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gaderrr

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my old mobo is flaking out and I'm thinking about grabbing a new mobo in the near near future. Is the P35-DS3L still the defacto easiest mobo to get for a retail install or is there a new favorite emerging?
 

Kaido

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Originally posted by: Gymnae
It is retail, I had to buy it - the same that is going to happen with Snow Leopard.
You could use an Upgrade disc, because there is a way to trick to install on a blank HD as it contains the complete System...

Thanks for your support so far :)

Yeah but so many people get confused with the HDD-ISO installation alone that I don't bother mentioning that lol ;)

So you have 3 installation options:

1. Install Leopard to the HDD from your Macbook
2. Install Leopard from a SATA DVD
3. Install Leopard from a USB DVD

I think you can also install Leopard from a USB stick or USB hard drive, if the ISO is restored to the drive, then use the old USB stick boot method, but that's a bit out in left field :D
 

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Ehm uh so many choices... I taaaaake eeehm, well for sake of easiness I take No. 1 - After installing it I make a full backup of my Macbook disk via Time Machine, then hook that Backup up to the Hackintosh, restore my User and yeah, like my macbook but in fast.

Bad thing about is: I have to wait until Monday because over easter my family keeps me busy and well, it's just not nice to be jumping around HDs when there are eggs in the garden.
 

Kaido

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I was at Staples today and played with some more netbooks - they have 4 or 5 different models now, most for $299 (HP, Dell, Acer, etc.). They also had the Sony Viao ultra-widescreen netbook (Sony P?) for $899...WHAT A PIECE OF JUNK! It looks cool, but I tried using the OS and I could barely read the screen. Netbooks are usable, ableit with a smallish keyboard, but the Sony's screen just makes it really difficult to use. Plus my hands were blocking half the screen when I typed, lol. But I couldn't get over the small fonts...it was like 4-pt font for the menus lol. Definitely stick with a regular 10" netbook if you're going for one! :Q
 

gaderrr

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Originally posted by: Kaido
Originally posted by: gaderrr
my old mobo is flaking out and I'm thinking about grabbing a new mobo in the near near future. Is the P35-DS3L still the defacto easiest mobo to get for a retail install or is there a new favorite emerging?

UD3P - more ports, easier to get. $115 AR:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813128358

is this what your new guide will revolve around?
 

Kaido

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Originally posted by: gaderrr
Originally posted by: Kaido
Originally posted by: gaderrr
my old mobo is flaking out and I'm thinking about grabbing a new mobo in the near near future. Is the P35-DS3L still the defacto easiest mobo to get for a retail install or is there a new favorite emerging?

UD3P - more ports, easier to get. $115 AR:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813128358

is this what your new guide will revolve around?

Separate guides for the DS3L and UD3P. Both packages are already released and have instructions, the only thing the guides will have is more detailed instructions and some recommended hardware, that's all.
 

scootermaster

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Originally posted by: gaderrr
my old mobo is flaking out and I'm thinking about grabbing a new mobo in the near near future. Is the P35-DS3L still the defacto easiest mobo to get for a retail install or is there a new favorite emerging?

Buy my P35! It's great!

 

akatsuki

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Separate guides for the DS3L and UD3P. Both packages are already released and have instructions, the only thing the guides will have is more detailed instructions and some recommended hardware, that's all.

This seems to be the current state of the art in hackintosh... Has anyone here tried it with the reference config?
 

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Originally posted by: akatsuki
Separate guides for the DS3L and UD3P. Both packages are already released and have instructions, the only thing the guides will have is more detailed instructions and some recommended hardware, that's all.

This seems to be the current state of the art in hackintosh... Has anyone here tried it with the reference config?

This thread pertains to the DS3L and UD3P boards and the guide that Kaido has provided works perfectly with these boards. Why would anyone consider using something which requires cryptic commands being entered via terminal over a simple and easy to use package like this? I'm sure munky's method does work, but for these boards I prefer this method.
 

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Originally posted by: mosslack
Originally posted by: akatsuki
Separate guides for the DS3L and UD3P. Both packages are already released and have instructions, the only thing the guides will have is more detailed instructions and some recommended hardware, that's all.

This seems to be the current state of the art in hackintosh... Has anyone here tried it with the reference config?

This thread pertains to the DS3L and UD3P boards and the guide that Kaido has provided works perfectly with these boards. Why would anyone consider using something which requires cryptic commands being entered via terminal over a simple and easy to use package like this? I'm sure munky's method does work, but for these boards I prefer this method.

Well... at least sticking it on the unused EFI partition has the advantage of not having a USB key sticking out of your computer... And, for those things that need a bit of tweaking (i.e. those people who don't own the Kaido reference system), it has advantages of being a bit more upgrade proof with regards to whatever kexts they have installed.
 

