Comments on: Build a Hackintosh Mac for Under $800 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2007/11/build_a_hackintosh_mac_for_und/ tips and downloads to help you at work and play Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:46:23 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2007/11/build_a_hackintosh_mac_for_und/comment-page-1/#comment-5567 Ryan Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:09:00 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2007/11/14/build_a_hackintosh_mac_for_und.html#comment-5567 <p>Try this:</p> <p>Boot into the mac os x install you made an open up terminal from the utilities. Type this:</p> <p>diskutil list</p> <p>and press enter. You should see a list of partitions. Note what # you leopard partition is.</p> <p>Now, open a new terminal window and type this:</p> <p>fdisk -e /dev/rdisk0<br /> flag [n] (replace [n] with your leopard partition you noted)<br /> update<br /> write<br /> y</p> <p>And reboot you hackintosh. If this doesnt work, Im sorry.</p> Try this:

Boot into the mac os x install you made an open up terminal from the utilities. Type this:

diskutil list

and press enter. You should see a list of partitions. Note what # you leopard partition is.

Now, open a new terminal window and type this:

fdisk -e /dev/rdisk0
flag [n] (replace [n] with your leopard partition you noted)
update
write
y

And reboot you hackintosh. If this doesnt work, Im sorry.

]]> By: Scott http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2007/11/build_a_hackintosh_mac_for_und/comment-page-1/#comment-5566 Scott Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:16:01 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2007/11/14/build_a_hackintosh_mac_for_und.html#comment-5566 <p>If you want to Dual boot, Install windows, then add chain0 to the boot.ini then you wont need to use the install cd to load osx. Chain0 looks for a osx partition and boots it.</p> If you want to Dual boot, Install windows, then add chain0 to the boot.ini then you wont need to use the install cd to load osx. Chain0 looks for a osx partition and boots it.

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