tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74895662376734857912011-12-14T09:26:39.036ZMac OS X Tips &amp; Tricks<br>Trying to go where only a few have gone beforeWarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05678772354100489654noreply@blogger.comBlogger271100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489566237673485791.post-41365932871363152832009-02-15T18:11:00.008Z2009-02-18T19:31:39.946Z

iPC OSx86 Final Universal (PPF5) of Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.6Posted by: WinkTinklerAfter many attempts, installs, and hundreds of hours of testing distributions with varying degrees of success, I finally have an installed Hackintosh system which is reliable, and stable.This posting describes a method and approach to installation which is repeatable, upgradeable and simple to install and maintain.

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For the NVidia nForce 730i motherboardPosted by: WinkTinklerThe process below describes how use the iPC 10.5.6 AppleAzaliaAudio kext (driver), to setup the Azalia High Defnition Audio chipset present on the NVidia nForce 730i motherboard.Outputs: Line out, 2 channels stereo.Delete Extensions.mkext (backup first)Delete AppleHDA.kext if installed (backup first)Install or copy

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Seems like new Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.6 distros are popping up almost every day, and it's true! You you don't believe me, just take a look at these:Jan 25 - iPC OSx86 Universal 10.5.6Feb 4   - XxX 10.5.6Feb 5   - iPC X-DL 10.5.6 Live DVD !Feb 9   - iDeneb v1.4 10.5.6 OSx86More install options, better hardware support, more tweaks, more tools... these guys are unstoppable!PS: Have you noticed the

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In hope to help future users to adopt the Mac OS X Leopard, I'm posting a sample iPC 10.5.6 hackintosh installation for a specific system (below).I hope this can help you make the correct install decisions on the first few trials, and avoid multiple installations based solely on trial and error.Of course you will have to adapt your installation settings to your specific hardware, but I hope you

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Mac OS X for the common PCThis is the complete install list included with the iPC 10.5.6 PPF5 (final) distribution DVD. It installs Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.6 for both Intel and AMD systems.The list includes: Base system, languages, kernels, drivers (kexts), patches/fixes, bootloaders and applications.Download the full iPC DVD here.> Clicking in an entry will take you to the closest match in Google

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Forcing iWork'09 and iLife'09 to install on 10.5.5If you have a OSx86 hackintosh (iAtkos, iDeneb, iPC, etc), you probably already know by now that upgrading from 10.5.5 to 10.5.6 will probably destroy your Mac.Unfortunately Apple decided to force iWork'09 and iLife'09 minimum requirements be 10.5.6. This means that you can not use these applications unless you upgrade.... well, not really !!The

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Mac for regular PCsiPC has once again exceeded themselves and released the first OSx86 10.5.6 Universal DVD, for both Intel and AMD processors.They did a terrific job: Tons of drivers, languages, applications, all packaged in a single layer DVD, and a helpful page that hopefully will help you install a hackintosh in no time!So, what are you waiting for?Read my guidelines on how to install a

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Installing a Mac in your PCRight after i've started this blog, friends started approaching me asking: OK... so... what do I need to do to get started?After spending a while explaining the various steps to them, I reached the conclusion that my posts about the subject were not objective enough so people would not follow them.This post is my 2nd try, in hope that you don't give up even before

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Happy Birthday Mac25 years and still going strong!

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Sometimes it's not easy on the web to find a place where you can get help in case of your Mac doesn't boot.Maybe it's because you are a first timer trying to install a hackint0sh, maybe because you are trying new drivers on your Mac...Whatever the reason, there is a good chance your Mac stops loading.These 3 cases below can help you diagnose and fix the situation.I hope they are as usefull to you

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iAtkos 5i distibutes the NVKush NVidia driver, which performance-wise is very good.Unfortunately, the several RAM memory configurations distributed in the DVD don't work at all, reverting to the default 256MB of RAM.My challenge was to enable the 320MB in my NVidia GeForce 8800 GTS, without destroying my Mac... which is too easy when dealing with KEXTs!  (KEXT=Kernel Extension=Driver)This could

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I already told you how much I'm enjoying the Mac OS X Leopard, but there are still a few hardware issues that don't let me forget this is an hackint0sh system, full os Mac-strange hardware.Below are my Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.5 hardware stats, as they are today on 21 January 2009:Crippled hardware:- Audio chipset: Realtek ALC880/882 High Definition Audio (onboard)  Problem: No audio inputs. Outputs

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I've been enjoying the Mac OS X Leopard quite a lot in the last few weeks. Windows became mainly my games system and little else, as I found all the tools I needed on the Mac.Vista it's a resource hog that crawls on a fast disk and 4 GB of memory. Mac in comparison is working in a small corner of the memory and running fast as hell, even in the old disk!My current setup was a waste of resources: 

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Happy New Year!

