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If you're interested in running Mac OS X, but you don't want to pay ridiculous prices for a normal Mac, then a Hackintosh
just might be for you. Right now, the newest iteration of OS X is 10.9, known as Mavericks. In this guide, we'll show you
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Unlike previous versions of Mac OS X, Apple released OS X Mavericks onto the Mac App Store for free, meaning that the
Unibeast method is now 100% free to use. However, using a distro to install Mac OS X still offers a far share of
advantages:

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You don't need a real Mac. Unibeast is a Mac app, so you need to have an existing Mac OS X installation for it
to work. This usually means that you either have to find a real Mac, or set up a Mac virtual machine. However,
with Niresh, you can just set up everything from a Windows computer.
The post-installation is easier. By default, Niresh will automatically install necessary Hackintosh-specific
kexts and drivers for your computer when you boot your Mac OS X installation for the first time. Unibeast
requires you to do this manually, using the Multibeast tool. While the post-installation in Niresh isn't perfect
(you'll probably have to use Multibeast anyways), it's still a nice convenience.
You can install it on a hard drive that already has Windows installed. By default, the Mac OS X installer will
not work with hard drives that were originally formatted in Windows. Therefore, if your computer's hard drive
already has Windows installed on it, you won't be able to install Mac OS X on there. Normally, you can bypass
this limitation on Unibeast by applying the MBR patch; however, Niresh does this for you automatically, saving
you one extra step.

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Niresh supports AMD. Normally, computers that use AMD processors are unsupported by Mac OS X.
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An existing Windows computer/Mac/Hackintosh: This is the computer where you will download and set up
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A Hackintosh-compatible computer with an empty hard drive: This is the computer where you will install OS
X Mavericks. It can be the same computer as the one mentioned in the previous point. If your computer already
has Mac OS X installed, Niresh will just update OS X normally, without deleting any of your apps or files.

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However, not every computer will work with Mac OS X. Be sure to read the Hackintosh compatibility guide very
carefully, to check whether or not your computer qualifies. Also, Mac OS X needs its own hard drive-- a
minimum of 10 GB of space is required, but at least 50 GB of space is recommended. It's preferred that you use
a completely empty hard drive for this, but if your computer already has Windows installed on your hard drive, be
sure to create an appropriate hard disk partition for OS X Mavericks beforehand (by following Step 1 of our guide
to MBR partitions).

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Niresh 10.9 (Free): Niresh is a "distro" of OS X Mavericks that has been modified to work with PCs. You will
need to use a bittorrent client to download the disk image file, which is a little less than 6 GB in size. On the
Niresh website, you'll be given an option to either download the "ISO Version" or the "USB version" of "Niresh 10.9 - Mavericks". While either version will probably work, download the DMG version, just in case.
An empty USB drive (6 GB or larger): In this guide, you will write Niresh onto a USB drive, and boot your
computer from that drive to install OS X Mavericks. The USB drive must be at least 6 GB in size. Since you will
need to erase all of the files on the USB drive, make sure to back up its contents first. You can reuse this USB
drive for normal stuff after you finish installing Mavericks.
Win32 Disk Imager: (Free): If you're using a Windows computer to set up Niresh, you need to use Win32 Disk
Imager to write the Niresh disk image file onto your USB drive.
Multibeast (Free): Multibeast is a collection of kext files that your Hackintosh will need to run properly, after the
initial installation. Be sure to download the newest version 6 of Multibeast, not the older versions 3, 4, or 5
(which are for Snow Leopard, Lion, or Mountain Lion respectively).

1a. Create your Niresh USB drive (Mac)

Follow this step if you're setting up Niresh on a Mac or existing Hackintosh. Plug your USB drive into Mac OS X, and open
Disk Utility (located in Applications->Utilities in your main hard drive). Select your USB drive in the sidebar of Disk Utility,
and erase the drive. You can rename and format the drive any way you want-- it doesn't really matter.

Next, open your downloaded Niresh disk image by double-clicking it; this file will probably be named "OSX-Mavericks.dmg".
Then, open Terminal (also located in Applications->Utilities), and type the following:
diskutil list
Press the enter/return key. This command will output a list of drives currently connected to Mac OS X, including your USB
drive. Each drive is labeled with an identifier such as "disk0", "disk1", etc. In the screenshot below, my USB drive (which is
named "PIZZA") has the identifier "disk4". Remember this identifier.

