osx on amd

[spants]

Just managed to get it all working with my display adaptor/sound/network cards ....
It says that that there is an update available - will it undo all the work I have done if I allow it to install?

[LukeBird]

Good going, I always wondered if this could be done....
I'd be a little wary of doing an update on it, although entirely dependent on how difficult it was to get to run!
Cracking work!

[killsta]

Isn't that against the license agreement for OSX?

[cyberface]

spants said:

Just managed to get it all working with my display adaptor/sound/network cards ....
It says that that there is an update available - will it undo all the work I have done if I allow it to install?

If the update involves kernel extensions and/or a new kernel, then yes it will. Given that you're talking about running OS X on unsupported CPUs / chipsets (there are no 'real' Macs using AMD chips and logic boards) then you've almost certainly got a custom kernel and tweaked kexts.

If the update is for an application then it may work, but updates for drivers (like Airport updates, and any OS point updates) will most likely overwrite your carefully tweaked kexts and kernel for vanilla versions. Even if all you've done is frig the Info.plist to point the driver at the right PCI range, some of the updates will reset this.

It's always best to update a Hackintosh using either an ISO from the community or, if you're right on the bleeding edge, with custom kernels and kexts from those with the same hardware and the source code (I'm assuming from your question that you haven't patched and compiled Darwin yourself).

The only time it's safe to use the Apple software update mechanism with a Hackintosh is when you've got a hardware config that matches one of the combinations of 'real' Apple kit. If all the kernel / kexts work without modification (you can easily build an 'xMac' mini tower box with the exact innards (chipset-wise) of a Macbook Pro, but with expandability due to multiple RAM slots and multiple disk cradles... this is what a lot of Apple users want, after all) then the OS will think the hardware *is* a Macbook Pro and work accordingly.

It's just when you've had to patch source and recompile kernels, or install patched / hexedited kexts, that you're likely to run into trouble.

If you really need to upgrade (i.e. the system isn't stable enough as-is, or there's a critical bug in a service you need to expose to the internet) then my advice is to get back on InsanelyMac.com and collect the latest AMD kernel and patches.

[spants]

thanks for the replies.....

I have only done a couple of tweaks to the .kext files to add support for my nvidia card - the others just worked (although the patches may have been added before I got to it). Runs well on my amd64 with 4gb ram......