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After much working with Ukelele, I've came up with a Windows Portuguese keyboard layout that matches the usual Portuguese keyboard, as seen in the image below:I have no idea why Apple does not include this specific layout on their settings, but this I guess they probably can't even pinpoint Portugal on the map...To install this keyboard, follow these steps:Download this file, and unzip the 

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Being a Windows user, one of the most annoying things you notice once you start using a Mac is that the Home/End keys don't move the cursor to the beginning/end of the line as you are used to. Also the cursors don't work as expected: Ctrl+left/right-cursor to move the cursor one word left/right and with Shift to select that word (etc).The good news is that there is an easy "fix".Just place a

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If you are using Leopard with a Windows USB keyboard and making the transition from a Windows system, you probably feel a bit misplaced using it:Windows keys are dead, other keys have different functionality, and the Mac keyboard symbols are missing, so you are always wondering were are those strange symbols... Also not helping new Mac users transition, is the apparent swapping of the Ctrl and

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After having changed my Mac's language post-installation (refer to this post), I detected a few missing translations on Finder menus. Menu entries with text like "OPEN_IN_FINDER", which obviously were not being translated.This the procedure to fix those translations in Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.5:Download and open the Mac OS X 10.5.5 Combo UpdateOpen the MacOSXUpdCombo10.5.5.pkg with PacifistFind

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As you may know, the Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.6 update is out.I knew my chances of updating successfully were low, since I'm using a hackintosh PC (not a real Mac), installed from the iAtkos 5i distribution. But I couldn't resist, the temptation was too great!After areading a few warning posts on the web and a few successfull installation reports, I went forward and updated... and it didn't went all

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Right after I changed my system's language (refer to this post), I came across this strange problem: My Keyboard & Mouse Preferences pane was not loading!It seems this problem it not that uncommon, and after a bit of Googling I found a solution:Open your Leopard DVD with Pacifist, and using the search box, find and extract the file Keyboard.prefPane (refer to this post for the use of Pacifist).

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Having both a Logitech keyboard and mouse, one of the first things I did after installing the Mac was to download the Logitech Control Center (known as LCC), so that I could take advantage of the extra mouse buttons and start using my Windows keyboard on it.Guess what? It installs properly but never detected any of the devices! Bummer.After a few install retries and a lot of Googling, I decided

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...without reinstalling from scratch!Important:The procedure below is for extracting extra languages from hackintosh DVDs.The Mac OS X Leopard original DVD (8GB) includes a setup that you can run anytime, that will install extra languages, among other software. If you get your hands on one, just use it!The iAtkos 5i Leopard DVD I used for installing my Mac had the language files stripped from the

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Used to all Windows brands, I didn't expect much from the performance my Mac OS X installation.First impressions are dominated by the clean interface and the responsiveness of the graphics system. Interface is simple, consistent, well designed and with good taste. Graphics animations are beautifully and very smooth.The control panel (called Preferences) is clean and simple to use. All Mac

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I must confess I was really impressed by the iAtkos hardware support, and how good my hardware worked out-of-the-box: Asus P5LDL2 motherboard Intel 945G Express chipset Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 SoundMax AD1986A audio onboard Realtek RTL8111B ethernet onboardNVidia GeForce 8800 GTS USB2 ports PS/2 ports CD/DVD read/write NTFS read/write Working, but not fully configured

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After the iDeneb distribution frustrations, I decided to make one last try before giving up for the time being (and hope the Mac hacks improved in the futute)... but it was not necessary.The Mac "miracle" was called iAtkos 5i OSx86 Leopard 10.5.5, and installed with 100% success on the 3rd try.  --- Atention: iAtkos 5i is a release for Intel processors --- For an AMD version search here.Lessons

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Living in Europe, far from the Mac continent (US of A), I never had he real opportunity to explore the potential of this OS.I've made some trials on the past with Linux distributions but I felt them too awkward to really be Windows alternatives. Macs where always out of reach because of the need to purchase a very expensive Mac machine.So, it was without much hope that one day I decided to try my

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First words, first steps...This is my first blog, and I'm sorry if is not as good or complete as you would like it to be, or is not as well written as you are used to (English is not my main language), but the main purpose of these ramblings is to help people that dare to discover new frontiers of their own knowledge, and that may be in a similar path as the one I traveled.My latest project which

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