Installing OS X. Hackintosh: installing Apple OS X on PC

It so happens that the vast majority of computers in the world have the Windows operating system installed, but this situation has arisen not because there are no more worthy competitors, but due to certain of its features. There is a competitor to Windows and a very serious one. Many users complain that the system from Microsoft is not always stable and correct. Of course, such problems are a consequence of one of the main features of the Microsoft product, namely openness. This problem was largely solved by Apple, with the help of their operating system, which is called Mac OS X. The operating system from Cupertino developers is superior in many aspects to its more popular competitor, which undoubtedly attracts more and more new users. In this article we will take a closer look at how to install Mac OS X on a computer or laptop. Let's figure it out. Go!

Installing Mac OS X on your computer is very easy

The first thing you need to understand before installing OS X is that it is recommended to install this system on laptops with processors from Intel, because the system is not compatible with the AMD manufacturer. In principle, it can be installed, but this will be fraught with a whole bunch of different problems.

The next thing you need is a blank flash drive with at least 8 gigabytes and, in fact, the Mac OS operating system itself. You can download it on any torrent tracker. It is not recommended to download anything from suspicious sites as this may lead to your computer becoming infected with malware. Find the file with the system to install on a USB drive and download it. After you download the file, you need to mount the disk image. To write an image to a flash drive, you can use the R DriveImage utility, which can be easily found and downloaded on the Internet. The flash drive must be bootable, otherwise you won’t succeed.

With the main window of the R DriveImage program open, click the “Restorefromanimage” button. Next, specify the path to the file with the “.arc” extension. After that, select the USB drive on which you want to burn the image, having first formatted it in file system FAT32 and start recording. You can use the UniBeast program. With its help it is very easy and simple to create a bootable USB flash drive for OS X. This is done as follows. Open Disk Utility and locate your drive on the left. Go to the “Disk Partition” tab and then to the “Current” section. Specify the first section. Click on the “Options” button and check the “Basic” boot record" Set the name to "USB" and set the format to "Mac OS X Extended (Journaled)". Now launch UniBeast and go to the “DestinationSelect” window, after clicking the “Continue” button several times and agreeing to the usage policies. At this point you need to select your USB drive. Next, at the “InstallationType” stage, make sure that the line “MacAppYosemite 10.10” is checked. Enter your password and start installation. After that, everything is done the same for both methods. Choose the one you like best.

When finished, close the utility and restart your computer. During boot, press the F12 or Delete key on your keyboard to go to the BIOS (depending on the manufacturer of your laptop or computer; you can find out how to go to the BIOS on a specific computer on the Internet). Then set the flash drive to the highest boot priority.

After this the computer will start. When the “boot:” line appears, enter the command in it:

V GraphicsEnable=No

This is done in order to be able to track errors that may occur during the installation process. So, you can enter the name of a specific error on the Internet and immediately find out how to fix it. If everything goes well, pretty soon you'll see White screen with loading indicator. After downloading, select the “Utilities” section in the top panel, and then “Disk Utility...”. Here you will need to select the disk partition on which you want to install Mac OS X. Go to the Erase tab. In the “Format” section, select “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)” and click on the “Erase” button. Everything happens literally instantly, so you can immediately move on to the next step.

In the window that opens, select the drive from which you just erased data and click on the “Continue” button below. The entire operating system installation process Mac systems OS X takes about 20 minutes on average. It all depends on how powerful your computer or laptop is. Then you will have to repeat the previous steps again, namely reboot the PC, open the BIOS and run the same command in the “boot:” line. The only difference is that now you will no longer need to boot from a flash drive, but from hard drive. Don't miss this moment so as not to get confused and load normally. After this, you will be taken to the laptop desktop already running Mac OS X.

Now you can run the Multibeast program to select and download all the necessary drivers for your PC. Having done this, click on the “Build” button, and then “Install”.

Ready. Mac OS X is installed on your computer or laptop and is ready to use.

