[GUIDE] 10.5.8 on Asus X80L

[arifpaan]

Installing OS X Leopard 10.5.8

on Asus X80L notebook

 

 

 

I'll guide you through the installation process, but only for basic configurations (so that the hackintosh can boot nicely). I'll update this guide each time I succesfully get anything to work. Might work with different systems with the same specs. Sorry for my bad English.

 

System Specifications

 

Chipset: Intel Crestline-GML GL960

Processor: Intel Pentium Dual Core T2370 (1.73GHz)

Graphics Controller: Intel GMA X3100

Sound: Realtek ALC660 (HD Audio)

Ethernet: Realtek RTL8168/8111

Wireless: Atheros AR5007EG.

RAM: 2GB

HDD: 160GB

 

 

Status

 

Working

• Ethernet
  
• Sound
  
• Keyboard, Trackpad (No tapping, scrolling)
  
• USB
  
• Graphic (Sleep doesn't work yet)
  
• Bluetooth
  

 

Not Working

• Wifi (There's a way, but I'll update it later)
  
• Fn keys
  
• Mic-in jack
  
• Sleep and hibernate
  

 

 

Requirements

 

• iPC OSx86 Universal 10.5.6 PPF5 Final Release Disc
  
• iDeneb Combo Upgrade Kit 10.5.8
  

 

 

Installation

 

1. Boot up your notebook and hit Esc, put in the iPC disc and boot from DVD drive.

2. Once you reached the Darwin boot menu, hit F8 and boot with

-v -x cpus=1 busratio=13

3. When the installer loads, go to the Disk Utility and format your OSX partition/HDD to Mac OS Extended (Journaled).

4. After formatting process is complete, go back to the installer, choose your HDD and hit Next.

5. Click the Customization button and tick these,

 

• iPC OSx86 10.5.6 Base System
  
• Audio Drivers - Azalia Audio
  
• Ethernet Drivers - Realtek R1000
  
• Wireless Drivers - Atheros AR5007EG
  
• Power Management - PowerManagement Package
  
• Fixes and Patches - ACPI Fix, CPUS=1 Fix
  
• PS/2 Device Support - PS/2 Keyboard Fix
  
• AppleSMBIOS Patch - AppleSMBIOS-27 Rev3 Mac Pro
  
• Applications - OSx86 Tools Utility, Kext Helper b7, NTFS 3-G + MacFUSE
  

 

6. Click Install, skip the disc check if you hate waiting, when the installation finished, reboot.

7. When you reached the Darwin boot menu again, hit any button, then boot with

-v -x busratio=13

8. The First Boot wizard should be out by now, and you have yourselves a 10.5.6 notebook!

p/s: Create a password for Admin/Root.

 

 

Making it 10.5.8

 

1. Before installing the iDeneb update package, we need to make a backup of all the extensions.

2. Open Terminal, and type in,

sudo -s (insert password)

cd /System/Library/
cp -r Extensions Extensions.backup

3. Close Terminal, then run the iDeneb upgrade Kit and let it install then reboot.

 

It will take quite sometime, your notebook doesn't hang! just let it reboot by itself.

 

4. Once reached the Darwin menu again, use the same boot command as before.

 

It will reboot twice! Don't worry. Use the same boot command again.

 

5. Now you should have a OS X 10.5.8 notebook!

6. Now we need to reinstall our old extensions, open Terminal, and type in,

sudo -s 
(enter your password)

cd /System/Library/
rm -rf Extensions
cp -r Extensions.backup Extensions

 

7. Reboot and done!

 

 

Optional

 

You'll hate to type in the boot commands each time you boots into Leopard. Check this out.

 

1. Open Terminal and type in,

sudo -s
(enter password)

cd /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/

cp -r com.apple.Boot.plist com.apple.Boot.plist.backup

nano com.apple.Boot.plist

 

2. Then under put these in <string>busratio=13 cpus=1</string>

hit Ctrl + O to save.

 

 

Now you can reboot without typing in the boot commands.

 

 

That's all! I'll update this guide from time to time. Feel free to ask anything but I'm still a newbie in the whole Hackintosh thing. Don't expect too much from me. Thanks!