[Guide] Success! Install 10.8 on old unsupported Mac

[pulker]

Mountain Lion on GMA 950 Macbook:

1. Get a ML capable machine, its easier this way and thats how I've done it. Now proceed to patch / replace the files on your ML install USB, as per hackerwayne's guide.
   
   
2. Boot up from the ML USB & install it. In my case, I've installed it on an external 2.5" HD. Took around 15 minutes from start to finish.
   
   
3. Boot into your newly created ML installation, still from the ML-capable machine; download this zip file HERE. This contains the 10.6.2 GMA950 kexts, which are 64-bit capable, as well as AppleHDA.kext from Lion, which enables audio.
   
   
4. Unzip everything, and using kext utility (included in the above zip file), install the kexts by dragging all of them into the main kext utility screen.
   
   
5. Last step, is to copy over the patched PlatformSupport.plist from hackerwayne's guide (his last step) to /System/Library/CoreServices so that ML can boot off your Macbook.

Simple.

And for X3100? That's the same?

 

[kylegray]

And for X3100? That's the same?

Yep, see post 22 for the X3100 files.

You install them after you have finished installing Mountain Lion.

 

[hackerwayne]

And for X3100? That's the same?

BOTH GMA 950 and X3100 is now fully working/supported except whatever that requires OpenGL 4 of course. (Blame it on intel!!!! )

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Mountain Lion on GMA 950 Macbook:

1. Get a ML capable machine, its easier this way and thats how I've done it. Now proceed to patch / replace the files on your ML install USB, as per hackerwayne's guide.
   
   
2. Boot up from the ML USB & install it. In my case, I've installed it on an external 2.5" HD. Took around 15 minutes from start to finish.
   
   
3. Boot into your newly created ML installation, still from the ML-capable machine; download this zip file HERE. This contains the 10.6.2 GMA950 kexts, which are 64-bit capable, as well as AppleHDA.kext from Lion, which enables audio.
   
   
4. Unzip everything, and using kext utility (included in the above zip file), install the kexts by dragging all of them into the main kext utility screen.
   
   
5. Last step, is to copy over the patched PlatformSupport.plist from hackerwayne's guide (his last step) to /System/Library/CoreServices so that ML can boot off your Macbook.

Simple.

Can you confirm both QE/CI are working?

 

[BakaAlex]

Mountain Lion on GMA 950 Macbook:

1. Get a ML capable machine, its easier this way and thats how I've done it. Now proceed to patch / replace the files on your ML install USB, as per hackerwayne's guide.
   
   
2. Boot up from the ML USB & install it. In my case, I've installed it on an external 2.5" HD. Took around 15 minutes from start to finish.
   
   
3. Boot into your newly created ML installation, still from the ML-capable machine; download this zip file HERE. This contains the 10.6.2 GMA950 kexts, which are 64-bit capable, as well as AppleHDA.kext from Lion, which enables audio.
   
   
4. Unzip everything, and using kext utility (included in the above zip file), install the kexts by dragging all of them into the main kext utility screen.
   
   
5. Last step, is to copy over the patched PlatformSupport.plist from hackerwayne's guide (his last step) to /System/Library/CoreServices so that ML can boot off your Macbook.

Simple.

Could upload a video with the process please?

 

[Trunkz]

And YES, GMA 950 is now working!

Please note that these are old, and somewhat deprecated drivers. Whilst they will work great on small resolution like that of a macbook, getting it to drive higher resolutions will work, albeit noticeably slower.

 

[Archy]

BOTH GMA 950 and X3100 is now fully working/supported except whatever that requires OpenGL 4 of course. (Blame it on intel!!!! )

Again - is it possible to insert this kexts to INSTALL USB?
To install w/o another Mac...

Can you confirm both QE/CI are working?

? Trunkz answer pls

 

[pulker]

Yep, see post 22 for the X3100 files.

Ok, thank you.

@hackerwayne: thank you too.

 

[hackerwayne]

Could upload a video with the process

When all settled, ill be doing it.

 

[kylegray]

Again - is it possible to insert this kexts to INSTALL USB?
To install w/o another Mac...

You don't need another Mac. I did the original post 22 guide with the USB, did all the .plist file maneuvering, and booted into Mountain Lion. After that, the graphics were really slow and glitchy, all I did was download the .kexts for the X3100, install them and reboot.

 

[hackerwayne]

Again - is it possible to insert this kexts to INSTALL USB?
To install w/o another Mac...

