Fox's Hackintosh Problems & Solutions PART 1/2

[mbc0022]

same speakers *__* :D

[Ericrud96]

My sleep function works perfectly all the time :-)

[formela2]

thanks really helpful i have a cool hackintosh now!

[HashTheCracker]

i boot then it loads then i get the rainbow circle it keeps turning and i never get to the mainscreen

[HashTheCracker]

i boot then it loads then i get the rainbow circle it keeps turning and i never get to the mainscreen

[HashTheCracker]

it loads the the rainbow circle keeps turning and i never get to the main screen

[chris3d165]

can some1 please help me find Atheros AR5B91 Wireless Network Adapter kext guys i really need this for the hackintosh or else iim nothing.....................

[punkindrublic21]

so this is completely different than a dual boot? I want to run Win7 and OSX, you have a tutorial for that?

[thejapanesechallenge]

Most hackintosh users dual-boot Windows and/or Linux. I'm running WIndows 7. I used to boot Mac OS X 10.6, 10.5, Ubuntu Linux, Windows 7, and WIndows Vista.

[sexy3003]

read the comment bellow...

it also took me 15 minutes to start up which before took me 15 secunds. PLZ HELP!!!!

[thejapanesechallenge]

Sounds like a hard drive (partial) failure. I'd imagine that you will get very little additional time from that HDD before it fails completely. You might want to consider backing up anything vital right away, and then replacing the drive. This is where an "always-on" backup service like Time Machine is so useful, because you would have a complete replica of everything on the drive even if it failed completely.

[sexy3003]

@thejapanesechallenge my friend said that i had got an ticking time bomb in my pc, which was that i had killed the hard disc`.. btw thx for helping :D

[thejapanesechallenge]

We call it a ticking time bomb because it makes little chugging or ticking noises, and sooner or later it will "blow up" (the HDD will crash completely). If you have anything valuable, back it up now.

[sexy3003]

i see, so what can couse it? so i can avoid his happening angain :) I'm not so good at PC :P

[thejapanesechallenge]

It's natural for a hard drive to break down over time, especially if it is used excessively. There's not much you can do, other than use it less, don't over do it on things like defragging, and avoid bumping it especially during use.

[sexy3003]

you said it natural over time, i only had mine a month :/

[y35n00b5]

@thejapanesechallenge thats the point of putting your HDD to sleep though...to extend the life of your HDD...

[sexy3003]

i got a problem whit my PC, last night i was at a LAN (lockal are network party) and the last 10 minutes i was playing WoW the pc had been on for a good 13 hours and the last 10 minuts when i was playing WoW i got a problem whit SUPER lagg spikes, WoW runned whit 1 frame each 3th secund. and it also came some strange tiking noises from the computer, i emidently tunrned the PC off, and tried to start up next day, i got the same problem, strange ticking noises from the computer..

continue,

[thejapanesechallenge]

Please elaborate. If you have suggestions for easier ways, you'll have to provide more information to be of any help.

[infoaboutit]

Is there a way to get Hackintosh on a AMD if not I dont want to waist my time thanks

[thejapanesechallenge]

Yes, but I don't recommend it. You'll have to do searches on Insanely Mac to figure out more.

[clarkkov]

RP:

I don't see a reason why not to use "pirated distro" instead of the retail DVD. Installing retail copy on non Apple PC is illegal (not that I care) while "hacked" (patched) distro is completely legal. And there is no difference, patched distros are easier and work with more hardware + the IDE DVDs work. You do realise that you are breaking the law by doing this, despite you do it with the retail DVD.

[thejapanesechallenge]

A hacked distro is completely *illegal*, not legal, as case precedent prevents distributing copyrighted software without permission. You cannot legally download a hacked distro, no matter what you do.

As I stated before, there is no case precedent ruling a retail, legally purchased copy of Mac OS X on a PC as illegal. It is yet undetermined. Read the EULA.

Patched distros may work at first, but often break or require heavy "hacking" with each new update. Retail is easiest in the long run.

