MultiBeast Overview Video

type="html">Here's a nice video intro to MultiBeast: The Ultimate Post-Installation Utility. Produced and narrated by StingRay. 

MultiBeast 2.3.0 Update

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Today MultiBeast was updated to version 2.3.0.  The main new feature is an improved UserDSDT which no longer requires a name change to work.  Any .aml file placed on the desktop will be installed correctly to /Extra as DSDT.aml.

Full list of changes:

• Modified UserDSDT to use any file ending in .aml instead of only DSDT.aml
• Upgraded the official Realtek RTL8169 driver to the latest version, 2.0.5
• Added VoodooHDA 0.2.70 with prefPane.
• All smbios.plist choices were edited to remove all unnecessary keys and values.
• Corrected Chameleon Theme to install the correct theme.
• Corrected PC-EFI Theme to install the correct theme.
• Added VoodooHDA.prefPane to VoodooHDA 0.2.61

If this utility has helped you, please consider a contribution to support further MultiBeast development.  Thanks in advance, and enjoy!

-tonymacx86 & MacMan

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MultiBeast 2.4.0 Update

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Today MultiBeast was updated to version 2.4.0.  We've added Core i3 options to smbios,plist, Chameleon RC5 Prerelease, USB 3.0 support, as well as a few other additions, fixes and features. Please do not upload or redistribute MultiBeast to any other sites. 

Full list of changes:

• Added Core i3 smbios.plist for iMac and Mac Pro
• Added Chameleon 2.0 RC5 r594 Prerelease
• Added Chameleon RC5 Default Theme
• Added USB 3.0 Support - LaCie driver patched by modbin
• Added VoodooHDA 0.2.72 with prefPane
• Merged VoodooHDA Official and Experimental choices and clarified VoodooLabs and Project OS X branches in descriptions
• Set all VoodooHDA Verbose outputs to 0 in info.plist
• Replaced MacPro3,1 with MacPro4,1 in smbios.plist
• Renamed menu choice JMicron36xATA to JMicron36x ATA
• Renamed menu choice JMicron36xSATA to JMicron36x SATA
• Renamed menu choice JMicron36xeSATA to JMicron36x eSATA

If this utility has helped you, please consider a contribution to support further MultiBeast development.  Thanks in advance, and enjoy!

-tonymacx86 & MacMan

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MultiBeast 2.5 Update

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This past weekend MultiBeast was updated to version 2.5 as part of the NVIDIA "Fermi" drivers update.

Please do not upload or redistribute MultiBeast to any other sites. 

Full list of changes:

• Updated Chameleon 2.0 RC5 - Prerelease to RC5 r643 for Fermi based card support 
• Added Chameleon 2.0 RC5 - ATI Experimental by Kabyl in Advanced Options -> Chameleon
• Added ATI 48xx Patch for 10.6.5 to Advanced Options -> Kexts -> Graphics -> ATI
• Changed Advanced Options -> smbios.plist -> MacPro to a menu
• Moved existing MacPro4,1 smbios.plists to Advanced Options -> smbios.plist -> MacPro4,1
• Added MacPro3,1 smbios.plist to Advanced Options -> smbios.plist -> MacPro3,1
• Added MacPro5,1 smbios.plist to Advanced Options -> smbios.plist -> MacPro5,1
• Added Auto-Detect CPU to Advanced Options -> smbios.plist -> iMac11,1
• Added Auto-Detect CPU to Advanced Options -> smbios.plist -> MacPro3,1
• Added Auto-Detect CPU to Advanced Options -> smbios.plist -> MacPro4,1
• Added Auto-Detect CPU to Advanced Options -> smbios.plist -> MacPro5,1
• Fixed all Mac Pro smbios.plists to have valid system-identifiers for each model serial number
• Changed EasyBeast smbios.plist to MacPro3,1 Auto-Detect CPU
• Changed UserDSDT smbios.plist to MacPro3,1 Auto-Detect CPU

If this utility has helped you, please consider a contribution to support further MultiBeast development.  Thanks in advance, and enjoy!

-tonymacx86 & MacMan

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MultiBeast 2.6 Update

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Today MultiBeast was updated to version 2.6.  The major change in this release is Chameleon 2.0 RC5 Prerelease r651.  This new version provides more comprehensive NVIDIA 4xx "Fermi" GraphicsEnabler support.  We have also decided to use the latest RC5 as the default bootloader for EasyBeast and UserDSDT going forward.

Please do not upload or redistribute MultiBeast to any other sites. 

Full list of changes:

• Updated Chameleon 2.0 RC5 Prerelease to r651
• Removed PC-EFI 
• Updated EasyBeast and UserDSDT to default to Chameleon 2.0 RC5 Prerelease
• Renamed Advanced Options -> Kexts -> Graphics -> PCI Root ID Fix -> For Chameleon 2.0 RC4 by AsereBLN to For Chameleon 2.0

If this utility has helped you, please consider a contribution to support further MultiBeast development.  Thanks in advance, and enjoy!

-tonymacx86 & MacMan

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MultiBeast 3.0 Update

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Today MultiBeast was updated to version 3.0.  We've made quite a few structural changes, including enabling all choices, so no options are greyed out.  The downside to this is you can now choose to install everything within a category.  Only check the top level choice and the specific sub-choice options.  Checking the category, or root option will most likely corrupt your installation by installing unwanted or unneeded options.

Please do not upload or redistribute MultiBeast to any other sites.   

