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How to Install Snow Leopard on a PC With Rebel EFI

By Mac Hack PC 23 October 2009 View Comments

Psystar Rebel EFI

Snow Leopard on PC with Rebel EFI

Here is some GREAT news for all Hackintosh Lovers like me. Rebel EFI is released! You can install any OS on PC including Snow Leopard the worlds most advanced OS. One of the advantage of Rebel EFI is – Lets say, you installed a Retail copy of Snow Leopard, you are good to go with instaling all the update from Apple directly.

So, with out wasting any time, I would like to start on How to Install Snow Leopard using Rebel EFI

PROS & CONS

Free Method (Boot-132 + Chameleon + following guide)

Pros

Works on every single hardware on planet earth (i.e even with legacy Pentium 4 and AMD with SSE2)
Allows you to have more control over your hardware as in selection of kext and tuning it right to work it properly (DSDT)
Its free (as in free beer) plus you’ll just have to pay $29 for genuine Snow Leopard installation disc

Cons

Its not for everyone
Requires extensive reading , searching and not to mention basic understanding of UNIX and such (which could be useful in just about anything)

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Paid Method (Rebel EFI)

Pros

Can’t think of any. Seriously. If you think that it saves time , etc. Yeah sure but those aren’t real pros

Cons

$50 for a software whereby you could do it for free

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Here is the list of supported harware from Psystar

Psystar Rebel EFI

First: What do you need to get started.

Retail Copy of Snow Leopard
Download a copy of Rebel EFI
Empty CD
Time with Patience

Okay I have them all. Where should I start?

Right here.. Keep following these steps..

Step 1: Burn the Rebel EFI to a CD.

Step 2: Insert the Rebel EFI CD into your PC

Step 3: Now, Restart your PC

Step 4: While its booting make sure to reach your boot options. In my PC its ESC to get into Setup and Leter F9 for boot options.

Step 5: Select to boot form the CD (Rebel EFI)

Step 6: Follow the instruction on your screen.

Step 7: Rebel EFI will ask you to insert Snow Leopard

Step 8: Insert Snow Leopard

Step 9: Now, follow the instruction on Snow Leopard Installation.

If no disk shows, Click on Utilities on the tool bar, then select Disk Utilities.
On the left you should see your hard drive.
If not, a disk is not connected or cannot be read by your computer.
After selecting your hard drive click on Partition.
Under Volume Scheme, click current and select 1 partition.
Under Volume Information, name your hard drive.
Format: Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
At the bottom of the window Click on the Options Button.
Select the GUID Partition Table
Click OK
Click Apply
Click Partition
Quit Disk Utilities

Installing Snow Leopard

Terms and Conditions

Step 10: Once the installation is done. Eject your Snow Leopard disk and Insert Rebel EFI

Step 11: Again, access the Boot options to boot from Rebel EFI CD.

Step 12: Once Rebel EFI is loaded, you will see your Snow Leopard Hard Drive and RebelCD

Step 13: Select your Snow Leopard hard Drive and boot from Snow Leopard.

Step 14: Once loaded, Double click on Rebel EFI CD on your desktop.

Step 15: Here you need to register your Rebel EFI product.

Step 16: Once that process is done, you need to register your Snow Leopard.

There you go. You are done installing Snow Leopard on a PC.

Happy Hacking..

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Sosu said:

Will it work with a P4?

# 23 October 2009 at 8:15 PM

Mac Hack PC said:

Well, it does. But if you are planning to install Snow Leopard it will not work for you. Because, Snow Leopard doesn’t support Pentium.

# 23 October 2009 at 8:22 PM

Sosu said:

Thanks, I’v tried with mac os 10.6 leopard but with no luck. Maybe the dvd I made in windows wasn’t good. Is there a way to install it from an usb or an extern HD? I like this hickintoch stuffs

# 24 October 2009 at 6:55 PM

Mac Hack PC said:

Well, most of the PC’s doesn’t support booting from USB or EHD. If your PC Hardware and BIOS support booting from USB or EDH then you are good to GO.

# 24 October 2009 at 7:01 PM

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# 26 October 2009 at 11:28 AM

Smut said:

Unfortunately my wifi has also grayed out =/ what should I do now? BB is 05.11.07

# 11 November 2009 at 11:49 AM

Smut said:

Unfortunately my wifi has also grayed out =/ what should I do now? BB is 05.11.07Unfortunately my wifi has also grayed out =/ what should I do now? BB is 05.11.07

# 11 November 2009 at 11:50 AM

Smut said:

I cant use wifi since its grayed out so what should i do to unlock it now? BB is 05.11.07

# 11 November 2009 at 11:51 AM

Mac Hack PC said:

Have you tried resetting your Network Setting and then do a reboot. If that doesn’t work try following
–We do have a process where you can unlock an iPhone with out WiFi using blacksn0w. Here are the instructions – http://www.machackpc.com/iphone/3g/unlock-your-iphone-3g3gs-using-blacksn0w-wo-wi-fi/
As you have a Jailbreaked iPhone using custom firmare you could TRY the above and see how it reacts. If that doesn’t work I would recommend you to try Jailbreaking again using blackra1n and then unlock it using blacksn0w. Here are the instructions. – http://www.machackpc.com/iphone/3g/jailbreak-unlock-your-iphone-3g-3gs-with-blackra1n-rc3/

# 11 November 2009 at 1:42 PM