[clarkkov]

You can look at it that way, but it's still illegal (the retail installation on non Apple H/W). While "Hacked" distro is not Apple property, it's not copyrighted. It's a property of uphuck and the Turk team. iAtkos (for e.g.) has no ELULA like the retail DVD. Retail DVD is property of Apple thus Apple has the right to enforce their copyright, but, iAtkos is NOT property of Apple (it is stolen but user did not steal anything, the "hacker" did).

[clarkkov]

And, on compatible H/W iAtkos, iDeneb, iPC etc. work OTB - no "heavy hacking" required, in fact, you did more hacking than it's done in a distro. Those patches you have installed are "hacking", so your retail install became a "hacked distro".

Also, you forgot the most important thing, AMD CPUs, you can not install OSX this way on a AMD computer, while you can do it with Voodoo kernel (which is preinstalled in a distro). Anyway, good work, but pay attention ;)

[thejapanesechallenge]

This is completely false. Any IP lawyer would tell you that hacking someone's software absolutely does not give you any right to it whatsoever. A hacked distro is still edited, copyright material. You cannot take a Hollywood movie, edit out a few scenes, and then claim it's not copyrighted anymore. You are misinformed.

Any "hacking" you allude to is done to an installed copy of a legally purchased OS. There is no case precedent that such behavior is illegal. The burden of proof is on you.

[clarkkov]

You have installed a copyrighted retail DVD from Apple on a non Apple hardware, you agreed to Apple's ELULA = Illegal by copyright, ELULA, Apple lawyers.

I have installed iAtkos (not OSX) which is meant to be installed on non Apple PC, downloaded from TPB, I have NOT agreed to ANY Apple BS = legal by "fuzzy" copyright, the law.

I have installed iAtkos, it's not OSX any more, thus, it's not Apple's property anymore. The guy who stole the code is "the bad guy", I am not doing ANYTHING illegal.

[thejapanesechallenge]

Couple issues. 1. Apple's lawyers will agree with Apple, that's what they are hired to do. Until a court rules, there is no basis for calling the act "illegal." None whatsoever.

2. It is illegal to download copyrighted material, hacked or not, without permission. Both the distributor (uploader) and the receiver (downloader) are committing a crime punishable by law in the US and many other countries. This has been established by the courts in numerous cases, with music, movies, and software.

[clarkkov]

Hey, am not a lawyer, am not going to report you or something, but my point is that you are potentially risking greater sanction by doing what you are doing. I'm just "watching a pirated movie" = minor fine...You are breaking the copyright laws and heavily breaking Apple ELULA to which you have agreed by installing OSX from their retail disc = severe fine, or maybe short jail time.

I agree, we are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. I said I support your tuts...

[clarkkov]

...but you do include some disinformation in them, and you are not mentioning AMD PC issue. And you "bash" distros without any true argument - I don't care, I did not make any of them, but people will be misinformed. Distro has little amount "hacks" in it, less than you are applying to your "legit" install, they are in the box with the distro, while you have to download everything manually - and most of the patches you downloaded are the same and hacks applied are the same, too.

[thejapanesechallenge]

There will never be jail-time nor any fines for installing a legal copy of Mac OS X on a PC for the end-user. It is unlikely to be illegal because of the difficulty of pinning down the concept of "Apple hardware." Like I said, is installing Mac OS X on a Mac Pro with a third-party HDD a violation, because the HDD isn't Apple-labeled?

Also, distros usually have more hacks than I apply to anything I do. I'm installing kexts, akin to drivers, to an existing, legally purchased OS. It's EULA, btw.

[thejapanesechallenge]

What I am telling you is that you are greatly misinformed, and you judging this issue using nothing more than your personal opinion. I have spoken with numerous IP lawyers. IP stands for intellectual property. These are the experts who know the terrain, and they can tell you that an EULA is only as certain as the language is specific and within legal boundaries.

"Apple-labeled hardware" is too vague to be of much use in court at the present time. It cannot be called illegal by any stretch.

[thejapanesechallenge]

This will be my last statement to you on this particular issue, as we are going on and on about this. I make no comments about the AMD issue because I have nothing to do with it. I am not installing on AMD systems and I don't have any tutorials for doing so, and I don't recommend it. I have no need to "defend" that practice or try to explain it.

