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The following guide is a complete walkthrough for installing a fresh version of OS X Yosemite. It requires no experience and all of the necessary installation and postinstallation tools are available on tonymacx86.com.
UniBeast is a tool that creates a bootable installer out of your ed version of OS X. In order to start fresh, you'll need access to a functional computer running Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or later. This is a requirement, as you need access to the Mac App Store to OS X and create the installation drive. To start from scratch, booting the 10.6 Snow Leopard Retail DVD directly, check out iBoot + MultiBeast.
Table of Contents Step 1: OS X Yosemite
Step 2: Create UniBeast
Step 3: BIOS Settings
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Step 5: Post Install with MultiBeast
Troubleshooting and Optimizations
Before You Begin 1. here at tonymacx86! If you don't have a , create one! 2. Get our latest MultiBeast and UniBeast tools from the s section. 3. Purchase a 8GB or larger USB drive. 4. Do a full backup of your system The following guide is meant as a fresh installation method. To perform an update from OS X Mavericks to OS X Yosemite, saving system settings, data, and apps follow this guide.
STEP 1: OS X Yosemite The full operating system is a free for anyone who has purchased Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Lion, or Mountain Lion, or a Mac preloaded with Mavericks. the Application from the Mac App Store using your Apple ID on any Mac or functional computer running Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later. 1. Open Mac App Store 2. Log in with your Apple ID 3. OS X Yosemite The Application Install OS X Yosemite will appear in /Applications.
STEP 2: Create a Bootable USB Drive with UniBeast Take a deep breath and take your time this is pretty simple, but it's easy to miss things if you rush. Follow each step to the letter. 1. Insert the USB drive 2. Open /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility 3. Highlight the USB drive in left column
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4. Click on the Partition tab 5. Click Current and choose 1 Partition
6. Click Options... 7. Choose Master Boot Record
8. Under Name: type USB (You can rename it later) 9. Under Format: choose Mac OS Extended (Journaled) 10. Click Apply then Partition
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11. and run UniBeast 12. Click Continue, Continue, Continue, Agree
13. At Destination Select, choose USB and click Continue
14. Choose Yosemite on the Select OS Installation screen 15. Click Continue
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16. If using a 5 or 6 Series system with AWARD BIOS choose Legacy USB 17. If using a laptop, choose Laptop 18. Click Continue
19. Enter and click Install
UniBeast will now create the bootable USB drive. The process will only take about 1015 minutes, depending on system and drive speed. Do not unplug or stop during this time. 20. Drag MultiBeast to your completed USB drive.
STEP 3: Recommended BIOS Settings If you're installing on a recommended CustoMac desktop with AMI UEFI BIOS, the options are simple. For other systems make sure to set your
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UniBeast: Install OS X Yosemite on Any ed Intelbased PC BIOS, the options are simple. For other systems make sure to set your BIOS to Optimized Defaults, and your hard drive to AHCI mode. Here are standard AMI UEFI BIOS settings for Gigabyte AMI UEFI BIOS, Gigabyte AWARD BIOS, ASUS AMI UEFI BIOS, and MSI AMI UEFI BIOS. 1. To access BIOS/UEFI Setup, press and hold Delete on a USB Keyboard while the system is booting up 2. Load Optimized Defaults 3. If your U s VTd, disable it 4. If your system has CFGLock, disable it 5. If your system has Secure Boot Mode, disable it 6. Set OS Type to Other OS 7. Save and exit.
STEP 4: Install OS X Yosemite You're almost done! All you need to do is boot from the USB drive and install! 1. Turn on the computer 2. Press the hotkey to choose boot device (usually F12 or F8) 3. Choose USBHDD 4. At the Chimera Boot Screen, choose USB and hit Enter
If you have trouble reaching the installer, type x at the Boot screen as shown below. You can type the boot flags GraphicsEnabler=Yes, PCIRootUID=1, maxmem=4096, maxmem=8192, and npci=0x2000 by themselves or together in order to solve boot issues for older graphics cards and machines. Type v to by the Apple boot screen and enter verbose startup mode. X58 and X79 systems always need npci=0x2000. For further explanations of boot flags, check out the post here. Also, if you need help with what to use for your graphics card, see the post here.
5. When you arrive at the Installer, choose language.
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6. For a new installation of OS X, you MUST erase and format the destination drive according to the following steps before continuing. a. In the top menu bar choose Utilities, and open Disk Utility b. Highlight your target hard drive for the Yosemite installation in left column. c. Click Partition tab d. Click Current and choose 1 Partition e. Click Options... f. Choose GUID Partition Method g. Under Name: type Yosemite (You can rename it later) h. Under Format: choose Mac OS Extended (Journaled) i. Click Apply then Partition j. Close Disk Utility
7. When the installer asks you where to install, choose Yosemite, or your existing install. 8. Upon completion, restart the system.