Zaap

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Originally posted by: akatsuki

Well... at least sticking it on the unused EFI partition has the advantage of not having a USB key sticking out of your computer... And, for those things that need a bit of tweaking (i.e. those people who don't own the Kaido reference system), it has advantages of being a bit more upgrade proof with regards to whatever kexts they have installed.

Err...

Methinks you need to read ahead about 70+ more pages of this thread. ;)

 

Kaido

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Originally posted by: Zaap
Originally posted by: akatsuki

Well... at least sticking it on the unused EFI partition has the advantage of not having a USB key sticking out of your computer... And, for those things that need a bit of tweaking (i.e. those people who don't own the Kaido reference system), it has advantages of being a bit more upgrade proof with regards to whatever kexts they have installed.

Err...

Methinks you need to read ahead about 70+ more pages of this thread. ;)

Bleh, I really need to update this to a new thread. I'm working on it, I'm workig on it :D

Yeah munky's trick is pretty neat, but there's some new stuff coming out (Chameleon 2, iPhoneTom's uEFI, etc.) that will automate it, more or less. All munky is doing is putting the drivers on the hidden EFI partition, instead of on the main drive. The pro is that you can re-install really easily (since the drives are on the other partition, not the boot partition for Leopard), but the con is that it's a bit complicated (which also makes switching drives harder). PCWiz's Uinstaller app is a 1-click installation tool and nothing breaks during updates (thanks to non-standard kexts in SLE and an Mkext bundle, plus EFI Strings), so it's actually easier to use this method than munky's trick, lol.
 

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Originally posted by: Zaap
Originally posted by: akatsuki

Well... at least sticking it on the unused EFI partition has the advantage of not having a USB key sticking out of your computer... And, for those things that need a bit of tweaking (i.e. those people who don't own the Kaido reference system), it has advantages of being a bit more upgrade proof with regards to whatever kexts they have installed.

Err...

Methinks you need to read ahead about 70+ more pages of this thread. ;)

Yeah, we stopped using the USB boot method a long time ago. If you read munky's thread, even he believes the Chameleon boot method is the best way to go. :confused:
 

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Originally posted by: mosslack
Originally posted by: Zaap
Originally posted by: akatsuki

Well... at least sticking it on the unused EFI partition has the advantage of not having a USB key sticking out of your computer... And, for those things that need a bit of tweaking (i.e. those people who don't own the Kaido reference system), it has advantages of being a bit more upgrade proof with regards to whatever kexts they have installed.

Err...

Methinks you need to read ahead about 70+ more pages of this thread. ;)

Yeah, we stopped using the USB boot method a long time ago. If you read munky's thread, even he believes the Chameleon boot method is the best way to go. :confused:

I'm actually using the RC1 of Chameleon 2.0 and really preferring it. It's nice not to have to tap F12 repeatedly at boot to get the boot prompt for Windows.
 

Gymnae

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Can I just install the RC1 of Chameleon on a Leopard install according to this guide? It would be a cool thing to use...
 

akatsuki

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Originally posted by: Zaap
Originally posted by: akatsuki

Well... at least sticking it on the unused EFI partition has the advantage of not having a USB key sticking out of your computer... And, for those things that need a bit of tweaking (i.e. those people who don't own the Kaido reference system), it has advantages of being a bit more upgrade proof with regards to whatever kexts they have installed.

Err...

Methinks you need to read ahead about 70+ more pages of this thread. ;)

Was sorta holding out on the promise of a revised guide... But yeah, I suppose I'll just start plowing through the thread. Still waiting on SATA drive from Newegg, which will probably arrive too late to do me any good.
 

Kaido

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Originally posted by: akatsuki
Originally posted by: Zaap
Originally posted by: akatsuki

Well... at least sticking it on the unused EFI partition has the advantage of not having a USB key sticking out of your computer... And, for those things that need a bit of tweaking (i.e. those people who don't own the Kaido reference system), it has advantages of being a bit more upgrade proof with regards to whatever kexts they have installed.

Err...

Methinks you need to read ahead about 70+ more pages of this thread. ;)

Was sorta holding out on the promise of a revised guide... But yeah, I suppose I'll just start plowing through the thread. Still waiting on SATA drive from Newegg, which will probably arrive too late to do me any good.

Bah, don't do that. Just download the latest package, it has instructions ;)
 

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Any chance someone can post a link to the Wiki, or better yet, update the first post to include that and links to the latest guides?

I'm looking for a good, compatible firewire card and thought, damn, this would be the perfect thread to find that info :)
 

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Originally posted by: sjwaste
Any chance someone can post a link to the Wiki, or better yet, update the first post to include that and links to the latest guides?

I'm looking for a good, compatible firewire card and thought, damn, this would be the perfect thread to find that info :)

The Wiki is here:

https://leopardsoup.pbwiki.com...turn_to_page=FrontPage

But still down at the moment. Kaido is putting the final touches on it. As for a card, the cheap Syba cards like Zaap recommended seem to work well with the Hacks. I have a similar one in my DS3L and GA-945GCMX-S2 systems.
 
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