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Running Mac OS X on x86 PC!

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Starman: Ok, Disk Utility recognized the HD img. I formatted it, quit Disk Util, and Installer said that it could not install OS X on that HD. Thunder getting VERY bad here in NJ. shutting down.

I had the same problem the first time, but rebooted, partitioned again, and then it worked

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The big difference between running Windows on a Mac and OS X on Windows is that the Mac hardware is proprietary. THAT is the problem.

Mike

Doesn't matter, so the courts have said. You can write whatever code you please as long as the code is not copyrighted by someone else. What hardware it may execute on or emulate is irrelevant. For example, the courts have refused to limit emulation of Sony and Nintendo consoles.

Oh, and PC hardware isn't proprietary you say? Really? So if I get my nice new Toshiba DVD writing drive, copy the EXACT same design, and mass produce it there is nothing Toshiba can do? So if I take the Intel Pentium 4 design, and reproduce it exactly the same, there is nothing Intel can do? Damn, guess I'll be banking pretty soon huh? Thanks for letting me know only Apple has proprietary hardware.

It's called a patent my friend. You've just destroyed any credibility you may have had.

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hey all thanks for the help so far, I have made it all the way to selecting the drive to install os x on, but no matter what file system I format the 3 gig volume it will not let me install the os. It says "You cannot install Mac OS X on this volume. You cannot start up your computer using this volume". I am using the OS X 10.3 CDs that came with my ibook. Is that the problem? I hope I dont have to buy the retail version. But either way this is pretty cool.

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hey all thanks for the help so far, I have made it all the way to selecting the drive to install os x on, but no matter what file system I format the 3 gig volume it will not let me install the os. It says "You cannot install Mac OS X on this volume. You cannot start up your computer using this volume". I am using the OS X 10.3 CDs that came with my ibook. Is that the problem? I hope I dont have to buy the retail version. But either way this is pretty cool.

try the 6gig one i was having the same problem and i used the 6gig one worked fine, i have the ibook panther cds too so its not the cds

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