Configurators

[fraz7]

Hello folks - 

 

It's been an interesting few days with me trying to make some sense of the Hackintosh world.  I am not a programmer or developer so my skills will be annoyingly bad for you guys / gals here.

 

Two years ago was the 1st attempt and everything was totally new.

 

As it is right now I've read about lots of apps and all sorts enough to leave my head spinning.  The 1st attempt was at the other site.

 

I do have a 2008 iMac boxed and iPad that isn't used too often but is very useful.  Just thought I'd throw this in.

 

Because of lack of knowledge I've had to use tools from the other site to get Snow Leopard installed and to refresh my memory a little.

 

Two years ago I did manage to download the OS X Yosemite that is backed up and this has enabled me to install Yosemite 10.10 - I'm currently downloading 10.10.5 on my Windows laptop.

 

I've seen that HD4600 is supported from 10.10.2 - If I have 10.10.5 then all should be good.

 

Now is where it could get interesting - I've heard of Clover and have downloaded some versions of this as well as Pandora Box - 

 

I've never used this

 

I did buy CCC (Carbon Copy Cloner) so I could back up the Vanilla Yosemite pending further work to rescue a mistake

 

If some of you could answer some basic questions it could be really helpful

 

Clover is a configurator, but is this to configure an OS already installed isn't it?

 

So if I have the Snow Leopard 10.6.8 installed I could use Clover to install Yosemite right? but it can also configure an existing installation with Kexts / DSDT's / SSDT's ? (inject or what ever)?

 

Which version am I best starting off with of Clover? - I've got a download link to a lot of the versions off source forge

 

Any helpful advice on where to start with this is needed - I've seen some clips of people using clover and it looks like people really like it - Comments welcome

 

Any other comments on the following also welcoming -

 

Chamelion, Enoch, Ozmosis, Pandora Box, PC EFI and XPC

 

I'm a newbie on this - I'll also be learning some terminal but this is quite painful

 

Anyway any helpful pointers.  I could just install one of them or try to - but if there is a tutorial or set of them starting off simple and building up - Please give some feeback as it is very difficult.

 

Then who knows I may be patching / injecting / what ever quite soon - 

 

 

 

 

[fraz7]

Yes this is good - Bootloader, I sort of understand now, CD / USB.

 

DSDT's & SSDT's sound like tropical diseases -    - I get the idea they need patching, I understand sort of that every motherboard may need one - that is a DSDT, injecting, patching, all confuses me currently.

 

MaciASL / Pike Alpha PRGen - If Clover can do all this and take the sting out of it a little.

 

Then SMBIOS / plists etc.... I see these items but it's boggling at the moment but it is coming which is why I need to get looking into it.

 

Youtube have some tutorials.

 

Knowing how the other programs intertwine with Clover - or not - ?

 

I figure over the next few weeks I need to make some real progress in getting this off the ground - to get some nouse into the brains - er brain

 

OK Herve what are your favorites and why? - I'm trying to understand so if you explain what is your poison -    or poisons, there may be several - 

[fraz7]

I found the clover Wiki which has plenty to read and learn