As you can see, the installation process of this OS is no more complicated than installing Windows. Of course, not all users will be able to produce correct installation. Practice won't hurt here. The ability to reinstall operating systems will come in handy more than once in your life. Write in the comments whether this article was useful to you, share your own experience of installing Mac OS with other users and ask any questions you have about the topic discussed.

Sometimes it becomes necessary to install something other than current version operating system. There are several reasons for this: the lack of alternative software, slowdown of work on the latest versions of macOS. Finally, just a feeling of nostalgia for skeuomorphism and software of the Jobs era.

In this guide, we'll show you how to install the operating system your MacBook or iMac came with, or how to downgrade to previous versions of OS X or macOS as quickly as possible.

What to do before installation

Due to the fact that you plan to downgrade the operating system version (install more old version), creating a copy of Time Machine will not suit us.

Considering, we will do the so-called “ clean install", providing full formatting system disk, save all the necessary information on external hard disk, rewrite passwords you don't remember and move important bookmarks.

Remember that during the installation process, your MacBook or iMac will be completely cleared of all files.

note, that it is impossible to install a previous version of OS X or macOS on a laptop or computer that was introduced after its announcement.

That is, if at your disposal MacBook Pro 2014 release, install OS X Lion 2011 release on it " in a simple way" impossible.

Create a bootable USB flash drive for macOS or OS X

First of all, download the one you are interested in boot distribution operating system. There are plenty of resources on the network that contain images with previous versions of OS X or macOS.

We arm ourselves with a flash drive with a capacity of 8 GB or higher and begin to deploy the image.

Note: There are several ways to create bootable flash drive with Apple desktop operating system. We intentionally indicate the option using universal utility Install Disk Creator as the most convenient and simple.

Step 1. Connect the USB flash drive to the Mac and open Disk Utility from section Programs.

Step 2. In the list on the side we find our external storage– flash drive, highlight it (with a single tap or click) and select the item Erase.

Step 3. Give the drive any name Latin alphabet, select format Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and diagram GUID Partition Scheme. Click Erase.

Step 4. After finishing formatting the flash drive, click Ready.

Step 5. We already have a downloaded distribution of the operating system in DMG format.

Mount the DMG image by double-tapping on the downloaded file. After a few seconds, it will appear in the Finder sidebar.

Now let's create a bootable USB flash drive using the Install Disk Creator utility.

Step 6. Download and install the Install Disk Creator utility [Download, 2.2 MB]. We launch it and select our formatted flash drive in the “Select the volume to become the installer” item, and select the system image from the DMG image as the installer.

Having selected the flash drive and image, click Create Installer and wait for the utility to create a flash drive.

Installing macOS or OS X

We have a ready-made flash drive on which the boot distribution of the system we are interested in is recorded. Now you can start installing the OS itself.

Step 7. Reboot the Mac and immediately after the Apple logo appears, hold down ALT key(Option) until a menu appears with a choice of boot drive.

Select the newly created flash drive (icon yellow color) and wait for the installation menu to load.

Step 8 In the menu that opens, select Disk Utility(Disk Utility).

Having highlighted our main drive, go to the “Erase” tab, set the partition name and click Erase.

Step 9. After formatting your hard drive or SSD, you can close Disk Utility and select in the main menu Install.

The installer menu is intuitive. You just need to select the partition on which you plan to install the OS (and in our case it is only a formatted disk with a given name) and wait for the installation to complete.

The installation procedure takes between 20 and 60 minutes, depending on your Mac configuration and operating system version.

Installing the factory version of the OS

In addition to creating a bootable USB flash drive, Apple has provided another option for installing the system via an Internet connection. This way you can restore your iMac, Mac Pro or MacBook to the “purchase” state and receive the OS with which the computer was originally supplied when sold.

For such an installation, you need a stable Wi-Fi or Ethernet Internet connection (a wired option is preferable).

In this article, we will install macOS Sierra on a computer using the BDU (Boot Disk Utility) program and a special image for this utility. Finding an image for BDU and the utility itself on Google is very easy.

