Hackintosh, the new Mac? How to Install Leopard on your PC
Thursday, May 8th, 2008
by badr
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Here is a complete guide to install Mac OSX Leopard 10.5.1 (9B18) on your PC, in just one step that is as easy as it could possibly get. Just pop in the DVD and you are good to go, running Leopard in no time, with all the 300+ features at your fingertips.
I am writing this guide for a novice user, who doesn�t know much about the various commands that went into my previous article. This is a one step process that almost anybody in this world would be able to follow.
Here are the basic requirements for you to proceed with the installation of Leopard :
* A Blank DVD-R to burn the ISO.
* The ISO image to be downloaded from TPB.
Before I tell you, how to install OSX I would like to tell you why this release by Uphuck and Eskurza is an important milestone in the OSX86 Project.
* This is the first ever Leopard DVD to come out with the amazing PC-EFI built in. If you are wondering what PC-EFI is all about, then let me tell you something about it :
With the EFI patch, the hackintosh can boot off VANILLA UNMODIFIED OS X kernel and use vanilla kexts, which gives a more clean room and great peace of mind for future system updates.
To Know more about PC-EFI visit the OSX86 Wiki
* iATKOS (as this release is called) supports a variety of Hardware configurations, and many popular Graphic Cards, Network Cards are supported.
Now lets proceed with the installation of Leopard. Before that here are few conditions your CPU must satisfy to use this installation method..
* Non Core Intel Processors, no PC-EFI for you.
* Core Based Processors, for PC-EFI to work.
* AMD processors are not supported at this time.
Ok now, lets proceed with the installation :
Step 1: Installing Leopard
* Download the Installation ISO from TPB. You can find it by performing a search for iATKOS v1.0i (Its about 2.09 GB).
* Once you are done, with downloading burn the ISO at very slow speeds to the DVD.
* Pop in the DVD and boot into it from BIOS and follow the Onscreen Instructions.
* Select the Appropriate Packages, based on your hardware and then proceed.
* Installation might take about an hour or so, so grab yourself a cup of coffee while you install Leopard.
Step 2: That is all my, my Friend
* Didn�t I say it was a one step installation process. Yes it really was.. Congratulations you�ve done it.
That�s it for now. I will be updating this post in the future, when the AMD patch is released. If you have any questions, please drop in a comment, or ask your questions in the Uphuck Forums.
A big thanks to Uphuck and Eskurza for this amazing release. A lot of credit for all this hardwork goes to them. And of course to Netkas for the development of PC-EFI. Cheers!
Please seed for atleast a couple of days, once you have finished downloading. This will help other people to get this amazing release faster.
Other Distributions:
Lifehacker has a very good article on how to install OSX on a PC, this time using the Kalyway Distro. The following links will get you to what you need:
Install OS X on Your Hackintosh PC, No Hacking Required!
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