Installing OS X on a PC with Vista (as a partition)?

[Moose]

I want to see what the big thing is about MAC's. Can I install OS X on my PC? It has Vista installed, I want it as a dual-boot. Can I do this? If so, how?

[Adiuvo]

Yes, it's illegal though, and you'll need to use a hacked version of OS X, which is buggy and nearly everything is broken in.

[KKlicK]

Originally Posted by Adiuvo

Yes, it's illegal though, and you'll need to use a hacked version of OS X, which is buggy and nearly everything is broken in.

Yep. Google 'OSX86' for details. I don't know how buggy it is, but it looks like a pain to install.

[Vanden]

Originally Posted by Adiuvo

Yes, it's illegal though, and you'll need to use a hacked version of OS X, which is buggy and nearly everything is broken in.

While it is buggy almost everthing works on osx86.

OSx86 is good to try out before you go out and buy a real mac.

It more of a demo of a mac if you will.

[Adiuvo]

Originally Posted by VIP_Mod_Titer

While it is buggy almost everthing works on osx86.

OSx86 is good to try out before you go out and buy a real mac.

It more of a demo of a mac if you will.

I can't get Safari to work, iTunes, a lot of iLife stuff, yeah...

[_twopoint]

Mac Mini FTW!

[Captain Bodymod]

Originally Posted by Frayed

Yep. Google 'OSX86' for details. I don't know how buggy it is, but it looks like a pain to install.

It's easy, you use a thing called VMware, I'm doing it in a few hours.

[KKlicK]

Originally Posted by Serideth

It's easy, you use a thing called VMware, I'm doing it in a few hours.

I know what VMWare is. I use Ubuntu in it all the time.

I wasn't aware that you could use OSX86 inside of it though..

[Vanden]

Originally Posted by Adiuvo

I can't get Safari to work, iTunes, a lot of iLife stuff, yeah...

I got all those things to work great.

btw did you use a copy from jas b/c that was a pice of ****.

In fact i everything i wanted to work in there about 70 apps i use on a daily base.

[Captain Bodymod]

Originally Posted by Frayed

I know what VMWare is. I use Ubuntu in it all the time.

I wasn't aware that you could use OSX86 inside of it though..

Yeah, you get a hacked version of OS X.
1. Mount the DVD ISO (using Daemon Tools or Alcohol or Nero InCD).

2. Start VMWare, click on 'New Virtual Machine'.

3. Choose 'Other' and then in the next screen choose 'New - Workstation 5'. Then in the next screen Click on the 'Other' radio button and choose 'Other' from the dropdown box. In the next screen give the virtual machine a name (I called mine 'OS X') then click next. Choose 'One' as number of processors, in the next screen type '512' into the box and click next. Choose 'Do Not use a Network Connection' and click next. Choose BusLogic and hit next. Click 'Use a Physical Disk' and click ok on the warning, select the drive according to the number you got from the Disk Management window, then click 'Use individual partitions' then click next. On the final screen leave the name as it is and click 'Finish'.

4. Once you get into the main VMWare window, click on 'Edit virtual machine settings', click on Hard Disk in the window that pops up then click the 'Advanced..' button on the right hand side.

5. Leave the dropdown box as it is, but make sure that the 'Independent' Checkbox is selected and choose 'Persistant'. Then click on OK, to return to Virtual Machine settings screen.

6. Now this time click on 'CD-ROM' then click on the 'Use Physical Drive' radio button and choose the drive where the OS X DVD is mounted.

7. Now, its time to start the virtual machine up. Get back to the main VMWare window and click on the 'Start this Virtual Machine' button. The screen will turn black and you'll see the VMWare BIOS logo, at this point click on the logo and tap the 'Escape' key on your keyboard to bring up the boot menu for the virtual Machine. Select 'Boot From CD-ROM' using your keyboard and hit the return key, VMWare will now boot the mounted ISO.

8. You will see the 'Darwin' bootloader, wait for the timeout then the bootloader will begin loading OS X setup.

9. The grey apple screen will appear with a circular logo indicating the loading procedure. If you are using VMWare, you may receive a pop-up telling you something about a DMA command, just click OK and proceed as normal.

10. After the preliminary files have been loaded, you should get into the OS X setup wizard, and your first glimpse of some Aqua Action!! As with most OS installations, click on continue, read the EULA and then hit on agree if your happy with it click continue.

[Vanden]

Originally Posted by Frayed

I know what VMWare is. I use Ubuntu in it all the time.

I wasn't aware that you could use OSX86 inside of it though..

If your system is powerful yea you can do it.

Just check out this cool video

http://www.ubuntuvideo.com/mac_os_x_...s_xp_on_ubuntu

[_twopoint]

Anyone care to help me understand what VMWare is?

There's no Wiki and the site is difficult to navigate through.

[KKlicK]

I can't use torrents, and that's the only way I've ever found to pull OSX86 off of the Internetz. I never checked Usenet, and my subscription is done. :'(

Originally Posted by Hiratai

Anyone care to help me understand what VMWare is?

There's no Wiki and the site is difficult to navigate through.

VMWare lets you run an OS inside of Windows. It's ridiculously simple to get running. I can boot up VMWare right now, and start Ubuntu.

[Vanden]

Then what do you call this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMWare#VMware_Player

[_twopoint]

You can run VMWare in Ubuntu right?

Cuz my Windows audio is ****ed, but my Ubuntu one runs fine.

[Vanden]

Yes you can run it on ubuntu.
-= Double Post =-
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=84275

[Captain Bodymod]

VMware allows you to install and run the OS in your native OS.

But once it's installed you can boot it from the bios.

Here is a picture of the OS X ISO being booted in VMware:

I just took it now.

[Vanden]

O XP how ****ty you look man it been ages since i seen xp.

Mike did you try out sunrise for osx(it linked in my sig.)

[Captain Bodymod]

Originally Posted by VIP_Mod_Titer

O XP how ****ty you look man it been ages since i seen xp.

Mike did you try out sunrise for osx(it linked in my sig.)

Looks good, I haven't installed it yet, the ISO was corrupt, new one is on 91%

[_twopoint]

Anyone want to PM me how to install tar.gz's on Ubuntu.

Just got the PC back after 2 weeks in the work shop.

[Vanden]

Just use this guide

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=84275

[_twopoint]

I get this error during the second command box he posts:

Spoiler for Help:

root@shanshaw:/home/shawn# tar xvzf VMware-player-1.0.0-16981.tar.gz
tar: VMware-player-1.0.0-16981.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
root@shanshaw:/home/shawn# cd vmware-player-distrib
bash: cd: vmware-player-distrib: No such file or directory
root@shanshaw:/home/shawn# export CC=/usr/bin/gcc-3.4
root@shanshaw:/home/shawn# ./vmware-install.pl
bash: ./vmware-install.pl: No such file or directory

[KKlicK]

GZ is just a zip format. =/

[_twopoint]

I got it now.

[_twopoint]

Can anyone tell me why it says I need to be on the Admin login on Ubuntu whilst I already am?

[AzureBlack]

It apparently needs root, just run "sudo" before anything else on the command line

[_twopoint]

This is within the program, when I try to enter a Serial Number.

[AzureBlack]

oh haha, whoops, I'm not sure, are you logged on as root, or a created account?

[_twopoint]

I'm on VMWare on the account I created when I installed Ubuntu, the admin account.

And it tells me that I'm not on the admin account.
-= Double Post =-
I put in my Windows CD, while using VMWare and it boots the recovery console screen, does that mean if I proceed it will **** over my entire Windows portion of my PC?

[-TheSilenceOfNoOne-]

Why not install Vista ON A MAC?