bestkid Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Hi guys, I currently have iAtkos ML2 which is working flawlessly. I would like to upgrade to Yosemite (any distro) however, I don't want to lose any data/kexts/bootloaders/configurations. Is this possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 That depends on your configuration. It pays off to know exactly which patches and settings are required in order to run OS X on your PC. Unfortunately it's nearly impossible to figure that out when running a distro that installs patched system files without your knowledge or consent. Either way it's recommended to do a fresh install, and not use a distro. Using a fresh hard drive helps. This way you can still boot into Mountain Lion and fix things from there until you get it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestkid Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 (edited) To be honest, even though I've installed a distro, it looks exactly the same as a normal Mac and plus I even went and got some kexts all by myself. Although, I haven't really been into hackintosh forums for two years so I forgot everything. So, I guess I'll just listen to a experienced user. Anyways, where can I get a fresh copy of Yosemite? I guess I'll just copy and paste all my data into an external hard drive and copy it back once i get Yosemite. Edited February 14, 2015 by Gringo Vermelho Fullquote deleted. Please don't quote entire posts when replying directly below them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Yosemite can be downloaded for free from the App Store. Once you have the installer you need to prepare it so that it can boot on your PC and install the OS to your hard drive. You can use an 8GB flash drive for this, work on it from your Mountain Lion install until it boots on its own. We have several guides to choose from that will teach you how to do this. I can't recommend a specific guide because I'm still running Mavericks. You can't go by what a distro looks like, cosmetics aren't the issue. The issue is that distros are historically patched up the wazoo in order to work on as broad a range of different PC configurations as possible. The idea was to make it easy, but in reality this makes a distro installation *a lot harder* to troubleshoot than a retail installation that you have done yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestkid Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 Thanks, I've downloaded Yosemite and made a USB Installer using [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]. Hopefully, It'll work. However, I tried it on my laptop and when it comes to launch the installer, the apple logo comes on for a split scond then the whole laptop reboots. How do I fix this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoarthing Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Start by *not* using unsupported (here) "tonymacx86" installers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestkid Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 Yeah I'm doing that... I was just about to make a thread on the most best and reliable way to make a USB Installer. Could you link me it though? I feel disgusted at TonyMac and iAtkos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artur_pt Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 hello see here [Guide] AIO Guides For Hackintosh good hack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestkid Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 Ty, gonna follow the methods now. Hope they're up to date . UPDATE: Anyone vouch for this: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/298027-guide-aio-guides-for-hackintosh/page-2?do=findComment&comment=2030113 Also, can I dual boot Yosemite and Windows 8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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