Hackintosh

**skeyo** · 07-14-2010, 08:11 AM

I think they included support for 5870 and gf 400 series in 10.6.4. But you will need to look around to find working string.
Best way is to go to insanelymac and look there or google it.

**motas** · 07-14-2010, 02:12 PM

Thanks I'll have a google tonight. What exactly is a string that I'm looking for?
Thanks.

**skeyo** · 07-14-2010, 04:04 PM

Guide should explain how to edit apple.Boot.list so your card can work.

**motas** · 07-15-2010, 12:01 AM

Ok thanks. Will let anyone know if I find something.

**motas** · 07-15-2010, 03:18 AM

Well seems the newest version supports 5870s. Can anyone give me a quick step by step instructions to doing it. Also can I use the disk that came with a macbook pro to install? Thanks.

**Serra** · 07-16-2010, 05:22 PM

Not sure on the legal status of this thread. Can anyone provide some insight on this?

**Sn0wm@n** · 07-16-2010, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by zanzabar

the requirement is u buy the OS and have an apple branded computer, apple dosnt have to make it to have it apple branded put a sticker on it and u have an apple branded.

do you realise you just told OP to do something ilegal .... LOLL fail ....

http://images.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/macosx106.pdf the full max os x snow leopard license ....

2. Permitted License Uses and Restrictions.
A. Single Use License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License, unless you have purchased a Family Pack or Upgrade license for the Apple Software,
you are granted a limited non-exclusive license to install, use and run one (1) copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-branded computer at a time. You
agree not to install, use or run the Apple Software on any non-Apple-branded computer, or to enable others to do so. This License does not allow the Apple
Software to exist on more than one computer at a time, and you may not make the Apple Software available over a network where it could be used by multiple
computers at the same time.

**motas** · 07-16-2010, 05:56 PM

There is a big debate on wether this is legal or not. Some people say that it is illegal. Some say it is just against apples rules which can't do anything legally. Others say that you just need an apple sticker on it for it to be entirely legal and not breaking any of the rules. Obviously pirating this is illegal but I'm happy to buy it if it works. I tried iBoot but I just got stuck at a blank screen with fans really fast then tried in safe mode and got the little apple logo with blank screen and fans at full speed. This was using a temporary apple os which came with my sisters MacBook so that might be the problem. I might just buy the retail and see if that will work.

**Serra** · 07-17-2010, 08:43 AM

I think this thread is going to be allowed to stay, well, with a bit of a twist. One big reason that STevil pointed out is that Apples EULA is not available at a point of sale until AFTER you purchase the software, and thus must be invalid. I think a Hackintosh is really the XS way to do Macs myself, so I'm hoping we can see some real technical dig on this.

Of course, we can only allow it provided the software is purchased, not borrowed from another Mac under that logic. More debate could probably be had about using borrowed software, but let's keep in mind that we don't want to be the trial case that decides the issue in Fugger's jurisdiction, OK? Theoretical debate is only fun until someone is slapped with a lawsuit.

So with that in mind, motas - you stopped breaking the EULA and bought the software so we can continue to discuss this, right?

**motas** · 07-17-2010, 03:10 PM

I haven't been to the shopping centre yet and they don't sell it where I live. I would like to get it working and then buy it so I don't waste money but I think that pirating is unfair to companies and just means that development is way slower because they're not making enough money for r&d. It looks like I need a retail copy to install it anyway so I don't think I can pirate or use the oem copy. Has anyone got it to work on a i7 with a 5870?
Thanks.

**zanzabar** · 07-17-2010, 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by Sn0wm@n

do you realise you just told OP to do something ilegal .... LOLL fail ....

http://images.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/macosx106.pdf the full max os x snow leopard license ....

there ar 2 things wrong, it says "apple branded", it dose not say an "apple computer" or give a list of products that its allowed for. then in 80's IBM lost a case about ibm stopping non ibm computers from using their software, but apple just won a case about people reselling apples software and moding apples code. so if u buy OSX and do not resell it or distribute their code there is nothing that they can do about it and it would destroy their rep to target an individual for using their product, especially in a spot that they dont have a product for.

the EULA is also not legally binding if it goes against the laws of the region that u are in, so in the US and the EU its meaningless.

on topic, dose the software way work now, i had used a usb efi emulator previously and that worked nicely and did not require a boot loader or anything else u just selected its boot rom in the bios when u wanted to use OSX and that was it and there was nothing funny about the OS it just worked and needed no moding and it updated.

**motas** · 07-17-2010, 03:48 PM

Nope. I haven't tried it again because nothings changed and I don't have a retail copy yet. Is it illegal to use a oem copy? Btw i'm in Australia so laws might be different here.
Thanks.

