Install Snow Leopard 10.6 on AMD PC Hackintosh
Last time we published to Install Snow Leopard (10A432) on Intel PC or Hackintosh, now we got the Modbin’s kernel for AMD systems so it’s possible to run Snow leopard on AMD systems too. Hats off to Modbin for releasing the kernel in such a short time. Please note that the Kernel is still in testing phase so there may be some bugs. Although we have got some successful installation reports like this one from Aryajuanda (Infinitemac). In his thread he used Chameleon rc 2.640 pkg. and PCEFI V10, DSDT patch, Some kexts and Modbin Kernel. The Installation procedure is very similar to our guide on Intel PC, the major difference is we placed the new kernel in the root of volume.
In the following tutorial we used Snow Leopard build 10A432 GM release (now confirmed that retail disc is build 10A432). Snow Leopard needs a Leopard Install so we need to two hard disk one with Leopard already installed and second hard disk for Snow Leopard. Also you need to download some files needed during the installation so download the files given below. We’ll update these files regularly when the new updates will available.
- Modbin Kernel, Tools, Kexts, Chameleon 2.0 And Boot file Download Here
- SMBios.plist Download Here
- Mac OS X 10.6 Snow leopard (Google is Your F.R.I.E.N.D.)
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Phase One
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Step One). Connect both of your Hard Disk one is blank and one is pre loaded with Leopard (10.5.X) already. Boot in to Leopard and launch Disk Utility to partition your second hard-disk with GUID partition scheme. Name the partition what ever you want in this tutorial we assumed Snow.
- Make sure that the new volume’s root directory is owned by the root user, just perform the following commands in terminal.
sudo –s
chown 0:0 /Volumes/Snow
Step Two). Mount the Snow Leopard DMG File, an installer window will appear here click on the free space anywhere in windows then press CMD + Shift + G . A little window will appear in the top of existing window in this little window type “Mac OS X Install DVD/System/Installation/Packages/” without quotes as given in image below and press Go.
Step Three). In the next window find the OSInstall.mpkg and double click this package file to start your Snow leopard Installation.
Note : Default OSInstall.mpkg works for GUID partitioned drive only, if you need to install on MBR then google for Modified OSInstall.mpkg for MBR, download modified one and replace with default one.
Step Four). Follow the On Screen instruction and in Destination Select Choose the Snow Partition which you created on a separate blank hard disk.
Step Five). In customization remove the unnecessary languages and Printers. Sit back and have a cup of coffee installation will take 15-25 minutes depending on your hardware. Once Installation finishes don’t reboot and follow the instruction care fully in phase 2.
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Phase Two
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In the second phase we’ll install Bootloader, some must required Kexts, System Files and Patching the DSDT.
Step One). Open the Chameleon Bootloader Zip you downloaded earlier and install the Chameleon-2-1.0-r640.pkg Make sure to install the Chameleon package to Snow Drive (Where you Installed the Snow Leopard). You can change the install location at the third option while Installing the package.
Step Two). Launch the “ShowAllFiles” (included in Tools) and click Show. Then Navigate to the root of your “Snow” Drive and delete the “boot” file you see. and replace it with the boot file included with Chameleon Download (you downloaded earlier). After replacing the boot file again launch the “ShowAllFiles” and click Hide.
Step Three). The most important step, Place the new kernel in the root of volume, Root means in Snow drive where you installed the Snow leopard.
Step Four). Now patch your DSDT, launch the DSDT Patcher (Included in Tools) and select Darwin/Mac OS X in Operating System, Select DSDT Patch in options and before hitting the Run DSDT Patcher button make sure to change the destination as Snow Drive (Where you Installed the Snow Leopard).
