Emon Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 (edited) A quick and dirty guide for installing OSX on PearPC ;) http://emon.us/pearpc.html http://emon.aaronx.com/pearpc.html <-- Down Edit: In PearPC the default amount of RAM for OS X is set to 128 megs .. if you want to allocate more RAM .. follow these steps... PearPC RAM settings HOWTO 1) Open the Windows Calculator .. 2) Go to View .. 3) select "scientific" .. 4) make sure its at "Dec" .. 5) Now type whatever amount of memory you want .. 6) Click on "Hex", memorize that Hex value .. 7) Open your PearPC config file and go to the line where it says #memory_size=0x8000000 8) Remove that # sign and type that Hex value over 80 For example: 256(Dec) = 100(Hex) So to get 256 megs of RAM you have to type -> memory_size=0x10000000 384(Dec) = 180(Hex) So to get 384 megs of RAM you have to type -> memory_size=0x18000000 Edited July 9, 2005 by Emon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tran Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 Can this work for Panther (10.3) as well? I only say this because you specified 10.2 only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emon Posted May 16, 2004 Author Share Posted May 16, 2004 Can this work for Panther (10.3) as well? I only say this because you specified 10.2 only. It should work for 10.3 also. Although I haven't tested that yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j005u Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 thanks man :) when i read the news un the software section i was intimidated, but interested. my question. what am i missing out on if i dont install things from the second cd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emon Posted May 16, 2004 Author Share Posted May 16, 2004 thanks man :) when i read the news un the software section i was intimidated, but interested.my question. what am i missing out on if i dont install things from the second cd? Just like my guide says .. Additional Printer Drivers, Fonts for Additional Languages, Additional Asian Fonts and Localized Files Totally useless stuff. Removing those cuts down the installation time drastically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzla Veteran Posted May 16, 2004 Veteran Share Posted May 16, 2004 Very cool, I like the idea of the pre prepared HD image, saves people downloading Darwin to make it bootable. I'm gonna have to give this a try tomorrow :D Hopefully someone can follow your guide with Panther so it's more of a universal guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j005u Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 Just like my guide says .. Additional Printer Drivers, Fonts for Additional Languages, Additional Asian Fonts and Localized Files Totally useless stuff. Removing those cuts down the installation time drastically. oh ok. thanks. i thought that it might have some extra features.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiGhTfast Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 just how slow/fast is this? never used mac before so is it fast enough to learn the basics of how a mac works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
folio Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 Nice guide. :) I'm having trouble with the IsoBuster part though - it doesn't seem to extract it properly (it either crashes or just hangs at 0%). Any ideas? Thanks for the guide, its appreciated. :D -folio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniacid Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 awesome guide I'm gonna try this right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeR Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 hmm does this work with OS X 10.1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
While You Were Art Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 Nice tutorial. It would be good to know what the minimum (XP PC!) spec to get this to run (semi smoothly) would be (or even semi useably!). Are we even vaguely anywhere near a point where it would be worth going out and buying Panther especially, or does this remain in the realms of 'Massively dumb question.'?! Like many, here, I enjoy challanges and the idea of having only one computer box under my desk. iMacs running Windows XP under Virtual PC are absurdly slow, unless you are just doing office software tasks. I am told that even on a G5, Virtual PC is no great shakes, speed wise. Any thoughts on this are welcomed and enjoyed ;) Ah, people will mock... but I love these threads ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeR Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 its very very slow, and don't buy a Panther CD just yet you could always get one from ebay for say $10 bucks or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emon Posted May 16, 2004 Author Share Posted May 16, 2004 Nice tutorial. It would be good to know what the minimum (XP PC!) spec to get this to run (semi smoothly) would be (or even semi useably!). Are we even vaguely anywhere near a point where it would be worth going out and buying Panther especially, or does this remain in the realms of 'Massively dumb question.'?! Like many, here, I enjoy challanges and the idea of having only one computer box under my desk. iMacs running Windows XP under Virtual PC are absurdly slow, unless you are just doing office software tasks. I am told that even on a G5, Virtual PC is no great shakes, speed wise. Any thoughts on this are welcomed and enjoyed ;) Ah, people will mock... but I love these threads ! Yes it is slow but PearPC is only at the version 0.1.1 So wait for it to get matured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeR Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 can anyone answer my question: Does this tutorial work with OS X 10.1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniacid Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 hmm I got an error when extracting the image (its at the very end), might be the cd is scratched, anyways I'll get another copy from my friend :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobeck Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 great guide...i've been looking for some spare time to get this done and didn't wanna read the massive 60+ page thread that was already posted ...this will speed things up greatly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rek Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 Oh I'll try this hopefully it wont **** windows this time :) if I get 10.3 in iso format will it work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trad Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 hi, i tested it with Panther http://www.emaculation.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=1102 this works みとDNA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rek Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 lardy dardy da downloading panther god this takes time :p 5.4% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanD Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 good guide, busting the .IMG right now ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivand Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 Very nice guide, Thanks, making an an effor to download it right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwBen Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 Very nice guide, Thanks, making an an effor to download it right now OMfG!!11!!11!!1 Ub3r 1337 w4r3z m0nk3y!1!111!one!11!eleven! :o :o :o :o :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rek Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 OMfG!!11!!11!!1 Ub3r 1337 w4r3z m0nk3y!1!111!one!11!eleven! :o :o :o :o :p I am :p 55.1% :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
game_over Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 is this made bootable from dos when u turn your computer, like so i can choose osx or xp? or does it need to be ran from the windows environment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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