabyte-ga-965p-ds3-rev33-beginner/#findComment-2384861 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 1151 is very good for hacks, what mobo? go to sierra and logic 10.3.1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/321816-gigabyte-ga-965p-ds3-rev33-beginner/#findComment-2384862 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLEV7N Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I have six machines here with cpu sockets 478, 775, 1151 and I can install and run windows, debian, ubuntu and arch on all of them very easily and witout a single problem. This however, is different. All I wanted to try was Logic Pro X but the whole process is beyond me. I don't know what a fakesmc is, where to find it, or how to install it. Thanks to all the people who helped. I am giving up. fake smc is basically a driver to emulate the smc chip present on real macs (i think) the kexts are basically drivers, you can find fakesmc.kext on efi partition go to folder efi/clover/kexts/10.11 or efi/clover/kexts/Other if you dont have there then you need to put it on either one of those folders along with nullcpupowermanagement.kext 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/321816-gigabyte-ga-965p-ds3-rev33-beginner/#findComment-2385299 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeg66 Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 Yes you are correct but that is my main mastering machine so I cannot risk toying with it, not right now at least. I have decided not to give up just yet because after a lot of hours and searching and trying I now have a 10.11.6 machine that boots on its own, without the need for a usb flashdrive, with Clover 4035, not so bad for a total newbie. However the ethernet (although activated in the bios) is not running, so no internet. It is a Marvell 88E8056, I have tried a couple of kexts that I found through google but THEN I get a kernel panic. So, is there a solution for 88E8056 on 10.11.6 or should I go to Yosemite or Mavericks? *Or* should I buy a compatible ethernet card, stay with 10.11.6 and disable the Marvell in the bios? If yes, which one, that doesn't cost too much? Needless to say, the most "elegant" solution would be to stay with ElCap 10.11.6 and use the Marvell, but I don't know if that is possible. Ideas? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/321816-gigabyte-ga-965p-ds3-rev33-beginner/#findComment-2385483 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeg66 Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 Here are the two files, as per MaLd0n's request. Send me iMac.zip iMac_ioreg.7z Can't solve the ethernet/internet problem... 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/321816-gigabyte-ga-965p-ds3-rev33-beginner/#findComment-2385539 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Put DSDT into folder Clover/Acpi/Patched DSDT.zip send me ur config.plist, ill try fakeid in ur Lan Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/321816-gigabyte-ga-965p-ds3-rev33-beginner/#findComment-2385552 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeg66 Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 Thank you MaLd0n, I added the DSDT.aml file to: /Volumes/EFI/EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/patched #that is on the hard drive here is the config.plist file: config.7z please work your magic :-) 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/321816-gigabyte-ga-965p-ds3-rev33-beginner/#findComment-2386532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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