DrNomis_44's Hackintosh Build

[DrNomis_44]

So, I'm guessing that my next move is to find a copy of the Mac OS X version that I want to install on my Hackintosh PC, time to do some serious Internet searching then.

[Emily]

Find a friend with a mac and use the app store

[kimball492]

Hi Emily how do you get on using a Daw with your hackintosh. It seems even people using genuine macs are having problems with graphics as Apple changed some code and it's affecting some plugins. I've been using El Capitan for a while and it's only the odd plugin and crash that misbehaves.http://www.pro-tools-expert.com/home...ro-tools-users

[DrNomis_44]

The 600 watt power supply would be fine with the build Doc.

Just sent a reply back to your pm.




I'm just in the process of working out what I'll need to be able to do the install on my Hackintosh PC, some of the instructions on the tonymacX86.com website are a bit confusing, so I guess I have lots of reading to do.


I downloaded a utility called Multibeast from the tonymacx86.com website, I have read through the instructions but it doesn't make it very clear whether the utility needs to be run on a mac or PC, I'm thinking that I need access to a Mac capable of running the utility, probably an iMac, trouble is, the only Mac I have is an old G4 running OS X Panther, or am I over thinking this?

[Emily]

I don't really. I only recently installed it on my computer when I was procrastinating in the school holidays from doing lesson prep. I use my MacBook way more than I use my desktop for everything.

[Dedman]

Hey Doc, I have a huge arse power supply I rescued from my nephews game server he was dumping. I'll check its output tomorrow, if you can use it it's yours for the cost of postage.

[DrNomis_44]

Hey Doc, I have a huge arse power supply I rescued from my nephews game server he was dumping. I'll check its output tomorrow, if you can use it it's yours for the cost of postage.

Cheers mate, if it does work pm me and we'll organize the postage and payment.

[DrNomis_44]

At the moment I'm having a really hard time trying to find a Windows 10 64Bit Driver for my ATI Radeon HD4870 512Mb Graphics Card, you wouldn't believe the headache it is causing me, one of these days the designers of computers are going to have to come up with a better way to get things like Graphics Cards to work in computers, this whole idea of using driver software needs to be completely re-thought.


Update:

Apparently the ATI Radeon HD4870 is incompatible with windows 10, or, there is no compatible Windows 10 64Bit Driver that AMD, or ATI have released, so I gave up on getting the Radeon HD 4870 to work and just uninstalled it, my DAW PC is now hooked up to the monitor via Integrated HDMI.....headache or what?

[kimball492]

You tried here Doc http://support.amd.com/en-us/download

[DrNomis_44]

You tried here Doc http://support.amd.com/en-us/download

Yep, I tried that website, it literally gave me the runaround before telling me that there hasn't been any Windows 10 drivers released for the ATI Radeon HD4870, not by ATI anyway.


And how's this?, the Edimax EW-7811UTC USB WiFi adaptor I was using with my DAW PC is now refusing to connect to my Wireless Router, only way for me to get online now is for me to connect my laptop directly to my NBN Co Box via a Cat.5 LAN cable, or my Nintendo WiiU, or 3DS, if I plug the LAN cable back into my Router.


Fun and games now, I think I may have to give Aussie Broadband a call in the morning, although I think the Edimax Adapter may be dying.