GA-z68xp-ud3 Build With 10.7.2 "SUCCESS"

[limabeancarson]

limabeancarson Build - Core i7 2600K Ga-Z68XP-UD3 16 Gig Ram Ga-Hd6870 ​

Mac OS X version 10.7.2 Lion
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD256Z/A?fnode=MTY1NDAzOA

Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 ATX Intel Motherboard with mSATA Slot GA-Z68XP-UD3
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0054OWTQU/

Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD6870 1GB DDR5 2DVI/HDMI/2x Mini DisplayPort PCI-Express Video Card GV-R687OC-1GD
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004IF6I1S/

Intel Core i7-2600K Processor
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004EBUXSA/

Sony 24X SATA Internal DVD+/-RW Drive AD-7260S-0B - Bulk (Black)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003MRHOQG/

Corsair Memory Vengeance 16 Quad Channel Kit DDR3 1600 MHz 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004E0ZKLQ/

Corsair Carbide Series 400R Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case - CC-9011011-WW
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0055Q7BR4/

Corsair Professional Series 650-Watt 80 Plus Certified Power Supply compatible with Intel and AMD Platforms - CMPSU-650HX
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002LVUPZQ/

Corsair Force 3 120 GB SATA 3 SATA 6.0 Gb-s 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive CSSD-F120GB3-BK
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051A8T52/

Corsair Hydro Series H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CWCH80)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051U7HMI/

Rocketfish Rf-Mrbtad Micro Bluetooth Adapter
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001D8CCYK/


Already Owned

Hitachi Deskstar 3.5" 2TB 7200RPM SATA II 32MB Cache Internal Hard Drive 0S00164
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002D5DWZU/

Apple Cinema 30-inch HD Flat-Panel Display
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002ILKWM/

Samsung 2443BWT-1 24-Inch LCD Monitor (Black)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0030CJBZU/

Apple Wireless Keyboard
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002TMRZOQ/

Apple Magic Mouse
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002TLTGM/

Apple Magic Trackpad
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003XIJ3MW/


Comments

Well I am an avid Mac guy, I own a Mac Pro (early 08), 5 iMacs, 2 MacBook Pro's 4 Apple TV's 2cd gen. and an iPhone 4s. Yes I should own apple stock. Anyhow, I read a forum on 9to5mac about building a sub $400.00 mac so I started to check into it, and here I am.

I have built some windows machines in the past but never an Apple machine. So, I decided to see if I could build a Hackintosh. I used one of the CustomBeast options so there would be plenty of support.

This thing is extremely fast and relatively quiet for having 5 fans inside. It boots up in under 45 sec. as compared to my Mac Pro's 1:35 sec. The USB 3 headers in the front of the case are a little finicky - if you unplug something it gives a kernel panic. Not a big thing for me since I don't use USB 3. Graphics is great although I had to switch primary monitors in order to get 2048x1280 on my 30".

Since I had OSX running on another machine getting lion was pretty simple. I used the UniBeast/MultiBeast method, and I used these instructions:
http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2011/10/unibeast-install-mac-os-x-lion-using.html

Once I did that, I kept getting stuck at the apple logo screen. I would get the with a slash through it to it would hang at the grey spinning wheel. I kept reading about entering boot flags but could not figure out how, and no one explained it. so here is the explanation:
when the boot screen comes up (Before the grey apple logo) with the tonymac apple and the usb graphic you need to tope in any "flag" i.e.. "GraphicEnabler=No" Or "PCIRootUID=0" The line to enter it does not show until you start typing.
I had to use the "GraphicEnabler=No" to get my system to boot (my graphics card came in a few days after the rest so I tried without the card. once I install the card everything booted up fine).

MAKE A BACKUP once you boot up successfully. I learned the hard way after crashing my system about a dozen times and having to re-install my OS.

After you run MultiBeast, you will get your network adapter screen to come up install it. Reboot.

There is a new video out today. I think he changes something before he reboots.

Audio was a pain. I kept running MultiBeast after reading several forums - one said you might have to run it several times (Which I Did). You need to delete the "HDAenabler8XXX.kext" and ran MultiBeast again checking the Audio Chipset you have - mine was Realtec889. Finally it worked.

