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]

[jedavis1]

I think I may be slightly retarded...how do you turn on fullscreen? :s I'm using the Richard Goodwin Athlon XP optimized nightly build. I have went back and read other pages so I don't need the "use the search button" speech :p

*edit* I found on another PearPC page that the fullscreen toggle is F12, but it doesn't go fullscreen for me, it just lets me use the OS X cursor rather than the one in Windows :s

Unless something has changed, the nightly non-sdl builds do not support full screen yet, only networking.

[jedavis1]

I'm having a problem copying files from my network drive to the Mac. I'm using Panther 10.3.4 with the bridging enabled in Windows. I can surf the net on the Mac, so I know everything is configured correctly.

I have found that it is works best to use FTP. In the sharing prefrence panel on the Mac VM, enable FTP sharing, then set a fold on the mac VM. In windows, go to "Network places" and add a network place. Type in "ftp://username:[email protected]" and then it will create a short cut to the Mac FTP share. I find the ftp much more reliable than the normal shares.

I have been able to transfer 100's of mb back and forth this way.

HTH,

Jon

[cloudvc15]

Does anyone have a link to that 3GB PREP Image file it seems the Install guide to 10.2 site is gone http://s87840517.onlinehome.us/pearpc.html . Anyhelp would be great thx. :)

[Emon]

Does anyone have a link to that 3GB PREP Image file it seems the Install guide to 10.2 site is gone http://s87840517.onlinehome.us/pearpc.html . Anyhelp would be great thx.  :)

I have a mirror up for my guide ..did you check that ?

http://emon.aaronx.com/pearpc.html

yea I was over my 5 gb limit like within 20 days or so :wacko:

[cloudvc15]

Thanks Emon :p

[niteowl]

I got networking setup in OS X. I'm typing this in Safari :)

[santiagomedinasaenz]

Well guys remember you told me i had to start all over againg getting another image. The thing is that, that is what i did but now i have another problem

Look at the pic. I don't know wot it wrong but when i run ppc these apears

any ideas of why is these happening?

[Cyman]

I have found that it is works best to use FTP. In the sharing prefrence panel on the Mac VM, enable FTP sharing, then set a fold on the mac VM. In windows, go to "Network places" and add a network place. Type in "ftp://username:[email protected]" and then it will create a short cut to the Mac FTP share. I find the ftp much more reliable than the normal shares.

I have been able to transfer 100's of mb back and forth this way.

HTH,

Jon

BTW,

can you name some FTP clients for Mac or is there already something integrated in OS X?

Another question: Is there something I have to respect when updating to 10.3.4 so my network will still work afterwards? I mostly use the latest SDL and the DirectX builds.

[ATLien_0]

i posted this on the last page on so far cant get it to work

i can view pearpc osx on the network on other computers but

dies anyone know if ms remote desktop for osx can on remote from osx to xp

or can i do xp to osx remote

i use remote desktop all the time on my laptop. I was thinking about doing a remote desktop from my laptop to my desktop both windows

but then i thought hey pearpc runs on the interent and my network now

so im trying to using the microsoft remote desktop program for mac osx to go from my laptop directly to mac os in pear do u think it will work

i will post a pic once i get it working

[autodefe]

Does anyone know what's wrong? I'm using this guide: http://emon.aaronx.com/pearpc.html.

Could it possibly be my image? I converted it from .CDR to .BIN to .ISO, but the size of the image matches the guide's almost exactly.

[jedavis1]

BTW,

can you name some FTP clients for Mac or is there already something integrated in OS X?

Another question: Is there something I have to respect when updating to 10.3.4 so my network will still work afterwards? I mostly use the latest SDL and the DirectX builds.

I don't use an FTP client in OS X, I do all the FTPing from the windows side. If I need to get something out of Pearpc, I put it in the shared folder and pull it from the PC side.

[VanyDotK]

After installing Mac OSX how do you run it again? I tried putting ppc ppccfg.osx in the command promp but then it just runs the installation again.

