OSx86 Install Guide For x200 Users

I would like to mention that QE/CI does NOT work under the x200 chipset.

What I used:
- Compaq V2610CA
- Windows XP
- Acronis Disk Director Suite 10
- VMware Workstation 5.5.1
- MacDrive 6
- Daemon Tools
- SPTDinst-v135-x86.exe
- JaS.10.4.8.AMD.Intel.SSE2.SSE3.v1p.and.Deviant.patch.iso

Step 1:

• Open Acronis Disk Director Suite.
• Select the drive you would like to split & click on the split button.
• When the dialogue asks you to move specified files to the newly-created partition, click the “Next” button without selecting ANY files.
• Move the slider to change the size of your new partition. Remember, you need at least 4GB but I’d recommend more than 10GB for your new partition. Press OK.
• Click on the checkered flag button (commit) & then click Proceed.
• The computer will reboot and start splitting the hard drive. Once the operation is complete, your computer will restart twice.

Step 2:

• Open Acronis Disk Director Suite.
• Right-click on your new partition and select Format.
• Beside “File System:” select FAT32.

• Right-click on your new partition and select Advanced > Convert.
• Beside “Primary/Logical” select Primary Partition and press OK.
• Right-click on your new partition once more and select Advanced > Change Type.
• Scroll way down the list to “0AFh ShagOS swap”
• Select it and press OK. Press OK again.
• Press the checkered flag button (commit) & click Proceed.
• Now your partition is ready for an OSx86 install.

Step 3:

• In the start menu, navigate to All Programs > Acronis > Acronis Disk Director > Install Acronis OS Selector.
• Click Next. Click on “I accept this agreement” and click Next again.
• Select Typical and click Next. Click Proceed.
• Click on Yes to reboot your computer.
• You will now see the Acronis OS Selector every time you boot up your computer. Select your operating system (Windows XP) and press Enter.

Step 4:

• Use Daemon Tools to mount your OSx86 image)
• Open VMware Workstation.
• Go to File > New > Virtual Machine.
• Click Next.
• Select Custom and click Next.
• Select New – Workstation 5 and click Next.
• Under Guest operating system and Version select Other. Click Next.

• You can name your virtual machine if you wish but it is not necessary. Click Next.
• Make sure you have one processor selected and click Next.
• At this step, you can choose how much memory you wish to allocate to your virtual machine. The more memory, the smoother the installation will run. I would suggest at least 200 MB. Click Next.
• Click on “Do not use a network connection” and click next.
• Ensure that BusLogic is selected and click Next.
• Click on “Use a physical disk” and click Next. Click OK when the prompt appears.
• Select “Use individual partitions” and click Next.
• In this step, select the partition you created for OS X and click Next.
• Click Finish.
• You’re almost done setting up your virtual machine. Now click “Edit virtual machine settings”.
• Select “Hard Disk” in the list of Devices and click Advanced.
• Check the box beside “Independent” and select “Persistant”. Click OK.
• Select “CD-ROM” in the Device list. Select “Use physical drive” and choose the virtual drive in the list which holds your OSx86 image. Click OK.
• Now that you’ve got your virtual machine all set up, it’s time to install OS X.

Step 5:

• Click on “Start this virtual machine”
• I don’t know if this is the case with other virtual machines but I had to very quickly double click on the virtual machine screen and press ESC. Then I scrolled down to “CD-ROM Drive” and pressed Enter.
• Wait until the installer boots up (this may take a while)
• If the dialog below shows up just press OK.

• Select your language and press the arrow.
• Go to Utilities > Disk Utility in the menu bar.

• Wait until it gathers your disk information, then select the partition you wish to install OS X on.
• Click on “Erase” at the top, and make sure the volume Format is “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)”. You can also name your partition to whatever you wish. Here I simply named it “Mac OS X”.

• Click on Erase. Click on Erase again when the prompt pops up.
• Once that operation is complete, you may close Disk Utility.
• Continue through the pre-installation until you reach the screen below. You may have to click “Customize” at one point in order to reach this window.

• Select the appropriate options that pertain to your system. In older versions of JaS, make sure you select “ATI.ATA.Support”. Click Install.
• The installation process will now begin. This can take quite a while so be patient while all the files are installed (it took about an hour for me).
• Once your installation is complete, you may shut down your virtual machine and close VMware.
• Mac OS X is now installed but there are a few more things to do to get your machine running smoothly.

Step 6:

• Open SPTDinst-vXXX-x86.exe and click Uninstall. Press OK. Press OK again. Reboot your computer.

• If you see something like “Unknown Operating System” in Acronis OS Selector, great! If not, you need to go to Tools > OS Detection wizard and set up your new bootable partition there.
• Install MacDrive and restart your computer.
• Boot into Windows.
• Go to My Computer and navigate to the partition on which you installed OS X.
• From there, delete AppleGenericPCATA.kext from /System/Library/Extensions and /System/Library/Extensions/IOATAFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns.
• Delete IOUSBFamily.kext from /System/Library/Extensions
• You may need to install scousi’s ATA driver if your system doesn’t boot. You can find it here.
• You can now restart your computer and boot into Mac OS X.

Additional Step: Since my audio, wireless, and battery meter (power management) didn’t work, I decided to make this extra step.

• If your wireless doesn’t work, then check out this page.
• If your audio doesn’t work, you’ll need to install both this and this.
• I have yet to find a working PowerManagement.bundle for my system but you can try keithpk's PowerManagement.bundle.
• To change the screen resolution, you will need Callisto 003 (fixed).
• If your fan is running at full speed in OS X, then you have the same problem as me. I'm trying to fix that problem by replacing kexts with ones from 10.4.7 since i didn't have that problem in that version.
  

Extra Note:

• QE and CI DO NOT work with the x200 chipset so please do not ask for a driver, or inquire about the development of a driver.
• Please check the forums at InsanelyMac before asking any questions.
• If you see something wrong with this guide or wish to make improvement, please let me know either in the comments or email me at mchouin@gmail.com.

I would like to thank errandwolfe, Rammjet, SABR, scousi, Prasys, and sportman since I used their help to make this guide.