Samsung NP300E4C-A03US Notebook/Laptop Guide

A 95% solution with no DSDT or SSDT edits required (so far).

I can’t say this will work exactly the same for you as it did for me. I did this install twice and
results were the same both times. You should be able to do this in 8 hours total.
Although this guide is designed for a Samsung NP3004E, it may work for others. This laptop
has the same processor (i5-3210M) and graphics (Intel HD 4000) as some 2012 MacBook Pro
models, so compatibility in those respects are good.
Because I am using a Solid State Drive (SSD) for the Mac OS X, increasing speed with various
advanced steps is not necessary for me – it’s fast enough now. But if you will be using a
standard hard disk drive (HDD), you may want to optimize everything for speed since this is a
SATA2 laptop (3GB transfer rate). As such, once you complete the install based on this guide,
BACK UP YOUR INSTALLATION. Some advanced configurations and other ‘hacks’ can
cause Kernel Panics (KPs), which is the equivalent to a Windows blue screen of death
(BSOD). In most cases, booting up in Safe Mode (shift key for Mac) can get you past the KP,
or using various Unix boot ‘switches’ (commands entered pre-boot to provide data or modify
settings during boot) can help get past the KP. But not always. Create a backup of a stable,
usable install before going into more complicated configuration steps.
There are multiple types of software tools to do this. I chose a particular set and it worked for
me. Substitute them if you want as long as you know the results of your decision.
Optional Conversion
Dual-boot system with two drives and external USB DVD/CD optical disk drive (ODD).
- Win7 on original hard disk drive (HDD) and OS X installed on new Solid State Drive (SSD).
- Can boot or restart into either OS X or Win 7.
- OS X is default boot system in these steps, but you can make Win7 the default if you want.
- The external USB ODD in the new enclosure works great.
Main Drive: Samsung 840 Pro 128GB SSD for OS X
Second Drive: Original ST500LM012 to retain Win 7 that came with the computer
- Placed in a HDD conversion cradle that replaced the ODD.
Conversion Caddy: SilverStone Model SST-TS06B
2.5”SSD/HDD conversion tray with USB enclosure for DVD/CD drive.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256083
There are some good installation tips in the reviews of this Conversion Caddy at NewEgg.
Disclaimer: Recognize that this is just a description of how I installed OS X on a laptop.
There are risks involved, but neither I nor any website or software creator are responsible if
things bad. PCs weren’t made to run OS X. Proceed at your own risk, naturally. But it worked
for me. And I am not a regular Hackintosh person. If you have issues, I probably can’t help
you beyond this guide. This guide is primarily for me if I have to rebuild it someday – I’ll never
remember what I did without thorough notes.

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 Table of Contents

Installation
1. List of tools for OS X Installation
2. Create OS X myHack Installer
3. Samsung Laptop Preps
4. Install OS X with myHack USB Installer Drive
5. Boot into OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.x

Post Installation Steps

6. Initial Setup
7. SMBios.plist
8. Chimera 1.11.1 Bootloader
9. Org.chameleon.Boot.plist
10. Track Pad & Keyboard
11. Network Ethernet
12. Sound
13. Battery
14. Screen Brightness
15. WiFi (alternate solution)

Other Notes
16. SSD TRIM
17. C-States and P-States
18. DSDT and SSDT
19. Other tweaks someday
20. Window 7
21. Updates
22. Other Acknowledgments - The community makes it possible.

And Just In Case….

X. Setting up Chimera to default to and boot from new OS X install

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 Installation

1. List of tools for OS X Installation (get all at once of just when needed):
A working Intel-based Mac (or access to one) to create USB installer
- You have to get the OS X install file on an Intel Mac computer first
A USB mouse for the laptop (trackpad will not work initially)
- If you don’t already have one, see recommendation in section 10.
A 8GB (minimum) USB drive (a.k.a. thumb drive, memory stick, etc.)
Note: May need a second one later to resolve a potential boot error.
OS X Mountain Lion from the Apple Store
Note: OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion will automatically un-compress zipped files etc. So most of
the utilities listed below will end up in your Downloads folder ready to run. You can leave them
there or move them to your Applications folder, Utilities folder, or create a new folder for them
(the original compressed file can be found in the trash if you want to retrieve/save it).
Here are the tools and associated links to find them. Most can be found at multiple locations.
Some sites require registration before you can download files. All are virtually free. But if you
feel one is a great solution or see yourself using it multiple times, then make a donation.
Creating a Mac-On-PC would not be possible if not for the efforts of these sites/people.
If you’re saving hundreds of dollars to have a Mac, give a little something in return.