This is the easiest way to install macOS Sierra on a PC computer. True, this method will be simple only for those who have hardware compatible for these purposes. Specifically, you must have a motherboard with the following chipsets: H61, B85, Z77, H77, Z87, H87, Z97, H97, Z170. The processor must be at least Intel Core i3. The video card must be compatible. For example, Intel HD 4000 / 4600, AMD 7850, 7870, Nvidia 640, 650, 660 and so on (Kepler) or Nvidia GT 210.

If you use Fermi video cards (GTX 5XX, 710, 720, 730), then most likely you will not succeed with the installation. These video cards are extremely unstable. I will say the following about Nvidia 730 video cards: this video card can be either Fermi or Kepler. So, if the video card is Kepler, then it will work fine with web drivers. GTX 9XX, 1XXX video cards work only with web drivers.

Attention! If you are using an NVidia graphics card, then masquerade as an iMac 13.1 or 14.2; other devices may have boot problems, since in most cases Apple uses AMD graphics cards.

Remember, the more compatible your hardware is, the easier the installation will be. If you don't have Intel processor Core, but there is, for example, Pentium or Celeron, then you will have to disguise yourself as an Intel Core, and if you have an AMD processor, you will have to use a patched kernel.

Previously I showed the installation using virtual machine with OS X installed from under Windows. Now we will install using the Boot Disk Utility (BDU) program, and will also try to use the standard config from Clover. Let the bootloader itself determine our hardware. I'll just add the kext to the network.

You can ask your questions about installing macOS Sierra in the comments, but be sure to describe your computer configuration as fully as possible, for example, I will install it on this configuration:

• Gigabyte GA-Z87m-HD3
• Intel Core i3-4330
• 8 gigabytes of RAM (2 x 4 GB, 1600 MHz. Samsung)
• Intel HD 4600 + Gainward GTX 660 Ti
• 2 monitors (DVI + DVI), as well as a TV via HDMI.
• 120 GB SSD from SanDisk.

I also want to remind you that, just in case, you should have a flash drive with all the kexts and the Windows operating system, in case something goes wrong and you have to download files or programs. Well, or use another device for this.

Boot Disk Utility runs on Windows. In my case, I will use Windows 10. We will also need an image with macOS Sierra.

Let's launch BDU and format the flash drive:

Immediately after formatting the flash drive, the latest Clover will be installed on it. And all we have to do is deploy our image with the macOS Sierra operating system to a flash drive:

After we have written our image with the operating system to the flash card, I will upload the kext to the network. This is only needed for my computer and you may also need a kext, it all depends on yours network card. By the way, when using BootDiskUtility, the FakeSMC kext is already in the kexts/other folder, so there is no need to insert it separately.

As soon as the flash card with macOS Sierra is written, we restart the computer and boot from our flash drive (F12). I will boot in UEFI mode. I will also specify the -v switch so that the operating system loads in text mode.

If you are using a non-Kepler NVidia video card, boot with the nv_disable=1 key. If your system freezes at boot, try booting with the -x switch (safe mode).

After selecting the language, we need to format our HDD or SSD:

We continue installing macOS Sierra as usual:

After installing macOS Sierra, you need to fill out a lot of information:

All basic installation completed. As you can see, on macOS Sierra, my GTX 660 Ti video card worked out of the box. Yes, this is the best video card I've tried for Hackintosh. Looking ahead, here is a picture for you as a “seed”, though it’s El Capitan OS:

What to do after installing macOS Sierra?

After installing macOS Sierra, we will immediately install Clover on our SSD and configure config.plist, the config for each computer must be different, in particular the configs for Ivy Bridge / Haswel and laptops are very different, so it is recommended to read the khaki clover book and do experiments. If your system suddenly stops booting, you can always boot from a flash drive and fix config.plist.

I installed Clover with the following parameters:

You need to install the config on a hard drive, not a flash drive. Basically, if you have one, then Clover will select it by default. Also remember, the example config above is for UEFI systems, this Clover installation will not work for Bios Legacy.

After installing Clover, setting up config.plist and rebooting, we have a fully working system.

