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Re: Hackintosh: Install a Mac Leopard OS X Retail DVD on a PC

Pete — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:10:48 -0000

hey menoob,
ive tried a bunch of times to get this thing up and running
i can install and run osx until the point where its patched to 10.5.4, and then ive installed chameleon

once i reboot i get hit with "still waiting for root device" error ..
however if i force load all the drivers ( -f -v) then it boots into leopard and most things work fine . . which leads me to think that chameleon isnt loading an IO driver somewhere?

any ideas ?

Re: Hackintosh: Install a Mac Leopard OS X Retail DVD on a PC

Charles — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:13:48 -0000

I had my first attempt today but it failed.

Here are my specs:

Asus P5N-E SLI - (NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI chipset)
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.8GHz
Asus EN7600GT 256MB GDDR3
1GB Cosair Value RAM (x2)

I had 2 DVD ROMs actually. One of the is Asus and the other one is Samsung. For booting with Asus DVD drive, I can only go as far as I need to restart the even when the white screen appears. As for booting up with Samsung DVD Drive, I keep getting timeout errors. I'm not very sure why both DVD drive respond differently but I'll keep trying again. It may be also that it's a nForce chipset that cause the problem.

Please advice on what could go wrong.
Many Thanks.

Re: Hackintosh: Install a Mac Leopard OS X Retail DVD on a PC

Paul D — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:43:58 -0000

u cannot install from retail dvd directly.
check the comments here http://www.taranfx.com/blog/?p=1204

Re: Hackintosh: Install a Mac Leopard OS X Retail DVD on a PC

Jonas — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:48:38 -0000

When i boot the dvd in verbose mode it loads for a long time and then goes to a blank screen and nothing responds. I have tried everything possible. Dell Dimension 3000 2.8GHZ p4.

Re: Hackintosh: Install a Mac Leopard OS X Retail DVD on a PC

Testing — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:34:26 -0000

Hi, thanks for tutorial man. Now for the not so fun part. Can anyone tell me what could be going wrong on my install. I have original retail DVD of OSX and use BOOT-KABYL-BUMBY.iso with it. I can boot up, get the white apple screen and when I get to the screen with like purple light and stars (I guess it's desktop picture of OSX) it just shows the mouse cursor as a colorfull circle, and it keeps spining for hours withouth going further into install(I let it run for hour and a half, just keeps spining). So I don't come to all the install optios of OSX, I'm just stuck on that screen.

I have Zepto nox a15 machine with
Chipset
Intel® PM45 + ICH9-M
Processor
Intel® Core 2 Duo 2, 1066MHz FSB
Graphic
NVIDIA® 9650M GT 512MB GDDR3
Ram
4 GB

Can anyone help me please with what could be going wrong and how to get further with the install?
Thanks!

Re: Hackintosh: Install a Mac Leopard OS X Retail DVD on a PC

Jugesh — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:03:31 -0000

After struggling with MAC installation for several days, I finally found a blog. I believe to help all of u guys who are stuck somewhere or the other.
Kalyway, iPC, iAtKos
I bet this is the easiest way to do it. Install Mac OS X Leopard OSx86 on PC & Dual Boot with Windows 7, Vista / XP
http://www.taranfx.com/blog/?p=1204

Re: Hackintosh: Install a Mac Leopard OS X Retail DVD on a PC

Elbert — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:32:12 -0000

do you have a tutorial for tiger os?

thanks

Re: Hackintosh: Install a Mac Leopard OS X Retail DVD on a PC

malcolm — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:52:40 -0000

have you let it run . if you leave it about 10-15 minit see what happens it still could be loading

Re: Hackintosh: Install a Mac Leopard OS X Retail DVD on a PC

Justo — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:20:27 -0000

Hi great tutorial, may i ask if you need to adjust BIOS settings like kalyway tutorial or does the boot 132 adjust them automaticaly

Re: Hackintosh: Install a Mac Leopard OS X Retail DVD on a PC

piju — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:37:23 -0000

nice post dude,
i never try this before,
but will try it someday
>:)

Re: Hackintosh: Install a Mac Leopard OS X Retail DVD on a PC

alex — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:44:04 -0000

Menoob, great work, I have been looking for a noob guide like this for a while, the simple step of changing the disk when you said got me to the grey apple logo screen.

However, know i get there, and the gear spins, but after a while i get a small circle with a line through it, overlayed on he main screen. its sort of highlighted, while the grey apple logo screen is in the background faded...

any help?

oh i have the original 10.5 retail and i tried your generic.iso and also the boot BOOT-KABYL-BUMBY.iso also.

cheers

Re: Hackintosh: Install a Mac Leopard OS X Retail DVD on a PC

Todd — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:53:22 -0000

Hey nick did you ever figure your issue out. I am frozen at the great apple screen.

Re: Hackintosh: Install a Mac Leopard OS X Retail DVD on a PC

Michel — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:56:03 -0000

Dude, I'm using your how-to as a basis for my supermicro X7DAL-E board with dual 5345 cpu's, 8GB and dual monitors on a 7300gt. Except for the ALC650 sound on the board, it all works like a charm.
Using an edirol usb ua1x with optical outs instead of the onboard sound.
No problems whatsoever. Great work!