myHack:
http://myhack.sojugarden.com
Chameleon Wizard:
http://www.osx86.net/view/2607-chameleon_wizard_4.0.1_chameleon_rc5_v2.1_allos.html
Chimera (boot loader):
http://www.tonymacx86.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=136
MultiBeast for Mountain Lion:
http://www.tonymacx86.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=155
Kext Utility v5 for Mountain Lion:
http://cvad-mac.narod2.ru/Kext_Utility
KextBeast (alternative to Kext Utility for one step):
http://www.tonymacx86.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=32
VoodooHDA.kext (64bit) version 2.8:
http://www.osx86.net/view/2746-voodoohda_2.8.0_pkg_installer.html

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VoodooBattery.kext
http://www.osx86.net/downloads.php?do=file&id=1384
Shades (screen brightness control)
http://www.charcoaldesign.co.uk/shades
Chameleon SSD Optimizer (if you’re using an SSD):
http://chameleon.alessandroboschini.it/index.php
Unpkg Utility (un-package tool if your OS X drive is ultimately not the default or you get
‘Boot0’ errors during startup or restarts):
http://www.timdoug.com/unpkg/

Optional
ASUS USB-N10 wireless adapter
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320049

WARNING:
Most updates via the Apple Store work fine. The one that does have problems historically are
the OS X system updates (e.g., OS X from 10.1 to 10.2). Download the full universal file
separately and install that way. When installing from the Apple Store, it may not recognize our
machine and fail, or worse, assume you have a particular machine and cause an incompatible
installation.
And some updates may cause a failure in currently working devices. In most cases you just
‘roll back’ to the previous kext extension for that device. Just don’t be the first to do an update.
See what the rest of the community has to say about it before you leap.

2. Create OS X myHack Installer

a. Create USB Installer drive/stick OS X Installer using myHack
Note: You must have access to a Mac Intel ‘Base’ system to create the installer
drive. And enable root user and enter a root password if not already performed.
b. Download Mountain Lion to the ‘Base’ Mac (the Intel type mentioned above)
c. Download myHack to the ‘Base’ Mac (see myHack site for more installation info)
d. Next, prepare an 8 GB flash drive
i. Format on Base Mac. Pick MBR partition type and OS Extended (Journaled)
format to get all 8GB because GUID partition only allowed for 5GB.
e. When formatting complete, run myHack
f. Enter your password when prompted then select Ok
g. From the drop down menu select “Create OS X Installer” then select Ok

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 h. From the drop down menu select “Create OS X 10.8 Install Disk” then select Ok
i. Select Target (the new Hackintosh) and Source (the ‘Base’ Mac)
i. First you select the Target (8GB USB drive) where the installed will be
created on
ii. Then you select the Source – the OS X Mountain Lion installer. You can
manually browse for it or let it scan for it.
Takes a few minutes for “Mounting the InstallESD.dmg” file to load.
j. At this point a message will appear informing you that all data on the USB drive will
be lost due to the fact that myHack will reformat the drive. Click Ok
Note: Status is provided in the myHack window during all the stages of the install to the
USB drive. However, the last stage when it is copying installation packages to the target
volume seems to hang with the progress bar indicating it’s complete, yet there is a
spinning wheel in the lower left corner of the myHack window. You just have to be
patient – wait approximately 15 or more minutes even beyond the point when you think
it should be done, and eventually a dialog will pop up indicating it is complete.
myHack will install Chameleon, myHack utilities, a generic Extra folder, and all the
necessary modifications to the installer.
k. When myHack indicates it is complete, close myHack
l. Eject the USB Installer drive from your ‘Base’ Mac.