I have a clearly stated reason and if you do not understand, it is not because I have failed to explain it.

[thejapanesechallenge]

Going to the root of the issue why I am not a proponent of distros is the simple fact that they are, in fact, pirated software. It is 100% illegal to pirate software, to download pirated software. Even if you own a legit copy of Mac OS X, and then download iATKOS, it's still illegal. You are not allowed to even download an exact copy of software that you legally own unless you have permission to do so.

Pirated software = certainly illegal. That is my opposition.

[JayAr02]

Your ATI Radeon HD Card maybe working with Hackintosh but ATI MOBILITY Radeon cards only work with Toshiba notebooks. I have a Vaio notebook and there is now way to get the card going.

Also I have a problem, in hackintosh I resetted permissions for the hackintosh partition and now my mouse doesnt work in ANY OS (even Windows 7) anymore.

[thejapanesechallenge]

It is 100% impossible that installing Mac OS X would disable the functionality of a computer when not running Mac OS X. If you load up Windows, you have the functionality you would have with or without Mac OS X installed, as it is not accessed in any way nor affects any other partition or OS installation.

You must have changed the BIOS, your mouse became dysfunctional coincidentally, or there is another unrelated issue.

[sybin25]

Hey, this is a wonderful and well thought out tutorial. You are awesome! I've always wanted to do a tutorial for my hackintosh, but I just haven't quite found the time. Again, great vids. :)

[SVTFilms]

dude.

i have everything set. perfect motherboard.

graphics 3870x2

Retail CD. everything is set.

you my hero.

thanks alot for the informative video. God Bless You.

[SVTFilms]

please send me the link to you graphics card installer. i have same graphics card.

[TheHackersGambit]

Would dual screen work?

[thejapanesechallenge]

I never had a chance to try it out, being that I only ever had one monitor. I heard some have had success, and some have not. Check on Insanely Mac

[thejapanesechallenge]

I purchased an additional monitor last weekend. I am happy to report that it's working nearly perfectly. As is common with any system, even Windows, dual monitors typically doesn't work well with full screen games. For example, one full screen game makes my other monitor go black. In Windows, the game crashes.

[borntoshort]

My sleep works perfect on a dell mini 9

[jonsutubechannel]

i installed on my laptop! and it working great! except the keyboard doesnt work. and the mouse is like so how can i say this.. like powerful? like if i move a little it movie alot! get it?

[happyipodman]

Adjust the mouse settings, and for the keyboard google: "(Computer model) keyboard driver"

[dannyaxe2]

if you have driver for ATI Radeon EAH4670 for AMD CPU for the mac

[finitee]

Hey thanks for the great tutorial. I was wondering if you got the HDMI out on your video card to work for both video and sound?

[thejapanesechallenge]

Thanks for the compliment! Actually, my card has two DVI and one S-Video output, no HDMI.

[finitee]

Oh I see. I thought it had it because the box says HDMI.

[thejapanesechallenge]

I checked it out, apparently to use the HDMI I need to attach the adapter, then buy a separate HDMI cable to hook up to an HDTV. Since I don't own an HDTV and there is no speaker output on my LCD monitor, there's no way for me to test it out yet.

[stellarola]

My sleep function works perfectly, every time. :)

[thejapanesechallenge]

Awesome. Did you go through any special procedure to get there, or did it just work out that way? Do you have a desktop or laptop machine?

I've heard that removing two kexts might be a solution for me, but I've been waiting to see if 10.5.7 is solidly stable before messing with the internals of OS X again. Just updated, too.

I appreciate your feedback.

[stellarola]

When you select a motherboard chipset you wanna find one that is native to OS X. ICH7, ICH7M, ICH8M, ICH10 and MCP79 are fully supported. Aside from that, these chipsets all support S3 sleep and waking from USB devices (mouse, keyboard). I have not seen an ICH9 board that supports waking from USB Devices. Usually you have to use the power button to wake from sleep. To be honest waking from S3 sleep is usually related to how the USB devices are handled by bios. I've run out of space on here....