Saturday, December 31, 2011

Schweigen - I


Band: Schweigen
Album: Demo I
Genre: Ambient Black Metal / Dark Ambient
Country: Honduras
Year: 2010
for christina... for her birthday...

Friday, December 30, 2011

Udûn - Journey's End

Udûn - Journey's End
Band: Udûn
Album: Almost There
for Christina... for her birthday...

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Sterbeklang - Finsternis II [radio cut version]

taken from the upcoming album 'Cosmoderne'. release on january 28th, 2012, Articaz.

!!! CD Release Concert on january 12th, 2012, Elfer, Frankfurt.!!!!!

Valar - At the Silent Shores (Towards the Great Unknown)

Valar - At the Silent Shores (Towards the Great Unknown)
for Christina... for her birthday...
From the "Magic Wyrmfire" album released in 2001
Band: Valar
Album: Magic Wyrmfire
Genre: Ambient / Black Metal
Country: Finland
Year: 2001

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Hamsteroth - Death in Silence

Death in silence (Demo)
Initially, the group called Avant La Mort, which in French means "Death."
In the spring of 2008, Аяз Гаджиев and Керим Зяргярли decided to create his team. The composition often changed and, finally, August 8, 2008 formed the first group.
Depressive Black Metal
Country : Bakú, Azerbaiyán

Nostalgia - It's Made Me a Danger

Nostalgia - Dolor Inevitabilis, Cruciatus Optionalis
Depressive Black Metal from Peru
Members - S. : Drums, Effects
N. : Guitars, Vocals
Lunatic Mm : Bass
Songs
1. The SIlent Dead
2. El Dios Cansado
3. Never Find a Way Out
4. When the Storm Comes
5. It's Made Me a Danger
6. Cruciatus Optionalis

Nhor - Periastron

for christina... for her birthday...
Band: Nhor
Album: Upon Which Was Written Within The Stars
Genre: Neoclassical / Dark Ambient
Country: United Kingdom
Year: 2010

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Ulfang - Nuit Et Orage

Track 1 from the 2003 demo 'Ulfang'
Band - Ulfang
Genre - Black Metal
Country - France
(I do not own this material, this is purely a fan video and all credit goes to SelfM)

Nest - Courting

Nest - Courting
From the "Woodsmoke" album released in 2003
Dedicated to you
Official: http://koti.mbnet.fi/atolonen/nest/nest.html
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/nestfinland
Label: http://www.corvus-records.com/
Band: Nest
Album: Woodsmoke
Genre: Acoustic Folk / Ambient
Country: Finland
Year: 2003

Inexistence - Living Failure

Genre: Atmospheric/Depressive Black Metal
Year: 2011
Country: Argentina
Location: Buenos Aires City

Dream of the Damned - Don't Go (Happy Days cover)

Dream of the Damned - Chronicles
Band: Dream of the Damned
Album: Chronicles
Year: 2012
Genre: Depressive Black Metal Originally the band plays Black Metal / Death / Experimental
Members: Anubis - All Instruments,Vocals
Page Official: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dream-of-The-Damned/141061605971211

Monday, December 26, 2011

Mistigo Varggoth Darkestra - The Rain

Side project of Nokturnal Mortum leader Knjaz Varggoth
From the "Wolf's Eye" demo released in 1996
Band: Mistigo Varggoth Darkestra
Album: Wolf's Eye
Genre: Dark Ambient
Country: Ukraine
Year: 1996

Void (Aze) - Nostalgie

Artist: Void
Album: Her Dead Body In My Arms, Her Cold Lips I'm Kissin'
Year: 2008
Genre: Depressive Black Metal /Funeral Doom / Black / Acoustic
Country: Azerbaijan (Baku)

Track List:
01 - And She's Dead (Intro)
02 - Darkness Of...
03 - Pain
04 - Funeral Of My Love (Funeral Mourning Cover)
05 - Her Laugh In Funeral Fog
06 - Misanthropic Feelings
07 - Fading Into Evil
08 - No End
09 - Nostalgie
10 - My North
11 - Life Without ...
12 - Suicide
13 - Solitude
14 - Doomed Fear
15 - Cold Candle Light Under The Rain (Outro)

front cover

身殺 - A Lost Forgotten Sad Spirit (Burzum cover)

Artist: 身殺 (Mïsogi)
Country: Japan
Genre: Progressive Black Metal
Album: 輝流 (Kiriu)

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Silencer - Sterile Nails and Thunderbowels (cover) HD

Guitar Cover of Sterile Nails and Thunderbowels by Silencer.
Audio fades in during the first 20 seconds.
Audio and Video were recorded separately, so there may be some disparities.
Equipment:
ESP LTD H-351NT
Line6 UX1

LYRICS:
Vast Souls
And Inhumans,
Bitten By Infected Jaws

Abandoned Minds
And Corpses
Lurking With Moulded Eyes
Lacerated Bodies
Without Mourners
Nodding In Gallows

