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]

[ATLien_0]

what do i need to do to change the ram to 192 or 320 i tried changing the hex number to 0x14000000 but osx still says 128 ram i really want more ram

[rocks1985]

wow, i just tried the p4 0.2 one =) It runs so much more better :)

is it capable of smoothly displaying the Genie effect yet?

[Orson]

I hope it will be very soon possible to make a connection to the internet.

[Jason]

Just think of the possiblities of this program once it matures more, you will never need to buy Apple hardware again to run their OS !!!!

[Detroit]

1) genie effect runs real well, but not butter smooth yet :) (It runs only butter smooth when i used the itunes "zoom" mode)

2) connection to the net will be very later

3) When time passes, it hope to get to 1/10 of cpu speed. It wont be perfect but usable :) right now, its at probably 1/39

[_I am Reptar]

i say 5-6 months,and we got OSX running at 100% speed

[Jason]

i say 5-6 months,and we got OSX running at 100% speed

Could this bring the end of Apple or at least cheaper hardware ?

[ATLien_0]

ok i just tried changing the ram to 10000000 but it still shows 128 mb of ram

And

My clock is now moving at 15 seconds.

The minutes r changing every 15 seconds!!!!!!!!!

[KoL Veteran]

I have this problem

I set up the config and when I startup pearpc I got this :(

I used the img from here - http://www.emaculation.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=1102

[JK1150]

i say 5-6 months,and we got OSX running at 100% speed

unless u are implying that we have an x86 version of MAC OSX, I don't think any emulator can emulate at 100% of your CPU, i mean, just look at Virtual PC, how long that's been out especially on x86 computers, yet still not even close.

[Jason]

The speed of PC's keeps increasing so we will get to a point where it is an acceptable speed to use properly.

[XiXora]

I have this problem

I set up the config and when I startup pearpc I got this :(

I used the img from here - http://www.emaculation.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=1102

dude read from step 10 :)

[KoL Veteran]

dude read from step 10 :)

That doesnt work

Im in step 5 and I cant see what the step said: "you should see the main startup screen, with just the .iso "cdrom" listed as bootable"

btw Here's my config file

ppc_start_resolution=4
redraw_interval_msec=200
prom_driver_graphic = "video.x"
cpu_pvr=0x00088302
memory_size=0x8000000
prom_bootmethod="auto"
prom_env_machargs="-v"
pci_ide0_master_installed=1
pci_ide0_master_image="PantherImage.img"
pci_ide0_master_type="hd"
pci_ide0_slave_installed=1
pci_ide0_slave_image="macosx1.iso"
pci_ide0_slave_type="cdrom"
#pci_3c90x_installed=0
#pci_3c90x_mac="de:ad:ca:fe:12:34"
pci_usb_installed=1
nvram_file="nvram"

[Colin Holywell]

is it capable of smoothly displaying the Genie effect yet?

Yes, on my system at least.

[phalanx126]

KoL, i don't know if this will help, but when I was trying to install 10.2, it simply would not work unless i specified where the video.x files was located....i'm not sure why, but it worked after that

[_I am Reptar]

KoL,use this to fix http://s87840517.onlinehome.us/fixboot.html

[KoL Veteran]

well I think is my version of Panther. I dont know :(

[Datalore]

I tested the lastest official release (0.1.2) in Longhorn build 4074, and it was really slow. The cmd windows showed up first, but the main screen didn't even show up for a minute. (It's usually instant on XP). After that, everything seemed to slow down exponentially. I couldn't get to the Mac OSX boot screen without turning it off from boredom.

I'm not complaining, just reporting the results of my limited tests. ;)

[amr_01]

My clock is now moving at 15 seconds.

The minutes r changing every 15 seconds!!!!!!!!!

one of my friends, who loves macs, and has been using for longer then i know. said that they may have made the time a lot quicker on purpose. OS X's visual effect are time based, so on a fast computer the effects look good in normal time. But in order to make the effects look like right on a machine that is as slow as PearPC they sped the time up.

Don't know if it's true or not, but it makes sense.

[Acezo]

Quick heads up, for those having trouble fiddling with memory settings, try PearGUI. Makes a config file in an easy-to-use GUI.

[Rek]

I use PearPeeler...er where the link for it brb.

[Acezo]

Yup, PearPeeler's nice too...btw, program's in English ;)

EDIT: Just a quick question, with the .2pre version of PearPC, I get artifacts ("left-behind" clips of moved windows and such). Is my refresh too low? I have it set to 15 and it was butter smooth under 1.1/1.2 :shifty:

Edited May 23, 2004 by ViciousX

[Rek]

http://www.pearpc.sourceforge.net/ Removed?

Cant find damn link :pinch:

I want to add net for my mac os x how do I do this I have a router and on board (Nforce 2) LAN is this possble?

[Acezo]

http://pearpc.sourceforge.net (no www :p )

Under windows, networking isn't yet possible

[amr_01]

no www.

http://pearpc.sf.net

ahh, beat me to it. lol