Items removed from DVD for Single Layer Slimming: Boot Camp (doesn't work on PCs), AdditionalSpeechVoices, Printer Drivers Updates Included: Mac OS X 10.5.6 Combo Update, Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 2, Remote Desktop Client 3.2.2. DVD Bootloader: Chameleon 1.0.11. Default installed. This is a very detialed step by step guide for installing real Leapard (10.5.6) on your PC. But unfortunately with this particular distribution of OSX86.

Corechip Semiconductor Usb To Ethernet Driver Windows 7 more. Leopard I finally jumped ship and ditched Windows Vista. I am now a Mac convert happily running OSX Leopard 10.5.5 on my hackintosh.

Well actually I made a compromise and went with dual booting Windows XP and Leopard. I won’t lie and said the switch was smooth sailing. I had to do a lot of googling to get Leopard working as it should. I am by no mean an expert in the scene but I managed to learn a few things as I stumbled through the process. In this guide I will try to recollect some of the finer points that I wish I knew before taking the plunge. Lets just say I was hasty and didn’t really do my homework like I should have. There was a lot of frustration, names calling and pleading to the OSX deity.

Introduction Unlike Windows, OSX comes preinstalled on computers with proprietary hardwares. It would take a lot of effort to be able to pop in the DVD and install Leopard on your PC. Luckily there are OSX enthusiasts out there that are willing to put in the time and effort to make this possible. See Currently the two most popular groups involved in this endeavor are iATKOS and Kalyway. The kernel is the heart of the operating system, OSX’s kernel was made with specific drivers to work with a mac’s hardware.

In order for OSX to work on a normal PC it would need kernel extensions (drivers) for the specific hardware on the PC. This is where iATKOS and Kalyway comes in, they provide a packaged patched DVD of the Leopard installer with these extra kexts. OSX’s vanilla/stocked kernel work perfectly with a Core Duo/ Core 2 Duo CPU and a motherboard running the Intel chipset. For other CPUs and chipset a patched kernel is required. The latest version of each dvd is iATKOS 5i 10.5.5 released on and Kalyway 10.5.2 You can easily find it on your favorite torrent tracker. I went with iATKOS 5i so my guide will be more geared toward that release.

More information regarding iATKOS can be found at and Preparation This is more orless of list of what I wish I had done before I wiped my hard drive 😦 1. Backup of important files & documents 2. GParted Live CD (let you create and change partitions info). GParted More screenshots available at 3. Windows CD Before getting to the installation part you must do some ground work and retrieve a complete listing of the hardware on your PC. This include the CPU, motherboard, chipset, ethernet, sound card, video card etc.

Aside from ATI/Nvidia drivers the patch DVDs comes with a very limited set of drivers for the other hardware types and manufacturers. There are many way to go about acquiring this list, one solution is to use Everest, available at or CPUZ, available at The most important devices to get working first are your video card and ethernet drivers.

With these 2 working you can spend time searching for the kexts of your other devices within Leopard. Unfortunately not all hardwares are compatible with OSX for a smooth installation experience, check OSX86 Hardware Compatibility List at to see if your hardware is supported. Installation & Configuration Since I decided to dual boot Windows XP and OSX Leopard together I completely wiped my Vista partition and started fresh with an installation of Windows XP. Once XP finished installing I used CPUZ to look up specific details about the main devices on my computer. IATKOS 5i Customization Each item have sufficient description if you hover over it with your mouse.

For my system I am able to use the Vanilla/stock kernel because I have an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU. For the bootloader I went with PC EFI V9. I didn’t need any of the X86 patches, so that was left unchecked. For decrypters I went with the default AppleDecrypt and default SMBIOS Enablers. For the kernel I didn’t need a modified kernel so that was left unchecked.

I had all the ACPI options checked. The next part is where you select drivers for your graphic and network card. I have an Nvidia 8800 GTS 512mb video card so I selected NVinject and the correct EFI string for my card. Next choose the drivers for your network card.

