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Can someone tell me what version of the OSX is compatible with my Laptop??

 

As I said the laptop is an Averatec 2370 and I would really like to put OSX on it, but I am a complete and total noob at hackintosh so any help would be appreciated..

 

Thank You..

 

To get help you first need to do some research on the Averatec 2370 specifications first and then put them in your signature.......the MOBO chipset and CPU are important details, along with the amount of RAM, HDD and DVDRW type (i.e. SATA or PATA/IDE) and the integrated graphics chipset or graphics card installed......

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To get help you first need to do some research on the Averatec 2370 specifications first and then put them in your signature.......the MOBO chipset and CPU are important details, along with the amount of RAM, HDD and DVDRW type (i.e. SATA or PATA/IDE) and the integrated graphics chipset or graphics card installed......

 

OK, I just Updated my signature..

 

And will post the specs in here also..

 

Averatec 2370 (N2370HM1E-1) - Motherboard: NVIDIA nForce 410/430 MCP Revision A2 - Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100 Revision A2 - CPU: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50 - RAM: 2GB - HDD: 250GB SATA - DVD/CD Drive: Mat{censored}a UJ-850D - Audio: Realtek High Definition Audio

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OK, I just Updated my signature..

 

And will post the specs in here also..

 

Averatec 2370 (N2370HM1E-1) - Motherboard: NVIDIA nForce 410/430 MCP Revision A2 - Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100 Revision A2 - CPU: AMD Turion™ 64 X2 TL-50 - RAM: 2GB - HDD: 250GB SATA - DVD/CD Drive: Mat{censored}a UJ-850D - Audio: Realtek High Definition Audio

 

As you are a complete Mac/Hack/OS X beginner, I recommend that you start by installing Leopard OS X using a AMD compatible distro such as iPC_OSx86 10.5.6 PPF5 FINAL.......then when you have learned more about what you need (e.g. specific kexts etc.) to run OS X on your system then see one of the AMD Snow Leopard Install Guides on IM.......

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...=227592&hl=

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...=181876&hl=

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As you are a complete Mac/Hack/OS X beginner, I recommend that you start by installing Leopard OS X using a AMD compatible distro such as iPC_OSx86 10.5.6 PPF5 FINAL.......then when you have learned more about what you need (e.g. specific kexts etc.) to run OS X on your system then see one of the AMD Snow leopard Install Guides on IM.......

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...=227592&hl=

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...=181876&hl=

 

OK thanks for the help, I will probably try this tomorrow.. I am downloading the IPC_OSx86 10.5.6 PPF5 FINAL right now.. I hope it works because I am sick of windows OS and dont really want to pay for a MAC.. lol..

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@ rawdog805

 

In iPC Customise Menu, initially try:

 

iPC OSx86 10.5.6 Base System (installed by default with AppleDecrypt.kext and Disabler.kext)

 

Language Translations - Optional

 

iPC OSx86 10.5.6 Intel AMD SSE2 SSE3

 

Kernels - 9.5.0 Voodoo Kernel

 

Drivers - Video Drivers – None

NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100 Revision A2 is not supported by OS X for CI/QE

 

Drivers - Chipset Drivers - AppleNForceATA nForce Drivers

Drivers - Audio Drivers – None initially

Need to know your Realtek chipset before choosing

Drivers - Ethernet Drivers – None initially

Need to know your LAN chipset before choosing

 

Drivers - USB Drivers - Patched USB Drivers

 

Fixes and Patches - Seatbelt.kext 10.5.5 (must be installed if Voodoo 9.5.0 kernel is installed)

 

PS/2 Device Support -

PS/2 Keyboard Fix

PS/2 Mouse Fix

 

Fixes and Patches - AppleSMBIOS Patch - AppleSMBIOS-27 Rev3 MacBook DDR2

 

Applications - Optional your choice

 

Try later after the above:

 

Power Management -

AppleACPIBatteryManager

AppleACPIPowerSource

PowerManagement Package

VoodooPower

Clamshell Display Support

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Just popped the DVD in my drive and tried to do the install, but the DVD stops spinning once it gets to the White screen with the apple.. So It looks as if it is not installing.. No spinning gear or anything..

