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A Hackintosh is a non-Apple computer which nevertheless runs OS X. You will need to buy a retail copy of OS X and breach your EULA as is your right under the legal doctrine of fair use.

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Edit Steps

  1. 1
    Acquire OS X compatible hardware. If you want a netbook study the netbook compatibility database at BoingBoing[1].
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  2. 2
    Purchase OS X retail for $29.
  3. 3
    Partition a 8Gb thumb drive as Mac OS Extended filesystem type.
  4. 4
    Copy the Install DVD image to your hard drive.
  5. 5
    Restore the image to your thumb drive.
  6. 6
    Install Chameleon and EFI bootloaders onto your thumb drive.
  7. 7
    Tweak your BIOS.
  8. 8
    Install OS X.
  9. 9
    Study InsanelyMac, Lifehacker and OSx86 wiki[2] for advice.
  10. 10
    If you use a legitimate retail edition of OS X you should be able to install updates but check beforehand that they won't cause any incompatibilities.
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Edit Tips

  • Kexts are the Mac equivalent of Windows Drivers or Linux modules.
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Edit Warnings

  • OS X images already prepared are available but illegal unless you buy a retail copy of OS X.

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Edit Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/12/17/osx-netbook-compatib.html
  2. ↑ http://www.osx86project.org/

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Categories: Hacks | Mac

Recent edits by: Remzr7, Mark Potter, Kevin Mitchell

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