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Next, type the following commands:

diskutil unmountdisk /dev/"identifier"
sudo dd if="location of Niresh disk image" of=/dev/r"identifier" bs=1m
Replace "identifier" with the actual identifier of your USB drive (don't include the quotation marks), and replace "location of
Niresh disk image" with the actual file path of the Niresh disk image that you downloaded (also without quotation marks). In
the screenshot above, my Niresh disk image is located in the "Downloads" folder of my "Kitten" hard drive, so I
type if=/Volumes/Kitten/Downloads/OSX-Mavericks.dmg as part of the second command. Meanwhile, my USB drive had
the disk4 identifier, so I type of=/dev/rdisk4 (don't forget the letter "r" before the identifier).
Press the enter/return key. Terminal will ask for your system password. After you enter your password, it will begin writing
the Niresh disk image onto the USB drive. This will probably take 10-15 minutes, though it may take longer, depending on
the speed of your USB drive. The terminal screen will be frozen during the whole process-- this is normal! Once it finishes,
your USB drive will contain a fully bootable version of the OS X Mavericks installer.

1b. Create your Niresh USB drive (Windows)

Follow this step if you're setting up Niresh on Windows. Plug your USB drive into your computer, and open Window's builtin Disk Management utility. You can easily do this by typing "partition" into your Start Menu search bar and choosing the
"Create and Format hard drive partitions" option.
You will see a list of drives connected to Windows. Right-click on your USB drive, and click "Format". From here, erase the
USB drive (you can rename and format the drive any way you want-- it doesn't really matter).

Next, open Win32 Disk Imager. Click the blue file icon on the app's main screen. In the Windows Explorer window that
pops up, select your downloaded Niresh disk image; this file will probably be named "OSX-Mavericks.dmg". (You will only
be able to see the file when you select the "*.*" option in the "Files of type" field-- the default "Disk Images" option won't
work)

Next, select the device letter of your USB drive, and click "Write".

Win32 Disk Imager will begin writing the Niresh disk image onto your USB drive. This will probably take 10-15 minutes,
though it may take longer, depending on the speed of the drive. Once it finishes, your USB drive will contain a fully bootable
version of the OS X Mavericks installer.

2. Set up the parts of your PC

I covered these steps in my Snow Leopard guide, but they're worth mentioning again:
Unplug all USB-connected devices from your computer before you begin the setup (except your keyboard and
mouse). A faulty external USB hard drive can cause your Hackintosh bootloader to give you EBIOS errors on
startup.
Open up your computer and unplug any extra internal hard drives that your computer has, besides the hard drive
that you're installing OS X on. (Just unplug the hard drive SATA cables from your motherboard.)
If possible, connect your monitor to the DVI port of your computer's graphics. The Mac OS X installer
sometimes has problems with HDMI and VGA.
NOTE: If you're installing Mac OS X on a computer that already has Windows installed, you may have to enable AHCI for
Windows beforehand. Otherwise, Windows won't boot afterwards. Also, after installing Mac OS X, you should also sync
your clock on Windows with Mac OS X.

3. Set up your motherboard's BIOS

The BIOS is basically a settings page for your motherboard. To enter the BIOS on my own computer's Gigabyte P67A-D3B3 motherboard, I have to press the delete key when it boots (before the operating system starts). Different manufacturers
set different keys for opening the BIOS.
NOTE: If you have a newer Gigabyte motherboard that uses the UEFI interface instead of BIOS, check out our guide for
setting up the UEFI instead.

If your Hackintosh already has Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Lion, or Mountain Lion installed, the only thing you'll need to
change in the BIOS is the "Boot Device", so that your Niresh USB drive has highest priority.
If your Hackintosh doesn't have any version of Mac OS X installed yet, you have to change a few extra BIOS settings.
Before starting, reset all of your BIOS settings to their factory defaults. On Gigabyte motherboards, you can reset your
BIOS settings to their default by selecting "Load Optimized Defaults" on the main page of the BIOS. Once your BIOS is
running on its defaults, you need to change these three settings:
Boot Device - Change the boot device of your computer so that "USB-HDD" is first. You need to do this for Niresh to
work. After you finish installing Mac OS X, you should change this setting back to default, so that "Hard Disk" is the first
boot device (this optional, but it will speed up your boot times).

