Install to a USB Hard Drive (Larger than 1G)

New* It CAN BE DONE!

It is possible to install the Mac OS X 10.4.8 Jas SSE2 SSE3 on a USB external drive, and boot from it (check if your BIOS support this and Enable it, before the installation!).

To do so, its actually very simple: 

1. Check if your processor has SSE2 or SSE3 support (download cpu-z freeware, run it and find out) 2. Download the .iso image file Mac OS X 10.4.8 Jas SSE2 SSE3. Burn it to a DVD R. 3. Restart the pc with the DVD on the tray. The Mac installer will open 4. Go to Utilities, Disk Utilities, choose your USB HD and click the partition option 5. Make two partitions:        One partition must have at least 8 gb, and the type of partition will be "Mac Journaled". Call that partition "MAC"        The other partition will have the rest of the HD. The type of partition will be "MS-DOS". Call that partition "Documents"        Click Ok and wait. *Warning* all data in the usb drive will be erased 6. Close the Disk Utilities, and proceed the installation. The destination will be the "MAC" partition. 7. Install the software. (30 to 60 min) 8. When the installation is done, restart the computer and take the DVD of the tray. 9. The Mac OS X should start. (PS: if you've got a white or black fade, it is the graphics card driver. On sony VAIO you can try to restart it on STAMINA mode) 

Good Luck, and feel free to improve this step guide.

Old*

[edit]Method 1

Sadly, the only way to install OSx86 on a USB Hard Drive is using VMware right now.

Hopfully soon somone will find a way to install Darwin to the external hard drive (USB or Firewire), but until then it will need to be done using VMware...

Step 1. Make a Generic OS X install DVD.

Step 2. Make a VMDK file linking to a .img file (heres a great tool to make img files :) (if you make say a 70 gb img, it will only be as large as the stuff you put on the file, so when your done installing it'll only be 6 GB)http://dev.int64.org/buildhdd.exe )

Step 3. Open up VMware 5, make a emulator for BSD (IDE HD, IDE CDROM)

Step 4. Put the DVD into your DVD-rom drive (or open up a emulator like Alcohol 120% and emulate the iso...and select that as your CD-rom Drive)

Step 5. Boot up the machine, open up disk utility, format the HD and then quit the Disk utility, and continue installing OS X

Step 6. When it is done download [dd for windows] extract it where your .img file is at

Step 7. Go into Control pannel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management, Storage, Disk management (Local) there you will be able to find which hard drive is your External one, it will say somthing like disk 2, the 2 (if its 2) will be the number you enter in the next step

Step 8. open up cmd, go to the directory and run

dd if=tiger-x86-flat.img of=//./physicaldrive# b=1M

replace tiger-x860-flat with what ever you img is called

Replace # with the number your hard drive is and run!

after a few min (like 30..) it should be done and you will be ready to try and boot your computer :)

[edit]Method 2 for Firewire/Usb Combo Hard Drives

Connect drive using firewire port, boot up the computer using the Generic DVD, format the External HD, and install. To boot, unplug the firewire connection and plug in the usb connection.

[edit]German Translation (with few more information)

Ich habe nach dieser Anleitung versucht OS X zu installieren und will hier mal eine deutsche Übersetzung der oberen Anleitung geben und ein paar Dinge ergänzen, die ich schwer zu verstehen fand.

Traurigerweise ist der einzige Weg OSx86 auf einer externen USB Festplatte zu installieren derzeit VMware. Hoffentlich findet bald jemand eine Möglichkeit Darwin auf eine externe Festplatte zu installieren aber bis dahin braucht man VMware. (Wer eine externe Festplatte mit Firewire hat, hat es vielleicht leichter (siehe unten)).

