[How-To] Install OSX Lion on PC/Laptop The easy way :

 

This guide shows you how to upgrade a Hackintoshed laptop or PC to Mac OS X Lion. This guide was refined and edited by D3xus, and originally typed by TechXero.


What we need in order to do this:

a) an Intel Core2 Duo computer (mine Optiplex 760)

b) an USB key drive (8 Gb is fine )

c) an Hackintosh running Mac OS X to create Lion.dmg and USB Key Drive.

Boot up into Mac OS X Leopard or Snow Leopard to begin.

Create OSX Lion for Hackintosh

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a. Download Lion GM/Retail (11A511) The links can be found here

 

b. find InstallESD.dmg in “Install Mac Os X Lion.app/Contents/ShareSupport”

Open and mount InstallESD.dmg and show HiddenFiles, Find BaseSystem.dmg

inside InstallESD.dmg and mount BaseSystem.dmg

 

c. Using Disk Utility, you need to create an new image.dmg DVD 4 to 6 Gb read

and write , rename it Lion.dmg

 

d. Using Disk utility restore BaseSystem.dmg on the new image Lion.dmg

 

e. Mount Lion.dmg and rename the volume OSX LION Delete the packages shortcut or alias inside /System/installation and copy the real Packages folder from InstallESD.dmg to Lion.dmg inside the /System/Installation/ folder.

 

f. Copy the following .kext files on Lion.dmg inside /System/Library/Extentions

 

  •  fakesmc.kext
  •  nullCPUPowermanagenent.kext
  •  ElliotForceLegacyRTC.kext -> this only if you experience Bios reset.

 

Copy Mach_Kernel from InstallESD.dmg to Lion.dmg

 

Copy OSinstall.mpkg patched for MBR inside /System/Installation/Packages (we’re not placing it anywhere yet.)

 

Copy OSinstall. (it has no extension) patched for MBR inside /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Install.framework/Frameworks/OSinstall.framework/Versions/A folder (again, just hold onto it.)

 

g. Install Extra_Lion.pkg on the Lion.dmg

 

h. Install Chameleon 2.0 RC5 -755.pkg on the Lion.dmg

 

Create a folder Postinstallation on Lion.dmg and copy the two pkg and the three kexts from before (Both OSInstall.mpkg’s and fakemsc.kext,nullCPUPowermanagenent.kext, and ElliotForceLegacyRTC.kext)

 

  1. With Disk Utility repair the permissions on Lion.dmg

 

 

Create a Bootable USB Drive to Install OS X Lion

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Follow our guide here

c. Install Extra_Lion.pkg to USB Drive

Install PC-EFI 10.6.pkg to USB Drive

Install Chameleon 2.0 RC5 -755.pkg to USB Drive

 

Boot USB Drive with OSX Lion and install

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Turn off the computer

a) Boot newly created USB Drive With Disk Utility Create a HFS+ journaled partition, rename it “OSX Lion” (You can Install Lion on MBR or GUID partition)

 

b) Boot again with USB Drive and choose to boot HD, Install Kexts on S/L/E on HD with KextHelper, Install Extra_Lion.pkg to HD, Install Chameleon 2.0 RC5 -755.pkg to HD

 

c) Done.

 

  • Grab all above mentioned files here: http://mediafire.com/?kqpm8njicd1rt
  • All your Kexts: http://kexts.com/
  • Kext Helper [installer] : http://cheetha.net/

 

Enjoy your Lion! :D

 

Source  Post By PippoX0 : InfiniteMac

P.S : Thanks to TechXero for writing this and myself for fixing formatting errors.

  

Posted by D3xus   @    24 July 2011 11 comments
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 11 Comments
  • SAM Anu

    Thanks a lot. Good guidelines.
    I’ve installed and running Lion without any problem.
    My desktop config. is CPU intel core 2 duo E7200, MB intel DG45ID, GPU ati HD5670.
    Used Multibeast to install drivers for builtin network and audio card.

    Thanks again.

    • http://ig33ksas.com TechXero

      Glad you got it to work ;)

  • http://twitter.com/avatar1349 FreeBSD

    Did all the steps; booted up nicely, but is stuck at “DSMOS has arrived”
    Laptop is toshiba, i3 processor; 8 GB RAM, 17″

    • SupakoolDude

      i have the same problem, did you get a fix?

  • PippoX0

    Hi,
    Please insert also my name PippoX0 to “Thanks to” because it is the Guide i have written on insanelyMac.

    I’m happy that you find it useful

    Cheers

    PippoX0

    • http://ig33ksas.com TechXero

      Will do sorry bout that ;)

  • http://twitter.com/iG33kstas iG33kstas

    Will do ! Sorry ;)

  • Awesome_Guest

    Can I use this method to install a clean copy of Lion to a laptop on which no Mac OSX has been installed yet? I’m really confused, sorry.

    Computer:
    Acer Aspire 4743G
    Intel Core i5-480M
    Intel Chipset HM55
    NVIDIA GeForce GT540M

    I hope to have a speedy reply, even on such an old blog post >.<

    • Anonymous

      Oh we always reply ASAP !

      Well, I have not personally tested it on Core-i Processors as I don’t own any .. But it should work, you just might need some extra Kexts for your machine from osx86.net other than that I dunno !

      Best of luck ;)

  • Just Buy It!

    Seriously? You’re that tight that you won’t shell out 30 bucks for your OS?

  • Joey

    My first question is. How did you get OS X on the 760 in the firstplace? I dont need a step by step breakdown, just the main idea. Did you guys use iDeneb, iatkos, retail DVD? multibeats. etc If you tell me what the basics are it would be MUCH appreciated!

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