 

Report what happens and what you see when you boot with -v cpus=1

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I actually got it to start by tapping the power button when the white screen was just sitting there..

 

It is important to boot using the -v boot flog so that you can see what is happening.......

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It is important to boot using the -v boot flog so that you can see what is happening.......

 

OK.. I will start over then.. should I create my partitions before going into the OSX cd? or can I partition within the OSX? The computer already has XP installed on it and I dont want to lose that so should I do this before hand?

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OK.. I will start over then.. should I create my partitions before going into the OSX cd? or can I partition within the OSX? The computer already has XP installed on it and I dont want to lose that so should I do this before hand?

 

If you already have XP installed on it, then use XP to set up a primary partition for OS X and format that partition as FAT32, then use OS X Disk Utility on the iPC 10.5.6 Install DVD under Utilities to reformat the empty FAT32 volume as Mac OS Extended (Journaled).......then carry on with the installation...........

 

BUT since you are putting OS X on the same HDD as XP, I recommend you first do your research on dual-booting OS and XP...........for example, see here......

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If you already have XP installed on it, then use XP to set up a primary partition for OS X and format that partition as FAT32, then use OS X Disk Utility on the iPC 10.5.6 Install DVD under Utilities to reformat the empty FAT32 volume as Mac OS Extended (Journaled).......then carry on with the installation...........

 

BUT since you are putting OS X on the same HDD as XP, I recommend you first do your research on dual-booting OS and XP...........for example, see here......

 

OK created my partition now I just booted with -v cpus=1... There are no errors on the screen but it is now seemingly stuck saying

 

"MAC Framework successfully Initialized using 10485 buffer headers and 4096 cluster IO buffer headers IOAPIC: Version 0x11 Vectors 0:23"

 

any idea?? do I just need to wait??

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OK.. Tried to go through with the install, and I get an Install Failed

 

"The source Media you are installing from is damaged. Try installing from a different copy of the source media or contact the Manufacturer for a replacement."

 

Make sure that you burn to a good quality DVD at the slowest possible speed i.e. ≤ x4 burn speed..........

 

Also, I assume that you checked the MD5 checksum for the iPC 10.5.6 Final PPF5 .iso file........?

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Make sure that you burn to a good quality DVD at the slowest possible speed i.e. ≤ x4 burn speed..........

 

Also, I assume that you checked the MD5 checksum for the iPC 10.5.6 Final PPF5 .iso file........?

 

I burned it at 4x speed and no I did not check the MD5 checksum as I had no clue how to do this...

 

Also I tried to go through the process again and this time using that -v cpu=1 command there were a bunch of lines that said warning, and not found?? doesnt sound good.

 

I burned it at 4x speed and no I did not check the MD5 checksum as I had no clue how to do this...

 

Also I tried to go through the process again and this time using that -v cpu=1 command there were a bunch of lines that said warning, and not found?? doesnt sound good.

 

THe MD5 of my ISO comes up as 9ceb2e8daaa182a1071a337ad9b81e3f using hashcalc..

 

I burned it at 4x speed and no I did not check the MD5 checksum as I had no clue how to do this...

 

Also I tried to go through the process again and this time using that -v cpu=1 command there were a bunch of lines that said warning, and not found?? doesnt sound good.

 

 

 

THe MD5 of my ISO comes up as 9ceb2e8daaa182a1071a337ad9b81e3f using hashcalc..

 

OK tried to Install again.. The DVD makes it through the checks, but then as it is installing with about 12 minutes left it says that the installation failed..

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I burned it at 4x speed and no I did not check the MD5 checksum as I had no clue how to do this...

 

Also I tried to go through the process again and this time using that -v cpu=1 command there were a bunch of lines that said warning, and not found?? doesnt sound good.

 

 

 

THe MD5 of my ISO comes up as 9ceb2e8daaa182a1071a337ad9b81e3f using hashcalc..