HPET - Change this to 64-bit.

SATA Control Mode (your BIOS might call this a different name) - This will probably already be set to "SATA", "IDE", or
"RAID". Change it to "AHCI". Mac OS X only works with AHCI.

Keep in mind that the BIOS on most motherboards do not support using a mouse, so you'll probably have to navigate
through the BIOS with the arrow keys on your keyboard. Press "Enter" to change a selected option in the BIOS. On my
Gigabyte motherboard, I have to press F10 to save my changes.

4. Boot into Niresh

Restart your Hackintosh, and plug in your Niresh USB drive. If things go well, your computer will boot from the USB drive
instead of booting from your normal hard disk. You will then be able to view the Niresh menu.

If you do not manage to reach the Niresh menu, check your motherboard's BIOS settings to make sure that the changes
you made in Step 3 were properly applied. If they were, but you still cannot boot from the Niresh USB drive, unplug your
USB drive, and go back to Step 1. Reformat your USB drive with Disk Utility and try again. If all else fails, try using a
different USB drive for Niresh.
At the Niresh menu, press the enter key (or return key) to start the OS X Mavericks installer. The installer screen will take
several minutes to load. If you are trying to install OS X Mavericks on a computer using an AMD processor, you'll have
to type the boot flag "amd" or "amd64" (without quotation marks)-- which flag you need depends on your specific processor,
so test one flag a time. Type the boot flag "amdfx" (also without quotation marks) if your AMD processor has "FX" in its
model name.

In the worst case scenarios, instead of loading the Mac OS X installer, you may end up at a dark gray screen that tells you
to restart your computer (a kernel panic), or you may end up with a small crossed-out sign (a loading error). If you get a
kernel panic/loading error (or if the Mac OS X installer simply won't start within 10 minutes), you'll need to enter some boot
flags. To enter boot flags, manually restart your computer by pressing your computer's power button. Then, once you've
booted back into the Niresh menu, try typing any necessary boot flags before pressing the enter/return key. Check out this
list of common boot flags for reference ( PCIRootUID=0 and -x are two popular boot flags).

5. Install Mavericks
Once you've entered the OS X Mavericks installer, you will come up to a page that asks you for a "destination" for your
Mavericks installation.

If you're installing Mavericks on a computer that has never been turned into a Hackintosh before (i.e. doesn't already have
Snow Leopard, Lion, or Mountain Lion installed), the hard drive selection box will be blank. We'll have to fix that. To do this,
start up Disk Utility, which is located under the Utilities menu in the top bar.
You need to use Disk Utility to erase a hard drive partition so that OS X Mavericks can install itself on it. In the sidebar of
Disk Utility, choose the hard drive partition where you want Mavericks installed, and erase it by using the "Erase" tab. You
can also just erase the entire hard drive (this is the preferred solution if you don't plan to dual-boot Windows and Mac OS X
from the same hard drive). In the screenshot below, my two hard drive partitions are called "Stuff" and "More Stuff", while
my entire hard drive is called "21.47 GB VMware Virtual".

When erasing, the format should be set to "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)". You can also partition the hard disk by using
Disk Utility's Partition tab.
NOTE: Mac OS X cannot boot from a partition that's larger than 1 TB in size, so if you have a 2 TB hard drive, you will
have to partition it.
On the installation page for Mac OSX, the hard disk/disk partition should now be showing up. Select it, and then click the
"Customize" button on the bottom left. This is where using a distro becomes really useful: Niresh allows you to install extra
Hackintosh drivers and kexts, straight from the OS X Mavericks installer. The "Customize" page essentially does the same
thing as Multibeast, though the layout (and most of the names of the options) are different.

However, choosing the right options from this page can be really tricky, so unless you're absolutely certain about which
drivers and kexts you need to install for your computer, I don't recommend installing too much stuff from here. The default
selection will enable Mac OS X to boot from the hard drive without any assistance, and automatically enable audio and
ethernet. For most computers, that will be enough.
If you wish to install more, refer to our guide to Multibeast. Otherwise, you can figure out the rest in Step 6, where you'll
actually set up your Hackintosh with Multibeast.
If your computer already has Mac OS X installed and you are simply updating it to Mavericks, you can just uncheck all of
these options. Mac OS X treats Mavericks as just another update-- there's no need to reinstall all of your kexts and drivers.

