Hackintosh Asus Rampage Formula (UPDATED: 10.10.1 Yosemite)

Asus Rampage Formula

Nvidia 6800GT

Audio: SupremeFX II (Chipset:AD1988B)
Source:  Link  Link  Link

http://lifehacker.com/5841604/the-always-up+to+date-guide-to-building-a-hackintosh

Go to http://www.tonymacx86.com/. It is the place for everything.

Network Driver I found here

Download driver and put in /Extra/Extensions

Reboot and go into Network Preferences and it will say it found a new network device.

10.8
boot with flags:  PCIRootUID=0

How to install:  Link

10.9
boot with flags:  GraphicsEnabler=Yes -v

Took a couple of minutes but eventually booted.

How to install:  Link

After install was complete rebooted off USB selected the Mavericks Install Drive and booted with the flags again GraphicsEnabler=Yes -v

To get the network drivers to work was a little bit more tricky.  I first needed to download this utility.  It's called KW.zip.  I downloaded it to a USB drive and copied it over.  Unzipped the file and ran Kext Wizard.  Then click Installation -> Browse and then select the drive you downloaded from the above link.  The destination is important because it seems like the only way this will work is if you put it in System/Library/Extensions.  If you don't do it correctly, it will keep popping up with error messages.  This utility does it the right way.  Reboot and open Network Preferences.  It will say it found two interfaces.  For what ever reason it was saying that neither was connected.  I removed both by hitting the minus sign and readded en1.  I have the cable plugged into port 2 on the pack which is the top ethernet port.

10.10
So getting Yosemite has been tricky.  The previous versions seemed to go easier.  I finally got this working.  I couldn't get Unibeast to work perfectly so I tried Clover and that was even a bigger disaster.  Multibeast and Unibeast must have been updated since the first time I tried it.
Here is what I did:

Boot Flags: GraphicsEnabler=Yes

Multibeast Selected:

• EasyBeast
• Bootloaders
• Chimera v4.0.1
• Customize
• Basic Boot Options
• GraphicsEnabler=Yes
• Hibernate Mode - Desktop
• Kext Dev Mode
• Use KernelCache
• Verbose Boot

Everything worked except Audio and network.  I got 1/2 working.

Networking:

• Found this thread (Link) and it lists this driver kext (Link)
• I had trouble with previous kexts but I got it to work using this utility (Link)

NOTE: I installed 10.10.1 and I lost networking so it looks like every time there is an upgrade, you'll have to reload networking.

How do I configure Mozilla Thunderbird to work with Zimbra Calendar

Download the Lightening Extension -> http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/lightning/

Install the add on -> Tools -> Add-ons -> Click the circle beside the search box -> Select Install Add-on from File

Restart Thunderbird

Click the new calendar icon in the top right.

Right click the whitespace on the left and click "New Calendar"

Select On the Network -> Continue

Select iCalendar (ICS) -> Type https://yourmailaddress.com/home/yourusename/Calendar

Type in your username/password and Your calendar should show up now.

Tested on:
OS X 10.8.4
Thunderbird 17.0.7
Lightening 19.1

Source:  Link

How to check all folders in Thunderbird when receiving mail

Typically this is necessary when you have rules that automatically put mail in organized folders.  With out this option being set, you need to click on the folder to update.

Open Thunderbird

For Mac:

Thunderbird -> Preferences -> Adavanced -> General -> Click the Config Editor

Click "I'll be careful, I Promise"

In the Filter section type: mail.server.default.check_all_folders_for_new

The full Preference Name is: mail.server.default.check_all_folders_for_new

The Default vaule is set to False. Double click and it will change to True. Close this window and click a new email. You should now start to see new messages popping up in the folders you have on the left.

Tested On:
Mac OS X 10.8.4

Thunderbird 17.0.7

How to get OS X 10.8.3 Mountain Lion running in ESXi 5

First you need to obtain the vmdk files from the Soul Dev Team.

They are located here - > Link

Once you download everything you need, you will need to copy the unlocker files to the ESXi box.

Navigate to OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Retail VMware Image\VMware Unlocker - Mac OS X Guest\VMware 8.x Series\VMware ESXi Unlocker

You need to copy the Unlocker.ESXi and the install.sh.

If you don't already have SSH enabled here is how you do it -> Link

Next SCP the files (replace x.x.x.x with your IP)

If you are using OS X
scp -v Unlocker.ESXi root@x.x.x.x:/tmp
scp -v install.sh root@x.x.x.x:/tmp

If you are using Windows I suggest you use putty(Link)
C:\Program Files (x86)\PuTTY>pscp.exe "Unlocker.ESXi" root@x.x.x.x:/tmp

Now SSH to the ESXi box.

Type: cd /tmp -> Enter

Type chmod 777 * -> Enter

Type ./install.sh -> Enter

Reboot

Run VMware converter (Link)

Boot up the vm and go through the installer

You need to remove the network adapter and add another one.  This time it will pull a dhcp address.

You need to install the update fixer and then apply the latest patches.  Now at this point vmware tools will install correctly.

Sources: Link

Mac’s Hidden Wifi Diagnostic Tool

Navigate to /System/Library/CoreServices
Launch Wi-Fi Diagnostics
Then do an apple+n

The other way was to hold down the option key while clicking on the Wi-Fi icon in your menu bar and select "Open Wi-Fi Diagnostics..."

Source:  Link Link

How to disable auto formatting when pasting code in Eclipse

Mac Location:

Open Finder -> Click Go -> Go to Folder

Enter the following  /Users/"YOUR USERNAME"/Documents/workspace/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.runtime/.settings/

Open org.eclipse.php.ui.prefs in textedit

Add "smartPaste=true"

Save and close.

Source:  Link

***DOESN'T WORK IN OS X***  I didn't try it in windows.

FOUND IT!!!

Click Eclipse -> Preferences -> PHP - > Editor -> Typing -> Uncheck "When Pasting Adjust Indentation" 

Click Ok

HAPPY PASTING!

How to Install OS X Lion/Mountain Lion from a USB Drive

First you have to purchase it from the App Store.

Locate the the Lion app in the Application Folder (Did notice that I already had it downloaded previously and moved it to my desktop. It actually updated the Lion App on the my desktop and did not show up in my Applications Folder, just an FYI)

Right click and click "Show Package Contents" Go to Contents -> SharedSupport

You'll find a file named "InstallESD.dmg"

Open Disk Utility

Plug in the Thumb Drive. Once it shows up on the left hand side click the Top Level for that thumb drive. You'll know your on the right level if you see the Partition tab on the right hand side.

Click Partitions and select 1 Partition.

Select Mac OS Extended (Journaled) as the Format

You can name it whatever you want.

Click Options -> Select GUID Partition Table

Hit Apply (This will erase anything on the drive)

Click the restore tab

Click the Image button and select the "InstallESD.dmg"

Drag the thumb drive partition on the left to the Destination box. This is the 2nd level down.

Click restore

Once completed, reboot and hold the option key.

Select the thumb drive called Mac OS X

You can let go once you see the Apple Logo

Source: Link OS X 10.7 Lion

How to do it for OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Link