Briefly what I did in config.plist:

• installed 32MB of memory for Intel graphics in UEFI and registered ig-platform-id 0x04120004
• enabled P-states
• dropped extra SSDT tables, because of which SpeedStep did not work for me
• indicated iMac 14.2 model

Kexts that I used when installing and configuring Hackintosh:

• FakeSMC.kext
• RealtekRTL8111.kext - network
• HDMIAudio.kext - sound on TV

Everything else works out of the box. In addition to the sound motherboard. I didn’t turn it on on purpose, since I use sound on the TV. You can start sound using patched AppleHDA or VoodooHDA.

Remember, the more “correct” your Hackintosh hardware is, the easier the installation will be. Installing a hack on my computer is no more difficult than reinstalling Windows. But if you have specific hardware, for example PCI Wi-Fi adapter, sound card or something else, then in most cases these devices will not work with the hack.

That's all installing macOS Sierra on a regular PC computer.

How to install MAC OS X on PC? This question is asked by those who want to get acquainted with this system without purchasing MAC products. Despite the fact that Apple does not welcome such actions, you can now find a sufficient number of tips and instructions for installing the MAC operating system.

There are many pros and cons of installing a Mac system, which come with certain biases regarding compatibility, installation complexity, and the ability to work properly on a “foreign” computer.

But as practice and the frequency of requests related to the installation of this operating system show, many problems have long since sunk into oblivion. In addition, new programs and add-ons appear that make various components compatible with Apple products.

OS installation can be broken down into three stages.

Stage 1: preparatory

Here you need to check whether the PC meets the MAC OS requirements, which are as follows:

• SSE2 processor
• Minimum RAM 256 MB
• AGP/PCI-E video card

When installing, you need to take into account that if on the disk where the system will be installed there are files in NTFS format, they will need to be converted to FAT32.

In any file sharing service convenient for you, enter the following information: Mac OS X 10.4.6, then find the file with the ISO extension and download it. Then the image installation disk must be burned to a DVD-R disc.

Stage 3: Installation

Now insert the recorded disc into the drive again and restart the computer. A message will be displayed on the monitor indicating that the installation has started, at which time you need to press the F8 key. After which you will need to specify the “-v” parameter. This manipulation is necessary in order to enable text mode, in which you can immediately track installation errors, if any.

If everything went well, a blue display with a cursor will appear, after which you will need to select a language. Of course, for convenience, you can choose Russian, but it is better to leave English because of its versatility.

The next step, after the language is selected, a menu will appear where you need to specify the following path: Utilities -> Disk Utility. After which you need to convert the partition where the system will be installed to the Mac OS Extended journaled format.

When formatting is completed, all that remains is to click on the “continue” button and wait for the window with the license agreement. Having accepted it, you need to open the Customize (or in other words, settings) tab and install the components that you need.

The disk will be checked and installed, which should end with your PC rebooting.

Addition: How to install Mac OS on a PC?

Many users personal computers under operating room control Windows systems wondered if it was possible to install Mac OS on a PC. Axis on Mac computers can be installed on PC, but users may encounter difficulties. The process of installing Mac OS on Windows computers is called Hackintosh for PC and is somewhat difficult, but if you follow the instructions, the process will not be that difficult.

Installing Mac OS X on a PC is not supported by all PCs. To install a Mac OS, you need a computer based on an Intel processor, at least 2 GB of RAM, 30 GB of free hard disk space, Nvidia video card. In addition, you will need a flash drive with at least 8 GB of memory. The same requirements must be met if you want to install Mac OS on a laptop.

Preparing the installation flash drive

Now you can install Mac OS Sierra on your PC because this moment This latest version from Apple. First of all, you need to download a ready-made installation image Mac flash drives OS Sierra on PC. Next, you need to select a partition on your hard drive where the system will be installed. To do this, right-click on “My Computer” - “Manage” - “Disk Management”, there we mark on which disk Mac OS will be installed.