[PureEdit]

After installing Mac OSX how do you run it again? I tried putting ppc ppccfg.osx in the command promp but then it just runs the installation again.

Disable the CD.

[eaglebtc]

Fetch is a really good FTP client for the Mac.

[Emon]

Does anyone know what's wrong? I'm using this guide: http://emon.aaronx.com/pearpc.html.

Could it possibly be my image? I converted it from .CDR to .BIN to .ISO, but the size of the image matches the guide's almost exactly.

hmm .. boot off the install CD (CD 1) and run disk utility. See if it finds any drive .. if it does then run "Repair disk" on it.

[krmathis]

Could it possibly be my image? I converted it from .CDR to .BIN to .ISO, but the size of the image matches the guide's almost exactly.

Why dont you create an .iso image straight from your Mac OS X CD/DVD?

Then you could be sure that the image is valid! ;)

[aka JAWheat411]

Hmm may be a repeat but on G4TechTV ...the screensavers they are going to show and talk about running OS X on a PC. Turn it on....

[autodefe]

hmm .. boot off the install CD (CD 1) and run disk utility. See if it finds any drive .. if it does then run "Repair disk" on it.

That IS CD1 that does not boot... :pinch:

[santiagomedinasaenz]

Could someone help me?

I had to atart everything again, like you guyd told me to do. Now I can't run it because i don't know what problem is coming out.

Any tips ideas, please something i want to run OS X 10.2 on my XP, please! Please

Ok Look at the pic and tell if you know what is wrong or if i'm using the right version, and what should i do

[Cyman]

I have found that it is works best to use FTP. In the sharing prefrence panel on the Mac VM, enable FTP sharing, then set a fold on the mac VM. In windows, go to "Network places" and add a network place. Type in "ftp://username:[email protected]" and then it will create a short cut to the Mac FTP share. I find the ftp much more reliable than the normal shares.

I have been able to transfer 100's of mb back and forth this way.

HTH,

Jon

My "Add a network place" function, doesn't work. When I start it, it searches infinitely, without finding anything. This is very odd.

But shouldn't it also work, the other way round, making my host PC a FTP server, so I could access the files from my Mac VM?

Does any of you know, if there's a freeware FTP client for Mac OS X out there?

[jdkramar]

Does any of you know, if there's a freeware FTP client for Mac OS X out there?

http://www.versiontracker.com/php/search.p...macosx&x=13&y=8

[eaglebtc]

OMG! I just figured out a way to make applications load MUCH faster!

Just set the dock to auto-hide. Apparently those little bounces take up a LOT of CPU time. It used to take programs like Thoth and Fetch over 30 seconds to start. Now they load in just 5 seconds or less.

Also, I think the long term implication for this is that pearPC will get a HUGE speed boost if it can figure out how to directly access the graphics card for drawing objects on screen.

[jkabaseball]

it doesn't recognize a HD, i've tried 6 and 3, i think i need darwin. I downloaded it but its a .gz I can't turn it into a iso, i managed but its not bootable. I need some help.

[scowl]

Opio have you figured out your problem? Same thing is happening to me.

[phalanx126]

can anyone tell me why i can't change my resolution in the sdl build of ppc?! here's my config:

#ppc_start_resolution = 4

#fs_refresh_rate = 60

redraw_interval_msec = 40

prom_bootmethod = "select"

prom_env_bootargs = ""

prom_env_machargs = ""

#prom_driver_graphic = "video.x"

memory_size=0x10000000

pci_ide0_master_installed = 1

pci_ide0_master_image = "macosx_6gb_unjournaled.img"

pci_ide0_master_type = "hd"

pci_ide0_slave_installed = 1

pci_ide0_slave_image = "macosx.iso"

pci_ide0_slave_type = "cdrom"

pci_rtl8139_installed = 1

pci_rtl8139_mac = "de:ad:ca:fe:12:34"

pci_usb_installed = 1

nvram_file = "nvram"