Step Five). Now put the following kext file, “ FakeSMC.kext, PlatformUUID.kext, Openhaltrestart.kext, NullCPUPowerManagement.kext” you downloaded earlier and you can also add yours if you needed into /Snow/Extra/Extensions, and copy the Extensions folder in Extra to the desktop, and drag it over “Kext Utility” which you downloaded. Kext utility will repair your permission and generate a new Extension.mkext. Move that Extensions folder and the extension.mkext back to /Snow/Extra
Step Six). Now launch EFiStudio and look for your Video Card through the drop down menu. Click add device and you will see some alphanumeric numbers, copy these numbers. Add the following code to yourcom.apple.boot.plist in /Snow/Extra.
<key>Graphics Mode</key>
<string>1280×1024×32 </string>
<key>device-properties</key>
<string>Alphanumeric code you generated with EFiStudio</string>
Save and Exit…
Step Seven). Final Step open SMBios.plist and change the UUID with volume UUID With the UUID of your Snow volume. then place the SMBios.plist in to Extra/Extensions. Also place the UUID in the PlatformUUID.kext its located on PlatformUUID.kext/content/info.plist.
Step Eight). Must for those who added any driver kext to Snow/System/Library/Extension, This step will rebuild the Extensions.mkext cache while booted in Snow Leopard. Reboot and go to Single User mode by typing this flag.
-x32 –s
When you are in the console, type the following command
/sbin/fsck -fy
/sbin/mnt -uw /
kextcache -v 1 -t -m /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kext.caches/Startup/Extensions.mkext /System/Library/Extensions/
Disclaimer : All the instruction and Files are correct in my information. Use this guide on your own risk, we are not responsible for any kind of damage (If Any). Use this guide for experimental purposes only if you likes the Mac then buy a new one
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Hey, i tried ur method, prasys method and one given on inifitemac/insanelymac.
the problem with me is the kernel panic. with Mobdin test7 kernel
my Rig is.
AMD Phenom 2.6 GHz 9950BE
2GB Corsair Ram DDR 800
n Biostar TA790GXB A2+ v6.0 ( SB 750 and ALC662 ) -
Nvidia 8600GT 512 ( Working with injectors provided in 10.5.4 Disc ).
Everything working 100% in leopard ( LawlessPPC 10.5.4 patched with SB700 Kexts by me, updated yo 10.5.8 ), Even ALC662 works 100% .. shows in System profiler .. n all ..
I just want to know if Mobdin Test7 kernel supports AMD ( specially mine one ).
Please mail me ..
m also available most of the time on
irc.osx86.hu – in #hackint0sh and #snowleopard.
Thanks in advance.
Hey, i wanna try out snow leopard…but i don’t have pre-installed and i don’t have MAC comp as well.
Can you suggest me a way to do it?
my config is
AMD Phenom ii x4 3GHz 940black
ASUS M4A78 PRO AMD 780G
2×2GB OCZ DDR2-1066
Msi Radeon HD 4870 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express x16
thx..
I try it !
First you mast remove the printer drivers and the other Languages to install the SL.
I have a question what is UUID ?
it boots and I’m pressing -v
after the 2 first lines the screen goes black and nothing happens
any ides ?
This works fine. You guys- Google is your friend.
I installed this last weekend with no real problems, however I have been forced back to 10.5.7 as Photoshop CS4 doesn’t work well with SL (Can’t save any work!) Also had some problems with print drivers for Epson R800.
None of my problems are/where related to the instructions on this site. The instructions are clear and easy to follow.
Google will answer most of your questions – if your care to look. You are dealing with a hacked OS and thus you should expect a learning curve.
http://img43.imageshack.us/i/img0041x.jpg/
http://img14.imageshack.us/i/img0042kz.jpg/
I have a kernel panic can someone help me ?
I have a question what is UUID ?
Open Terminal
sudo su
enter password
sh-3.2# diskutil list
/dev/disk1
#: TYPE NAME …..
sh-3.2# diskutil info disk1s2 | grep UUID
Volume UUID: 01868341-39A3-3CC4-84F8-B6EAP9A119D
Hi there..
I followed the instructions , but the Snow Leopard installation ends with the following message:
Install Failed
The installer could not install some files in “/Volumes/SNOW”.Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.
