- Joined
- Oct 8, 2014
- Messages
- 12
- Motherboard
- GA-Z97M-D3H
- CPU
- i5-4460
- Graphics
- RX570 / HD 4600
- Mac
- Mobile Phone
Components
Bitfenix Prodigy M
Intel Core i5 4460 3.2ghz - Amazon US
Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H - Amazon US
Sapphire Nitro+ RX570
Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 C9 RAM - Amazon US
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB SSD SATA3 - Amazon US
Seagate 1TB HDD SATA3
CoolerMaster Hyper TX3 Evo Cpu Cooler
CoolerMaster G550M PSU
TP-Link PCI Express Adapter(TL-WDN4800)
DeLock PCI FireWire 400 1394a 3+1 (product: 89179)
Running MAC OS 10.9.5
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/os-x-mavericks/id675248567?mt=12
2020 - High Sierra / Manjaro 19 / Windows 10
Already Owned
Philips Brilliance 248C LED Display HDMI/VGA
Saitek Eclipse II usb Keyboard
Razer Naga USB Mouse
PreSonus FireStation (mLAN Firewire audio interface)
Comments
In 2006 I got my first Macbook. It's working until today, although sitting on my desk with a couple of fans blowing air around it while trying to play a video probably doesn't really count as working. It's survived 2 cups of coffee and a lot of road use so I guess I can't blame it for quitting. As a musician I really needed a new Mac for home recording, but as a musician I'm also on a tight budget. Enter Hackintosh.
Picked these parts with the help of the Buyer's Guide and a little luck. I will probably upgrade and add parts later on this year, but for now, it's a success
Summary
Spent some time tinkering the first day I got the parts built but I guess I was too tired because there was no way I could get it to work. HD4600 would just not cooperate. In retrospect I probably just skipped some step and was too eager to get it working fast.
Just redid the BIOS and reinstalled Mavericks 10.9.5, followed the tonymacx86 installation guide and looked at daemontus and mga1981 build descriptions. (H97M-D3H i7) and with the updated MultiBeast it worked on the first go. You can follow their settings; except you skip some parts because of the 6.5 MultiBeast.
MultiBeast 6.5
The main difference from the first couple of tries was I did take out all but 4gb RAM, the HDD and the PCI and PCIe cards on the successful installation! I know its mentioned in the guide......
Mac OS 10.9.5 runs smooth, Intel HD4600, app store, iCloud, audio (from mini jacks) all work. No iMessage yet! Using HDMI out for display.
Updates:
Thanks so much for all the information on these forums and the site! I'll keep you updated on the rest of this work-in-progress but for now Im a very happy guy!
Nyrem
Bitfenix Prodigy M
Intel Core i5 4460 3.2ghz - Amazon US
Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H - Amazon US
Sapphire Nitro+ RX570
Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 C9 RAM - Amazon US
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB SSD SATA3 - Amazon US
Seagate 1TB HDD SATA3
CoolerMaster Hyper TX3 Evo Cpu Cooler
CoolerMaster G550M PSU
TP-Link PCI Express Adapter(TL-WDN4800)
DeLock PCI FireWire 400 1394a 3+1 (product: 89179)
Running MAC OS 10.9.5
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/os-x-mavericks/id675248567?mt=12
2020 - High Sierra / Manjaro 19 / Windows 10
Already Owned
Philips Brilliance 248C LED Display HDMI/VGA
Saitek Eclipse II usb Keyboard
Razer Naga USB Mouse
PreSonus FireStation (mLAN Firewire audio interface)
Comments
In 2006 I got my first Macbook. It's working until today, although sitting on my desk with a couple of fans blowing air around it while trying to play a video probably doesn't really count as working. It's survived 2 cups of coffee and a lot of road use so I guess I can't blame it for quitting. As a musician I really needed a new Mac for home recording, but as a musician I'm also on a tight budget. Enter Hackintosh.
Picked these parts with the help of the Buyer's Guide and a little luck. I will probably upgrade and add parts later on this year, but for now, it's a success
Summary
Spent some time tinkering the first day I got the parts built but I guess I was too tired because there was no way I could get it to work. HD4600 would just not cooperate. In retrospect I probably just skipped some step and was too eager to get it working fast.
Just redid the BIOS and reinstalled Mavericks 10.9.5, followed the tonymacx86 installation guide and looked at daemontus and mga1981 build descriptions. (H97M-D3H i7) and with the updated MultiBeast it worked on the first go. You can follow their settings; except you skip some parts because of the 6.5 MultiBeast.
MultiBeast 6.5
Quick Start > DSDT Free
Driver > Audio > Realtek 892
Driver > Audio > 9 series support
Driver > Disk > 3rd party SATA
Driver > Disk > Trim patch
Driver > Graphics > 9 series support
Driver > Misc > FakeSMC + Plugins + HW Monitor
The main difference from the first couple of tries was I did take out all but 4gb RAM, the HDD and the PCI and PCIe cards on the successful installation! I know its mentioned in the guide......
Mac OS 10.9.5 runs smooth, Intel HD4600, app store, iCloud, audio (from mini jacks) all work. No iMessage yet! Using HDMI out for display.
Updates:
- Got a chance to test the FireWire PCI - works out of the box!
- Also know that PreSonus Firestation mLAN drivers do not work with Mavericks now. Going to have to look for another interface :/
- Feb 2015 update: iMessage started working, without me changing anything. Apple must have changed something on their servers.
Thanks so much for all the information on these forums and the site! I'll keep you updated on the rest of this work-in-progress but for now Im a very happy guy!
Nyrem
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