After that, download and install R-Drive program Image. You also need to download Deamon Tools to mount the image. Next, you need to connect the flash drive to the PC and format it. Now open the R-Drive Image program as an administrator -> “Restore from image”, select the mounted image and click “Next” twice, find the formatted flash drive and click “Next”, select any free letter for the name of the partition -> “Add another object ", then at the top of the screen click on the partition on which the mounted image is stored and select free place on the flash drive, click “Start”. This way we install Mac OS X (any Mac operating system is suitable). After installation is complete, exit the application.

Installing Mac OS X on PC

After preparing the flash drive, restart the computer and go into the BIOS. In the Advanced tab, click on Storage Configuration, in Sata Mode, select AHCI Mode and start the reboot again. When you turn on the computer, go to the Boot Menu (usually F11), select the installation flash drive and click on the tab where the system will be installed. On English language it may say Install Mac OS on PC - this is the tab you need. After this you will see installation window Mac OS. At the top there will be a utility tab, in it click on disk utility and click “Erase” on the partition allocated for the operating system. After that, exit and click “Next” everywhere, select the partition that you just erased, and wait for the installation to complete.

After the reboot, select the installation flash drive again and launch the installed MacOS. After that, select the region, keyboard layout and go through others basic settings. Next, your operating system from Apple will start.

Setting up the operating system

After installing Mac OS, you need to download drivers for the OS to work properly. The Kext Utility program will help you with this, it selects necessary drivers for sound, Internet, etc. For good performance of the operating system, you should also get the Clover Configuration program. The Clover bootloader will also be useful software, with which you can launch Mac OS not from a flash drive, but through a regular boot.

After all the settings, any game or application developed for MacOS will work on your device, and you can enjoy all the delights of Apple's operating system.

It is better to install Mac OS on a computer running Windows control 10, but also on previous versions You can also try. Now you know how to install Mac OS X on a PC, and you can do it yourself.

Installing the Mac OS X operating system on regular computers is associated with a number of difficult problems. The process of creating a hackintosh requires some preparation and often ends in failure.

I guess that most people who want to switch to a Mac are hampered by myths about the Hackintosh - a computer that runs Mac OS. Before moving directly to the description of installing Mac OS X on a PC, I will try to dispel some myths:

1. Mac OS X will only be installed on processors and chipsets compatible with it from Intel, and video cards only from NVidia. Most of the peripherals will not work.

This was once true, but progress does not stand still, more and more new patches and drivers are being released, and the amount of hardware compatible with Mac OS X is growing every day. Now Mac OS can easily be installed on a computer with a processor that at least supports SSE2, but preferably SSE3, for example, AMD or Intel. Many modern video cards support hardware acceleration, namely Quartz Extreme, Quartz 2d, Core Image, GL. I think now you understand that nothing supernatural is required from your computer.

2. Installing Mac OS X is difficult.

In fact, it’s no more difficult than installing Windows XP; I think it’s even easier if you choose the right kexts and fixes.

3. Mac OS X will not be able to “live” on the same physical disk with Windows.

Maybe! There are 2 options:
- Windows bootloader + chain0 (for example, this is how it is on my computer)
- Acronis OS Selector

So let's get started.

Step 1. Preparation.

First you need to check your computer for compliance Mac requirements OS X

Minimum RAM(RAM) 256 MB, naturally, the more, the better.
Not exactly an old video card for AGP or PCI-E, starting from GF4.

Step 2. Download the installation disk image.

You can download the image on any Torrent tracker. For example rutracker.org (registration required). Type OS X Yosemite and the search will return many OSes you need.

Step 3. Download the R-Drive Image program and begin installing the OS on your PC. We need it to install it on a flash drive or OS disk.

In this video explains how to use this program, and also tell in detail Mac installation OS.

Step 4: Complete installation.

After restarting the computer, there are two options:

2. boot0 error. Let's look at this video. Everything is explained there in detail.

P.S. The layout is switched using the Command + Space (ALT + Space) keys

If everything is done correctly, the desktop loads. Hooray! Works! Congratulations!

P.P.S. The administration of this site in no way forces or offers you to install hack builds of Mac OS X, we are against hacking software! When installing a hacked Mac OS X, you are responsible before the laws of your country.