Just a note. every time I tried installing the voodoo drivers it would crash my system and I would have to re-install the OS
iCloud was another issue
you need to run a serial# generator
you can download the program here:
http://tools.inmac.org/
it's pretty self explanatory Just remember to select the right processor and a mating computer.
it will update the SMBios.plst in your extras folder.
now,
Open the folder "Extras" (If you do not have it Download Chimera and run it.)
in the extras folder there is a file named "org.chameleon.Boot.plist"
it will look like this:

• <key>Kernel</key>
  <string>mach_kernel</string>
  <key>Kernel Flags</key>
  <string>npci=0x2000 darkwake=0</string>
  <key>GraphicsEnabler</key>
  <string>Yes</string>
  <key>Timeout</key>
  <string>2</string>
  <key>Legacy Logo</key>
  <string>Yes</string>
  <key>UseKernelCache</key>
  <string>Yes</string>

Add This command

• <key>EthernetBuiltIn</key>
  <string>Yes</string>

Now, it should look like this:

• <key>Kernel</key>
  <string>mach_kernel</string>
  <key>Kernel Flags</key>
  <string>npci=0x2000 darkwake=0</string>
  <key>GraphicsEnabler</key>
  <string>Yes</string>
  <key>Timeout</key>
  <string>2</string>
  <key>Legacy Logo</key>
  <string>Yes</string>
  <key>EthernetBuiltIn</key>
  <string>Yes</string>
  <key>UseKernelCache</key>
  <string>Yes</string>

Go to your Network Preferences and delete your Ethernet connection. Reboot.
You will probably have to add the Ethernet connection again. Go to your Network preferences and click the + at the bottom. That got my system working.

I am up and running

• 1 ssd
  3 HD's
  2 monitors with no problems

I hope this helps others. Another Happy Hackintosher!!

LBC

PS,
I will be throwing Tony and Carbon Copy cloner a Donation!!

Please follow in like kind if you use these sites

 

[iKikas]

Glad you had everythink working.

Can you post your results with GeekBench and CineBench?

Thanks.

 

[limabeancarson]

In reply to the question about how I got lion:

I redownloaded lion and did not install. This puts it as a .app. It resides in the applications folder. En run unibeast and it will ask you what where to install from. I had a USB (non apple) that was a bootable lion disk. First I tried using that but it would not work. So I used the Mac app store method.

LBC

 

[limabeancarson]

Glad you had everythink working.

Can you post your results with GeekBench and CineBench?

Thanks.

Yes. It probably wont be until tomorrow.

 

[limabeancarson]

Glad you had everythink working.

Can you post your results with GeekBench and CineBench?

Thanks.

Yes. It probably wont be until tomorrow.

Here are the results @ 4.0Ghz over clock
The Second Cinebench is @ 3.4Ghz

LBC

 

[daveroski]

Hello, I just built pretty much the same system. Are your front USB ports working? Mine are not plugging in USB 1 on motherboard. Everything else seems to work fine so far.

Also what did you do to get iCloud working. I seen a link but what do I need to do on that page?

I used the unibeast with multibeast.

Thanks.

Dave.

 

[limabeancarson]

Download the program "Champlist"
Install and run it.
Select SMBios
Select serial generator
I had to select mac pro 3.1
then follow the rest of the instructions and hopefully it works for you.

I am still trying to get the mac app store working. I have a work around but not working right. I will try to post later in app store thread.

hopefully this gets you going on iCloud.


LBC

 

[daveroski]

Thanks I will do that. Do your front panel USB ports work?

Dave

 

[daveroski]

I did find this. I did not test it.

Can not log in to Mac AppStore with the error message “No GUID is available”

follow this steps to fix this problem:

Delete the file / Library / Preferences / SystemConfiguration / NetworkInterfaces.plist
Reboot
Remove all the network adapter configuration in System Preferences -> Network.
After all the network adapter is removed, now add another new network adapter by pressing “+” sign at the bottom left of the network preferences.

 

[limabeancarson]

This is pretty strange, My front right port will recognize the first thing I pug into it. once I remove it it goes dead until I restart. The one on the left as soon as i plug something in or sometimes when I remove I get a instant kernal panic.

As far as the app store, mine gives me the message, "Your Computer cannot be verified. please call support for assistance" I've done the remove network thing (That's what I had to do for iCloud) here's the deal with mine at this point.

Added this string to my "org.chameleon.boot.plist"
<key>PCIRootUID</key>
<string>1</string>
and the app store works. the problem is I lose my secondary monitor.
if I change the string to
<key>PCIRootUID=0</key>
<string>1</string>
I get my monitor back but lose app store.