Once you're done with the "Customize" page, install Mavericks. This will take at least 30 minutes.

6. Boot into Mac OS X

Once the installation finishes, remove your Niresh USB drive, and restart your computer. At the boot screen, you'll see an
icon for the hard drive where you installed Mavericks. Select it (use the arrow keys on your computer) and press "Enter".

Mavericks will boot. Mission accomplished! Once again, if you get a kernel panic/loading error when you try to boot your
new Mavericks installation (or if the installation simply won't start within 10 minutes), you'll need to enter some boot flags.
To enter boot flags, manually restart your computer by pressing your computer's power button. Then, once you've booted
back into the Niresh menu, try type any necessary boot flags before pressing the enter/return key. Check out this list of
common boot flags for reference ( PCIRootUID=0 and -x are two popular boot flags).
Once Mavericks has booted successfully, click through through the Mac OS X setup screens until you reach the desktop.
From here, Niresh will work its magic, and automatically install the rest of the Hackintosh-specific kexts and drivers from
Step 5.

Wait several minutes, while this process works in the background. Once you receive a notification saying that the
installation has been completed, restart your computer.

6. Multibeast
Multibeast is a collection of kext files that you usually need to install for your Hackintosh to have sound, internet, a high
resolution screen, and more. Different Hackintosh builds require different Multibeast setups, though most setups are very
similar. Find out what Multibeast options you need to install. If you have a Gigabyte GA-P67A-D3-B3 motherboard like me,
check out my own Multibeast setup.

Since Niresh already installs a lot of necessary kexts for your Hackintosh automatically, you probably won't have to
manually install audio or ethernet kexts with Multibeast. However, you may still want to use Multibeast to run UserDSDT,
apply a few extra fixes, etc.
If you're just updating your Hackintosh from an older version of Mac OS X, you don't have to reinstall UserDSDT,
Easybeast, or Chimera in Multibeast after installing Mavericks. Mac OS X treats Mavericks as just another update. You
might also have to reinstall miscellaneous kexts, such as TRIM Enabler (for SSDs).
To run Multibeast in OS X Mavericks, you have to go the "Security" section of System Preferences in Mac OS X, go to the
"General" section, and check "Anywhere" in the "Allow applications" section. After running Multibeast, you'll also probably
want to change your BIOS settings back to normal (from Step 3).
Once that's done with, you should be running a fully functional copy of OS X Mavericks on your PC. If you plan on updating
Mac OS X in the future, check out our guide to updating your Hackintosh. Congratulations!

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Mod 10 months ago

TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS
The following troubleshooting tips are taken directly from Niresh. Your mileage may vary:
"There are Several Kernels included on distro
amd,amd64,amdfx,hp,atom,ivy and xpcm-free
amd, amd64 for amd machines
amdfx for amd fx buildozer models

hp for hp laps
ivy for ivybridge (some ivy have problems)
xpcm-free for machines with instant reboot
to boot using a kernel on some special machines the user have to enter the kernel name as a flag
if the machine is an amd
see more

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OQR

9 months ago

On Windows 8, I burned the dmg with Win32, but cannot get it to boot !, when i start the computer it
loads from the USB but the activity light doesn't blink. A black screen with a hash just sits there :(
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kallies > OQR

a month ago

same problem
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HC > kallies

20 days ago

Is UEFI enabled??? Try selecting the USB in your BIOS' boot selection menu...

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Pete Thompson > HC

12 days ago

same problem, previously booted windows 8 setup off this external drive so
unsure why mac wont boot. Bios isn't that advanced as description

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Olister > Pete Thompson

3 days ago

SAME PROBLEM HERE! KINDLY HELP

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Mod 10 months ago

Featured by MacBreaker

TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS
The following troubleshooting tips are taken directly from Niresh. Your mileage may vary:
"There are Several Kernels included on distro
amd,amd64,amdfx,hp,atom,ivy and xpcm-free
amd, amd64 for amd machines
amdfx for amd fx buildozer models
hp for hp laps
ivy for ivybridge (some ivy have problems)
xpcm-free for machines with instant reboot
to boot using a kernel on some special machines the user have to enter the kernel name as a flag
if the machine is an amd
see more

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dizz guszz > MacBreaker

6 months ago

It's important to remember that there is one important kext left out of this list, and that is
amd32. On newer HP AMD laptops (specifically newer AMD dual core processors using the
bobcat micro architecture), you'll usually be able to start and install it with this:
/mach_kernel -amd32 -v USBBusFix=Yes
Using any other amd option does not seem to work on this chipset.

