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post #1 of 40
5/10/09 at 3:23pm
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I've heard Kalyway is good, and iATKOS, and iDeneb. Which is best?
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post #2 of 40
5/10/09 at 3:25pm
This shouldn't be discussed..
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post #3 of 40
5/10/09 at 3:33pm
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Originally Posted by Dopamin3 View Post
This shouldn't be discussed..
wrong

well...i used ideneb 1.4 when i attempted to try it out...but my hardware is just too incompatible with it and it took too much work to get it working.
you should see if your even compatible with leopard first.

EDIT: i heard there are problems with the gtx 260 in osx86, you should wait until snow leopard comes out.
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post #4 of 40
5/10/09 at 3:35pm
Unless you have a valid OS X license then this cannot be discussed.

But, I've used them all, and it depends on the hardware that you're installing on. I found iDeneb to be the best compatible and full-featured for drivers.

You're on the same board as me, so any of them will work perfectly, but I would load up iDeneb 10.5.6 as long as you have a valid OS X license.

If not, buy one, then go ahead with your installation.
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post #5 of 40
5/10/09 at 3:41pm
I've found iDeneb to be best. Tricky part is getting your video card to run.
It's not slow...
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It's not slow...
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post #6 of 40
5/10/09 at 3:46pm
Have a look at post #18:

http://www.overclock.net/mac/502343-...64-dual-2.html

Skullzaflare said there is a driver that works with the GTX260
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5/10/09 at 3:51pm
I posted something like this, and got shot down pretty fast. All the distros need are in violation of ToS... Just so you know... Would hate to see a fellow member get an infraction...
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post #8 of 40
5/10/09 at 3:52pm
iDeneb is your best bet. Beware of the continual restart problem. Having a license does NOT permit you to install Mac OsX, It can only be installed legally on MAC branded Hardware. Slapping a Apple sticker on the case doesn't cut it.
You need to find all out your chipset information and install the Kexts accordingly, or most of your stuff wont work or you will continual restarts/grey screens of death.
The only problem I see if finding the right Kext for your GPU, use NVdarwin kexts.
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5/10/09 at 3:55pm
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Originally Posted by Flux View Post
iDeneb is your best bet. Beware of the continual restart problem. Having a license does NOT permit you to install Mac OsX, It can only be installed legally on MAC branded Hardware. Slapping a Apple sticker on the case doesn't cut it.
You need to find all out your chipset information and install the Kexts accordingly, or most of your stuff wont work or you will continual restarts/grey screens of death.
The only problem I see if finding the right Kext for your GPU, use NVdarwin kexts.
Actually you're wrong in my opinion. Technically, you're purchasing a copy of OS X. You're free to install that on any hardware you choose, as long as you purchased the copy of OS X. There's no statement saying it is only allowed to be installed on Apple hardware.

Half the stuff you're stating he does not need to do, as he has the most compatible board in the world for OS X. The only thing he will need to do is install a kext for the graphics card.

The rest is 99% working right away.

The point I am trying to make, is that you should purchase a copy of OS X if you plan on using it, because it's the right thing to do.
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post #10 of 40
5/10/09 at 3:56pm
When I ran it I used iATKOS, but that was about six months ago, so there's probably something better now.

I'm listening in too, since there's a lot more 48x0 support now.
Edited by mrtn400 - 5/10/09 at 3:58pm
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