Yoni Yoni Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I was told from a good trusted source that Shuttle has stopped distributing the KPC K45 backbone system we have used so much. Sites like Newegg.com and tigerdirect.com are not longer listing the K45 between their products. If you are one of the many people that could still be interested in getting your hands on a Shuttle K45 you should act now. There are few sites out there that are still offering the K45 for a reasonable price. Go get yours! I won't list any sites myself. I don't pretend to advertise them here. Google is a good friend as always If you ever happen to get a K45 you can find a step by step guide here that shows you how to install Leopard (Kalyway 10.5.2 and upgrade it straight to 10.5.5 & 10.5.6 respectively. I'm working on the guide ATM and I plan to have it ready this very week (Just waiting for my K45 order to arrive so I can install it and take some photos. Things you will be able to accomplish following the guide: Run Leopard 10.5.6 with all the bells and whistles. (Darwin 9.6.0) Shutdown works, Restart works, Sleep works. Video works and can change resolution (CI/QE Enable) with no artifacts. Sound works (I have never tested the Mic though) Wireless Adapter (works) Time Machine works as well as any other application. Hope this guide helps some mates getting it done without being worry about "what's going to happen if it is upgraded". Keep tuned and get your Shuttle k45 while you can! Cheers Update: Guide is almost ready. Missing only minor fixes. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155981-shuttle-k45-end-of-life/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardwire1010 Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 If you ever happen to get a K45 you can find a step by step guide here that shows you how to install Leopard Thanks for that, i have just joined this Forum and have ordered a Shuttle K45SE (same as the K45, but with included dvd drive) from ebay so i can build a hackintosh, im new to Mac but very keen to learn and have some fun with this project. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155981-shuttle-k45-end-of-life/#findComment-1114926 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuttrbug Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 If you ever happen to get a K45 you can find a step by step guide here that shows you how to install Leopard (Kalyway 10.5.2 and upgrade it straight to 10.5.5 & 10.5.6 respectively. I'm working on the guide ATM and I plan to have it ready this very week (Just waiting for my K45 order to arrive so I can install it and take some photos. Thanks for putting together this guide. I haven't tried the "no artifacts video resolution" fix, but it looks rather intimidating without photos (I'm a Mac newb), so that section will be much appreciated when complete. EDIT: Actually, the video resolution fix was really easy if you follow the instructions carefully. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155981-shuttle-k45-end-of-life/#findComment-1120158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoni Yoni Posted March 31, 2009 Author Share Posted March 31, 2009 I'll be taking screeshots and adding it as I make the time to work on it. So far the only thing we are missing is the "Sleep Fix" which I'm planning to add today. About the GMA950 fix (creating your own DSDT) it is not hard at all. I'm not sure if I'll be adding screenshots for that as well since the instructions are pretty much straight forward. It looks intimidating but the real work is nothing but copying and pasting a couple of lines, generally done in less than 3 minutes. Cheers, Yoni Edit: Sleep Fix added Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155981-shuttle-k45-end-of-life/#findComment-1120668 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardwire1010 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 having some drama installing kalyway. the message "the installer could not validate the contents of the basesystem" have been looking in this forum people have this same problem but no fix. could some one help me out. cheers Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155981-shuttle-k45-end-of-life/#findComment-1135031 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoni Yoni Posted May 11, 2009 Author Share Posted May 11, 2009 having some drama installing kalyway. the message "the installer could not validate the contents of the basesystem" have been looking in this forum people have this same problem but no fix. could some one help me out. cheers It is good if you update your post to let others know what the problem was. Memory modules was the problem in this case. Replacing RAM solved this issue. Greetings Yoni Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155981-shuttle-k45-end-of-life/#findComment-1152668 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoni Yoni Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 After installing 10.5.6 by following the guide, feel free to update to 10.5.7. It is safe... Reboot you hackintosh with "-v -f -x"... It will reboot on its own and that all, you are good to go Greetings Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155981-shuttle-k45-end-of-life/#findComment-1154312 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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