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Any OSx86 installation guide can seem daunting at first glance, especially when trying to remember cryptic
terminal commands and sorting through volumes of misinformation on the web. This guide requires no
coding, terminal work, or Mac experience of any kind. You will not need access to a Mac. In fact, it's easier
and faster for me to install Snow Leopard with fully working components on my system than it is to install
Windows 7. And more fun.

UniBeast

Mountain Lion Guide

The iBoot + MultiBeast method is designed and tested for any desktop or laptop running the latest line of
Intel processors, the Core i3/i5/i7s. I have had reports of success with older machines as well including
CoreDuo, Core2Duo, and even Pentium 4. However, AMD processors are not supported.

UniBeast

Lion Guide

YOU WILL NEED


A computer running an Intel Processor
A blank CD
A Mac OS X Snow Leopard Retail DVD
To leave any fear of your computer at the door.

iBoot + MultiBeast

Snow Leopard Guide

Patience and humility- it may not work out perfectly the first time- but with enough tenacity and grit, you'll
reach the promised land. It's easy to get frustrated, but don't give up! There are a community of users
with similar hardware in the tonymacx86 Forum to provide support if you get stuck.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Use only 1 graphics card in the 1st PCIe slot with 1 monitor plugged in.

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STEP 1: BIOS SETTINGS

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iBoot + MultiBeast:
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Intel-based PC

Any OSx86 installation


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daunting at first glance,
especially when trying to remember
cryptic terminal commands and sorting
...

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Introducing UniBeastour new tool to create a


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of Install Mac OS X Lion or A...

STEP 2: INSTALL MAC OS X

In order to boot the Mac OS X Retail DVD, you'll need to download and burn iBoot. For desktops and laptops
using unsupported Intel CPUs and graphics, a legacy version of iBoot can be downloaded here. If you have
an Ivy Bridge or Haswell system, you cant use the default iBoot. Use iBoot Ivy Bridge or iBoot Haswell.

Using Chameleon as
your bootloader, you
can boot an infinite amount of
operating systems on your PC. It's
simple to use a separate hard...

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Dual Boot Windows 7


and OS X Snow
Leopard Using
Chameleon

Enable Full Graphics

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Card Acceleration: ATI


and nVidia

1. Download iBoot
2. Burn the image to CD
3. Place iBoot in CD/DVD drive
4. Restart computer
5. At boot prompt, eject iBoot

When installing and


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guide can seem daunting at first
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remember cryptic terminal commands
and sorting thr...

6. Insert your Mac OS X Snow Leopard Retail DVD and press F5


7. When you see the screen below, press enter to begin the boot process

MultiBeast - The Ultimate


Post-Installation Utility

Introducing my latest
creation... MultiBeast is
an all-in-one postinstallation tool designed
to enable boot from hard drive, and
install...

Hackintosh Basics:
Kernel Panics & Boot
Flags

Our friend StingRay has


been hard at work
illustrating the basics of
Hackintoshing through a series of
helpful learning videos. These...

8. When you get to the installation screen, open Utilities/Disk Utility. NOTE: If you cannot get to the
installation screen, retry from Step 4, type PCIRootUID=1 before hitting enter. If that doesn't
work then try PCIRootUID=1 -x or just -x which will enter Mac OS X Safe Mode and will allow you

One of the most


important components in
a custom build is the
graphics card. If you're building a
CustoMac, it's an especially tric...

to proceed. For some graphics cards, use GraphicsEnabler=No boot flag to proceed.
9. Partition your hard drive to GUID Partition Table
10. Format your hard drive to Mac OS Extended (Journaled). NOTE: The bootloader can only boot
from a disk or partition of 1 TB or less. Partition larger drives.
11. For the purposes of this guide, name it Snow Leopard. You can rename it later.
12. Close Disk Utility

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I can't say enough great


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One thing that I had
some trouble finding at first was any
documentatio...

