firstcw Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Hi @ all, first post on this forum and so many thankx to the community for all the info. First I did it with my Acer Aspire 7745G. It was a pain in the a* to get it running. Now I am working hard on my Alienware M17x R3. For the records Installation is no problem - of course we need time and patience... Parts needed - unlocked BIOS - iAktos L1 DVD - external mouse - external keyboard - USB-Hub System spec BIOS = A08 unlocked / i7 2760QM / HD6990M / 4GB Ram / Mac OS on ext. USB-HDD 1. only eSata will work, but it works with a USB-Hub to! ;-)) 2. set SATA-Mode to AHCI 3. set Graphicscard to PEG 4. use iatkos L1 (no args needed) 5. set Graphicscard to IGFX 6. boot from HD - boot arg = -x 7. setup the system 8. reboot - boot arg = -f -F -v 9. login 10. run chimera 1.6 11. run [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] 4.1 - System Utilities - Repair Permissions - Drivers & Bootloaders - Kexts & Enablers - Audio - Universal - Customization - System Definitions - MacBook Pro - MacbookPro 8,1 - OSx86 Software - Kext Utility - ShowAllFiles 12. put the System Config Dialog to the most left side (out of the screen) 13. reboot 14. set Graphicscard to PEG 15. blind login ;-)) 16. put a HDMI Cable form the HDMI-out to the HDMI-in of your Alienware 17. adjust Monitor setting (clone mode) 18. install AR8151 kext with Kext Utility from [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] - 19. reboot and have fun (take time to let the display switch) NOT working - webcam - internal Display - internal keyboard - Touchpad (tried a kext for synaptics) - USB - ports (USB NEC 3.0 Kext from [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] won´t work) Some help would be nice! ;-)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crlsnr Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Have you had any more success with this project? I've got an m17x r3 that I'd like to put Lion on as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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