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OPTION 1: This error manifests itself on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion only if you boot your Hackintosh with UseKernelCache=Yes, as booting with “-f” results in a normal boot sequence.
The reason is believed to be due to a timing change Apple has introduced in the IOAHCIBlockStorage.kext, results in a bug on Hackintosh builds: the system enumerates the disk partitions too fast and the boot partition gets skipped. The fix involves patching the IOAHCIBlockStorage.kext and adding a slight delay that allows enough time for disk enumeration.
The shell script patcher is available from the author’s Dropbox, but if you prefer to do everything by hand yourself, here is the list of the commands:
cd /System/Library/Extensions/IOAHCIFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/IOAHCIBlockStorage.kext/Contents/MacOS
sudo mv IOAHCIBlockStorage IOAHCIBlockStorage.orig
sudo cp IOAHCIBlockStorage.orig IOAHCIBlockStorage
sudo /usr/bin/perl -pi -e 's|\xeb\x4c\x00\x00\xea\x03|\xeb\x4c\x00\x00\xe8\x01|g' IOAHCIBlockStorage
sudo /usr/bin/perl -pi -e 's|\x74\x0e\x48\x8d\x3d\xa5\x90\x00\x00|\xbf\xc8\x00\x00\x00\x90\x90\x90\x90|g' IOAHCIBlockStorage
sudo touch /System/Library/ExtensionsReboot and see if this fixes the problem for your Hackintosh.
OPTION 2:
The following commands place a backup of the unmodified binary before patching it.
cd /System/Library/Extensions/IOAHCIFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/IOAHCIBlockStorage.kext/Contents/MacOS
sudo mv IOAHCIBlockStorage IOAHCIBlockStorage.orig
sudo cp IOAHCIBlockStorage.orig IOAHCIBlockStorage
sudo /usr/bin/perl -pi -e 's|\xbb\x4b\x00\x00\xeb\x03|\xbb\x4b\x00\x00\xe8\x01|g' IOAHCIBlockStorage
sudo /usr/bin/perl -pi -e 's|\x74\x0e\x48\x8d\x3d\xb2\x91\x00\x00|\xbf\xc8\x00\x00\x00\x90\x90\x90\x90|g' IOAHCIBlockStorage
sudo touch /System/Library/ExtensionsUpdate: This patch DOES NOT work for 10.8.2′s IOAHCIBlockStorage.kext
OPTION 3:Here is the updated fix for 10.8.2′s version of IOAHCIFamily.kext. Don’t copy-paste everything into the Terminal at once, do it one line at a time. Pasting the whole code at once will result in the second half of the commands being used as your password at the first sudo command.
The following commands place a backup of the unmodified binary before patching it.
cd /System/Library/Extensions/IOAHCIFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/IOAHCIBlockStorage.kext/Contents/MacOS
sudo mv IOAHCIBlockStorage IOAHCIBlockStorage.orig
sudo cp IOAHCIBlockStorage.orig IOAHCIBlockStorage
sudo /usr/bin/perl -pi -e 's|\x8b\x4a\x00\x00\xeb\x03|\x8b\x4a\x00\x00\xe8\x01|g' IOAHCIBlockStorage
sudo /usr/bin/perl -pi -e 's|\x74\x0e\x48\x8d\x3d\x72\x92\x00\x00|\xbf\xc8\x00\x00\x00\x90\x90\x90\x90|g' IOAHCIBlockStorage
sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions
New in Sparkle 1.5:
- Optionally sends user demographic information to the server when checking for updates.
- Supports bundles, preference panes, plugins, and other non-.app software.
- Dual-mode garbage collection support for any memory management style.
- Supports branches due to minimum OS version requirements.
- Sparkle doesn't bug the user until second launch for better first impressions.
- Deep delegate support to make Sparkle work exactly as you need.
- Sparkle can install .pkg files for more complicated products.
- Tons of other stuff!
Niresh is waiting for a Kernel to develop the ML 10.8.2 version for AMD.
Everybody knows he made OS X Lion for AMD.
Also notice that all new releases will be available only for USB installs.
-xThe mother of all boot flags. Entering -v into the bootloader turns on verbose mode, which is absolutely critical for fixing any Hackintosh issue. Verbose mode displays every single process that takes place during your bootup of Mac OS X. It can be rather intimidating, as it will display hundreds of lines of commands during the bootup process. However, if your Hackintosh isn't booting, then verbose mode should freeze at the exact point where the bootup process is tripping up. Take a photo of what verbose mode says before the bootup freezes and please share your pic before asking for help on the comments box.
