Installing hackintosh on pc amd. By the way, all of the above works.

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If you CANNOT unzip files onto a flash drive, please step away from the keyboard and urgently read the book “Computer for Dummies: A Detailed Guide on How to Use a PC”!!!

1. All files are uploaded to MEGU. Who is experiencing problems with her - in the comments they re-uploaded to the torrent.
2. Please don't ask me about installing Macs on laptops. I ask you to. Please. This is a very hemorrhoid process. Install ubuntu and connect the Mac theme. Get the same experience
3. I rarely answer on Habré, write to VK for all questions.

This manual/guide/etc was written for those who are too lazy to piece together this or that information about installing a Mac on a PC, everything is clear and straightforward.

To begin with, before actually installing the system itself on a PC, we need to decide whether we need it or not, since the system itself is very specific in terms of installation and configuration, unless, of course, you have an Apple device. There is no point in explaining that deploying a system that was not originally planned for desktop PCs is a complex matter and it can take anywhere from 2 to N hours, depending on the compatibility of the hardware.

Now, let’s figure out what Hackintosh is: the word “hackintosh” was formed from the merger of two words “Macintosh” and “Hack”, which essentially means “hacked Mac”, although there is nothing to do with “hacking”.

In this guide, we will look at creating installation flash drive from under Windows (since this is the most popular system among “beginner hackintosh people”), installing the system on blank disk, kernel extensions for your hardware and, in fact, installing and configuring the bootloader (it is at this point that many problems arise)

CPU: Intel Core i5 4460 3.2 GHz (Haswell)
Memory: 16 GB Crucial Ballistix Sport
Graphics: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2048MB
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81-S2V (UEFI Bios)

I would also like to point out that in this article work in progress with NVidia video cards and UEFI BIOS.

Well, let's go.

Step 1. Iron assessment and analysis

Yes, despite the fact that Hackintosh runs in one way or another on almost any configuration, it always does it differently. Therefore, it’s worth immediately analyzing our hardware.

Processors

So, let's start with the fact that on machines with AMD processors system WILL NOT work(it is very difficult to call the dying state of agony in which she will arrive “work”). Yes, in fact, you can install a custom kernel, reflash it, and so on, but there’s no point in reinventing the wheel if it breaks anyway. The system gets up without problems on Intel processors, starting with Core i3 (we are talking specifically about macOS Sierra 10.12, previous releases may also be available on Core processors 2 Duo and Pentium). In my case, the i5 4460 stone fell out (4 cores, 4 threads, turbo boost up to 3.4 GHz).

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Problems are observed on socket 2011-3 processors, in particular on the X99 chipset. Usually it appears due to too many bells and whistles on the motherboard.

Video cards

Next, let's decide on the graphics. If you are using the built-in Intel graphics(in my case it’s an HD4600), then most likely you’ll need a separate graphics factory (although they can start natively).

List of supported Intel graphics cores

Intel HD 3000
Intel HD 4000
Intel HD 4600 (laptops)
Intel HD 5000

Radeons (AMD) start, but again with a bang. For example, new cards (RX-4**), as well as the well-known R9 380 or R9 380x, can simply display the loading in a black screen.

List of exactly supported AMD cards

Radeon HD 4000 series
Radeon HD 5000 series
Radeon HD 6000 series (Preferably 6600 and 6800)
Radeon HD 7000 series (Preferably 7700, 7800, and 7900)
Radeon R9 200 series (R9 290 does not start)
Radeon R9 300 series (There may be problems with the R9 380. I haven’t personally tested it, but judging by the reviews on Reddit with these cards There is Problems)

In this manual we will not consider the AMD graphics plant, since it all comes down to framebuffer patches and Device ID changes in the bootloader (which is individual for everyone). Read more about AMD cards here: poke (English).

The situation is completely different with cards from NVidia. Almost everyone gets turned on, with the exception of some especially gifted ones. Problems are observed in the 10th episode, but, most likely, they will not appear soon. Everything is already normal. On GTX cards The graphics start up in a jiffy, the GT cards are also not lagging behind, although there are some exceptions.

List of working NVidia cards

GeForce 7000 series
GeForce 8000 series
GeForce 9000 series
GeForce 200 series
GeForce 400 series
GeForce 500 series
GeForce 600 series
GeForce 700 series
GeForce 900 series
UPD 14.05 GeForce GTX 1000 Series

I am more than sure that you will find your card in the list.

