Hackintosh 10.5.5 Retail Rig - Starting at $305

[mosslack]

Yup, 2:00PM sharp He's breach - hasn't flipped yet!

Got 10.6.8 up on the DS3L tonight. Working great so far! ES2L is next on the chopping block - I think it still has 10.5.5 on it, haha (my old Plexbox).

10.6,8 installed best on my DS3L, had no problems except sound there and didn't have to use the evil kexts.

 

[mosslack]

I now have my Mac mini up on 10.7 and was able to copy the installer to the flash drive prior to running it, so the next system on my list to attempt will be the DS3L. Not sure if I will get to it tonight, too many other things going on. Will get to it by tomorrow evening for sure!

EDIT: I did get to try it on the DS3L, no go as it said it cannot be installed on that computer. I think it's b/c my CPU is detected as a Core 2 Solo. Have tried several fixes, but can't get it to detect properly. It has an E8400 in it.

 

[mosslack]

Coming to you live from my GA-P35-DS3L. I took the plunge earlier in the afternoon and now have it installed on my 16 Gb Kingston SSD. I finally settled on the install method outlined here:

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=259068

So far I have only tried the DS3L, but plan to do others soon.

As for this system, no sound, but everything else appears to work. I of course don't use sleep, so I have not checked that. I used my DSDT from SL, but the installer will generate a custom DSDT on the fly for you if you need it.

FYI, I was going to try an use the Tonymacx86 xMove method, but the Lion installer would not work for this mobo, so I have to find an alternative.

EDIT: I now have sound working. Just used the same method that worked under SL by putting the LegacyHDA.kext into /E/E and installing the rolled back AppleHDA.kext to /S/L/E using Kext Utility.

 

[mosslack]

Fired up the MSI today using the DS3L Lion drive, changed the DSDT and added the evil kext and she came right up with all 6 screens shinning brightly! No sound, but that was to be expected as it has a different codec. Tried an install on a bare drive but that KP's each time I try to boot after the install. At least I know it does work, just needs a few bugs worked out.

EDIT: Now have Lion installed and booting on the MSI, complete with sound via VoodooHDA as I could not get AppleHDA to work, even though it works fine in SL. Using the Chimera bootloader from the latest (3.8.0) version of MultiBeast to boot into Lion, SL or Windows 7. Very cool.

 

[mosslack]

I now have this system up and running on Lion as well. I was able to use the USB installer to get it going, but ethernet did not work. Had to copy the correct kext over from the plug-in folder of the IONetworkingFamily.kext of SL to get that working. Sound files as well were copied over and that worked fine. The 7200GS is providing full resolution with QE/CI.

Of course this system has always been one of the easiest to Hack and Lion was no exception. The only systems I have left to Hack are Atom based and therefore will be more difficult. I think I will save those for another time

 

[Zaap]

^ Nice work, Mosslack!

I'm hoping to get a chance to install Lion to a spare partition on my G41 box later this evening, if time permits and I can figure it out.

I already had to install the latest Chimera to even download it. (Otherwise, the app store kept giving me the error: 'This version of Lion can't be installed on this computer'. For anyone experiencing that error- try updating Chimera to the latest (or Chameleon 2 to at least RC5).

 

[Kaido]

I now have this system up and running on Lion as well. I was able to use the USB installer to get it going, but ethernet did not work. Had to copy the correct kext over from the plug-in folder of the IONetworkingFamily.kext of SL to get that working. Sound files as well were copied over and that worked fine. The 7200GS is providing full resolution with QE/CI.

Of course this system has always been one of the easiest to Hack and Lion was no exception. The only systems I have left to Hack are Atom based and therefore will be more difficult. I think I will save those for another time

Lion has a 32-bit kernel available, which has been tested and will run 64-bit apps.

The 7200GS is a 32-bit card though; you need at least an 8000-series for 64-bit. Curious as to how it performs under Lion - if it switches to 32-bit automatically. I have one to test as well.

 

[Zaap]

Lion install was a breeze. Surprisingly effortless. I went ahead and installed on my main system as well as the G41M. Nothing to it- just used tonymac's x-move app, carved off an 8gig partition for the installer, installed Lion over a backup SL partition.

