Installing Mac OS on your PC

This is a quick guide on how to install Mac OS X (Leopard) on your plain old PC. It works for most computers but may require some extra research if it does not work with these directions.

Things you will need...

1. iDeneb 1.4 ISO (You can also try the iATKOS, and iPC releases)
2. gParted Live CD ISO

Preconditions:
1. Burn iDeneb 1.4 and gParted Live CD ISO's. Use ImgBurn if you don't have anything to burn them with.
2. You must have a 15-20GB partition available before installing. If you don't have one then use the Disk Managment Console in Vista to resize/create a partition. You can also use gParted to do this.
3. Boot system in windows and go to device manager and look at the hardware you have installed. Take a screenshot and print it out or get a tool that will give you all the info about your hardware. You will need this info when you are installing OSX, and choosing what drivers to install. (This is not required but can make it easier. You can just install all the drivers and hope for the best, or expirement.)

Adding OSX to Vista's Boot Menu:
1. Put in the iDeneb DVD.
2. Browse the DVD and navigate to: /user/standalone/i386/
(You can also get the file here: chain0)
3. Copy file 'chain0' to C:\
4. Open up a command prompt window. (Click Start>Type 'CMD' and press enter. Click Start>Run>Type 'CMD' and press enter if you are still using XP)
5. Type and press enter: bcdedit /copy {current} /d "Mac OS X"
6. Type and press enter: bcdedit /enum active
7. Look for Windows Boot Loader section where the description is 'Mac OS X'.
8. Right-Click on the command prompt window and select 'Mark', Select the identifier (Should look something like: {ab123456-c7d8-e9f0-g1h2-i34567890123} ... including the {}) for 'Mac OS X', Right-Click again to copy the selection.
9. Type and press enter: bcdedit /set {ab123456-c7d8-e9f0-g1h2-i34567890123} PATH \chain0
10. Type and press enter: bcdedit /enum active
You should see output that looks like the output below. Note the bold areas. Make sure yours is the same. Note: The identifier is going to be different than the one below.

Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier              {bootmgr}
device                  partition=C:
description             Windows Boot Manager
locale                  en-US
inherit                 {globalsettings}
default                 {current}
resumeobject            {195e6cdd-e5c2-11dd-92eb-d739bbbcb5e2}
displayorder            {current}
                  {db887726-e5de-11dd-a1ae-001641f25747}
                  {db887731-e5de-11dd-a1ae-001641f25747}
toolsdisplayorder       {memdiag}
timeout                 5

Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier              {current}
device                  partition=C:
path                    \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description             Microsoft Windows Vista
locale                  en-US
inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
osdevice                partition=C:
systemroot              \Windows
resumeobject            {195e6cdd-e5c2-11dd-92eb-d739bbbcb5e2}
nx                      OptIn

Real-mode Boot Sector
---------------------
identifier              {db887726-e5de-11dd-a1ae-001641f25747}
device                  partition=C:
path                    \ubuntu\winboot\wubildr.mbr
description             Ubuntu

Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier              {db887731-e5de-11dd-a1ae-001641f25747}
device                  partition=C:
path                    \chain0
description             OSX
locale                  en-US
inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
osdevice                partition=C:
systemroot              \Windows
resumeobject            {195e6cdd-e5c2-11dd-92eb-d739bbbcb5e2}
nx                      OptIn

Installing OSX:
1. Reboot your computer with the iDeneb DVD in the drive.
2. Press any key when prompted to boot off DVD.
3. Wait untill the OSX boots. Click on Utilities in the top menu bar, select Disk Utility.
4. Select the correct hard drive, and partition in the left menu. Click the Erase tab at the top. Name the partition whatever you want, for format use Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Click Apply or whatever that button is on the bottom. (You will need to do this every time you reinstall)
5. Exit the Disk Utililty by clicking on File>Quit in the top menu bar. You can now begin your installation.
6. Click Next or whatever until you get to the installation location page. There is should be one drive you can choose to install to at the bottom. Click on it and click Next.
7. On the last page before you install there is a customize button, you will need to click on it and select what drivers/patches you want. You will need to install the the correct drivers for your system for audio, usb, ps/2, and video hardware to function correctly. I recommend that you boot up your system in window and find out what kind of devices you are running so you know what you need to install. Also be careful with the patches/fixes, click on them for more info and make sure they are what you need. I recomment writting down the settings before installingm tha way if something doesn't work you can use the same settings and fix the one thing that doesn't work.
8. After you click install there will be a box that pops up that says checking installation. Click 'Skip.

Change Boot Partition to Vista Partition:
1. Before you do this make sure everything you want to work works on your OSX installation to avoid unnecessary work.
2. Put in the gParted Live CD. Reboot. Boot off the CD if/when prompted.
3. Press enter on all prompts.
4. Once it loads run gParted, select the drive you have Vista/OSX installed on.
5. Select the first (Vista) partition on that drive. Right-Click on it and select Change Flags.
6. Select 'Boot', click OK. Click Apply if you need to.
7. Exit by double-clicking the Exit/Reboot icon on the desktop.
Once your computer reboots you will see the Vista boot loader and the new Mac OS X boot menu option. Select it and press enter. You may have to select it again from the OSX bootloader menu to boot.

Fixing Sleep Mode:
...maybe...
1. Open up a Terminal window (HD>Applications>Utilities>Terminal)
2. Execute the following commands:

sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 3
sudo pmset autorestart 1

3. Reboot.
- This may not work for you. It may work on some computers.

Good luck...