Schritt 1. Erzeuge eine Generic OS X Install-DVD

Schritt 2. Erzeuge in VMware eine neue Virtual Machine. Und wähle bei der Festplatte eine virtuelle Festplatte mit mindestens 8 GB und mache den Haken bei "Allocate Disk Space". Danach gehst du in das Verzeichnis, wo du die VMDK Datei gespeichert hast. Es wurden dort 2 Dateien angelegt, eine *.vmdk und eine *-flat.vmdk. Öffne die Datei ohne den -flat Zusatz (ist nur ein paar KB groß) mit Notepad. Nun erzeuge mit dem Toolhttp://dev.int64.org/buildhdd.exe eine entsprechend große IMG Datei. In der Datei, die du mit dem Notepad geöffnet hast ändere nun die Zeile

RW 20971520 FLAT "tiger-flat.vmdk" 0

Wobei die Zahlenfolge und der Dateiname bei dir vielleicht anders sein könnte. In:

RW 20971520 FLAT "tiger-flat.img" 0

Die Zahlenfolge ist die Größe der IMG Datei in Byte geteilt durch 512. Wichtig ! Hier die richtige Dateigröße angeben und natürlich den richtigen Dateinamen.

Schritt 3/4. Öffne VMware, öffne deine Virtual Machine (stelle sicher, dass dein ISO gemountet ist (z.B. mit Daemon Tools) und die CD-ROM Einstellung in VMware auf das entsprechende Laufwerk verweist. Oder die DVD im richtigen Laufwerk ist)

Schritt 5. Boote von der DVD gehe in das Festplatten-Dienstprogramm, wähle die virtuelle Festplatte aus und wähle Formatieren (Journaled Dateisystem). Dann installiere OS X.

Schritt 6. WeWhen it is done download [dd for windows] extract it where your .img file is at

Es gibt auch einen leichteren Weg:

Wenn du eine externe Firewire Festplatte hast, kannst du sie einfach über den Firewireport anschließen und von der DVD nativ booten (ohne VMware). Wenn du mit der Installation auf die Festplatte fertig bist dann steck sie einfach in den USB Port (Firewire abziehen)...