Network Controller

I think there is no need to chew on how you can determine your network card…

Newby guide

Open the Task Manager → performance tab → Ethernet (Windows 10), there will be a network connection in big black letters.

By the way, you can also look in the BIOS

One way or another, we will not dwell on this in detail. In any case, you will have to install a network card, so I will simply provide a list of supported network cards.

network cards

Intel Gigabit

5 Series – 82578LM/82578LC/82578DM/82578DC
6 and 7 Series – 82579LM/82579V
8 and 9 Series – I217LM/I217V/I218LM/I218V/I218LM2/I218V2/I218LM3

Realtek

RTL8111, 8168, 8101E, 8102E, 8131E, 8169, 8110SC, 8169SC
RTL8111/8168 B/C/D/E/F/G
RTL8101E/8102E/8102E/8103E/8103E/8103E/8401E/8105E/8402/8106E/8106EUS
RTL8105/8111E/8111F/8136/8168E/8168F

Atheros

AR8121, 8113, 8114, 8131, 8151, 8161, 8171, 8132,8151, 8152, 8162, 8172
AR816x, AR817x supported

Broadcom

BCM5722, 5752, 5754, 5754M, 5755, 5755M, 5761, 5761e, 57780, 57781, 57785,5784M, 5787, 5787M, 5906, 5906M, 57788, 5784M

Marvell

88E8035, 88E8036, 88E8038, 88E8039, 88E8056, 88E8001

Killer

E2200

Memory

There are no restrictions. The system runs on two gigabytes. Recommended 4. Author recommends 8.

Actually, we sorted out the hardware. If at this stage you have not changed your mind, move on.

Step 2. Make a bootable USB flash drive and deploy the installer to it

So, here we come to practice. Let me remind you that we do all this from Windows. I’ll say right away that we will not use images from the root tracker, which are so ardently recommended by people for whom everything works with hackintosh “up to 18”. First, we need the BDU (BootDiskUtiliy) utility.

You will need a flash drive >8 GB. Any.

1. Launch the utility
2. Destination disk → select our flash drive
3. Format disk

Now we wait. The flash drive will be formatted in Apple HFS and split into two partitions, one of which will have the bootloader installed (CLOVER), and the second will remain blank so that the installer can be deployed there.

After the completed manipulations we get approximately the following picture:

Next, you need to deploy the installer to the second partition. We also do this through the BDU utility. However, the question here is where to get the image from. There are two options: take a ready-made one, already unpacked, or personally get it from Install Mac OS Sierra.app from the AppStore. Since the second method requires quite a lot of time, and searching for this .app itself takes a very long time, we will use the first. Craftsmen have already prepared ready-made HFS files for this utility and extracted them from the .app for us. All we need is to download it (the image weighs almost 5 gigs, so you can just put it on download). Actually, download macOS 10.12 Sierra from here.

Downloaded.

1. We extract from the archive HFS Partition File (HFS+), a file with the extension .hfs.
2. In the BDU “Destination disk” utility window, select Part 2 of our broken flash drive.
3. Open “Restore partiton”.
4. Search and select our *.hfs file. Please note that it must be no larger than PART 2 partition.
5. We are waiting for it to be unpacked.
That's it, the installer on the flash drive is unpacked and ready to go.

Now we will need some files for your system. I have collected everything I need in this archive. Later I will explain what and why.

You will also need this kext, download it too: click. We unpack the folder from the archive into the root of the section with Clover, and the kext into the folder that we unpacked. That's it, it's ready. The flash drive is done. Let's move on.

Step 3: Install macOS Sierra on Intel PC

We check that the flash drive is inserted into the 2.0 port. Reboot, go into BIOS. Let me remind you that our BIOS is UEFI. Disable virtualization (Intel Virtualization). Set boot priority (BOOT) to our flash drive. Make sure it will load exactly in UEFI mode. Save and apply the settings, reboot. We get to the Clover menu.

Clover is a Hackintosh downloader and installer.