-x
Turns on safe mode. Mac OS X in safe mode ignores all kext files and boot settings except those which are absolutely necessary to booting the system. Safe mode is useful if you're trying to run the Mac OS X installer on a PC that's not fully compatible with Mac OS X. Also, if you accidentally installed a kext file that's messing up your Hackintosh, booting into safe mode may work around the problem. In safe mode, you can then remove the offending kext from /Extra/Extensions in your main hard drive (if you're running Mac OS X Snow Leopard), or /System/Library/Extensions (if you're running Mac OS X Lion or Mountain Lion).
-F
If you've entered some extra boot flags into org.Chameleon.boot.plist, but they're messing up your Hackintosh's bootloader, enter the -F boot flag to ignore them.
-f
Ignores kext caches during bootup on Mac OS X Snow Leopard. If you did not install a kext properly (usually because you forgot to run System Utilities in Multibeast after installing a new kext), your kext cache will be damaged, and Mac OS X might become unbootable unless you use this boot flag. The kext cache was replaced by the kernel cache in Mac OS X Lion, so theoretically, the -f boot flag should no longer work; however, this boot flag can still help some Hackintoshes boot (for reasons unknown).
UseKernelCache=Yes
Mac OS X Lion and Mountain Lion can use the kernel cache to install kexts, allowing Mac OS X to boot faster. However, the kernel cache is turned off by default, and you have to enable it by using the boot flag "UseKernelCache=Yes" (without quotation marks). Installing Easybeast or UserDSDT with Multibeast will automatically turn the kernel cache on for you. If Mac OS X is booting extremely slow on your Hackintosh, the kernel cache might be malfunctioning, and you can turn it off with "UseKernelCache=No" (without quotation marks). Turning off the kernel cache is equivalent to using the "-f" bootflag in Snow Leopard.
PCIRootUID=1
Some Hackintoshes will only boot when their "PCI Root ID" is set to 0. This usually happens with Hackintoshes that use a AMD Radeon graphics card. Other times, a Hackintosh will only boot when its "PCI Root ID" is set to 1. In some cases, the boot flag "PCIRootUID=1" will also fix Mac App Store verification errors.
npci=x2000
npci=x3000
If your verbose mode bootup of Mac OS X Lion or Mountain is freezing at [PCI Configuration Begin], enter the npci=0x3000 boot flag to fix it. This flag is applied by default when you install Easybeast or UserDSDT with Multibeast. The boot flag npci=x2000 does the same thing, except that it only works for Lion.
arch=i386
Forces Mac OS X to boot into 32-bit mode. Sometimes, your CPU or graphics card won't be fully supported in OS X unless you boot into 32-bit mode. Unlike in Windows, booting the 32-bit kernel for Mac OS X does not limit your total amount of RAM to 4 GB, and you can still run 64-bit applications. However, single applications cannot use up more than 4 GB of RAM, so this is a disadvantage if you do professional video editing, or something else that takes up a lot of RAM. This boot flag no longer works in OS X Mountain Lion.
arch=x86_64
Allows Mac OS X to boot into 64-bit mode. This boot flag is usually unnecessary, as Mac OS X Snow Leopard (and all versions beyond it) will boot into 64-bit mode by default.
-force64
Forces Mac OS X to boot into 64-bit mode. This is usually required to boot AMD Hackintoshes, especially on Hackintoshes with AMD's newer six-core processors. Interestingly, you can use the -force64 boot flag and the arch=i386 at the same time (I'm not sure what this will do, though).
cpus=1
This boot flag limits Mac OS X to using one core of your CPU. This boot flag is often necessary to launch the Mac OS X Snow Leopard installation DVD on a Hackintosh with an unsupported processor (ahem, AMD processors). However, you shouldn't have to use this boot flag once you've installed the legacy kernel.
busratio=20
The 20 is replaced with your CPU's bus ratio. This boot flag is usually used when you're installing Mac OS X Snow Leopard on a processor that's not supported (once again, AMD processors). Snow Leopard supports more processors than it used to, so this boot flag isn't as common as before. You can find a list of busratios for 2010-model Intel processors here. You can also find your busratio manually.
mach_kernel
This boot flag locates the kernel ("mach_kernel"), an important boot file for Mac OS X. If your Hackintosh's verbose mode says that it can't find mach_kernel for some reason, entering this boot flag will help the bootloader find it (the kernel is usually found at the very base of the OS X file system). If you actually moved your kernel to somewhere else in your hard drive, change "mach_kernel" to wherever the kernel is located. For example, if the kernel is in the Extra folder of your main hard drive, enter the boot flag "/Extra/mach_kernel" (without quotation marks).