3. Samsung Laptop Preps

Samsung Boot options
F2 = BIOS
F4 = Recovery
F8 = Safe Boot and other options (may not work after getting OS X to boot)
F10 = Boot Menu

F10 provides boot menu choices for startup drives

- Must hold down F10 as soon as reboot screen goes black
- Will not list any HDD or SSD connected to SATA CD.
BIOS recognizes both the HDD and the SSD, but the BIOS’s boot order menu lists the SSD or
HDD on SATA 0 (1), and it always shows SATA CD on SATA 1 (2).
So whatever is in the CD cradle is recognized by system, but not listed by device in BIOS Boot
section (still shows SATA CD) and does not appear under F10 boot menu. But it will work.
You do not have to disconnect Win7 HDD from the second SATA port (i.e., the Win7 HDD now
connected via the conversion cradle) when doing OS X install on the SSD on the primary port.
a. Remove the screw to slide off the back cover (carefully track all these tiny screws)

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 b. Remove 4 screws to remove the HDD and carefully disconnect the cable.
c. The HDD has a protective shield, so it must be pulled off if switching drives.
d. Place the shield on your new OS X target drive and connect it to the main SATA
connection (where the laptop’s original HDD was connected). Secure it with the
screws removed earlier.
e. Assuming you’re swapping the ODD with a caddy, remove the screw that secures
the ODD (it’s to the side of the HDD), then gently pull out the ODD. Remove the rear
screw-tab from the back of the ODD and install it on the caddy (there are longer
screws in the caddy kit for this purpose). Install the original Win7 drive in the
conversion caddy according to instructions, insert into the drive bay where the ODD
was, and secure it with the screw removed earlier. Then install the laptop’s bottom
cover and secure it with the screw removed earlier (see NewEgg reviews for tips on
the conversion process).
i. Doing the whole ODD / caddy / enclosure process can easily take an hour. You
can put off the enclosure part of the process until later as you do not need the
ODD to build the OS X laptop.
ii. Obviously you don’t have to remove your ODD and can just have a Mac laptop
without Windows on another drive. And you could even install OS X on a
separate partition on the Windows HDD (which is a lot more work), but these
steps assume two drives to retain both operating systems.

4. Install OS X with myHack USB Installer Drive

a. Connect a USB mouse to the laptop as the track-pad will not work yet
b. When ready, insert the USB Installer drive into one of the laptop’s USB ports.
c. Once all the hardware is in place, boot the laptop into the BIOS using the F2 function
key.
i. Ensure you have your SATA controllers in AHCI mode.
ii. Ensure that BIOS boot order has your OS X drive at the top, followed by SATA
CD (though it is really your Win7 drive in the conversion caddy and you can boot
it).
iii. Other than the boot order, I left everything else at the defaults.
d. Save and Exit the BIOS, and hold down the F10 function key to see the BIOS boot
menu.
e. The F10 menu should present your OS X USB drive – select it.
i. May have to restart and press/hold F10 again.
ii. Sometime the F10 key was finicky about the timing when it was pressed, but it
will work.
f. Chimera should now present multiple choices – select your OS X USB installer.
g. A progress bar should appear indicating time. Eventually you should see a white
screen, the Apple logo, and possibly a spinning color wheel in the upper left corner.

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 h. If prompted for a Bluetooth keyboard, just hit the space bar, then pick desire
language.
NOTE: Do not go beyond the Language selection window if you must format/partition
the target OS X drive for the install.
i. If necessary, format / partition the OS X drive using Disk Utility from the Utilities
menu
i. Select GUID partition table from Options button
ii. If using an SSD, recommend 1 partition for OS X Mt Lion unless you clearly know
of some advantage to do otherwise
j. Once the partition scheme in complete, exit Disk Utility and continue with the install.
k. Prior to completion of install, myHack asks for decisions:
i. Use generic Extra or my own? Used generic (unless you already have your
own), even though dialog warns that several things must still be configured.
ii. Remove ApplePolicyControl.kext? Yes, because “Causes kernal panics on many
systems, useless on non-Apple computers. – It is strongly recommended that
you remove this.”
iii. Remove AppleTyMCEDriver.kext? Yes – only related to ECC RAM.
iv. Remove AppleUpstreamUserClient.kext? No – problem is with nVidia
l. BE READY - System will automatically restart following installation

5. Boot into OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.x

a. Hold F10, select the myHack USB Installer again to see the boot menu.
b. When Chimera boot utility appears, press any key before timeout, then select the
new OS X ML SSD Install
c. If the new OS X install is not the default option or you get the notorious ‘Boot0’ error,
see Step X below to manually place a boot1h file on the system to make it the first
choice.

