Hackintosh Experts - Need Info
Hackintosh Experts - Need Info
1. Which is the best and latest build of hackintosh to use? Kaleway or what?
2. Do you need to format any external drives to Fat32 so that they can be read by OSX after installing? What I'm asking is what's the easiest way to transfer files over from a PC to a Mac? Like the Live library.
2. Do you need to format any external drives to Fat32 so that they can be read by OSX after installing? What I'm asking is what's the easiest way to transfer files over from a PC to a Mac? Like the Live library.
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Um prolly not the best idea to ask how to do an illegal thing here. Besides aren't their dedicated sites for this sort of thing??nebulae wrote:1. Which is the best and latest build of hackintosh to use? Kaleway or what?
2. Do you need to format any external drives to Fat32 so that they can be read by OSX after installing? What I'm asking is what's the easiest way to transfer files over from a PC to a Mac? Like the Live library.
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1. I don't know the answer to. I just use a plain official macbook pro i bought in 2006. Still works wonders for me.
2. depends on what you want to do. if you need to be transferring files back and forth between the hackingtosh and another windows pc, then you should format it in fat 32. Sucks having fat 32, though, since it's slow and limited. if you only need to transfer files once, there's no need to format it. mac osx reads ntfs, it just can't write on it. then, i think i recall seeing somewhere some programs that help you write to ntfs on mac and a program for windows that does the same for htfs. might be wrong about that, tho.
anyway, hope that helps...
2. depends on what you want to do. if you need to be transferring files back and forth between the hackingtosh and another windows pc, then you should format it in fat 32. Sucks having fat 32, though, since it's slow and limited. if you only need to transfer files once, there's no need to format it. mac osx reads ntfs, it just can't write on it. then, i think i recall seeing somewhere some programs that help you write to ntfs on mac and a program for windows that does the same for htfs. might be wrong about that, tho.
anyway, hope that helps...
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He's right you know. Maybe try here.citizenchris099 wrote:Um prolly not the best idea to ask how to do an illegal thing here. Besides aren't their dedicated sites for this sort of thing??nebulae wrote:1. Which is the best and latest build of hackintosh to use? Kaleway or what?
2. Do you need to format any external drives to Fat32 so that they can be read by OSX after installing? What I'm asking is what's the easiest way to transfer files over from a PC to a Mac? Like the Live library.
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Wow, 9 posts, and you're already telling me how to behave. Kudos, Dallas brutha.citizenchris099 wrote:Um prolly not the best idea to ask how to do an illegal thing here. Besides aren't their dedicated sites for this sort of thing??nebulae wrote:1. Which is the best and latest build of hackintosh to use? Kaleway or what?
2. Do you need to format any external drives to Fat32 so that they can be read by OSX after installing? What I'm asking is what's the easiest way to transfer files over from a PC to a Mac? Like the Live library.
So as I was saying,
1. Which is the best and latest build of hackintosh to use? Kaleway or what?
2. Do you need to format any external drives to Fat32 so that they can be read by OSX after installing? What I'm asking is what's the easiest way to transfer files over from a PC to a Mac? Like the Live library.
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Finally someone with a helpful post - thx.dextroc wrote: 2. depends on what you want to do. if you need to be transferring files back and forth between the hackingtosh and another windows pc, then you should format it in fat 32. Sucks having fat 32, though, since it's slow and limited. if you only need to transfer files once, there's no need to format it. mac osx reads ntfs, it just can't write on it. then, i think i recall seeing somewhere some programs that help you write to ntfs on mac and a program for windows that does the same for htfs. might be wrong about that, tho.
anyway, hope that helps...
So if I have an external drive that has a copy of my Live Library, and it's an NTFS drive, I should be able to read it into my Hackintosh?
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Yes. OS X can read NTFS, just can't write to the NTFS formatted external (edit: without some extra voodoo app).nebulae wrote:Finally someone with a helpful post - thx.dextroc wrote: 2. depends on what you want to do. if you need to be transferring files back and forth between the hackingtosh and another windows pc, then you should format it in fat 32. Sucks having fat 32, though, since it's slow and limited. if you only need to transfer files once, there's no need to format it. mac osx reads ntfs, it just can't write on it. then, i think i recall seeing somewhere some programs that help you write to ntfs on mac and a program for windows that does the same for htfs. might be wrong about that, tho.
anyway, hope that helps...
So if I have an external drive that has a copy of my Live Library, and it's an NTFS drive, I should be able to read it into my Hackintosh?