GraphicsEnabler=No
This turns Graphics Enabler off/on (you can set "No" to "Yes"). Graphics Enabler is a feature that helps Mac OS X work better with your graphics card, so it's turned on by default when you set up your Hackintosh with Multibeast. However, when used with certain graphics cards (especially AMD Radeon cards), Graphics Enabler may make Mac OS X unable to boot, or cause the graphics in Mac OS X to display incorrectly. If this is the case, try entering "GraphicsEnabler=No" (without quotations) instead. Turning GraphicsEnabler off will break DVD Player, as well as Geekbench, most games, most video editors, and certain other apps. Graphics cards from NVIDIA's 600 series no longer require GraphicsEnabler to work with Mac OS X; in that case, turning off GraphicsEnabler won't cause any negative effects.
debug=0x100
debug=0x144
Turns on debug mode. If you use either of these boot flags, and Mac OS X gets a kernel panic (which is the Mac version of the blue screen of death), you'll see a debug screen full of code instead of a generic "You need to restart your computer" message.
darkwake=0
The DarkWake feature in Mac OS X Lion and Mountain Lion allows you to wake up certain parts of your Mac from sleep, while leaving other parts in sleep mode. Unfortunately, this feature often messes up sleep on Hackintoshes. Enter this bootflag to turn it off (enter darkwake=1 to turn it on, if turning it off doesn't do the trick). Additionally, if your verbose bootup is freezing at a bunch of commands that mention "SleepEnabler.kext", entering darkwake=0 should be able to turn SleepEnabler.kext off. (Once you boot into OS X, be sure to remove SleepEnabler.kext completely by deleting it from either /Extra/Extensions or /System/Library/Extensions in your hard drive.)
Added cdboot to create Bootable OSX Mountain Lion DVD.
Files required to install OSX Mountain Lion on a PC using one of those guides:
Added cdboot to create Bootable OSX Mountain Lion DVD.
Files required to install OSX Mountain Lion on a PC using one of those guides:
Hackintosh OSX Mountain Lion Install Files
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Update : Only core2duo and above processors are supported. Old graphics chips like GMA 950, X3100 are not supported anymore. So if you wish to have mountain lion on your computer, you need a good dedicated graphics card > Nvidia 8 series or > integrated intel HD 3000.
- Should be capable of 64bit kernel boot by default.
- Processor should be at least core2Duo or above.
- Should have a dedicated graphics processor.
Old integrated graphics processor like Intel GMA 950 or X3100 are not supported anymore.
ATI Radeon X1600 would not be supported either.
La versión 10.8.2 de iAtkos esta siendo probada por los Operadores, esperando que no tenga problemas, de ser así será liberada próximamente.
10.8.2 soporta las GPU NVIDIA de núcleo G80 hasta la nueva serie kepler. Esto no significa que todos ellos trabajarán.Además, muchas de las tarjetas nVidia necesitará el ID de dispositivo de inyección a los conductores de las acciones de Apple (iAtkos MLM incluirá Identificación del dispositivo automatizado opción inyección).
Uphuck
Yes, the latest version of VMware Fusion 4, version 4.1.3 works with Mountain Lion and is signed with our Developer ID. This makes VMware Fusion 4.1.3 compatible with Gatekeeper, a feature enabled by default in Mountain Lion. [FAQ]
Note : We need a bootable Mountain Lion to install OS X with VMware. If you don’t know how to create bootable follow this Niresh Guide.
Let's start the guide!
Step 1 : Extract ML_VMW_iHackintosh to desktop or your Hard Disk drive and copy Mountain Lion bootable .vmdk in the same folder.
Step 2 : Install VMware 8 unlocker.
Step 3 : Now launch your VMware Workstation.
