Hackintosh possible?

[lucabudgen]

Hi guys,

 

So recently I built a new pc because my old pc was very bad. I planned to install Windows 10 Pro and later on I decided that I also wanted to dual boot OS X.

 

Specs:

• CPU
  Intel Core i5-6600
• Motherboard
  GIGABYTE GA-B150-HD3P
• RAM
  12 GB DDR4-2133
• GPU
  ASUS DUAL-GTX1060-6G
• Storage
  SanDisk Ultra II 240 GB + 1 TB HDD
• PSU
  Sharkoon WPM600 600W

I want to dual boot OS X Sierra and Windows using hackintosh, but I'm quite a hackintosh noob. Does anyone know if my system is hackintosh compatible?

 

Luca

• Operating System
  Windows 10 Pro X64

[GDRRiley]

go to the tonymac x86 forum 

[lucabudgen]

17 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

go to the tonymac x86 forum 

Thanks.

[Naeaes]

OP, don't be surprised if you don't get a direct answer here. Since Hackintosh (installing Apple OS on non-Apple hardware) breaks Apple EULA, we don't discuss Hackingtosh in much detail on this forum. The matter in general is fine, but it tends to lead into someone posting a link that's not allowed and the thread getting closed. I'm no authority here, this is all from a user to a user. But I do believe answering your question about the compatibility is not against the rules. But there's loads of more involved forums out there in the Internet.

 

[lucabudgen]

Just now, Naeaes said:

OP, don't be surprised if you don't get a direct answer here. Since Hackintosh (installing Apple OS on non-Apple hardware) breaks Apple EULA, we don't discuss Hackingtosh in much detail on this forum. The matter in general is fine, but it tends to lead into someone posting a link that's not allowed and the thread getting closed. I'm no authority here, this is all from a user to a user. But I do believe answering your question about the compatibility is not against the rules. But there's loads of more involved forums out there in the Internet.

 

Alright, I'm sorry. Thanks for your advice. I'll visit a Hackintosh related forum

[SCHISCHKA]

1 hour ago, GDRRiley said:

go to the tonymac x86 forum 

i think linking to that forum might be enough to get a DMCA takedown

[GDRRiley]

53 minutes ago, SCHISCHKA said:

i think linking to that forum might be enough to get a DMCA takedown

I didn't link to it. also apple has never gotten anyone on hacintoshing

 

[SCHISCHKA]

7 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

I didn't link to it. also apple has never gotten anyone on hacintoshing

 

i still wouldn't do it. I think mentioning a piracy site is enough to be linked to it. its good practice to denounce illegal activity on a public forum where anyone can see your post.

We agree that If someone wants directions to commit piracy they are in the wrong forum; but I wont give them directions because they really shouldn't be breaking a law that they do not comprehend. Informing them that what they are doing is wrong is enough.

[MarieKirya]

A breaking a EULA is not piracy, most people break EULAs unknowing very often. Piracy is rehosting the installer files. It's cool if moderators choose for it not to be discussed here, but discussing the installation of macOS is just legal as installing Linux.

 

Hell, an early version of Safari for Windows actually forbade you from installing it on non-Apple machines in the EULA 

 

 

No need to instill fear in people trying to learn how to try other OSes on their computer.

[Drak3]

18 minutes ago, MarieKirya said:

A breaking a EULA is not piracy, most people break EULAs unknowing very often. Piracy is rehosting the installer files. It's cool if moderators choose for it not to be discussed here, but discussing the installation of macOS is just legal as installing Linux.

 

Hell, an early version of Safari for Windows actually forbade you from installing it on non-Apple machines in the EULA 

 

 

No need to instill fear in people trying to learn how to try other OSes on their computer.

Installing MacOS isn't just as legal as installing Linux.

The license for MacOS/OSX forbids installation on unapproved hardware, something one agrees to in the EULA, which is a digital contract and somewhat legally binding.

Also, while modern day piracy is thought of only as sharing and downloading files/programs/operating systems via unapproved and illegal means, it can extend to inappropriate usage of said content. So yes, Hackintoshes are a form of piracy, especially since OSX is no longer available as a separate product. You need access to a Mac to download an image of MacOS.

[MarieKirya]

32 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

Installing MacOS isn't just as legal as installing Linux.

The license for MacOS/OSX forbids installation on unapproved hardware, something one agrees to in the EULA, which is a digital contract and somewhat legally binding.

Also, while modern day piracy is thought of only as sharing and downloading files/programs/operating systems via unapproved and illegal means, it can extend to inappropriate usage of said content. So yes, Hackintoshes are a form of piracy, especially since OSX is no longer available as a separate product. You need access to a Mac to download an image of MacOS.

Erm, that's considered Breach of Contract rather than enforceable a violation of copyright. There is also a reason that forums like TonyMac discuss the installation process as starting from your own Mac and downloading using your Apple ID. These discussions would never cause a DMCA takedown notice under any circumstances, and the fear mongering up the thread was uncalled for.

 

This isn't even to bring Fair Use into the equation and could probably be argued by a lawyer quite well, along with the legal fees to just prosecute one person on ground of Breach of Contract, and prove that they lost monetary value by using an operating system that has no price on it. 

[kjvnasa]

Slap an apple sticker on your computer and you are good

[vanished]

This isn't the place to debate the legality of this - as a general rule, we don't allow people to assist with hackintosh on this forum, as per the community standards: