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]

[PureEdit]

This is COMPLETELY legal, so shutup NOW.

Running Mac OS * is ILLEGAL, but that is not all this can be used for.

MOL can already run Mac OS * on non Mac hardware (but still PPC), so this is nothing apple has not seen before.

[Starman]

Cool.

When you unzipped the jitc version, you got a few files in there. Make sure that you put the 3 GB .img file in that folder as well.

You need a disk image to run. Panther, Darwin, or Mandrake. Panther is 2 disks.

There's a file called ppccfg.example. Towards the bottom are config settings for the disk images; master and slave. I don't have the config file in front of me (Im' on my Powerbook at the moment :D) but if you look back in this thread, you'll see examples of what to set those settings to.

Essentially, the master setting is turned on by changing the 0 to 1, and you set that as the filename of your hard drive image. You turn slave on by changing it from 0 to 1 and set the filename of the CD image you want to 'boot' from.

Mike

[cooldude7273]

i am going ****ING CRAZY

i can't do this

i am litteraly crying right now

[JaredFrost]

figured it out!

try this:

prom_env_machargs = ""

This worked awesome for me, Thanks

[Jackalo]

Indeed. Congrats Volrath, you found the fix for running OS 10.2

[VWW]

Just thought i'd throw this in here.... i have tried the original OSX 10.0 and i can't get that to work. I have even tried the above fix that works for 10.2 but still no luck. Just thought some of you might be interested :)

[CyBeRiA]

anyone know of a way i can convert my .toast file to an .iso?

thanks

[Liquid]

anyone know of a way i can convert my .toast file to an .iso?

thanks

A guess, Easy cd creator? Same comapny so maybe?

[AgEnTsMiTh]

Keep on topic. Only time this is going to be said.

[volrathxp]

Indeed.  Congrats Volrath, you found the fix for running OS 10.2

hey no problem, just trying to help out! :D

edit:

I would like to also note that allocating 512 mb of ram ( i have a gb in my machine) to PearPC has made a huge difference. it's not super fast, but it's reasonably faster than one with 128mb of ram. :D

Edited May 12, 2004 by volrathxp

[+DKAngel Subscriber²]

how did u change the settings in the emu config to allow 512 ive tryied so many hex settings cant get it higher than 145 and even still it crashes

[Rob2687]

jeez this is slow.. its been extracting files for the Darwin thing for forever :o

[1759]

It's installing, using Jackalo's guide, but it'll probably take forever and then some.

[+DKAngel Subscriber²]

well i got darwin perfectly installed

but my osx 10.3 dies in the very last stages of install :

[Starman]

My installation's been running for about 5-1/2 hours now, and it's been stuck on 2h39m for about 45 minutes. Hasn't crashed, still running.

I'm really hoping they get something a little better for 0.2. Maybe networking and a small percentage faster.

Mike

[volrathxp]

how did u change the settings in the emu config to allow 512 ive tryied so many hex settings cant get it higher than 145 and even still it crashes

set the memory size to 0x24000000

[ataxy]

definitly worth setting your mem higher

[ataxy]

cvs file have been updated

version 0.1.1:

- FPU: multiply fixed

- gcard: 1024x768x32 mode wasn't useable

- io registers weren't zero extended on byte or half accesses

- compiles now also with gcc 2.95

- boots debian for PowerPC

- got rid of printf() and exit() in HFS and HFS+ code

- fixed buggy copyTo() and copyAllTo() in stream.cc

- fixed IDEDevice::read(). must update "tel".

[Trek234]

Version 0.1.1

change log:

- FPU: multiply fixed

- gcard: 1024x768x32 mode wasn't useable

- io registers weren't zero extended on byte or half accesses

- compiles now also with gcc 2.95

- boots debian for PowerPC

- got rid of printf() and exit() in HFS and HFS+ code

- fixed buggy copyTo() and copyAllTo() in stream.cc

- fixed IDEDevice::read(). must update "tel".

on edit: Damn beat me by 3 mins. :)

[Jackalo]

Heh Thanks to you both for being observant in times that I'm not at the computer. ; )

[+DKAngel Subscriber²]

[CPU/CPU] execution started at 05601080

[CPU/MMU] new pagetable: sdr1 = 0x2380007f

[CPU/MMU] new pagetable: sdr1 accepted

[CPU/MMU] number of pages: 2^20 pagetable_start: 0x23800000 size: 2^23

JITC Error: cannot read page-table.

thats what happens when i change the mem size to anythign but 128meg :/

[+DKAngel Subscriber²]

someone go compile the jitc version for 0.1.1 :p then we can all play some more

[Jackalo]

I couldn't figure out how to compile it on my Laptop for Windows. I figured I would just set the target system to be i386-pc-winnt, but that didn't work. It just gave a ****load of errors.

[+DKAngel Subscriber²]

i wanted to compile it specific for my cpu but that failed :p

im gonna try install the yellowdog linux powerpc version on this emu and see how it goes :p

[Kibirinis]

Ok i've installed the Mac OS X, my PPC restarts and then i got the error. When i tried to force my img I have an error "Permission Denied" I have 5 partitions but there is no bootable partition so it cannot start. Anyone knows where is the problem?