tonymacx86 Table Of Contents

Ok, so you've installed Snow Leopard. What can you do next to further tweak your system? I tried to pull together some of my most relevant posts in a sort of Table Of Contents. This is not meant to be an order of operations, although you can use it like that.

The posts below represent how we got to where we are now step by step. A good read for anyone new to the world of OSx86. I'll try to keep this post updated. Thanks for reading!

Installation Guides

1. iBoot + MultiBeast: Install Mac OS X on any Intel-based PC  (RECOMMENDED)
2. Old Boot CD Method
3. OSInstall.mpkg Method
4. USB Method
5. Dual Boot Windows 7 and OS X Snow Leopard

Post-Installation Guides

1. MultiBeast: The Ultimate Post-Installation Utility
2. Enable High Definition Audio on P55 Motherboards
3. Enable Full Graphics Card Acceleration
4. Tweaking Your System: Install Chameleon, DSDT, & Extras to EFI Partition
5. Tweaking Your System: Get Rid of PlatformUUID.kext
6. Tweaking Your System: Get Rid of Restart Kexts
   
7. How To Install Chameleon Manually From Terminal
8. Create a Chameleon Boot USB Drive
9. Enable the Apple Boot Screen
10. Fit Mac OS X Snow Leopard on a Single Layer DVD

DSDT Guides

1. DSDT Database for P55 Motherboards
   
2. Create and Modify Your DSDT.aml
3. Advanced DSDT Fixes: Enable Sleep on P55 Motherboards
4. Advanced DSDT Fixes: Enable Intel Native SpeedStep on P55 Motherboards
5. Advanced DSDT Fixes: nVidia Graphics

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MultiBeast - The Ultimate Post-Installation Utility

Introducing my latest creation...

MultiBeast is an all-in-one post-installation tool designed to enable boot from hard drive, and install support for Audio, Network, and Graphics. It contains two different complete post-installation solutions: EasyBeast and UserDSDT. In addition it includes System Utilities to rebuild caches and repair permissions and a collection of drivers, boot loaders, boot time config files and handy software.

Download MultiBeast

Choose one of the following options directly following a fresh installation and update:  

EasyBeast is a DSDT-free solution for any Core/Core2/Core i system. It installs all of the essentials to allow your system to boot from the hard drive. Audio, Graphics and Network will have to be enabled separately.  

UserDSDT is a bare-minimum solution for those who have their own pre-edited DSDT. Place your DSDT.aml on the desktop before install. Audio, Graphics and Network will have to be enabled separately.

For full guide and method, check out iBoot + MultiBeast.

For demonstration videos and updates, check out MultiBeast 2.0.


If this utility has helped you, please consider a contribution to support further MultiBeast development.  Thanks in advance, and enjoy!

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PC-EFI 10.6 Released: P55 Supported By Default

Today, netkas released PC-EFI 10.6. It is based on Chameleon RC3. According to his post:

New in this release:
* Support for desktop Radeons 4300/4500/4600 in GraphicsEnabler
* Added system-id fix, system doesn’t forget your keyboard settings anymore
* Added fix for lynnfield cpus

I put together an unofficial installer package using netkas' source. Just run it and reboot! You can also use this on a fresh system to install Chameleon.

Download the PC-EFI 10.6 Installer Package

Please note that this is an unofficial release, and any issues related should not be submitted to netkas or the Chameleon team. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

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Chameleon RC5 Prerelease Installer Package

EDIT: Latest Chameleon 2.0 RC5 version in MultiBeast.

As Chameleon 2.0 development continues, new updates are being pushed out almost every day. Among other code corrections and bug fixes, the latest versions have eliminated the need for Restart and PlatformUUID kexts. Realistically, if you're unfamiliar with the Terminal, compiling the latest source or installing Chameleon manually may not be an option.

To that end, I've created an unofficial Chameleon 2.0 RC5 Prerelease 6 Installer based on Rekursor's latest Chameleon development branch.

Also created an unofficial Chameleon 2.0 RC4 Installer based on AsereBLN's 1.1.9 RC4 mods. This particular installer doesn't have an embedded theme. In order to get a graphical user interface, you'll have to drop this Themes folder to your Extra folder.

Both of these are regular OS X installer packages that will replace your Chameleon version. They also will install the full Chameleon bootloader on a fresh OS X install, replacing any older Chameleon installer (such as the PC EFI 10.1 app). Note that you'll have to move your DSDT to the /Extra folder, as this is the new default location for RC4.

Download the Chameleon RC5 Installer Package (based on rekursor's RC5pre6)
Dr. Hurt's Chameleon RC5 Installer Package (based on rekursor's RC5pre8)
or
Download the Chameleon RC4 Installer Package (based on AsereBLN 1.1.9)
Download the Chameleon RC4 Installer Package (based on AsereBLN 1.1.8)

Please note that these are unofficial releases, and any issues related should not be submitted to the Chameleon team. I'll keep this post and package updated with the latest versions as they come out. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Good luck, and see you on the forum!

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