How do I start hackintoshing?

[eSaF]

40 minutes ago, SevenTheAppleKitty said:

Seems like iATKOS doesn't have this preincluded, but i managed to get past the issue by just actually following the guide. ....it now kernel panics instead 

 

additional note: I just booted it for another time to write down the KP... and it booted to the installer correctly? what the scallop?
So... er... Does anybody happen to know where the iATKOS welcome music is stored? I don't want to get jumpscared by turkish jazz if the audio kexts are working correctly

if you've reached thus far with the installation, I would say the welcome music should be be the last of your concerns.

If possible just adjust the output to the speakers as needed or this can be edited/ fixed at a later date once you're happy the install is stable.

Happy to know you're making progress. 

[SevenTheAppleKitty]

Update: Turns out the problem didn't magically fix itself, the installer is just unpredictably unstable. I'm able to randomly get kernel panics during startup, or while the computer is already running, and it's never the same
Yeah, I'd rather something that KPs predictably, not when It just feels like it

[SevenTheAppleKitty]

I made a iATKOS Lion USB and it hasn't kernel paniced, currently installing, will check which components are working (Hopefully the Nvidia driver support so i can plug in another monitor)

[SevenTheAppleKitty]

Update: It kernel panics on startup, but loads just fine in safe mode (aka -v -f -x), assuming safe mode didn't disable the related drivers, audio and the external display ports don't work. Haven't tested ethernet but i doubt it works

[SevenTheAppleKitty]

While it boots just fine with -x alone, I'd still like to see if the drivers I selected during install (If I didn't know which one would be the best fit, I'd just guess)

[larsane]

"Hey Mac, I get what you mean about the challenges of running macOS on older hardware. It's a tricky process! I’ve heard good things about Sierra and High Sierra, too. They seem to have better compatibility with older systems. If you have any tips for getting installed DVDs to work smoothly, I’d love to hear them! Good luck with your Hackintosh journey!"

[Shaneee]

What is the kernel panic? We can't help diagnose it without knowing what's causing it.

[SevenTheAppleKitty]

3 hours ago, Shaneee said:

What is the kernel panic? We can't help diagnose it without knowing what's causing it.

the panic itself has way too much registers for me to type (I have to type it all since the screen is way too dim for my camera to pick up), so I'll just go from when the debugger gets called ("error: failed to open PCI device" happens before the kernel panic, but I doubt it's related)

Spoiler

Debugger called: <panic>
Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff807fecbb00 : 0xffffff8000220702
0xffffff807fecbb80 : 0xffffff80002c266d
0xffffff807fecbd20 : 0xffffff80002d7a1d
0xffffff807fecbd40 : 0xffffff80002b3777
0xffffff807fecbe40 : 0xffffff7f81258baa
0xffffff807fecbe60 : 0xffffff7f8125a807
0xffffff807fecbeb0 : 0xffffff8000627068
0xffffff807fecbf30 : 0xffffff8000627389
0xffffff807fecbf70 : 0xffffff8000625f6f
0xffffff807fecbfb0 : 0xffffff8000820057
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
     org.voodoo.driver.VoodooHDA(2.7.3)[E5C6E3AE-FEC6-33D5-B526-5706F1C442CB]@0xffffff7f81257000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily(1.8.3fc11)[1CDD779E-DB25-3983-83EE-37357B7EFB78]@0xffffff7f8122d000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.7)[6D54F06A-46B7-37FC-AF22-DE68DC18A1A3]@0xffffff7f80735000

 

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Boot args: boot-uuid=1BBEFE63-BE63-35B5-9A51-05AE3881147C rd=*uuid

 

Mac OS version:
11C74

 

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 11.2.0: Tue Aug  9 20:54:00 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1699.24.8-1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 59275DFA-10C0-30B3-9E26-F7B5DFB1A432
System model name: MacPro3,1 (Mac-F42C88C8)

 

System uptime in nanoseconds: 27115673411

I'm no mac scientist, but it looks like OS X doesn't like one of the audio drivers.

Edited April 15 by SevenTheAppleKitty

[Shaneee]

The issue is VoodooHDA. Remove that for now.

 

Also you don't need to report your post for it to get approved. It'll be approved when a moderator sees it.

[SevenTheAppleKitty]

6 minutes ago, Shaneee said:

Also you don't need to report your post for it to get approved. It'll be approved when a moderator sees it.

Sorry, I'm quite impatient. 

[SevenTheAppleKitty]

on another note, how would i remove the unruly kext? I can't find the extensions folder on the hard drive
edit: disregard, didn't look far enough

Edited April 15 by SevenTheAppleKitty

[SevenTheAppleKitty]

I removed the voodoo audio KExt, and it happily boots now! granted the only additional functionality is it recognising my USB headphones and playing audio through it, it still doesn't detect my external display and it still doesn't connect to the internet

 

[SevenTheAppleKitty]

I managed to get the display working by reinstalling with the nVidia vga enabler (I don't know why I didn't enable that first), ethernet is still broken, even with all of the internet drivers selected for install

Edited April 15 by SevenTheAppleKitty

[SevenTheAppleKitty]

any kexts that work with these network adapters?

[SevenTheAppleKitty]

23 hours ago, SevenTheAppleKitty said:

any kexts that work with these network adapters?

Didn't really need this as it seems a janky solution of ethernet to USB works (it appears to be hard to find kexts for the actual adapters anyway)

 

anyway, SUCCESS! (i dunno if this site can embed tiff images)

 

 

success.tiff