Is there a database of sucessful installations / guides arranged by make/model?

[flacker]

I feel certain that there is a great deal of wheel re-invention via this site. My experience of trying to discern what might work with my system has led me on a chase through a labyrinth of postings.

I wonder if a list of proven configurations arranged by make and model in a sort of database wouldn't be a more useful approach. I do see that the netbooks forum seems to be approaching such a construction, but wouldn't this make sense for a much wider variety of users? I realize that hardware configurations exist in innumerable permutations, but wouldn't this work at least for many of the more popular makes and models of fairly recent vintage, at least? I'm probably thinking of laptops, in particular, which tend to be more of a generic item, I suppose.

 

I, for one, would be very happy to share what I've gleaned of a functional implementation on my machine, at least (although it is still a work in progress)!

 

Have I missed something on Insanelymac that already implements something of this sort?

 

What do others think?

[XLR]

If that's what you need then get a Mac, because it's irrelevant for Hackintosh. With netbooks you obviously don't have much choice in terms of hardware, but the whole point of Hackintosh is to be able to build your own configuration for your specific needs, instead of what Apple believes you need. For hardware compatibility you have this website: http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page , good luck.

[flacker]

I have looked at that wiki, and it's a start, but I guess I'm thinking more along the lines of others like myself who already have some kind of hardware and want to get their feet wet with OSX, as opposed to designing a system from the ground up specifically for it. Again, I have notebook users uppermost in mind.

I guess I disagree with you that the "whole point" of Hackitosh is to build from the ground up. Some of us already have foundations put in, for better or worse.

This "database" I envisage needn't be much more than a listing of make/models, a concise summary of their hardware, and a listing of OS version and install disk(s), and, perhaps in particular, funtioning kexts.

 

 

If that's what you need then get a Mac, because it's irrelevant for Hackintosh. With netbooks you obviously don't have much choice in terms of hardware, but the whole point of Hackintosh is to be able to build your own configuration for your specific needs, instead of what Apple believes you need. For hardware compatibility you have this website: http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page , good luck.

[XLR]

This question has been asked millions of times. There's absolutely no point in trying to explain what's wrong with trying to build such database, everyone understands it anyway sooner or later.

[Alessandro17]

I guess I disagree with you that the "whole point" of Hackitosh is to build from the ground up. Some of us already have foundations put in, for better or worse.

 

I absolutely agree with XLR. A few years ago it was taken for granted that you should build your hackintosh with compatible hardware. Nowadays people come here with their existing hardware and expect us to perform a miracle.

OS X is not like Windows or Linux, which are made to support (almost) every hardware. OS X was created to be installed on Apple PCs. As a consequence, there is a limit to what hardware you can use.

[inac]

Well, readability would be nice! If the database were made editable - it's like a customized wiki for the purpose. MediaWiki, as it stands, was not made for this kind of collaborative editing.

 

Incidentally, if a member of this community were to take up such a database (porting some content from the wiki), would that be all right?

 

This question has been asked millions of times. There's absolutely no point in trying to explain what's wrong with trying to build such database, everyone understands it anyway sooner or later.

[XLR]

Well, readability would be nice! If the database were made editable - it's like a customized wiki for the purpose. MediaWiki, as it stands, was not made for this kind of collaborative editing.

 

Incidentally, if a member of this community were to take up such a database (porting some content from the wiki), would that be all right?

 

[flacker]

So, I'm curious what your perspective is on the Netbook forum section.

 

I absolutely agree with XLR. A few years ago it was taken for granted that you should build your hackintosh with compatible hardware. Nowadays people come here with their existing hardware and expect us to perform a miracle.

OS X is not like Windows or Linux, which are made to support (almost) every hardware. OS X was created to be installed on Apple PCs. As a consequence, there is a limit to what hardware you can use.

[XLR]

Netbooks and laptops are a different story because you don't have the option of choosing different hardware components, you're stuck with what you have.

[flacker]

I'm sorry if my original posting was a bit wordier than you might be accustomed to--this IS the "New Users" Lounge, after all--but please DO re-read it.