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[ItWasWritten]

RUn APPPLES overpriced operating system on a pc...Dual boot....









Guide--Creating a OS X installer(Iatkos ML2)from windows only.

Note:This guide is for those who don't have access to a mac and for some reasons cannot install the retail image on virtualbox.

What you will need::::

1.A Windows PC.

2.Two USB Flash drives.One of at least 8 GB and the other of atleast 1 GB.

3.dmg2img,Win32diskimager,and bootdiskutility (available in downloads section of the forum).

4.Last but not the least,an Iatkos_ML2 image based on OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2.(I cannot provide you the link to download Iatkos. You are on your own in downloading this one.)

NOTE : Iatkos distributions are the modified copies of Mac OS X made to be able to work on a PC. I STRONGLY ADVISE USE THIS TEMPORARILY to set up OS X on your computer and then create a installer from a LEGACY PURCHASED retail image. For more info on Iatkos visit http://iatkos.me

The Steps:::::

1.Connect the 1 GB USB stick on your computer.

2.Run Bootdiskutility,select your USB from the list and click on Format disk.The utility will install clover and chameleon bootloaders on your USB drive.



3.Decompress the dmg2img folder and move the Iatkos_ML2.dmg file in the folder containing the dmg2img.exe file.

4.Right click on the folder containing dmg2img.exe while HOLDING DOWN SHIFT KEY i.e Shift+Right click and select "Open command window here" from the context menu.

5.On the command window type the following without the quotes "dmg2img Iatkos_ML2.dmg" and press enter.This will create a Iatkos_ML2.imgfile in the same folder.(see screenshot)



6.Now plugin your 8 GB USB drive,Decompress the win32diskimager folder and run the win32diskimager.exe file.Select the Iatkos_ML2.img file created in previous step and your 8 GB USB drive and click on Write.Ignore the warnings.This will write the OS X installer on the USB drive.(see screenshot)



7.Now plugin both your USB drives on the computer on which you want to install OS X.On the boot prompt SELECT THE 1 GB USB DRIVE.Clover bootloader will be loaded and your OS X installer USB will show up on the boot devices list.DONT CLICK DIRECTLY ON THE INSTALLER.CLICK ON "BOOT UEFI MENU FROM CLOVER" FIRST AND THEN SELECT YOUR INSTALLER.Also don't change any of the clover settings.
OS X installer must boot now on your computer.You will see that the installer language is in Russian,you can change that easily by clicking on the first box.

 

[Fatboi1]

Isn't there compatibility issues depending on what hardware you have?? I know AMD users(CPU) won't be able to run a certain version of OSX.
I did this years ago on my old PC and it was cool for a while but then it became pointless because I preferred the apps that I could get from Windows.

 

[ItWasWritten]

Isn't there compatibility issues depending on what hardware you have?? I know AMD users(CPU) won't be able to run a certain version of OSX.
I did this years ago on my old PC and it was cool for a while but then it became pointless because I preferred the apps that I could get from Windows.

Works better with intel then it does amd....that was years ago now, supposedly its all straghtened out.....


I just installed to usb for a test run, everything works to me...

 

[PimpHandStrong]

I approve of this even though I'm typing this from a macbook. However the build quality imo of macbooks are superior to anything else. That's why they've all started to copy it. If there is a better well built laptop please let me know.

Macbook Battery life destroys all of the viable competitors.

 

[el_oh_el]

I approve of this even though I'm typing this from a macbook. However the build quality imo of macbooks are superior to anything else. That's why they've all started to copy it. If there is a better well built laptop please let me know.

Macbook Battery life destroys all of the viable competitors.

This is the truth. Macbook user here as well.. was shopping around to see if i wanted to replace my 2011 macbook pro. Looked at my options, installed an SSD in it instead

On topic, I might consider installing this onto my desktop...

 

[33Degreed]

RUn APPPLES overpriced operating system on a pc...Dual boot....






Guide--Creating a OS X installer(Iatkos ML2)from windows only.

Note:This guide is for those who don't have access to a mac and for some reasons cannot install the retail image on virtualbox.

What you will need::::

1.A Windows PC.

2.Two USB Flash drives.One of at least 8 GB and the other of atleast 1 GB.

3.dmg2img,Win32diskimager,and bootdiskutility (available in downloads section of the forum).

4.Last but not the least,an Iatkos_ML2 image based on OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2.(I cannot provide you the link to download Iatkos. You are on your own in downloading this one.)