Press the down arrow until you reach the Options menu. Press Enter. All we need here is this line:

We write the following into it:

kext-dev-mode=1 rootless=0 -v npci=0x2000 nv_disable=1
Let me explain what each of these arguments does:

kext-dev-mode=1 - necessary arg, without which the hack will not start. Allows you to upload kexts to the system (Initially, FakeSMC.kext).
rootless=0 - disables SIP (System Integrity Protection). Required arg.
-v - " Verbose mode" Instead of a beautiful apple, we will see a “console” loading so that we can identify an error if one appears.
npci=0x2000 (or 0x3000, depending on the PCI-e version) - optional. We prevent the download from stopping at the PCI scanning stage. You don't have to register it.
nv_disable=1 - optional. To avoid artifacts during loading and other garbage, disable graphical shell. We load in native graphics mode in Orthodox 144p resolution. You don't have to register it.

Apply the arguments by pressing Enter. Choose Boot Mac OS Sierra from OS X Base System. And so, the birthplace download began. Let's look at some errors right away: still waiting for root device - the IDE controller does not have time to connect.

Fix

We reconnect the flash drive to another 2.0 port, boot with the following arguments:
kext-dev-mode=1 rootless=0 cpus=1 npci=0x2000 -v UseKernelCache=No

Missing Bluetooth controller transport - the video card did not turn on, or FakeSMC.kext was not connected. Check that there is FakeSMC.kext in the kexts/other folder. Bluetooth has nothing to do with it.

Fix

We load like this:

Kext-dev-mode=1 rootless=0 -v npci=0x2000
Or like this:
kext-dev-mode=1 rootless=0 -v -x npci=0x2000

If such errors still remain, then we try to load like this:

Kext-dev-mode=1 rootless=0 -v npci=0x3000 darkwake=0 nv_disable=1 cpus=1
In other cases, only Google will help, although these fixes should solve these problems.

We wait. At some points it may freeze. If it freezes for more than a minute, reboot. Should help in some cases.

And here we are, actually, in the installer. Select a language and click on the arrow. Loading will begin language pack(may freeze for a minute). Now open Utilities>Disk Utility, we need to format the disk for macOS. Choose required disk, click “Erase”. For convenience we call new disk Macintosh HD. Format and close Disk Utility. Next, select the disk on which we will install the system (in our case, Macintosh HD), and install it.

Installation takes from 15 to 30 minutes, it all depends on the speed of writing to the disk. After installation, the system will prompt us to set up an Internet connection - skip it, we’ll do this later. We create a user. Done, we're in the system. Or rather, in her stump. Nothing is working for us yet. If you reboot the machine, it will be impossible to get into the system (due to the absence of a bootloader).

Fix

If the computer still reboots or switches off, you can choose to boot from a flash drive, then select “Boot macOS Sierra from Macintosh HD” in the clover menu, not forgetting to write boot arguments in the options menu.

Go ahead…

Step 4. Basic system setup and installation of kexts

So here we are in the system. While she can do little, we won’t go online, the graphics don’t work, and in general everything looks very bad. This needs to be corrected.

Let's figure out what kexts are.

Kext(Kernel Extension) - kernel extensions that run this or that equipment that is incompatible with the original Mac (For example, where in the aimak can we find a network card from Realtek or a sound card?). These are what we need now.

First, we need the PostInstall folder, which you unpacked into the CLOVER partition on the bootable USB flash drive. From there, we first need the Kext Utility, which allows us to install kexts on the system. We launch it, enter the user’s password, wait until we see the inscription “All done”.

We install the kext on the network card (Network folder, sorted into folders for each network card), simply drag it into the program window. We wait until the “All done” message appears. Next, go to the CLOVER section of our flash drive, then to kexts, then to Other. Copy FakeSMC.kext from there to any place (Better in the same PostInstall), then install it in the same way as the kext on the network card. You will also need a USB 3.0 kext. It was in the Legacy_13.2_EHC1.kext.zip archive, which you extracted in PostInstall. We install it.

Done, we started the Internet, USB and allowed the system to boot at all (FakeSMC.kext imitates the chip System Management Control, which is only present on motherboards Apple. Without this kext the system simply will not start).

Now let's install the bootloader. Go to the PostInstall folder → Clover_v2.3k_r3949. There is a *.pkg file, open it.

Click continue, read the information about the bootloader (I’m lying, click continue too). Next, in the lower left corner, click “Configure”.

