
I'll add a note that some might not be aware of though, which should be put into the OP: But since you've confirmed that iBoot is necessary to reach the SL OS each time, it becomes less convenient than most would like and thus while it technically could be possible, wouldn't be feasible.Īt least users have the option now to use a retail SL disc and the 10.6.8 v1.1 Combo Updater to get to where they need to be. The line of thinking I had was if somebody could get SL running enough to download and install an update, it could be run as a normal OS. The wording was vague and did not specify this was a stopgap measure (like your post to me did). Leave your results here- we'll be working on this some more. Legacy kernel - posted by stinga11 on - created using the Legacy kernel source originally created by naw com, qoopz and kaitek. IBoot for Haswell 1.0.0 is now available in tonymacx86 Downloads. Create UniBeast USB to install Mountain Lion 10.8Īll without doing any post-installation- just booting directly from iBoot Haswell.

Download Mountain Lion 10.8 from App StoreĤ. With this boot CD, I was able to achieve the following without access to a computer running OS X.ģ.

Use the default iBoot + MultiBeast guide, but simply substitute iBoot Haswell for the default iBoot. So we made a new boot CD just for Haswell CPUs called iBoot Haswell. Users have had mixed results using the (now ancient) iBoot Legacy for a fresh install, as shown in the Simplest Mac OS X Installation Guide. As a matter of fact, the 2nd gen Sandy Bridge CPUs were only supported starting with 10.6.8.


Building a CustoMac Hackintosh: Buyer's Guideįor those of you looking to run Snow Leopard on Haswell CPUs, know that official kernel support and CPU support is not in the OS at all.
