It's almost been a decade since I did my last Hackintosh, and due to some development requirements, I'm trying to give it a go again.This time, it's a Dell XPS 8900 where I have tried both with Unibeast and Clover to install yet face the same issues. I have made appropriate changes to my BIOS as per the many guides, some options are not available in the Dell BIOS, ie CFG Unlock, but I still persist.I am able to boot into Clover, Erase my 120GB Disk to HFS Journaled, and perform the installation. The installation after 30 seconds stops, heads to a black screen, and then reboots. I then run clover from USB again and choose the newly made hard disk and after approximately 3 minutes, it goes to the Black screen w/Apple Logo and then to the GUI stating that MacOS could not be installed on my computer.I'm always booting with the -v flag, and for now booting via Vesa not bothering to utilize any of my video cards (Internal and PCIE). I was wondering if someone was able to give me pointers for this system to get it up and running w/ High Sierra.My Specifications:I6700K/24GB Ram/120GB SSD MacOS / 500GB NVme (linux) / 500gb SSD (Windows) / 2TB Platter (Data)In following posts I will upload my EFI directory, and also the ia.log that I captured from the install process if that can assist in finding a solution.Thanks!
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If you have money to burn then look to a mac pro spec with the very best cpu they have and go with the basic video card option as it's obviously not needed for music production.But for price/power/software availability, nothing beats PC. As for malware, just steer clear of torrent and porn sites and you'll have less chance of getting it.I could throw something into the mix - And it's what I personally use: Hackintosh! It's a 'component specific' PC build that is compatible with Mac OSX. This allows you to install Mac OSX elCapitan on a PC. So it's like having a high end Mac Pro for PC price. Be warned though. It's not just a simple process of building the PC then installing the OSX operating system.
A site I use is called tonymacx86.com it has install guides and build compatibility data on there too.I setup my PC to dual boot, so I can select to boot Windows 10 or OSX elCapitan on startup. Best of both worlds!As for quality, neither are the best, it's solely down to your audio interface. It's not too difficult to build an hackintosh with install with the guides and if i had realised this i would have tried it much earlier. I didn't even design my machine for it.
You barely need to muck about with BIOS settings even but you should be comfortable with that and partitioning etc.i think the only issue i have with it is having to delete some apple intelCPUpowermangagement kext everytime i update or i get kernel panic on booting.but yeah, it's the only way to have a mac with PCI-E expansion and proper bays that won't kill your wallet. DNA Apocalypse wrote:This is a clear no brainer. Mac.I run windows os and mac os on my mac using bootcamp so I have the best of both worlds, but you can't run mac os on a pc. The audio quality is the same with a pc but the Mac will run faster, smoother, and no viruses.i'm typing this on my PC running 10.10.4works like a dream.Yeah they have iPhone 6s clones too, it looks the same but ummmm its actually not the same. What happens when one of your lower quality pc parts malfunctions, can you bring it to an apple store? I'm afraid not, well cheers to your hackintosh anyway sound cool! Windows os running on a mac via bootcamp is fully supported by Windows by the way.if i have a RAM module fail or something else i just RMA the component to the vendor and they replace it under warranty.
Thus you need a bit of technical savvy to identify failed components and swap them out. I have a custom build though which is proper quality.i couldn't buy this spec mac either. Only option would be a mac pro with xeon grade processors (overkill) and twin AMD GPUS (garbage). Adfielding wrote:(.)Frankly, the main reason I bought a Mac was for the hardware support - if something goes wrong, I need my machine fixed quickly.
I love tinkering with computers, but not in the middle of a big project when I have deadlines to meet. The out-of-the-box experience is great, the build quality is great, and the support is great. But you pay a premium for that, and - certainly with iMacs - there's very little scope for expandability besides plugging more stuff into it externally.Yeah, but you know what, in your advanced countries, where you have real Apple support, it might work just fine, but here in Portugal, i had friends with macs fail them, and they simply had to wait more than 2 weeks to get an answer, not to say a solution!!!!
Whether we talk about a simple Iphone, or a Mac Pro!The last computer problem i had (was windows related, doohh.) was solved by yours truly in a couple of hours. Same with the last build. That mboard problem you had with your 6 core? If that happened here in Portugal on a mac, you would wait at least for 1 month for a solution, without any guarantee that your data would be safe.With a PC, you'd probably go to the store you bought it and in a couple of days it would be solved. Mind that in Portugal there are NOT apple store, and there is a single support company that bought support rights. So the line is huge.
Was going to order a iMac 21, but after reading this post I am rethinking that. I've used both pc and Mac in the past, Mac is easier for me but ot a deal breaker. Anyways thought I'd look into a pc and well looked at a dell xps 8900 with i7 6700 4.0 ghz 6th generation with 16 gb ram and for $900 I get the performance of an iMac 27 it seems, but I'm not versed on a pc that much, so am I reading that right?
I have a monitor and keyboard so won't be any extra cost. And actually am open to any manufacturer if some you windows users have any input. I'll be upgrading to reason 8 too. Also this ships with windows 10, is that ok. I would appreciate any help. I will mostly use the pc for music production.ThanksMark. Grueser2 wrote:Was going to order a iMac 21, but after reading this post I am rethinking that.