For UEFI boot, set the following settings:

We'll talk about legacy loading later, since everything is a little more complicated there and you'll have to patch DSDT.
Click “Install”. Let's go through the bootloader installation process.
Done, the bootloader is installed.

Step 5. Bootloader setup

After installation we will receive a clean, unconfigured Clover bootloader, which needs to be slightly configured. Open Clover Configurator (in the future I do not recommend using this program for point-by-point editing of the bootloader config).

First, we need to get to the EFI partition with the bootloader. In the left menu, click Mount EFI. Next, click Check partition, a table of all partitions will appear. The partition we need should be on the same partition as Apple_HFS, it appears as EFI EFI. Click Mount partition. In the list, select the disk we need (For example, disk0s1). Please note that there is a bug where all sections are not visible. Roll the mouse wheel so you can scroll between sections and select the one you need.

Next, click Open Partition. Will open a "folder" with the required section. Go to EFI>CLOVER. Copy plist.config to the PostInstall folder for convenience. Also, just in case, copy it somewhere else, since the one we just copied will be edited. And one more for backup. Copy and open plist.config.

We see something like this:

ACPI - We don’t touch the fixes, we drop (DropOEM) our video card (DropOEM_DSM works when two DSDT patches are encountered. Therefore, we leave the original autopatch method as the bootloader, and disable ours, if one appears).
Go to the BOOT section.

So this is where we need to dig in. We set the arguments ourselves, depending on the system.

-v (verbose) - the already familiar “text” boot mode. It is better not to enable it, but to register it manually if necessary.
arch - architecture. In my case x86_64
npci is a key already known to us. We post if necessary. I recommend doing the first download without it, but in Verbose mode.
darkwake - responsible for sleep mode and hibernation. Has 7 modes. If the dream does not start by changing hibernatemode in the terminal, then I recommend using trial and error to find desired mode darkwake.
cpus=1 - launch using only one core. I don't recommend choosing.
nvda_drv=1 - activation of the NVidia web driver, which we will install a little later. Choose if you have nVidia.
nv_disable=1 - disables non-video graphics and runs on the native Mac driver. It’s better not to select, but to register manually if necessary.
kext-dev-mode=1 and rootless=0 have already been explained earlier.

Let's go to the right subsection.

Default Boot Volume - the partition from which the selection of a disk to boot will begin by default. By default LastBootedVolume (last selected partition).
Legacy - Legacy Boot for old people Windows versions and Linux. It very much depends on the hardware and the design of the BIOS, so several algorithms have been developed:
LegacyBiosDefault - for those UEFI BIOSes that have the LegacyBios protocol.
PBRTest, PBR - PBR Boot options, this is just overkill. In my case PBR works.
XMPDetection=YES - important parameter. Fixes quantity random access memory, slots, slots, frequency and number of channels.
DefaultLoader - if there are several loaders on the partition, select the default one. Must not be empty!
Timeout - time before automatic boot.
Fast - a parameter that skips the selection of a partition and immediately proceeds to downloading.
-1 (Timeout -1) - disable autoboot.

We skip the CPU section, the bootloader will pick it up itself desired values. Devices is also better to skip if you have nothing to fake. Disable Drivers - disable unnecessary drivers while loading. GUI - setup appearance bootloader. I think there is no need to explain anything here, there are no special parameters here. Screen resolution, language and menu theme. It's simple. Graphics - graphics settings and injections.

Do not touch the Inject NVidia parameter! There will be artifacts at launch. It is designed to run older GT line cards

Kernel and Kext Patches - patches and kernel customization. By default, Apple RTC is selected. Better not to touch. SMBIOS is the juice, customization and counterfeit of the poppy.

To configure factory information, click on the magic wand icon. Next, select iMac (if PC) or MacBook (if laptop).

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You can also look among older configs, such as MacMini, or Mac Pro. Your task is to choose the one that is most similar to your hardware.

Don't add anything to Memory and Slots. These are purely cosmetic parameters that clover picks up at the loading stage. Incorrectly set parameters can cause conflicts.

WARNING: Nvidia graphics cards without policy-kext edits they only work on iMac13.1 and iMac14.2 Mac models.

In AppleGraphicsControl.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy.kext/Contents/info.plist we correct Config1 to none here:

Now it should work.