THe Volume SNOW is already partitioned and the chown command is done too.
any idea ?
thanks
You can also see your UUID by opening Disk Utility, clicking on the volume you want to know about, and clicking the ‘i’ button on the top left.
You can’t install OSX and Snow on a same drive, either google for modified OSI.mpkg or try it on another drive (external or internal)
Hi, i tried to do the Install too, but got exactly the same crap as MAGO…
I did the chown cmd and i think it worked well.
I also use diffrent HDD for the running Leo and the Snow-Install.
If someone has any ideas what could be the problem i would be glad to hear.
not working for me again
My plan was 2 go for triple boot i got one win 7 part one windows xp and unlocated partition for mac os x
system specs:
amd phenom II2 x4 955 black cpu
4 gb buffalo ddr 3 1333 ram
vapor x – ati radeon 2gb ddr5 trough a 256 mb bus gpu
samsung spinpoint f1 hardrive
and my mobo is a 785 chipset
bios ami 8 mb
hey guys,
one question when formatting the partition where snow leopard should be installed on – should you format it in mac file system or in FAT or in NTFS(by formatting it on the pc firstt) ? thx a lot….
Mat: Partition is normally Journalled HFS (Mac) you also need to set Guid partition – see the post, also look at the other install methods available on this site and others.
For what it is worth the Apple update to 10.6.1 has been out for a few weeks now. On my machine I just installed the dmg as normal and it’s now 10.6.1.
Also I wouldn’t be in too much of a rush to install Snow Leopard if you plan to work with it. It is ok for web surfing, IM , email can be flacky when attachments are involved. You will most likely have problems saving work from a huge list of programs. I can not save any photos in Photoshop, Pages. This an Apple problem and it really sucks worse than anything MS has put out. I am a long time Debian user and beleive me Apple has stuffed up big time this time. I am sure it will be a great OS when they finally get it sorted. Stick with 10.5.8 til “It just works”
Sorry for silly question but: do I need hard disk with Leo after SL is installed? Can I boot directly from second (GUID partitioned) disk?
Hi! great post! i was wondering if you can boot this with a usb drive?
im going to try it as soon as the snow leopard downloads
Sorry für die blöde frage, aber was ist die Wurzel eines Volumens?
Da steht das dieser Schritt am wichtigsten sei :”Place the new kernel in the root of Volume.”Habe den AMD Kernel 432 per Drag and Drop in das Snow Laufwerk gezogen aber hat nicht gebracht.
Kann mir einer helfen!
all installed nice, but first boot and still waiting for root device. any know solution?
Hi,
Just wondering if my PC is able to install it.
I have a
AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3500+
2.21 GHz, 2.00 GB of RAM
Please email so I know for a fact i am able to do this.
I did everything from guide, but getting still waiting for root device? Anyone?
It works perfectly for me, i had just to put nforce kext to /Extra/Extenstions, unless then i had still waiting for root device on boot.
Thanks for the guide.
I try it but i get apple then nothing happens, its my video card or my mobo
Nvidia 9600 gso
amd 4 core
Asus Mobo
3gb
will try with my pentium 2 due laptop
I followed all the instruction and i get error in dsdt patch…it says build flag…anyways i continued the rest of the procedure and when i finally start snow leopard….after loading some drivers there’s a part where it encounters error and it says pausing for 5 seconds and after that all i get is black screen……
here is my specs:
Asus M3a78-em
AMD Phenom 8650 X3
4 gig of OCZ Ram PC2 8500
Sapphire HD 4830 512 mb with HDMI, DVI, VGA output
gosh
i have no idea wat happen to my disk
i have 2 sata disk 1 500 GB another 1 with 1 TB(new one)
i have my hackintosh running on the first one while i tried to install snow leopard on the second one with GUID but if failed( no idea why)
After the installation failed i cannot erase the drive and the an error msg appear :Could not unmount the disk [what's going on???]
could somebody tell me what’s going on with my disk?
thx
is it possible to install a drive with 2 partitions. one with preinstalled leo and the other for snow leopard?
hi everyone. I have a problem and hope someone can help me please I downloaded ipc for my amd toshiba a305 and when i try to install from dvd it just runs up to the gray window with the apple logo and the driver stops and that’s all i can do. Please someone tell me what i did wrong
When I reboot into Snow Leopard how do I get to single mode?