[Mac OSx86] 10.4.8 VMware Installation Guide

Description: Try out Mac OS X 10.4.8 for yourself without buying a real mac. Let this guide help you along the way with simple, easy to understand step-by-step instructions and screenshots. Note: This is different from PearPC. PearPC emulates a PowerPC processor, while VMware emulates a direct x86 platform. *********  Copyright Information Lately, several websites have copied and posted up the text on these pages. This is strictly forbidden and violators will be reported. You may only copy from this page on the condition that you will not publicly distribute this text on the internet and that you have notified us that you are reproducing the texts. Thanks for abiding this rule Ever wanted to try out the famous Mac OS X operating system for yourself without getting a mac? Now you can, by using the x86 emulation software VMware Workstation (or Server), and to make it better, on a PC running Windows! Read on for more information:  Ever since Apple made the move to Intel processors, hackers have been trying hard to modify the x86 version of OS X to run on a PC. And, of course, they have indeed succeeded in doing it. Various hackers have released hacked ISO torrents that can be installed on PCs. However, this violates the Apple EULA agreement and there are legal issues with using the ISOs. The legal ways to obtain a copy would be: 1) Become an Apple Developer ($500 membership) 2) Buy a real mac, deactivate the copy of OS X and install it on a PC (this way would be pointless because the whole point is to run OS X without getting a mac). This way also somewhat violates the EULA because the agreement says that you can't run OS X on non-Apple hardware. Its best to get a legal copy of the ISO because then you can install the software without worry about malicious software or about the software phoning home. With that said, lets begin.   System Requirements: Processor supporting SSE2 or SSE3 instructions (Use CPU-Z for Windows to check) Windows 2000 or higher/Linux (Mandrake, SUSE, or Red Hat) 512MB of RAM (strongly recommended) 6GB minimum hard drive space 8MB of VRAM DVD-RW drive if you are burning the ISO Software Requirements: VMware Server (Free) or VMware Workstation 5 (commercial, recommended) or higher. VMware 6 is recommended. Note: VMware ACE Editions apparently have problems with networking in Mac OS X. Attention Vista users: VMware Workstation 5.5 will not work. You need Workstation 6  VMware Workstations 6.0.1 and 6.0.2 are NOT recommended. It is recommended you use Workstation 6.0 build 45731 Mac OS x86 ISO; For test purposes ONLY, in this guide the "JaS Mac OS X 10.4.8 Intel/AMD SSE2 SSE3 PPF1+PPF2" ISO will be used. Mac specific DVDs cannot be used. Burning software to burn the ISO to DVD (optional, recommended) Blank 4.7GB DVD+R/DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD+RW disc (if you are burning) Daemon Tools or Virtual Clone Drive (if you are not burning the ISO) Step 1: Install software Install all the software that is required. VMware is mandatory. If you are going to burn the ISO file to a DVD (recommended), you will need burning software such as NTI CD/DVD Maker or Nero Burning ROM. If you aren't going to burn the disc, then you will need drive emulation software such as Daemon Tools or Virtual Clone Drive. Step 2a: Burn the ISO (if you are burning) Use your favourite burning software to burn the ISO image to DVD. Insert the bruned DVD into your optical drive. Step 2b: Mount the image (if you are not burning) Mount the OS x86 DVD ISO file in Daemon Tools or Virtual Clone Drive (You can use Alcohol 120% if you want). You cannot mount the ISO directly in VMware because VMware cannot properly read HFS+ images (thats the format the Mac OS ISO is in) Step 3: Configure VMware Note: In this guide, VMware Workstation 6 will be used. VMware Server or Workstation 5 can be used, but Workstation 6 is strongly recommended. Launch VMware On the home page, click "Create new virtual machine" to bring up the dialog below: Click "Next"  Make sure "Typical" is chosen and click Next Important Note: If you are installing directly to a physical drive or partition (ignore this tip if you don't know what this is, its an advanced option) choose the Custom option and when you get to the screen that deals with hard drives, set VMware to access a physical partition or disk   Choose Other as the Guest OS and choose Other for the version. Click Next Note: There are several Guest OSes that you can choose for Mac OS X. The best are: - Other , Other - Linux , Other Linux - Other , FreeBSD - Windows NT (works well if you are getting ACPI errors but make sure your virtual hard drive images are IDE, not SCSI)    Give the machine a name.  Click Next Speed-up tip: Store the virtual machine in a partition or hard disk that is separate from the current partition/hard disk that you are currently using. This will make the virtual machine somewhat faster.    Click "Use network address translation (NAT)" if you are using a official legal copy of OS x86 or "Use host-only networking" if you are using a hacked ISO image (for test purposes, of course :) to prevent Mac OS X from registering itself during installation   Choose a disk size (6GB is minimum). If you choose 6GB, you will have 1.5GB of space left after installation for your own programs. Any size is OK as long as you have the hard drive space. Check the "Allocate all disk space now" checkbox (not necessary, but it improves speed). Choose "Split disk into 2GB files" if you are putting the virtual machine on a FAT32 partition. Click Finish and wait till the virtual disk is created.                                                           (click to enlarge) Click VM >> Settings                                                               (click to enlarge) Click on "Floppy" and click Remove (You don't need floppies for OS X) Click on "Memory" and on the right, adjust the memory amount to about half your actual system memory.                                                             (click to enlarge) Click "CD-ROM (IDE 1..." and on the right, select your virtual image drive/physical drive from the drop-down menu. Click OK to return back to Home. Close VMware Workstation or Server. If you wish, you can click "Add" to add a USB Controller (not tested) Step 4: Edit VMware config file Navigate to the folder where you placed your virtual machine Open the "VMware Configuration File" with Notepad Add the line: paevm="true" to the end of the file Note: For networking in 10.4.8, add the line ethernet0.virtualDev="e1000" to the file Note: Sometimes, the line scsi0.present="TRUE" won't work. Change it to scsi0.present="FALSE". However, on the test machine, this was not required. Speed-up tip: set the guestOS line to "guestOS = "darwin" Save the file. The end result should look somewhat like this:                                                       (click to enlarge)    Note: If you make any changes to the virtual machine in the VMware interface after editing the file, all changes will be lost Step 5: Configure VM BIOS This is not exactly necessary, but it will make the VM a lot faster Go back into VMware and click the green triangle to start your machine Quickly click inside the VM window (this lets you control the VM) Quickly tap F2 to enter the BIOS                                                          (click to enlarge) Use the keyboard and Disable "Legacy Diskette A:" Go into the Advanced tab >> I/O Device Configuration                                                                (click to enlarge) Disable all Serial ports, Parallel ports, and Floppy Disk controllers Press F10 to save and exit. The machine will reboot. Step 6: Partition/Format the hard drive If you have mounted the ISO/inserted the DVD, the machine should boot to the DVD. It prompts you to press any key to continue Mac OS X installation. Click inside the screen and press a key to start the installer Note: If you are using a JaS 10.4.8 image without PPF1, the image will not boot in VMware. After a long log/script of commands, the friendly installer screen will come up telling you to choose a language. Choose a language and click the Arrow to Continue The DVD will prepare the installer and the main screen will come up In the Utilities menu, choose Disk Utility In Disk Utility, choose your VMware hard drive from the left. In the main area, click the Partition tab Set the "Volume Scheme" to one partition Give the partition a name Make sure the format is set to "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" Make sure all the hard drive space is used Click Partition, Partition                                                                   (click to enlarge) Once the process is done, click the red X button to close Disk Utility and relaunch the installer Note: If you are using a JaS 10.4.8 image that is not patched with PPF2, the new partition will not be usable. Get a new image OR use a previous version image (10.4.7, etc.) to partition. At the main installer screen, click 'Continue' Choose your newly formatted virtual HD and click Continue again                                                              (click to enlarge) This part is a bit tricky: The Printer Drivers and the Hardware support are useless. You can install the Language Translations and Additional Fonts if you use a language other than English. You can install X11 if you want to (It lets you run Linux packages). Finally, choose the patch that is right for your CPU (AMD or Intel). Choose everything you need and click Install Wait for the installation to complete At the end, the virtual machine will restart Note: If you get a Kernel stack error in VMware after installation, ignore it and click OK After the machine restarts, if all goes well, Mac OS X should boot! Here's a screenshot to prove it:                                                          (click to enlarge) Speed-up tip - After installation, go to System\Library\Extensions and delete AppleTPMACPI.kext if it exists\ Speed-up tip - Disable Dock Magnification END OF INSTRUCTIONS Press Ctrl + Alt to toggle between host and guest OS VMware Tools is currently not available for OS X so you cannot run the VM at high resolutions. Some hackers are working on a way to use the Linux VMware Tools image to install it on OS X The processor speed is equivalent to that of a low end G3 The VM is usable, and more responsive than PearPC If you are looking for the speed-up tips and all those other tweaks that were here before, The links to them (now seperate pages) are below:    Other OSx86 VMware Resources from PCWiz:   - VMware Speed-Up Tips  - VMware Tools for OSx86  - VMware OSx86 Networking Guide  - How-To: Increase Resolution in OSx86 (VMware)  - VMware OSx86 Troubleshooting Guide  - VMware OSx86 FAQ  - OSx86 Search Engine    For additional help Visit: InsanelyMac Forums OSx86 Project To get info on how to convert your VM to run natively on your computer, see this guide For the latest developments and info on OSx86 and VMware, visit the PCWiz Blog  Thanks to all the people that provide a link to this page in their blogs For questions, suggestions, error reports and comments, fill in this form. Please make sure you have followed all the troubleshooting steps for your problem (if its listed) in the troubleshooting guide (link above) before contacting PCWiz Support. If you have tried everything OR your error is not listed, please feel free to contact PCWiz. Additionally: You can also request support and discuss these topics at the PCWiz Forums .