Post Install Notes:

Booted into OS X just fine without having to use any unix switches.
Currently identified as a iMac8,1 (will change that later)
<Alt> key functions as the Apple/Command key

Is working:
- Low-resolution graphics (will be fixed soon enough)
- Keyboard

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- USB
- Cyberlink Webcam (works in both Photo Booth and Face Time)
- BlueTooth (I think)
Not working:
- *Intel HD 4000 graphics (have working low-res 64MB, 1024x768 graphics currently)
- *TrackPad (using USB mouse for now)
- *Sound
- *LAN connection
- **Wireless network connection
- Battery data unavailable
- Wake from sleep
- *Screen saver works, but after a while the whole screen goes white
- *TRIM Off (only for SSDs)
- Keyboard functions not entirely correct (e.g., <Alt> key working as Apple/Cmd key, when
normally it would be the Windows key). Can set 'Expose' Function Keys and they work.
- Sleep / Wake (notoriously a problem with Hackintosh – I just don’t use them)
Unknown:
- SD Cardreader
*Will be working (mostly), and without any DSDT work.
**Was no longer worth the prolonged effort trying to make it work and got a great alternative

Post Installation Steps

6. Initial setup
a. Go to Finder menu > Preferences to set up view of windows so you can select your
OS X drive in the left pane – use General tab and Sidebar tab to make selections.
b. Go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy, and select ‘Allow application
downloads from: Anywhere’ (otherwise you’re limited to just the Apple Store).
c. Disable all ‘sleep’ in Energy Saver preferences.
d. Setup your screen saver preferences.
e. Manage other preference if you desire, but some are not useable yet.

7. SMBios.plist
The SMBios.plist identifies what ‘Mac’ you have. In this case, a MacBook Pro.
a. Download / run Chameleon Wizard to create SMBios.plist.

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 b. Select the SMBios.plist tab at top
c. There will not be a SMBios.plist present, so create a new one via Edit button. But if
there was one, browse/find it if it did not open automatically.
d. Recommend MacBook Pro (9,2) because of i5-3210M and Intel HD 4000 (I would
have selected the ‘Late 2012 - 10,2’ version, but apparently Chameleon Wizard was
not updated yet).
i. Do not make any changes after selection unless you know what you’re doing.
e. Save to Extras folder (it’s at the top level of you OS X drive)
f. Do not close Chameleon Wizard yet

8. Chimera 1.11.1 Bootloader

a. Now installed Chimera 1.11.1 Bootloader manually (even though it may have been
installed by the myHack installer). You should see a notice about HD 4000
graphics being corrected, which is a nice thing to know for computers with this
graphics type.
This may be just for comfort, but it doesn’t hurt anything regardless.

9. Org.chameleon.Boot.plist (mostly to setup Intel 4000 Graphics)

a. Now used Chameleon Wizard to setup Intel HD 4000 graphics.
b. Go to the org.chameleon.Boot.plist tab.
c. It should open the existing file that was previously installed, but if not, use Wizard to
browse/find it in the Extra folder.
d. Add the following HD4000 ig-platform-id to the device properties section:
e. Select the Device checkbox at the bottom of the org.chameleon.Boot.plist window
and paste the below code in the window at bottom.
7f0000000100000001000000730000000200000002010c00d041030a00000000010106000002
7fff04002c0000004100410050004c002c00690067002d0070006c006100740066006f0072006
d002d006900640000000800000003006601140000006800640061002d006700660078000000
0d0000006f6e626f6172642d31
Believe it or not, this works (after next restart, System Info will show 512MB used and multiple
resolutions available vice 64MB and only one resolution option).
f. Save (it should update the current org.chameleon.Boot.plist file in the Extras folder).
g. Recommend setting up the rest of the setting as shown below.
Note: While it might be highly desirable to select Use Kernel Cache in most
circumstances, on this system is disables the Trackpad for some reason (and maybe
disrupts other things). Recommend leaving it unchecked until everything is
complete, then select it and see if there are any negative impacts as you can always
de-select later. I leave mine off.

