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Hi all,
I have an existing 10.6.8 hackintosh that uses a GA-EP45-UD3P board (created with the old Stella/lifehacker method). I am building a new 10.7 hackintosh using the CustoMac Mini build recommended here(GA-H67N-USB3, i3 2125, etc.). What is the best way to use the existing hack rig to simplify and speed up the install on the new rig? (I've had some trouble doing the iboot+custombeast+xmove+custombeast method.)
Here's what I was thinking. I could put the blank new drive into my old SL hackintosh and:
1. Partition new drive into "snow leopard" and "installer."
2. Run SL installer from old rig, targeting the new SL partition.
3. Run CustomBeast from the old rig (with correct DSDT on desktop), to install the DSDT on the new SL partition.
4. Run UpdateHelper from the old rig, targeting the new SL partition.
5. Run 10.6.8 combo update from the old rig, targeting the new SL partition.
6. Mount installESD.dmg on the old rig, then run xMove to put the necessary files onto the Installer partition.
7. Install the new drive into the new rig, and boot into the Installer.
Would that work?
I have an existing 10.6.8 hackintosh that uses a GA-EP45-UD3P board (created with the old Stella/lifehacker method). I am building a new 10.7 hackintosh using the CustoMac Mini build recommended here(GA-H67N-USB3, i3 2125, etc.). What is the best way to use the existing hack rig to simplify and speed up the install on the new rig? (I've had some trouble doing the iboot+custombeast+xmove+custombeast method.)
Here's what I was thinking. I could put the blank new drive into my old SL hackintosh and:
1. Partition new drive into "snow leopard" and "installer."
2. Run SL installer from old rig, targeting the new SL partition.
3. Run CustomBeast from the old rig (with correct DSDT on desktop), to install the DSDT on the new SL partition.
4. Run UpdateHelper from the old rig, targeting the new SL partition.
5. Run 10.6.8 combo update from the old rig, targeting the new SL partition.
6. Mount installESD.dmg on the old rig, then run xMove to put the necessary files onto the Installer partition.
7. Install the new drive into the new rig, and boot into the Installer.
Would that work?