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]

[Acezo]

Thats your problem there. You can't use the network with 10.3.4. It hasn't been solved yet. if you can get back to 10.3.3 then your network will work fine.

Networking works with 10.3.4 :blink:

Start with the networking commented out in your config, boot OSX, delete all network cards, shutdown PPC, put networking back into your config, reboot OSX & reinstall cards.

[SAMeAiM]

look on page 122, think it was there...

[sacrecow]

(puts hand up) i have higher res then 1024x768 working

Care to enlighten us?

[ATLien_0]

when u say take out the net cards in the config do u mean putting a #in front and a 0 at the end

or

completely taking out the pci rtl.... part

[Acezo]

(puts hand up) i have higher res then 1024x768 working

Care to enlighten us?

Use this

##

## Resolution

##

## 0: 640x480x8 (indexed)

## 1: 640x480x15

## 2: 640x480x32

## 3: 800x600x8 (indexed)

## 4: 800x600x15

## 5: 800x600x32

## 6: 1024x768x8 (indexed)

## 7: 1024x768x15

## 8: 1024x768x32

## 9: 1280x960x8 (indexed)

## 10: 1280x960x16

## 11: 1280x960x32

## 12: 1280x1024x8 (indexed)

## 13: 1280x1024x16

## 14: 1280x1024x32

##

## The indexed modes are unsupported.

##

## default: 4

ppc_start_resolution = 14

when u say take out the net cards in the config do u mean putting a #in front and a 0 at the end

or

completely taking out the pci rtl.... part

Adding # to the beginning and making it equal 0

Taking it out completely is the same thing...at least is should be.

[offroadaaron]

what do u have your res set too it should be set to 14 or 15 i have mine set to 14 working fine

[offroadaaron]

there u go he beat me to it

[Ryan Hoffman]

Note to a moderator:

This topic is over 130 pages: this is a huge problem. I've read 99% of it all, but most peopel who discovered PearPC today and find this thread will NOT read all of it. There is so much to talk about with PearPC that it almost deserves its own forum.

I don't have any real good suggestions on how to remedy this. Maybe a quick fix is to close this topic, start a new one, and keep closing / starting new topics? That doesn't seem to work well for a long time period. Maybe a subforum would be good?

Anyone else wanna comment on this?

[sacrecow]

Sorry, none of my configs had those settings listed, Thank you.

[Acezo]

Only way that I can think of to fix this thread would be for someone to create a guide using all the important points...there's just too much to talk about though :unsure:

[offroadaaron]

i think your right Tekmaven i agree fully

[klop]

Yep that would be a good idea...

Its impossible to read all this thread.

Here's 2 links to get networking working in PearPC:

http://dev.realistanew.com/win32net/

http://www.kelley.ca/pearpc/

Here's a link for PearPC Nightly Builds:

http://www.richardgoodwin.com/pearpc/

Here's a guide how to install OSX in PearPC:

http://liquid.liquidm3dia.com/ppcguide.htm

Here's a good site for info about PearPC:

http://pearpc.net/

Hope it'll help some people...

[Redestium]

I'm glad I've been reading it since day 1.

[klop]

I'm glad I've been reading it since day 1.

LMAO!!! :laugh:

[ATLien_0]

sadly ive done everything u guys and the guide has told me so i guess ill have to wait for a net patch for 10.3.4

[0sit0]

yea ive been reading also :D

[KeR]

the new nightly builds don't have the full screen patch or the refresh rate...and I deleted the old one, crap.

[Liquid]

http://liquid.liquidm3dia.com/ppcguide.htm

I fixed the mistakes in my guide. Thanks for all of you letting me know.

[mlerner]

Wish I could get networking going but i'm on a network and my router is using the ip 192.168.0.1 so I can't enable ICS.

[Liquid]

Wish I could get networking going but i'm on a network and my router is using the ip 192.168.0.1 so I can't enable ICS.

Change your routers IP to 192.168.1.1 or just bridge the 2 connections.

[ATLien_0]

ok i even changed the net adapter to the 3com one and in os x i still get this

why wont it show the other card or delete it

[colordeficiency]

I'm glad I've been reading it since day 1.

Me too! But I just hadn't have internet access for a day and the pages jump from 98 to 135!

[Ryan Hoffman]

I've been on this thread since day one too... I read neowin every day, browse the forums, but I don't post as often as I should :-X.

I haven't seen the current PearPC GUI for Windows (someone made one I believe)... but I'm working on one. If all goes well, I should have shots tomorrow! My plan: make it look sweet, work well, and be bug free (oh wait, thats every programmers plan :-X).

Edit: I forgot to ask.. can someone attach (or upload and link) a properly unjournaled formatted 15gb hard drive image (zipped really small :D). I started out with a 3gb image, and well, I'm full. Is there a precedure to extend an image file? What about me adding a second image hard drive and copying/resizing partition? It would be a bummer to reinstall again.. lol

[Skywing]

well, im down until tomorrow morning, i tried updating to 10.3.3 and the installer crashed and killed my install, i tried deleting the nvram file as i previously heard but that did nothing, looks like ill be reinstalling tomorrow morning

[PureEdit]

I've been on this thread since day one too... I read neowin every day, browse the forums, but I don't post as often as I should :-X.

I haven't seen the current PearPC GUI for Windows (someone made one I believe)... but I'm working on one. If all goes well, I should have shots tomorrow! My plan: make it look sweet, work well, and be bug free (oh wait, thats every programmers plan :-X).

Edit: I forgot to ask.. can someone attach (or upload and link) a properly unjournaled formatted 15gb hard drive image (zipped really small :D). I started out with a 3gb image, and well, I'm full. Is there a precedure to extend an image file? What about me adding a second image hard drive and copying/resizing partition? It would be a bummer to reinstall again.. lol

You can make image files in OS X and restore them on other hard drives. You would have to backup your current 3gb one to windows over a network and then restore it later.