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Hackintosh Boot Flags

The downside of having a Hackintosh is that when things go horribly wrong, you must fix it yourself. In this guide, I will attempt to go through the basic process to go through when your Hackintosh isn't functioning as it should. Your bootloader, be it Clover, Chameleon or Chimera, will have…

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Install macOS Mojave on PC or Laptop with Niresh

Unlike previous Hackintoshes, MacOS Mojave is not going to be easy to Install on PC, Apple officially kicked off a…

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Download macOS Mojave

MacOS Mojave was released to the public on September 24th, 2018, You can download Mojave from Hackintosh Computer. “macOS Mojave is a major update that introduces powerful new features for a wide range of Mac users, from consumers to pros,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of…

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Kexts Explained!

Kexts stands for Kernel Extensions, Kernel is actually the heart of macOS, It is basically the one that gets your…

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Guide to Install Hackintosh High Sierra on PC

This is the official guide to Install High Sierra Zone on PC. macOS is built for Apple computers, Installing macOS on PC is called Hackintosh. Here you can learn how to Hackintosh High Sierra. There are few ways of installing a Hackintosh, but Hackintosh High Sierra Zone is the most convenient way…

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Find Audio Kexts for Your Hackintosh * How to Make Sound Work in Hackintosh

When you set up #Hackintosh audio may not work, but most of the sound chipset can be tweaked or Hacked to make…

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Hackintosh High Sierra Vanilla Guide with MacPwn

Installing macOS High Sierra in a Hackintosh is hard, The oldest methods do not work, Apple broke the System and making Hackintosh even harder. MacPwn was updated to support High Sierra. Now MacPwn only Support Clover boot-loader in UEFI mode only, it is time to leave Legacy behind. You can install…

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Download macOS High Sierra

Apple previewed macOS High Sierra on June 5, 2017, the latest version of the world’s most advanced desktop…

Graphics Cards

Best Compatible Hackintosh Graphics Cards of 2017 | Supports macOS Sierra

When you choose Hackintosh for production you will need a better graphics card, Here i have listed some of the cheapest and expensive graphics cards for Hackintosh that you can buy today. These cards are most suitable to use buy and use if you are planning to buy a Hackintosh this year (2017) or…

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How to Download, Install & Configure nVidia Driver in Hackintosh

What is nVidia Mac Driver or Web Driver? Nvidia Mac driver is an additional macOS driver provided by Nvidia itself…

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How to Install Niresh macOS Sierra on PC (Hackintosh Sierra Zone Guide)

This is the official guide to Install Sierra Zone on PC. macOS is built for Apple computers, Installing macOS on PC is called Hackintosh. Here you can learn how to Hackintosh Sierra. There are few ways of installing a Hackintosh, but Hackintosh Sierra Zone is the most convenient way to set up your…

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How to Repair Permissions on macOS Sierra

Since the release of OS X EL Capitan, Apple removed the option to repair file permissions as they do not need it…

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Download macOS Sierra

On September 20, 2016, Apple announced that macOS Sierra , the latest major release of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system, is now available as a free update. macOS Sierra brings Siri to the Mac with intelligent and helpful features users know and love from the iPhone and iPad, along…

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How to Vanilla Install Sierra on Hackintosh with MacPwn

Sierra technically 10.12 version of mac family can be installed in Hackintosh with MacPwn A Hackintosh is a PC…

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How to Force Empty Trash on macOS

No command is working. No keyboard shortcut helps. Have you tried to solve the typical situations like ‘file in use’ and ‘locked file’? Do you still find it impossible to Empty Trash? It may seem that you will never delete the files from your Trash on macOS. Both older versions like El Capitan and…

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Applications to install in a Fresh Hackintosh

After installing Hackintosh, you might want to install a few Applications for your Hackintosh to tweak OS X. macOS…

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Free NTFS Driver for macOS (Open Source)

How to Write on an NTFS Partition in macOS The NTFS file system is designed to work with Windows but In Mac macOS writing to NTFS volumes are impossible without additional software There is some software which requires you to pay for it but this method is easy and free.

