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<Nearly Complete>Project Asus K450J Dual Boot windows 8.1 and Maverick Installation

Hi Every one.I 'm from Thailand.
I 'm a watcher for this best website for a long time.
now It's a time i would like to share.
I done many macx86 system by using knowledge from this website.
My next Project Goal is to Make Laptop Asus K450J to be Hackintosh Laptop.
to make this project to be done.I need every one help.Thanks in Advance.

Progress:
System Booted on Internal harddrive.
Intel Graphics HD4600 Work with Chameleon boot loader with intellAzulFB=11 with HDMI Display Port working. but can not boot while plugging to HDMI (go to Black screen forever)
Nvidia Graphics not work at all.(optimus Issue)
Ethernet card works with Latest Multibeast Atheros Driver.
Wifi Card Already change to ATheros AR9185/Combo with Bluetooth brought from EBay but not detect yet The Device ID is 2B Try fix Device ID in IO80211io Family kext ,Nothing Work.
USB 3.0 Driver Install by Universal USB 3.0 Driver with Latest Multibeast. Working but every time i do repair permisson
It 's got a message that this driver come from unknown vender. please contact vender bla bla

System Information
CPU Intel Core i7-4700HQ (2.40 GHz, 6 MB L3 Cache, up to 3.40 GHz
Intel Haswell & ID8C49
Chipet Intel HM86
Graphics
internal Intel HD4600 Mobile
nVidia GeForce GT 745M (2 GB GDDR3)
Audio Realtek ALC269
Ethernet Lan Atheros 8171
Wifi Replace with Atheros AR9185 combo with Bluetooth (Mini Half Pci-E)
USB 3.0 1 Port
USB 2.0 2 Port



What is working Now!!!

Dual Boot Windows 8.1 & Mac OS 10.9 from Internal Harddrive without modify any kernel flag
Graphics Intel HD4600 Mobile Fully Working with Chameleon boot loader with flag intellAzulFB=11
Ethernet Atheros 8171 ,8175 working with Multibeast
USB 2.0 Working
USB 3.0 Working With Multibeast
Web Cam Working OOB
Card reader Work OOB
Ps2 Track Pad & Keyboard Working with Elan Touchpad V4 Final Kext (Mode 3,KB Layout 1)



Things to Solve (Need Help)
Disable Nvidia to reduce Heat & battery consumption.
Battery Status (Rehab man's solution is only one choice now)
 
<Starting>Project Asus K450J Maverick DUAL Boot Installation

What we need before start:
1 Maverick install App from mac appstore
2 Mac OS Destop or Laptop
3 One USB Drive 8 GB
4 One Hard drive at least 20 GB
5 SATA to USB Adaptor.
6 Latest Unibeast
7 Latest Multibeast
8 Patched Mach Kernel
9 Atheros Wifi mini Half Pci-E card AR9285+Bluetooth AR3011 *(optional not finished to make it work on 10.9)



Prepare Unibeast Installation USB Drive.
-Using Your Existing MacOS with Latest Unibeast & Maverick Install app.
-Replace Mach Kernel inside USB Drive with Patched Mach Kernel(Item No.8).(with out replacing Mach Kernel you will face Restart at USB Boot Problem)


Prepare Laptop Bios Setup
-Boot your laptop press f2 to get in bios set up
-Vtd off
-SATA Mode = AHCI
-USB Legacy on
-USB XAHCI Boot on

Prepare your Laptop Harddisk Partition
-Boot Your Unibeast Installation USB Drive.with boot flag: -x -v
-After You will see setup screen go to Utility and then Disk Utility
-Partition your Internal Harddrive into 2 Partition with option Partition Type MBR. Partition 1 is Mac OS Journal. Partition 2 is MS-DOS Fat (Don't forget The Size)

Windows 8.1 Installation
-Boot Your Windows 8.1 Installation & choose Custom Install.
-Delete you MS-DOS Fat Partition & Make New Partition (NTFS),Don't Delete Your Mac OS Partition.
-Continue Windows 8.1 Installation as usual.


Mac OS Maverick Installation
-Connect your Empty Harddrive(Item no. 4) with USB to SATA Adaptor. & Conect USB Side to USB 2.0 Port of your laptop
-Plug your Unibeast USB Drive to Other Laptop USb2.0 port.
-Turn on Laptop
-Boot Your Unibeast USB *(Press F2 at Asus Logo goto Bios goto Save/Exit Press Down until you found your USB Name. It's Under Overwrite Booting Message) Don't Forget to use -x -v
-When Reach OSX Set up Screen Do usual process.
-go to Disk Utility Format Your Empty External Drive(Item no.4) Use GPT(not MBR) 1 Partition as Mac Os Journal.
Install OSX on External Drive(Item No.4)
-Wait Until OSX Installtion is Finished
-Shut down Laptop.Plug off USB to Sata Adaptor
-Turn Laptop Back on
-Reboot with Your Unibeast USB Again.
-Go to Disk Utility Again.
-Now Choose Restore with Source is External Harddrive(Item No.4) ,Destination is Macos Partition Internal Harddrive.
-Boot With Your Unibeast USB Again. press space at Tonymacx86 logo Choose Your Internal Macos Harddrive.
-After 4-5 Min.you will reach OSX Welcome Screen Follow the process. Until Reach Desktop
-Replace Mach kernal in Mac os Internal Drive with Patched Mach Kernel(Item No 8.)(You can find how to replace by searching in web.)
- Shut down System.


This is The Hardest Part. you will do it with your own risk.

-Flip Your laptop to see it bottom.
-unScrew all nut
-use guitar pick or flat plastics to separate Front & Back cover.
-you can open The back cover now. unscrew HDD lock nut located on the left side near USB3.0 Port PCB.
-bring out your Internal Hard drive
-Connect Internal hard drive with USB to SATA Adaptor
Plug USB Side to your USB 2.0 Laptop.
-Turn On Laptop
-Boot With your UniBeast USB -x -v Again
Choose Harddrive that connect via USB to Sata Adaptor.
-When Reach desktop
-Run Multibeast Use Easybeast Method.
Use Macbook pro 8,1 as system definition
Eternet Atheros Driver & USB 3.0 Unversal
This will install necessary driver & Install Boot Loader.
-Shut Down System.
-Disconnect your Internal Harddrive from USB to SATA Adaptor
-Plug it back to the laptop internal dock.Lock nut back.
-Put back cover to the laptop screw all nut back.
-Turn On Your Laptop your ASUS will Boot up to Maverick Desktop.
 
Try to use ig-platform-id inject to enable QE/CI hd4600.
 
nafsaka said:
Try to use ig-platform-id inject to enable QE/CI hd4600.
Click to expand...

Yes, use Chameleon and boot flags: GraphicsEnabler=Y IntelAzulFB=12 dart=0 -v
 
Updated Intel HD4600 Work now.by changing boot loader from chimera to chameleon
with parameter
<key>Graphics Mode</key>
<string>1366x768x32</string>
<key>GraphicsEnabler</key>
<string>Yes</string>
<key>IntelAzulFB</key>
<string>11</string>

in org.boot.chameleon.plist
 
Any news?

I cant install OSX on my Asus K450J.

Can you help me?
 
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