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1. #Setup a partition for osx install
2. #Setup a partition for osx drivers
3. #Setup a partition for osx Patch
4. #Setup a partition for osx Pc
5. #Setup a partition for osx torrent

#Setup a partition for osx install

Make sure you uncheck everything else and only install what you think will work. You might not get it correct the first try so if it doesn’t boot just restart and boot from the DVD again and try a slightly different setup.

#Setup a partition for osx drivers

Once you have selected the correct drivers for your system click “install” to start the installation. Its extremely easy and you don’t have to bother with the terminal commands. I use OSX86 Tools to install the kexts for my network and soundcard. It goes without saying that you need to do this on a different computer with internet access. If you’re lucky your network card will work right out of the box but for those that doesn’t you’ll need to locate and install the correct kext for it once you boot into Leopard. Next choose the drivers for your network card. I have an Nvidia 8800 GTS 512mb video card so I selected NVinject and the correct EFI string for my card. The next part is where you select drivers for your graphic and network card. I didn’t need any of the X86 patches, so that was left unchecked.įor decrypters I went with the default AppleDecrypt and default SMBIOS Enablers.įor the kernel I didn’t need a modified kernel so that was left unchecked.

#Setup a partition for osx Pc

For my system I am able to use the Vanilla/stock kernel because I have an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU.įor the bootloader I went with PC EFI V9. Once XP finished installing I used CPUZ to look up specific details about the main devices on my computer.Įach item have sufficient description if you hover over it with your mouse. Since I decided to dual boot Windows XP and OSX Leopard together I completely wiped my Vista partition and started fresh with an installation of Windows XP. Unfortunately not all hardwares are compatible with OSX for a smooth installation experience, check OSX86 Hardware Compatibility List at to see if your hardware is supported. With these 2 working you can spend time searching for the kexts of your other devices within Leopard. The most important devices to get working first are your video card and ethernet drivers. There are many way to go about acquiring this list, one solution is to use Everest, available at  or CPUZ, available at

#Setup a partition for osx Patch

Aside from ATI/Nvidia drivers the patch DVDs comes with a very limited set of drivers for the other hardware types and manufacturers. This include the CPU, motherboard, chipset, ethernet, sound card, video card etc. GParted Live CD (let you create and change partitions info)īefore getting to the installation part you must do some ground work and retrieve a complete listing of the hardware on your PC. This is more orless of list of what I wish I had done before I wiped my hard drive 😦Ģ. More information regarding iATKOS can be found at and I went with iATKOS 5i so my guide will be more geared toward that release.

#Setup a partition for osx torrent

The latest version of each dvd is iATKOS 5i 10.5.5 released on and Kalyway 10.5.2 You can easily find it on your favorite torrent tracker. For other CPUs and chipset a patched kernel is required. OSX’s vanilla/stocked kernel work perfectly with a Core Duo/ Core 2 Duo CPU and a motherboard running the Intel chipset. This is where iATKOS and Kalyway comes in, they provide a packaged patched DVD of the Leopard installer with these extra kexts. In order for OSX to work on a normal PC it would need kernel extensions (drivers) for the specific hardware on the PC.

The kernel is the heart of the operating system, OSX’s kernel was made with specific drivers to work with a mac’s hardware. See Ĭurrently the two most popular groups involved in this endeavor are iATKOS and Kalyway. Luckily there are OSX enthusiasts out there that are willing to put in the time and effort to make this possible. It would take a lot of effort to be able to pop in the DVD and install Leopard on your PC. Unlike Windows, OSX comes preinstalled on computers with proprietary hardwares. There was a lot of frustration, names calling and pleading to the OSX deity.

Lets just say I was hasty and didn’t really do my homework like I should have. In this guide I will try to recollect some of the finer points that I wish I knew before taking the plunge. I am by no mean an expert in the scene but I managed to learn a few things as I stumbled through the process. I had to do a lot of googling to get Leopard working as it should. I won’t lie and said the switch was smooth sailing. Well actually I made a compromise and went with dual booting Windows XP and Leopard. I am now a Mac convert happily running OSX Leopard 10.5.5 on my hackintosh.

I finally jumped ship and ditched Windows Vista.