Using any other amd option does not seem to work on this chipset.
Also, it's important to select the Customize button from the installer after creating the hard
drive image, and make sure that you select these options on the command line and make
them permanent on the settings for the bootloader.
Otherwise, you'll have to go back and add them later or will have to use the boot iso instead
to constantly jump to the hard drive to boot it with the command options above. This is
applicable to both Mountain Lion 10.8.x and Mavericks.
Just thought I would let you know since I didn't see this important AMD chipset option on the
list.
P.S: In some cases, you may have to install without EFI enabled, and then remove the boot
disc and enable EFI before your next restart. It varies from system to system.
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vesteramica > dizz guszz

6 months ago

Thanks alot for this awesome post :)

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Amandeep Bhalla

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9 months ago

Hi,
I am trying to install Mac OS X Mavericks on my laptop. Its having phoenix BIOS. I have reached till
the menu where it displays whether I want to boot with Windows or Mac Mavericks. When I press
enter on Mac Mavericks it loads for 5 seconds and comes back to the menu. I have also written the
software on another USB but its still not working. Please help me.
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disqus_f23yWYhDc9 > Amandeep Bhalla

4 days ago

speak english. thanks.

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Achmad Anshori > Amandeep Bhalla

4 months ago

have you tried to use flags (-x is more generic), i not installing yet, but maybe that works

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HC > Achmad Anshori

20 days ago

Enabled UEFI???

ALex

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5 months ago

I tried to install this on my PC alongside Windows 8.1 but it didn't work.

1. The first time I wrote the USB after reboot I was stuck at boot0 error. I rewrote the dmg to USB and
I was able to reach the install.
2. After the install I rebooted my PC and got boot0 error again. I inserted the USB and was able to
boot to OSX from boot selection menu. After that I waited for the software to install but all of a sudden
my monitor went dark. I waited for it to come back to normal but nothing. I restarted the PC and
without the USB I still got boot0 error.
3. I tried to reintsall osx but the install failed and on my next restart I was not able too boot from USB
or to return to Windows. ( but I fount a fisx to boot windows).
Are there some special instructions here is my config:
Intel Dual Core E6500 2.9 Ghz
Gigabyte G41MT ES2L
Gigabyte GeForce GT 430
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rarte > ALex

2 days ago

Have you fixed that problem? I have the same issue, and I'm still looking for a solution... I'm
trying to install ML niresh distro, my specs: i5 3450 hd2500, mainboard z77 ds3
Thanks in advance

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Bibhash Mazumder

5 months ago

i got a problem, mavericks is installed but it didn't boot on my amd pc, my pc specs are-gigabyte ga890 ud3h (am3 socket) motherboard,
amd phenom 2 x6 1090t black edition processor,
ati phenom hd 5670 1gb ddr5 graphics card,
12 gb 1333mhz zion ram,
500gb seagate hdd,
after finishing installation it restarted and boot from hdd and it showed an apple logo with a rolling sign
bottom of the logo, here the process stucked and nothing happened after that, the rolling sign is
sppined again and again. please help me for the problem.
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PcHacks

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10 months ago

Once installing OS X Mavericks will I be able to boot into Windows?

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nonya bizne55 > PcHacks

9 months ago

Yes. It will be on the menu.

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Omar Melo

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9 months ago

I have a problem. Niresh finished installing in my asus N56VZ but dont boot
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dizz guszz > Omar Melo

6 months ago

Try installing Mountain Lion 10.8.5 from Niresh instead, and then use the free upgrade option to
upgrade to Mavericks that way while running OS X that way. It might be better to alternatively
install Mountain Lion and from there install Niresh's Mavericks from that distro, since it should
have important cpu and motherboard patches if on an AMD processor or Intel Atom, rather
than the other more standard Intel chipsets. You can always try the Apple distro directly from
the appstore, but I'm thinking it might change the configuration and expect it to be Apple-styled
intel hardware when it does.

nikhil

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9 months ago

please help hey when i use win32 disk imager to write .dmg to pendrive in windows the pendrive
doesn't detect and also it wont boot from pendrive even UEFI Bios the pendrive isn't being detected
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dizz guszz > nikhil