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Hackintosh BIOS Settings

When starting to install or configure a Hackintosh, you must begin with Bios configuration, without proper Bios…

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Backing up and Restoring your Hackintosh

Updating a Hackintosh always has the potential for things to go wrong, so it is always recommended to have a backup copy of your data. The safest method is to have your data backed up to a separate drive or NAS (Network Attached Storage); however, this can become very expensive especially if you…

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Hackintosh Terms and Definitions

When starting out Hackintoshing, there can be a lot of daunting terms and jargon. In this section, I will attempt…

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Building a Hackintosh

If you are looking to build a Hackintosh and have never built a computer before, chances are you have a lot of questions. This will be a basic rundown of what components a computer needs and what components you will need should you chose to build a Hackintosh.

MacPwn

How to Vanilla Install EL Capitan on Hackintosh with MacPwn

This guide explains how to install OS X EL Capitan on Hackintosh with MacPwn and Clover or Chameleon bootloader,…

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How to Make a Standalone OSX EL Capitan Installer with MacPwn Legacy

Before the release of OS X Lion, Mac users could Fresh Install Mac OS X without a second reboot directly booting with USB or DvD which was easy & convenient, everyone loves that method if you're one of them you'll love this tool

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How to Repair Permissions on OS X EL Capitan

Repairing Permissions was a simple procedure that Mac users can complete using the Disk Utility app or through the…

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Download macOS

Apple stopped providing Mac OS X Installer DVDs as they ditched DVD Rom for MacBooks, iMacs & MacPros. Apple Started Providing macOS Updates via App Store. There are no way to direct download Mac OS X aka macOS, All you can do is download OS X via App Store. When you do not have internet, or…

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How to Force Enable TRIM in macOS

A Trim command which allows an operating system to inform a solid-state drive (SSD) which blocks of data are no…

Troubleshooting

How to Find Hackintosh Internet (Ethernet & WiFi) Drivers + Kexts

Unless you are extremely lucky, you will need a kext to enable your internet. Most ethernet built into motherboards can be used; however, a very small number of wifi cards are supported. If you have a prebuilt system or laptop, most likely you will have to purchase a new wifi adapter.

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Guide to Debugging Your Hackintosh

Kernel Panics Kernel panics are terrifying errors where the kernel doesn't hang at boot, it panics. This results…

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Download OS X EL Capitan

On September 29, 2015, Apple announced that OS X® El Capitan, the latest major release of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system, will be available on Wednesday, September 30 as a free update for Mac® users. El Capitan builds on the groundbreaking features and beautiful design of OS X…

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Enabling Bluetooth Handoff in A Hackintosh

What is Bluetooth Handoff? Bluetooth Handoff is a feature of OS X Yosemite 10.10 that allows you to pick up what…

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How to fix iMessage issues, and why it occur in the first place

Why the issue occurs One very common issue with Hackintoshes is an inability to log in to iMessage, iCloud, ect. There have been various fixes for the issue; however, they are somewhat scattered throughout forum sites; I will attempt to assemble them here.

Bluetooth

Supported Hackintosh Bluetooth Adapters for Desktops & Laptops

Finding a compatible bluetooth adapter for your hackintosh can be rather complicated. This guide should help you…

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What is UEFI and how it is useful for Hackintoshing

There are two basic methods of installing a bootloader: BIOS and UEFI. This article will explain them both, as well as what they mean for in terms of hackintoshing.

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Hackintoshing a Laptop Basic Informations

Why you shouldn’t Hackintosh a laptop… One exceeding common question we get in the Hackintosh community is “What…

Hardware

Hackintosh Supported WiFi Adapters for Desktops & Laptops

OS X is compatible with a select few wifi chips, so you will most likely have to buy a new wifi adapter or WiFi USB dongle. Most of them are fairly inexpensive though.

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What is Ozmosis, a firmware based Bootloader…

Generally when your machine boots, the firmware (UEFI or BIOS) looks to the hard drive to trigger the boot-loader.…

Troubleshooting

Fix deny mach-lookup Sandbox error with Clover Niresh Yosemite

Upgrading Niresh Yosemite to 10.10.3 may cause a problem with clover boot-loader this simple guide will help you fix it

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Choosing a Processors for Your Hackintosh – Intel or AMD

There are other computer processor brands outside of Intel and AMD indeed, but it good to narrow down the…

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Reasons to Switch from Windows to Mac and Why Hackintosh is Better

Microsoft, with its Windows OS, has always been a giant in the industry, but now it has to face strong competition in the market with the re-emergence of Apple’s Mac OS. While Microsoft’s Windows is still the most widely used computer system in the world, there are some good rational reasons why…

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Yosemite Vanilla Installation Instruction with MacPwn

This article will show you how to install OS X Yosemite with the help of MacPwn a Free Download! This MacPwn guide…

Troubleshooting

BootCacheControl Unable to open BootCache.playlist Fix

Solving the Error BootCacheControl Unable to open /var/db/BootCache.playlist: 2 no such file or directory Hackintosh beginners and sometimes even the professionals may end up in a screen like the following where mac os x verbose displays couple of lines about launchd and fsck These are the few…

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How to fix Hackintosh Grey/Black/White Screen & No Signal Problem in…

This often happens to Hackintosh beginners because of incompatible Graphics card / Graphics chipset After…

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How to Fix Still Waiting for Root Device in Hackintosh

You may have faced this error while Installing Mac OS X or After a Successful Installation may be in Hackintosh (OSX86) or real Macs In this post I'm going to explain this problem and suggest a solution with using my personal experience.

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Fix DSMOS has arrived and waiting for DSMOS Hackintosh

Running Mac OS X on PC is tricky so you may end up in some rare problems like "Waiting for DSMOS" or "DSMOS has…

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Fix FakeSMC failed to initialize SMC device Error

This is a rare error which occurs in Hackintosh computers, this guide explains how to fix the issue FakeSMC failed to initialize SMC device Error

Hackintosh Installation Guide

How to Install Niresh Yosemite (Yosemite Zone) on Your PC

If you're interested in running Mac OS X, but you don't want to pay ridiculous prices for a normal Mac, then a…

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Installing Hackintosh Yosemite in Unsupported Intel Processors and Most AMD Processors

Installing Yosemite is not easy as Mavericks because Apple changed many core features & kexts so there are many chances in which you may be stuck in a kernel panic with an unsupported processor even with correct patches I discovered this method when I was trying to install Yosemite in a Haswell…

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Install Hackintosh Mavericks on Your PC AKA Niresh Mavericks

Installing Mac OS X on PC is not easy as installing windows or linux, because mac os x are made only to be…

Troubleshooting

Fix Kernel panic by Apple Intel CPU Power Management kext

This article is about fixing a common issue in Hackintosh computers Kernel panic by AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext also Shows an Error "NO HPETs available... CPU(s) Configured" (Especially in AMD Machines). AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kextThis kext is specially designed to work with Apple…

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Hackintosh Explained

What is a Hackintosh Hackintosh Computer is running macOS in hardware not manufactured by Apple. As a little…

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Download OS X Yosemite

Apple announced OS X Yosemite on June 2, 2014, a powerful new version of OS X redesigned and refined with a fresh, modern look, powerful new apps and amazing new continuity features that make working across your Mac and iOS devices more fluid than ever. The new Today view in Notification Center…

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Download OS X Mavericks

On October 22, 2013 announced that OS X Mavericks, the 10th major release of the world’s most advanced desktop…

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Download OS X Mountain Lion

Apple today (July 25, 2012) announced that OS X Mountain Lion, the ninth major release of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system, is available as a download from the Mac App Store. With more than 200 innovative new features, Mountain Lion includes iCloud integration, the all new…

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Download Mac OS X Lion

Apple released Mac OS X Lion on July 20, 2011, the eighth major release of the world’s most advanced…

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