Crushed Skulls
Tasting The Fur
Of Dying Cats

Needles, Injecting Pain
Flamable Skin
And Deadly Thirst
Beyond Mind
Is Sleep To Be Found
Leap, Leap, Leap, Leap
From Life,
Leave Yourself,
Die With Me

For some info about Nattram's new projects (former lead singer of Silencer) you can visit http://www.diagnoselebensgefahr.com [hist new album, not black metal anymore, but pretty nasty dark ambient stuff]

Monday, December 19, 2011

Tribute to Peste Noire

A tribute to one of my favourite bands, Peste Noire.
Tracklist:
0:30 Retour De Flamme (Hooligan Black Metal) (La Sanie des Siècles - Panégyrique de la Dégénérescence) Album
1:44 Condamné à la Pondaison (Légende Funèbre) (Folkfuck Folie) Album
2:22 Phalènes et Pestilence - Salvatrice Averse (Phalènes et Pestilence - Salvatrice Averse) Demo
3:15 Spleen (La Sanie des Siècles - Panégyrique de la Dégénérescence) Album
4:36 Retour De Flamme (La Sanie des Siècles - Panégyrique de la Dégénérescence) Album
5:20 Aryan Supremacy (Mémoire Païenne) Split
6:04 Dueil Angoisseus (Christine De Pisan, 1362-1431) (La Sanie des Siècles - Panégyrique de la Dégénérescence) Album
7:22 Le Mort Joyeux (La Sanie des Siècles - Panégyrique de la Dégénérescence) Album
8:22 Phalènes Et Pestilence - Salvatrice Averse (La Sanie des Siècles - Panégyrique de la Dégénérescence) Album
9:52 La Condi Hu (L'Ordure à l'état Pur) Album
10:38 Amour ne m'amoit ne je li (Folkfuck Folie) Album
11:45 A la Mortaille! (Ballade cuntre lo Anemi Francor) Album
12:45 La Césarienne (Folkfuck Folie) Album
13:32 666 Millions D'Esclaves Et De Déchets (Macabre Transcendance...) Demo
14:34 J'éjaculerai Sur Vos Décombres Fumants (Macabre Transcendance...) Demo
15:30 La Fin Del Secle (Lorraine Rehearsal) EP
16:42 Neire Peste (Ballade cuntre lo Anemi Francor) Album

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Olgerd - Olgerd's Olarion

From the "Dagor-Nuin-Giliath" album released in 1999

Band: Olderd
Album: Dagor-Nuin-Giliath
Genre: Ambient
Country: Slovakia
Year: 1999

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Atmospheric Ambient Black Metal Part 8

Some good recommendations for the atmospheric black metal genre lovers. Submit yourself into this journey and let it drive your mind through the darkest, deepest and coldest atmospheres that music can create. Some of the best atmospheric black metal bands songs and albums. This list is just a personal opinion and it's in no particular order.

Appalachian Winter - The Freezing Night Howls
Totalselfhatred - Enlightment
October Falls - A Collapse Of Faith Part I
Dantalion - Gloom and Failure
Cynestole - As the Light Fades...
Iceni - Heralding the Dawn of the Iron Age
Rigid Horns - Bleak Shade Creeps in Wooded Ravines
Raventale - Из Времени Чёрных Колодцев
Nebunam - A Winter's Tale
Eternal Hecaraxe - Palest Kingdom

Friday, December 9, 2011

Atmospheric Ambient Black Metal Part 21

Welcome to my realms..

Some good recommendations for the atmospheric black metal genre lovers. Submit yourself into this journey and let it drive your mind through the darkest, deepest and coldest atmospheres that music can create. Some of the best atmospheric black metal bands songs and albums. This list is just a personal opinion and it's in no particular order.

Tracklist:

0:00 Midnight Odyssey - Tears of Starfire
1:20 Wedard - Helion
2:58 Panopticon - Patient
4:16 Evilfeast - Summoning the Splendour Once Fallen
5:52 Enslaved - Disintegrator (I know this amazing band isn't exactly inside the Atmospheric / Ambient genre but besides the fact I love this song so much, I think it has this captivating atmosphere that dragged me into including it in the compilation.)
6:58 Ignifer - L'eclat De La Douleur
8:02 Raventale - Anything Is Void
9:12 Draugen - Alone In the Land Of Frost
10:30 Sterbeklang - Rufe aus dem Jenseits Pt.II
11:28 Movimiento d'Avanguardia Ermetico - Qaundo l'Onore Sfida l'Infamia

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Bare Infinity - Always Forever Part I Live In Belgium @ MFVF IX,Wieze 21/10/2011

Bare Infinity - Always Forever Part I Live In Belgium @ MFVF IX (Metal Female Voices Fest 9/Day 1),Wieze (Oktoberhallen) with Xandria and Battlelore! 21/10/2011

The Setlist :
1.The Crying Shore
2.Always Forever Pt. II
3.Everfade
4.Lost Again
5.The Passage
6.Always Forever Pt. I
7.Father of Wrath
8.Awakening Moonlight

Bare Infinity - The Passage Live In Belgium @ MFVF IX,Wieze 21/10/2011

Bare Infinity - The Passage Live In Belgium @ MFVF IX (Metal Female Voices Fest 9/Day 1),Wieze (Oktoberhallen) with Xandria and Battlelore! 21/10/2011

Bare Infinity - Lost Again - MFVF IX - Wieze (Belgium)

Bare Infinity performs Lost Again at MFVF IX, Wieze (Belgium) 2011

Monday, November 21, 2011

Mentallo and The Fixer - Decomposed (Trampled)

I wanted to mix it up a bit and dance to an old school electro-industrial song.

