[Solved]Athlon IIX4 645,nvidia gt-440

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Please help me, is it possible to install a Hackintosh? Who has experience installing with this processor and graphics card? Athlon II 4 645,Nvidia GT-440,outdated bios
 
Sorry but I think your system is too old to run macOS. It lacks too many CPU instruction sets to work with High Sierra or newer. There are no Vanilla patches for running Sierra or older on AMD.

Also the GT 440 Fermi Nvidia card is unlikely to be supported in High Sierra, even with the latest Nvidia Wed Drivers.

 
Is El Capitan 10.11 possible to install?
 
Yes it is possible but not using the AMD Vanilla process/guide, as you would need a patched Kernel for your system.

As your CPU uses SSE4a instruction instead of SSE4.1 some kernels may not work.

You should have a look in the AMD Development section over at Insanely Mac to see what is available for your old system. I used a few Patched AMD Kernels with my old AMD FX system running Mavericks, Yosemite, El Crapitan etc. if you can I would recommend using a kernel for Sierra as it is a better OS than El Crapitan. There are too many issues to overcome with El Cap, which are mostly fixed in Sierra.

You will need to sign up to IM so you can download the patched kernel’s and files.

Best boot loader for your old system using a patched kernel would in my opinion be Enoch (Chameleon). Old but reliable and easy to edit/fix when things go wrong.

Have a look at this video guide for creating a USB installer for El Capitan, it can also be used for making an installer for Yosemite not sure if it works for Sierra.

www.insanelymac.com

El Capitan Install Preparation

https://youtu.be/Zx7elt30B_A Simple tutorial on how to setup a USB installer for El Capitan on AMD CPUs. You can download the Files folder below. Edit: Please use this updated kernel, http://amd-osx.com/files/Shaneee-10.11.x-RC1.zip Files Folder: Files.zip
www.insanelymac.com
 
Is the kernel for 10.12.1 Sierra suitable for 10.12.6(16G29)Sierra?I found one link on Youtube, there is a kernel from the Bronzovka man.I made a flash drive with Sierra 10.12.6 via Pandora.It issues a kernel panic.Maybe need to download kernel version Sierra 10.12.1 for this? I use Enoch r2839.
panic(coy 0 caller 0xffffff800075ce1b):”pthread kernel extension not loaded (function table isNULL).”@/Users/bronzovka/Desktop/libdispatch_10.12.1/xnu-3789.21.4/bsd/kern/pthread_shims.c:257
Debugger called: <panic>
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Adress
 
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Check the first kernel from @Shaneee in this IM Downloads page. It is for Sierra 10.12.6.

www.insanelymac.com

Kernels

www.insanelymac.com

Don't forget to replace the System kext in the Application folder with the one provided, and to tell Enoch which Kernel to use when booting Sierra.
 
I'll try, but the link below says that the kernel is incompatible with SSE4a. I think we'll need a kext that emulates SSE4.1.
 
You may not find one. That being the case you may need to look at replacing the CPU.

Your motherboard will support an AMD AM3+ FX CPU, which contains the relevant CPU instructions that would allow you to install Catalina or Big Sur and still run quite well. Monterey would be a bit of a stretch with the FX system.

These old CPU's tend to be relatively inexpensive on eBay and the like. The link below to eBay.co.uk shows a search for an FX 8320 8-Core CPU, they start at around £26. Not sure where you reside but hopefully they won't be much more expensive than shown in the link below.

AMD Fx8320 for sale | eBay

Find great deals on eBay for AMD Fx8320. Shop with confidence.
www.ebay.co.uk
 
You may want to look for a second-hand discrete GPU at the same time, as your NVIDIA GPU is going to cause you pain, if you can get it running macOS.
 
SSE4.1 in the OPEMU was very bare minimum. You'd need to install an OS that didn't require it. If you want macOS on that hardware your best option is a VM.
 
Save everything that helped me. It didn't work with Sierra 10.12.6, the panic was due to an unsupported processor. But with the satisfaction of the captain, I reached the installation screen, but the keyboard and mouse do not work.Usually the PS2keyboardDxe.efi PS2MouseDxe.efi drivers help me, but in the Enoth bootloader, I do not know where to put them.The kernel was taken from the archive in the attachment
Thanks again, I'll try to achieve the result myself.
 

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Kexts should be added to the ‘/Extras/ Extensions’ folder if I remember correctly.
 
I asked about drivers. Should I put them in the Extra folder? Clover has a folder called drivers, but what is this folder called in the Chameleon bootloader?
 
Extra/Extensions only works with Enoch if you've enabled the kernel booter option in the pkg installer when you installed Enoch. Encoh/Chameleon doesn't use drivers and it doesn't support APFS.
 
Solved.I managed to install El Capitan 10.11.6
Video El Capitan AMD Install Preparation Tutorial here.
If the keyboard and mouse do not work, install fix USB in the attachment.
 

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