How to make a 10.5.5 Install DVD/USB Stick

[wilcok]

I am very interested in the DFE solution.
C'mon STLVNUB, share your modified 10.5.1 with us

[STLVNUB]

Sept 13, 2008 19:17:54 GMT wilcok said:

I am very interested in the DFE solution.
C'mon STLVNUB, share your modified 10.5.1 with us

Playing around with 10.5.1 at the moment, as soon as I get it working 100%
I will post the modified script.
For DFE you will need to make a package suited to your setup.


To Ritalin.
Very good job on this version.
Looks a lot easier to work with.

[ritalin]

Sept 14, 2008 3:34:27 GMT STLVNUB said:

Playing around with 10.5.1 at the moment, as soon as I get it working 100%
I will post the modified script.
For DFE you will need to make a package suited to your setup.


To Ritalin.
Very good job on this version.
Looks a lot easier to work with.

I look forward to seeing you work, but why wait until you get it working 100%? If I was to do the same you still wouldn't have access to my script, probably never would.

I will release v10.5.2 later, uploading now. Adds support for the onboard ethernet on my AMD machine and fixes a couple of mistakes in the "AMD" and "Boot Safe" com.apple.Boot.plist pkgs.

Edit:

Here is v10.5.2

[alvinsclee]

OK, here is the report... I tried installer v10.5.1 using retail Leopard 10.5.1 and ComboUpdate 10.5.4 on eeePC 8G (Celeron M, GMA900 with ICH6 chipset) and Samsung NP-Q35 laptop (Core2Duo, GMA950 with ICH7 chipset).

Installer worked flawlessly on eeePC until it detected that my cpu is running at less than minimum required speed (I'll try to see if I can get a hacked BIOS to speed it up). Installer automatically rebooted Samsung laptop when it tried to detect the GMA950... thus unable to install the OS at all.

Also tried v10.4 with both systems, no problem installing (edit: on Samsung laptop) except for that blue screen needing the 3 patched kexts as mentioned in my previous posts on v10.3 (edit: ... of course, eeePC still refuse to go further upon detection of low cpu speed).

Now downloading installer v10.5.2, will try it next weekend
(edit: Installer v10.5.2 initially downloaded as zero byte file... tried again but MediaFire reported that the file is no longer available!)
Alvin

[ritalin]

Sept 14, 2008 14:14:46 GMT alvinsclee said:

OK, here is the report... I tried installer v10.5.1 using retail Leopard 10.5.1 and ComboUpdate 10.5.4 on eeePC 8G (Celeron M, GMA900 with ICH6 chipset) and Samsung NP-Q35 laptop (Core2Duo, GMA950 with ICH7 chipset).

Installer worked flawlessly on eeePC until it detected that my cpu is running at less than minimum required speed (I'll try to see if I can get a hacked BIOS to speed it up). Installer automatically rebooted Samsung laptop when it tried to detect the GMA950... thus unable to install the OS at all.

Also tried v10.4 with both systems, no problem installing except for that blue screen needing the 3 patched kexts as mentioned in my previous posts on v10.3

Now downloading installer v10.5.2, will try it next weekend
Alvin

To get round the minimum required speed problem, open the following file in a text editor:
/OSx86_patcher_v10_5_2/Resources/mpkg/OSInstall.mpkg/Contents/distribution.dist
Now edit the 12th line:
var minMHz = 866000000;
Change 866000000 to a figure less than the speed of your CPU in Hz. You will then have to contend with the GMA900.
You could try selecting

Intel GMA900 # AppleIntelIntegratedFramebuffer kext from OSX 10.4.4 (May allow for the use for GMA900 graphics Don't select it unless you have a GMA900 system!)

let me know how that works out.

As for the Samsung, make a pkg with the three patched kexts you mentioned and place it in the User_Update_PKGs folder. If you don't know how to make a pkg, let me know.

For GFX selecting:

None # Usually results in VESA graphics mode (No acceleration)

and booting in safe mode is the best option until you figure out what works.

[mitchde]

Hi, installer v10.5.2 DL link didnt work (anymore) - delteted. Uupdate soon or some trouble with apple ?
Can someone upload it to other shareplace ?

[STLVNUB]

Ritalin:
I'm actually using 3 different scripts at the moment.

Instadmg
to make what I call 'Base' system, thats 10.5.4 with ALL current updates.
Using this because its easier to work with.

Modified Ritalin script
which uses the 'Base' system to build the hackintosh.pkg and the Install DVD.
Just trouble making HD bootable as using own OSInstall.mpkg.

InstaNBI.
This SHOULD allow me to make the Install DVD from a working system OR 'Base' system.Just ironing out the bugs on this one.

How about I send you my DFE package.
It just installs to the base of the Install DVD
and uses DFE cdboot (68kb) to run the Virgin Install.

You can include it in your next release if you like
and give people a choice of Hack or Virgin in making dvd and installing.