6 months ago

Windows isn't going to be able to see the drive after the image write is successful. The reason
being, is because the flash drive you wrote to is now in the HFS+ format rather than NTFS,
FAT32, FAT, or ExFAT which Windows can see and read.
Mac OS X can see this file system natively, but Windows and other systems will not readily
see it without special tools to read it raw. Try switching your UEFI to legacy to see if that
works for you. If not, then try to burn an image of Niresh's Mountain Lion 10.8.5 instead to your
flash drive with win32 disk imager, and then upgrade to Mavericks after you've successfully
and fully installed Mountain Lion.
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Jonzes > dizz guszz

5 months ago

I've just tried both an neither option worked. Any suggestions?

Here are my specs
Display: 13.3" 1366x768 Widescreen
************************************************** *****
Graphics Card: Intel HD graphics 3000
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2nd Generation Intel Core i5-2467M processor
(1.60 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.30 GHz,TPM)
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Chipset : Mobile Intel QS67 Express
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RAM: 4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz
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Storage: 128 GB SSD SATA
************************************************** *****
WLANL: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230 802.11 a/g/n
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 3.0
************************************************** *****
Audio
Waves MaxxAudio 4
High Definition Audio
Dual array digital microphone
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Brigham Cooper

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10 months ago

So I have it installed but I have to start it up from the flash drive. When I try to boot in verbose it
doesn't hang on anything but it just goes to a white screen.
PC specs
I5-4670k
Asus z87-a mobo
Gtx 770
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var Arason > Brigham Cooper

10 months ago

Try "GraphicsEnabler=No" as boot flag (no quotation marks and Uppercase G, E, N, input this
exactly as written) also, to start with, make sure that in Bios that PEG (your graphics card) is
primary graphics GPU and disable the HD 4600, you can later add with workaround the
HD4600, the HD4600 would most likely need special string in the org.chameleon.Boot.plist file
found in the Extra directory.
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Guest > Brigham Cooper

10 months ago

Try "GraphicsEnabler=No" as boot flag (no quotation marks and Uppercase G, E, N, input this
exactly as written)
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John Smith > Brigham Cooper

9 months ago

Select only EFI Boot in Chameleon options and your HDD in GPT Format.
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Rinku Pal > Brigham Cooper

10 months ago

is there any guide to use on virtual box like you

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suriyaasai > Rinku Pal

6 months ago

Create an virtual disk image and then go to settings->system->Enable

EFI(specialOses) Uncheck it..and then install it and it will work...

Harry Sharma

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2 months ago

Hi,
I have downloaded Niresh 10.9 and eagerly wanted to install on my laptop. But when try to install
Niresh 10.9 it just flash apple logo and it restart's the laptop. I've tried all the commands but still unable
to install Niresh 10.9. Please help with this.
And my Laptop Specification are:
Laptop: HP Envy K006-TX (Touch)
Processor: Intel Core i7-4510U CPU @ 2.00GHz
RAM: 16 GB* DDR3
Motherboard: Intel ID9C43
Graphics: (1) Intel HD Graphics Family - 2048 MB*
(2) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M - 4095 MB*
Storage: Hitachi HGST HTS541010A9E680 - 1 TB*
Optical Drive: HP DVDRW DU8A5SHL
Sound Cards: (1) Realtek High Definition Audio
(2) NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible) (WDM)
Network: Broadcom BCM43142 802.11 bgn Wi-Fi Adapter
Regards,
Harry Sharma
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gagag > Harry Sharma

2 months ago

same issue here

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Fraaaanz > Harry Sharma

2 months ago

Same issue here! I've posted above my specs. And same thing happens

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Surya Blak TwisTer > Fraaaanz

a month ago

i have asus x550ld 8gb ram, 1tb hdd, i5, 2gb graphics.
when i boot mac from windows it shows mac logo with white screen and it restarts
itself after that instantly