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Bare Infinity - Everfade Live In Belgium @ MFVF IX,Wieze 21/10/2011

Bare Infinity - Everfade Live In Belgium @ MFVF IX (Metal Female Voices Fest 9/Day 1),Wieze (Oktoberhallen) with Xandria and Battlelore! 21/10/2011

Friday, November 18, 2011

Black Hate - The Glorious Moments

For my Dear wind from the north !!
Band : Black Hate
Album : Shadows of Tragedy
Year : 2011
Country : Mexico
Genre : Depressive Black Metal
if you like the album buy it on : http://www.myspace.com/selfmutilationservices
Total support to the depressive black metal bands !!

Lyrics :

... and disappear from the
Immensity of the
Emptiness
And return to the
Hole of eternity
(Desaparecer, de la
Inmensidad del vacio,
Regresar al hoyo de la
Eternidad)
Screaming over the black
Rainbow
Flying over red waters,
Going back and returning
To the same place
Pouring the same fear,
The despair... Thinking
Who am I...? Whu am I
Here...?
Moments of glory and
PAIN
The river sounds and
Fishes die, meanwhile the
Floor is being opened and
The insert shadow of
Death is watching you...
For the last time
We'll see you again on
The black rainbow and
Under the acid rain...
Within the hole of
Eternity....
Once again....

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Mac OS X - Netbook Install

Windows instructions (all versions) have been dramatically changed since the last version. A huge thanks to dylar over at MyDellMini for pointing me to Image Writer!
Skip directly to an operating system: Windows (Alternate 1) (Alternate 2) | Linux | Tiger
NetbookInstaller 2: USB Mac Installation via Any Operating System
Obviously not everyone has easy access to a Mac. In fact, for many people an OS X-enhanced netbook will be their first experience with Mac OS. It only makes sense then that there be a way for these folks to install Mac OS X just like the rest of us, no matter what operating system they are using.
Okay, so technically not just any operating system, but odds are you are running a modern version of either Windows or Linux, or even Mac OS X Tiger on your main computer. (NetbookBootMaker won't work with Tiger, thus why the typical method isn't an option.) If for some reason you can't use an external DVD drive then this is the guide for you. Please read the appropriate section only, each OS has specific requirements.
About the alternate Windows methods: Some have had better luck with the older versions of this guide, so these are the two most popular versions. If you can't get the primary method to work, try one or both of the alternates.
As a caution, the dd tool used in this guide, if used incorrectly, can cause serious data loss. You have been warned. Windows
Minimum Requirements
  • PC with Windows XP, Vista, or 7 and a DVD drive.
  • Retail Mac OS X Leopard or Snow Leopard Install DVD, any version (What is Retail?)
  • Small USB Drive 64 MB or greater (HDD, SSD, flash, etc.) for the bootloader.
    If using a Dell Mini 10v, an SD card will work great, the internal card reader acts like a USB device. (Sorry Mini 9 owners!)
  • Large USB Drive for Mac OS X Installer: 16 GB or greater.
    I highly recommend the Sandisk Cruzer Micro series drives, just make sure to remove the U3 software first!
  • 8 GB (10.5 Leopard) or 16 GB (10.6 Snow Leopard) HDD/SSD or larger, Intel GMA graphics (950 or 500) and Intel Atom processor.
  • RAM: 512 MB (10.5 Leopard) or 1 GB (10.6 Snow Leopard) or greater.
  • Software:
  • Mac OS X Updates:
Pre-Install Checklist
  • Meet Minimum Requirements (above), the specifics DO matter.
  • Download and unzip/decompress (when applicable) all listed software.
  • If this is your first time installing, boot into default operating system on your netbook and check that all hardware, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and camera are functional and turned on (if present).
  • Check your BIOS settings. (more info)
On Windows
  1. Unzip Image Writer to any folder on your computer. (Make sure to extract all the files in the ZIP file.)
  2. Connect the two USB drives to your PC and insert the Mac OS X Install DVD.
  3. Open your favorite CD/DVD recording program, and make a complete copy of the Mac OS X Install DVD to an ISO file. Save the ISO file to the C: drive as macdvd.iso.
    Make absolutely certain that it copies the entire DVD, not just the 510MB or 1GB Windows part. The resulting file should be somewhere close to 7 GB.
  4. Go to the C: drive (viewing as a folder) and select Tools > Folder Options… > View and make sure to uncheck the box that says "Hide extensions for know file types" (when this step is done you can go back and reenable this feature if you do not like the file extensions appearing after file names.) Press OK, then rename the macdvd.iso file to macdvd.img. If you get asked about if you are sure you want to change it, press Yes.
  5. Open My Computer (or just Computer) and write down the drive letters for each respective USB drive.
  6. Open the Image Writer program (it's called Win32DiskImager in the folder you extracted).
  7. The small USB drive is first. Select the correct drive letter under Device, slect the NBI_083F image under Image File, press Write and then Yes. The Progress indicator will help you know when it is finished.
  8. Now select the large USB drive number, and select the macdvd.img file. Press Write and then Yes; this one will take a bit longer so wait for the progress indicator to finish..
  9. When it is done, close Image Writer and remove the USB drives. Eject the DVD and put it away.
*Thanks to dylar for finding Image Writer and posting a link to it, it is a lot easier to use that the previous methods!*
Continue on with "Installation"

