Cherry OS Trial Available!

[Another_Paul]

http://www.cherryos.com/

downloading it now.

[Rix]

I mean a JOB!!!

A REAL one!!............instead of sitting on here bored?  :rolleyes:

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So because he's bored at work his job isn't real? :sleep:

[jlmodell]

well.. i started it at like 4am.. and well you see how far its progressed.. lol;

umm have a single disc for panther, and i remember noticing it saying i should have install disc 2 handy... ..is it ever going to ask me to insert another disc.. cause allll of this wasted time.. oh that will bum me out! -_-;

i made an image of my panther disc because i thought the reason it was initially installing craptastically slow was because i was using the physical disk..

is it this slow installing using pearpc? i might check pearpc out..

[Axel]

So anyone got the same prob as me? It's just stickin on the apple loading thing with the little circle moving and doing nothing. I'm runnin from CD1 and I've enabled network and CD ROM support. The screenshot's up higher!

[iconboy]

omg, all this trouble to get osx working on a PC, it really got me thinking about buying a mini mac or a used G4, what do u guys think? HEY! heres a question that has always bothered me, ... what is the equivelent in PC power of some mac models?- like a G4 1.3G with 512Mb RAM.

[Southern Patriot]

bah, within a few days the creator of PearPC will have contacted the FSF and Stallman will drag Arben K through the streets.

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According to the PearPC developer's mailing list, the guy who created the AltiVec (G4) patch is already contacting the EFF to ask for legal advice since they have used his code without permission.

[crazzyyfool]

omg, all this trouble to get osx working on a PC, it really got me thinking about buying a mini mac or a used G4, what do u guys think? HEY! heres a question that has always bothered me, ... what is the equivelent in PC power of some mac models?- like a G4 1.3G with 512Mb RAM.

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You can usually multiply the Ghz speed of the Mac by 1.5 or 2 to get the approx equivalent speed on a PC. Eg. A 1.2 Ghz Mac equates to approx 1.8 - 2.4 Ghz PC. Depending on configuration etc.

[Rob2687]

Comparing one of the latest nightly PPC builds...the nightly PPC is slightly faster...

The reason why some people may be seeing smoother display with CherryOS is because that refresh thing is set so low.

Dont give this thing anymore attention than is deserves, just go with good ol' PearPC itself. (Y)

[iconboy]

but ive heard that pearpc is 10X harder to setup

[Rob2687]

Not really...once you have the config file setup, you're good to go. and that isn't hard either...

[Rix]

Not really...once you have the config file setup, you're good to go. and that isn't hard either...

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Cherry OS installs faster then PearPC, right?

I think i've read *maybe on neowin* that you can use the Image from CherryOS with PearPC?

[TheDogsBed]

OK, I'll be the one who asks the obvious. So now what? You have something that looks like a Mac OS on your Windows PC, doesn't perform anything like a Mac and will never do so. So what exactly have you gained other than a resource-hungry new skin for your Windows box?

[Rob2687]

Cherry OS installs faster then PearPC, right?

I think i've read *maybe on neowin* that you can use the Image from CherryOS with PearPC?

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You can...thats exactly what I did....

[Axel]

OK, I'll be the one who asks the obvious. So now what? You have something that looks like a Mac OS on your Windows PC, doesn't perform anything like a Mac and will never do so. So what exactly have you gained other than a resource-hungry new skin for your Windows box?

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Lighten up... it's something new and worth at least one try.

[leovanham]

ok i have a little problem, i have 3 iso images on my pc from mac os x (cause my cds are still at my old home and i backed it up just in case, so i let cherry os install from image 1, and after the installation he says he found some errors, please restart installation ?? is this becuase i have 3 isos? should i merge them? or extract them all and make one big iso??? please help..

[Rix]

ok i have a little problem, i have 3 iso images on my pc from mac os x (cause my cds are still at my old home and i backed it up just in case, so i let cherry os install from image 1, and after the installation he says he found some errors, please restart installation ?? is this becuase i have 3 isos? should i merge them? or extract them all and make one big iso???  please help..

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I have the exact same problem :( :no:

[Another_Paul]

Okay guys here are my mini thoughts on Cherry OS.

Didnt have to "install" it because I used an already made IMG file.

The first thing I noticed was a SMOOTH mouse, but I see in the config file of Cherry OS the re_draw rate was set to 10MS. Once the OS loaded, I noticed the docking animation was SLOWER than PearPC. I have a P4 3.0GHz machine with 1GB ram. With general movement through CherryOS, things seemed a tad slower than PearPC.

I will stick with PearPC. Clearly CherryOS is a ripoff of PearPC. How is it that CherryOS's AstroAMatro file use the same commands as PearPC's PPCCFG.

Cherry OS's Config file:

pci_ide0_master_installed = 1

pci_ide0_master_image = "c:\CherryOS_HD\MAC OS X\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 = 0

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\blah\LOCALS~1\Temp\ifrs_gkl.tmp"

memory_size = 0x10000000

pci_rtl8139_installed = 1

pci_rtl8139_mac = "DE:AD:CA:FE:12:35"

key_toggle_mouse_grab = "F6"

cpu_pvr = 0x000c0000

No way, too much of a coincidence.

[Zerosignull]

Panther iso's

disk one is the o/s. Disk 2 is optionall and contains more language packs and some other stuff i carnt remember and disk 3 is the developer tools.

Only disk one is needed

[Rix]

Panther iso's

disk one is the o/s. Disk 2 is optionall and contains more language packs and some other stuff i carnt remember and disk 3 is the developer tools.

Only disk one is needed

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Yeah, i use the first disk, get the error stated above, click restart, then CherryOS tells me there's a error in my profile :\

[leovanham]

yes same here...

[leovanham]

im now trying to use advanced option and only install minimal things, maybe that will work

[TheDogsBed]

Lighten up... it's something new and worth at least one try.

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Lighten up? Sorry, did I come across as a rage-filled teenager, at the pinnacle of anger and hatred to all mankind? It was a question. lol

[leovanham]

nope still doesnt work, now it says after installation in the log that: Target volume is damaged and cannot be repaired by installer

[Foodie Monster]

OK, I'll be the one who asks the obvious. So now what? You have something that looks like a Mac OS on your Windows PC, doesn't perform anything like a Mac and will never do so. So what exactly have you gained other than a resource-hungry new skin for your Windows box?

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Hehehe, amen. :D

*plays with both his iBook G4 & PC* :p

[SureGuy]

OK, I'll be the one who asks the obvious. So now what? You have something that looks like a Mac OS on your Windows PC, doesn't perform anything like a Mac and will never do so. So what exactly have you gained other than a resource-hungry new skin for your Windows box?

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I think there are probably a lot of people out there with very little experience using a Mac. No harm in them being able to try out OSX. This may help to boost Mac sales - you never know.

[iconboy]

not only that but a lot of people can not afford Mac hardware and maybe this is a step forward towards being able to use a great OS like OSX on a PC as flawlessly as a mac