Cherry OS Trial Available!

[Another_Paul]

http://www.cherryos.com/

downloading it now.

[mootymoots]

Umm, its pretty rubbish. PearPC runs much better on my system. I get no animations (shrinking etc...) boot time is as slow as PPC, and general performance is pretty naff im afraid :(

[sfalcon]

you atleast have to make a profile, this is the file it puts those settings into, such as where the img is, and redraw, things like that.

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Can anyone confirm that they have this file who didn't use a ppc image in their CherryOS install? I never used PPC but I am using CherryOS right now and I do not have this file.

[Ridgeburner]

Problem, for me at least.

When I go to install Panther 10.3, it gets to the language select screen or whatever, but nothing moves, I noticed that when it was "Preparing installation" the animated progress bar was NOT moving, when I alt tabbed out of the program, it start moving, and the cursor in CherryOS was animated (the busy animation) , same thing when it was booting, only when i alt tabbed out did I see the circular booting animation below the apple symbol, i cant click anything in the cherryos window, it doesnt respond, cant even move the mouse, if I go into CherryOS and click on the finder and alt-tab out real quick, I'll notice that the mouse jumps and moves to the button i pushed and opens it, when I click back in, again, unresponsive, keyboard doesnt work either...what's going on? :blink:

[Rob2687]

Can anyone confirm that they have this file who didn't use a ppc image in their CherryOS install?  I never used PPC but I am using CherryOS right now and I do not have this file.

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All I did was create a profile and Im looking at that file right now.

[amr_01]

Can anyone confirm that they have this file who didn't use a ppc image in their CherryOS install?  I never used PPC but I am using CherryOS right now and I do not have this file.

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i can confirm it. i didn't use a pearpc image. got rid of it long ago. in fact it wasn't even the same computer.

[The Jorge]

:yes:

Atleast it makes everything point click and go.

PearPC was a pain in the arse to set up originally...

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That isn't the point. The point is that it's using open source code in a closed source program and charging for it. That's a big no no.

[Toxicfume Veteran]

Okay I have the file ASTROAMATRO now. It is created right after you create a profile and start it (doesn't require OS X to be installed), and here are it's content:

pci_ide0_master_installed = 1
pci_ide0_master_image = "c:\CherryOS_HD\toxicfume\hdimage.img"
pci_ide0_master_type = "hd"
pci_3c90x_installed = 0
pci_3c90x_mac = "DE:AD:CA:FE:12:34" 
pci_usb_installed = 1
nvram_file = "nvram" 
pci_ide0_slave_installed = 1
pci_ide0_slave_image = ""
 pci_ide0_slave_type = "cdrom"
prom_bootmethod = "auto" 
redraw_interval_msec = 10
 cos_start_resolution = "1280x1024x32"
prom_driver_graphic ="C:\DOCUME~1\xxxxxxx\LOCALS~1\Temp\ifrs_gkl.tmp"
memory_size = 0x20000000
pci_rtl8139_installed = 0
pci_rtl8139_mac = "DE:AD:CA:FE:12:35" 
key_toggle_mouse_grab = "F6" 
cpu_pvr = 0x000c0000

Familiar? ;) busted.

[mootymoots]

didnt the author of cherryos already admit it to be being based on pearpc code???

[flyakite]

Apple technically can't sue CherryOS as the software is designed to emulate the PPC architecture. It's sole purpose is not to run OS X, and in fact OS X is not distributed with CherryOS.

Also for those of you saying Apple needs to buy up CherryOS, where in the hell have you been? PearPC are the true innovators here. Some of you may not think it's a rip, but I sure as hell do.

Don't you all think it would be one hell of a coincidence that a company devoted entirely to video streaming, encoding, etc., also has the knowledge to design a PPC emulator with roughly the same performance of PearPC (the first of it's kind), at around the same time? They miss their original release dates and the build sent to Wired some time back was PROVEN to have PearPC code in it. The coincidence is just WAY too large if you ask me. There were no PPC emulators until now, and all of a sudden we have TWO that seem to work the same way and perform the same way? Coincidence? No.

[amr_01]

didnt the author of cherryos already admit it to be being based on pearpc code???

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i don't ever remember them admitting to it, even though everyone knows it is pearpc. besides, it's not based off it, it obviously is pearpc with a GUI frontend.

[mootymoots]

im sure I read it on here, one of the authors came back to answer some questions on it shortly after the big press release last year... Have to try and find the info!

