Hi everyone, just sharing with the community my Success story and maybe it can help and motivate others ! So my pc is this one : https://www.asus.com/Tower-PCs/VivoPC-M32CD/
- Intel Core i5-6400
- 8 go RAM 2133mhz Dual channel
- GTX 750ti
- Realtek ALC887
- HDD 1To
It's been a while that I wanted a hackingtosh, I've always been a windows and linux guy for years, when it comes to linux Ive installed from the simplest to the most complicated ones but man hackingtosh Ive always a pain for me, tried before and failed and quickly got bored and gave up.
Recently, like three weeks ago, I was definitely motivated to get it working for good, thing is I was just too lazy, no way I can't get it working so I took a day to read and learn and really it wasnt that difficult but yeah there are so much guides and at the beginning when you dont know shit about hack, clover etc it can be really confusing...
Install
So how I did it. Well, first everything has been done on windows only, used 2 usb keys.
- 1st usb key
Install Clover on it with boot disk utility, then download the appropriates clover files for your chipset(in my case Skylake, I need files for chipset series 10,20 and 30)
Then after downloading the files, copy the EFI folder, then open the usb key where clover is installed and simply paste replace with new EFI folder.
- 2nd usb key
Burn High Sierra image on it with win32 disk imager.
Restart your pc and boot on the 1st usb key then the 2nd one and start the installation.
- Partioning
Well in my case, I have 2 internal HDD each one 1To, one for Windows 10 and the other one for Mac os. So this part has been easy and stress free, no risk to lose anything, used mac os extended(dont have ssd but if its your case you should choose apfs file system) for system partition and exfat for data partition.
Post Install
- Graphics Nvidia
My High Sierra build number is 17g2208, its a build for 2018 macbook pro so no nvidia driver for this version. The simplest way ever to install nvidia driver is to use the nvidia-update script from Benjamin Dobbel : https://github.com/Benjamin-Dobell/nvidia-update
It will download the latest driver and patch it so it can be compatible with your Mac os version.
- Network
Installed driver for my Realtek ethernet card with Multibeast.
- Sound
Used multiple things for this but the thing is my jack was connected on the front panel and not behind directly on the motherboard panel so thats why I didnt have sound, realized this later. I think it just worked with Multibeast but not sure, anyway if it doesnt work youd have to try other methods like Toleda scripts.
Impressions
Ive been running this hack for like 3 weeks now and honestly it is just amazing, never had any problems, never thought it would actually be that stable ! This is my daily driver now, I use it for ui design and web dev.
It is better than windows for me, first I absolutely love the Mac os UI, so much prettier and coherent compared to Win. When it comes to performance, for me it looks more responsive in general and multitasking with a lots of stuff opened but honestly doesnt really come as a surprise for me, as I always say unix > win. The Adobe apps works perfectly aswell.
Really loving this hackingtosh, I am now hooked ! In a close future what I plan to do is to get a sexier pc case, a bit more ram and switch to an amd card so I can install Success' href='/2020/12/install-macos-catalina-on-supported-pc.html'>Catalina or any newer versions.
Voila thats it, thanks for reading this post !
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