Hi! every one
Can anyone advice me what to do.. I have a original dvd of mac os x snow leopard 10.6 i want to install it in a clone itel Coomputer but the thing is its not boot even if i choose dvd rom as first boot.
can anyone help me???
Thanx
its a little tricky, but im trying to do it…
dell sc1435
2×2ghz opteron
4gb ecc ram
broadcom sata and ether
ati es1000 (will replace with ati4760 after install)
will report results after a few more days of trials
Hi:
I have one questions.
1. When I copy the kernel to the root, Did I have to delete the Old or rename it?
The other thing is when running the DSDT patch, it end with error. I try renaming the kernel to the original name but when reboot, it’s doesnt come out from the apple logo screen. By the way the apple logo have a folder icon above with a censored watermark.
Thanks,
Feferefe
I noticed a discrepency in your folder names, your other guide says to put the smbios.plist in the /snow/extra folder & this one says /extra/extensions I got a kernel panic after following this one, that may be why badkid had kernel panic as well.
Hey so far everything is going smoothly. I installed Snow Leopard via USB connection to a 3.5″ Western Digital hard drive. My problem, however, is that I am unable to install the Chameleon software on a hard drive “not running Mac OS X.” It tells me the only area I can install it to is my Macintosh HD hard drive on my MacBook Pro itself. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
P.S.
Being an externally connected hard drive, I am unable to boot into it to attempt to install the Chameleon from that drive.
ok take that back. rapidshare was down that day. still i am stuck on the part with EFI Studio. want code do i have to copy? the Huge long code in the bottom box or just the actual property’s number?
what the hell???? all this is chineeeeeeeeeese i need to know where the heck to get the mac, from an apple store? a torrent? and the rest is like hibrou!!!!
:( i realy wanna do this but i dont exactly know howww this guide doesnt help me, plsssss make a video guide thingy so i can know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
please
p.s. send me the easy stuff i asked for at manoli_sevdalis@hotmail.com
p.s im only 10 years old i guess why i cannot understand any of this weird stuff!!!!!! plsssss
hi guys i’m new here. May you please re-explaine me how clearly do this :
“change the UUID with volume UUID With the UUID of your Snow volume”
thank you for you coming help and BRAVO for your great Guide
hey, first of all post comment with hardware configuration.that can u found in system properties or device manager,then i can help u all
if stuck at can ot find boot device u cant install
I believe it would be the hex code in the bottom window.
i’m not having pre installed mac os x
i tried to install but there was an error that
“could not update platform uuid”
can you give me a guide to install snow leopard directly…or some solution to install kalyway 10.5.2
my computer configuration is
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5600+ With Gigabyte motherboard with Nvidia 6150 SE Onboard graphics
what should I search on google
can my comp run this?
Specs: DEll insiron 1501 amd sempron 1 gig ram ati graphics card
i have followed instructions to the letter trying to install on amd eeepc 1005 HA but it hangs on uptime ***nanosecoconds please help
hi guy i dont ve a pre installed mac hard disc how to install os x
my config is
AMD turion 2x
2GB ddr2 RAM
nvidia geforce 9400 card
hey ppl,
got the below config. dont hav a mac
my config is
AMD Phenom ii x4 3GHz 940black
ASUS M3A78EM
2×2GB DDR2-667
NVIDIA 9400GT 1GB
please help me out..
Rebel EFI (AMD) and SNOW LEOPARD 10a432.
I used a rebel EFI CD, and I copied SN to a thumb drive.
It installs and boots, but my video card is a 4670, and its tricky to update to 10.6.2, which has 4670 support…
reach me thru my youtube if you have questions regarding THIS EXACT INSTALL.
