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  1. Hi, I don't have a laptop, but I too am using the HD 4000 integrated graphics. I used the efi string injection method. Inserted the string in the org.boot.plist. Figure out the string for your motherboard and insert it. I hope that helps Enjoy!!
  2. Hi all, The Story: This is the story which may be boring to some and you can skip to the meat of myhack after this if you do not want to read. Finally the long wait is over I registered on Friday 22, February and got the approval for the forum today. To begin with I am a complete Noob when it comes to iMac/Hackint0sh never used one. Obviously it was a challange for me to build a Hackint0sh. I was replacing my 6 year old PC and was excited about the idea of Hackintosh. Hence, I started the Google search for building a Hackint0sh. I came accross many forums, tutorials and videos to install Mountain Lion. I was planning to build the Hackint0sh around the new Ivy Bridge processor intel i73770K. I had to make a decision which path to follow and I chose myHack and I am glad that I did. For the sake of Disclaimer, (i) I never even tried the TonyCrap method (ii) I live in India and 1 in 500 people owns a Mac of any kind. It was real difficult to get hold of someone to download 4+ GB worth of OS from the AppStore on crappy internet speeds. My Build: MotherBoard: MSI Z77A GD 65 Processor: Intel i7 3770K Memory: 8Gbx2 1600Mhz Corsair Vengence O/S Drive: Samsung 840 SSD 120 Gb Storage 1: WD Black 1 TB 7200 rpm 64Mb Cache Storage 2: WD Caviar Green 1 TB 5400 rpm 64mb Cache DVD R/W: LG Chasis: Corsair 500r PSU: Cooler Master Bronze 650W (Non-Modular) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master EVO Hyper 212 Graphics Card: None (Ran out of money) using the integrated HD 4000 Keyboard/Mouse: Microsoft Wired 200 (For information: I did the whole installation with my Dell IN2030M with VGA connector) Installation: Nothing to say here I just followed the steps in the guide available using Myhack Guide and I was able to boot and install OSX 10.8 on my SSD. Almost all the things that worked out of the Box except the intel integrated HD 4000 Graphics, ALC898 Audio and ehternet. I am not aware what Apple Power managment does and hence I won't comment on that. The fist thing I did was to donate a small amount to Conti with the resolve to donate more after the completion of my Hackintosh Project. Post installation: First I addressed the Ethernet The Motherboard uses 82579V ethernet and reading across forums and the internet I found out AppleIntelE1000e.kext is required to get my ethernet working. The problem I faced was that I dont know how to install a kext. I found a programme called Kext Wizard and installed the kext ran myfix and voilla I have my internet working. The second thing I addressed is the Audio. MSI Z77A GD 65 uses ALC898 Codec and I had to find the relevent Kext for it. I again researched the whole internet world (Primarily because I didn't have a forum access to ask questions and to be honest I never wanted to go to TonyCrap). I found that AppleHDA.Kext and HDAEnabler898.kext shall get my Audio all Hunky Dory. I installed both the kext in S/L/E and ran Myfix again and restarted. Now I have my audio running. Even the audio jack of the front panel of Corsair 500r was working beautifully. The second hurdle crossed. The third was to address the Graphics. As I ran out of money to buy the latest GPU (I am thinking of GTX 670) I thought in the meantime I'll use the integrated graphics HD 4000. To be honest it took quite a while to figure out how to activate it. There was no kext for it to activate, and information regarding enabling HD 4000 was lying around in bits and pieces. Finally, I settled with the EFI string injection method in the org.Boot.plist in the Extra Folder. I'll put a detailed post on how I did this in my other Post. The pre-condition to enabling HD 4000 is is to connect the Monitor through DVI to DVI Cable. Now My sytem is working fine. I can also access the Apple iTunes. The known issues with the Hack are as follows: 1. My 3.0 ports are working fine. However, My USB 3.0 Port, (back and front panel both) won't detect a USB 2.0 flash drive or external USB 2.0 hard drive. . 2. I still have no idea what AppleCPUPowermanagment.Kext does and I want to understand it and then install it on my system. 3. The SATA Connection to the DVD R/W drive is showing a speed of 6Gbps but it also shows a negotiated speed of 1.5gbps. I guess this is Okay. 4. The Sata connection to SSD shows a negotiated speed of 6Gbps but say Unknown for the SATA controller. MY SSD is connected to a 6Gbps sata cable connection to the Mothebroad. 5. Not able to buy Mountain Lion. The Buy option in the Appstore says this computer is not compatible with Mountain Lion OSX. 6. The system goes in sleep mode but Mouse enabled wake up is not happening. 7. Control Key (on the keyboard) is not working. I cannot do Ctrl+S and similar shortcuts as of now. I later came to know that Mac keyboard is different from a PC so I need to work that bit out to get my Keyboard running Further Research: I shall further research on HDEF and HPET (whatever they are) and shall install them if I need them. I have not touched the DSDT file though I have already extracted it. If I did a mistake in the above installation please guide me .. and help me in its rectification. Enjoy! Hackintoshing with myHack Atul New Delhi India
  3. -Where you are from/where you live. My name is Atul (age 34) and I am from India. I live in New Delhi. -How long you have used a hackint0sh (if this is your first time, state that you are new to this). I am new to Hackint0sh (This would be my first build) -A brief summary of your experiences in hackint0shing (if any). No practical experience, I've just seen YouTube videos (if you call that experience ) -What triggered your interest in hackint0sh. Well, I am using an AMD Athlon X2 based computer which I got in 2007 or 2008 (if I remember correctly). In the last 5 years my requirement of a computer has gone from a 'simple machine" to 'photo editing' and some 'video editing'. It's 2013 and my system cannot cope up with the new Photoshop and definitely not with video editing software. So decided to get a new system for the purpose. Though Windows is good I wanted to use Apple (never used one but tried it in a retail showroom). The price was too high... so decided for a Hackint0sh. Some of the YouTube channels (primarily video editing) really motivated me to get my Hackint0sh done. The other motivator was that I could see a Mac in my budget. -Your general computer skill level. May be 6/10. I have done software installations in the past, Windows installation (piece of cake). Dis-assembling and assembling a PC -List any technical experience you have in various operating systems and programming languages (if any). No Technical experience...I have always been an end user. Programming Language- Nil (I work as a Finance consultant with a part time photography business) -If you have any talents/skills that you would like to offer to help the community (optional). I can offer help as a moderator (however, it is a long shot as I being a newbie). Anyways, I believe in helping people, I will offer any kind of help in my capacity. However, if its related to photography/video I might be useful, but then this is not the forum for either of them.
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