"Hackintoshing" Easiest with GIGABYTE 3D UEFI BIOS

btarunr · Apr 24, 2012, 03:52 AM

Hackintosh (running Apple OS X on a non-Apple PC) interest group tonymacx86 discovered that GIGABYTE's 3D UEFI BIOS is most trouble-free with hackintoshing, leaving you with no risky BIOS modding to do. The BIOS tells OS X about what the hardware environment is like. If the OS doesn't have an environment that it's designed for, it crashes with a kernel panic.

GIGABYTE 3D UEFI BIOS, tonymacx86 reports, as tested on a GA-Z77-DS3H, already has power-management descriptors, so you don't have to add any power-management DSDT tables for sleep/wake or power-management functions. Most other onboard devices on the Z77-DS3H run seamlessly with Apple's native drivers. The Atheros gigabit Ethernet controller works with MultiBeast driver, Realtek ALC887 HDA codec works with ALC8xxHDA/AppleHDA, and Intel HD 3000 graphics embedded into the Core i5-2500K (used in the testing) works just fine.

Sources: tonymacx86, VR-Zone

phanbuey · Apr 24, 2012, 04:01 AM

apple suing in 3... 2... 1...

option350z · Apr 24, 2012, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by phanbuey

apple suing in 3... 2... 1...

Woah nothing happened hahaha. Nice feature but it isn't Gigabyte's fault . They don't advertise for it. Just so happened to have all the right tables coincidentally.

Steven B · Apr 24, 2012, 04:29 AM

exactly they don't advertise it, apple can't do anything.

micropage7 · Apr 24, 2012, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Steven B

exactly they don't advertise it, apple can't do anything.

not because they dont advertise it then Apple gonna do nothing
Apple goes too aggressive about what they call patent and anything that they say may related to it

Huddo93 · Apr 24, 2012, 04:48 AM

I'm pretty sure Apple has no right to get Gigabyte to change there bios. The problem would purely lie with the user who decides to hack OS X. There the ones causing a problem for Apple, purely luck on gigabytes behalf in my opinion.

n-ster · Apr 24, 2012, 04:54 AM

Apple probably has a patent on electricity and the color white and aluminum and fruits

Solaris17 · Apr 24, 2012, 05:38 AM

they might even copywrite pancreatic cancer.

too soon?

Oxford · Apr 24, 2012, 05:49 AM

Apple has been pretty lax when it comes to combating Hackintosh, probably because the people who do it wouldn't have purchased a Mac Pro in the first place. It also expands OS X's market share a bit.

The only time I expect Apple to come down hard is when a 3rd party company tries to sell Hackintosh units or if the laptop Hackintosh experience improves a lot. If Hackintosh becomes practically seamless on laptops (rather than just a few outdated netbooks) then I would expect reprisal from Apple.

NC37 · Apr 24, 2012, 07:07 AM

Yeah, only if Gigabyte advertises the advantage...then I'm sure Apple would be knocking on their door. This news will reverb among the Hackintosh community tho. I'm sure Gigabyte won't mind the extra sales.

Every time I look at hackintosh builds, I just think how much I'd rather put money into my own gaming rig than deal with hackintosh. Sure it has gotten better but thats a lot of extra expense for a machine I likely wouldn't use much. Then the potential issues that would arise. Rather just build something that works, deal with Windows.

Octavean · Apr 24, 2012, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Oxford

If Hackintosh becomes practically seamless on laptops (rather than just a few outdated netbooks) then I would expect reprisal from Apple.

"Hackintoshing a Sandy Bridge Laptop: HP Probook 4530s":

http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2011/...laptop-hp.html

They make it sound easier then falling off a log,…..and I wouldn't call Sandy Bridge outdated,.....yet.

Relinquish · Apr 24, 2012, 08:42 PM

Does the DSDT file actually modify the BIOS? I thought it was just for OSX's use and nothing else.

W1zzard · Apr 24, 2012, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Relinquish

Does the DSDT file actually modify the BIOS? I thought it was just for OSX's use and nothing else.

that's correct

phanbuey · Apr 25, 2012, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by n-ster

Apple probably has a patent on electricity and the color white and aluminum and fruits

Wrigleyvillain · Apr 25, 2012, 02:19 AM

Good info, thanks.

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Oxford Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 26 (0.03/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts	Apple has been pretty lax when it comes to combating Hackintosh, probably because the people who do it wouldn't have purchased a Mac Pro in the first place. It also expands OS X's market share a bit. The only time I expect Apple to come down hard is when a 3rd party company tries to sell Hackintosh units or if the laptop Hackintosh experience improves a lot. If Hackintosh becomes practically seamless on laptops (rather than just a few outdated netbooks) then I would expect reprisal from Apple.

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