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DrTheopolis > Surya Blak TwisTer

a month ago

EXACT same thing happened to me last night. Looking for a solve still...
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Surya Blak TwisTer > DrTheopolis

a month ago

did you found any solution or not

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Fraaaanz > Fraaaanz

2 months ago

PROBLEM SOLVED! I JUST UPDATE MY ASROCK H61M-VS BIOS TO LATEST

<3

Da Reak

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5 months ago

Hi all,
I need some kexts for
Acer Aspire 4741G
Intel Core i3-350M, 2.26 GHz
Intel(R) 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Family
Atheros AR5B97 Wireless Network Adapter [PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_002E]
Broadcom NetLink (TM) Gigabit Ethernet [PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1692]
Atheros Bluetooth 2.1+EDR [USB\VID_0489&PID_E011]
NVIDIA GeForce 310M [PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0A75]
Realtek High Definition Audio [HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0272]
Suyin Webcam [USB\VID_064E&PID_A219
Thanks beforehand
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derp

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7 months ago

remember login:
user: root
pass: niresh
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Sajid Manzoor

6 months ago

hello. i tried this several times but when installation finishes it loads some files and after loading it
shows a black screen saying FakeSMC: [fatal] failed to initialize SMC device.
Please tell me what i have missed and what should i do. i tried re installing 3 4 times tested by
checking and unchecking fakeSMC and plugins in step 5.
waiting for your reply.
Sajid
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Benedikt Mller > Sajid Manzoor

3 months ago

hi there i try to install mavericks on my hp laptop... i try to use a lot of different bootflags but
nothing works... all the time it stops at the first apple logo before the gray loading ring
appears... my specs are:
ACPI x64 Based PC
Win7 Home Premium
Motherboard:

CPU Typ: Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T6500, 1600 MHz (10.5 x 152)
Motherboard Name: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
Motherboard Chipsatz: Intel Cantiga PM45
4 GB Ram
Graphics: Mobility Radeon HD 4650
Sound: ATI Radeon HDMI
Boot with (ivy -v -x USBBusFix=Yes cpus=1) goes on to a screen with two changing images:
http://prntscr.com/45qpfl
http://prntscr.com/45qp6m
Hope 4 help ;( Thx Ben

nikhil

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9 months ago

hey when i use win32 disk imager to write .dmg to pendrive in windows the pendrive doesn't detect
and also it wont boot from pendrive even UEFI Bios the pendrive isn't being detected
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Dinesh Kumar L N > nikhil

6 months ago

any solutions??? same problem here

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dizz guszz > Dinesh Kumar L N

6 months ago

See nikhil's previous post above. I answered.

Guest > nikhil

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6 months ago

any problems

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Simone Silvestri

7 months ago

Win32 (and other programs) sets the format of the USB RAW and this is not recognized and says no
operating system installed. how should I do?
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Tamareu > Simone Silvestri

6 months ago

You should be able to do that using cygwin which features the command dd as in unix
systems.
To know what's the path to your usb drive, you can find it using.
cat /proc/partitions
Once done, you can then type:
dd if=your_niresh.dmg of=/path/found/in/proc/partitions bs=1M
Then, you can proceed with the rest of the tutorial.
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Jonzes > Tamareu

5 months ago

I'm not familiar with Cygwin and how to use it, any other suggestions?
I've just tried both an neither option worked. Any suggestions?
Here are my specs
Display: 13.3" 1366x768 Widescreen
************************************************** *****
Graphics Card: Intel HD graphics 3000
************************************************** *****
2nd Generation Intel Core i5-2467M processor
(1.60 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.30 GHz,TPM)
************************************************** *****
Chipset : Mobile Intel QS67 Express
************************************************** *****
RAM: 4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz
************************************************** *****
Storage: 128 GB SSD SATA
************************************************** *****
WLANL: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230 802.11 a/g/n
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 3.0

************************************************** *****
Audio
Waves MaxxAudio 4
High Definition Audio
Dual array digital microphone

Waseem Haleem

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10 months ago

Help me out untill step 6 o.k after reboot it shows in the boot loader windows 7 pervious windows itz
means it havent been installed i cant even guess whatz happening help me .
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Kaibalya Ratna Panda

2 months ago

Hello
I had windows 8.1 previously and now i successfully installed mavericks. But when i tried to reboot
my laptop i got "boot01: error" ..no OS is showing. Please help me.
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rarte > Kaibalya Ratna Panda

2 days ago

Have you fixed that problem? I'm still looking for a solution cause I have the same problem. I'm
trying to install niresh ML 10.8.5 distro.

Guest

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3 months ago

Hello
Any idea how to set up the bios, I can't get to boot into niresh
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