13. When the installer asks you where to install, choose Snow Leopard
14. Choose Customize and uncheck additional options. This will hasten the install process. You can
always install this stuff later.
15. Restart computer.
16. Place iBoot back in drive.
17. When you get to theboot selection screen, choose your new Snow Leopard installation.

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KextBeast: Simple Kext


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Introducing KextBeast !
MacMan and I made this
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drivers, and we thought it would help
you al...

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18. View the super-cool Mac OS X Snow Leopard Welcome Video, and set up your computer!

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STEP 3: UPDATE TO 10.6.8

If you have a Sandy Bridge system, please follow these specialized instructions to update to 10.6.8.
1. Open Finder and navigate to your Snow Leopard drive.
2. Download the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Combo Update
3. Download MultiBeast
4. Open MultiBeast- don't run it yet, just leave it open. Set up windows as shown.

5. Mount MacOSXUpdCombo10.6.8.dmg
6. Install MacOSXUpdCombo10.6.8.pkg

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7. Upon completion, the installer will ask you to reboot. DO NOT REBOOT.
8. Switch to the already open MultiBeast. If it closes, just re-open it.
STEP 4: MULTIBEAST

MultiBeast is an all-in-one post-installation tool designed to enable boot from hard drive, and install support
for Audio, Network, and Graphics. It contains two different complete post-installation solutions: EasyBeast and
UserDSDT. In addition it includes System Utilities to rebuild caches and repair permissions and a collection of
drivers, boot loaders, boot time config files and handy software.

Choose one of the following options directly following a fresh installation and update:
EasyBeast is a DSDT-free solution for any Core/Core2/Core i system. It installs all of the essentials to allow
your system to boot from the hard drive. Audio, Graphics and Network will have to be enabled separately.
UserDSDT is a bare-minimum solution for those who have their own pre-edited DSDT. Place your DSDT.aml
on the desktop before install. Audio, Graphics and Network will have to be enabled separately. HINT: Check
the DSDT Database for a pre-edited DSDT.
1. Run MultiBeast.
2. If you have a custom DSDT that's been edited, place the file on your desktop and choose UserDSDT.
3. All others select EasyBeast
4. Select System Utilities.
5. Optionally, you may install further drivers via Advanced Options to enable ethernet, sound, graphics,
etc... Be sure to read the documentation provided about each installation option. NOTE: EasyBeast,
and UserDSDT install the bootloader by default, so you'll not need to check that option.

MultiBeast Demo Videos


6. Install to Snow Leopard- it should take about 4 minutes to run scripts.
7. Eject iBoot.
8. Reboot- from your new Snow Leopard installation drive.

If your drive doesn't boot on its own, and you get an error referencingboot0, fix it using the methods
listedhere.

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Congratulations! You're done!!

Your PC is now fully operational, while running the latest version of Mac OS X Snow Leopard! And you have
a nice Boot CD to get into your system in case things go awry. Boot your system from iBoot if you have
issues. You may run MultiBeast as often as you like.

If you can't boot, try typing -x at the boot prompt to enter safe mode, or just boot with iBoot. When you get to
the desktop, you can make all of the changes you need to. The best way to start fresh is delete whatever
you're trying to get rid of- including the whole /Extra folder, as most kexts are installed there. Then you can
re-run MultiBeast. As long as you rebuild caches and repair permissions after you're done, you can do just
about anything you want to /Extra/Extensions and /System/Library/Extensions. Anything can be tweaked and
enabled upon subsequent uses of MultiBeast.

If you've had success using iBoot + MultiBeast, consider a contribution to help keep the sites going. We're
constantly updating and tweaking our tools to help you.

Thanks in advance!
-tonymacx86 & MacMan

For our most current workarounds and solutions for issues such as USB and audio, check out theMac OS X
10.6.3 Update,Mac OS X 10.6.4 Update,Mac OS X 10.6.5 Update,Mac OS X 10.6.6 Update, Mac OS X
10.6.7 Update, and Mac OS X 10.6.8 Updatearticles. Good luck, and see you on the forum!

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