**Fitseries3** · 07-19-2010, 07:43 AM

shoot me a pm... i'll get you setup.

i work with chameleon guys.

osx running on my sr2 NICELY

**[XC] Synthetickiller** · 07-19-2010, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by Fitseries3

shoot me a pm... i'll get you setup.

i work with chameleon guys.

osx running on my sr2 NICELY

Quick question, did you find dualbooting osx and ____ (I guess you're doing win 7) difficult ? I've had issues with that in the past...

**Fitseries3** · 07-19-2010, 10:54 AM

super simple.

**motas** · 07-19-2010, 10:19 PM

I'll take you up on that. Thanks for everyones help so far.

**Donnie27** · 07-21-2010, 05:43 AM

http://www.macintouch.com/reviews/efix/#legal

I've been jumped in the past by folks who love to steal $hit and lie to make themselves feel good or to say it is OK. This time though, I'm not all that happy to see Jobs and the gang doing this to keep prices artificially high. The last thing mister Jobs want is folks like Psystar undercutting them. Yes you should make a profit but there's something out of whack about your perceived Liberalness while acting worse than JP Morgan and or some Robber Barron LOL!

He should be whole heartily backing geeks building them (Hackintosh) for personal use. Psystar should do their own version of Linux LOL! Yet, some Geek buying a legal a Copy and installing it on their personal machine should be embraced, not looked at as doing something wrong! Increased sales, Free marketing and goodwill can only help them. It even "ups" the MAC coolness factor. My Avatar tells you what I think of this. Honestly though, I wish it was Open and jobs and the gang weren't so greedy.

**Sn0wm@n** · 07-21-2010, 06:20 AM

Originally Posted by zanzabar

there ar 2 things wrong, it says "apple branded", it dose not say an "apple computer" or give a list of products that its allowed for. then in 80's IBM lost a case about ibm stopping non ibm computers from using their software, but apple just won a case about people reselling apples software and moding apples code. so if u buy OSX and do not resell it or distribute their code there is nothing that they can do about it and it would destroy their rep to target an individual for using their product, especially in a spot that they dont have a product for.

the EULA is also not legally binding if it goes against the laws of the region that u are in, so in the US and the EU its meaningless.

on topic, dose the software way work now, i had used a usb efi emulator previously and that worked nicely and did not require a boot loader or anything else u just selected its boot rom in the bios when u wanted to use OSX and that was it and there was nothing funny about the OS it just worked and needed no moding and it updated.

so you are a lawyer i presume ????

because messing with the bios in order to run os-x is hacking in order to get the software to work wich is against the eula .... and i think there are even laws against that ....

Originally Posted by motas

Nope. I haven't tried it again because nothings changed and I don't have a retail copy yet. Is it illegal to use a oem copy? Btw i'm in Australia so laws might be different here.
Thanks.

bingo ... check up on local software regulation laws and then base your judgement based on that and the apple eula

**motas** · 07-22-2010, 01:41 AM

Where would I check laws on software for australia? Its probably illegal since everythings illegal here.

**Serra** · 07-22-2010, 06:00 PM

I'm not sure, but I'm guessing that if you went to a brick-and-mortar store, checked the outside of the box for an EULA, opened it up, and tried - but failed - to return it you have a stone-cold case that would hold up in any court system. At that point it would be fraud to insist you can't use it on your computer.

**sgunes** · 07-27-2010, 01:55 PM

Whenever the word hackintosh comes up some wanna-be lawyers chime in how the hackintosh community is breaking the law and how horribly Apple and Steve Jobs suffers from that.
Give me a f**king break.
Steve can send his iGoons with their iSticks to take away my store-bought copy of SnowLeopard.
But, as I live in Texas, I have the right to shoot anyone who trespasses on my property and ask questions later.

**motas** · 07-27-2010, 02:06 PM

Don't mess with Texas

**sgunes** · 07-27-2010, 02:22 PM

I have SnowLeopard running as a VM in Virtualbox.
My geekbench score is just below those of Fitseries3 as his final CPU speeds are higher than mine.
I was able to update 10.6.0 to 10.6.4 using the ComboUpdate without any problems.
I will work tonight on natively installing it on my SR-2.

**magnifico** · 07-27-2010, 02:33 PM

I am working with Hackintosh give approximately one year. .the better motherboard is Gigabyte UD7A X58

**sgunes** · 07-27-2010, 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by magnifico

I am working with Hackintosh give approximately one year. .the better motherboard is Gigabyte UD7A X58

You mean "the easier to hackintosh" not the better.
You are right that it would have been much easier to get the UD7A (I was looking at overclocked watercooled models from Cyberpowerpc) but in the end I did not want to settle for "good" but aimed for "best".
It will take me much more time and effort (versus the Kalkwalk on my GA45 UDP3/Lifehacker that I also have) with the SR-2 versus the UD7A.

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