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- Thread starter Sullivan
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Moose
Meta Moose
No, we can't link you to any of the edited OS X ISO's that are needed to run OS X on a PC because OS X is copyrighted.
If anyone is willing to help Sullivan, make sure any links you supply are clean of the aforementioned ISO file or any other copyrighted material that is illegal to distribute.
EDIT: There are a few modified OS X ISO's out there for download on various torrent sites. Do a quick Google search for "OS X x86 ISO".
If anyone is willing to help Sullivan, make sure any links you supply are clean of the aforementioned ISO file or any other copyrighted material that is illegal to distribute.
EDIT: There are a few modified OS X ISO's out there for download on various torrent sites. Do a quick Google search for "OS X x86 ISO".
Moose
Meta Moose
That's because he doesn't know what is required of his PC will he ever install OS X on it.
Help, don't criticize.
Hellcat
Contributor
Look at current and older specs of real Macs, the closer you get to those, the higher OSX will run on your PC.
In general, having a recent Core2 CPU and a chipset supported by OSX (check above mentioned specs) will make it much more easy and will also enable you to run on "vanilla" (unpatched) kernel instead of having to depend on pre-patched ones.
Furthermore, you might need patched or special (even custommade) kext's (="kernel extensions", the "drivers" of MacOS) for some/most/all of your hardware bits.
Top candidates are gfx card, NIC and sound card.
Again: the closer your stuff is to things used in real Macs, the better - GFX cards (Apple usually puts nVidia cards in, so ATI *WILL* make problems) will ALWAYS require patched drivers, since the BIOS of them is a different one to one of the PC cards.
If having a nVidia card tools like "NVinject" and/or "NVinstall" will most probably make them work (if supported by MacOS).
Hope this helps a bit
In general, having a recent Core2 CPU and a chipset supported by OSX (check above mentioned specs) will make it much more easy and will also enable you to run on "vanilla" (unpatched) kernel instead of having to depend on pre-patched ones.
Furthermore, you might need patched or special (even custommade) kext's (="kernel extensions", the "drivers" of MacOS) for some/most/all of your hardware bits.
Top candidates are gfx card, NIC and sound card.
Again: the closer your stuff is to things used in real Macs, the better - GFX cards (Apple usually puts nVidia cards in, so ATI *WILL* make problems) will ALWAYS require patched drivers, since the BIOS of them is a different one to one of the PC cards.
If having a nVidia card tools like "NVinject" and/or "NVinstall" will most probably make them work (if supported by MacOS).
Hope this helps a bit
A couple of macs have got ATI cards, so a few may work. I know mine has
A device known as an EFiX dongle should help, it allows you to install OS X vanilla, with no kext patches and the like. As for the appropriate hardware, it is more of a question of what would work, not what specific types are required.
A device known as an EFiX dongle should help, it allows you to install OS X vanilla, with no kext patches and the like. As for the appropriate hardware, it is more of a question of what would work, not what specific types are required.
PSPHax0r9
Quality Haxing Since 1991
Hellcat
Contributor
Up to 10.5.5 all runns fine 'xecpt WiFi.
In 10.5.6 the soundcard is broken
Mac HW is pretty close to standard PC HW, so if you're close enough to beeing that close it can run pretty well (didn't really use Windows on my Laptop for months now).
But in general I agree to "If you really wanna use MacOS, get a Mac FFS".
* grabs some more money to eventually buy one
In 10.5.6 the soundcard is broken
Mac HW is pretty close to standard PC HW, so if you're close enough to beeing that close it can run pretty well (didn't really use Windows on my Laptop for months now).
But in general I agree to "If you really wanna use MacOS, get a Mac FFS".
* grabs some more money to eventually buy one
ilyace
Member
^^I agree. Although I hate Macs (wayyy overpriced), OSX86 is a pain. It was kinda fun because when I finally got everything working I ended up by learning a few things about the os, and it got me interested into some other things. As for a guide, you can look on the InsanelyMac forums, they've got plenty of those. But it really depends on your specific hardware. You may get errors that nobody else has gotten, or you may get errors that are easily fixable.
Greyone
Funny Little Green Ghouls
That's probably the biggest problem with osx86. Plus, most people that ask for help on insanelymac, never stick around or post their results.
I almost had my install perfected, but I couldn't get full qe/ci, and I had to manually start some kext's at boot. It probably would have been better if I new how to write scripts.
I may buy a Macbook Pro for college, but I just feel way too ripped off considering you can get a laptop that's way better, for half the cost.