 

 

 

OK tried to Install again.. The DVD makes it through the checks, but then as it is installing with about 12 minutes left it says that the installation failed..

 

Do you get as far as being able to make choices in the Customise Menu? If so, initially do not choose any Language options.......

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Yes I got to the customize menu, and did not choose any languages at all..

 

Ignore the "Install Failed" message window that will appear after the install has completed, and just click "Restart".......the failure is due to OS X not finding the EFI firmware interface and not being able to tell the BIOS firmware interface to reboot from the HDD volume on which OS X has been installed.......

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Ignore the "Install Failed" message window that will appear after the install has completed, and just click "Restart".......the failure is due to OS X not finding the EFI firmware interface and not being able to tell the BIOS firmware interface to reboot from the HDD volume on which OS X has been installed.......

 

OK, I reburned the ISO and it installed with no "Install Failed" message..

 

Now how do I go about installing my drivers for Wireless, Video Display, Sound Card, and whatever else is not there??

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OK, I reburned the ISO and it installed with no "Install Failed" message..

 

Now how do I go about installing my drivers for Wireless, Video Display, Sound Card, and whatever else is not there??

 

Install DPCIManager 0.3 and post the entire output here, so I can see the details of your audio and network devices..........

 

As for your video display, as I said your NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100 Revision A2 is not supported by OS X for CI/QE, so there is no "video driver" to install.......

 

In your com.apple.Boot.plist file you can include a line to boot with your display's natural resolution:

 

In Terminal type,

sudo /Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist

 

which will open your com.apple.Boot.plist file in TextEdit and allow you to directly edit and save changes to your com.apple.Boot.plist file............

 

Use TextEdit to insert

 

<key>Graphics Mode</key>
<string>1280x800x32</string>

 

as shown below (only part of your com.apple.Boot.plist file):

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>Graphics Mode</key>

<string>1280x800x32</string>

<key>Kernel</key>

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Ok so I have placed the dpci folders on my USB stick. But the problem is I can't find an installation file??

 

Ok so I have placed the dpci folders on my USB stick. But the problem is I can't find an installation file?? Also the line that you typed above for terminal the sudo line is coming back with a "command not found"??

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I just attached a picture of my results from double clicking on the DPCImanager program..

 

Any help is appreciated, as I have been messing around with this thing all day with no progress..

 

OK from the DPCIManager output, your MCP51 Ethernet Controller VendorID:DeviceID is 10de:0269, i.e. 0x026910de, which means that you should install eno's nForceLAN.kext in /System/Library/Extensions/, while your MCP51 High DefinitionAudio VendorID:DeviceID is 10de:026c, i.e. 0x026c10de, which I believe is Realtek ALC850 sound chip, so try this kext in /System/Library/Extensions/

AppleAC97Audio.kext.zip

 

Ok so I have placed the dpci folders on my USB stick. But the problem is I can't find an installation file??

 

It is here: DPCIManager/build/Release/DPCIManager.app

 

Ok so I have placed the dpci folders on my USB stick. But the problem is I can't find an installation file?? Also the line that you typed above for terminal the sudo line is coming back with a "command not found"??

 

This means that either TextEdit is not installed, or the PATH variable in your environment is not pointing to it........

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OK from the DPCIManager output, your MCP51 Ethernet Controller VendorID:DeviceID is 10de:0269, i.e. 0x026910de, which means that you should install eno's nForceLAN.kext in /System/Library/Extensions/, while your MCP51 High DefinitionAudio VendorID:DeviceID is 10de:026c, i.e. 0x026c10de, which I believe is Realtek ALC850 sound chip, so try this kext in /System/Library/Extensions/

AppleAC97Audio.kext.zip

 

 

 

This means that either TextEdit is not installed, or the PATH variable in your environment is not pointing to it........

 

OK do you happen to have the textedit installation file?

 

also I have no clue on how to install ktexts.. I also have had to do a complete reinstall (which im doing right now) because I tried to install MacVidia 1.0.88 and it caused the install to keep crashing at the white apple logo..

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