These alternate methods for Windows were actually older versions of the guide. Since there isn't one single way that works for everyone, these have been included in case the primary Windows method doesn't work.
Windows Alternate 1 Software needed for this alternate guide: dd for Windows
  1. Copy the dd.exe file (it's in the zip file you downloaded) and the NBI_083F image file to the C:\ drive (not a subdirectory/folder.)
  2. Connect the two USB drives to your PC and insert the Mac OS X Install DVD.
  3. Open My Computer (or just Computer) and write down the drive letters for each respective USB drive.
  4. Open your favorite CD/DVD recording program, and make a complete copy of the Mac OS X Install DVD to an ISO file. Save the ISO file to the C: drive as macdvd.iso.
    Make absolutely certain that it copies the entire DVD, not just the 510 MB Windows part. The resulting file should be somewhere close to 7 GB.
  5. Open a Command Prompt. You can either use the Run command or the Search box on Vista/7 and type "cmd". (On Vista/7 you will need to right click the search result and press "Run as Administrator". This may or may not bring up a confirmation box.)
  6. Type "cd.." and press Enter until only C:\> appears.
  7. Once navigated to the C:\ folder, type "dd --list". This will bring up a long list of drive information.
  8. Starting at the top of the list (you'll probably need to scroll up) find the section that is associated with your USB drives. It will look similar to:
    \\.\Volume{96650542-b9ef-11de-8e5d-0022e88c179a}\
    link to \\?\Device\HardDiskVolume3
    fixed media
    mounted on \\.\g:
    You want the one with the same drive letter at the end as the drive you are trying to image (your numbers will be different, obviously.)
  9. Type "dd bs=1M if=C:\NBI_083F.img of=\\.\Volume{number-of-the-small-drive}". (In my example this would be "dd bs=1M if=C:\NBI_083F.img of=\\.\Volume{96650542-b9ef-11de-8e5d-0022e88c179a}".)
    Make sure you have the correct volume number, I'd hate for you to mess up your hard drive.
  10. Wait until the command prompt is accessible again, it can take a few minutes. Now type "dd bs=1M if=C:\macdvd.iso of=\\.\Volume{number-of-the-large-drive}"
    This can take a while, maybe an hour or more. Wait until the command prompt is accessible again.
  11. When finished, close the Command Prompt and safely remove the USB drives.
Continue on with "Installation"
Windows Alternate 2 Software needed for this alternate guide: dd for Windows
  1. Copy the dd.exe file (it's in the zip file you downloaded) and the NBI_083F image file to the C:\ drive (not a subdirectory/folder.)
  2. Connect the two USB drives to your PC and insert the Mac OS X Install DVD.
  3. Open your favorite CD/DVD recording program, and make a complete copy of the Mac OS X Install DVD to an ISO file. Save the ISO file to the C: drive as macdvd.iso.
    Make absolutely certain that it copies the entire DVD, not just the 510 MB Windows part. The resulting file should be somewhere close to 7 GB.
  4. Right click on the My Computer (or just Computer) icon in your Start menu and select Manage. (Vista/7 may bring up a warning, click Continue.)
    Click for larger image.
    The Start Menu in XP. Right click on My Computer and select Manage. (Click for larger image.)
  5. Click on Disk Management.
  6. In the bottom right pane, find the two USB drives and record their disk numbers (write down what number goes to which drive!). Close the Computer Management window.
    Click for larger image.
    Disk 1 and Disk two are my large and smll USB drives, respectively. (Click for larger image.)
  7. Open a Command Prompt. You can either use the Run command or the Search box on Vista/7 and type "cmd". (On Vista/7 you will need to right click the search result and press "Run as Administrator". This may or may not bring up a confirmation box.)
  8. Type "cd.." and press Enter until only C:\> appears. Once navigated to the C:\ folder, type "dd bs=1M if=C:\NBI_083F.img of=\\?\Device\Harddisk#\Partition0" where # is the number of your small USB drive. (If I were following my example screenshot, my command would would be "dd bs=1M if=C:\NBI_083F.img of=\\?\Device\Harddisk2\Partition0".)
    Make sure you have the correct volume number, I'd hate for you to mess up your hard drive.
  9. Wait until the command prompt is accessible again, it can take a few minutes. Now type "dd bs=1M if=C:\macdvd.iso of=\\?\Device\Harddisk#\Partition0" where # is the number of the large USB drive. (If I were following my example screenshot, my command would would be "dd bs=1M if=C:\macdvd.iso of=\\?\Device\Harddisk1\Partition0".)
    This can take a while, maybe an hour or more. Wait until the command prompt is accessible again.
  10. When finished, close the Command Prompt and safely remove the USB drives.
Continue on with "Installation"
Linux
Minimum Requirements
  • Computer running a modern Linux distribution, either installed or on a Live CD/USB. Recommendations: Ubuntu, Knoppix, DSL
    A DVD drive is also needed.
  • Retail Mac OS X Leopard or Snow Leopard Install DVD, any version (What is Retail?)
  • Small USB Drive 64 MB or greater (HDD, SSD, flash, etc.) for the bootloader.
  • Large USB Drive for Mac OS X Installer: 16GB
  • 8 GB (10.5 Leopard) or 16 GB (10.6 Snow Leopard) HDD/SSD or larger, Intel GMA graphics (950 or 500) and Intel Atom processor.
  • RAM: 512 MB (10.5 Leopard) or 1 GB (10.6 Snow Leopard) or greater.
  • Software:
  • Mac OS X Updates:
Pre-Install Checklist