- Navigate to File > Open and Browse to ML_VMW_iHackintosh folder > select Mac OS X Lion.vmx and open this file. It should quickly load a preconfigured VM machine with the basic setting in the VM configuration screen.
Step 4 : Attach Mountain Lion bootable .vmdk into the VM.
- Now click Edit virtual machine settings
- Hardware > Add > Hard Disk and check “use an existing Virtual disk”
- Quickly navigate to the Mountain Lion bootable .vmdk we shifted in Extract ML_VMW_iHackintosh folder in step one.
- Select the “Mountain Lion bootable .vmdk” with all options left as default, to press “Finish” to complete the process.
The reason you want to add another hard drive is that in the original setting, the 40GB has no OS on it, therefore VMware will try to boot off the OS from the second disk (the vmdk file) which will load and boot into Mountain Lion Installer.
Step 5 : Power on the VM and Install OS X.
- Power on your VM and wait for 1-2 minute.
- From now here just follow the on screen instruction to install Mac OS X Mountain Lion. Should be pretty straight forward.
- When installation finishes and ask you to reboot your VM in 10 second, don’t click on restart. Click on Power Off button in VM menu or press “ctrl + E”
- Now remove the Mountain Lion bootable .vmdk you attached in step four. If you have patience boot your VM right now, it may take 30 Minutes to 2 Hours to first boot. We can fix boot time issue by installing FakeSMC.kext
Step 6 : Install FakeSMC.kext
- Launch VMware, navigate to your 10.6 / 10.7 VMware installation and click on edit virtual machine setting.
- Hardware > Add > Hard Disk and check “use an existing Virtual disk” and browse the Mac OS X Lion .vmdk file (it should be 6GB plus in size). You can locate this file in ML_VMW_iHackintosh > OS X Mountain Lion folder.- Press next with all options left as default, to press “Finish” to complete the process. Now you should have 2 40 GB Hard Disk in your 10.6 / 10.7 VM.- Move FakeSMC.kext and KextBeast to your 10.6/ 10.7 VM desktop and Install FakeSMC.kext to Macintosh disk.-That’s it. Turn Off your 10.6 / 10.7 VM, remove HDD 2 and now boot your Mac OS X Mountain Lion VM.
This is an easy way about how to fix Migration Assistant to transfer your Account from Hackintosh to Mac, you will notice that your hackintosh won’t be able to boot after it. This happens due to OSX messing up some file so bootloader can’t boot it.So, if it happened you need to fix it, with help of another OSX copy on your PC.
A fix for single file with name “filename” is:
A fix for single file with name “filename” is:
sudo su
cd folder_of_file
rm .SM.gul.filename
cp filename filename_
rm filename
mv filename_ filename
And the files you need to fix are(* is a wild card):
/*.aml
/mach_kernel
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist
/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist
Mac USB Guide
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Windows USB Guide
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This procedure has been confirmed to work with the official release of Mountain Lion in the App Store.
A clean install of Mountain Lion will not be covered in this article, but you can refer to this site which will walk you through a clean install. A clean install is great if you want to start from scratch, but for the rest of us with a lot of data, read on.
This site has released Unibeast for Mountain Lion which can be used to perform a clean install.
Requirements
If you have not already installed 10.7.x Lion onto your Hackintosh, then you can follow our guide for the Asus P8Z68-V/GEN3 or look for something specific to your system. You will want to start with Unibeast. A updated version of Unibeast and MultiBeast may be expected some time soon after the official Mountain Lion release as the Tonymac projects are well maintained. The rest of this guide will assume Lion is installed and running well on your system.
Here are the specs for this Hackintosh guide:
- Asus P8Z68-V/GEN3
- Intel i5-2500k (Sandy Bridge) 3.4Ghz Quad-Core
- 16Gb Patriot CL9 PC-1333 DDR3 (4Gb Modules)
- XFX Radeon HD6770 1Gb DDR5
- Western Digital 340Gb Blue
- OCZ ModXStream-PRO500W Power Supply
- Corsair H50 Hydro Series CPU Water Cooler
- Antech One-Hundred Mid-Tower Case
- Plextor PX-B320SA Blu-Ray/Dvd-Writer
- Logitech Z-5 USB Speakers
- Logitech MX700 Wireless Keyboard/Mouse Combo
Checklist
You will need to make sure you have completed the following:
- Backup of the current system using Time Machine or SuperDuper to a spare drive just in case.
