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Hi everybody ! After about 20 tries i've finally installed Lion on my system and i hope this little guide will help others like me
MY system:
* Gigabyte GA-Z68M-D2H (f6 firmware is supported and is the latest for this mobo [may 2012])
* Intel i5-2500K
* 2x4GB corsair vengeance DDR3 1600mhz
* 1TB Barracuda sata hard drive
* Sony optiarc ad-7280s
* BroadCom BCM94322MC BCM4322 Mini PCI-E WLAN WIFI Card with a PCI-E adapter (it works out of the box and it's very cheap, giving you wireless a/b/g/n 2,4ghz and 5ghz)
* Belkin bluetooth mini F8T016NG (i've read somewhere that f8t016N doesn't work so be careful when buying)
* bluetooth apple's keyboard and mouse (keyboard works in bios too!)
* slim micro-atx case with 400W su
What you need:
* Unibeast for creating a bootable lion usb stick (you need 8gb+)
* Multibeast for post-installation
* GA-Z68M-D2H dsdt (DSDT-GA-Z68M-D2H-F6.aml)
* another usb drive where placing multibeast and dsdt files for post installation)
* a lot of patience
Before install go to the bios and change:
* AHCI for sata mode
* 64bit mode for hpet
* enable 480mb frame buffer for the intel hd 3000
* set ram freq to 1600mhz using "profile 1"
Installing Lion:
* Boot from the usb drive you have created with multi beast
* Install Lion following every step of the installer (pretty easy, but if your hdd cannot be found go to the disk utility and format/partition it there)
* Once finished the system will reboot itself.
* Lion still can't boot now, so again press F12 and boot from your unibeast's usb BUT select your new Lion partition (don't boot again from USB!)
* Finish to configure lion with the "apple wizard" , but don't reboot/shutdown !
* Once finished it's time to plug in the other usb stick with multibeast and dsdt file.
* copy both multibeast app and dsdt file (DSDT-GA-Z68M-D2H-F6.aml) on desktop
* open multi beast and use settings as shown in the picture above (i know its not from the latest multibeast version but settings are the same)MULTIBEAST CONF LION.png
* now remove both usb sticks and reboot your system. if everything goes right you are now able to boot in Lion without problems
* (do this step if using Lion 10.7.4) : to drastically improve cpu performance open multi beast and check " customization -> boot option -> SSDT -> Core i5 (or i5 oc if you are going to over clock). apply and reboot.
CHECK IF YOU ARE NOW ABLE TO USE AUDIO, HDMI/DVI, ETHERNET, WIFI, APP STORE/ICLOUD LOGIN AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
If yes, congratulations ! you now have a 100% fully working hackintosh !
If not, Here are some common problems:
CANNOT LOGIN/AUTHENTICATE TO APPSTORE / ICLOUD ?
* Usually it's because wifi interface is en0 and ethernet is en1. to fix this, delete Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist , go to system preferences -> Network and remove (click on " - ") every device (not the bluetooth one, just ethernets and wifi). now reboot, go again in network settings and add ethernet for first ( en0 ) and wifi for second (en 1). reboot and this will fix the problem, making you able to login again into appstore / iCloud !
AUDIO DOESN'T WORK ?
* using multibeast (at least 4.5.1 version) check:
+ system utilities -> repair permissions
+ drivers and bootloaders -> kexts & enablers -> audio -> realtek alc8xx -> patched applehda -> alc889
reboot and this will fix the problem !
NOTES:
When i tried to install custom mac mini definitions it gave me kernel panic error at reboot, don't know why but this might be a problem for everyone else
I tried to install from the beginning the patched audio kexts but again, i got kernel panic error, so it seems first you have to install alc8xxhda and only later the patched one.
I really hope this guide will help you to have a fully working hackintosh as mine is
MY system:
* Gigabyte GA-Z68M-D2H (f6 firmware is supported and is the latest for this mobo [may 2012])
* Intel i5-2500K
* 2x4GB corsair vengeance DDR3 1600mhz
* 1TB Barracuda sata hard drive
* Sony optiarc ad-7280s
* BroadCom BCM94322MC BCM4322 Mini PCI-E WLAN WIFI Card with a PCI-E adapter (it works out of the box and it's very cheap, giving you wireless a/b/g/n 2,4ghz and 5ghz)
* Belkin bluetooth mini F8T016NG (i've read somewhere that f8t016N doesn't work so be careful when buying)
* bluetooth apple's keyboard and mouse (keyboard works in bios too!)
* slim micro-atx case with 400W su
What you need:
* Unibeast for creating a bootable lion usb stick (you need 8gb+)
* Multibeast for post-installation
* GA-Z68M-D2H dsdt (DSDT-GA-Z68M-D2H-F6.aml)
* another usb drive where placing multibeast and dsdt files for post installation)
* a lot of patience
Before install go to the bios and change:
* AHCI for sata mode
* 64bit mode for hpet
* enable 480mb frame buffer for the intel hd 3000
* set ram freq to 1600mhz using "profile 1"
Installing Lion:
* Boot from the usb drive you have created with multi beast
* Install Lion following every step of the installer (pretty easy, but if your hdd cannot be found go to the disk utility and format/partition it there)
* Once finished the system will reboot itself.
* Lion still can't boot now, so again press F12 and boot from your unibeast's usb BUT select your new Lion partition (don't boot again from USB!)
* Finish to configure lion with the "apple wizard" , but don't reboot/shutdown !
* Once finished it's time to plug in the other usb stick with multibeast and dsdt file.
* copy both multibeast app and dsdt file (DSDT-GA-Z68M-D2H-F6.aml) on desktop
* open multi beast and use settings as shown in the picture above (i know its not from the latest multibeast version but settings are the same)MULTIBEAST CONF LION.png
* now remove both usb sticks and reboot your system. if everything goes right you are now able to boot in Lion without problems
* (do this step if using Lion 10.7.4) : to drastically improve cpu performance open multi beast and check " customization -> boot option -> SSDT -> Core i5 (or i5 oc if you are going to over clock). apply and reboot.
CHECK IF YOU ARE NOW ABLE TO USE AUDIO, HDMI/DVI, ETHERNET, WIFI, APP STORE/ICLOUD LOGIN AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
If yes, congratulations ! you now have a 100% fully working hackintosh !
If not, Here are some common problems:
CANNOT LOGIN/AUTHENTICATE TO APPSTORE / ICLOUD ?
* Usually it's because wifi interface is en0 and ethernet is en1. to fix this, delete Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist , go to system preferences -> Network and remove (click on " - ") every device (not the bluetooth one, just ethernets and wifi). now reboot, go again in network settings and add ethernet for first ( en0 ) and wifi for second (en 1). reboot and this will fix the problem, making you able to login again into appstore / iCloud !
AUDIO DOESN'T WORK ?
* using multibeast (at least 4.5.1 version) check:
+ system utilities -> repair permissions
+ drivers and bootloaders -> kexts & enablers -> audio -> realtek alc8xx -> patched applehda -> alc889
reboot and this will fix the problem !
NOTES:
When i tried to install custom mac mini definitions it gave me kernel panic error at reboot, don't know why but this might be a problem for everyone else
I tried to install from the beginning the patched audio kexts but again, i got kernel panic error, so it seems first you have to install alc8xxhda and only later the patched one.
I really hope this guide will help you to have a fully working hackintosh as mine is