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derFunkenstein wrote:Also, I should note that any instructions I've linked here in the past are extra-over-complicated compared to MultiBeast and iBoot.
http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2010/04/ ... -x-on.html
Especially if you were to happen to have a Socket 1156 board made by Gigabyte, but even if you don't it's still much easier to do it this way.
Ragnar Dan wrote:Is any Mac hardware, like their backward mouse for example, necessary to make it work?
Ragnar Dan wrote:4 GB RAM temporarily (annoying requirement, that)
derFunkenstein wrote:iBoot says you should bring your system down to 4GB or less until you complete installation.
Ragnar Dan wrote:I also noticed the Apple partitioning put 128 MB partitions between the other ones. I don't know whether that's normal or goofed up, but the waste bothers me.
derFunkenstein wrote:Ragnar Dan wrote:I also noticed the Apple partitioning put 128 MB partitions between the other ones. I don't know whether that's normal or goofed up, but the waste bothers me.
It's an EFI partition that on a real Mac would get some pre-boot files, much like the 100MB System Exclusive partition that Windows 7 creates on a fresh drive/fresh install.