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]

[aka JAWheat411]

Okay, few more hours of work done, and here is another shot. I'm still going to be playing with the UI a bit more: the "Summary" section is incomplete, and the "Power Status" may become something else (I have a Status Control Sidebar already).

The GUI uses XML based config files to store the data, and when the user is ready to run PearPC, it creates a PearPC config file. I'm calling the XML file, ppcml (PearPC Markup Language) :D. When you go File -> Open, and open another config file, it gets a second tab with that virtual machine.

I'll keep working ;-).

Yeah killer.

Looks like it has alot more potential than all the other PearPC GUI's.

[oldaccount1]

this is a huge thread.

[Ryan Hoffman]

Okay, last screenie for a few hours.

[aka JAWheat411]

For those of you having trouble with networking.

Check out this guide.

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

Seems to work good

[Pootis Spencer]

Already posted a few pages back.

[silentprey04]

Liquid... you're guide doesn't work. I just tried it and when I launch the bat file it just flashes a dos box and disappears.

[aka JAWheat411]

Already posted a few pages back.

Sorry

At this point.......it is very hard to keep up :p

[Datalore]

Excellent work, Tekmaven! I can't wait to see future progress on your GUI. It's the best out there, and I think it's worthy of being the official GUI.

[silentprey04]

Can someone explain what the redraw does. Im using the latest nightly build. Its config has 40 as the default redraw. A friend of mine told me to set it to 200. That seems like a big difference! What does it do?

[JadeWolf324]

i followed Emons guide and im stuck with a "there are no bootlable partitons" thing. any ideas?

# PearPC Configuration File

#
# Resolution
#	
#	0: 640x480x8 (indexed)
#	1: 640x480x15
#	2: 640x480x32
#	3: 800x600x8 (indexed)
#	4: 800x600x15
#	5: 800x600x32
#	6: 1024x768x8 (indexed)
#	7: 1024x768x15
#	8: 1024x768x32
#
#	The indexed modes are unsupported.
#	
#	default: 4
ppc_start_resolution = 8


#
# Redraw interval (in ms)
# must be between 1 and 999
#
# If you set this higher, PearPC will spend less time doing redraws (and so run faster)
# but feel less responsive. You should adjust this to your computer speed and personal
# preference.
#
redraw_interval_msec = 100

#
# Loader 
#

#
#	Boot method
#   this can be
#   1. "auto", prom will boot the first bootable partition found (default)
#   2. "select", prom will show you a list of bootable partitions
#   3. "force", prom will load and boot the local file prom_loadfile
#

prom_bootmethod = "auto"

# Example of how to use "force":
#prom_bootmethod = "force"
#prom_loadfile = "test/yaboot"
#prom_env_bootpath = "disk"

#
#	bootargs: don't change unless you know what you are doing
#	machargs: set to "-v" to get a verbose startup
#

prom_env_machargs = ""

#
#	This is needed if you want to boot Mac OS X
#

prom_driver_graphic = "video.x"


# This will adjust the position of the initial page table (don't change)
#page_table_pa = 104857600

#
# CPU Config
#
#	Processor Version Register
#	Defaults to 0x00088302
#	Only change if you know want you are doing
#
#cpu_pvr = 0x00088302


#
# Main memory (default 128 MiB)
# must be >= 64 MiB
#
memory_size=0x10000000

#
# IO Devices
#

#
#	PCI IDE Config
#
#	Drive type will be set according to file extension:
#  .img: Harddisk (filesize must be multiple of 516096)
#  .iso: CD-Rom
#	Or you can override this by specifying the type via
#	pci_ide0_master_type / pci_ide0_slave_type

pci_ide0_master_installed = 1
pci_ide0_master_image = "C:\pearpc\HD-OS-X-Panther-PREP.img"
pci_ide0_master_type = "hd"

pci_ide0_slave_installed = 1
pci_ide0_slave_image = "C:\pearpc\OSX_CD1.iso"
pci_ide0_slave_type = "cdrom"

#
#	Network (unavailable on windows)
#

pci_3c90x_installed = 0
pci_3c90x_mac = "de:ad:ca:fe:12:34"

#
#	USB
#
pci_usb_installed = 1

#
#	NVRAM
#
nvram_file = "nvram"

[Litespeed]

Okay, few more hours of work done, and here is another shot. I'm still going to be playing with the UI a bit more: the "Summary" section is incomplete, and the "Power Status" may become something else (I have a Status Control Sidebar already).

The GUI uses XML based config files to store the data, and when the user is ready to run PearPC, it creates a PearPC config file. I'm calling the XML file, ppcml (PearPC Markup Language) :D. When you go File -> Open, and open another config file, it gets a second tab with that virtual machine.

I'll keep working ;-).

<cough VMware </cough> :whistle:

[ThunderRiver]

I have always been wondering why people here try to install OS X soo badly.. How come I haven't seen anyone tried to install OS 9?

[aka JAWheat411]

I have always been wondering why people here try to install OS X soo badly.. How come I haven't seen anyone tried to install OS 9?

Well PearPC doesn't really work with OS 9. It is made for OS X.

[Post-It Note]

I left a secret message in the picture. Find it and win (nothing)!

[Rudy]

I left a secret message in the picture. Find it and win (nothing)!

how long did windows take to install inside pearpc?

[aka JAWheat411]

  i followed Emons guide and im stuck with a "there are no bootlable partitons" thing. any ideas?

Two things I seen iun your config that might make a difference.

I got this right here in mine

this for the boot method so I can select the right drive

# Boot method

# this can be

# 1. auto, prom will boot the first bootable partition found (default)

# 2. select, prom will show you a list of bootable partitions

# 3. force, prom will load and boot the local file prom_loadfile

#

prom_bootmethod = "select"

# Example of how to use force:

#prom_bootmethod = "force"

#prom_loadfile = "test/yaboot"

#prom_env_bootpath = "disk"

and this right below it

# bootargs: don't change unless you know what you are doing

# machargs: set to "-v" to get a verbose startup

#

#prom_env_bootargs = ""

#prom_env_machargs = "-v"

prom_env_machargs = ""

[JadeWolf324]

what should i be selecting?

[JadeWolf324]

I have always been wondering why people here try to install OS X soo badly.. How come I haven't seen anyone tried to install OS 9?

because thats already been perfected...a while ago..

[aka JAWheat411]

what should i be selecting?

Well on mine it is

2. Partition 2 of 'disk0'  (Apple_HFS_Untitled_2/Apple_HFS)

Maybe the same in yours or something close.

[JadeWolf324]

Well on mine it is

Maybe the same in yours or something close.

it says that partiton is not bootable...

[aka JAWheat411]

Follow this guide

This is what I did to make the partition bootable

Just scroll down to where it is relevant

http://www.emaculation.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=1102

[JadeWolf324]

could it be because im using version 1.2?

[Ryan Hoffman]

how long did windows take to install inside pearpc?

I don't think he installed Windows. Rather, he's Remote Deskop'ing In.

[Ryan Hoffman]

It's now running well. I'm going to be writing some wizards, and other things to make this app "user friendly". My goal: a 4 year old should be able to use PearPC. The ugly dos console with the debug information is now in the "Session Log" area of the VM's page. I currently can't embed the PearPC GUI window in my application due to the way PearPC works :-P (I'm going to send the dev's an email, hopefully we can work on this).

Here is the latest screenie, and I'm also going to put this on the PearPC Developer's Wiki.

[aka JAWheat411]

Dang that is nice.

Alot better than the batch file and config file I am using now lmao.

Hmm also makes me wonder will you be able to load your current config file into it? I would hate to have to figure out what all I got going.