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 Setup of org.chameleon.Boot.plist

h. Close Chameleon Wizard and restart the system.

i. Verify that the new OS X install is the Chimera default. If not, you’ll have to restart
and hit the spacebar to choose you new OS X drive (for now)
Graphics should work correctly now – 512MB shared memory vice 64MB before.
Sometimes the screen goes completely blue for a second, but nothing bad happens.

10. Track Pad & Keyboard

a. Mysteriously, the track-pad now works correctly also, but without advance features
such as gestures. Nothing was done specifically to address this. And when the
screen saver goes blank, it’s a black screen and not a white screen like before.
i. The trackpad is very sensitive to touch. Just the slightest pressure is
registered as a mouse click. Due to this sensitivity and the lack of scrolling,
you will probably want to use a mouse. I can’t recommend a BlueTooth
device because I haven’t used any…. Maybe the Apple Pad would work great
– just don’t know. But I can recommend a Logitech ‘Unifying’ mouse such as

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 the M325. Unifying is this ability to add multiple Logitech devices to a single
USB receiver. This mouse works right away with no software required. But if
you buy the mouse and want to add a keyboard later, it can use the same
receiver with the Unifying software. And Control Center software let’s you
configure a Logitech keyboard. The real beauty is that they make Mac
software to do this in addition to Windows software. So if you need to, you
can use them (and the Unifying capability) on either platform.
Unifying Software:
http://www.logitech.com/en-
us/support/6254?section=downloads&bit=&osid=21
Logitech Control Center
http://www.logitech.com/en-
us/support/3129?section=downloads&bit=&osid=21

b. A lot of the keyboard functionality is already present. Volume can be controlled F6,
F7, and F8 keys, but most of the time you must use the function key just like the
keyboard indicates. And the F9 through F12 keys work like any real Mac. You just
may have to tweak them in the Mission Control preference panel for your desired
setting. Just remember the Alt key works as the Apple/Command key, and the
Windows key works as the Alt key (only one Windows key on the left side).
c. There is a VoodooPS2 kext available that is supposed to provide all kinds of
trackpad (gestures) and keyboard functionality, but I haven’t tried it.
https://github.com/RehabMan/OS-X-Voodoo-PS2-Controller

Note: If it turns out that you get the ‘Boot0’ error or your OS X drive is not the default and still
need the USB Installer drive, see Step X.

11. Network Ethernet

a. Run MultiBeast (Mountain Lion edition, v 5.2.1).
b. Do not select “UserDSDT or DSDT-Free Installation”
i. Have not done any DSDT steps yet.
c. Under Drivers and Bootloaders > Drivers > Network
i. Select “Realtek - AppleRTL8169 Ethernet 2.0.6 for 10.7”.
ii. May or may not have to restart, but did need to be selected and ‘Apply’ in
System Preferences / Network.

12. Sound
a. Download and install Kext Utility v5 for Mountain Lion.

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 b. Download VoodooHDA.kext (64bit) version 2.8.
i. This package will include the kext file, a prefPane file, and an autoloader file.
c. Run Kext Utilitiy
i. It will initially do some optimization, which takes a while.
ii. When it is ready, drag the Voodoo.kext file on top of it to install.
d. Double-Click the prefPan file to install it – this will put a Voodoo preference tool in
your System Preferences.
e. The autoloader will be part of your Login if you install it and it restores any settings to
the Voodoo Preference Pane if you made any. But it may not be necessary as most
sound settings will be fine without making Voodoo preference pane adjustments.
f. Alert sounds and website sounds (e.g., Flash video sound) will work fine. Currently
internal mic and the mic jack is not working, but the osx86 site has steps that could
make all features work (I couldn’t). However, a USB mic shows up in Sound
preference panel, is selectable, and works.
g. HDMI HD video out works, but not HDMI sound. It is selectable in the Sound
preference panel, so maybe a restart while it is hooked up or some other ‘order of
events’ could get it to work.
Note: The Realtek 0269 High Def Audio (HDA) has been notoriously hard for the
Hackintosh community to get working on most platforms that have it. I spent days trying
to. And all prior versions of Voodoo have been historically problematic on various
computers (none worked on this computer). But this version was easy to install and
works as is with the few limitations mentioned above.