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Link for 10.5.2 appears to be broken.

See ya.

[mitchde]

Has anyone downloaded the 10.5.2 and can share /upload it again ?

[ritalin]

I will re-upload v10.5.2 later and post a new link.

Stlvnub,
I will take a look at whatever you decide to publish, just send me a link. It all sounds interesting.

[ritalin]

Fixed link to v10.5.2

[tek]

I just tested out your 10.5.2 script with the 10.5.5 combo update released today and it works fine on my hardware, minus the Yukon2 package.

P5W DH Deluxe
Core2Duo
PNY GeForce 8600GT 512MB
Installed to 4GB USB thumb drive

10.5.5 Combo Update
www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosx1055comboupdate.html

Thanks ritalin.

[mitchde]

Sept 16, 2008 5:00:25 GMT tek said:

I just tested out your 10.5.2 script with the 10.5.5 combo update released today and it works fine on my hardware, minus the Yukon2 package.

10.5.5 Combo Update
www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosx1055comboupdate.html

Thanks ritalin.

Thanks ritalin. Must be much work (a lot of shell code lines! )

good to hear that someone tried it with sucess on new 10.5.5 Como .pkg!
I will try that also with my GA-Ep35 - has someone also Gigabyte (E)P35 Board and already made the own users .pkg for this board type ?

[mitchde]

Hi , a new user of your great script question:
I have an .dmg of orig. 10.5, which is sized 7.01 GB. I burned it also on DL DVD.
But when i start the work, i should create an compressed .dmg (with Diskutiliy, new image, compressed).
Both, using disktuility convert function (for the existing .dmg) , compressed and new image (for the DL-DVD) compressed gives an 7 GB .dmg.
Not smaller.
i leaved the dvd in the drive (7 gb "compressed" dmg in right place) and started the script.
Seems that script accesses real DVD not the .dmg because dvd is running some minutes.

Is this an problem (i could burn dvd-dl , i dont need really an 4,4 gb smiled DVD) ?
I think the script only takes that whats need (noting of the dev, which is > 2 GB ) so it doenst matter using an compressed .dmg or real DL-DVD.dmg for the reading /converting into an 4.3 GB hackinthosh.iso.

Thanks

[ritalin]

mitchde,

Sorry, I now realize my instruction aren't that clear. I will rewrite then in the next release.

Before you run the patcher script you should unmount all disk images and remove the "Mac OS X Install DVD" from your DVD drive. Having any kind of disk (hard drive, DVD or image) named "Mac OS X Install DVD" mounted will also cause problems. You must also turn off iDisk Syncing before running the patcher script.

The disk image of the original Leopard 10.5.0 install DVD must be saved as "MacOSX105.dmg" and saved in the "Disk_Images" directory, and the "Disk_Images" directory must be in the same directory as the patch script. The pater script will mount the "MacOSX105.dmg" image in the correct manner.

You should also place the "MacOSXUpdCombo10.5.4.pkg" update package in the "Apple_Update_PKGs" directory, and the "Apple_Update_PKGs" directory must be in the same directory as the patch script. At present I am not supporting "MacOSXUpdCombo10.5.5.pkg", although it may work on non AMD hardware. I haven't tested it yet.

To build a suitable "MacOSX105.dmg" follow these instructions:

1) Place a Leopard 10.5 install DVD into your drive
2) Wait until it is mounted
3) Open up Disk Utility
4) Select “Mac OS X Install DVD”
5) Click the New Image button, leave the settings as they are:
5.1) Image Format - Compressed
5.2) Encryption - None
6) Save this disc image as: MacOSX105.dmg

Remember: unmount all disk images and remove the "Mac OS X Install DVD" from your DVD drive before running the patcher script.

Other images may not work. If you don't own a legal copy of the Leopard 10.5 install DVD go buy one now!

With all this in mind, re-read the instructions included with the patcher and you should be good to go.

[mitchde]

Sept 17, 2008 19:30:59 GMT ritalin said:

mitchde,


To build a suitable "MacOSX105.dmg" follow these instructions:

1) Place a Leopard 10.5 install DVD into your drive
2) Wait until it is mounted
3) Open up Disk Utility
4) Select “Mac OS X Install DVD”
5) Click the New Image button, leave the settings as they are:
5.1) Image Format - Compressed
5.2) Encryption - None
6) Save this disc image as: MacOSX105.dmg


Remember: unmount all disk images and remove the "Mac OS X Install DVD" from your DVD drive before running the patcher script.

Thanks very much. First part (removing DVD and unmount .dmg) wasnt clear for me.

But the step to get the MacOSX105.dmg gives me .
I got this (at least 3 times) but the size was always near 7 GB - Image Format - Compressed was set (i tried komressed (ACL), kompressed (bzip2). That was my main - size is not small.
But that should not be a problem, because the sctipt takes only things out of the 7 GB DMG whats it needs , or ?