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Running Mac OS X on x86 PC!

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Neowinian

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I have pearpc running with os 10.2.

I downloaded the 10.2.8 combo upate.

How can I get this into my emulated harddrive so I can install it?

The file is called MacOSXUpdateCombo10.2.8.dmg

Is there a disk image utility that can read my harddrive image so I can add this file to it?

Please advise.

Thanks,

Brian Weber

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I have pearpc running with os 10.2.

I downloaded the 10.2.8 combo upate.

How can I get this into my emulated harddrive so I can install it?

The file is called MacOSXUpdateCombo10.2.8.dmg

Is there a disk image utility that can read my harddrive image so I can add this file to it?

Please advise.

Thanks,

Brian Weber

I used the Nero demo available at http://www.nero.com/en/ to create a data disk, add the .dmg file to the image and save it as an .iso. Then edit your config file to include the .iso file you made or click the "change disk" button in PearPC to have Mac OS load the CD.

You can then mount the .dmg file and start the upgrade as if you have a real CD in the drive. But, it seemed to freeze at the end of the upgrade for some reason leaving my hd file unbootable. Starting the install of OS X 10.2 over again. hehe. Hope you have more luck then I did.

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You don't need to use Darwin to install OS X. Read the guide here: http://www.emaculation.com/phpBB/viewforum.php?f=21

Install took me ~4 hours from download to finder+desktop. No problems. This is on my laptop (2.4Ghz, 512MB RAM, GeForce4 4200 Go)

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I think you guys are fulla $xxt!! :D

Just kidding, hey I got my install finally working, now my stupid change CD button doesnt work!! Go figure... I am hopeing by changing my .iso image in the config it will read it off of that. Yippy!

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Autumnmist

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Hahahaha

Just ignore Mxxcon.  He likes to **** in other people's cornflakes...    :laugh:

Oh, and if I'm not mistaken, Autumnmist is a lady, thus, no balls included...    :rofl:

Yes, Autumnmist is a lady (points to title below avatar). Thank you. :p

And by download I meant download PearPC and the pre-prepped disk image, *NOT* the OS X install disc (which, FYI were perfectly legal).

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Yes, Autumnmist is a lady (points to title below avatar). Thank you. :p

And by download I meant download PearPC and the pre-prepped disk image, *NOT* the OS X install disc (which, FYI were perfectly legal).

are you talking about an image of os x installed on say my machine (but not the install media) or is this 'pre-prepped' disk something else?

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are you talking about an image of os x installed on say my machine (but not the install media) or is this 'pre-prepped' disk something else?

Check out the Emaculation forums... There are some blank (as in no content) "disk images" --- essentially they're just blank .img files of a properly formatted hard drive that expand to fill ~3GB. This is what the OS X installer will write to when it installs. Otherwise you need to use the Disk Utility or Darwin to partition and format before installing.

*sigh*

Again, perfectly legal. This is why there's a fairly high success rate of getting this working over on the Emaculation forums. Using the pre-prepped disk image allows you to avoid a very time-consuming and error-prone process (patitioning and formatting what is essentially blank space).

Yeesh, just because some of you pirate things doesn't mean all the rest of us do too! Download != Download warez.

And just because I'm being helpful, here's "Install OS X 10.3" in 20 steps: tutorial.

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Neowinian

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I'm having trouble with my CD command in my config file.

I can only boot my HD image when I comment out the CD image.

I booted my HD image successfully with an .iso image yesterday, so I don't understand this.

Anyone else having this problem, and know of a solution?

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All I can say is it is about fricken time!! For some reason I got it working this way and dont know why it mattered.

1. Started a fresh image.

2. Partitioned with Darwin (ppc.exe ppccfg.darwin)

3. Did not install Darwin this time!!

4. Booted OSX 10.2 image. (ppc.exe ppccfg.osx)

5. No disk showed up in the OSX install so I opened up Disk Manager.

6. Partitioned with OSX.

7. Formated drive with OSX, and started install.

8. Rebooted PearPC (My Change CD button would not work so I changed my image in the ppccfg.osx to osx2.iso)

9. Finished install of second disk. (Note: It seems to go into a sleep mode if you do not keep the mouse active, anyone else have this problem??)

10. After gruleing hours of staying awake to keep moving the silly mouse!

11. TaDA!!!!!!! :D :D :D

Anyone know why I am showing 128mb Ram in the OSX 10.2 System Info?? I am running 512Mb. Anyway to change this to boost performance perhaps??

Also has anyone installed Darwin and got OSX to boot? That is one of the things why I think I was getting the boot screen to hang w/ slashed circle!!

Cheers, and thank you all!!

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