Full list of changes:

• Restructured menus: Advanced Options now separated into Drivers & Bootloaders and Customization.
• Updated Chameleon 2.0 RC5 - Prerelease to r668.
• Updated Chameleon 2.0 RC5 - ATI Experimental to r679.
• Updated Chameleon post install script to correctly install on a dual boot system.
• Added tonymacx86 theme Remixed by complx to Themes.
• Changed EasyBeast and UserDSDT to install tonymacx86 theme Remixed by complx.
• Removed all CPU-specific smbios.plist definitions.
• Removed Chameleon 2.0 RC4 by AsereBLN 1.1.9
• Replaced all Legacy88xHDA kexts with the new unified ALC8xxHDA kext.
• Replaced LegacyAppleRTC with ElliottForceLegacyRTC for 32/64 bit support.
• Updated EasyBeast and UserDSDT to use Chameleon 2.0 RC5 - Prerelease.
• Updated EasyBeast to use ElliottForceLegacyRTC instead of LegacyAppleRTC
• Added iMac11,2 and iMac11,3 System Definitions

If this utility has helped you, please consider a contribution to support further MultiBeast development.  Thanks in advance, and enjoy!

-tonymacx86 & MacMan

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MultiBeast 3.1 Update

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Today MultiBeast was updated to version 3.1.  The latest version is now available at tonymacx86.com/downloads.

Please do not upload or redistribute MultiBeast to any other sites.   

Full list of changes:

• Added ATI 48xx Patch for 10.6.6
• Updated Chameleon 2.0 RC5 - Prerelease (trunk) to r699
• Updated Chameleon 2.0 RC5 - ATI Experimental (Kabyl branch) to r700
• Replaced fakesmc 2.5.0 with FakeSMC 3.1.0. 
• Added to Drivers & Bootloaders -> Kexts & Enablers -> Miscellaneous -> FakeSMC Plugins.  This installs the following FakeSMC plugins in /Extra/Extensions: ACPIMonitor.kext, IntelThermal.kext and SuperIOFamily.kext.  Additional plugins can be found at Project OS X.  Credit to Slice and netkas.  
• Updated ALC8xxHDA to version 1.0.1. This version restores Green Line Out and Headphone functionality to how Legacy8xx works.
• Added bdmesg command line tool as part of all Chameleon installs.

If this utility has helped you, please consider a contribution to support further MultiBeast development.  Thanks in advance, and enjoy!

-tonymacx86 & MacMan

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tonymacx86 Public Service Announcement: iBoot + MultiBeast

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Music and animation by Adamsmasher. Enjoy!

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MultiBeast 3.2 Update

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Today MultiBeast was updated to version 3.2.  The big change is in the Network section- we've added Lnx2Mac's RealtekRTL81xx package!  The latest version is now available at tonymacx86.com/downloads.

Please do not upload or redistribute MultiBeast to any other sites. 

  

Full list of changes:

• Replaced Realtek Gigabit Ethernet with Lnx2Mac's RealtekRTL81xx Ethernet. NOTE: When chosen it will launch Lnx2Mac's installer at the end of the Multibeast install.
• Replaced Intel 82566 Family Gigabit Ethernet with hnak's AppleIntelE1000e Ethernet. This is a port of the e1000.sourceforge.net Intel Wired Ethernet for Linux driver.
• Added Chameleon 2.0 RC5 - Sandy Bridge.  This is valv's branch of Chameleon 2.0 RC5 that adds initial support for Sandy Bridge CPUs.
• Changed description for NVEnabler to relect that it's only used for older NVIDIA graphics cards.
• Removed ATY_Init Uakari
• Removed ATY_Init Vervet
• Removed AppleRTL8169Ethernet
• Removed RealtekR1000SL

If this utility has helped you, please consider a contribution to support further MultiBeast development.  Thanks in advance, and enjoy!

-tonymacx86 & MacMan

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Create a Chameleon USB Rescue Drive Using MultiBeast

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It's always a good idea to keep a copy of iBoot on hand in case things go wrong with your install. You can easily boot from it and then choose your system drive.  But what happens when you don't have access to an optical drive?  Things can get complicated. Here's a guide that will help you install Chameleon and other necessary files on any USB flash drive.

PLEASE NOTE: USB Rescue drives will NOT boot the Mac OS X Retail DVD.  You will need an optical drive to do an installation using iBoot + MultiBeast.

YOU WILL NEED

• A blank USB drive of any size- even an old 512mb one will work!
• A computer running Mac OS X
• MultiBeast
• Your motherboard-specific DSDT from the DSDT Database

STEP 1: FORMAT THE USB DRIVE

1. Boot into your existing Mac OS X Installation.
2. Insert your USB drive.
3. Open Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility

4. Highlight your USB drive in the left column.
5. Click the Partition Tab.
6. Click Volume Scheme- choose 1 Partition
7. Click Options…
8. Select GUID Partition Table. Click OK.
9. In the Name: field type: USB Rescue
10. In Format: field select Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive, Journaled)
11. Click Apply, then click Partition.

STEP 2: DOWNLOAD YOUR MOTHERBOARD'S DSDT

1. Visit the DSDT Database
2. Download your motherboard's DSDT, and place the .aml file on the Desktop

STEP 3: RUN MULTIBEAST ON THE USB DRIVE

1. Open MultiBeast
2. In Select a Destination screen, choose USB Rescue (If you don't get this option,  press Continue, then select Change Install Location...)
3. Select UserDSDT
4. Click Continue, then Install

There you have it!  A Chameleon USB Rescue drive!  If you ever need to boot from it, go to your computer's boot menu at startup (F12 on Gigabyte boards) and choose the USB drive. When you get to the Chameleon boot screen, choose your system drive. If you have any issues booting your hard drive, you can always use -s to enter single-user mode to modify and repair disk, -x to enter safe mode, or -v for verbose mode.

 -tonymacx86 & MacMan

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