Creating High Sierra USB - Disk

Q: What is a Hackintosh?

A non-Apple computer configured to run macOS using compatible PC hardware combined with a custom bootloader and configuration files to emulate a real Mac environment.

Q: Is building a Hackintosh legal?

Installing macOS on non-Apple hardware violates Apple’s End User License Agreement (EULA). It is generally not illegal for personal experimentation but not permitted for commercial use.

Q: What hardware is best for a Hackintosh?

The best hardware closely matches real Apple systems, with Intel CPUs (6th Gen to Core Ultra), AMD Radeon GPUs, compatible chipsets, and Intel-based Wi-Fi cards offering higher success rates.

Q: Can I build a Hackintosh with an AMD CPU?

Yes, macOS can run on AMD Ryzen CPUs using kernel patches, but Intel CPUs provide better native compatibility.

Q: What is OpenCore?

OpenCore is a modern Hackintosh bootloader that provides near-native macOS behavior and is the recommended bootloader for new installations.

Q: Is Clover still supported?

Yes, Clover is still supported but less recommended compared to OpenCore for modern systems.

Q: Which macOS versions support Hackintosh?

Hackintosh systems support macOS versions from Leopard up to recent releases, depending on hardware compatibility.

Q: Do NVIDIA graphics cards work on Hackintosh?

Only older NVIDIA GPUs work on older macOS versions; modern NVIDIA GPUs are incompatible with current macOS releases due to lack of driver support.

Q: What is an EFI folder?

The EFI folder contains the bootloader, drivers, kexts, and configuration files required to boot macOS on a Hackintosh.

Q: What are kexts?

Kexts (kernel extensions) are drivers that enable hardware functionality such as audio, Ethernet, USB, and graphics.

Toni Sirkiä · June 22, 2022

Hi ...

I've downloaded the Olarila Vanilla image of macOS High Sierra .

I'm using BalenaEtcher to write the raw-image to the a USB-Disk (One a Kingston 128 GB, and the other a Maxell 32GB) ?

Somehow after the validation finishes I get a nag about flash failed ;

I've downloaded the image two times, tried creating the USB-Disk on two PCs .

Yet still no success .

HELP here .

MaLd0n · June 22, 2022

avoid sleep screen/computer in this process or balena fail

Toni Sirkiä · June 22, 2022

On the other PC - the screen was, "auto - shutdown", but on the other one no sleep / no screen off .

Still on both, "Flash Failed".

MaLd0n · June 22, 2022

im using last version with no problems

Toni Sirkiä · June 22, 2022

Just now, MaLd0n said:

im using last version with no problems

Any aware if the Mediafire - link is 100 % flawless, for at least, when I tried to download it the first time it said, "Network Error" . As I clicked, "Resume" the file downloaded 100% .

MaLd0n · June 22, 2022

last balena version

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