+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted October 22, 2009 Subscriber² Share Posted October 22, 2009 Psystar Releases 'Rebel EFI' Software to Enable Installation of Snow Leopard on PCs Psystar today announced the release of Rebel EFI, a new software product that enables users to install any modern operating system, including Mac OS X Snow Leopard, on a wide variety of PCs. Psystar Corporation will begin selling the software it uses to run OS X Snow Leopard on generic Intel hardware. Available for download directly from Psystar.com, the Rebel EFI suite allows users to easily install any OS on their computer. Available today, Rebel EFI allows machines with Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, i7 or Xeon Nehalem CPUs to install any modern operating system, including Mac's newest release of OS X. Users would simply download the new software from Psystar.com, burn it onto a CD and follow the onscreen instructions to easily install the OS. Available as a time-limited free trial to ensure compatibility, the full version of Rebel EFI is normally priced at $89.99 but is currently being offered at an introductory price of $49.99. Psystar is also launching an "approval program" that will allow users having difficulty setting up their systems with Psystar's products to send in their components to have them certified for compatibility. Apple and Psystar have been embroiled in ongoing legal disputes stemming from Psystar's launch of its own-branded computers running Mac OS X, which Apple claims is in violation of the operating system license. Psystar has continued to expand its offerings since its initial hardware release 18 months ago, releasing several new hardware models and launching earlier this month a licensing program to allow third-party PC manufacturers to preinstall Psystar's boot loader on their systems for easy installation of Mac OS X. News source: Mac Rumors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the1himself Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 pure awesomeness!!! silly me, thinking i should go buy a new imac... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadeater Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Apple will probably add activation to OS X, then Macs will need WGA cracks too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steeley Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 (edited) Just tried to check this out to see what mobo's its limited to. The site is down :( Edit: Just got on the store to check it out. It doesn't seem to list compatible hardware. It looks as though you have to run it and then it'll determine what works and what doesn't. If that's the case it's not much use; new builders won't know if what they bought will work and existing computers might have parts that are incompatible...all of which you can't find out until you install it. Edited October 22, 2009 by Steeley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahhell Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Steve-o is gonna **** bricks. /grabs some popcorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshie Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Uh, this is going to hit the net and stay there, future court orders aside. I'm uh...huh. I wonder what'll happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted October 23, 2009 Member Share Posted October 23, 2009 I wonder why they didn't think of this to begin with and they might not be in such legal hot water right now. This is pure genuis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darksoft Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 I'm not understanding. What does this do? How do you use it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 How is this different than the boot disks already available for free that can boot the installation of OSX and allow you to install chameleon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbba Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 How is this different than the boot disks already available for free that can boot the installation of OSX and allow you to install chameleon? It's different in that you have to pay $49.99 for it. It's the same in that it will be just as screwed when Apple blocks it like they did with the Palm Pre and iTunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowl Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 On a serious note, this looks good. It gets your hardware drivers and doesn't litter your system down. I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiggah Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 I wouldn't be surprised if this turned out to be the same thing that EFI-x did. Rebranding of free open source software and simply charging for it. As far as I can tell, Apple can't block the loaders the same way that Microsoft can't block the bios hacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Apple will probably add activation to OS X, then Macs will need WGA cracks too. So OS X would need Windows Genuine Advantage cracks eh? :p :rofl: Still, good news, but I don't see it lasting long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserk87 Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Apple will probably add activation to OS X, then Macs will need WGA cracks too. a **** storm would follow and apple would lose half its market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vice Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 This is great news. Prystar vs. E-FIX = Consumer win a **** storm would follow and apple would lose half its market. Don't be ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManMountain Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 I think I'll give this a whirl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miuku. Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 This just means in the future Apple will add in custom chips to their machines and more piracy protection measures. Thanks Psystar, hopefully you all die of gruesome painful cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nokiaxion Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 I'm not understanding.What does this do? How do you use it? This is Boot Camp but reversed; Installing OSX on ANY PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowl Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 This just means in the future Apple will add in custom chips to their machines and more piracy protection measures. Thanks Psystar, hopefully you all die of gruesome painful cancer. Just like Apple did with Microsoft? Whoops, forgot about Boot Camp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiggah Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Just like Apple did with Microsoft? Whoops, forgot about Boot Camp! Apple made something to block Microsoft? I thought the idea of EFI originated from IBM as a replacement for the ancient BIOS. Windows Vista SP1 and Windows 7 both can be installed on a Mac natively without Bootcamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ci7 Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Apple made something to block Microsoft? I thought the idea of EFI originated from IBM as a replacement for the ancient BIOS. Windows Vista SP1 and Windows 7 both can be installed on a Mac natively without Bootcamp. UEFI is the new thing , of which Vista SP1 , 7 support btw EFI is invented by Intel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowl Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Apple made something to block Microsoft? I thought the idea of EFI originated from IBM as a replacement for the ancient BIOS. Windows Vista SP1 and Windows 7 both can be installed on a Mac natively without Bootcamp. Uh, Apple made something to boot Windows, why can't we boot Mac OS X? I have an apple sticker on my computer, is that apple branded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0nyX Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 It is another Chameleon/PC EFi rip off. You DON'T need it in order to install and run OSX on a pc. Simple.As.That. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowl Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Except. It. Doesn't. Need. Patches. Or. Drivers. (it grabs them after you install and you only need the bootloader) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0nyX Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Except. It. Doesn't. Need. Patches. Or. Drivers. (it grabs them after you install and you only need the bootloader) neither does retail installation.get your facts straight.Also if u need psystar to tell you which kexts to install for your hardware to work on osx86 then osx86 isn;t for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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