NOTE : Iatkos distributions are the modified copies of Mac OS X made to be able to work on a PC. I STRONGLY ADVISE USE THIS TEMPORARILY to set up OS X on your computer and then create a installer from a LEGACY PURCHASED retail image. For more info on Iatkos visit http://iatkos.me

The Steps:::::

1.Connect the 1 GB USB stick on your computer.

2.Run Bootdiskutility,select your USB from the list and click on Format disk.The utility will install clover and chameleon bootloaders on your USB drive.



3.Decompress the dmg2img folder and move the Iatkos_ML2.dmg file in the folder containing the dmg2img.exe file.

4.Right click on the folder containing dmg2img.exe while HOLDING DOWN SHIFT KEY i.e Shift+Right click and select "Open command window here" from the context menu.

5.On the command window type the following without the quotes "dmg2img Iatkos_ML2.dmg" and press enter.This will create a Iatkos_ML2.imgfile in the same folder.(see screenshot)



6.Now plugin your 8 GB USB drive,Decompress the win32diskimager folder and run the win32diskimager.exe file.Select the Iatkos_ML2.img file created in previous step and your 8 GB USB drive and click on Write.Ignore the warnings.This will write the OS X installer on the USB drive.(see screenshot)



7.Now plugin both your USB drives on the computer on which you want to install OS X.On the boot prompt SELECT THE 1 GB USB DRIVE.Clover bootloader will be loaded and your OS X installer USB will show up on the boot devices list.DONT CLICK DIRECTLY ON THE INSTALLER.CLICK ON "BOOT UEFI MENU FROM CLOVER" FIRST AND THEN SELECT YOUR INSTALLER.Also don't change any of the clover settings.
OS X installer must boot now on your computer.You will see that the installer language is in Russian,you can change that easily by clicking on the first box.

 

[ItWasWritten]

I approve of this even though I'm typing this from a macbook. However the build quality imo of macbooks are superior to anything else. That's why they've all started to copy it. If there is a better well built laptop please let me know.

Macbook Battery life destroys all of the viable competitors.

well i have a

 

[itsyoung!!]

Guys prepare yourself for Y2K I heard its gonna reset all the computers in the world and set off all the bombs.

 

[HookersandIceCream]

A air starts at $1000
A pro is 1299 and regularly on sale
And iMac is 1299

 

[ItWasWritten]

A air starts at $1000
A pro is 1299 and regularly on sale
And iMac is 1299

.....

I paid 699 for 17 inch i7 3rd generation....

I mean.....

 

[PimpHandStrong]

well i have a

Hows that battery life? I've read its not that good.

 

[villain]

Any of the popular Linux distros are better than OSX in most aspects.

I don't even see the point of dual-booting with it outside of very specific cases.

 

[Slystallion]

unnecessary for me i have a macbook and a gaming pc i built in 2010 that needs to be upgraded with windows 8 since it has no ssd and its still rocking a nvidia gtx 470

I enjoy the build quality of the macbook pro and the software for productivity. My pc is more of a media center gaming rig i barely use to be honest...but when i have time i'll update it and put it to better use hopefully

 

[smoove157]

the mac thing is as much about the hardware as it is about the software. i think the hackintosh works best on a full powered desktop, as opposed to a laptop.

theres a thread like this every couple of months, and a bunch of people complain about how other people could spend their money on macbooks and all that, but its a preference thing. i had never really messed with osx until '09 when i got a job where it was all mac everything. not some design or music job, but the whole office was on macs.

after using one for about 18 months, i was hooked. copped a late 2011 macbook pro and i love that shyt. obviously i coulda copped a great pc laptop AND desktop with a huge screen and still had money left over. but thats the thing, its not about that. the macbook pro is a quality product, end of story.

 

[Slystallion]

the mac thing is as much about the hardware as it is about the software. i think the hackintosh works best on a full powered desktop, as opposed to a laptop.

theres a thread like this every couple of months, and a bunch of people complain about how other people could spend their money on macbooks and all that, but its a preference thing. i had never really messed with osx until '09 when i got a job where it was all mac everything. not some design or music job, but the whole office was on macs.

after using one for about 18 months, i was hooked. copped a late 2011 macbook pro and i love that shyt. obviously i coulda copped a great pc laptop AND desktop with a huge screen and still had money left over. but thats the thing, its not about that. the macbook pro is a quality product, end of story.

exactly...and no need to do a hackintosh on a fully powered pc unless you do music videos or edit feature films and if your doing that you can afford a mac pro and all the other equipment necessary to get the job done and you wouldn't risk it on a hackintosh possibly not working correctly and ruining your art