OSX Guest on X86?
OSX Guest on X86?
Will you support OSX as guest on all x86 machines?
Infos obout OS X on x86 under http://www.osx86project.org/
Infos obout OS X on x86 under http://www.osx86project.org/
Would be a good thing, if someone could implement it in the future, direct or simulated.michael wrote:We don't support guest PAE, which as far as I know is a show stopper for running OS X guests.
PAE on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Address_Extension
Supporting Darwin?
Yes, I know. So we shouldn't implement code to virtutlize just OS X, but we can implement as mutch as possible to reflect the original CPU and support Darwin. And don't use a cracked ISO on VirtualBox to install OS X!PuNkErX wrote:haha, but prepare for the wraith of Apples lawyers. They do not like their product to be virtualized.
VMWare needs a CPU that supports SSE2 or SSE3 instructions, like a new Pentium 4 or an Athlon64 does, to install Darwin. (see also http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index ... _on_VMware )
SSE and SSE2 is shown in the VirtualBox guest (don't know, how to test it)
Debian GNU/Linux 2.6.18-4-686 on host/guest with Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz
Differences (Debian on host/guest) on /proc/cpuinfo:
Guest misses
> physical id : 0
> siblings : 1
> core id : 0
> cpu cores : 1
and the following flags:
- vme, pae, sep, mtrr, mca, pat, pse36, clflush, dts, acpi, ss, ht, tm, pbe, cid, xtpr
Bogomips host (512MB RAM): 5600
Bogomips guest (128MB RAM): 5080 (90%)
Bogomips guest (256MB RAM): 5700 (102%)
Debian 4.0 as host and UBUNTU Feisty as guest:
- NO DIFFERENCES on /proc/cpuinfo.
- ALL FLAGS in guest
- also the missing lines!
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Yes, illegal hacked copies of Mac OS X *can* run on a standard x86 PC as native OS (dual-boot) or under VMware. But it requires SSE3 capable CPU for both native or virtualized Mac OS X.
I call such a PC: "Hacintosh" !
So if VMware can, so can VirtualBox, but first we need to get Darwin to work perfectly.
Of course Innotek cannot officially support Mac OS X as guest, becuase Apple will "eat 'em alive" in court. But it could be made to run.
I call such a PC: "Hacintosh" !
So if VMware can, so can VirtualBox, but first we need to get Darwin to work perfectly.
Of course Innotek cannot officially support Mac OS X as guest, becuase Apple will "eat 'em alive" in court. But it could be made to run.
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Re: OSX Guest on X86?
Yes, Installing Mac OS X as guest on X86 VirtualBox is possible by following method.
It worked well for me, just for testing purpose.
Edit: Link deleted Please read http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=31104 |
Re: OSX Guest on X86?
I'm confused as to what the OP means when he says "X86", most desktop/laptop and even server computers being sold now are x86, as opposed to PowerPC or Itanium. Apple's current cpu configurations are x86, as they migrated away from PPC some time ago and the only company I know that still uses PPC's is HP/IBM for their AS/400/HPUX/AIX/etc... systems.
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Re: OSX Guest on X86?
Either way, 3.2 has OSX Guest support only when you are on Mac hardware. That's it. Locking this one before it goes out of control.
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Online User Manual: A must read if you want to know what we're talking about.
Howto: Install Linux Guest Additions
Howto: Use Shared Folders on Linux Guest
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