  • Meet Minimum Requirements (above), the specifics DO matter.
  • Download and unzip/decompress (when applicable) all listed software.
  • If this is your first time installing, boot into default operating system on your netbook and check that all hardware, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and camera are functional and turned on (if present).
  • Check your BIOS settings. (more info)
On Linux
  1. Connect the two USB drives and insert the Mac OS X Install DVD.
  2. Open a Console or Terminal window. Copy the DVD to your larger USB drive with the following command: dd bs=2048 if=/dev/hdc of=/dev/<large USB drive identifier>
    You may need to type "sudo" before that command if you receive an error.
    (Some Linux distributions have the identifier listed in parenthesis next to the drive icon on the desktop. Others like Ubuntu have an app called Disk Utility which can give you details about specific drives. Typically it is sda or sdb.)
    Alternatively, you can create an ISO image of the DVD first and then copy it to the USB drive.
    Click for larger image.
    As shown in Ubuntu 9.10, the Disk Utility application can show you what your USB drives "Disk Identifier" is. In this example, the large USB drive is /dev/sda. (CLick for larger image.)
    Click for larger image.
    As shown in Ubuntu 9.10, open the Terminal and copy the DVD to your larger USB drive. My large drive was /dev/sda. (Click for larger image.)
  3. Wait until the Console or Terminal is accessible again (anywhere between 30 minutes to two hours.)
  4. Enter this command: dd bs=1M if=<whatever folder(s) you put the file in>/NBI_083F.img of=/dev/<small USB drive identifier>
    You may need to type "sudo" before that command if you receive an error.
    Click for larger image.
    As shown in Ubuntu 9.10, use the Terminal again copy the image to your small USB drive. I had copied the NBI_083RC3 image (older version of the file, use the newer NBI_083F image as listed in the requirements) to the desktop, and my small drive was /dev/sdb. (Click for larger image.)
  5. When the prompt is accessible again, close the window and safely remove the USB drives.
Continue on with "Installation"
Mac OS X Tiger
Minimum Requirements
Pre-Install Checklist
  • Meet Minimum Requirements (above), the specifics DO matter.
  • Download and unzip/decompress (when applicable) all listed software.
  • If this is your first time installing, boot into default operating system on your netbook and check that all hardware, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and camera are functional and turned on (if present).
  • Check your BIOS settings. (more info)
On Tiger
  1. Insert the Mac OS X Install DVD and USB drive.
  2. Open Disk Utility (Applications/Utilities).
  3. Click on USB drive icon that states the capacity of the drive (i.e. 7.1 Gb, 7.6 GB, etc.).
  4. Open the Partition tab.
  5. Set:
    • Volume Scheme: 1 Partition
    • Name: OSXDVD
    • Format: Mac OS Extended
    • Options...: Master Boot Record, then click OK.
  6. Click Apply.
  7. Click Partition.
  8. When Partition is finished, open the Restore tab.
  9. Drag "Mac OS X Install DVD" from the left pane into the Source field in the right pane.
  10. Drag OSXDVD from the left pane into the Destination field in the right pane.
  11. Click Restore, then click Restore in the popup window.
  12. Enter your password, and then wait anywhere between 25 minutes to 2 hours for it to finish.
  13. When restoration is finished, select the smaller USB drive (the one that will get the bootloader.)
  14. Right click (or Ctrl+Click) the name of the USB drive, and select Unmount.
  15. Right click the disk icon and select Information. Write down the Disk Identifier (it looks like "disk1") and then close Disk Utility.
  16. Copy the NBI_083F image file to your personal directory (the one that shows your user name.)
  17. Open the Terminal.
  18. Type the following command (without quotes): "sudo dd bs=1m if=NBI_083F.img of=/dev/rdisk#"
    (The last part is the Disk Identifier you recorded earlier, if there was a s# at the end of the Identifier leave that part out.)
    (*If you have your Terminal set to default to a different directory than your personal directory, you should use the "cd" command to navigate to the proper folder first.)
  19. Press Enter, type your password, and press Enter again. Wait until the command prompt returns, then close Terminal.
  20. Eject the USB drives and DVD, then disconnect the drives from the Mac.
Continue on with "Installation"
Installation
On the Netbook
  1. With the netbook off, insert the smaller USB drive into the USB port closest to the power connector and then attach the larger USB drive (do it in this order.)
  2. Turn the netbook on. Press the one-time boot key before the manufacturer logo disappears. This key is "0" (zero) on a Dell Mini 9, "F12" on a Dell Mini 10v. (more info)
  3. A grey screen with your internal drive and USB drives will appear. Select the Mac OS X Install DVD icon and press Enter.
    Windows users: Having problems getting it to boot? Try one of the alternate methods above first.
  4. The Apple logo, then a spinning wheel, will appear. (If the spinning wheel does not appear after two minutes, try power cycling the netbook and booting again. Otherwise, check the Troubleshooting guide.)
  5. Once loaded, select your language and press Continue. (Press Enter on your keyboard if you can't see the Continue button.)
  6. Press Continue on the Welcome screen, then press Agree on the next screen.