Re: Hackintosh: Install a Mac Leopard OS X Retail DVD on a PC

BigDongle — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:08:19 -0000

Hey I love the guide,

However, In Vista I have shrunk a partition on the vista disk (tried no format and NTFS and without drive letters). I have installed EasyBCD to select in Vista what OS to choose.
I use Grub to boot and insert retail disk and all loads fine I select disk utility to reformat partition, click erase but when I quit Disk Utility the install then says you cannot install on this disk.
What am I doing wrong, is this the right format? or do I have to reformat the whole hard disk drive to install OS X. I want to keep Vista as main system (its preinstalled and don't have a copy). I used GParted to reselect the boot volume.

What is the partition preparation required to dual boot?

Any suggestions would be grateful!
Cheers
BD

Re: Hackintosh: Install a Mac Leopard OS X Retail DVD on a PC

hirsty — Sun, 31 May 2009 02:40:57 -0000

Hi Menoob, thanks very much for this. For those that get Kernel Panics using Boot-132 on booting the Leopard DVD try grub-dfe.iso (google it). Follow the instructions above exactly but replace anything relating to Boot-132 with your grub-dfe disk. Mine works great Asus p5kpl-cm, for audio use voodooHDA.kext, first delete >System>Library>AppleHDA.kext> then install using kext helper b7.

Everything else works great, thank you!

Re: Hackintosh: Install a Mac Leopard OS X Retail DVD on a PC

thesportsgeek — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:18:34 -0000

Hey menoob great information and site. I got a question about the retail install. Can you install Leo as a RAID setup using the retail install method.

Re: Hackintosh: Install a Mac Leopard OS X Retail DVD on a PC

Prock — Mon, 25 May 2009 03:38:43 -0000

menoob can i use this guide if i buy the 10.5.6 dvd from apple http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC094

then do the software update to get 10.5.7, oh an i have an IBM Thinkpad T42p, can u tell me what kext i need or stuff like that

Re: Hackintosh: Install a Mac Leopard OS X Retail DVD on a PC

Nick — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:13:03 -0000

Hey, thanks for the info. However when it comes to boot from the Appe OSX CD I get the Apple Logo with the spinning indicator that its loading. Then 15secs later I get the no entry symbol and nothing happens. I tried a different retail disk and got a restart your computer message instead. Any ideas? Im using an intel based dell with ATI graphics card.

Thanks

Re: Hackintosh: Install a Mac Leopard OS X Retail DVD on a PC

Putmeon — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:03:31 -0000

(i've got a very bad englisch so sorry for this)
What i do:
Start PC
Bios
CD at first
Boot 132 startet
hit Enter
I put the Retail DVD in
wait for the blinking light ends
hit Enter
and then there was the mac apple under it a load animation
after 5 minutes waiting i reboot and start windows to wrote this...
pls help!
icq: 260622689
or here...

Re: Hackintosh: Install a Mac Leopard OS X Retail DVD on a PC

nexenta — Sun, 17 May 2009 05:16:27 -0000

Hello and thank you for this guides!
I recently installed leo4all v4.1 with success. Everything works fine and is not my first time successful installation using leo4all or iDeneb distributions. However now I face the following issue and I don't seem to find the root of the problem or any help on internet. When I boot to the OSX, the my screen goes black for @2-3 minutes (goes in sleep mode) and after that the desktop appears in his glory and everything seem to work well. Now this is so frustrating because I am so close to have an 100% fully working hackintosh.. Can you please help me in this?!
Thank you very much!

Re: Hackintosh: Install a Mac Leopard OS X Retail DVD on a PC

Johnny — Sat, 16 May 2009 22:57:35 -0000

Hi,
I have installed Vista ans OSX Leopard on separate HDD's just like you. You said above that you are using EasyBCD to modify your Vista Bootloader. I would like to do the same thing. When I add the entry in EasyBCD, I need to select the drive I have installed Leopard on and it does not show up (the Mac drive format is not supported in Vista). How did you manage to get the Vista bootloader to find your MacOSX install on another drive? I am currently using the BIOS to select which drive I boot to, but the Wife thinks this is too hard :)

Thanks,
Johnny

Re: Hackintosh: Install a Mac Leopard OS X Retail DVD on a PC

metabesk — Sat, 16 May 2009 02:59:26 -0000

boot*132 let me boot the macosx retail dvd but before dtarting the installation it wanted a reboot and i reboot with boot132 then the macosx dvd it says me the same thing . I'm on a dead end. How can i overcome this?

Re: Hackintosh: Install a Mac Leopard OS X Retail DVD on a PC

Putmeon — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:34:03 -0000

EFIStudio and Boot132 aren't work to download (EFI doesn't starts and Boot132 isn't on server)
pls reupp and sorry for my bad englisch :-)

Re: Hackintosh: Install a Mac Leopard OS X Retail DVD on a PC

funmacos — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:54:33 -0000

I was following your tutorial trying to install Mac OS X Leopard on my Sony Vaio laptop VGN-S270B.
ONCE I LOAD THE MAC OS X I get the apple grey screen and the computer just stays there no spinning circle etc.

Any solutions? Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks

Re: Hackintosh: Install a Mac Leopard OS X Retail DVD on a PC

theNodge — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:38:30 -0000

I was wondering if anyone knows where I could find Boot-132 Generic ISO. Both the links at the top dont work.