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]

[syphern]

how did you get to load a theme syph? the apply now button for me in shapeshifter is off or something.

Ah man its all a blur to me LOL.

Well double click on the theme file it should open the shapeshifter. Also i noticed i had to download shapeshifter twice, the 1st download was corrupt! So download and reinstall it again... and when you apply the theme there is an indicator of the time it takes to install the theme at the bottom of shapeshifter notice it moves veeeeery slowly, so you have to wait and restart pearpc.

[Menge]

Phalanx: It's very much alive and active. Infact, soemone has Alvitec enabled without GUI artefacts (meaning we will see big speed increases and Alvitec in the next release, hopefully).

according to Daniel, Altivec was successfully emulated in the Generic CPU (if im not mistaken this happened earler today). it is not implemented in the JITC build. and the addition of altivec means only compatibility improvements (as in apps that require it will now run). there is technically no speed improvements from it according to him.

[lilmoonee]

Thanks alot for that, the build is FAST! A very nice improvement i would say, not perfect but certainly very nice.

BTW there are some windows/osx mouse issues with this, the f12 mouse thing doesnt work. All you do is put your mouse over the program and it will start working in osx! But sometimes the allignment is totally wrong and you cant control it. Any fixes for this??

use shift+f9 to take control of the mouse like before and shift+12 for full screen.

[phalanx126]

can anyway explain why i can't switch resolutions within mac os x in any of the SDL builds? here's my config:

#ppc_start_resolution = 5

#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"

[eaglebtc]

Is this your entire config file? You need to change resolution before you go full-screen.

edit: I just downloaded the latest build. WOW! The clock is accurate! The animations are the correct speed! This is an important milestone in the development of PearPC.

Edited June 13, 2004 by eaglebtc

[Emon]

check that out !!!!

[eaglebtc]

somehow i don't think that's accurate ;) but hey! it's nice to see a number finally!

Mine says about 320MHz, but that's because Hyperthreading is turned on, and this app can't use both "virtual" CPUs. I'll turn it off when I reboot and see what it reads then.

Edited June 13, 2004 by eaglebtc

[Emon]

somehow i don't think that's accurate ;) but hey! it's nice to see a number finally!

yea I also think thats not right :) .. first time I ran it .. it said 885 MHz .. but now its saying 559 MHz .. weird

[KeR]

works much better then the previous builds.

[eaglebtc]

Now that the clock is working, I'm guessing the highest priorities for the developers are, in order:

• Full emulation of Quartz Extreme (OpenGL 2D & 3D)
  
• Sound
  
• Peripherals (Firewire, USB)
  

[KeR]

Now that the clock is working, I'm guessing the highest priorities for the developers are, in order:

• Full emulation of Quartz Extreme (OpenGL 2D & 3D)
  
• Sound
  
• Peripherals (Firewire, USB)
  

I rather have it work faster then have smooth OS X effects.

[Rudy]

I rather have it work faster then have smooth OS X effects.

:yes: :yes: :yes:

[Skywing]

i been outta the loop for a while, can anyone link me to the latest most stable version w/ networking enabled and if there are any differences in loading it can you tell me how?

[Emon]

i been outta the loop for a while, can anyone link me to the latest most stable version w/ networking enabled and if there are any differences in loading it can you tell me how?

http://richardgoodwin.com/pearpc/downloadc...n32newclock.exe

[phalanx126]

has anyone else been having problems getting networking to work with sdl version of ppc. networking worked for the tap32 v.16 drivers, but when i updated to 2.0 and started using sdl, networking stopped working. i've followed the instructions of many guides and when i go into network connections in OSX it says that my port is currently active, but i still can't connect to the internet :(

[eaglebtc]

has anyone else been having problems getting networking to work with sdl version of ppc. networking worked for the tap32 v.16 drivers, but when i updated to 2.0 and started using sdl, networking stopped working. i've followed the instructions of many guides and when i go into network connections in OSX it says that my port is currently active, but i still can't connect to the internet :(

Check to be sure that 1) you have OSX 10.3.4, and that 2) your LAN and TAP driver are bridged together in Windows.

If this is the case, then do the following:

1. Shut down PearPC.

2. Delete NVRAM from the PearPC install folder.

3. Open the config file and comment out the following lines: (put a "#" at the beginning)

#pci_rtl8139_installed = 1
#pci_rtl8139_mac = "de:ad:ca:fe:12:xx"

4. Save the config file.

5. Relaunch PearPC.

6. Go to Networking, Click "Show > Network Ports" and remove all the adapters except Built-in Ethernet.

7. Shut down PearPC.

8. Remove the comment marks from Step 3. Change the last two digits of the MAC address.

9. Save the config file.

10. Relaunch PearPC.

11. Go to Networking, a box pops up that you have a new adapter.

12. Configure said adapter for Automatic DHCP.

13. Click "Apply Now."

This method has never failed me.

[phalanx126]

hmm, still didn't work :(

Edited June 13, 2004 by phalanx126

[jkabaseball]

Can someone help me with the SDL build? I can't seem to get it to work. I downloaded the .exe (clock somthing) and the ppc-sdl, but it gives me an error about no sdl.dll, i can' t find that anywhere.

[jkabaseball]

hmm, still didn't work :(

didn't work for me either. I got to the point wher you boot for the 2nd time and mine doens't boot. it says missing file.

[klop]

Yay! Mine says its a 659MHz :p

But it I cant get networking with this new build. :(

And everytime I try to click on Monitors in System preference, it crashes.

Edited June 13, 2004 by klop

[syphern]

These is wot appears on my screen when i run ppc

Plaese some help

any ideas of why is these happening?

Lower the amount of RAM you are allocating for the program, go for something like 128mb. If that works try 256mb.

[syphern]

use shift+f9 to take control of the mouse like before and shift+12 for full screen.

Lifesaver (Y)

Thanks ;)

[ATLien_0]

Ok so i started using the new clock version and my cpu registers at 533 mhz :yes: . From what ive heard about the power pc processor the speed is double to equal what u would have on and intel chip right? SO technicaly im running a 1066 mhz machine.

osx is still a little sluggish.

My network has a green light but fails to connect to the internet. Dont know if it is this version or if it is the new firmware update to the linksys routers.

Oh well Atleast i still have a green light

[phalanx126]

willvg, i'm having the same problem, green light but no internet...lemme know if you find out how to fix it

[JK1150]

how come I am labelled at 320MHz with a 2.8GHz when people with lower specs are twice that. I have hyperthreading, is that why?