My Hackintosh (MacOS X Tiger 10.4.10)

My System Profiler

Hardware Overview:

  Machine Name: Apple Development Platform

  Machine Model: ADP2,1

  Processor Name: Intel¨ Pentium¨ D CPU

  Processor Speed: 3.55 GHz

  Number Of Processors: 1

  Total Number Of Cores: 2

  L2 Cache (per processor): 2 MB

  CPU Features: FPU VME DE PSE TSC MSR PAE MCE CX8

APIC SEP MTRR PGE MCA CMOV PAT PSE36 CLFSH

DS ACPI MMX FXSR SSE SSE2 SS HTT TM SSE3

MON DSCPL EST CID CX16 TPR

  Memory: 5 GB

  Bus Speed: 833 MHz

  Boot ROM Version: Hack.88Z.int.0sh.061193037

(Phoenix Technologies, LTD)

ATA Bus:

PIONEER DVD-RW  DVR-110:

 Model: PIONEER DVD-RW  DVR-110

 Revision: 1.22

 Detachable Drive: No

 Protocol: ATAPI

 Unit Number: 0

 Socket Type: Internal

MAXTOR STM3802110A:

 Capacity: 74.53 GB

 Model: MAXTOR STM3802110A

 Revision: 3.AAJ

 Serial Number: 5LSD1BCD

 Removable Media: No

 Detachable Drive: No

 BSD Name: disk0

 Protocol: ATA

 Unit Number: 1

 Socket Type: Internal

 OS9 Drivers: No

 S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified

 Volumes:

MacOS X:  

 Capacity: 24.38 GB

 Available: 13.12 GB

 Writable: Yes

 File System: Journaled HFS+

 BSD Name: disk0s1

 Mount Point: /

BACKUP DATA:

 Capacity: 45.22 GB

 Available: 14.15 GB

 Writable: Yes

 File System: MS-DOS FAT32

 BSD Name: disk0s2

 Mount Point: /Volumes/BACKUP DATA

Important:

 Capacity: 3.91 GB

 Available: 2.08 GB

 Writable: Yes

 File System: Journaled HFS+

 BSD Name: disk0s3

 Mount Point: /Volumes/Important

Bluetooth:

 

 Apple Bluetooth Software Version: 1.9.0f8

 Hardware Settings:

  Dinnie Darmawanti's Computer:

      Address: 11-11-11-11-11-11

      Manufacturer: Unknown

      Firmware Version: 2.510 (2.510)

      Bluetooth Power: On

      Discoverable: Yes

        HCI Version: 2 ($2)

        HCI Revision: 510 ($1fe)

        LMP Version: 2 ($2)

        LMP Subversion: 510 ($1fe)

        Device Type (Major): Computer

        Device Type (Complete): Desktop Computer

        Composite Class Of Device: 1057028 ($102104)

        Device Class (Major): 1 ($1)

        Device Class (Minor): 1 ($1)

        Service Class: 129 ($81)

        Requires Authentication: No

 Services:

Bluetooth File Transfer:

 Folder other devices can browse: ~/Public

 Requires Authentication: Yes

 State: Enabled

 Bluetooth File Exchange:

 Folder for accepted items: ~/Documents

 Requires Authentication: No

 When other items are accepted: Ask

 When PIM items are accepted: Ask

 When receiving items: Prompt for each file

 State: Enabled

 Incoming Serial Ports:

 Serial Port 1:

 Name: Bluetooth-PDA-Sync

 RFCOMM Channel: 3

 Requires Authentication: No

 Outgoing Serial Ports:

 Serial Port 1:

 Address:

 Name: Bluetooth-Modem

 RFCOMM Channel: 0

 Requires Authentication: No

PIONEER DVD-RW  DVR-110:

  Firmware Revision: 1.22

  Interconnect: ATAPI

  Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipped/Supported)

  Cache: 2000 KB

  Reads DVD: Yes

  CD-Write: -R, -RW

  DVD-Write: -R, -RAM, -RW, +R, +RW, +R DL

  Burn Underrun Protection CD: Yes

  Burn Underrun Protection DVD: Yes

  Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO

  Media: No

FireWire Bus:

  Maximum Speed: Up to 800 Mb/sec

NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT:

  Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT

  Type: Display

  Bus: PCIe

  VRAM (Total): 128 MB

  Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)

  Device ID: 0x0140

  Revision ID: 0x00a2

  Displays:

VX922:

 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 @ 75 Hz

 Depth: 32-bit Color

 Core Image: Supported

 Main Display: Yes

 Mirror: Off

 Online: Yes

 Quartz 2D Extreme: Supported

 Quartz Extreme: Supported

   Display:

 Status: No display connected

Memory:

  DIMM1/BANK 1:

   Size: 2000 MB

   Type: DDR2 SDRAM

   Speed: unknown

   Status: OK

  DIMM1/BANK 2:

   Size: 512 MB

   Type: DDR2 SDRAM

   Speed: unknown

   Status: OK

  DIMM1/BANK 3:

   Size: 2000 MB

   Type: DDR2 SDRAM

   Speed: unknown

   Status: OK

  DIMM1/BANK 4:

   Size: 512 MB

   Type: DDR2 SDRAM

   Speed: unknown

   Status: OK

Serial-ATA Bus:

