redcoke Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 will the hackintosh work on the i7 notebook? like the HP DV8t i7, because right now i really need to buy the macbook pro .. but as i know the i7 macbook pro is coming very soon.. i really need to make the choose. i love OSX very very very love.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/198513-will-the-hackintosh-work-on-the-i7-notebook/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Jeremy Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Hey. Just a word of advice, you're much more likely to receive help on these forums if you're more specific in your question. For instance, it'd be extremely helpful if you could do some research into the hardware inside the particular notebook you want. Ideally, you could search these forums for the different hardware components and see what comes up in the way of support options. As far as I know the i7s are supported with a bit of work. There are guides all over the place to get various systems with them working, though I haven't seen any that involve an i7 notebook. (Hell I didn't even know there were i7 notebooks ) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/198513-will-the-hackintosh-work-on-the-i7-notebook/#findComment-1336276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcoke Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 thank you for your reply, you know what, i super super love OSX and apple.. but in this time. i really don't know how to choose, As i know HP notebook always has problem in Hackintosh, but this notebook is super super super fast, i really don't know why apple's macbook pro. development so slow, other have the 16:9 LED around one to two years ago, but right now macbook pro still is the 16:10. .. i am very very don't know how to buy now.. if i buy the macbook pro then after two months new macbook pro come out. a... any way thank you for your reply again.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/198513-will-the-hackintosh-work-on-the-i7-notebook/#findComment-1336484 Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcoke Posted November 28, 2009 Author Share Posted November 28, 2009 i finally get it boot up with the SL6.2.. the bluetooth fine, but all other network totally dead. 1) the wire network chipset is RTL817, i found the default can work but i can't work. 2) the wireless that is using the INTEL 5100AGN, this one still finding solution. 3) I only can use the cpus=1. i don't know how to get back all the core work in it. Please please help, this notebook is super fast. i am using the DV8 i7, i can see the 4 cores with HT in the check core program but i can't let it work.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/198513-will-the-hackintosh-work-on-the-i7-notebook/#findComment-1344642 Share on other sites More sharing options...
le_squirrel Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Hello redcoke, we seem to have similar laptops. Mine is DV8-1090ef, it seems to be the french version of yours. I managed to boot and install iPC 10.5.6 but with the voodoo 9.5.0 Kernel, and with options "cpus=1 busratio=20" which disable the use of multi-core if I'm not mistaken. So far I wasn't able to boot up my Snow Leopard retail DVD (nor from boot123 + the DVD itself, neither from a disk partition imaged after the DVD), I have the same error as iPC without the cpus/busratio options : the computer quickly reboots after the start of the boot. ==> Could you please tell me how you managed to boot and install SL 10.6.2 ? Thanks for your help, and best of luck for your hackintosh. le_squirrel Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/198513-will-the-hackintosh-work-on-the-i7-notebook/#findComment-1346344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcoke Posted December 1, 2009 Author Share Posted December 1, 2009 the problem i find in this notebook.. right now i check the HP US side forum, which said it has some problem in the hardware, which does not support linux. so that i think the problem is in there. i try to use the ubuntu to get the DSDT it get a lot error in it.. i use the http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=189052 this way to install the SL but anyway. i use the cpus=1 . to start it.. it seen very fast. but the speed is equal to the Mac MINI Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/198513-will-the-hackintosh-work-on-the-i7-notebook/#findComment-1348067 Share on other sites More sharing options...
purenet Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 the problem i find in this notebook.. right now i check the HP US side forum, which said it has some problem in the hardware, which does not support linux. so that i think the problem is in there. i try to use the ubuntu to get the DSDT it get a lot error in it.. i use the http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=189052 this way to install the SL but anyway. i use the cpus=1 . to start it.. it seen very fast. but the speed is equal to the Mac MINI Hi Redcoke, Did you get everything working on the HP DV8T Core i7? I just ordered it and would like install the MAC OS on it if possible. Thanks- Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/198513-will-the-hackintosh-work-on-the-i7-notebook/#findComment-1351842 Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcoke Posted December 6, 2009 Author Share Posted December 6, 2009 i can boot up to the osx, with cpus=1, the bluebooth seen work, but the wireless and network no work.. and note: i guess we can add one more pci-e wireless in it. because inside the notebook it has optional pci-e .. but you really need to leave the org wireless in it. if not it can't boot up. one interesting thing, you can upgrade the cpu.. so that go to buy the cheap one... and upgrade later next year. haha :> http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=201134 this link is my another post to find someone to help for the dsdt.aml. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/198513-will-the-hackintosh-work-on-the-i7-notebook/#findComment-1352236 Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcoke Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 hey all. i only can run the cpus=1 in the HP DV8.. can anyone help me out of there? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/198513-will-the-hackintosh-work-on-the-i7-notebook/#findComment-1364690 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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