DavidConmy Ready for a productive summer
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This is a really good idea.I thought about doing that a while ago but never got around to it… Now I don’t own a laptop to do it on.. :(
How to install OSX on my laptop
It made me 
"Not too difficult, but quite a few complications."
How I did it: I read loads of different articles on how to do it, all of which had slightly conflicting information. I picked the one that was easiest to follow (that turned out not to be terribly good!) and went from there.
I ran into loads of problems along the way, at one point it wouldn't recognise my touchpad or keyboard. I spent ages searching only to find that I needed to tick one box in the installation to get both working. Another ticked box got my graphics card working perfectly. Other things worked straight out of the box, including my sound card, and really surprisingly, my webcam.
Unfortunately, I couldn't get my wireless card to work, and a good bit of research showed that my model isn't terribly compatible. My ethernet doesn't work either, though I reckon I could get that if I really needed or wanted.Due to the lack of internet, I won't be using OS X in any major capacity, but it's fun to boot up a Dell laptop and have the choice of Ubuntu, Windows or OS X. :)
Lessons & tips: Use a re-writeable DVD. I used one just because it's all I had, but I erased an re-wrote it a few times. It worked perfectly, and I didn't waste any discs. Burn on a slow speed to make sure that it writes fine. One wrong bit could mess it all up, and if you've got an old disc drive, or are running lots of stuff while burning the disc, a mistake could well happen on a high speed.
If you get an error just when you load the installer, just restart your computer and try again. The kernel panics randomly for some reason, stopping the installer, but just keep loading it and it'll work.
Press F8 at the first screen and type "-v" (without quotes). If it stops you'll be able to tell why.
Before you click "install", be sure to click "Customise" first. If you've got an nVidia graphics card, look for "nvInject", and tick its box. Also, I had to tick Mouse and Keyboard PS/2 controllers for my laptop's touchpad and keyboard to work. Don't tick too many boxes though, because some of the stuff can't work together, and it'll just give you more setbacks.
Resources: Too many to mention. Search on Google and Delicious for "OSX86" and "hackintosh", they should lead you in the right direction.
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