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]

[Ryan Hoffman]

In the 0.2pre changelog, there is this line:

added RealTek-8139 network card driver by Eric Estabrooks

Anyone know if this is for Win32? If yes, how do we use it :ninja:

Here's my screenie to contribute :blush:

Edited May 24, 2004 by Tekmaven

[Colin Holywell]

Anyone know if this is for Win32?

Nope. No networking on windows yet. Check out the developers wiki for windows networking status. http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php?Networking

[Qumahlin]

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. ;)

LOL, your running an alpha program on an alpha OS, to try and emulate another OS :p I don't expect that to be fast anytime soon :p

[ATLien_0]

im trying to convert the 10.3.3 combo update.dmg to iso

[amr_01]

im trying to convert the 10.3.3 combo update.dmg to iso

good luck with that, if you get it to work and install sucessfully, let me know what you did. i have still not figured it out. (without using nero, although someone said that didn't work either)

[Colin Holywell]

im trying to convert the 10.3.3 combo update.dmg to iso

There is a way sort of. The way I did it was I used Nero. Start a new compilation and select new CD-ROM (ISO). Then drag all the files you want to the new compilation including any DMG files. Then change the Recorder to "Image Recorder". Select burn and when the save box comes up change NRG to ISO and save it.

Edited May 24, 2004 by Colin Holywell

[ATLien_0]

someone told me to drag and drop into nero. but nero doesnt read dmgs and same with winiso. I tried just changing the extenstion and looking through google. No luck so far

Is a dmg the unix version of an iso?

[ATLien_0]

and i dont want to burn the image to a cd

[ATLien_0]

i did it the way Colin Holywell did it and its working so far

Edited May 24, 2004 by willvg

[XanDaMan]

also: "oooh!; aaah!; nice!; it works!; slow!; latest one is fast!; uuuh!; pretty!; how can i get this to work?; oooh!; aaah!" ;)

The latest one is fast????

[Ryan Hoffman]

Would it be a very smart idea to install Linux in VMWare, and then PearPC in the Linuxed VMWare? I just wanna mess around with networking support :-P.

PearPC (0.2pre) on my Athlon XP 2800+ with 512mb of RAM allocated to it runs pretty good: the mouse is slightly sluggish, apps don't launch "fast"; but in an acceptable time. I wonder how "slow" it would be running in VMWare.

[cpu killer]

So in Linux you can get network support? Time to remove 4051 from that E: partition and install Linux :).

[Starcom826]

Can anyone explain to me why this is happening?

http://www.geocities.com/starcom826/untitled.JPG

I am trying to install 10.3. I've tried both 0.1.2 and the nightly builds. This is what happens when I try to boot off the iso disc image.

[JK1150]

what's the best way to transfer files w/o networking support? (i haven't finished installing 10.3, so I haven't experiemented, just wanted to know)

[niteowl]

Can anyone explain to me why this is happening?

http://www.geocities.com/starcom826/untitled.JPG

I am trying to install 10.3. I've tried both 0.1.2 and the nightly builds. This is what happens when I try to boot off the iso disc image.

Yeah,

Geocities doesn't allow direct linking.

[Pootis Spencer]

I am using a USB mouse but unable to move the cursor in PearPc.

Anyone know a way around this?

[phalanx126]

I did what Colin Holywell said and it doesn't work, at least not for me. When I tried to boot it up it said error, can't open file. i dont think there's a way to convert .dmg to .iso w/o a mac

[ATLien_0]

i did exactly what he said in nero for windows and am installing the 10.3.3 update as i speak

[Ryan Hoffman]

I am using a USB mouse but unable to move the cursor in PearPc.

Anyone know a way around this?

Howbout pushing F12, and moving your mouse? I'm using a Bluetooth mouse (via a USB Transciever) there is no issue with USB.

[Pootis Spencer]

Howbout pushing F12, and moving your mouse? I'm using a Bluetooth mouse (via a USB Transciever) there is no issue with USB.

Yea I did that. It still wont move the cursor.

[ATLien_0]

do u have usb turned on in ure config file

how do i change my name from willvg to something else or can i

[ATLien_0]

i have a usb mouse it works fine, how do get both buttons and the wheel to work

[Pootis Spencer]

USB is turned on in the config file.

If I press F12 windows cursor dissapears so I presume the emulator takes control of it but it doesn't move the Mac cursor.

I can't get past the select language screen because of this.

Is there any keyboard keys I can use instead?

[banli]

I had a similar mouse problem yesterday.

Are you running windowblinds?

[ATLien_0]

what kinda a mouse is it, maybe a windows driver problem or a pear pc driver problem