  7. Go to Menu Bar>Utilities>Disk Utility....
  8. Select the icon for the internal drive.
  9. Go to the Partition tab. Configure:
    • Volume Scheme: 1 Partition
    • Name: <Any name without a space in it.>
    • Format: Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
    • Options...: GUID Partition Table, press OK.
  10. Press Apply, then Partition. When it is finished, close Disk Utility.
  11. Select your newly-formatted drive as the installation destination. (On 10.5 Leopard, you need to press Continue to get to the next screen.)
  12. Press the Customize button, deselect any feature(s) you do not need:
    • Additional Fonts - These are only needed for specific languages with special characters.
    • Language Translations - These are to translate the OS into different languages.
    • Printer Drivers (Printer Support on 10.6) - Usually you can find an updated driver for your printer on the Internet, but this can be helpful if you use multiple printers besides your own.
    • X11 - You need this if you are going to use GIMP or CrossOver.
    • Rosetta (10.6-only) - Rosetta allows you to run applications that were only designed to work on PowerPC-baed Macs (pre-10.4), it's small so it won't hurt to install just in case.
    • QuickTime 7 (10.6-only) - Useful if you need to watch QuickTime movies that are encoded in older formats.
  13. Press Done (10.5) or OK (10.6), then press Install. Installation can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours depending on the condition of the DVD disc, speed of the DVD drive and the amount of items you selected.
  14. Installation will probably get to the end and report that it has failed (although sometimes it says it is successful, your results may vary.) Again, this is normal, just press Restart.
First Boot and NetbookInstaller
  1. Since there is no bootloader currently on the HDD/SSD, we need to boot back into the small flash drive, following the same steps as before. This time highlight the HDD/SSD that you just installed Mac OS X to and press Enter.
  2. The Apple logo, then a spinning wheel, will appear. (If the spinning wheel does not appear after two minutes, try power cycling the netbook and booting again. Otherwise, check the Troubleshooting guide.)
  3. The first-time setup video should play, this lasts about a minute. An account creation process should begin shortly thereafter. Fill in any information you want (you don't need to register) to complete the setup.
    (If instead you get an error message that says, "The Mac OS X Setup Assistant cannot be used with this monitor," you can still setup your account in System Preferences afterward. This usually happens on netbooks with resolutions less than 1024x600.)
  4. Once you get to the Finder Desktop, you should double-click the NBI_083F icon and "unzip" the NetbookInstaller 0.8.3 application and open it. If a warning prompt shows up asking, "Are you sure you want to open it?" click Open. Select the following options:
    • Volume: <your internal drive>
    • Install Chameleon 2 NBI bootloader
    • Install <your model name> Extensions
    • Generate a system specific DSDT.aml file
    • <Any other options you would like, the above are necessary.>
  5. Press Install, enter your password and press OK.
  6. When installation is complete, close NetbookInstaller and any other programs you may have open and save all work (if necessary).
Updating the OS
  1. Install the OS Update:
    • 10.5 Leopard: You need to open the 10.5.8 Combo Update package from a USB drive or downloaded it directly to your netbook, DO NOT use Software Update.
    • Press Continue three times, and then press Agree.
    • Press Install, enter your password, and then press "Continue Installion.
    • 10.6 Snow Leopard: Try using Software Update (accessible from the Apple icon in the Menu Bar) first to update to 10.6.2. If that does not work correctly you should use the 10.6.2 Combo Update linked at the top of the guide.
    • Press any agree button and Install buttons necessary. You will probably be warned that a Restart is necessary, that is just fine.
    After installation is finished, press the Restart button (if necessary.)
  2. You should now let your netbook startup from the internal HDD/SSD. Leopard only: At the grey screen with the progress bar, press any key before the progress bar runs out. Type "-x" so that is looks like "boot: -x" in the bottom-left corner. If successful, it should boot into Mac OS X Safe Mode. Enter your password to login. Do not do this for 10.6 Snow Leopard.
    Getting a mach_kernel error after restart?
  3. Run NetbookInstaller 0.8.3 again with the same settings:
    • Volume: <your internal drive>
    • Install Chameleon 2 NBI bootloader
    • Install <your model name> Extensions
    • Regenerate a system specific DSDT.aml file
    • <Any other options you would like, the above are necessary.>
  4. Press Install, enter your password and press OK.
  5. When installation is complete, press OK and restart your computer.
Your netbook should now be updated and able to run Mac OS X normally. There may be some more tweaks to drivers necessary, depending on your netbook model.
News about NetbookInstaller can be found on Meklort's Blog and on the NetbookInstaller Google Code page. Please check the MyDellMini forum (or a similar site for non-Dell netbooks) for more information on drivers and troubleshooting.
Make sure to check the Tips section for more post-install or troubleshooting help.
mechdrew NetbookInstaller 2 Version 1.15

