Is it possible to update from 10.5.2 to 5.8?

[Dano77]

Last nite, i tried 3 different installs of iATKOS_v7 each time picking different drivers and things to install hoping it would boot but continuing to leave me with the "You need to restart your computer" thing... last shot i think it was somethign to do with intel speedstep or power mgmt of the processor which is strange...

But anyway...

Reinstalled Kalyway 10.5.2 on my GA-G31M-ES2L

for some reason the kalyway disc installs with ZERO issues
on this board except onboard lan (and i know how to fix that)

Anyway, long nite... BIG QUESTION:

I noticed OSX has gone and downloaded apples updates to
10.5.8 and it's taken the liberty of downloading all 800+MB
of updates

Itunes, Airport, Quicktime etc... and this Mac OX Update Combined
10.5.8...

Is there **ANY** way of installing that and having it work?

Dan

[Imkantus]

Sure it's possible to update to 10.5.8 - but for the how-to you should provide more Infos about your System. (It's important which kind of CPU you're using, etc.)

[Dano77]

Motherboard: GA-G31M-ES2L
Ram: 2GB DDR2-800 PC6400
Processor: E6300 Intel Dual Core 2.8Ghz
Video: Nvidia 7300GS
HDD: Seagate 160GB SATA
HP Dvd1040
Ngear front usb/firewire/sata/audio (not working)
Internal LAN not working
Installed SMC1211tx functioning as replacement
Azalea sound working good...

Currently on Kalyway 10.5.4 stable...

Found those updates, was lucky enough to make it that far.

I only wanted to update cuz iWork required 10.5.7 but I see that
Office works on 10.5.4 so maybe i'll just leave things as they are...
I dunno...

I gotta learn this stuff about kexts and such to get the system in full
gear, but I find insanelymac and the other sites a ton of repetitive or
cryptic writing to get thru and get what i'm looking for.

I'm writing a killer guide once I get my head wrapped around the basics.

Dan

[Imkantus]

Your system is easy as you've got a Core2Duo you should be able to use the vanilla kernel, so you can just use the common update guides like the ones posted on ihackintosh blog:
10.5.5 - 10.5.6 - 10.5.7 - 10.5.8

Good luck.

PS. You can "fake" your OS X Version by editing /System/Library/Coreservices/SystemVersion.plist this will make you able to run latest iLife, iWork & Co even on lower versions.

[Dano77]

I was able to install iWork on my machine by editing the systemversion.plist
thanks for the huge tip.

Drag to the desktop, edit and replace.. Had to hunt and find that, but it's gold.

Not sure if i wanna try upgrading but I'll keep it as a reference. Why break what works currently.. haha...