13. Battery
a. Download/ Install VoodooBattery.
b. Kext Utility did not like the properties within the kext files within, but you can use
KextBeast instead.
i. This package will include VoodooBattery.kext andAppleACPIPlatform.kext
files.
c. With KextBeast, you put the kext files you want to install on your desktop and it looks
there to install them from.
d. Select the ‘Show battery status in menu bar’ option within the Energy Saver system
preference.
i. After installing, you may only see a battery symbol in the menu bar with an X
through it.
ii. Restart the computer and the battery symbol should indicate whether your
laptop is on battery or the power supply.
Note: Some people have said they get KPs with VoodooBattery. Well, it works
for my laptop just fine. Screen goes very dim when on battery power. See
Screen Brightness below.

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14. Screen Brightness
a. Screen Brightness is not controllable through the keyboard or Display preference
panel. When the power adapter is in, the screen is very bright. And when the power
adapter is out, the screen is very dim. But a preference panel called Shades will
give you some control and you can add a menu control that works just like the menu
volume control.
15. Wifi
a. I give up! Next to impossible (so far). Lots of effort to get the Atheros AR9485
working in the community and no luck that I have seen (I spent days on this too).
Purchased an ASUS USB-N10 wireless adapter for $18 that is Mac compatible and
comes with software (for OS X 10.7, but it works with 10.8). It is very small and
works great. I may never even try again to get the laptop’s Wifi working if this
adapter continues to work this good.

Other Notes
16. SSD TRIM
a. If you have used an SSD for your OS X installation, you’ll want TRIM enabler. TRIM
is referred to ‘garbage cleaning’ and partially the equivalent of ‘defragging’ a
standard hard drive (you don’t defrag an SSD). Bottom line, it optimizes an SSD so
that performs better and lasts longer.
b. Chameleon SSD Optimizer will enable TRIM and repair permissions on the SSD.
i. You can check TRIM support status in Apple menu > About This Mac > More
Info... > System Report, then select the Serial-ATA device in the left frame,
then select your SSD in the Device Tree and look for the TRIM Support status
(Yes or No).
c. Another tool available is TRIM Enabler.

17. C-States and P-States

a. As of this writing, there has been no need to try and match up states with OS X and
this laptop (same processor already in a couple of MacBook Pros). May look into it
in the future when I have more time…. Lots of it.

18. DSDT and SSDT

a. As of this writing, there has been no need to edit either a DSDT or SSDT (though
many hours were spent editing a DSDT to get Wifi and sound working).
i. If you want to ‘turbo’ this laptop from 2.5GHz to possible 3GHz, then these
would be important. But with an SSD drive, it’s quick enough already.

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 Note: DSDT edits may be inevitable when trying to create a ‘complete’ Mac. And there
may be DSDT mods that can get rid of the Voodoo kexts and keep your system
more vanilla (DSDT mods are more stable than patched kext files, thus more stable
when new system updates are applied). The less extra/patched kexts you have, the
more vanilla/Mac-like your install will be. But for now, this setup works for me.

19. Other tweaks someday….

a. Complete sound
b. Confirm if SD Card slot works or not
c. Trackpad ‘gestures’
d. Full ‘Mac Compliant’ keyboard setup (i.e., <Alt> acts as Apple/Command key, but it
would be better if the <Windows> key did.
e. And maybe built-in WiFi if somebody else figures it out.

20. Windows 7
a. When the Chimera boot screen appears, just hit the spacebar and pick the Windows
‘System’ disk from the boot options and it will work just fine. I’ve got a desktop and
now this laptop that I use this way with no problems.

21. Updates
a. As noted before, do not do updates from the Apple Store – download the universal
file and update with it. Other updates directly from the Apple Store should be fine if
they are not targeting a specific system.
b. There has been a specific update just for MacBook Pros like the (9,2) I used.
Supposed to provide display and USB enhancements. The Apple Store
recommended it for my system, so I did the update, but I did not notice any change.