Friday, October 14, 2011

Snow Patrol - This Isn't Everything You Are

The new single taken from the forthcoming album 'Fallen Empires'. Buy it now now at Amazon (http://smarturl.it/FallenEmpiresAmazon) and iTunes (http://smarturl.it/FallenEmpiresiTunes)

Mac OS X 10.6 Retail

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Virtualbox 4.1.4 additional info

VirtualBox 4.1.4 seems to have problems with audio if/when installed in Lucid Puppy versions 510, 511, 520, 525 and 528. If the host audio is selected as ALSA in VBox, a repeatable error will return claiming that the host audio is not responding.

Lucid Puppy 510, 511, 520, 520 or 528
About the only decent work-around is to select the host audio in VBox as either OSS or PulseAudio, as shown in the following picture.
lucid-510.528_audio.png

This allows the guest system full use of audio, but Puppy may not be able to use audio while the VM is running.

Lucid Puppy 525
There are no good workarounds for this problem in Lucid 525. To keep the error from appearing, you can set the audio driver to "Null Audio," but I recommend that if you need sound for your VM(s), then please either use the earlier VBox version 3.2.8 (available here, or use a VMware Player package (forum thread here).

If anyone is adventurous enough, I suppose actually installing PulseAudio or an older version of ALSA (as used in Lucid 500 or 501, perhaps) onto your Puppy system might also work things out, but I've not tried it.

There do not seem to be any similar audio issues in Lucid Puppy versions 500 and 501.

Good luck!

Monday, October 10, 2011

iBoot + MultiBeast: Install Mac OS X on any Intel-based PC

Any OSx86 installation guide can seem daunting at first glance, especially when trying to remember cryptic terminal commands and sorting through volumes of misinformation on the web.  This guide requires no coding, terminal work, or Mac experience of any kind.  You will not need access to a Mac.  In fact, it's easier and faster for me to install Snow Leopard with fully working components on my system than it is to install Windows 7.  And more fun.

The iBoot + MultiBeast method is designed and tested for any desktop or laptop running the latest line of Intel processors, the Core i3/i5/i7s.  I have had reports of success with older machines as well including CoreDuo, Core2Duo, and even Pentium 4.  However, AMD processors are not supported.

YOU WILL NEED
  • A computer running an Intel Processor
  • A blank CD
  • A Mac OS X Snow Leopard Retail DVD
  • To leave any fear of your computer at the door.
  • Patience and humility- it may not work out perfectly the first time- but with enough tenacity and grit, you'll reach the promised land.  It's easy to get frustrated, but don't give up!  There are a community of users with similar hardware in the tonymacx86 Forum to provide support if you get stuck.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
  • If you have greater than 4gb of RAM, remove the extra RAM for a maximum of 4gb.  You can put back any extra RAM in after the installation process.
  • Use only 1 graphics card in the 1st PCIe slot with 1 monitor plugged in.
  • Remove any hard drives besides the blank drive being used for OS X.
  • Remove any USB peripherals besides keyboard and mouse.
  • Remove any PCI cards besides graphics- they may not be Mac compatible.
  • If using a Gigabyte 1156 board, use the blue Intel SATA ports- not the white Gigabyte SATA ports.
  • It's best to use an empty hard drive- you will have to partition and format the drive. 
  • Always back up any of your important data.
STEP 1: BIOS SETTINGS
You will need to set your BIOS to ACHI mode and your Boot Priority to boot from CD-ROM first.  This is the most important step, and one many people overlook.  Make sure your bios settings match these.  It's not difficult- the only thing I did on my Gigabyte board besides setting Boot Priority to CD/DVD first was set Optimized Defaults, change SATA to AHCI mode, and set HPET to 64-bit mode.

