How I successfully installed Mac OS Tiger

[Picu97]

Everyone here!

As this is my first topic AND post in the forum, I've decided to write a kinda "ReadMe" file for installing Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.5 using Myzars DVD Image on an Intel PC.

 

These are my old PC specs:

512 MB RAM

Intel Pentium 4 1.7 GHz Codename "Williamete" Processor

NVdia GeForce 6200 AGP Video Card (didn't help very much)

Intel Motherboard (BIOS from 2001) i846 Capable

 

 

Welcome to the Mac OS X Tiger 10.4 x86 Installation Disc!

 

Please read this before installing or else you'll get in serious trouble.

 

1. Getting Started

WARNING! Installing Mac OS X on a non-Apple labeled computer is a copyright infringement. If you want to use Mac OS X as a "primary" OS, please buy a Mac. Consider this as a "Trial" Version (although here's no limit)

 

1.0: WHAT YOU NEED BEFORE INSTALLING:

 

Windows Vista/XP (I'll be covering Vista)

Mac OS X Tiger 10.4 x86 Patched DVD Disc

Partitioned Drive (As it's very important to have installed Windows, or else the HDD will fail to load, and you'll have to buy a new one). If you didn't partition go to Step 1.1

Windows Vista DVD (I used it as I've got Vista on my PC. I don't know about XP)

Latest BIOS

Intel / AMD processor capable of running SSE2 or SSE3

Enough RAM (512 MB)

 

1.1: PARTITIONING DRIVE

1. Boot normally to Vista and make sure you've got free space (At least 15 GB)

2. Click the Start Button, right click to Computer and then to "Manage..."

3. Go to Drive Manager. Select your current HDD.

4. Now right-click and Reduce Partition.

5. Now select the size so that at least 10 GB are free. Then Finish.

6. Select the black box that indicates Free Space, and then format it to make an NTFS Partition(right click and Format)

7. Now you've got a new secondary partitioned drive!

 

2. Installing Mac OS X Tiger 10.4 x86

Now the big deal starts! Lets get onto Installation!

 

2.1: BOOTING FROM DVD DRIVE

 

1.Start up your Computer and in the POST screen (logo and/or BIOS test) press DELETE repeatedly until the BIOS setup appears.

2. Now navigate through menus until you see the Boot order option (BIOSes differ so consult your PC manual).

3. Change boot order to being the DVD Drive as the first device and then the HDD.

4. Introduce the Mac OS X Tiger 10.4 x86 DVD, hit F10 and YES. Your computer will reboot.

 

2.2: INSTALLING MAC OS X TIGER

 

1. Now that you boot into DVD drive, the Darwin bootloader will appear. Hit Enter.

2. Wait until the Installation loads from DVD. It should take a while, so be patient. If ypu can't get through here, try hitting F8 at Darwin bootloader and write this without quotes:

"-x"

3. Select language for Installation. It'll also be the default language for the OS. (I assume you selected to use English)

4. When the Installer loads, DON'T CLICK CONTINUE, go to Utilities and then click Disk Utility.

5. Go to your new partition and click the "Erase" tab. Now wait until it erases.

6. Close Disk Utility and now click Continue on the installer.

7. When you get to the last screen, click Customize (THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT)

8. Select what you want and then click the last option and select:

IF YOU'VE GOT AN INTEL PC, CHECK "OWNED" AND "10.4.5 UPD"

IF YOU'VE GOT AN AMD PC, CHECK "OWNED" AND "AMD ENABLER"(something like that)

9. Bring it on! Click Install and wait until the Installer concludes.

10. If everything was OK, the computer should try to reboot. If it shows a spinning wheel (made of lines), then reboot by yourself by pressing the Reset button.

 

2.3: CHANGE TO HDD DRIVE TO BOOT FIRST

 

1.Repeat the same steps as Step 2.1, but instead of booting from DVD, boot from HDD.

2. Leave the CD/DVD Drive as the 2nd option, as some users may get in trouble in the next steps.

 

3. First Boot

NOTE: If you boot and it shows the "DISK BOOT FAILURE", then follow Step 3.0. If not, skip to 3.1

 

3.0: "DISK BOOT FAILURE. INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND THEN PRESS ENTER"

1. If you get this, insert your Vista DVD and hit Enter

2. Wait until the Installer loads. Select Date/Time Zone, Region and press "Continue"

3. Press Repair and then click the 2nd option ( Vista may not be detected but just continue)

4. Now click the FIRST option and when the thing is done reboot (Don't forget to eject your DVD)

 

3.1: MAKING DUAL-BOOT WITH VISTA

Oh No! Instead of Mac OS X, Vista was loaded! Don't worry, follow these steps to make Dual-boot with Vista.

1. Boot into Vista

2. Insert your Mac OS X Tiger 10.4 Patched DVD into your drive.

3. Copy the CHAIN0 file that is in the DVD into the Vista Partition root directory (ussually C:\)

4. Start CMD with Elevated Admin Privileges

5. Type this:

bcdedit /copy {current} /d "Mac OS X" *NOTE: Just type {current}

bcdedit /enum active *NOTE: Now you'll see a list of partitions

bcdedit /set {GUID} PATH \CHAIN0 *NOTE: Replace {GUID} with the alphanumeric GUID enumerated in the list under "Mac OS X"

6. Reboot and you'll be able to Dual-Boot Mac OS X!

 

3.2: NOW LET'S GET THE PARTY STARTED!

Now you should be able to boot into Mac OS X. At first boot a bunch of text will appear, but don't worry! Best configuration is to have both USB mouse and keyboard (PS2 isn't compatible)

What? You've got a PS2 keyboard and cannot get through Register Information? Don't worry, follow this:

 

Just click "Privacy Policy", now you can copy/paste text into Register Info!

 

If you want to use a virtual keyboard, follow this:

1. Boot into Mac OS X

2. Start System Preferences and click International

3. Go to the "Input.." tab

4. Select Keyboard viewer

5. Now click the national flag at the bar, and then "Show Keyboard Viewer"

6. Ready to go! Now you can write text! It's a bit complicated, but the only way to solve it

is by buying a USB keyboard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This ReadMe file has been manually written by: Picu97 (myself)

[Jose64141]

I wanna install it in VBox, but I can't make it boot, why?

[PippoX0]

I have installed Tiger 10.4.5 on VirtualBox.

 

Hint:

You have to choose Linux 2.6 64bit instead of Mac Osx emulation when you create the VM!!

 

See Ya