Fixing iMessage for Mountain Lion

Since December iMessage hasn’t been working for most, if not all of us. So here is a quick fix:

Ingredients

  • Hackintosh running Mountain Lion
  • Module file - Link
  • Chameleon 2.2 - Link

Procedure

    1. Extract the Module zip file to /Extra/
      • Now you should have /Extra/modules with one file inside of it
    2. Run the Chameleon installer.
    3. Reboot.

    That’s it! It’s pretty simple. Good luck!

    Source: http://routerjockey.com/

    Getting 3 monitors to work with 10.8.2 with a Kepler GFX card

    Today I did a fresh install of 10.8.2 with TonyMac’s latest Multibeast. Well after booting up the machine I had lost the ability to have my GTX 670 to push 3 monitors. Finally found a fix:

    Ingredients

    • 10.8.2 Supplemental Update - Link
    • MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Update 2.0
      • Pre-patched - Link
      • or Patch it your self:
        • Download update from Apple - Link
        • Download edited Distribution file - Link
        • Open update from Apple using Flat Package Editor
          • Part of Auxiliary Tools for Xcode Developer Preview (OS X Mountain Lion) - Link
        • Replace the update’s Distribution file
        • Save

      Procedure

      1. Verify that your org.chameleon.Boot.plistis setup correctly
        1. Locate org.chameleon.Boot.plist which is in /Extra
        2. Edit using TextEdit
        3. Make sure GraphicsEnabler is set to No.
      2. Install the 10.8.2 Supplemental Update
        • Once the installer is finished leave it running. It wants to reboot but don’t do that till after the next step.
      3. Install the patched MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Update 2.0
      4. Reboot. Enjoy your hackintosh!

    GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH + HD4000 + Dedicated Graphics (GTX 670 / 680 Kepler) Mountain Lion 10.8 (updated to 10.8.2 and MultiBeast 5.2)

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    COMPONENTS

    • GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH LGA 1155 Intel Z77 Thunderbolt Motherboard 
    • Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) HD 4000 Graphics
    • Asus GTX670 Top (GTX670-DC2T-2GD5)
    • Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler
    • CORSAIR Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600
    • 120 GB OWC Mercury Electra 3G SSD MacSales
    • Seasonic SeaSonic X760 -760W 80Plus Gold Certified ATX12V PSU
    • SilverStone RAVEN Series RV03

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    Simple Guide: GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH + HD4000 Mountain Lion 10.8 (updated to 10.8.2 and MultiBeast 5.2)

    COMPONENTS

    • GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH LGA 1155 Intel Z77 Thunderbolt Motherboard 
    • Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) HD 4000 Graphics
    • Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler
    • CORSAIR Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600
    • 120 GB OWC Mercury Electra 3G SSD MacSales
    • Seasonic SeaSonic X760 -760W 80Plus Gold Certified ATX12V PSU
    • SilverStone RAVEN Series RV03

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    Questions and answers!

    Hi Alfa,

    Sometime soon I will be building my first Hackintosh. It will be very similar to yours listed here:

    http://hacksbyalfa.com/post/28271035968/gigabytehackintosh

    I have a few questions regarding the hardware and the installation of Mountain Lion:

    1) The main difference in my setup is the use of a Samsung 830 SSD. Do I have to check “”TRIM Enabler”” in MultiBeast?

    2) Do any of the MultiBeast settings change for the installation of 10.8.1?

    3) Initially I plan on having only one monitor attached to the GTX 670 (or GTX 670Ti) If I ever to decide to attach a second monitor to the HD4000 graphics, do the following instruction still apply?

    http://hacksbyalfa.com/post/28886391069/how-to-enable-hd4000-on-a-z77-board-gigabyte

    4) What is the benefit of having two Ethernet ports? One port can be a backup?  Are two ports beneficial for a server?

    Regards,

    Grantwood

    1) I would wait till you run Multibeast once then check the drive under system profiler to see if it has TRIM enabled. If it doesn’t you can run Multibeast again to add TRIM Enabler. 

    2) Nope.

    3) I would follow that guide and because it get AirPlay running on your machine. Connect both monitors to your GTX670

    4) Yes and no. It depends on how you have it set up. I do a lot of transfers between my multiple network drives so I run the dual port Intel NIC in link aggregation. 

    Hey Alfa-

    Just wondering - what ethernet card are you using? I’m noticing about a 20% decrease in speed when using the built-in ethernet on the Z77X-UP5-TH board.

    Thx!

    Yeah I’ve had issues with the onboard NIC too. I’m using the HP NC360T it was running on my old machine (Link). I’ll do some comparison tests with the on board in a few days. I think a new patch for it will be out shortly. We’ll see. 

    Try using the iMac 12,2 smbios. My machines saw a performance increase.

    COMPONENTS

    • GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH LGA 1155 Intel Z77 Thunderbolt Motherboard 
    • Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) HD 4000 Graphics
    • Asus GTX670 Top (GTX670-DC2T-2GD5)
    • Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler
    • CORSAIR Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600
    • 120 GB OWC Mercury Electra 3G SSD MacSales
    • Seasonic SeaSonic X760 -760W 80Plus Gold Certified ATX12V PSU
    • SilverStone RAVEN Series RV03

    COMPONENTS v2 

    • Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3 Motherboard 
    • Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 HD3000
    • Dual MSI GTX 460 Hawk (N460GTX)
    • Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler
    • CORSAIR Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600
    • 120 GB OWC Mercury Electra 3G SSD
    • Seasonic SeaSonic X760 -760W 80Plus Gold Certified ATX12V PSU
    • Fractal Design Define R3 Arctic White w/ USB 3.0

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    Guide: Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3 (UEFI) on Mountain Lion 10.8 - MultiBeast 5

    COMPONENTS

    • Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3 Motherboard 
    • Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 HD3000
    • Dual MSI GTX 460 Hawk (N460GTX)
    • Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler
    • CORSAIR Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600
    • 120 GB OWC Mercury Electra 3G SSD
    • Seasonic SeaSonic X760 -760W 80Plus Gold Certified ATX12V PSU
    • Fractal Design Define R3 Arctic White w/ USB 3.0

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    Thunderbolt v2: GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH Mountain Lion 10.8 (updated to Multibeast 5)

    COMPONENTS

    • GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH LGA 1155 Intel Z77 Thunderbolt Motherboard 
    • Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) HD 4000 Graphics
    • Asus GTX670 Top (GTX670-DC2T-2GD5)
    • Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler
    • CORSAIR Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600
    • 120 GB OWC Mercury Electra 3G SSD MacSales
    • Seasonic SeaSonic X760 -760W 80Plus Gold Certified ATX12V PSU
    • SilverStone RAVEN Series RV03

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    How to fix Intel 7 series chipset in system profiler. (Z77, Z75, H77) Mountian Lion 10.8

    Ingredients

    • Motherboard with one of the following chipsets:
      • Z77
      • Z75
      • H77
      • Q77
      • Q75
      • B75
    • KextBeast: Link
    • AHCISeries7Injector.kext: Link

    Procedure

    1. Extract AHCISeries7Injector.kext from the downloaded zip file. Place file on desktop. 
    2. Run KextBeast. 
    3. Reboot! 

    Source todesto & rcork Forum thread: Link 

    (The kext in the thread causes a KP on boot. Use the one I made. But rcork’s fix works great!)

    Backing up your running Hackintosh. A hackintosh must. No more reinstalling!

    Ingredients:

    • Working Mac / Hackintosh
    • SuperDuper: Link (Free!)
    • 2nd harddrive equal or larger than used space on boot drive
      1. This drive will be wiped! All content will be lost!

    Procedure:

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