Need some advice----

[bishoptf]

Just have my new machine up and working, it's a gigabyte ds3r, w q6600. What I am trying to find which I have looked and looked but haven't any luck. I am trying to find a guide that uses the retail DVD (which I bought) and use that to get the system up. All of the how-to's that I have senn, even those labeled as Retail installs all use the kalaway dvd to boot and do stuff. I'd really like to try to do it without kalaway so I was wondering if anyone has seen a how to ala brazil mac method that you can use just the retail disk....Thanks in advanced.

[aquamac]

Read through this thread, all 11 pages, it explains how to user the retail DVD to make your own. It is very straightforward.

Click Here

Download V7.3 from here:

V7.3 Files

[bishoptf]

Yeah I have been reading that and keeping up to date, the problem is that I don't have a working OSX environment to start with and I believe that is what is need to start with. Right now all i have is Linux and winbloz, that is what I have found with most methods, they want some kind of existing OSX environment either booting from a kalaway disk or otherwise...if I mis read that let me know. Thanks.

[HackJoe]

nope you havnt misread that... V7.3 is a Mac app as i understand it and to use that method you'll require a OSX enviroment.. I suggest you burn off the Kalyway disc (i know i know :-) ) do a basic install... then use V7.3 and your retail disc to create your own install.. Then use that on another Drive.

Hope that helps mate.

J.

[bishoptf]

Yeah thats kind of my understanding, so I need an environment is there a stripped down version of kalaway or something small that will give me the build environment that I need?