S.MULLA Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 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] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 CyBeRiA Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 damn...is that 1024x768? ugh, i may have uploaded the wrong copy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Starman Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 I tried installing server and it stalled. Just a heads up. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 CyBeRiA Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 at what point does it stall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 XiXora Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 fast? want to try to give us a video representation of that? :D oh also install the rest and how mant mhz does it say? 10? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 CyBeRiA Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 well, it's now finished checking the volume and is working on the base install .... so about 12 minutes to go through the screens, select my custom install (got rid of the other language support and all the printer stuff), check the volume, and get started installing the packages... i dunno if that's fast or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 KlyX Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 No one a solutions for my problems in my last post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Southern Patriot Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 Darn! :laugh: *sigh* Too bad it wasn't real! I want OSX... but Mac's are expensive. :pinch: You can pick up a Mac capable of running OS X on eBay for less than $300. Sure, it won't be extremely fast, but it will run OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 CyBeRiA Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 here's my config file. i switched the ram to 256 (but i haven't restarted ppc to see if it worked) # PearPC Configuration File # # Resolution # # 0: 640x480x8 (indexed) # 1: 640x480x15 # 2: 640x480x32 # 3: 800x600x8 (indexed) # 4: 800x600x15 # 5: 800x600x32 # 6: 1024x768x8 (indexed) # 7: 1024x768x15 # 8: 1024x768x32 # # The indexed modes are unsupported. # # default: 4 ppc_start_resolution = 4 # # Redraw interval (in ms) # must be between 1 and 999 # # If you set this higher, PearPC will spend less time doing redraws (and so run faster) # but feel less responsive. You should adjust this to your computer speed and personal # preference. # redraw_interval_msec = 200 # # Loader # # # Boot method # this can be # 1. "auto", prom will boot the first bootable partition found (default) # 2. "select", prom will show you a list of bootable partitions # 3. "force", prom will load and boot the local file prom_loadfile # prom_bootmethod = "auto" # Example of how to use "force": #prom_bootmethod = "force" #prom_loadfile = "test/yaboot" #prom_env_bootpath = "disk" # # bootargs: don't change unless you know what you are doing # machargs: set to "-v" to get a verbose startup # #prom_env_bootargs = "" prom_env_machargs = "-v" # # This is needed if you want to boot Mac OS X # prom_driver_graphic = "video.x" # This will adjust the position of the initial page table (don't change) #page_table_pa = 104857600 # # CPU Config # # Processor Version Register # Defaults to 0x00088302 # Only change if you know want you are doing # #cpu_pvr = 0x00088302 # # Main memory (default 128 MiB) # must be >= 64 MiB # #memory_size=0x10000000 # # IO Devices # # # PCI IDE Config # # Drive type will be set according to file extension: # .img: Harddisk (filesize must be multiple of 516096) # .iso: CD-Rom # Or you can override this by specifying the type via # pci_ide0_master_type / pci_ide0_slave_type pci_ide0_master_installed = 1 pci_ide0_master_image = "osx.img" pci_ide0_master_type = "hd" pci_ide0_slave_installed = 1 pci_ide0_slave_image = "darwin.iso" #pci_ide0_slave_image = "/dev/cdrom" pci_ide0_slave_type = "cdrom" # # Network (unavailable on windows) # pci_3c90x_installed = 0 pci_3c90x_mac = "de:ad:ca:fe:12:34" # # USB # pci_usb_installed = 1 # # NVRAM # nvram_file = "nvram" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 KlyX Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 I try it with this config... Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Lexcyn Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 You can pick up a Mac capable of running OS X on eBay for less than $300. Sure, it won't be extremely fast, but it will run OK. Yay that's cool! I'm going to check that out tonight ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 zkorpio Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 It looks like Finder doesn't work... I have the same problem as "KlyX". I have tried some changes on my config file but no results. You can get to System Preferences by clicking on Date and Time when the bar is "on"... and after that you can click and open "about... System Profiler". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 KlyX Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 hmm... so I'm thinking about reinstall without IE and this tools... if this works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 zkorpio Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 Anyone have tried the (F11) "compose key sequence"... ? to quit or open apps...? just wondering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 KlyX Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 Hmmm... I can't click to anything whitout problems. can you give a step by step to kill the app? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 KlyX Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 Aha, got into the time and date menu... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 htmlguru4242 Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 This is probably a dumb question, but what does this emulator do about hte Mac BIOS? I know that with old 68k emu's, you'd need a ROM image. How is this handled on newer macs and hte emulator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Fozzieb Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 its not emulating a mac, its a power pc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 SoapyHamHocks Member Posted May 12, 2004 Member Share Posted May 12, 2004 After I installed OSX I changed the config file from prom_bootmethod = "auto" to prom_bootmethod = "select" and I get the following screen when booting. IMAGE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 volrathxp Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 You actually got it to run something at the desktop? I hadn't heard a report of the desktop being "functional". Cool! I can run iPhoto and iTunes, albeit not fast and can't do much with em but I can definitely move around the desktop and do stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Redestium Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 I can run iPhoto and iTunes, albeit not fast and can't do much with em but I can definitely move around the desktop and do stuff. Outstanding. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 volrathxp Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 another good tip i found is to set the redraw interval to like 50, it speeds up at least redrawing the screen a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 KlyX Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 hmm, I talked to the programmer and he tells me, that the problem with the Finder is known. And he will fix it for the next release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rocks1985 Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 Can PearPC utilize a PC's GPU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 LeoKesler Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 After I installed OSX I changed the config file from prom_bootmethod = "auto" to prom_bootmethod = "select" and I get the following screen when booting.IMAGE Same problem... no boot partition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jbb Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 And if you put a very high redraw interval value (in ms), it refreshes the display less often, but speeds up dramatically the cpu/mem/hd side of things. It makes it very slugglish to use, BUT makes it much faster to boot! I'd suggest using like 600 (if not higher) for the first long install, then 50 (if not lower) to play with the emulator once OSX is installed... and impress your mates! Cheers, JBB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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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]
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