joshier Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Guides such as: http://prasys.co.cc/2009/08/installing-sno...pard-for-osx86/ & http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=182227 Presume you already have OSX. However is (and I'm taking a guess here) a retail copy of OSX DVD able to boot into the stage of the disc utility for you to make a bootable USB stick? Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/206793-lots-of-guides-presume-you-already-have-osx/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewymix Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 i used the guide from empire EFI and got a bare bones machines up and running very fast - have you tried that one? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/206793-lots-of-guides-presume-you-already-have-osx/#findComment-1382361 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshier Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 i used the guide from empire EFI and got a bare bones machines up and running very fast - have you tried that one?ah, this one? http://prasys.co.cc/2010/01/empire-efi-v-1...-out/#more-2411 looks good. Cheers. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/206793-lots-of-guides-presume-you-already-have-osx/#findComment-1382369 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewymix Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 yeap - worked for me real good Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/206793-lots-of-guides-presume-you-already-have-osx/#findComment-1382380 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshier Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 Which version do I need? Download Empire EFI v.1085 for Intel P55 Chipset and Intel Core i5 and i7 8xx series , Intel Core 2 series , Intel Core series (Contains both EmpireEFI v1.085 and LegacyEmpireEFI v1.085) or Download Empire EFI v1.085 for Intel Atom , Intel Core i7 9xx series , Intel Core 2 series , Intel Core series (contains both Empire EFI v1.085 and LegacyEmpireEFI v1.085) for my Intel Pentium Dual Core E5300? Thanks. edit; ignore me, it has to be "Download Empire EFI v1.085 for Intel Atom , Intel Core i7 9xx series , Intel Core 2 series , Intel Core series (contains both Empire EFI v1.085 and LegacyEmpireEFI v1.085)" Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/206793-lots-of-guides-presume-you-already-have-osx/#findComment-1382431 Share on other sites More sharing options...
beermacht Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 i used a little bit from everywhere - my original boot image was from - hell - i really dont know - but i changed almost everything in it - i made all steps before the setup on my windows machine - but it worked the empire efi (i think it was the empire one) - the one with the stupid vader picture - i hated it - tried it on my hp g6060eg and yeah - the white background made me almost vom.. - lough - white text and a white background - anyway - i only modify my boot image on all my computers - so i can blame myself if anything goes wrong Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/206793-lots-of-guides-presume-you-already-have-osx/#findComment-1382723 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshier Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 Is there anything as good as empire efi? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/206793-lots-of-guides-presume-you-already-have-osx/#findComment-1383228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
beermacht Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 i think there are many ways to get the job done i prefer the version with the 2usb pendrives. i can put the specific kexts on the boot an the setup pendrive and everything works without any trouble Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/206793-lots-of-guides-presume-you-already-have-osx/#findComment-1383247 Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnaClocker Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 If you don't have Leopard installed first, how do you get a DSDT file? If you don't have a DSDT file, Snow Leopard will clear your BIOS settings before it even boots. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/206793-lots-of-guides-presume-you-already-have-osx/#findComment-1383529 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambba Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 If you don't have Leopard installed first, how do you get a DSDT file? If you don't have a DSDT file, Snow Leopard will clear your BIOS settings before it even boots. Do you mean that you can't install snowy without leopard, but I saw a guide in youtube first installing 7 and then snow leopard http://www.youtube.com/user/osx86tutorials#p/u/4/ZRHbmsVZ3ww Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/206793-lots-of-guides-presume-you-already-have-osx/#findComment-1383677 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicalUser Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 If you don't have Leopard installed first, how do you get a DSDT file? If you don't have a DSDT file, Snow Leopard will clear your BIOS settings before it even boots. Most people here are working with a motherboard that others have worked with before. So long as the DSDT does not contain custom CPU data, DSDT files can be shared between owners of the same motherboard running the same BIOS revision without issue. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/206793-lots-of-guides-presume-you-already-have-osx/#findComment-1383791 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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