[mootymoots]

No, they didnt admit it after all, but i found the article. Was some months back...

https://www.neowin.net/comments.php?id=2494...main&highlight=

[Rob2687]

No, they didnt admit it after all, but i found the article. Was some months back...

https://www.neowin.net/comments.php?id=2494...main&highlight=

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He never admits to anything in the article...

[mootymoots]

umm, i just said that???

[NeoXY]

ROFL!!!....BUSTED!!!...;)......might as well go and get CPP and install it there....and think about it...if they truly made a great great emulating software....would they charge $50 bucks for it?....can someone remind me how much Vitual PC was again?....:laugh:...exactly my point...

[ollie_webbuk]

Personally I think PearPC should get a lawyer and get some sort of legal ball rolling, also I won't be using CherryOS (sounds like a cereal, Cherry O's) as after my experience with PearPC I bought a Mac of my own. You can't beat the real thing.

[Bilderberg]

Ok, no matter how many times I launch my profile it will always say.."There was an error in your profile, press OK to get help." Even if you press OK nothing happens, I tried Windows 2000 compat. mode but that just crashed the whole program. Im using XPSP1 Professional.

Any ideas people?

I guess I'll wait until the program becomes a little more developed.

[Zirus]

I got that once. I got it right after I forced it to close. I just made a new one.

[Rob2687]

Ok, no matter how many times I launch my profile it will always say.."There was an error in your profile, press OK to get help." Even if you press OK nothing happens, I tried Windows 2000 compat. mode but that just crashed the whole program.  Im using XPSP1 Professional.

Any ideas people?

I guess I'll wait until the program becomes a little more developed.

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Or you could just go with PearPC...

[Bilderberg]

Or you could just go with PearPC...

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Yeah I used to have a PearPC image, wish I hadn't deleted it, plus these guys claim to have more performance over PearPC so I was optimistic.

[Liquid]

Okay I have the file ASTROAMATRO now. It is created right after you create a profile and start it (doesn't require OS X to be installed), and here are it's content:

pci_ide0_master_installed = 1
pci_ide0_master_image = "c:\CherryOS_HD\toxicfume\hdimage.img"
pci_ide0_master_type = "hd"
pci_3c90x_installed = 0
pci_3c90x_mac = "DE:AD:CA:FE:12:34" 
pci_usb_installed = 1
nvram_file = "nvram" 
pci_ide0_slave_installed = 1
pci_ide0_slave_image = ""
 pci_ide0_slave_type = "cdrom"
prom_bootmethod = "auto" 
redraw_interval_msec = 10
 cos_start_resolution = "1280x1024x32"
prom_driver_graphic ="C:\DOCUME~1\xxxxxxx\LOCALS~1\Temp\ifrs_gkl.tmp"
memory_size = 0x20000000
pci_rtl8139_installed = 0
pci_rtl8139_mac = "DE:AD:CA:FE:12:35" 
key_toggle_mouse_grab = "F6" 
cpu_pvr = 0x000c0000

Familiar? ;) busted.

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HA! I was gonna say before I say your "Familiar? ;) busted." that it looks like my PearPC config file :p

[Zirus]

I'm installing osx 10.3 in it and it won't detect my second CD. Has anyone had this problem?

[Powerless]

Apple technically can't sue CherryOS as the software is designed to emulate the PPC architecture. It's sole purpose is not to run OS X, and in fact OS X is not distributed with CherryOS.

Also for those of you saying Apple needs to buy up CherryOS, where in the hell have you been?  PearPC are the true innovators here.  Some of you may not think it's a rip, but I sure as hell do.

Don't you all think it would be one hell of a coincidence that a company devoted entirely to video streaming, encoding, etc., also has the knowledge to design a PPC emulator with roughly the same performance of PearPC (the first of it's kind), at around the same time?  They miss their original release dates and the build sent to Wired some time back was PROVEN to have PearPC code in it.  The coincidence is just WAY too large if you ask me.  There were no PPC emulators until now, and all of a sudden we have TWO that seem to work the same way and perform the same way?  Coincidence?  No.

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Hmmm maybe...

But Apple users seem to be the target market.

[Ricardo Gil]

My panther DVD isn't recognized under my PC. Does Cherry somehow read it? I'm not even going to try since I have the real thing but I'm just curious and all.

[Bilderberg]

Ok...thats it....someone give me a fkn gun!! This program blows!! :x

I've tried everything, which you shouldn't even have to do, you should just be able to start the frickin app, follow the onscreen instructions, and Bobs your uncle....but hes NOT!! :crazy:

Hes not even your auntie with this app...GRRRRR!!!!!! :angry:

Ok I'm calm now, I'll come back for one more try in 6 months after they've worked on it a little more. :ninja: