Thread: Asus P8Z68-V LX, i7-2600K, 16GB DDR3-1600, Mac OSX Lion

Hi guys,

I'm new to the hackintosh world. I realized recently that I had built a system which could take advantage of hackintosh. Well I jumped on Niresh's Lion OS X and installed it. I have video working, audio working, and pretty much everything else.

However, the issue is that the system is running 32-bit version of the OS, which uses only 4GB of ram even though it shows that the other 3 slots also have 4GB in each.

I tired using Kernel Startup Mode Selector to load 64-bit but only the kernel boot mode is 64-bit. The EFI and Kernel show up as 32-bit.

I need help to upgrade/change this to 64-bit so I can take full advantage of the ram.

Also, I did not use any of the extensions/kexts provided on Niresh's drive because they kept causing kernel panic which would show "computer must be restarted" message every time I tried to boot. After installing 3 times, I finally avoided using his kexts which made my system stable and run normally without any problems. (As a result, I haven't installed Chameleon installer either. and did not follow the directions to setup the .plist in extras folder either).

Any help is greatly appreciated! I'd prefer not to reinstall everything because its a pain in the butt to make niresh's DVD load up (takes forever) and so is the installation (takes FOREVER!).

Thank you!

EDIT: Video/graphics were good from beginning (Radeon HD 4870 512MB). I have used a VooDooHDA887.kext for audio, Lnx2mac for network, Kext Helper, Kext Wizard, and OSX86Tools to install things and using disc utility to reset permissions, etc.

EDIT: Also I didn't know that initial installation should be with only 1x4GB stick in the system. I installed the OS with all four sticks Niresh's instructions were terrible lol and I am usually very good at following instructions.

EDIT3: I need help with inverse (inversing) the scroll on my MX400 I can't get used to apple's way of scrolling!


EDIT4: A helpful person on another forum said to uncheck the box on top of the mouse settings menu! Now the scroll is fixed but still need help with the rest!

Hi, I've got the same motherboard & memory as you. The rest is a i5-2500k & GTX 560ti and 1tb Samsung Sata HD. I've tried everything but I can't even get to the installation screen. Could you please give me a run down of everything you did and what guide did you use etc. Thanks!

I followed these guides and tried booting using a USB flash drive, but I keep getting a waiting for device error, even though I've unplugged everything except keyboard, mouse, 8gb USB flash drive and external USB drive which I'm trying to install too.

Any help would be much appreciated.

These are the guides I've used without any success.

[Tutorial] Run OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 on a PC (Hackintosh/OSx86) – From start to finish [Video] | The Tech Erra
How to Install Mac OS X on a PC (Without Using a Mac)
[Guide] Installing Mountain Lion. - InsanelyMac Forum

Originally Posted by chockimon

Hi, I've got the same motherboard & memory as you. The rest is a i5-2500k & GTX 560ti and 1tb Samsung Sata HD. I've tried everything but I can't even get to the installation screen. Could you please give me a run down of everything you did and what guide did you use etc. Thanks!

I followed these guides and tried booting using a USB flash drive, but I keep getting a waiting for device error, even though I've unplugged everything except keyboard, mouse, 8gb USB flash drive and external USB drive which I'm trying to install too.

Any help would be much appreciated.

These are the guides I've used without any success.

[Tutorial] Run OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 on a PC (Hackintosh/OSx86) – From start to finish [Video] | The Tech Erra
How to Install Mac OS X on a PC (Without Using a Mac)
[Guide] Installing Mountain Lion. - InsanelyMac Forum

I didn't use either of those guides. I used Niresh's disc.

dear OP can you help me to get sound working on my asus p8z68 v lx so i can finally run logic pro. Thanks in advance.

Originally Posted by cowardly

I didn't use either of those guides. I used Niresh's disc.

I tried Mac OS X Lion For All Computers Including AMD 10.7.3 V2 by Niresh and I still get the waiting on root device. So what steps did you take to get Lion up and running. It just isn't working for me.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by steevyhead

dear OP can you help me to get sound working on my asus p8z68 v lx so i can finally run logic pro. Thanks in advance.

Have you tried this kext? ALC887HDA.kext.zip

http://www.osx86.net/view/2270-alc887hda.kext.zip.html
or this one
vodooHDA asus ALC887-VD - Downloads - OSx86.net

At least you've go Lion up and running. I can't even get to the installation screen.

Have you tried this kext? ALC887HDA.kext.zip

http://www.osx86.net/view/2270-alc887hda.kext.zip.html
or this one
vodooHDA asus ALC887-VD - Downloads - OSx86.net

At least you've go Lion up and running. I can't even get to the installation screen.[/QUOTE]

i tried EVERY single install method i could get my hands on, and the ONLY one that worked was 1atk0s L2, it was such a great feeling when the install took. I set no config setting when installing to stop any redundancies or KP's when running multibeast, but having no audio, or ethernet kind of ruined the good feeling i had. I just bought the parts last week, and im going to return my mobo for a Gigabyte Z68X UD3H B3, and my trendnet pci card for a compatable usb wifi adapter im so sick of tinkering. Good luck though

VooDooHDA887.kext to make audio work

I don't know exactly where to find it. It worked perfectly for me.

I'll try the 1atk0s L2 version then. Thanks!

Okay guys, I reinstalled everything on my MAC since I bought a SSD. Here's a post-installation guide:

Core i7-2600K
Asus P8Z68-V LX
16GB DDR3 1600Mhz
ATI Radeon HD 4870 GDDR5 512MB
128GB M4 SSD

- Installed Lion w/ Niresh's Disc (I have Lion Retail)
- Setup username, etc. and then ran Multibeast to install Unibeast and LNX2MAC for Ethernet
- Restart
- Downloaded and installed combo update (10.7 to 10.7.3)
- Restart
- Installed Audio kext VooDooHDA.kext (434 KB) w/ Kext Wizard
- Restart
- Installed Paragon NTFS to allow writing to NTFS HDDs
- Restart

Haven't tried installing the USB 3.0 Kexts but the two USB 3.0 ports in the back of P8Z68 never get used so it doesn't really matter. If you do install it, let me know how it turns out!

All fully stable! I did this just last night so I know for sure it works.

PS: Hackintosh performance on SSD is incredible. 10 second boot time, instant program loads, and 2 second shutdown time. Can't ask for more than that.

EDIT: Make sure to repair permissions using disk utility before every restart!

What pre-install preparations did you make, like unplugging internal sata cables, memory sticks, bios settings etc? Is this still necessary.

I'm still not having much luck. I think my external HD enclosure was the problem, so I've bought a new one and I shall try again.

Thanks for the guide.