If you’re lucky your network card will work right out of the box but for those that doesn’t you’ll need to locate and install the correct kext for it once you boot into Leopard. It goes without saying that you need to do this on a different computer with internet access. I use OSX86 Tools to install the kexts for my network and soundcard. Its extremely easy and you don’t have to bother with the terminal commands. Get OSX86 Tools at Once you have selected the correct drivers for your system click “install” to start the installation. You might not get it correct the first try so if it doesn’t boot just restart and boot from the DVD again and try a slightly different setup. Make sure you uncheck everything else and only install what you think will work.

Post Installation Dual booting Windows XP & Leopard Go to to read up on chain0. With a simple line added to the Windows boot.ini you will be able to use the Windows boot loader to boot both Windows XP and Leopard. Network Card My network card didn’t work out of the box and neither of the drivers provided on the DVD worked so I had to hunt for the correct kext and installed it using OSX86 Tools. Do plan to spend a LOT of time browsing the Insanely mac forum @ Sound Card It took me a few days to figured out how to get sound working on my installation. was a great resource.

I used Taruga’s AppleHDA patcher version 1.20 along with a correct codec dump to get it working. Bring Forward System Software on this page. Once you find the correct files for your soundcard DO NOT forget to install the AppleHDA kext first. Last but not least below is a screenshot of my hackintosh running Leopard 10.5.5, a newer update 10.5.6 is out but I am holding off on the upgrade until there’s a detailed guide for it posted on the Insanely Mac forum. IF you have the urge to upgrade, DON’T because it will not work without the correct hacks.

Hi Nguyenhai! My attempt this afternoon again disappointed me. I have an Asus p5n7a-vm mobo url below the mobo has graphic and LAN etc. On board, and I use a E2180 cpu with 2 GB RAM.

I use iATKOS 5i. First I could not boot the DVD without using cpus=1. OK I got the dvd booted up, erase the partition I was going to put OSX, all the way to customize. I had bootloader, decrypters, kernels (nil) ACPI same as yours. There is no closer selection for LAN and graphics so I left them unchecked (but also tried to check 2-3 to test).

I got it installed, but at reboot, it goes like boot0: error and it’d come to a dead stop. I also read about installing a retail copy with patches. I have a OS DVD from my Mac Mini, could I use that to do it? And have you got any experience? I am a newbie to OSX and I’ve only switched to Mac for 4 months.

This HT thing is very interesting so I am prepared to spend more time reading and learn. Could you shed some lights? Thank you in advance!! I have already been running Leopard 10.5.6 on my new mobo for 10 days now. Thanks to the folks at insanelymac.com and nguyenhai’s pointers here. Hardware: mobo Asus P5N7A-VM RAM 2 GB Crucial, shared video 256MB ide drive 40 GB (an old surplus for first install) sata drive 500 GB partitioned to leopard 1 and leopard 2 (for second install) dvd +/-RW drive Install discs iDeneb V1.3 Leopard 10.5.6 and iPC 10.5.6 Downloads: OSx86 Utility Installer AppleAzilaSound.kext Diabolic’s DSDT NVKushInstaller All of the above can be found at insanelymac.com and pirate bay. Hey i’ve read your mac instalation, and even when it’s too late i mean if you can help me because i hame almost the same machine as you, but diferent processor.

This are my specs MOBO: ASUS P5n7a-vm RAM: 4GB HDD: SATA II 1.5TB, SATA 160gb, IDE 120GB DVDRW And I have downloaded iDENEB 1.3 and iPC 10.5.6. I’ve done the first instalation of iDeneb at IDE HDD and then when i reboot in safe mode (now on OS) the sistem ask me to put the language, then the keyboard language and if I want to migrate from another mac, this last I answer to do it later it stands like a minute and reappears the screen of language select. HELP i’ve reinstalled 3 times this try and last year tried like a week 4 hours dialy.