OSx86 Success (sort of)!

[thatmariolover]

For those that don't know OSx86 is a patch for OS X (or an all out patched version of Mac OS X if you're a pirate) that has had the kernels modified to run on non-apple (yet still intel) hardware.

I tried it out with Tiger a few months ago and ended up selling my copy of Tiger because I couldn't get it to work. I decided to read up on it again and it's come a long way. I bought a copy of Leopard and am proudly booting OS 10.5.1 with no problems, system updates are working great. So I've got a tri-boot XP-Pro, OS X, and Ubuntu desktop (though OS X pretty much satisfies the needs Ubuntu had been filling, so I'll probably ditch it).

Sorry for those of you who don't really care. But I'm psyched.

[Professor S]

What I gathered from you post is that African tribesman, Ubuntu, is now able to hunt Leopards and Oxen...

[thatmariolover]

What I gathered from you post is that African tribesman, Ubuntu, is now able to hunt Leopards and Oxen...

That sounds like a genius Oregon Trail sequel.

[Typhoid]

That sounds like a genius Oregon Trail sequel.

But instead of the constant threat of Cholera and Dysentry it would be replaced with "You have been ambushed by tigers" and "You have starved".

[thatmariolover]

But instead of the constant threat of Cholera and Dysentry it would be replaced with "You have been ambushed by tigers" and "You have starved".

Incidentally, you can starve in the original Oregon Trail. Many a fool who didn't invest in enough bullets has starved making the journey. :p

[GameMaster]

So how do you like Leopard?

[Typhoid]

Incidentally, you can starve in the original Oregon Trail. Many a fool who didn't invest in enough bullets has starved making the journey. :p

I always hunted the bears.

The only Oregon Trail game I ever played was the 92 version for the Mac.
I want to buy an old mac just so I can play it again.

[manasecret]

So you're saying I could load the new Apple OS onto any of my PCs? Is it simple to do? I'd love to try out Leopard on my computer, if I knew it was just a matter of several steps to make it work.

[gekko]

I prefer not to worry about driver issues and upgradability problems and seld-inflicted kernel panics, but glad you're happy.

[thatmariolover]

I prefer not to worry about driver issues and upgradability problems and seld-inflicted kernel panics, but glad you're happy.

If I had the money for a new Mac, I would buy a new Mac. So far no kernel panics, no upgrade issues. I already plan on having to reformat for 10.5.2, so yeah, obviously upgradability isn't there.

But it works right now, and I'm content.

@manasecret:

It's not for the faint of heart or those unwilling to back up their hard drive and reformat with no guarantee of success. And I definitely wouldn't do it without a Core 2 Duo (AMD processors and single cores processors are all but impossible). Even then, many of the compatibility obstacles can be hard to overcome. I luckily built this PC with OSx86 in mind and bought a lot of semi-compatible hardware, but it can be done without that extra step.

Realistically, it's more than a couple steps to make it work.

[Professor S]

I there is a kernel panic, does Orville Reddenbacher bust through the door with a shotgun to lay down the law?

Its like trying to read Korean... :D

[thatmariolover]

I there is a kernel panic, does Orville Reddenbacher bust through the door with a shotgun to lay down the law?

Its like trying to read Korean... :D

Naw, most of the time you get a semi-transparent gray screen with a white window telling you that you must restart your computer. :p

[GameMaster]

Share your impressions of Preview and iCal!

[gekko]

Share your impressions of Preview and iCal!

What? Do you not have Leopard?

[GameMaster]

What? Do you not have Leopard?

I do. I'm just trying to get a feel for thatmariolover's opinion of it. I'm curious to see if he'll gradually devlop a preference for working in the OS X environment instead of the Windows environment.

[thatmariolover]

I do. I'm just trying to get a feel for thatmariolover's opinion of it. I'm curious to see if he'll gradually devlop a preference for working in the OS X environment instead of the Windows environment.

I already have the preference, and always have. I just haven't had an OS X Mac since my old 500 mhz iMac died on me (and really, it barely runs the OS anymore).

[GameMaster]

I already have the preference, and always have. I just haven't had an OS X Mac since my old 500 mhz iMac died on me (and really, it barely runs the OS anymore).

Would you like to see Apple put more effort into creating economical machines for people like you and I with smaller budgets?

They did that with the eMac and Mac Mini.

The Mini was a Godsend for me because it was all I could afford.

[gekko]

Go with Apple refurbs. But a previous model, refurbished, and save a ton. Plus you get a warranty out of the deal. You can usually find some for around $1000, consumer models that is.

Or you can always buy used... but that's risky.

[thatmariolover]

Would you like to see Apple put more effort into creating economical machines for people like you and I with smaller budgets?

They did that with the eMac and Mac Mini.

The Mini was a Godsend for me because it was all I could afford.

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=206783850&adid=17070&dcaid=17070

I actually thought about picking one up. That's not a bad deal. And I could still feasably expand it a little.