Thursday, June 18, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
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}
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.
8. After you click install there will be a box that pops up that says checking installation. Click 'Skip.
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 33. Reboot.
sudo pmset autorestart 1
- This may not work for you. It may work on some computers.
Good luck...
Friday, October 31, 2008
Fix Vista Folder Views - One Folder View No Matter What Content Is Inside
As some of you may be aware the 'Apply to all folders' button in the folder options button only seems to remember your settings until you close the window or reboot your machine. After searching online I found instructions on how to fix this and made one easy reg patch. It will set all folder views to one folder view you choose no matter what content is in the folder.
Instruction:
1. Right-click and save this file somewhere where you will be able to find it.
2. Double-click on the file and click 'Yes' and 'Ok' on the following dialogs.
3. Logout/login or reboot your machine.
4. Open up C:\
5. Set up the folder options however you like.
6. Click the 'Apply to all folders' button and you are done.
Friday, November 23, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Ubuntu 7.10 Post Install Script
If you plan on upgrading or installing the new version of Ubuntu (7.10 Gutsy Gibbon) here is a useful script that will install some essential packages that it doesn't normally come with.
Note: This script will overwrite your existing sources.list (repository list) file. If you installed Ubuntu without being connected to the internet, this file is usually broken anyways.
To run the script, copy and paste the command below into a terminal. Make sure you have sudo privileges or you are su. You can become su (superuser which is root) by typing 'su' in a terminal, which will then prompt you for the root password. If you do not know the root password (usually not set) you can change/set it password by typing 'sudo passwd root' then try 'su' again. You can also start a root or su terminal by typing 'gksu gnome-terminal' in a regular terminal.
sudo wget http://coldwar0.googlepages.com/u710.sh && chmod a+x u710.sh && ./u710.sh
Build/Compiler Tools:
build-essential
linux-headers-generic
linux-headers-`uname -r`
pkg-config
xserver-xorg-dev
bin86
automake
scons
Misc Tools/Apps:
subversion - Tools for svn checkouts.
compizconfig-settings-manager - Compiz Desktop Effects (For Cube, wobbly windows, etc)
xmms - WinAmp Style A/V Player
vlc - VLC Media Player
wine - Windows Emulator
ntfs-config - Type this in the console to mount NTFS partitions R/W
ubuntu-restricted-extras - Fonts, Flash Player, other stuff...
acroread - Acrobat Reader and Plugins
rar, unrar, p7zip-full, unace - Additional file compression/decompression tools
numlockx - Tool to turn on numlock at login. You can just add 'numlockx' command to System -> Preferences -> Sessions
Emerald Engine, Theme Manager:
emerald
Ubuntu Studio Theme:
ubuntustudio-gdm-theme
ubuntustudio-icon-theme
ubuntustudio-sounds
ubuntustudio-screensaver
ubuntustudio-theme
ubuntustudio-wallpapers
usplash-theme-ubuntustudio
Other Stuff:
aircrack-ng-0.9.1 - Wireless WEP and WPA capturing/cracking suite
madwifi-0.9.3.3 - Atheros Wireless Driver w/ Packet Injection support
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Wubi: Install Ubuntu linux without partitioning your drive.
There is a cool tool for installing Ubuntu linux without having to partion your hard drive. It's called Wubi, although it's in its beta phase it works great. Instead of repartitioning your existing drive, it creates drive image files on your C: drive and boot/runs off the images. There is no modification to the mbr, or system files besides an entry into the boot.ini file for an extra boot option. It is also uninstallable.
Wubi Site: http://www.wubi-installer.org/
Wubi for Ubuntu 7.10 can be found here. It is still in alpha phase of development but works fine. Pick the executable with the highest revision number. (Move the mouse over the file and it will show you the full filename in the status bar) Also when you install it, choose drive C:, last time I tried a different drive it did not work. If you want to try it, it may work for you and if it doesn't it wont hurt anything just uninstall and try again.
Buy MP3's Cheap... $1.00-$5.00 per album...
Here are a few sites like allofmp3 that sell cheap mp3's. You can buy a full album for $1.00-5.00 depending on the bitrate and how many songs there are. Everything is priced based on bitrate and total size. I use mp3sparks and don't have any problems. They offer 128-386kbps cbr and vbr, lossless, and other formats.
http://www.mp3sparks.com/
http://www.soundsbox.com/
http://www.alltunes.com/
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
get rid of stupid printing notification
tired of the printer notification popping up when u print shit at work? i made a windows registry import to get rid of that stupid balloon notification.
http://sileightyx.googlepages.com/noprintnotif.reg
MADE FOR WINDOWS XP PRO
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Search engine for everything...
As probably most of you, I use the personalized Google page as my home page. Except for one small detail. It is actually www.intelways.com.
CLICK HERE
For a larger view. (new window/tab)
I know, it seems stupid to use anything other than Google. Well, by default, it DOES search google when you hit enter. The great part of it, is you can click any of the main categories after your search (ie, files) to search for mp3's, videos, pdf's, etc. I have found it quite useful.
To use this as your home page, click HERE. Page will open in new window/tab and you can set as default. The Slide Effects logo (or your own) can be used with a GreaseMonkey script coldwar wrote.
Online File Storage...
z0iid found a few sites that offer free online storage that allow you to upload, store, and share your files online.
xDrive - 5GB free for AIM/AOL accounts. The UI is a little bulky and opens a lot of unnecessary windows, but other than that this is the one to use. Files cannot be accessed through a web link unless you "Share" the files or folder, which e-mails you a link for access. Shares only last 7 days. Access to folder shares requires an account . The site has a nice download feature where you can select multiple files or a whole folder and it will download all of them in a zip.
SkyDrive - 1GB Free for Windows Live accounts. May not work... it's in the beta stage so things are broken. The UI is made for n00bs. Deleting multiple files is very annoying, you have to click on each file and click delete then 'OK' on the confirmation dialog. Sharing is very easy, just copy the url after clicking on the file or folder.
$89 Pentium Dual Core that Runs at 3.2 GHz
Intel's current low-budget processor, called the Pentium Dual Core, is based on the Core 2 microarchitecture, which means that it is energy efficient and fast, despite its low clock speeds. It offers an even larger overclocking margin of up to 80%, and comes at a price that is almost ridiculously low: how does $89 sound for a boxed processor with cooler?Full Article
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
XP w/ Vista look...
This is a cool app that you can use to change your current installation of XP to look like Vista, or patch a windows XP install disc to install with the Vista theme. It also repatches any system files that are updated by Windows Update.
VistaMizer