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Running Mac OS X on x86 PC!

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Any ideas how i can make it work?

I have the SDL.dll in the directory and in system32

Grab a new SDL build, or use a non-SDL build. This is a problem with the PearPC code (right after the code reorg), and not a problem with your system, or the dlls you're using.

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The reason why you are getting the config errors, is because the video setting has changed. Instead of entering a number for your video mode, the video mode is now expressed in "[Resolution]x[ColorDepth]" format, and as with any string in the config file, make sure you surround the setting with quotes. For example, "1024x768x32". Just to note: the video mode setting isn't required anymore, and it can actually be commented out (you can switch resolutions in Mac OS X or whatever OS you have installed, natively).

To respond to santiagomedinasaenz's problem; the reason why you keep getting permission denied is because in the Mac OS X shell, you don't get root permissions automatticly. Instead of running pdisk, run the command: sudo pdisk. The terminal should prompt you for the password, just enter your account's password. This *should* make everything dandy, however you might not be able to change the partition your booted in.

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Alrighty, I was unhappy with the selection of builds available, so I decided to make my own builds.

These are the following builds I'm making:

G4/Altivec (from altivec CVS branch), SDL

G4/Altivec (from altivec CVS branch), Win32

Standard CVS CPU, SDL

Standard CVS CPU, Win32

Each of the above configurations are available optimized for Pentium 4, or AthlonXP, so there are eight builds total. Additionally, each build will stay archvied, so if tomorrows CVS isn't as good as todays, you can go back.

If the folders are missing zip files, its just because it's currently building ;-). http://www.tekmaven.nu/pearpc/builds/

Just one note, if you are using the G4/Altivec builds, be sure to add this line to your config file:

cpu_pvr = 0x000c0000

By the way, did I mention PearPC will now emulate a G4 cpu? ;)

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