[GUIDE] Retail MSI X58 Platinum SLI + Pictures 64 BIT

[Hove201]

Hey man, this is an awesome guide that you laid out for the fellow X58 platinum users.
I'm only having one issue. The damn EFI string for my graphics card... i have an Nvidia GTX 275 (896MB VRAM) Dual DVI. I seriously can't figure out how to inject the hex code into com.apple.Boot.plist. if thats even where it goes. I saw on OSx86 wiki that the video card is supported, so i decided to give the hackintosh a try. I got as far as the screen when u select install OSX then the apple logo shows up and then the screen loads and goes Effing BLANK!!! .. ; ; Help me plz lol

[x986123]

Actually I do have another mac, I use it incase this install fails and I need to fix or backup files. Also, I make a second small (20gb) partition and have snow there, incase I need to fix something.

Have fun with your Hackintosh! Glad my guide worked for you!

[jomar111]

Exactly thats what I was thinking to have as a fail-safe. Once I had my running install I would "dd" it to another partition.

I was also wondering -since I just got this mobo recently- How does it run at 3.6 Ghz? Is it stable? Any suggestions for a newbie OCer? I don't really want to push it. Do you usually have it fully OCed or do you switch according to how you use it?

Again, Thanks for the tips,

Happily Maccin' away =^)

[x986123]

Originally Posted by jomar111 Exactly thats what I was thinking to have as a fail-safe. Once I had my running install I would "dd" it to another partition. I was also wondering -since I just got this mobo recently- How does it run at 3.6 Ghz? Is it stable? Any suggestions for a newbie OCer? I don't really want to push it. Do you usually have it fully OCed or do you switch according to how you use it? Again, Thanks for the tips, Happily Maccin' away =^)

I fully OC it to 3.6, stable, and its fast, at 34 degrees C.

I enabled power management and the "Core boost" or whatever it called so it can lower the CPU speed and increase it at will. Runs great, no issues.

[fr0z]

Hey mate, I've read through your guide, and all the following comments, but try as I might, just can't get OSX to install. I've downloaded iPC, and followed your instructions as closely as I could, but it still didn't work. I can't seem to find that APIC (ACIP?) fix you mentioned anywhere. I've also tried XxX_X86, iDeneb v1.3, iDeneb v1.6 lite, and some varios Boot 132 methods; but alas, nothing. Think you could lend a hand?

[x986123]

The Apic/ACPI fix is in the "Fixes" or something part of the install DVD of iPC. It is located next to the Seatbelt.kext fix needed for the VooDoo kernel.

[fetoman]

hi i need help, i´ve follow the steps and i got this error

[x986123]

I think you didn't repair permissions.

[fetoman]

Originally Posted by x986123 I think you didn't repair permissions.

yes i did..! i ussed

sudo chown -R root:wheel *
sudo chmod -R 755 *

on "extra/extensions" and "system/library/estensions/" directory. One of the errors says something like this:
launchctl: please convert the folllowing to launchd: /etc/mach_init.d/dashboardadvidsoryd.plist

and the another says:

**AppleSMBusPCI::start failed to get acpi path for provider


ACPI_SMC_PlatformPluggin:ushCPU_CSTData - _CST evaluation failed

[fetoman]

the error i think it is, is this!!

Originally Posted by fetoman **AppleSMBusPCI::start failed to get acpi path for provider

pd. the disk im installing its ide