ST3120813AS:

 Capacity: 111.79 GB

 Model: ST3120813AS

 Revision: 3.AAD

 Serial Number: 4LS04LBY

 Removable Media: No

 Detachable Drive: No

 BSD Name: disk1

 Protocol: ata

 Unit Number: 0

 Socket Type: Serial-ATA

 OS9 Drivers: No

 S.M.A.R.T. status: Not Supported

 Volumes:

Untitled:

 Capacity: 29.31 GB

 Available: 6.09 GB

 Writable: No

 File System: NTFS

 BSD Name: disk1s1

 Mount Point: /Volumes/Untitled

DATA:

 Capacity: 62.95 GB

 Available: 2.88 GB

 Writable: No

 File System: NTFS

 BSD Name: disk1s5

 Mount Point: /Volumes/DATA

ROBZ DATA:

 Capacity: 19.53 GB

 Available: 4.78 GB

 Writable: Yes

 File System: MS-DOS FAT32

 BSD Name: disk1s6

 Mount Point: /Volumes/ROBZ DATA

USB Bus:

  Host Controller Location: Expansion Slot

  Host Controller Driver: AppleUSBUHCI

  PCI Device ID: 0x27cb

  PCI Revision ID: 0x0001

  PCI Vendor ID: 0x8086

  Bus Number: 0x7d

USB Bus:

  Host Controller Location: Expansion Slot

  Host Controller Driver: AppleUSBUHCI

  PCI Device ID: 0x27c9

  PCI Revision ID: 0x0001

  PCI Vendor ID: 0x8086

  Bus Number: 0x3d

Optical USB Mouse:

 Version: 3.40

 Bus Power (mA): 500

 Speed: Up to 1.5 Mb/sec

 Manufacturer: Logitech

 Product ID: 0xc016

 Vendor ID: 0x046d

USB Bus:

  Host Controller Location: Expansion Slot

  Host Controller Driver: AppleUSBUHCI

  PCI Device ID: 0x27ca

  PCI Revision ID: 0x0001

  PCI Vendor ID: 0x8086

  Bus Number: 0x5d

USB Bus:

  Host Controller Location: Expansion Slot

  Host Controller Driver: AppleUSBUHCI

  PCI Device ID: 0x27c8

  PCI Revision ID: 0x0001

  PCI Vendor ID: 0x8086

  Bus Number: 0x1d

ISSCBTA:

 Version: 3.73

 Bus Power (mA): 500

 Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec

 Product ID: 0x1001

 Vendor ID: 0x1131

USB High-Speed Bus:

  Host Controller Location: Built In USB

  Host Controller Driver: AppleUSBEHCI

  PCI Device ID: 0x27cc

  PCI Revision ID: 0x0001

  PCI Vendor ID: 0x8086

  Bus Number: 0xfd

Built-in Ethernet:

  Type: Ethernet

  Hardware: Ethernet

  BSD Device Name: en0

  IPv4:

  Configuration Method: DHCP

  IPv6:

  Configuration Method: Automatic

  Proxies:

  FTP Proxy Enabled: No

  FTP Passive Mode: Yes

  Gopher Proxy Enabled: No

  HTTP Proxy Enabled: No

  HTTPS Proxy Enabled: No

  RTSP Proxy Enabled: No

  SOCKS Proxy Enabled: No

Built-in FireWire:

  Type: FireWire

  Hardware: FireWire

  BSD Device Name: fw0

  IPv4:

  Configuration Method: DHCP

  IPv6:

  Configuration Method: Automatic

  Proxies:

  Proxy Configuration Method: Manual

  ExcludeSimpleHostnames: 0

  FTP Passive Mode: Yes

  Auto Discovery Enabled: No

  Ethernet:

  MAC Address: 00:50:8d:00:00:72:18:75

  Media Options: Full Duplex

  Media Subtype: autoselect

System Software Overview:

  System Version: Mac OS X 10.4.10 (8R2232)

  Kernel Version: Darwin 8.9.1

  Boot Volume: MacOS X

  Computer Name: Dinnie Darmawanti's Computer

  User Name: Dinnie Darmawanti (dinniedarmawanti)