7.) [10.6] Setup the Chameleon USB-Stick

Finally the last step before you can start installing Mac OS X. I will show you how to setup the Chameleon USB-Stick. You need a Hardware UUID and must download this stuff as mentioned already here:

1. Chameleon 2.0 RC3 (Chameleon-2.0-RC3-r658-bin.tar.gz)
2. Kernel extensions and Chameleon support files (Link)

Insert the Chameleon USB-Stick you have prepared in step "6.) [10.6] Prepare the Chameleon USB-Stick" and save the two downloaded files on the Chameleon USB-Stick. To get rid of the "com.apple.quarantine" extended attribute launch the Terminal and run the following commands (the shell prompt is blue, the commands you have to enter are green):

[~] > cd /Volumes/Chameleon/
[/Volumes/Chameleon] > xattr -d com.apple.quarantine Chameleon_Support_Files.zip
[/Volumes/Chameleon] > xattr -d com.apple.quarantine Chameleon-2.0-RC3-r658-bin.tar.gz

Double Click each downloaded file so that the Finder will extract the content. This should give you the following files on the USB-Stick:

Adapt the Chameleon USB-Stick according to your hardware. Modify the Extra/smbios.plist as explained already here:

• SMboardmanufactor: the mainboard manufactor
• SMboardproduct: the mainboard type
• SMmemmanufacter_X: the memory manufactor
• SMmempart_X: the memory part number
• SMmemserial_X: the memory serial number
• SMmemspeed: the memory speed in Mhz
• SMmemtype: the memory type DDR2=19, DDR3=24

Replace the Extra/DSDT.aml file with the patched DSDT for your mainboard. Configure the UUID you are going to use by modifying the kernel extensions Extra/10.5/Extensions/UUID.kext and Extra/10.6/Extensions/PlatformUUID.kext with right-click with the mouse and select "Show Package Content". Then edit the file Content/Info.plist in each kernel extension. Insert/Replace the UUID for the "key/value" UUID-key (10.5: UUID.kext) and PlatformUUID (10.6: PlatformUUID.kext).

10.5 UUID.kext/Content/Info.plist

   <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
   <string>com.free.driver.UUID</string>
   <key>IOClass</key>
   <string>UUID</string>
   <key>IOMatchCategory</key>
   <string>UUID</string>
   <key>IOProviderClass</key>
   <string>IOPlatformExpertDevice</string>
   <key>IOResourceMatch</key>
   <string>SMBIOS</string>
   <key>UUID-key</key>
   <string>00000000-0000-1000-8000-001FD02E7359</string>

10.6 PlatformUUID.kext/Content/Info.plist

   <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
   <string>com.superhai.driver.PlatformUUID</string>
   <key>IOClass</key>
   <string>PlatformUUID</string>
   <key>IOMatchCategory</key>
   <string>PlatformUUID</string>
   <key>IOProviderClass</key>
   <string>IOResources</string>
   <key>IOResourceMatch</key>
   <string>IOKit</string>
   <key>PlatformUUID</key>
   <string>00000000-1008-1000-8000-001FD02E7359</string>

You must also configure the cpu type you are going to use for your hackintosh in the CPUInjector.kext. If you also have a Intel Quad Core CPU, then you can leave it as it is, because it's preconfigured to use a Quad Core CPU. If not read this post and edit Info.plist of the CPUInjector kernel extensions and replace the value for cpu-type with the one for your CPU. Use the Base64 encoded value.

CPUInjector.kext/Content/Info.plist

   <key>IOProviderClass</key>
   <string>IOPlatformDevice</string>
   <key>entriesToAdd</key>
   <dict>
     <key>cpu-type</key>
     <data>
     AQU=
     </data>
   </dict>

To install Chameleon on the USB-Stick you must find out which disk identifier is used for your USB-Stick. In the still open Terminal run this command:

[/Volumes/Chameleon] > diskutil list
/dev/disk0
#:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *465.8 Gi   disk0
1:                        EFI                         200.0 Mi   disk0s1
2:                  Apple_HFS MacOS X                 400.9 Gi   disk0s2
3:       Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP                64.6 Gi    disk0s3
/dev/disk1
#:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
0:     Apple_partition_scheme                        *930.9 Gi   disk1
1:        Apple_partition_map                         31.5 Ki    disk1s1
2:                  Apple_HFS asere                   930.9 Gi   disk1s2
/dev/disk2
#:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.9 Gi     disk2
1:                  Apple_HFS Chameleon               1.8 Gi     disk2s1

The command "diskutil list" list all disks and all of their partitions. In my case the disk identifier is "disk2" (marked red). The device is /dev/disk2 an the partition is /dev/disk2s1. Please use for all upcoming terminal commands your disk identifier! It could be different than mine. I will continue using disk2.

Now let's install Chameleon. Run these commands in the Terminal and do not forget to use your disk identifier. First you must remount the USB-Stick to get rid of the "noowners", "nosuid" and "nodev" mount options as explained already here:

[/Volumes/Chameleon] > cd
[~] > sudo -s
Password:
root [~] > sync
root [~] > umount -f /Volumes/Chameleon/
root [~] > mkdir temp
root [~] > mount_hfs /dev/disk2s1 temp
root [~] > mount
/dev/disk0s2 on / (hfs, local, journaled)
devfs on /dev (devfs, local)
fdesc on /dev (fdesc, union)
/dev/disk0s3 on /Volumes/BOOTCAMP (ntfs, local, read-only, noowners)
map -hosts on /net (autofs, automounted)
map auto_home on /home (autofs, automounted)
/dev/disk1s2 on /Users/asere (hfs, local, nodev, nosuid, journaled)
/dev/disk2s1 on /Users/asere/temp (hfs, local)

The mount command shows you that the USB-Stick (/dev/disk2s1) is mounted to temp without the "noowners", "nosuid" and "nodev" options. Now set the owner and group of all files and directories in the Chameleon Extra folder to root:wheel (0:0):

root [~] > cd temp
root [~/temp] > chown -R 0:0 Extra

Finally it's time to install Chameleon. Please note the "r" before the disk identifier. Using "rdisk" isn't a typo:

root [~/temp] > cp Chameleon-2.0-RC3-r658-bin/i386/boot .
root [~/temp] > chmod 755 boot
root [~/temp] > dd if=Chameleon-2.0-RC3-r658-bin/i386/boot1h of=/dev/rdisk2s1
2+0 records in
2+0 records out
1024 bytes transferred in 0.004469 secs (229138 bytes/sec)
root [~/temp] > fdisk -f Chameleon-2.0-RC3-r658-bin/i386/boot0 -u -y /dev/rdisk2
root [~/temp] > cd
root [~] > sync
root [~] > umount -f temp
root [~] > rmdir temp

Congratulations! You are done and can remove the USB-Stick now to install Mac OS X 10.6.