johnlocke2342

Hi.
Until last week, I was using my 3 years-old Hackintosh as my main machine. I always wanted to get a real Mac desktop and got myself the high end current generation Mac mini last Monday.
The problem is: how do I recycle my Hack? Using it as a server? Using it as a media center? As a Windows PC? As a Linux PC? I don't want to use it as a family machine as my mom has no interest in technology, nor selling it or giving it, as it was my "buddy" for the past 3 years (I'm the kind of weirdo that develops sentiments for machines, and yes, I'm seeing a psychiatrist 😄 ).

Its setup is in my sig. Thanks in advance.

Hi.
I've had my fun with my cheap but powerful Hackintosh for the last 3 years. For "fanboyism" reasons, I've decided a few months ago that I'd buy a Mac desktop when I'd get some money, and I decided to buy a 2012 core i7 Mac mini and to turn my hack into a regular dual boot Ubuntu/Windows 7 PC.
So I'm asking here: How do I securely transfer my files from my hackintosh to the Mac I'm about to buy next week? Does restoring from a Time Machine backup in the setup assistant just does the trick?
When I say "securely", I mean, of course, without Chameleon and other system modifications.

Thanks in advance.

P.S: Sorry if I posted on the wrong forum, as I'm talking about OS X itself, I figured out this was the better place.

Hi.
I have around €1200 of extra money on the side and thought I'd get a real Apple desktop as soon as it'd happen to me. The thing is my MacBook Pro is doing fine and my Hackintosh too. Plus my hackintosh has the plus sides of having a Blu-ray burner and a decent graphics card. The thing is, it's now 3 years old, and that was the age of my other computers when they "died". Plus, a SATA port fell off the motherboard last week.
I was thinking of getting an i7 Mac mini as well as an OWC Data Doubler and a 256 GB Samsung 840 or Crucial M4 SSD to setup a DIY Fusion Drive (Apple's option here in France only gives you a 128 GB SSD for almost the price of a 512 GB one). The things that appeal me so much are the i7 processor and the USB 3 ports

Am I crazy, just a geek or fanboy? Should I get one or put the money on the side and get a new hack once it dies?

Thanks for your advice.

Hi.
Since I applied the OS X 10.8.3, my Mac and some apps installed on it have been acting weird.
First, I noticed iPhoto couldn't start after the update. It tells me that "iPhoto can't be opened because of a problem" (super helpful statement translated from French), and I've been spending 2 days trying to fix it by uninstalling iPhoto with no luck so far between tries of getting a Fusion Drive setup to work on my Hackintosh.
Now, I just noticed that I can't get to the screensaver tab in System Preferences anymore. When I press it, the tab is showing it's been pressed, but the window stays on the wallpaper tab. I tried waiting, nothing.

Can anyone help me?

Thanks in avance.

PS: I tried repairing permissions, and reinstalling the combo update dmg.

Hi.
I had a perfect Hackintosh, but I decided to go further by setting up a Fusion Drive, like I did on my MacBook Pro. I followed the instructions of this YouTube video. It boots normally but I can hardly do anything as my mice (USB Logitech and Bluetooth Magic Mouse) and (Apple Aluminum) keyboard don't work.

If anyone can help, thanks in advance.