Ready. We don't touch anything anymore basic settings We have done. We save our file. Now copy it to the CLOVER folder of the EFI partition, log in, and replace it. Let me remind you that before this you should have made a backup.

Step 6. Install the graphics driver and reboot for the first time

We're almost there. Now all that remains is to start the video card. The PostInstall folder contains the WebDriver*.pkg package. Open it and install it. Then he asks us to reboot. Let's reboot.

Now let's make sure that we are not booting from a flash drive, but With hard drive in UEFI mode. Select Boot macOS Sierra from Macintosh HD. Let's start.

Note

I recommend using the -v switch for the first run, so that if something goes wrong, you can immediately identify the error. If the bootloader is broken and you cannot get into the system, then boot from the flash drive, enter the necessary keys in the options and boot the system into Verbose mode.

Done, here we are in the system. In the picture I showed approximately what the axis will look like after all the settings. Pay attention to how the system understood your Mac, as well as the processor frequency.

A sure sign When the Nvidia driver is running, there will be a logo on the taskbar. I turned it off, by the way, because it gets in the way, but you can access the invisibility control panel through “System Settings...”. We can check the Internet through Safari. USB 3.0 is trite by plugging a flash drive into a 3.0 port.

Additionally

- Sound

When it comes to sound, the situation is different. If you have an external sound card, then simply download the drivers for it from the manufacturer’s website ( analog devices, such as mixing consoles, do not require drivers and start up immediately). For built-in sound card use one of these kexts:

Regarding AppleHDA

The following conditions must be met for it to work:

1. Availability of vanilla (pure) kext AppleHDA.kext in the system.
2. The presence of the HDEF section in your DSDT (or the clover fix FixHDA_8000->True)
3. Specify the layout in DSDT (or in the config.plist of the clover Devices->Audio->Inject->1,2,28...etc. Select from those specified for your codec above)
4. Put away ALL sound patches (if they were in your config.plist) from the KextsToPatch section
5. Remove DummyHDA.kext (if used)
6. If you used VoodooHDA.kext, delete it. Also delete AppleHDADisabler.kext and rebuild the cache.
7. For Intel HDMI 4000/4600, a clover fix is ​​required: UseIntelHDMI->True

Actually, that's all. Afterwards we get macOS Sierra ready to use.

UPD from 05/14/2017

- In comments good people re-uploaded the file from mega to torrent. This is due to the fact that many people have problems downloading a file from mega. To be honest, I didn’t know that Mega has a limit on download speed (I use a premium account). Also, please write all questions to me on VK, but check the comments first. There is a chance that your problem has already been solved there. Again, I am not responsible for any risk this may cause to your computer. I also want to clarify one point that the article is presented solely for educational purposes. The very fact of installing a hackintosh on a PC is a gross violation of Apple's policy regarding their system, which is punishable by law. The author does not encourage the use of MacOS on non-Apple computers and does not encourage change source code systems.
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It so happens that the vast majority of computers in the world have the Windows operating system installed, but this situation has arisen not because there are no more worthy competitors, but due to certain of its features. There is a competitor to Windows and a very serious one. Many users complain about not always stable and correct operation systems from Microsoft. Of course similar problems are a consequence of one of the main features of the Microsoft product, namely openness. This issue has largely been resolved by Apple, using their operating system, which is called Mac OS X. The operating system from Cupertino developers is superior in many aspects to its more popular competitor, which undoubtedly attracts more and more new users. In this article we will take a closer look at how to install Mac OS X on a computer or laptop. Let's figure it out. Go!

Installing Mac OS X on a computer is very easy.

The first thing you need to understand before installing OS X is that it is recommended to install this system on laptops with processors from Intel because the system is not compatible with AMD manufacturer. In principle, it can be installed, but this will be fraught with a whole bunch of different problems.

The next thing you need is a blank flash drive with at least 8 gigabytes and, in fact, the Mac OS operating system itself. You can download it on any torrent tracker. It is not recommended to download anything from suspicious sites, as this may lead to your computer being infected with malware. software. Find the file with the system to install on a USB drive and download it. After you download the file, you need to mount the disk image. To write an image to a flash drive, you can use the R DriveImage utility, which can be easily found and downloaded on the Internet. The flash drive must be bootable, otherwise you won’t succeed.

