Why do updates break hackintoshs?

[crash-x]

Hi guys!

 

I am new to to OS X on PCs and have been googling and reading a lot lately. I plan to build myself a hackintosh, but one thing "scares" me a bit: Updates seem to break hackintoshs.

 

As far as I understand it, there are currently at least two ways to install OS X on a PC:

- Use a modified Leopard DVD with patched and additional kexts

- Install using a retail DVD and boot-123. Modified drivers are stored on another partition.

 

So why do updates break installs? I assume it is because in some updates drivers that are modified on the install are updated and overwritten with updated original drivers. Is that right?

 

As far as I understand, with the boot-123 method all modifications are stored on a seperate partition and updates modify the files on the original partition, but since the drivers are loaded from the seperate one, stuff keeps working.

 

Is that correct or are there other reasons why updates break the hackintosh?

 

The ultimate question is: Can I build a stress free hackintosh that works just like a real mac once set up?

 

 

Greetings, crash-x

[Superhai]

The ultimate question is: Can I build a stress free hackintosh that works just like a real mac once set up?

 

Ultimate answer is no.

 

Basic answer is apples hardware is proprietary, and you need the same for your hackintosh if you want it 'stress free'. It works almost because the hardware is almost similar to the apple hardware. And that is why it breaks sometimes at system software updates.

[og-phantom]

Hi guys!

 

I am new to to OS X on PCs and have been googling and reading a lot lately. I plan to build myself a hackintosh, but one thing "scares" me a bit: Updates seem to break hackintoshs.

 

As far as I understand it, there are currently at least two ways to install OS X on a PC:

- Use a modified Leopard DVD with patched and additional kexts

- Install using a retail DVD and boot-123. Modified drivers are stored on another partition.

 

So why do updates break installs? I assume it is because in some updates drivers that are modified on the install are updated and overwritten with updated original drivers. Is that right?

 

As far as I understand, with the boot-123 method all modifications are stored on a seperate partition and updates modify the files on the original partition, but since the drivers are loaded from the seperate one, stuff keeps working.

 

Is that correct or are there other reasons why updates break the hackintosh?

 

The ultimate question is: Can I build a stress free hackintosh that works just like a real mac once set up?

Greetings, crash-x

 

Superhai is right. Though, there is now the Next Best Thing™;

 

 

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=127330

 

10.5.6 will give us the utlimate test for this install method. I have done the 10.5.5 combo with this method and it worked stress free. The magic is in the kexts in your EFI/Extensions.