rockybalboaowns Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 I installed OS X 10.5.7 (iATKOS v7) on my Dell Inspiron 1545, and it worked nicely, all is working except native res (which I am waiting on). But I really want to know, can I update to 10.5.8? If so, do I need to re-install kexts? Also, is it OK to install things like itunes 10 and quicktime 7 through the updater? Or should I download from the website and install? IDK I am still new and hope for a response. Thanks Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/245418-updates/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
dothacker Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 yes, you can update. i dont think you have to re-install kext yes you can install it. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/245418-updates/#findComment-1630404 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockybalboaowns Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 yes, you can update. i dont think you have to re-install kext yes you can install it. So it should be a simple update and boot fine after? No need for the disk again? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/245418-updates/#findComment-1630480 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman1320 Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 i would be careful with updating because i am running 10.5.7 too and whenever i try to update to 10.5.8 my ethernet drivers stop working so i have no internet at all. and i always have to reinstall to go back to 10.5.7. not sure if you would have the same problem but just giving you a heads up. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/245418-updates/#findComment-1630538 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockybalboaowns Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 i would be careful with updating because i am running 10.5.7 too and whenever i try to update to 10.5.8 my ethernet drivers stop working so i have no internet at all. and i always have to reinstall to go back to 10.5.7. not sure if you would have the same problem but just giving you a heads up. Hm, maybe I will leave it... but one problem is the latest version of skype requires 10.5.8, oh well I guess I'll use the older one... ANOTHER QUESTION: Is it possible to install iLife 08 on this hackintosh? And update it? I am just curious because I really want to use iMovie and the other stuff... Thanks Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/245418-updates/#findComment-1630560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dothacker Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 i'm running 10.6.6, iLife '11 updated on my 10.5.8, i'm running ilife '09 updated. i dont see why you can't install 10.5.8 upgrade seeing I have a Dell Latitude D620 running ideneb 10.5.6 updated to 10.5.8. you just gotta have to find what to do. no, it's not a simple "click and update" on apple software update, you have to do something in the terminal (already forgot what it was). google netkas' guide for leopard update. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/245418-updates/#findComment-1630598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 If you're not running the vanilla kernel, visit this topic before updating: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=209192 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/245418-updates/#findComment-1630656 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockybalboaowns Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 If you're not running the vanilla kernel, visit this topic before updating: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=209192 Excuse me for being noob but what is vanilla kernel? How do I know if I have it? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/245418-updates/#findComment-1630684 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman1320 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 one way to possibly update skype is you can trick the system into thinking your running 10.5.8. thats what i did so that i could update safari and everything. what you do is you go to system/library/coreservices and edit the file systemversion.plist and look for this string. then you just change the number in the string to say 10.5.8 and it will trick apple update into thinking that your running the latest version. thats what i did with mine and it worked out fine. did all the updates and kept all my kexts working right. again just my opinion its what worked for me. <key>ProductUserVisibleVersion</key> <string>10.5.7</string> <key>ProductVersion</key> <string>10.5.7</string> Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/245418-updates/#findComment-1630723 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Excuse me for being noob but what is vanilla kernel? How do I know if I have it? First read at least some of this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel_%28computing%29 until you have a general idea of what a kernel is. 'vanilla' means unmodified or original. In this case, it means the kernel that ships with Snow Leopard. Each version or version update of OS X comes with a new kernel. Once Apple releases their source code, one or more modified kernels follow, usually pretty quickly. These are provided by hobbyists in the community and released here on Insanelymac or other hackintosh scene forums. Some CPUs are not compatible with the vanilla kernel, if you have one of those, you must use a modified kernel. This includes all AMD CPUs, and Intel Pentium 4, Pentium D and Pentium M CPUs + their Celeron and Xeon versions where applicable. I'm not sure about the Atom CPU, IIRC it worked at one point but then Apple removed support for it. I remember "Tea" released a patched Atom kernel at one point. I don't know anything about the new "Sandy Bridge" CPUs from Intel. If you have one of those, Google or forum search for more information. Core 2 Solo, Duo, Quad (all "Core Microarchitecture" CPUs, including Celerons and Xeons) and i3-7 CPUs are compatible with the vanilla kernel. Normally, when you install OS X from a hacked install DVD and don't specifically select a modified kernel, the vanilla kernel will be installed. You can run Terminal.app and type uname -a to see what kernel you're running. If you're not sure how to interpret the output, just paste it into the forum search or google, you can probably find out faster yourself than posting it here and waiting, first for a moderator to approve your post, and then for a reply. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/245418-updates/#findComment-1630794 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockybalboaowns Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 one way to possibly update skype is you can trick the system into thinking your running 10.5.8. thats what i did so that i could update safari and everything. what you do is you go to system/library/coreservices and edit the file systemversion.plist and look for this string. then you just change the number in the string to say 10.5.8 and it will trick apple update into thinking that your running the latest version. thats what i did with mine and it worked out fine. did all the updates and kept all my kexts working right. again just my opinion its what worked for me. <key>ProductUserVisibleVersion</key> <string>10.5.7</string> <key>ProductVersion</key> <string>10.5.7</string> Good news for everyone! I talked to someone else with the same computer and installed the same way! He used iATKOS v7 and upgraded to 10.5.8 nicely. I did too because he promised me it works xD and it worked!!! I have skype 5 and everything and my system is up to date! All I needed to do after the upgrade is re-install the kexts for audio and native res. Woot! And that trick about fooling the system may come in handy one day. Thanks! And thanks all for taking the time to help Plus I installed Garageband, works great and iMovie needed quartz so i had to remove iMovie. But still! Woot! Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/245418-updates/#findComment-1631507 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman1320 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 glad you got everything worked out Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/245418-updates/#findComment-1631589 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockybalboaowns Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 glad you got everything worked out Thanks Thanks all for helping! And thanks for info on vanilla kernel too, cause now I know what the difference is Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/245418-updates/#findComment-1631638 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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