With the main window of the R DriveImage program open, click the “Restorefromanimage” button. Next, specify the path to the file with the “.arc” extension. After that, select the USB drive on which you want to burn the image, after formatting it in the FAT32 file system, and start recording. You can use the UniBeast program. With its help it is very easy and simple to create a bootable USB flash drive for OS X. This is done as follows. Open Disk Utility and locate your drive on the left. Go to the "Disk Partition" tab and then to the "Current" section. Specify the first section. Click on the “Options” button and check the “Basic” boot record" Set the name to "USB" and set the format to "Mac OS X Extended (Journaled)". Now launch UniBeast and go to the “DestinationSelect” window, after clicking the “Continue” button several times and agreeing to the usage policies. At this point you need to select your USB drive. Next, at the “InstallationType” stage, make sure that the line “MacAppYosemite 10.10” is checked. Enter your password and start installation. After that, everything is done in the same way for both methods. Choose the one you like best.

When finished, close the utility and restart your computer. During boot, press the F12 or Delete key on your keyboard to go to the BIOS (depending on the manufacturer of your laptop or computer; you can find out how to go to the BIOS on a specific computer on the Internet). Then set the flash drive to the highest boot priority.

After that, the computer will start. When the line "boot:" appears, enter the command in it:

V GraphicsEnable=No

This is done in order to be able to track errors that may occur during the installation process. Yes, you can enter a title. specific error on the Internet and immediately find out how to fix it. If all goes well, pretty soon you'll see White screen with loading indicator. Once downloaded, select top panel section "Utilities", and then the item "Disk Utility...". Here you will need to select the disk partition on which you want to install Mac OS X. Go to the Erase tab. In the “Format” section, select “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)” and click on the “Erase” button. Everything happens literally instantly, so you can immediately move on to the next step.

In the window that opens, select the drive from which you just erased data and click on the “Continue” button below. The entire installation process of the Mac OS X operating system takes on average about 20 minutes. It all depends on how powerful your computer or laptop is. Then you will have to repeat the previous steps again, namely reboot the PC, open the BIOS and run the same command in the “boot:” line. The only difference is that now you will no longer need to boot from a flash drive, but from a hard drive. Don't miss this moment so as not to get confused and load normally. After this you will be taken to the laptop desktop already under Mac control OS X

In the last article about Hackintosh, we talked about how. Significant disadvantage In this way there was a need to perform basic actions on the installed previous version Mac OS X. Now we continue to use Clover, but we use finished image flash drive, with the help of which all actions can be performed in a more accessible Windows.

So, the desired image OS X for PC (OS X v10.10.5) take it on your favorite Rutracker: . There, in the development of the topic, there are also tips for all sorts of difficult cases; more than 80 pages have already been written. Here we will take a closer look at the installation process itself.

We need a computer with Intel CPU And flash drive at least 8 gigabytes. All additional programs are contained in the distribution. First we mount image 10105usb.iso, then we register the MBR sector, then reboot, installation Yosemite, reboot again and install the bootloader and kexts. Step by step it looks like this:

1. Insert the flash drive.
2. Prepare a flash drive in standard program diskpart, which is called from the "Run" line. We write in the window list disk- we get a list of disks in the system, we determine the number of our flash drive by volume. Next we write sel disk x(instead of x - the disk number of the flash drive) - this is the choice of disk. Next step – clean- we clean it. And the team exit we exit the program.

3. Now, after cleaning, directly mounting. Produced in the program R Drive, which is in the distribution. Working with it is quite simple, in detail mounting the image Mac OS X for PC we analyzed in the article "The most easy installation OS X on PC. We deploy the finished image.

Now we do the same thing, only in two steps - in an additional step we add a bootloader to the image Clover:

Select the downloaded image.

We select the first section of the image, which is smaller. We choose where to mount - on a prepared flash drive. We put file system for the selected section " FAT32", and the drive letter " Default" We mount.

After the operation is completed, select " Add another object».

Now we select its second, larger part from the image, and also select the larger unallocated space on the flash drive. At this step, we set the file system for the selected partition " HFS+", and the drive letter " Do not connect».

4. Prescribing the MBR sector (this step is for UEFI can be skipped).

Let's launch BOOTICE. Selecting a process MBR and put a checkmark, as in the picture.