Have a nice day!
hello
I have installed SL 10.6 on my AMD Athlon 64 PC …
But at boot I have a KP (I can boot into safe mode) :
here is my KP : http://c.ingrao.free.fr/kp.jpg
I have deleted (in safe mode) AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext but still same problem ..
Can you help me please ?
thanks !
carmelo
can someone please explain step number 3 please
Step Three). The most important step, Place the new kernel in the root of volume, Root means in Snow drive where you installed the Snow leopard.
Just curious if anyone has any advise for the “install failed” situation.
That’s where I’m stuck at. I’ve tried it using two different Snow installers, so I don’t think it’s a defective install disk.
Jean: I had the same issue about not being able to unmount the drive that the failed install went onto. I found I could after a restart, or in one case, after leaving it alone for a long time (left it on overnight).
I suspect I have something wrong in my BIOS settings since I’ve also always had trouble with restarts and shutdowns just with Leopard.
I’ve got an AMD Phenom quad core cpu on an ASUS mobo (Asus M3A78-EM).
I installed Leopard 10.5.6 using IPC (Voodoo, Chameleon, Seatbelt), but have had no success trying to update to 10.5.8. After I install the updater, I can’t run anything else (like kext changes), and the restart always fails in a KP.
I’ve read everything I can find on the BIOS settings, but I suspect I’ve got something wrong. Even regular start ups usually take several tries.
@Joe
found this trick on another site same mobo has you. Deselect languages,printer and fonts in the custom install window. It worked for me.
not working for me!!!
my pc
asus P5Q turbo motherbord
ati 4870 1gb vga
intel core 2 cord q8200
4GB ram
500Gb hard
i want to install mac OS X 10.6 snow leopard somone help me plzzz
asus M3A78-EM
amd 5050e cpu
4gb ddr2
sata HD
asus eah4350 vid*
installed using retail disc and this guide from existing 10.5.8 purely so i could try and get vid card to run (usually run 3650 in 10.5.8 due to no kext’s for 4350 in 10.5)
step 4, had to force compile
step 6… didnt attach device info because i was running the wrong vidcard during install (trying to use this guide to get it to work: http://www.xhackintosh.com/ati-radeon-hd-4350-snow-leopard-qe-ci.html)
had to start with -x (safe mode) then ran sw update to 10.6.2, messed with my ati2000x.kext (used new version from 10.6.2) can now boot in normal mode, but vid not working yet.
tried loading ALC888 (audio) via injection, no dice so far, running onkyo usb audio device anyway. so no big deal.
bonjour still doesnt work (trying pystar v1.04 R1000) didnt under 10.5 either, so no surprise.
so “works” but still requires quite a lot of tinkering to be usable at this stage. if you have an easier vid card, should be good.
compaq notebook F739 AU
amd athlon 64 x2
160 gb hdd sata
3gb ram
nvidia nforce 700
i am install mac os x hdd is not show in disk utility.
Plz help for this………
Hi, do you need to use Marvin’s AMD Utility? I did the DST patch then rebooted, booted fine. I then did the Marvin AMD Utility and Kext thing, and when I rebooted I got a kernel panic related to CPU information.
i am getting the same message as some of the other guys:
The installer could not install some files in “/Volumes/SNOW”.Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.
everything copies over then error pops up. Anyone know what we are doing wrong?
It is an AMD system if that helps..
Hey, i wanna try out snow leopard…but i don’t have pre-installed and i don’t have MAC comp as well. I’m tryed it but the pc dosen’t boot with snow leopard.
Can you suggest me a way to do it?
my config is
AMD Phenom 9650 x4 Prosesor
ASUS M3A78-EM PRO AMD MOTHERBOARD
4GB DDR2-800MHZ RAM
500GB HDD
thx..
Hey, i wanna try out snow leopard…but i don’t have pre-installed and i don’t have MAC comp as well. I’m tryed it but the pc dosen’t boot with snow leopard.
Can you suggest me a way to do it?
my config is
AMD Phenom 9650 x4 Processor
ASUS M3A78-EM MOTHERBOARD
4GB DDR2-800MHZ RAM
500GB HDD
thx..
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