Welcome to Emulationworld

Forum Index | FAQ | New User | Login | Search

Make a New PostPrevious ThreadView All ThreadsNext ThreadShow in Flat Mode*


Subjectjust wanting to try it. Reply to this message
Posted byTi-BOne
Posted on03/26/08 07:36 AM



> Do you want to run any OSX apps? If you just want to check it out, get the
> vmware image instead. I find it worth it because I need to use Garage Band. In
> the end if you just want to use your computer, I find OSX is fast and easy.
>
> If you want to play games and try bleeding edge emulators and stuff you may be
> out of luck. Also all those PSP downgrader tools etc are for Windows, so you'll
> probably want VMWare or darwine if you run OSX. For day to day shit like
> browsing the web and IM, I find it really nice to use. Lots of good apps, emus,
> and tools (especially for hacking) are ported to OSX.

Just wanted to check, got curious about it, since i was using a mac a couple of days ago. But i really donīt have any thing osx specifically that i need. Just for fun, i guess.

> If you get the latest version of osx86 then chances are not a lot of drivers
> will be out for it. There are lots of different distributions of osx86 by
> different people, make sure you get the right one for your system. There are
> Intel or AMD versions, and some include extra drivers and kernels and some
> don't. The more included, the more chance you have of finding something
> compatible with your hardware. Look on a hardware compatibility list on
> http://www.osx86project.org/ first.

I did get a look, and aparentely, my videocard is not supported ? I will look further into it.

> > and the fact that i have to format a partition for it?
> You might as well just run it as your main OS, dual booting is possible but it's
> going to be a pain in the ass if you have to reinstall Windows or something.
>
> If you have hardware close enough to a Mac then it's best to use the EFI loader,
> if not then you can't really update kernels unless you download a patched one,
> so you can't use Apple Software Updates.
>
> Everything runs fine though once installed and it's just like using a mac. The
> only bitch is if you have incompatible hardware and can't get sound or
> accelerated video or something, but I haven't had that problem. It's cheap
> enough to go out and buy hardware equivalent to an iMac, you could do it for
> $200 easy. Might as well just have a separate dedicated machine.

True that, but i donīt want a dedicated machine for osx.
I might just run through vmware, but that is just too slow sometimes.
But it might be worth a shot.
Donīt have any intentions of running it as my main os. Iīm doing just fine with XP, especially since i use some windows only recording software that i like.

But thanks for the information, i started downloading what appears to be a right version for my hardware.
Iīll let you know how it goes..



-
Entire Thread
Subject  Posted byPosted On
*OSX on PC - anyone tried ?  Ti-BOne03/25/08 04:15 PM
.*Done it  Halcyon03/25/08 07:05 PM
...just wanting to try it.  Ti-BOne03/26/08 07:36 AM
...*Re: just wanting to try it.  Halcyon03/26/08 01:03 PM
..*Or just smash your right mouse button and drink a bunch of meths -nt-  Marv03/25/08 07:07 PM