STEP 2: INSTALL MAC OS X 
In order to boot the Mac OS X Retail DVD, you'll need to download and burn iBoot.  For desktops and laptops using unsupported Intel CPUs and graphics, a legacy version of iBoot can be downloaded here.
  1. Download iBoot
  2. Burn the image to CD
  3. Place iBoot in CD/DVD drive
  4. Restart computer
  5. At boot prompt, eject iBoot

  6. Insert your Mac OS X Snow Leopard Retail DVD and press F5
  7. When you see the screen below, press enter to begin the boot process
  8. When you get to the installation screen, open Utilities/Disk Utility.  NOTE: If you cannot get to the installation screen, retry from Step 4, type PCIRootUID=1 before hitting enter. If that doesn't work then try PCIRootUID=1 -x or just -x which will enter Mac OS X Safe Mode and will allow you to proceed. For some graphics cards, use GraphicsEnabler=No boot flag to proceed. 
  9. Partition your hard drive to GUID Partition Table
  10. Format your hard drive to Mac OS Extended (Journaled).   NOTE: The bootloader can only boot from a disk or partition of 1 TB or less.  Partition larger drives.
  11. For the purposes of this guide, name it Snow Leopard.  You can rename it later.
  12. Close Disk Utility
  13. When the installer asks you where to install, choose Snow Leopard
  14. Choose Customize‚ and uncheck additional options.  This will hasten the install process.  You can always install this stuff later.
  15. Restart computer.
  16. Place iBoot back in drive.
  17. When you get to the boot selection screen, choose your new Snow Leopard installation.
  18. View the super-cool Mac OS X Snow Leopard Welcome Video, and set up your computer!

STEP 3: UPDATE TO 10.6.8
If you have a Sandy Bridge system, please follow these specialized instructions to update to 10.6.8.
  1. Open Finder and navigate to your Snow Leopard drive.
  2. Download the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Combo Update
  3. Download MultiBeast
  4. Open MultiBeast- don't run it yet, just leave it open.  Set up windows as shown.
  5. Mount MacOSXUpdCombo10.6.8.dmg
  6. Install MacOSXUpdCombo10.6.8.pkg
  7. Upon completion, the installer will ask you to reboot.  DO NOT REBOOT.
  8. Switch to the already open MultiBeast.  If it closes, just re-open it.
STEP 4: MULTIBEAST
MultiBeast is an all-in-one post-installation tool designed to enable boot from hard drive, and install support for Audio, Network, and Graphics. It contains two different complete post-installation solutions: EasyBeast and UserDSDT.  In addition it includes System Utilities to rebuild caches and repair permissions and a collection of drivers, boot loaders, boot time config files and handy software.

Choose one of the following options directly following a fresh installation and update:  

EasyBeast is a DSDT-free solution for any Core/Core2/Core i system. It installs all of the essentials to allow your system to boot from the hard drive. Audio, Graphics and Network will have to be enabled separately.  

UserDSDT is a bare-minimum solution for those who have their own pre-edited DSDT. Place your DSDT.aml on the desktop before install. Audio, Graphics and Network will have to be enabled separately.  HINT: Check the DSDT Database for a pre-edited DSDT.
  1. Run MultiBeast.
  2. If you have a custom DSDT that's been edited, place the file on your desktop and choose UserDSDT.
  3. All others select EasyBeast 
  4. Select System Utilities.
  5. Optionally, you may install further drivers via Advanced Options to enable ethernet, sound, graphics, etc...  Be sure to read the documentation provided about each installation option.  NOTE: EasyBeast, and UserDSDT install the bootloader by default, so you'll not need to check that option.     
  6. Install to Snow Leopard- it should take about 4 minutes to run scripts.
  7. Eject iBoot.
  8. Reboot- from your new Snow Leopard installation drive.
Congratulations!  You're done!!

Your PC is now fully operational, while running the latest version of Mac OS X Snow Leopard!  And you have a nice Boot CD to get into your system in case things go awry.  Boot your system from iBoot if you have issues.  You may run MultiBeast as often as you like.

If you can't boot, try typing -x at the boot prompt to enter safe mode, or just boot with iBoot.  When you get to the desktop, you can make all of the changes you need to.  The best way to start fresh is delete whatever you're trying to get rid of- including the whole /Extra folder, as most kexts are installed there.  Then you can re-run MultiBeast.  As long as you rebuild caches and repair permissions after you're done, you can do just about anything you want to /Extra/Extensions and /System/Library/Extensions.  Anything can be tweaked and enabled upon subsequent uses of MultiBeast.

If you've had success using iBoot + MultiBeast, consider a contribution to help keep the sites going.  We're constantly updating and tweaking our tools to help you.

Thanks in advance!

-tonymacx86 & MacMan
For our most current workarounds and solutions for issues such as USB and audio, check out the Mac OS X 10.6.3 Update Mac OS X 10.6.4 Update,  Mac OS X 10.6.5 UpdateMac OS X 10.6.6 Update, Mac OS X 10.6.7 Update, and Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update articles. Good luck, and see you on the forum!

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