On both systems, everything worked right out of the gate but Ethernet. Fixed that by moving the AppleRTL8XXXEthernet kexts out of SL's IONetworkingFamily.kext (Package: Contents/Plugins) to the same location in Lion and repairing ownership/permissions.

Lion seems even snappier and faster than SL. Getting used to Mission Control will be pretty easy. On the other hand... Launchpad? Seriously? Seems completely worthless to me. I guess it's a step toward iOSX.

I'm torn on the reversed mouse scrolling. It's been easy to get used to, but I find the normal downward scroll more effortless. Moving my finger UP UP UP on the wheel through a really long document or page quickly gets tedious. For me anyway.

I'm guessing Lion can likely be made to run on any system that runs Snow Leopard well.

 

[mosslack]

^ Nice work, Mosslack!

I'm hoping to get a chance to install Lion to a spare partition on my G41 box later this evening, if time permits and I can figure it out.

I already had to install the latest Chimera to even download it. (Otherwise, the app store kept giving me the error: 'This version of Lion can't be installed on this computer'. For anyone experiencing that error- try updating Chimera to the latest (or Chameleon 2 to at least RC5).

Having an actual Mac was very helpful to get the Lion installer downloaded from the App store. I did it on my Mac mini and then saved the installer before I installed it on the mini. Worked great!

 

[mosslack]

Lion has a 32-bit kernel available, which has been tested and will run 64-bit apps.

The 7200GS is a 32-bit card though; you need at least an 8000-series for 64-bit. Curious as to how it performs under Lion - if it switches to 32-bit automatically. I have one to test as well.

I wondered about that also, and originally thought the system was in 64 bit mode. I later discovered it's operating in 32 bit mode, but not by anything I did, this must of been a function of Chimera I suppose.

There is some sluggishness to the performance of the video, so I may upgrade to see if that helps. Sometimes the mouse cursor lags behind a bit when I move the mouse.

EDIT: Update: this system is now operating in 64 bit mode. I just booted it up to do some stuff for someone on the HQ-A list and discovered that is the case. The display is no longer named 7300GT/7200GS, but instead just says NVIDIA and total VRAM reported is 5 Mb. The sluggishness also seems to be gone from the mouse/display.

 

[mosslack]

Lion install was a breeze. Surprisingly effortless. I went ahead and installed on my main system as well as the G41M. Nothing to it- just used tonymac's x-move app, carved off an 8gig partition for the installer, installed Lion over a backup SL partition.

On both systems, everything worked right out of the gate but Ethernet. Fixed that by moving the AppleRTL8XXXEthernet kexts out of SL's IONetworkingFamily.kext (Package: Contents/Plugins) to the same location in Lion and repairing ownership/permissions.

Lion seems even snappier and faster than SL. Getting used to Mission Control will be pretty easy. On the other hand... Launchpad? Seriously? Seems completely worthless to me. I guess it's a step toward iOSX.

I'm torn on the reversed mouse scrolling. It's been easy to get used to, but I find the normal downward scroll more effortless. Moving my finger UP UP UP on the wheel through a really long document or page quickly gets tedious. For me anyway.

I'm guessing Lion can likely be made to run on any system that runs Snow Leopard well.

Now you know how I was able to do 4 systems this weekend, my secret is out! Actually I only had one system where I could have used Tonymacx86 method as my MSI was the only one on which the Lion installer would run. In the end though I just cloned the DS3L install over to each system and then changed the DSDT and necessary kext for that particular system, all worked great this way. Funny that the MSI system was the only one I had to resort to VoodooHDA on as the same method which works in SL didn't work in Lion, at least for me.

 

[finbarqs]

anyone have a tutorial on how to install Lion on a hack?

 

[mosslack]

anyone have a tutorial on how to install Lion on a hack?

Sure, try this:

http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2011/07/xmove-multibeast-install-os-x-107-lion.html

I used this method on my DS3L:

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=259068

 

[finbarqs]

danke shon

 

[mosslack]

danke shon

No problemo, let us know how you come out!

