ML on HP tx2z1000

[ut12300]

I've run into a bit of a snag trying to install a retail version of Mountain Lion 10.8.3 on an HP Touchsmart Tx2z.

I've been following the basic guide here:

http://thetecherra.com/2012/02/17/tutorial-run-os-x-mountain-lion-10-8-on-a-pc-hackintoshosx86-from-start-to-finish-2/

I can boot from the USB fine, but after selecting OSX from the chameleon menu, it gets stuck on the grey Apple screen and the LEDs on the keyboard start flashing a code indicative of BIOS corruption. Which maybe doesn't surprise me.

Here are the basic specs of the machine-

Processor: AMD Turion x2 dual core 2.2 GHz

System Board: ID 3045

BIOS: F.12

RAM: 3GB

Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics

I suspect that it's trouble with the DSDT or SMBios. It's my understanding that AMDs don't necessarily play as nice with OSX. Any thoughts?

[pernacabeluda]

The problem is your CPU, Mountain Lion won't run on AMD systems without a patched kernel.

http://Olarila.com/files/10.8/Kernel/amd_kernel.zip

Even with the patched kernel it's pretty complicated, not for beginners, you should try a previous version with better AMD support first, like Snow Leopard retail DVD + OSX86 ModCD.

[ut12300]

Well, I figured it wouldn't be easy. But I already had a good copy of Mountain Lion so I thought I'd try it.

Apparently, the kernel patch wasn't the only problem. It still hangs up in the same place with a corrupt BIOS error.