ZWRT1762 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 is there a difference between iatkos ideneb etc? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/255061-is-there-a-difference/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Yes. Why did you post this in the programming and development section? Please be more specific, what kind of information are you looking for? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/255061-is-there-a-difference/#findComment-1671473 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZWRT1762 Posted April 17, 2011 Author Share Posted April 17, 2011 oh sorry didnt mean that must of went in to wrong section im just looking for the differences to see which ones would benefit my machines better like are ones more targeted at AMD or intel dual core single core etc trying to find out which one would be better for my sony vaio laptop VGN-NR21J_S intel GL960 chipset, 2gb ram, sse1,2,3,3s intel pentium dual cpu @1.60GHz mobile intel 965 graphics and which one would be better for my compaq presario SR2019UK link to spec below http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/documen...product=3264373 and also how i would get certain drivers would i put them on via usb after installation or put them on to the iso somehow? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/255061-is-there-a-difference/#findComment-1671485 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Only someone who have tried them all and on a variety of hardware can really answer your question. That person doesn't exist I think. You'll have to do your own research. There were a few distros that were mostly targeted to AMD hardware but they should say so clearly in their name. Most of the distros were universal. If you look around you can find the release notes for many of them here on InsanelyMac for example. That should give you a general idea of compatibility. When installing, if there are problems, try selecting a minimum of drivers, just enough to get OS X booting and running. Be prepared to try many times until you get it right or give up and try another one.. Once your'e "in" you can grab whatever else you need from here on InsanelyMac, every driver, patch and tweak on those distros are available for download here as well. Use your imagination - if you have no internet access use a USB flash drive and another PC. If USB doesn't work, use CD-RW. If CD-RW or USB doesn't work, use network or email the files to yourself.. Don't select more than one driver for the same hardware - "I didn't know what driver to choose so I just selected all of them".. don't do that. Make informed choices, if there is any doubt while installing, use another computer to google/forum search each driver or patch before selecting them. However, the best way (with a little luck, also the easiest) to install OS X is to use a retail Leopard or Snow Leopard DVD and a suitable boot CD. This will also make it easier for others to help you if you should run into problems. Nobody uses distros anymore and nobody can remember how to work around eventual bugs or missing features in them. IOW, retail OS X is a lot easier to get help with because that's what most people are using today. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/255061-is-there-a-difference/#findComment-1671876 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZWRT1762 Posted April 18, 2011 Author Share Posted April 18, 2011 so could i download a retail copy and boot cd and burn them to dvd's and then install is this a whole different ballgame? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/255061-is-there-a-difference/#findComment-1671996 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 No, it is the only ball game, distros are a thing of the past. Boot CDs should be burnt to CD-RW as you might want to change their configuration or add some files - or try another one if it doesn't work. You can make your own (plenty of tutorials around) or you can search and find if someone has made one that will work with your hardware. Or you can try one of the many universal boot CDs such as Myhack, [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url], Empire EFI, nawcom, etc etc. A Snow Leopard 10.6.3 install DVD from the Apple store will set you back 30 US$. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/255061-is-there-a-difference/#findComment-1672096 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZWRT1762 Posted April 19, 2011 Author Share Posted April 19, 2011 thanks for the information Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/255061-is-there-a-difference/#findComment-1672103 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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