- A Real Macintosh Computer (The upgrade will not process otherwise). See here for supported Mountain Lion models.
- eEFIt boot manager installed on the Machintosh (Makes booting from the Hackintosh hard drive easier from a usb device).
- This zip file. (You will need to created a logon to download from this site).
- Kext Utility.
- Chimera 1.11.0 (You need to be registered to download).
- Official Mountain Lion installer from the Apple Store or the Gold Master from the Apple Developer site.
- UPDATE 7/25/12: Multibeast from Tonymacx86 now supports Mountain Lion. This can be used in place of Chimera, Kext Utility, and the zip file from above.
NOTE: Mountain Lion removes support for 32-bit CPUs. You will need to make sure that you can run 64-bit software on your hardware.
Part 1 - Initial Installation
Installer Screen
Once the above conditions are met, we can begin the install. The Mountain Lion installer can be downloaded in the Apple Store. Once the download has completed, make a backup of the application to a flash drive or DVD.
Use rEFIt to select the Hackintosh's drive.
We now need to pull the hard drive from the Hackintosh and install it in a real Mackintosh. If you plan on using a usb adaptor, then make sure that rEFIt is installed on the primary drive of the Mackintosh. When you boot with the usb plugged in, you should be able to select the now external usb Hackintosh drive and boot back into the Hackintosh's desktop. From there, you can run the Mountain Lion installer. If from the Apple Store, you will find the application in Applications or the Launch screen. If it is the Gold Master, you will mount the img and run the app from there.
Installing after the reboot.
The installer will now want to restart the system. Allow it to and watch and wait as it bootstraps and installs the system in place of the old. There was no need to select the drive in rEFIt. It will boot directly in after a restart in a direct drive install if you opted for that over the usb adaptor.
NOTE: I did this with a usb adaptor, and when it restarted, the MacBook Pro locked up. I had to hold the power button for about 5 seconds to power down, and then powered back up. The installer resumed without any other interaction from me. Do not be alarmed if it locks up during other reboots.
The system will install and then reboot one last time. Be patient as the install time can vary on the speed of the Machintosh. The system should boot right back into the OS. If not, you may need to select it again in rEFIt. You may be presented with a Apple ID screen if you had not already linked it in the previous Lion install, otherwise, you should be presented with the Desktop.
Part 2 - Required Changes
Copy the kexts.
Once you are back to the desktop, everything should look as it did before, but when you go to the About this Mac, it should show 10.8. Now, we must install 2 required kexts and a new boot loader so that we can boot the drive back on the Hackintosh. Download Kext Utility and the zip file. You will need to copy the kexts FakeSMC.kext and NullCPUPowerManagement.kext from the "Kexts_and_EFI_for_MLion/Kexts for MLion" folder to your Hackintosh hard drive's /System/Library/Extensions and then run Kext Utility.
NOTE: All other kexts are optional depending on your current hardware setup. You may need to wait for MultiBeast or the individual kexts to be released for Mountain Lion.
Now we need to update the boot loader to a version that supports Mountain Lion. We will use Chimera 1.11.0 from TonyMacx86 as it already has support for Mountain Lion. Chimera sports an install utility, so run that and make sure that it is pointed to the Hackintosh's hard drive.
Once the Chimera installer has completed, you can remove the Hackintosh drive from the Mackintosh and re-install it in the system. Power up and wait to see if your system comes back to life.
How to use Multibeast 5 [Guide for iAtkos ML]
Multibeast, is a essentially an installer bundled with a lot of kext files for Hackintoshes. When you're setting up Mac OS X, it can be a huge time saver. By using Multibeast, you don't have to find, download, and install every single kext file that your Hackintosh needs, one by one. Multibeast has it all. However, the problem with Multibeast's all-in-one method is that there are simply too many options to make sense of. In this guide, I'm going to explain the function of several important options in Multibeast.
NOTE: You have to register on tonymacx86.com to download Multibeast and related apps. After installing anything in Multibeast, you should reboot your Hackintosh to see if the changes worked.
Easybeast/UserDSDT/DSDT-Free Installation
These options are the cornerstone of the tonymacx86 method; installing either of these two packages will enable Mac OS X to boot from the hard drive of your Hackintosh, without any extra assistance.