22. Other Acknowledgements - The community makes it possible.

Most of the sites where the software is available have great resources. But reading through
forums after forums is brutal. So in addition to the Software and related sites above, other help
came from (and this is just scratching the surface):

Rampagedev at http://rampagedev.wordpress.com
- Helped me through my original Hackintosh desktop effort
Takewaydave’s guide at http://www.tonymacx86.com/mountain-lion-laptop-support/80882-
guide-mountain-lion-installation-samsung-np550p5c.html
- For the HD4000 ig-platform-id info in his guide I would otherwise not have known about.

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Rockinron_1 at http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/280756-guide-the-all-in-one-guide-to-
vanilla-os-x-mountain-lion-chameleon-dsdt-for-beginners/
- Guide didn’t necessary work for me, but a lot of good info in one guide.
Olarila.com at http://olarila.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=15
- Where many advanced products and knowledge can be found

And Just In Case…

Step X – Setting up Chimera to default to and boot from new OS X install.
What you’ll need:
Chimera, a second USB drive, and an Unpkg utility. You can also get Unpkg from here:
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/16357/unpkg
Chameleon / Chimera wants to connect to Buildbot in order to establish boot preference, which
may or may not work. And there is a script out there to circumvent that issue. But I used a
different method that was originally designed to fix a “boot0” error, which installs a “boot1h” file
to allow booting a from a GUID drive on a PC. This involves extracting the "boot1h" file from
inside the Chimera installer, placing it on the 2nd USB drive, then copying it your OS X drive.
But first you need to unmount your main OS X drive using Disk Utility. However, it's impossible
for OS X to unmount itself, so you need to boot with your original USB OS X Installer drive and
use Disk Utility from there to do this. You don’t have to re-install OS X or anything like that.
Follow the steps below.
1. Start Unpkg utility
2. Drag the Chimera Installer onto the Unpkg window. Unpkg will create a folder named
"Chimera" on your desktop.
3. In the Chimera folder, go to usr/standalone/i386 and copy the boot1h file to the extra/2nd
USB drive. Remember the name of the USB drive (you will need it later). Record it
here:________________
4. Restart your computer, and boot from your myHack USB installer.
5. Once the Mac OS X Installer starts, open Disk Utility by opening the "Utilities" menu in the
menu bar.
a. In Disk Utility, select the hard disk partition where Mac OS X is and then select the
‘Info’ icon/button in the toolbar.
i. Record the drive ID:_____________ as you will need it later. It should be
disk0s2 (disk0s1 should be the hidden EFI partition)
b. Close the Information window
c. With the drive still selected, select the Unmount icon/button (the icon will change to
Mount, which you will select at the end of these steps).
6. Close Disk Utility
Note: At this point you will need 3 USB ports if the track-pad is not working

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 1) USB mouse, 2) USB myHack drive, and 3) 2nd USB drive holding the boot1h file.
If the trackpad working at this point, remember house sensitive the surface is.
7. If you haven't already, plug in the USB drive with the boot1h file inside.
8. Open Terminal from the Utilities window.
a. In terminal, type:
cd /Volumes/"USB Drive"
cd = change directory
i. Replace “USB Drive” with the actual name of your 2nd USB drive.
ii. Use the quotation marks only if there are any spaces in the name.
iii. Now enter the command
iv. Verify you are at the correct directory by entering: pwd
v. If not correct, try again using quotes on the drive name regardless of spacing.
vi. Be sure terminal is at the correct USB drive before continuing
b. Now, everything you type in Terminal will apply to your USB drive, including coping
the boot1h file.
9. Once you've made Terminal focus on your USB drive, in Terminal type:
dd if=boot1h of=/dev/identifier (it should be disk0s2)
a. Replace identifier with the identifier ID for your hard disk that you unmounted.
This command reads the boot1h file, and then writes it to your hard disk.
b. Check that the command is correct and enter
Following entry of the command, you should see:
2+0 records in
2+0 records out
1024 bytes transferred in 0.001141 secs (896653 bytes/sec)
or something like it
c. Mount the OS X drive in Disk Utilities when complete
10. Reboot, and the Chimera bootscreen will be able to load!
a. Default should be your OS X drive with the option to select your Win7 system.
Note: You must select the ‘System’ drive to boot into Windows.
11. Save a copy of the boot1h file!
a. If you ever have to rebuild your system or create another, you can use the same
boot1h file – you don’t have to extract again.

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