Hackintosh From Scratch

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These advanced steps are primarily for system administrators and others who are familiar with the command line. You don't need a bootable installer to upgrade macOS or reinstall macOS, but it can be useful when you want to install on multiple computers without downloading the installer each time.

What you need to create a bootable installer

• A USB flash drive or other secondary volume, formatted as Mac OS Extended, with at least 12 GB of available storage
• A downloaded installer for macOS Big Sur, Catalina, Mojave, High Sierra or El Capitan

Download macOS

• Download: macOS Big Sur, macOS Catalina, macOS Mojave or macOS High Sierra
  These will be downloaded to your Applications folder as an app named Install macOS [version name]. If the installer opens after downloading, quit it without continuing installation. To get the correct installer, download from a Mac that is using macOS Sierra 10.12.5 or later, or El Capitan 10.11.6. Enterprise administrators, please download from Apple, not a locally hosted software-update server.
• Download: OS X El Capitan
  This will be downloaded as a disk image named InstallMacOSX.dmg. On a Mac that is compatible with El Capitan, open the disk image and run the installer within, named InstallMacOSX.pkg. It will install an app named Install OS X El Capitan into your Applications folder. You will create the bootable installer from this app, not from the disk image or .pkg installer.

Use the 'createinstallmedia' command in Terminal

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1. Connect the USB flash drive or other volume that you're using for the bootable installer.
2. Open Terminal, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.
3. Type or paste one of the following commands in Terminal. These assume that the installer is in your Applications folder and MyVolume is the name of the USB flash drive or other volume you're using. If it has a different name, replace MyVolume in these commands with the name of your volume.

Big Sur:*

Catalina:*

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Mojave:*

High Sierra:*

El Capitan:

* If your Mac is using macOS Sierra or earlier, include the --applicationpath argument and installer path, similar to the way this is done in the command for El Capitan.

After typing the command:

1. Press Return to enter the command.
2. When prompted, type your administrator password and press Return again. Terminal doesn't show any characters as you type your password.
3. When prompted, type Y to confirm that you want to erase the volume, then press Return. Terminal shows the progress as the bootable installer is created.
4. When Terminal says that it's done, the volume will have the same name as the installer you downloaded, such as Install macOS Catalina. You can now quit Terminal and eject the volume.
   

High Sierra:*

El Capitan:

* If your Mac is using macOS Sierra or earlier, include the --applicationpath argument and installer path, similar to the way this is done in the command for El Capitan.

After typing the command:

1. Press Return to enter the command.
2. When prompted, type your administrator password and press Return again. Terminal doesn't show any characters as you type your password.
3. When prompted, type Y to confirm that you want to erase the volume, then press Return. Terminal shows the progress as the bootable installer is created.
4. When Terminal says that it's done, the volume will have the same name as the installer you downloaded, such as Install macOS Catalina. You can now quit Terminal and eject the volume.
   

Use the bootable installer

After creating the bootable installer, follow these steps to use it:

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1. Plug the bootable installer into a Mac that is connected to the internet and compatible with the version of macOS you're installing.
2. Press and hold the Option (Alt) ⌥ key immediately after turning on or restarting your Mac.
3. Release the Option key when you see a dark screen showing your bootable volumes.
   If you can't start up from the bootable installer, make sure the External Boot setting in Startup Security Utility is set to allow booting from external media.
4. Choose your language, if prompted.
5. Select Install macOS (or Install OS X) from the Utilities window, then click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions.

Learn more

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For more information about the createinstallmedia command and the arguments that you can use with it, make sure the macOS installer is in your Applications folder, then enter the appropriate path in Terminal:

• Big Sur: /Applications/Install macOS Big Sur.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia
• Catalina: /Applications/Install macOS Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia
• Mojave: /Applications/Install macOS Mojave.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia
• High Sierra: /Applications/Install macOS High Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia
• El Capitan: /Applications/Install OS X El Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia

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First off, the case. The case model he suggests has a 500W power supply. I decided on one with a 550W power supply, as well as a little more going on visually. Small differences, but I wanted the extra power and I liked the idea of a more ‘custom design' machine. The exact case can be found here .

The only other major change is the graphics card. Os x lion download torrent. The link I included above for the public wishlist does not actually have a graphics card listed. The writer of the guide uses a GeForce 7300GT card, as it was the default option for the Mac Pro at the time of his writing. Thus, my first instinct was to go with either the same card, or perhaps if the price was right, something a bit flashier. I initially found a GeForce 8600GT with 512 MB as a 128 bit card, and had planned on using that. After a bit more research however, I found that the current default graphics card used in the iMac and Mac Pro models, the ATI Radeon HD 2600XT, was also available for a similar price. Admittedly, the graphics card compatibility shouldn't be the highest priority on my list, but I decided in the end to go with the Radeon card, for now. If someone can show me why I should go back to the GeForce, I'll consider it.

Its not at all a ‘major' change, but I should also note that I'm not going to be buying a DVD-Burner from Newegg. I briefly flirted with the idea of including a Blu-ray writer (especially since it was only a $200 drive) but in the end, I decided that since this machine was more for practice than for building a total monster, it was an unnecessary cost. I have a dual-layer DVD burner in my macbook and I have a fairly unused DVD Burner from an older Dell system that I'm going to put in the Hackint0sh tower, so between those 2, I imagine I'll be alright.

All together, the system as currently configured is going to cost about $760, plus taxes and shipping. However, this does not include a display, keyboard or mouse. I'm looking at picking up an Apple Wired Keyboard and Mighty Mouse ($100 total), but I'm going to hold off on the display for right now. The graphics card comes with ports for 2 DVI inputs, and converters for VGA and HDMI. My current plan is to make sure the system runs on a VGA display that I have, and then from there, I'll be looking at something probably in the 24″ range, which will then double as a High-Def display for my PS3. Download driver c-media ac97 audio device windows xp. And no, I'm not looking to pick up an Apple Cinema Display. Very nice looking, but I don't feel compelled to pay the Apple Tax on a monitor.

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