UserDSDT or DSDT-Free Installation is the better method of the two. Usually, it only works if your motherboard has a DSDT file available. DSDT files are configuration files that customize Mac OS X to work with your specific motherboard. If your motherboard has a DSDT file available in the DSDT section of tonymacx86, use it. To install UserDSDT on Mac OS X this way, you first have to download the appropriate DSDT file, rename the file "DSDT.aml" (without quotation marks), and place it on the desktop of Mac OS X. Then you can run Multibeast.
When installing UserDSDT with a DSDT file, make sure that your motherboard has the right BIOS version, or the DSDT file won't work. For example, a DSDT file for version F4 won't work if your motherboard has version F1.
However, if you have a newer Gigabyte motherboard that uses UEFI instead of BIOS, you don't need a DSDT file. You can just install UserDSDT in Multibeast without doing anything else beforehand.
Easybeast Installation is similar to UserDSDT, except it tries to remove the need for a DSDT file by installing some extra kext files. If your motherboard doesn't have a DSDT file available for it and isn't a Gigabyte motherboard with UEFI, try installing Easybeast instead.
Drivers & Bootloaders -> Drivers -> Audio
All of the motherboards recommended by tonymacx86 use Realtek Audio. To enable sound on these motherboards, you'll want to install the Realtek ALC8xx kexts. Luckily, the Realtek ALC8xx section of Multibeast 5 is pretty straightforward.
All you need to know is the audio codec of your motherboard. You can find your audio codec by Googling the model of your motherboard. The first Google result will be the motherboard's official product page. The audio codec is usually found under the "Specifications" section, or some other similarly-named section. For example, my Hackintosh has a Gigabyte GA-P67A-D3-B3 motherboard. According to the official product page, this motherboard uses the Realtek 889 codec.
Once you've found your audio codec, choose the corresponding option in Multibeast. Each codec as two different possible setups: one for Hackintoshes that use a DSDT file, and one for Hackintoshes that don't. On my own Hackintosh, I used a DSDT file, so I would choose ALC889 under the "With DSDT" section to enable audio.
If you have a motherboard that doesn't use the Realtek audio codec (or it has an unsupported codec version), you'll have to go with the VoodooHDA kexts. VoodooHDA enables sound for a wide variety of motherboards, but it's not very reliable. Install just one of the versions and reboot to see if it works well for you. If not, remove the kext by going to /System/Library/Extensions in your hard drive and deleting VoodooHDA.kext. Then try another version.
Drivers & Bootloaders -> Drivers -> Disk
These kexts fix problems related to hard drives.
For example, on some Hackintoshes, your hard drives will show up as orange external drives on your desktop. Install IOAHCI Block Storage Injector to fix that (this kext should be unnecessary if you install UserDSDT).
You can also install TRIM Enabler to enable TRIM in Mac OS X, which is a critical feature for SSD drives.
Drivers & Bootloaders -> Drivers -> Graphics
The following graphics card patches are version-specific, meaning that you have to install a new patch every time you update to a new version of Mac OS X. All of these patches enable graphics support on NVIDIA graphics cards, so that the cards can display at full resolution.
The only difference between the patches are what cards are supported: NVIDIA GTX 4xx/5xx Support works for pretty much any graphics card in NVIDIA's 400 and 500 series (not just the models listed in the name), NVIDIA Fermi >2GB OpenCL Patch works for NVIDIA 400/500 series cards with 2 GB or more of video RAM, and NVIDIA GTX 6xx Support works for NVIDIA 600 series cards.
Generally, most older NVIDIA graphics cards work out of the box, without the need for extra drivers. This is also true for most AMD Radeon HD graphics cards, particularly the 6600, 6700, and 6800 series.
P.S. NVIDIA offers official graphics drivers for Mac OS X Lion, which should work for Mountain Lion as well, but most people simply use OpenCL Enabler nowadays. Never install both of these things at the same time; they conflict with each other and will break your graphics.
Drivers & Bootloaders -> Drivers->Miscellaneous/System
The Miscellaneous and System sections contain kexts that fix random issues in Mac OS X. In Multibeast 5, the difference between these two sections is very unclear, so I've included explanations for both sections.
NullCPUPowerManagement (NCPM) fixes boot errors caused by Apple's CPU power management service. These errors happen on Hackintoshes that aren't using UserDSDT. Installing NCPM breaks sleep mode and speed-stepping (CPU power management). This kext is installed by default when you run Easybeast.