5. Reboot PC from flash drive and install Mac OS X Yosemite.
6. Reboot again and start again from the flash drive, but now in the bootloader menu we select the partition of the newly installed OS X Yosemite.
7. After a successful download, install the bootloader and kexts for your equipment.

All yours Hackintosh on PC ready! Although, in fact, not everyone goes smoothly and the first time. Answers to many questions are given, as already mentioned, in the Rutracker forum thread, from where we downloaded the image. It will also be useful to look Full description loader Clover.

You can use macOS not only on a MacBook, but also on regular computer with Windows. Next, we will tell you how to install macOS on a PC and what programs you will need for this. After this, you will be able to use all the features of the Apple operating system.

Installation Features

There are several ways to install macOS on a regular PC. Each has its own characteristics, so read them carefully and choose the one you need:

• As the main operating system. Then you can use all the features of OS X right on your PC. All computer resources (hard disk space) will be concentrated on the selected OS.
• Second operating system along with Windows. OS X will be used as an additional one. After starting the computer, you can choose which system to boot (Linux, Windows or OS). It will not be possible to use all the capabilities of the PC (HDD capacity).
• Inside Windows, using a virtual machine. For this you will need special software and distribution kits of the required OS. The method allows you to simultaneously work with several operating systems, manage available system resources(for example, determining how much RAM the OS will receive).

In all cases, you will need a distribution kit to install the operating system.


If you are going to install OS X as the main or additional OS, you will have to create a bootable USB flash drive or use a ready-made disk with macOS.

Preparing a bootable OS X flash drive

Bootable USB flash drive - regular Flash a drive on which the distribution package with the operating system is recorded. In our case, this will be OS X. You can create it from Windows or another computer (Linux or Mac). In all cases the methods will be different. To create a flash drive with macOS on a Windows PC, follow these steps:

After everything necessary files and the programs are loaded, you can proceed to the next stage - creating bootable flash drive. To do this, you will additionally need a USB drive with a memory capacity of at least 8GB.

Creating a bootable USB flash drive

Installing macOS X consists of several steps, one of which is creating a bootable USB flash drive or disk. Without this, changing the operating system will not work. Therefore, below we will tell you how to do it using free utility BootDiskUtility:

Wait for the operation to complete. Once the operating system is recorded, the flash drive can be used as a boot drive to install macOS.

If you want to install macOS on Windows as a second operating system, you don't need to completely format the disk.

Installing macOS

Operating room installation macOS systems on a PC it starts with creating a bootable USB flash drive. Therefore, when the USB drive is ready, you can move on to the next step. To begin installation, follow these steps:

Depending on the technical characteristics computer and other features of the operating system, as a rule, the process takes no more than 20 minutes. Now you know how to install macOS on your computer instead of Windows 10 and what you need for this.

Installing the macOS X operating system on a PC is not only downloading, but also setting up the OS. After unpacking is completed, you need to correctly configure the main parameters.

To do this, follow these steps:

1. From the list, select the language in which the device will be registered and click Continue.
2. Specify your keyboard layout. If you are not using a Mac, it is recommended to select “Russian - PC”.
3. If you have not previously used other Apple devices and you do not have backup copies, then in the “Information Transfer” block, select “ Don't transfer data to Macbook" and click the Continue button.
4. If you have an Apple ID, log in using your account information. This setting can be configured at any other time, so click Don't sign in.
5. Accept the terms license agreement and create a user account. These are common measures to protect data stored on a computer. Therefore, if necessary, set a password.
6. Select your time zone and check the box next to “Do not register.”

Most specified parameters you can change on macOS later, through the menu " Settings" This may require you to enter your administrator account and Apple ID information. If necessary, set up synchronization and backup.

We use a virtual machine

If installing the macOS operating system on a PC as the main or additional one is not suitable, then you can use the capabilities of a MacBook through a virtual machine. To do this, follow these steps:

Installation macOS distribution from a flash drive takes no more than 40 minutes. But if you don’t plan to use the operating system too actively, then you can make do with the image in a virtual machine. Using a virtual machine you can boot other operating systems.

Conclusion

This article talked about how to install macOS on a PC using necessary programs. There are several installation options, and which one to use is up to you. We hope our article will help you achieve your plans faster and easier.

