Running Mac OS X on x86 PC!

[S.MULLA]

a new emulator called PearPC seems to be able to run OS X on x86 machines:

http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/index.html

Check out the screenshots:

http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/screenshots.html

source:aqua-soft.org [forum]

[Veiva]

It is for Linux and Windows.

The JITC is so much faster! I installed Mandrake PPC just to see how good it is. I wonder if VirtualPC or VMWare will now implment PPC?

[Rahul]

guys i heard somewhere that this thing is awfully slow even on fast pcs its like , itll take abt 30 min just to boot up even on pcs like p4 3.02 ghz

[Starman]

Ok, how about some timings?

These are from my system last night:

Pentium 4 2.53 GHz

ATI Radeon 9700

1 GB RAM

Windows XP JIT version

'Boot' time: 12:03

First GUI: 12:06

Select disk to install on: 12:09

I couldn't get past this point. I'll try again when I get home.

Mike

[SAMeAiM]

The mandrake install, is asking me which scsi controller/driver i have :s

What controller/driver should i choose ?

[Crunchy]

I finally got it to install on the 6gib img file and I let it run overnight. It finished the install this morning and then said it needed to restart. The screen said restarting and then the program quit. So I am assuming that the OS got installed, but how do I get it to boot from the .img file? I have tried all of the different boot methods in the config file but it keeps on telling me that the apple partition is not bootable. Anyone know what is going on?

[Nomisdk]

I finally got it to install on the 6gib img file and I let it run overnight. It finished the install this morning and then said it needed to restart. The screen said restarting and then the program quit. So I am assuming that the OS got installed, but how do I get it to boot from the .img file? I have tried all of the different boot methods in the config file but it keeps on telling me that the apple partition is not bootable. Anyone know what is going on?

how do you get the 6gb img to work??

when i am trying to unzip mine i am only getting a file on: 4.194.240 KB = 4194 Mb

[iO/IDE] <Error> invalid format (filesize isn?t a multiple of 516096)

[SkyyPunk Veteran]

how do you get the 6gb img to work??

when i am trying to unzip mine i am only getting a file on: 4.194.240 KB = 4194 Mb

[iO/IDE] <Error> invalid format (filesize isn?t a multiple of 516096)

is your physical HD full maybe?

[Nomisdk]

no i have 12 gb free

[VWW]

I've even tried that gemulator explorer and it doesn't pick up my DVD drive. :blink: :blink:

That happened to me too... try restarting your computer, that fixed it for me.

[VWW]

how do you get the 6gb img to work??

when i am trying to unzip mine i am only getting a file on: 4.194.240 KB = 4194 Mb

[iO/IDE] <Error> invalid format (filesize isn?t a multiple of 516096)

What format is the partition you are extracting it to? If it is FAT32 then thats your problem.... FAT32 only supports files up to 4GB in size. Try extracting it to a NTFS partition.

[Nomisdk]

arh ok it is a fat32 :D

i try one my ntfs then.

[mrvc]

Do you have more than one partition in your hd? My system drive at the moment has only like 2 GB free space and when I tried extracting the 3GB file to another drive with like 4GB free space the img file ended up to be about 2GB.

I installed Darwin on school computer btw

[Syntax_Error]

These are from my system last night:

Pentium 4 2.53 GHz

ATI Radeon 9700

1 GB RAM

Windows XP JIT version

What the hell is Windows XP JIT version? :huh: Also someone wrote the JITC version is 40x quicker.

Can someone explain? :blink:

[volrathxp]

That happened to me too... try restarting your computer, that fixed it for me.

Just did that and it doesn't show my DVD drive, only the Alcohol virtual drive and it won't let me mount the images :pinch:

[Crunchy]

how do you get the 6gb img to work??

when i am trying to unzip mine i am only getting a file on: 4.194.240 KB = 4194 Mb

[iO/IDE] <Error> invalid format (filesize isn?t a multiple of 516096)

I used winrar to extract the file. I think everyone is right with the NTFS. Thats what I am using.

[Starman]

What the hell is Windows XP JIT version? :huh: Also someone wrote the JITC version is 40x quicker.

Can someone explain? :blink:

It's the version of the emulator, not XP itself.

[Starman]

This project WILL DIE

OSX License

2. Permitted License Uses and Restrictions.

A. This License allows you to install and use one copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-labeled computer computer at a time

Bye bye, PearPC.

Mike

[Pixelwix]

anyone else get it installed?

[Redestium]

This project WILL DIE

Bye bye, PearPC.

Mike

As long as there's interest this won't die. It'll just be pushed further underground.

[TheLegendOfMart]

This project WILL DIE

Bye bye, PearPC.

Mike

They arent providing the Panther images, it doesnt even emulate Apple hardware, it emulates PPC, which just so happens is the same architecture that Apple runs on, you can install PPC Linux,

Apple cant do anything to shut PearPC down,

Use your brain before engaging your fingers.

[volrathxp]

man this thing doesn't wanna work with 10.2... lol

I've tried Blindwrite, Alcohol, Isobuster, Gemulator Explorer, and everything else under the sun and i'm still getting that darn DiskArbStart()... I'm giving up on this, maybe when a newer version comes out. :shifty:

[Starman]

They arent providing the Panther images, it doesnt even emulate Apple hardware, it emulates PPC, which just so happens is the same architecture that Apple runs on, you can install PPC Linux,

Apple cant do anything to shut PearPC down,

Use your brain before engaging your fingers.

I am using my brain. If this software allows users to violate Apple's license agreement, they have every right to shut it down.

Why is everyone so f*cking obnoxious?

Mike

[hanxuuk]

After you install panther, can you boot it again? How u boot it?

Still waiting for my panther CD. :unsure:

[Pixelwix]

After you install panther, can you boot it again? How u boot it?

Still waiting for my panther CD. :unsure:

# Boot method

# this can be

# 1. "auto", prom will boot the first bootable partition found (default)

# 2. "select", prom will show you a list of bootable partitions

# 3. "force", prom will load and boot the local file prom_loadfile

#

prom_bootmethod = "select"

[neufuse Veteran]

It's the version of the emulator, not XP itself.

incorrect, JIT is saying just in time compiler. That is not the version number, but saying this emulator also has this feature