Success with Kalyway -- Mini guide for p35 mobo

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Assumptions

* You're using the same hardware as me

* You have some means of formating your HD other than apples diskutil

* You're using 1 OS on 1 HD. Ie, no dual booting from a single disk. (Honestly, just go out an buy another HD. It makes life soooo much easier)

 

I've successfully installed Kalyway's 10.5.1. However, getting there wasn't a simple task. Before I explain how I did it, I'll list my hardware.

 

Intel C2D 2.33ghz

Gigabyte ga-p35-DS3L

eVGA Nvidia 7600GT

4gigs of ram

Dual Western Digital SATA HDs (320gig & 250gig)

External usb2.0 DVD-RW (By Pioneer)

New mac keyboard with generic mouse

 

Ok, so the Kalyway ISO was in a zip file, which I could not get to unzip properly under windows. So, I had to install 10.4.10 (by kalyway) just to burn a proper copy of 10.5.1.

 

However, once I had the disk in hand, installation was a breeze.

 

1. Go into your mobo setting, turn on AHCI. I've forgotten the actual text, but it's the third section down, and the first two settings. By default, they should say "Disabled", just enable them.

 

At boot, press f12. Select "usb-cdrom".

 

Darwin should pop up. Quickly press f8. Then type "-v", then press enter. After the graphic install pops up, go to Disk Utility and make sure you can see your hd. If you can't, there may be several problems. First, I'd attempt formating it (with ext3 or NTFS) using some other method. If it still isn't showing up, consult the forums.

 

If it is showing up, go ahead and erase the full disk as "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)". Take note of the "Partition Map" in the lower right hand corner. It will assume it says MBR, if it says otherwise, consult the forums.

 

Pushing onward.

 

After you've formated the disk, move on into the installation unless you see the "customize button". From there, select "MBR" for boot method, "Natit" for video, and nothing else. Click install, and you are finished.

 

For audio, I use a M-Audio fast track which costs about 30 bucks and has mac drivers. Alternatively, you can pick up a nice usb audio device BY apple from Best Buy for about 40 bucks.

 

If you have any questions, I'd be happy to help.