STEP 5: PostInstallation Using MultiBeast MultiBeast is an allinone postinstallation tool designed to enable boot from hard drive, and install for Audio, Network, and Graphics. In addition it includes System Utilities to repair permissions and a collection of drivers and config files. The installation is complete, but the drive isn't bootable yet. Boot from the USB again, this time choosing Yosemite.
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UniBeast: Install OS X Yosemite on Any ed Intelbased PC 1. Turn on the computer 2. Press the hotkey to choose boot device 3. Choose USBHDD 4. At the Chimera Boot Screen, choose your new Yosemite installation. 5. Complete OS X Yosemite setup
6. Open and run Multibeast
7. If this is a fresh installation, click Quick Start to choose EasyBeast, DSDT, or DSDTFree. For 7/8/9 series recommended builds choose DSDTFree.
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8. Click Drivers for Audio, Graphics, and Network options
9. Click Customize for further options
10. Click Print or Save to back up your configuration 11. Click Build then Install
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12. Restart computer to complete installation
Yay! You now have a fully updated bootable version of OS X Yosemite on your CustoMac! And a super handy USB rescue drive. It's easy to get frustrated, but don't give up! If you get stuck, there are many s with similar hardware in the tonymacx86 Forum to provide . Special thanks to everyone in the community, and our s for testing!
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Troubleshooting and Optimizations:
After you've completed the guide, things such as HDMI audio and iMessage may not work automatically and universally. The list below should serve to fully optimize your system after initial setup. HDMI Audio boot0 Error: The Official Guide Issuing Boot Flags How To Know What to Install With MultiBeast Install Bootloader and Extra to EFI Partition DSDT Database How to Fix iMessage Continuity and Handoff Capable Apple Mini Cards + PCIe and miniPCIe Adapters Chimera HD Graphics Bootflags: IGPEnabler, IGPlatformID, and IGPDeviceID The Basics tonymacx86 Search tonymacx86 Wiki
Alternate NVIDIA Graphics Drivers NVIDIA releases alternate graphics drivers separately on the web for each OS X build. These are different from the drivers Apple ships as standard, and should be considered experimental. In the past, the drivers have been known to solve OpenCL issues with certain applications, as well as providing better native GPU power management for certain devices. They also will enable the latest 'Maxwell' cards to work with full acceleration NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750, GTX 750 Ti, GTX 970, and GTX 980. http://www.tonymacx86.com/graphics/1...60103a.html Related Posts: How To Install OS X Yosemite Using Clover UniBeast: Install OS X Mavericks on Any ed Intelbased PC UniBeast: Install OS X Mountain Lion on Any ed Intelbased PC UniBeast: Install Mac OS X Lion Using an AllInOne Bootable USB Drive iBoot + MultiBeast: Install Mac OS X on any Intelbased PC
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They also will enable the latest 'Maxwell' cards to work with full acceleration NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750, GTX 750 Ti, GTX 970, and GTX 980.
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Woohoo! My Dual 970's should be very happy to hear that.
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10172014, 02:33 PM
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Is there a way to upgrade my current Mavericks Hackintosh to Yosemite without wiping my SSD? Thanks! Edit: Found the guide
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10172014, 02:34 PM
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Great work Tony.. The speed of your updates is amazing !!!
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any news on iMessage FileNVRAM update?
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10172014, 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by jbamford any news on iMessage FileNVRAM update?
No. You'll know when we know. So much for being an Early Adopter.
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10172014, 02:43 PM
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Will there be an upgrade guide as well, or do I need to try and if all fails clean install Yosemite? Also, thanks for all your work!
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10172014, 02:55 PM
From the article:
"The following guide is meant as a fresh installation method. To perform an update from OS X Mavericks to OS X Yosemite, saving system settings, data, and apps follow this guide."
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10172014, 03:03 PM
Thanks for this! What is the status of the iTunes DRM issue with newer generation U/GPUs? If it is still at large, I think s need to be given a clear warning on these guided and the buying guides, IMO. Shadywack said it great here: iTunes 11.1.3 Video not playing (SD/HD/DRM Content) solved?
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10172014, 03:12 PM
hi installed Yosemite, all went perfect.. But have no sound and no ethernet, i'm using a gigabyte GA Z77Nwifi.. use ALC892 for sound and Realtek RTL8169 for ethernet as i did with ML & Maverick.. But they don't work on Yosemite, i'm i the only one, or are we waiting for updates?
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