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so what amount of posts does it take to point out the obvious? While you're at it why not ask the best method for hacking Ableton?? Sheesh. This is a forum hosted by a software company and you're asking how to illegally use another companies software....am I missing something?? And yes as you pointed out I'm new to the forum...but yeah I wasn't born yesterday.nebulae wrote:Wow, 9 posts, and you're already telling me how to behave. Kudos, Dallas brutha.citizenchris099 wrote:Um prolly not the best idea to ask how to do an illegal thing here. Besides aren't their dedicated sites for this sort of thing??nebulae wrote:1. Which is the best and latest build of hackintosh to use? Kaleway or what?
2. Do you need to format any external drives to Fat32 so that they can be read by OSX after installing? What I'm asking is what's the easiest way to transfer files over from a PC to a Mac? Like the Live library.
So as I was saying,
1. Which is the best and latest build of hackintosh to use? Kaleway or what?
2. Do you need to format any external drives to Fat32 so that they can be read by OSX after installing? What I'm asking is what's the easiest way to transfer files over from a PC to a Mac? Like the Live library.
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brotha, don't even get me started...citizenchris099 wrote:so what amount of posts does it take to point out the obvious?
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Quite a bit, actually...citizenchris099 wrote:you're asking how to illegally use another companies software....am I missing something??
1. Read this: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illegal
2. Read this: http://www.applematters.com/article/are ... s-illegal/
3. Read this: http://lifehacker.com/5351485/how-to-bu ... -to-finish - this is where one BUYS the OS.
Then feel free to have a discussion with me about how violating the EULA is not the same as murder (the first being a violation of usage, the second being actually illegal).
Then, 4. Give your high horse a rest, and climb off it.
(also, bring bigger guns to your next fight...I don't take prisoners)
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seems the crap you have to go through to accomplish the goal of getting OS X on a pc is antithetical to the over all mac experience of "it just works"nebulae wrote:Quite a bit, actually...citizenchris099 wrote:you're asking how to illegally use another companies software....am I missing something??
1. Read this: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illegal
2. Read this: http://www.applematters.com/article/are ... s-illegal/
3. Read this: http://lifehacker.com/5351485/how-to-bu ... -to-finish - this is where one BUYS the OS.
Then feel free to have a discussion with me about how violating the EULA is not the same as murder (the first being a violation of usage, the second being actually illegal).
Then, 4. Give your high horse a rest, and climb off it.
(also, bring bigger guns to your next fight...I don't take prisoners)
Have fun w/ur fake Mac though.
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The first one's free, then you're hooked. You'll get a glossy macbook pro, you'll be wearing tight pegged jeans and a turtleneck, letting your hair grow over your face a bit, attempting a beard, and visiting Seattle, begging me to take you to the first Starbucks, instead of to Redmond.nebulae wrote:1. Which is the best and latest build of hackintosh to use?
Happened to Adam Jay, it'll happen to you, mark my words.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o2BWpN4Spscitizenchris099 wrote: seems the crap you have to go through to accomplish the goal of getting OS X on a pc is antithetical to the over all mac experience of "it just works"
Have fun w/ur fake Mac though.
20-30 minutes to install...you're right, that sure is a whole lot of work. Can't wait for my fake mac to boot up. I bet the first window says, "Congratulations! How would you like to spend that extra $2000 you just saved?"
BTW, thx for dropping your illegal argument. It's good to cut bait when you're completely overwhelmed.
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Actually, I'm doing this as a pure experiment to prove that OSX isn't any better than Win7. But I'll take you up on the coffee and other gay crap you mentioned.Machinesworking wrote:The first one's free, then you're hooked. You'll get a glossy macbook pro, you'll be wearing tight pegged jeans and a turtleneck, letting your hair grow over your face a bit, attempting a beard, and visiting Seattle, begging me to take you to the first Starbucks, instead of to Redmond.nebulae wrote:1. Which is the best and latest build of hackintosh to use?
Happened to Adam Jay, it'll happen to you, mark my words.
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No problem...just not interested in proving I'm right and or proving you're wrong. The only thing I'm overwhelmed by the simple fact that no one has ever convinced anyone on the internet they disagree with they are wrong. So lets be friends. ; )nebulae wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o2BWpN4Spscitizenchris099 wrote: seems the crap you have to go through to accomplish the goal of getting OS X on a pc is antithetical to the over all mac experience of "it just works"
Have fun w/ur fake Mac though.
20-30 minutes to install...you're right, that sure is a whole lot of work. Can't wait for my fake mac to boot up. I bet the first window says, "Congratulations! How would you like to spend that extra $2000 you just saved?"
BTW, thx for dropping your illegal argument. It's good to cut bait when you're completely overwhelmed.
What sort of box/laptop you installing OS X to?