I've used both pc and Mac in the past, Mac is easier for me but ot a deal breaker. Anyways thought I'd look into a pc and well looked at a dell xps 8900 with i7 6700 4.0 ghz 6th generation with 16 gb ram and for $900 I get the performance of an iMac 27 it seems, but I'm not versed on a pc that much, so am I reading that right? I have a monitor and keyboard so won't be any extra cost. And actually am open to any manufacturer if some you windows users have any input. I'll be upgrading to reason 8 too.
Also this ships with windows 10, is that ok. I would appreciate any help.
I will mostly use the pc for music production.ThanksMarkIf you dont mind doing a little bit of work you could save a couple hundred:same box but with 8gb ram but for 700, then buy another set of 2x4gb for 50-60$Its an ok box, gpu isnt that great but if you dont care about that its fine. Might be able to find something a bit better like with an ssd, but its going to be in that 1000$ ballpark. 700 is much better for a system like that if your not building it yourself-And as I was typing this did a quick google, you can get it even cheaper directly from dell:Coupon code you can use right now to get the 8gb system for 650They also point out you can get the beefier version that comes with 16gb ram and 2TB of space and a better gpu for 850 with that coupon codeIMHO, dells, and especially their refurbs, are deals that cant be beat. You cant build them cheaper than the refurb ones. The fiance, and a couple friends, just got one from woot that was 420$ for an i5-4690 with 12gb ram, and 1TB hdd. Those systems will probably last them 10 years for what they use them for.
DNA Apocalypse wrote: What happens when one of your lower quality pc parts malfunctions,lower quality? You sound like you're in 1995.lol, Some still believe that Macs are more powerful than pcOk, then why is it that ANY professional music/video production studio (notice I said professional, not amateur) will only have a Mac? I do not want to argue but its already past the point of opinion, there is a definite industry standard when it comes to computers.
If you go to a studio and they don't have a mac its probably not a professional studio point blank. DNA Apocalypse wrote: What happens when one of your lower quality pc parts malfunctions,lower quality? You sound like you're in 1995.lol, Some still believe that Macs are more powerful than pcOk, then why is it that ANY professional music/video production studio (notice I said professional, not amateur) will only have a Mac? I do not want to argue but its already past the point of opinion, there is a definite industry standard when it comes to computers. If you go to a studio and they don't have a mac its probably not a professional studio point blank.I don't believe it has to do with power, it probably has more to do with reliability and simplicity.Like it's been for some time now, most content is created on a Mac and viewed on a PC. There must be something behind that trend for it to still be in effect today. MDTerps2015 wrote:Mac, pc is so unstable and snatches up viruses.
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I had Reason on PC and now Mac. Macs stability without having to fight off trojans and viruses suits me just fine. I will never buy another pc for Music but i will for games which i have two pc's in my house and one Mac. Mac is the only thing i use for Reason. Plus Macs come with firewire and thunderbolt which is faster than usb 3.0. I have a M-audio profire 610 and a second monitor. No problems here.
Pcs are good for flight simulator and train simulator and nothing else.This is nonsense. I've always used PC and spec my own each time I upgrade. I do not have stability issues and I certainly don't have problems with viruses and/or trojans. Those problems come with the owners surfing habits.
Quite simple really, don't look at dodgy shit and you don't get problems. Soft Enerji wrote:This is nonsense.
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I've always used PC and spec my own each time I upgrade. I do not have stability issues and I certainly don't have problems with viruses and/or trojans.
Those problems come with the owners surfing habits. Quite simple really, don't look at dodgy shit and you don't get problems.But I like looking at dodgy shit.Grum.Make an image of your OS.Embark on a dodgy shit fest until your specific individual threshold of self-loathing spoils your fun.Restore the previosly made OS image to remove any fetid remains of your previous indulgence.Simples. I didn't read all the posts in this thread so apologies if I'm rehashing what's already been said. At work I use PCs, at home my Mac (have used a Mac for the last 12 years). Since Steve has passed I think the quality in Apple's software has suffered but Apple still sells the best 'experience.' Using a Mac is more intuitive and overall the UI feels less clumsy (for lack of a better word). But really at the end of the day they are both tools that fill the same job.
Both Macs and PCs can handle making music just fine. Gak wrote:BTW, you guys DO KNOW we got trolled here, right?Maybe not. Perhaps the OP is sitting back and taking it all in before chiming back in?But hard to troll us when again, I think we handle this topic much better than most.
Some of us learned things in this thread!My preference is still Mac since I prefer laptops; and they seem to offer the better laptops. And seeing as the prices are similar for similar specs—I might as well stick with Mac. Building a computer is a different thing.Joey, I love your optimistic attitude. You do much service to the community, but NO.Joined the day he posted this, been over a week, troll.I'd LOVE to be proven wrong. I'd eat my hat and offer a big slice of humble pie. (and would willingly bow-down) but me thinks not here.(now watch, he'll post back in and prove me wrong )And Michigan State sucks!
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(that's just thrown in there for bitterness ). MannequinRaces wrote:I didn't read all the posts in this thread so apologies if I'm rehashing what's already been said. At work I use PCs, at home my Mac (have used a Mac for the last 12 years). Since Steve has passed I think the quality in Apple's software has suffered but Apple still sells the best 'experience.' Using a Mac is more intuitive and overall the UI feels less clumsy (for lack of a better word). But really at the end of the day they are both tools that fill the same job.
Both Macs and PCs can handle making music just fine.Well, steve passed being the key. Now who's going to use a handicap parking space (not being handicapped) and never ever ever pay a cent for a license to drive? How do you make great computers w/o a genius that uses the handicap spot and never registers a car?(insert 'brick in the wall' reference).