MultiBeast 4.6 Update

Today MultiBeast was updated to version 4.6 for Lion and is now available at tonymacx86.com/downloads.

In this version we've included a patched AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement for Ivy Bridge CPUs from the MacBook Pro 2012 Update. This will enable full power management on non-Gigabyte 7-Series Socket 1155 motherboards and eliminates the need for NullCPUPowerManagment.kext.

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UniBeast 1.4 Update

Today UniBeast has been updated to 1.4. The latest version is available for download at tonymacx86.com/downloads.







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


Full list of changes:

Updated Chimera to v1.10.0
Added Atheros Ethernet Support - maolj's AtherosL1cEthernet.kext
Removed AppleRTL8139Ethernet.kext (32-bit only)
Added patched AppleACPIPlatform.kext by

New CustoMac Buyer's Guide 2012 Coming Soon

Since the introduction of Ivy Bridge Macs last week, we've been getting lots of requests to update our CustoMac Recommended Builds and Buyer's Guide. Have no fear- it's coming soon! We're holding off on recommending specific Ivy Bridge rigs until the support is truly native and in the general release of the operating system. This will make things much easier for everyone- especially first

BridgeHelper 5.0: Native Ivy Bridge Kernel & Power Management, USB 3.0, and Intel HD 4000

This week Apple refreshed Mac laptops with Intel's new Ivy Bridge CPUs. Support isn't native yet, however much of the functionality is now available to us via an official MacBook Pro (Mid 2012) Software Update.

The process of manually extracting kernels and drivers isn't for everyone, so we put together a new BridgeHelper installer to do all of the heavy lifting. Simply install BridgeHelper

Chimera 1.10 Update: Ivy Bridge HD 4000 Onboard Graphics Support

Today MacMan updated Chimera to version 1.10. We've added initial Ivy Bridge HD 4000 graphics card support and many new NVIDIA 6xx devices. This new version will be included in the next MultiBeast release.









Chimera v1.10 Changes:




Added GraphicsEnabler device ID injection for Ivy Bridge Intel HD 4000 Onboard Graphics


Added GraphicsEnabler detection code for 50 additional NVIDIA

Apple Reveals 2012 Mac Laptops: How This Helps Us

Today at WWDC, Apple unveiled it's next generation MacBook Pro with it's 2880x1800 resolution "Retina" display. They also bumped all of the current MacBook Air and Pro models to Intel's new Ivy Bridge CPUs. This news is not only exciting for people in need of a new Mac, but also for speculative custom computer builders. The changes represent some of the most ever in one day, and will

DSDT Database Update: Gigabyte X58 Motherboards

We've done another round of DSDT Database updates, this time for Gigabyte X58 motherboards. The following DSDTs have been extracted from BIOS, edited using the using minimal edits, and added to the DSDT Database.

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R-1.6 FK (for 1.6 or 1.7)
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 F13 
Gigabyte GA-G1.Assassin F3 
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R-2.0 FH
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD9 F6 



NOTE: All DSDTs are