 

[scootermaster]

Coming to you live from my GA-P35-DS3L. I took the plunge earlier in the afternoon and now have it installed on my 16 Gb Kingston SSD. I finally settled on the install method outlined here:

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=259068

So far I have only tried the DS3L, but plan to do others soon.

As for this system, no sound, but everything else appears to work. I of course don't use sleep, so I have not checked that. I used my DSDT from SL, but the installer will generate a custom DSDT on the fly for you if you need it.

FYI, I was going to try an use the Tonymacx86 xMove method, but the Lion installer would not work for this mobo, so I have to find an alternative.

EDIT: I now have sound working. Just used the same method that worked under SL by putting the LegacyHDA.kext into /E/E and installing the rolled back AppleHDA.kext to /S/L/E using Kext Utility.

I know you don't use sleep, but the post on the insanely mac thread -- for the DS3L -- said it works. For another mobo. =P So what about the DS3L? Not that it's super important; I'm not sure I'm gonna hack that machine again.

 

[mosslack]

I know you don't use sleep, but the post on the insanely mac thread -- for the DS3L -- said it works. For another mobo. =P So what about the DS3L? Not that it's super important; I'm not sure I'm gonna hack that machine again.

Someone on HQ-A had asked, so I tested it when I did the update, it worked fine for me. I chose Sleep from the Apple menu and left it off for a good long time, hit the power button and it came right back on. Also let it go to sleep overnight and the next day it woke up, but I did have to press the power switch twice to get it back on. Might of been a case where I could of hit the power button and then moved the mouse and that would have got it back up, but I just hit the power button again.

Also it truly does go to sleep as I have several lighted fans on my clear case and the whole unit goes dark when it does sleep. HTH

 

[Zaap]

Lion looks even better on my new pair of NEC monitors.

 

[finbarqs]

you need to get a dual LCD stand...

 

[Zaap]

I might in the future. For now, the stands are fine. Just I need to replace my speakers; the old monitors that these replaced allowed them to fit better.

 

[gevorg]

Has anyone installed Lion as a VM on Windows 7? Or is it too early for these wonders?

 

[mosslack]

Lion looks even better on my new pair of NEC monitors.

Lookin' good Harry! How big are the NEC's?

 

[Zaap]

Lookin' good Harry! How big are the NEC's?

23" but at 1920x1080, upgraded from these twin 22" Samsungs at 1680x1050:

It's not much, but the extra 2 inches and higher res is a huge improvement.

Twin 23's is the max I have room for in my new setup; the new 'ManCave' is much smaller than the old one. Of course, my old one is now 'The Baby's Room', aka Jr. ManCave!

Of course, when it comes to multi-monitors, I'm a lightweight compared to you, mosslack. How many are you rockin' these days, 12?

Are you running Lion on your system(s) with multiple graphics cards? If so, how is it?

 

[Kaido]

23" but at 1920x1080, upgraded from these twin 22" Samsungs at 1680x1050:

It's not much, but the extra 2 inches and higher res is a huge improvement.

Nice, are those the IPS models?

 

[mosslack]

23" but at 1920x1080, upgraded from these twin 22" Samsungs at 1680x1050:

It's not much, but the extra 2 inches and higher res is a huge improvement.

Twin 23's is the max I have room for in my new setup; the new 'ManCave' is much smaller than the old one. Of course, my old one is now 'The Baby's Room', aka Jr. ManCave!

Of course, when it comes to multi-monitors, I'm a lightweight compared to you, mosslack. How many are you rockin' these days, 12?

Are you running Lion on your system(s) with multiple graphics cards? If so, how is it?

I've got 6 (4-24" Asus and 2-22" Acer) up and running on my MSI P55-GD80 at the moment. I think I've reached my limit as it's difficult for me to find things to put on all of them. It looks impressive, but it's not really practical for my limited uses.

This system is running Lion and it was not difficult at all to get it running. I basically cloned the DS3L install, and substituted the MSI multi monitor DSDT and that was about it.

I did try a subsequent Lion install over my SL install, but ended up borking that one. At least I have all of the files transferred over to the good partition now and I'm getting ready to do away with the SL partition eventually.