toramoi Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Hi ! Finally, I managed to install 10.5.1 on my PC ! Dual Booting OSX / XP. Everything works just fine and stable, including pro applications and Software Update. The question is : Do I really need to install EFI ? What this will give me ? Performance boost ? I realized, that EFi is not installed after downloading and running Geekbench 2. It says, my system is : Platform Mac OS X x86 (32-bit) Compiler GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5465) Operating System Mac OS X 10.5.1 (Build 9B18) Model Hackintosh Motherboard ACPI Processor Intel® Core2 CPU 6320 @ 1.86GHz Processor ID GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 6 Logical Processors 2 Physical Processors 1 Processor Frequency 1.86 GHz L1 Instruction Cache 32.0 KB L1 Data Cache 32.0 KB L2 Cache 4.00 MB L3 Cache 0.00 B Bus Frequency 1.06 GHz Memory 1.00 GB Memory Type 667 MHz RAM SIMD 1 BIOS N/A Processor Model Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 As I know, EFI enabled system should be recognized as Mac instead if Hackintosh. ( which doesn't bother me ) And Platform is 32-bit - is that normal ? Should this be 64-bit ? I'm asking all this 'cause of not knowing, if EFI worth it ? I spent WEEKS to install OSX, so don't want to mess the whole thing up with further " improvements ".... Please, advice ! God bless this forum ! geek.tiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superhai Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 As I know, EFI enabled system should be recognized as Mac instead if Hackintosh. ( which doesn't bother me ) Says who? And Platform is 32-bit - is that normal ? Should this be 64-bit ? Try to run the 64 bit geekbench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toramoi Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 BigPimpin, thanx. Superhai / Geekbench doesn't start in 64-bit mode. It says, architecture is not supported. So, tell me, if I install EFI, what exactly this will give me ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickll9009 Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 You will use apple's original kernel you will be able to take all updates from software update w/ out bricking your install although... i installed it and after i installed 1 driver and rebooted it was slow as hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toramoi Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 Ok. As my present system is stable and Pro Apps are working at full, I choose not to digg further. In fact, I don't need these OS updates. I'm happy with 10.5.1 )) So let it be ! ) Thanx 2 all ! Peace ! P.S. Geek bench result of my rig is 2565 now the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insomnimac Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 If you're using an Intel processor then EFI is a great thing. It should speed up your hack and allows you to install the vanilla kernel which means your hack is even closer to the real deal. It also can speed up hard drive access by 50% which should speed up your whole system. EFI takes 2 secs to install and is even an option you can choose with Kalyway's install. I say go for it, you have nothing to lose. It can't stuff your hack up at all, in fact it'll make your hack experience that much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuusharo Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 you will be able to take all updates from software update w/ out bricking your installIncorrect. 10.5.2 is an example of an update that can kill your system even with EFI. The Airport/Time Machine update can also break the install because it updates the kernel. The general rule about anything is if you're comfortable never updating your system and its stable, why bother changing things? If you're in a position where you can easily reinstall, I'd say go for it. It will allow you to install using a vanilla kernel and many future updates (always check here first after its released to hear people's experience with it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toramoi Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 Thanx 4 yr opinions, hackmates ! Hmmm... This is the first time, that somebody said " EFI installation gives speed boosting and HD access acceleration ". Actually, I was looking 4 EFI patches in Kalyway DVD. There is an option, right. BUT... It is availaible only if I install it together with whole OS. I can't apply this patch AFTER OSX installation. I mean, I can't switch off that " Install main sysytem files " files in customization menu, which will give me total reinstall. + My HDs are congigured as IDE. IF I turn it to AHCI, XP won't boot. + In disk utility Mac HD " mount " button is greyed out. + Mac HD is MBR. + All those Terminal commands returned " permission denied " Disregarding all of it, OS is stable, I just don't do 10.5.2 update, the others are installed and working. Is there some really good " how to " about EFI post-OSX installation ? including needed files ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insomnimac Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 You will need spare usb stick. Search for efi v8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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