Hello everybody,
A couple of weeks ago I successfully installed Mavericks on my HP ML110 G6 server. Since I may not be the only one who would like their ML110 G6 run OS X, I wrote down the steps I followed to install Mavericks on this machine.
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NOTES
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1. I failed to make the keyboard work in Chimera, so I gave up and simply set it to boot off automatically with the configured partition. This is set in org.chameleon.Boot.plist.
2. The default screen resolution for the installer is set to 1280x1024. Edit org.chameleon.boot.plist of your thumb drive if you want to change that.
3. I have not checked if this tutorial works for machines with more than 4 Gb of RAM . As soon as I upgrade the RAM in my box, I will let you know how it goes.
4. The ML110 G6 does not have a sound option. You will have to look for an external audio card or an internal PCI audio compatible with or supported by the ML110 G6 and Mavericks.
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THE HARDWARE USED IN THIS TUTORIAL
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The Hewlett-Packard Proliant ML110 G6 (model 506668-001)
Tech specs:
https://h10057.www1.hp.com/ecomcat/hpcatalog/specs/provisioner/99/506668-001.htm
Hard drive: Toshiba 500Gb SATA.
Video card: PNY nVidia Quadro 410 (NOT a standard option, was purchased separately)
RAM: 2 x 2 GB (standard memory).
Keyboard: A Mitsumi PS/2 board and some Logitech USB board.
USB thumb drive: A generic 32 Gb flash drive.
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SUMMARY
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This tutorial describes how to install Apple OS X Mavericks on a Hewlett-Packard Proliant ML110 G6 server.
The tutorial covers the following parts:
1. Thumb drive preparation with Unibeast + replacement of default kexts with those that work on the ML110 G6 (thumb drive part).
2. Mavericks installation + replacement of default kexts with those that work for the ML110 G6 (hard drive part).
3. Installation of boot loader on the hard drive where the installed system resides.
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PREREQUISITES
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You will need a machine running OS X 10.6 or later to prepare an installation thumb drive.
1. Download Unibeast 5 (http://www.tonymacx86.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=249)
2. Download Mavericks from App Store.
3. Download the kexts and the plist which will be used for your thumb drive. Put them in a separate folder!
kexts_Extra.tar.bz2 — https://yadi.sk/d/lrPPUudWdP843
kexts_SLE.tar.bz2 — https://yadi.sk/d/SOS0f8KFdP8ER
org.chameleon.Boot.plist.tar — https://yadi.sk/d/S8oPAHyGdP8FY
4. Next, download the kexts and the plist which will be used for the post-installation.
Again, be sure to put them in their own separate folder because the file names are the same as for these for the thumb drive.
kexts_Extra.tar.bz2 — https://yadi.sk/d/h9EyRxhrdP8mC
kexts_SLE.tar.bz2 — https://yadi.sk/d/aUIzI40xdP8me
org.chameleon.Boot.plist.tar — https://yadi.sk/d/qBjAnLL9dP8mr
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INSTALLATION MEDIA PREPARATION
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1. Prepare your installation thumb drive. Follow STEP 2 from Tony's guide to format your thumb drive (http://www.tonymacx86.com/374-unibeast-install-os-x-mavericks-any-supported-intel-based-pc.html). Then launch Unibeast.
PS/2 support = NO
Legacy USB = NO
Proceed and wait until Unibeast's work is done.
IMPORTANT: For the purpose of convenience I will be using `MAV_INST` as the name of the installation thumb drive. Subsitute it with yours when excuting Terminal commands throughout this tutorial.
2. Open your thumb drive in Finder. Create a folder named kexts4thumbdrive. Copy the files downloaded in Prerequisites > Step 3 into this folder.
3. Create another folder in the root of your thumb drive and name it kexts4postinstall. Copy the files downloaded in Prerequisites > Step 4 into this folder.
NOTE: Alternatively, you can use another thumb drive and put the downloaded kexts on it, but this option is not covered in this tutorial.
4. Replace the kexts on the installation thumb drive with the ones downloaded in Prerequisites > Step 3.
Open Terminal, then (assuming `MAV_INST` is the name of your pen drive) execute the following commands:
Close Terminal.
5. IMPORTANT STEP: Rebuild Cache and Repair Permissions on your thumb drive!
(My choice is Kext Wizard but you are free to use any reliable tool for this matter.)
Eject the installation thumb drive (MAV_INST).
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INSTALLATION
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1. Plug your installation thumb drive into your Proliant ML110 G6 machine and power it on. Press F10 to enter the BIOS and set your machine to boot from the USB thumb drive.
Set SATA mode to AHCI.
Disable virtualization.
Diable Hyper-threading (you can enable it again later when it's all done).
Save and exit.
2. Install Mavericks onto your hard drive. Note the name of the system drive, you will need it later. I will use `Mac` as the system drive name in this tutorial.
If you get 'Installation Failed' closer to the end, do not worry. It does not break the installed system.
3. Reboot when the installation finishes. The machine will boot off your installation thumb drive. When the Mavericks installer loads, select 'Utilities' -> 'Terminal'. Assuming that your thumb drive name is MAV_INST and your system drive's name is Mac, type the following commands to copy the working kexts from the archives to the Mavericks install:
4. Install the boot loader. Type the following command in Terminal:
You will see something like this:
Find your hard drive in the list. Use the SIZE column to identify your drive. If you have only your thumb drive and your hard drive connected, chances are that your HDD is disk1 and your system partition ID is 2. Assuming that this is the case, execute the following commands:
4. Quit Terminal and exit the Installer. Reboot you Proliant ML110 G6 and go to BIOS. Set the machine to boot off Hard Drive. At this step your HP ML110 G6 server should boot into Mavericks.
Almost DONE.
Unlike the PCI network card which worked right 'out of the box', the PNY nVidia Quadro 410 video card, however, needed a driver to enable acceleration.
I downloaded an official nVidia driver at http://www.nvidia.com/content/DriverDownload-March2009/confirmation.php?url=/Mac/Quadro_Certified/334.01.03f01/WebDriver-334.01.03f01.pkg&lang=us&type=GeForce
After installating the driver and rebooting I went to System Preferences -> Nvidia Driver Manager and chose 'NVIDIA Web Driver' there.
Then I rebooted again, and 'boom it worked'.
Don't forget to turn Hyper-threading back on in BIOS, if you need it.
That's it. Thanks for reading.