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The advantages of this method are less time spent and no need to search for and download pre-created OS X images by someone.
- installation takes place directly from AppStore from 100% original distribution!
Some drawback is the requirement for high-speed (you will have to download 6..7 GB) and stable connection to the Internet, via telephone and if the connection is lost - nothing will work.
For successful installation you need a stable and high-speed Internet connection!!!
Next we execute in BDU, under Windows:
Click DL HD Recovery. Update List. select your OS X version (Mavericks, Yosemite, El Capitan). Click OK and wait for the download to complete.
Select MultiPartition Option Format USB Disk, Download Clover, expand to the 1st Partition, expand the ReceveryHD Image to the second partition of the flash drive.

And now in more detail:

Download the program Boot Disk Utility from the developers website http://cvad-mac.narod.ru/index/bootdiskutility_exe/0-5. To download, click on the BU program icon.

We run the program as an administrator in Windows to avoid possible incidents and failures.

Insert a flash drive of at least 8GB and launch the program.

We do the following:

• 1) Launch BootDisk Utility (BDU)
• 2) Click “DL Center”
• 3) In the window that opens
  - click “Update”
  — select the axis version in the top drop-down menu and click “OK”
  — Wait for the download to finish and close the window.
• 4) [menu] options -> Configuration
• 5) B Configuration window:
  - mark “DL”
  — click on the “Check Now” button to update the list of Colver versions
  — opposite “DL” select Clover version (latest)
  — CLOVER must be selected in the “Boot Records” field
  - below in the drop-down menus select “FAT32-LBA”, “Default”, “4096” respectively.
  — in the “Multi Partitioning” field, check the “Boot Partition Size” checkbox - 200
  - press “ok”
• 6) In the main BDU window, select the flash drive and click the “ Format Disk" and wait for the end (there will be a message window)
• 7) Expand the flash drive and select the second partition (which has no name), click the “Restore Partition” button
• 8) In the window that opens, select the .hfs file (this is the image file that you downloaded in steps 3-5).
• 9) Another confirmation window - click “ok” and wait until it’s finished, drop the necessary kexts into the Clover -> Kexts folder, adjust config.plist if necessary.
• 10) Press “Eject”, remove the flash drive and press “Exit”
• You can install the axle on the car.

When opening a window OPTIONS We only have the choice of not installing it on a flash drive. You may need to disable the same Clover when you already have the bootloader installed on your hard drive and you only need the installation image of the OS X system or you simply have an original Mac. But for some reason you cannot or from a backup copy.

To get the latest version of Clover, click the button Check Now, opposite the line Check at Startup.

And we have it already defined and ready for installation on a flash drive latest version Clover Boot Loader. By the way, if you only need a flash drive with a bootloader, then you can finish the setup at this step. Click OK and in the main window click Format Disk and the program will automatically create a partition for Clover and install the bootloader on it. If you also need Mac system OS X moving on.

Click OK in the settings and click in the main window DL Center. In this window we will be presented with already available update images operating systems OS X

HD Recovery for Mac OS X - click Update. We get a list of available recovery images.

If, after selecting a recovery image, you press DL, the image will be wonderfully written to the flash drive. And after the edits, Clover can be installed on a PC.

Additional Packages - possible help and kexts that may be required when installing the system.

Why Recovery HDs weigh so little

Because this is not a full-fledged system, but a kind of engineering OS for restoring and configuring the main one, which is stored in an image and deployed only when it boots, Windows also has similar images with wim extensions, the same Win PE is a suitable example for comparison.

You understand that by booting into Recovery HD, we will only gain access to disk utility in order to mark up your HDD, and of course there is the opportunity to deploy your own or someone else’s image with the system, as well as the ability to use the Time Machine, but that’s not what I suggested, there is an official item that anyone can click on. can install the system with clean slate, I use instead installation image Apple server, the algorithm is as follows.

Booted into Recovery HD, selected disk utility, partitioned your disk as it should be according to Apple rules and your own needs, closed disk utility, selected restore..., the system will automatically contact Apple servers and ask which partition you want, you will indicate to it the partition you had previously planned in disk utility, the installation has started. Installation time depends only on Internet speed and workload apple servers In the immediate future, installing macOS using this method is even twice as fast as the classic one, but there are difficult moments, which are rare.)