The Hackintosh Thread

[Zangetsu]

Is Apple OS cheaper than Windows 7?
also new OS Lion?

[thetechfreak]

Originally Posted by Zangetsu

Is Apple OS cheaper than Windows 7?
also new OS Lion?

Yes its quite a bit lot cheaper


Windows 7 HP- Rs.6590
Windows 7 Home Premium, Buy Windows 7 Home Premium Online in India


OSX LION- $29.99
Apple - OS X Lion - The world’s most advanced OS.

and Google conversion of the same- 29.99 USD in INR - Google Search

[Zangetsu]

^^but they recover the cost from Apple Hardware

[Tech&ME]

^^ ha ha ha!!! that's the reason we have Hackintosh

[Liverpool_fan]

Well, Apple Hardware being costly is a myth. Well at least in laptops and if you buy them in the US that is.

[Tech&ME]

^^

Well in India every high end computer or electronic parts becomes costly due to the import duties. See the Cars which are very moderately priced in the US etc and are so costly here in India if imported...

[sygeek]

Originally Posted by hellknight

4. Many big sites such as Lifehacker have articles about Hackintosh. So can we.

No offence but lifehacker even has articles concerning how and where to download pirated shows (as RSS feeds) daily. And they don't even mention it indirectly..

Originally Posted by furious_gamer

^^ 1800bucks is a decent price, comparing to outrageously priced Win 7. Will try that. BTW What's that 50-50 chance means? Can't it install just like Windows?

It's the download-only version, $29. In-Store downloads at retail Apple Stores or a USB flash drive containing the OS costs $69. But I'd say it's still cheaper Windows. Microsoft should look into this.

Originally Posted by Liverpool_fan

Nope. DMCA is NOT applicable in India so patches are not illegal. You are also free to install OSX in your PC if you own a valid license of Mac OS X, which doesn't cost much and if the PC is Apple-labelled a term which is ambiguous, as an interpretation can mean sticking Apple stickers on a PC. They just called it "Apple-LABELLED" in the EULA.

What applies in India then? If DMCA isn't applicable to India, then isn't jailbreaking/other stuff still illegal?

On other notes, using a hackintosh still VIOLATES apples EULA, but technically it cannot be said illegal. But nowadays creating a hackintosh (by an average user) usually involves certain methods that CAN be said illegal.

[Liverpool_fan]

Read my post again. It's DMCA which rendered "Jail breaking' illegal in the first place before the change.

[hellknight]

@sysgeek.. Your queries, answered :-

1. Lifehacker is a third party site. What people do there, is their business.
3. Here, read this.. Best copyright policies in the world? Try India . It is a detailed description of India's copyright laws.

[sygeek]

Originally Posted by hellknight

@sysgeek.. Your queries, answered :-

1. Lifehacker is a third party site. What people do there, is their business.
3. Here, read this.. Best copyright policies in the world? Try India . It is a detailed description of India's copyright laws.

1. Well, it was in response to "So can we". Well, we're different from such sites, they even use inappropriate language (not that it is "BAD") but we don't

2. Thanks for the link.

[Tech&ME]

I Installed the Hackintosh on this PC and typing this message from the same PC.

[CPU] Intel C2D 2.4 Ghz
[Mobo] Intel D945GCNL
[Ram] DDR2 667 (2 GB)
[HDD] Seagate HDD 160 GB SATA
[Optical] DVD RW Sony

I install Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.

It is working very fine but I have some issues:

My Graphics Driver is not working

Question: How to enable Intel Graphics Driver for this hackintosh Mac ?

Please help !

Updates:

1. I updated Mac OS X 10.5 to 10.5.8 , working gr8.

2. I successfully enabled Intel Graphics Driver, Now I can change my screen resolution to full HD 1080p.

If any one is interested I can post the pics, so please tell me.

[hellknight]

Sure dude.. post the pics.. also, why aren't you on Snow Leopard? That works well on AMD so it should work well on Intel too..

[Tech&ME]

^^
I am on FIELD TRIAL

I am just trying out the new Hackintosh I just installed.

I will also try Snow Leopard because I have fallen in LOVE with Mac.

Pics will come soon... but I want to create a separate thread for the Camera Shots, if mods can allow that to me.... (it will inspire others )

[Zangetsu]

Best way to know whether system supports MAC or not is to install MAC in Virtual Machines such as VMWare Player or Virtual Box..

[Tech&ME]

My Humming Mac OS X 10.5.8



And Full Desktop with MS Wireless Keyboard




Everything working, from Bluetooth to Internet.

please comment

[noob]

for gods sake...remove plastic...

[hellknight]

Yeah.. and take a screenshot instead of pictures.. I mean of the desktop.. & congrats for your effort..

[sygeek]

copyright..lol

[Tech&ME]

Originally Posted by hellknight

Yeah.. and take a screenshot instead of pictures.. I mean of the desktop.. & congrats for your effort..

Hmmmmm....

Screenshot will mislead.... members will think I am using a REAL Mac

The Camera Shot reveals it is a REAL PC with Mac On It

Regarding @sygeek's comment:

I don't want someone else to pick up my Camera Shots and post in some other forum as their own. (this has happened with me before)

[Liverpool_fan]

Originally Posted by Tech&ME

Hmmmmm....

Screenshot will mislead.... members will think I am using a REAL Mac

That's even better

[Tech&ME]

Thanks, @Liverpool_fan , @hellknight and all the members, to encourage me to do it. Believe me I have really really fallen in LOVE with the hackingtosh MAC.

I am ready to take the next plunge soon.....

thanks again, and please encourage me

[Zangetsu]

@Tech&ME: wallpaper is really nice...are u using dual boot system?

[Skud]

Nicely done, Tech&Me. I don't know if mods would allow it, but a detailed step by step guide would be helpful.


And is it a dual boot system?

[Tech&ME]

Thanks @Zangetsu and @Skud for your valueable comments

@Zangetsu That wallpaper is the default wallpaper that comes with mac.

And NO , I donot have a Dual Boot at this time. The Harddisk on the right side of the screen you see is as follows:

First HDD :. Is the 160GB with Hackingtosh Mac

Second HDD:. Is the Server 2008r2 (i cannot access windows system folder from mac, all other files can be accessed.)

If I need to go to Server 2008r2, I need to change the boot priority in the bios as of now. Don't know how to put it in Mac bootloader.

[Liverpool_fan]

Originally Posted by Tech&ME

thanks again, and please encourage me

If you really end up liking OS X. Get a Macbook Air 13" whenever you get your next laptop. HIghly recommended.

[hellknight]

^+1 for that.. See the latest Anand Tech review of Macbook Air..

[nvrmndryo]

i am not able to boot . i tried virtual box used EmpireEFI4AMD but no use .then i tried without vbox , attached only one 500gb hdd , wich had 25gb free drive , but same when it starts boot it says press any key to boot from cd/dvd , or press F8 i did that too but evey time my pc reboots . I even removed my 2 gb ram from 6gb . so tell me wts d prob ? see my config in signature !

[Zangetsu]

Can't we dual boot between Win 7 & MAC?

[nvrmndryo]

yes v can , but i tried everything as op written bt no use for me .
last try was I only connected 80 gb fat32 formatted hdd, 4gb ram , AHCI SATA mode, such a waste of time..
maybe my config is not compatible..

[sygeek]

Originally Posted by Zangetsu

Can't we dual boot between Win 7 & MAC?

Yes, it is possible, but the whole process gets even more complicated.