The FakeSMC Plugins are a set of plugins that enable system-monitoring apps to read your Hackintosh's CPU temperature and GPU temperature. However, the NVIDIA GeForce Plugin causes kernel panics if your Hackintosh uses a graphics card from the NVIDIA 600 series.
Installing USB 3.0 - 3rd Party supposedly enables USB 3.0 support on Hackintoshes, but it's a hit-and-miss feature: it works for some people, and causes booting errors for others. So if you're setting up a Hackintosh, don't count on USB 3.0 support.
If you're using an older mouse or keyboard that doesn't connect to your Hackintosh with a USB port, install PS/2 Keyboard/Mice.
If your Hackintosh is having problems with booting because your BIOS settings keep resetting every time you reboot, try installingElliottForceLegacyRTC and EvOreboot. If you're experiencing this issue on Mac OS X Lion, install AppleRTC Patch for CMOS Reset. All of this stuff is installed by default in Easybeast, and AppleRTC Patch is installed by default in UserDSDT.
If your Hackintosh uses an older LGA1156 motherboard and the USB ports aren't working properly, try installing Legacy USB Support. LGA1156 motherboards are the ones that support the first generation of Intel Core processors.
Patched Apple Intel CPU Power Management is an alternative to NullCPUPowerManagement. It does the same thing as NCPM, except it doesn't break sleep mode or speed-stepping. However, these patches are version-specific, so every time you update Mac OS X, you'll have to install a new version of the patch.
Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 removed support for X58 motherboards, making Hackintoshes that use these motherboards unable to boot without help in Mountain Lion, even after installing UserDSDT or Easybeast. AppleACPIPlatform Rollback fixes these booting problems.
Drivers & Bootloaders -> Kexts & Enablers -> Network
These kexts should enable connecting to the internet on your Hackintosh, via an Ethernet cord. To find out which kext you need to install, you need to know what ethernet controller your motherboard has.
Every mid-end to high-end Gigabyte motherboard that's supported by tonymacx86 has the 8100 series of controllers. However, different manufacturers use different controllers; for example, some ASUS motherboards also use the 8100 series, while other ASUS motherboards use the 82500 series. Check what controller your motherboard uses by Googling its name (or model number) to find the official manufacturer webpage for it. Most manufacturers list the ethernet controller of a motherboard under the "Specifications" section of its official page.
If your motherboard uses the Realtek 8100 series of Ethernet controllers, try installing the Realtek Gigabit Ethernet first. If not, try installing Lnx2Mac's driver, which works better for some people.
hnak's ethernet kext works on motherboards with an Intel 82500 series ethernet controller, and maolj's ethernet kext works on motherboards with an Atheros AR8100 series ethernet controller.
Customization -> Boot Options
Most of the options in the Boot Options section make edits to org.Chameleon.boot.plist, a settings file that configures how your Hackintosh boots. You can make all these changes manually. Check out our list of common boot options for more details.
If your Hackintosh isn't booting from the hard drive properly, or you're getting verifications errors in the Mac App Store, changing your PCI Root ID with PCI Root ID Fix may be able to solve the issue. This option does the same thing as using the PCIRootUID=1 boot flag.
If your Hackintosh's bootscreen automatically loads Mac OS X instead of giving you the option to choose your own hard drive, install Instant Menu.
Customization -> System Definitions
System Definitions pretend that your Hackintosh is a real Mac. The Mac Pro (3,1) system definition is installed by default with UserDSDT and Easybeast.
Occasionally, a certain System Definition will make your Hackintosh run a lot slower than it should. Geekbench is a good benchmark to compare your Hackintosh against other Hackintoshes and Macs (the free trial lasts forever). If you feel that your Geekbench score is unusually slow compared to Hackintoshes or Macs with similar hardware, try installing a different System Definition.
Generally, any system definition will work. The only exceptions are the the Mac Pro (4,1) and Mac Pro (5,1) system definitions, which cause booting problems. If you insist on installing either of these two system definitions, be sure to remove AppleTyMCEDriver.kext and AppleGraphicsPowerManagement.kext from /System/Library/Extensions beforehand (the system definitions mess up these two kexts).
If you need to enable the built-in HD3000 graphics of your Intel Sandy Bridge processor, then install the Mac mini system definition or the MacBook Pro 8,1.