JT: Just a quick note – this article is a bit long in the tooth and uses some possibly archaic processes. If you want up to date info – look to the OSx86 Project.
Apple just recently came out with 10.5.4 of their OS. Since I’m running a Hackintosh that I’ve come to depend on, I thought I’d let others apply the new version of the OS to their machines and see what comes out. After reading all the threads on the subject at insanelymac.com, I decided last week to go ahead and take the plunge.
Well that went relatively painlessly. I just added an old HP 17inch LCD panel to my existing 28 inch ViewSonic. Both monitors are powered by a EVGA GeForce 8800GT. The Viewsonic is running at 1900×1200 and the HP at 1280×1024. Coupled with Spaces with 6 workspaces, I have effectively 12 monitors!! Woot!
In my previous article I mentioned all the hardware pieces I used to put together my Hackintosh. In this article I’ll detailed how I went about the software side.
I love Macs. I have 3 Macbooks, 1 Macbook Pro, and 2 iMacs in the house. Of course, all of them are being used by the rest of the family. My workhorse is a PC running Ubuntu/XP Pro — Until now… That’s right, I built a HACKINTOSH!
Continue reading if you want to see what and how I did it…