Yes its possible, install the kexts after you installed Mountain Lion OR put the kext in USB/System/Library/Extensions

Next, how about X1600 users? Lol that also need a 64 bit driver

 

[kylegray]

What works what doesn't (to avoid confusion)
- Mac Minis with X3100 > Perfect
- Mac Pros with upgraded graphics > Perfect
- MacBooks with X3100 > Works, display brightness issue
- MacBookAir with X3100 > Works, display brightness issue
- MacBookPros with X1600 > Graphics Issue (Frame buffer mode with Core Image lacks Quartz Extreme)
- iMacs with X1900 > Graphics Issue (Frame buffer mode with Core Image lacks Quartz Extreme)
- MacBooks with GMA 950 > Graphics (doesn't work at all)
- iMacs with GMA 950 >Graphics (Doesn't work at all)
- Mac Pros with 7300GT and X1900XT >Graphics (Doesn't work at all)
- Mac Minis with GMA 950 > Graphics (Doesn't work at all)

Might want to update these wayne.

 

[Trunkz]

BOTH GMA 950 and X3100 is now fully working/supported except whatever that requires OpenGL 4 of course. (Blame it on intel!!!! )

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Can you confirm both QE/CI are working?

QE/CI is NOT working unfortunately, but things are pretty smooth nonetheless.

 

[hackerwayne]

Might want to update these wayne.

Understand, but i wanna make sure QE/CI works first

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QE/CI is NOT working unfortunately, but things are pretty smooth nonetheless.

Are you sure they aren't or OpenGL 4 isn't?

 

[BakaAlex]

When all settled, ill be doing it.

I said that because i'm spanish and my english is quite bad, i don't understand the process very well.

 

[kylegray]

Understand, but i wanna make sure QE/CI works first

oh ok. Glad I could help with the 3100's

 

[hackerwayne]

oh ok. Glad I could help with the 3100's

So X3100 is with QE/CI and GMA 950 is without QE/CI? Am i right?

 

[Trunkz]

Understand, but i wanna make sure QE/CI works first

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Are you sure they aren't or OpenGL 4 isn't?

Simple way to find out if QE/CI is enabled is by checking to see if the menu bar is translucent, and in this case it isnt.

 

[Mautz001]

too bad no QE/CI working But thanks anyway, some things are running much smoother (Animations Notification center and so on), some no longer working (Launchpad --> MacBook gets really slow, wasnt like that before) and some things havent changed (I still need to type blind if I post something on Twitter / Facebook) - still no solution for not working iMesssage, FaceTime, ... ?

 

[hackerwayne]

Simple way to find out if QE/CI is enabled is by checking to see if the menu bar is translucent, and in this case it isnt.

Nope, the menu bar is now OpenGL 4, which explains why it looks better under ML. So, you can't tell by looking at that anymore

 

[kylegray]

So X3100 is with QE/CI and GMA 950 is without QE/CI? Am i right?

I'm not sure… some graphics issues still, but only a few. Everything is smooth except for Launchpad, some notification center stuff, and Time Machine. Chess also sucks at the moment haha.

 

[hackerwayne]

too bad no QE/CI working But thanks anyway, some things are running much smoother (Animations Notification center and so on), some no longer working (Launchpad --> MacBook gets really slow, wasnt like that before) and some things havent changed (I still need to type blind if I post something on Twitter / Facebook) - still no solution for not working iMesssage, FaceTime, ... ?

OK, nvm.. confirm QE/CI not working with this statement. :sad:

 

[Trunkz]

too bad no QE/CI working But thanks anyway, some things are running much smoother (Animations Notification center and so on), some no longer working (Launchpad --> MacBook gets really slow, wasnt like that before) and some things havent changed (I still need to type blind if I post something on Twitter / Facebook) - still no solution for not working iMesssage, FaceTime, ... ?

iMessage & Facetime is beyond the scope of this. A solution for that will crop up from the hackint0sh community

 

[hackerwayne]

Yes, I believe so.

How about display brightness?

 

[kylegray]

too bad no QE/CI working But thanks anyway, some things are running much smoother (Animations Notification center and so on), some no longer working (Launchpad --> MacBook gets really slow, wasnt like that before) and some things havent changed (I still need to type blind if I post something on Twitter / Facebook) - still no solution for not working iMesssage, FaceTime, ... ?

Is this posting to Facebook from Notification center? or via share button?

 

[hackerwayne]

iMessage & Facetime is beyond the scope of this. A solution for that will crop up from the hackint0sh community

Ive done some research on that, it uses UDID and stuffs. Its almost as hard as/similar to getting Siri to work on iPhone 4