OS X for SSE (qemu), using a lightweight linux distro Options

[Embio]

like I said, we need an expert. It would be very good for those of us with 3Ghz Athlons hanging around.

[Dragon]

It's possible, but it would require quite an experience developer to implement it.

EDIT: As a backup plan, we could modify kqemu to only virtualize non-SSE2 instructions now that it's open source if that's easier.

[Embio]

to me that sounds harder

[Dragon]

that's why I called it a "backup plan".
it may still be easier though, OS X might give us other problems that don't rely on the kernel.
i still have a feeling a slight amount of emulation will be required.

[Dragon]

I'm uploading my "PearOS"/"QemuOS" on megaupload for anyone that wants it. You have to start OS X manually and get access to the osx86 img/isos yourself.

I'll post the link when it finishes uploading.

[Embio]

awesome - just let us know when its up. Can we use OSx86 DVDs with it?

This post has been edited by Embio: Feb 13 2007, 04:55 AM

[Dragon]

yeah.

uploading at really slow speeds (12kb/s),
Time remaining : 01:57:22 (55.57 MB of 138.17 MB)

update - 00:56:04 (101.99 MB of 138.17 MB)

[Dragon]

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4VWZ4WUZ

[Baltazar]

Cool! Will check it out later.

Edit:
Have you tried it out on your P3 yet, and how did it perform compared to the video you posted earlier running trough vmware?

This post has been edited by Baltazar: Feb 13 2007, 11:43 AM

[Dragon]

Probably triple that speed. Maybe more.

Also, remember my p3 is only 450mhz.

[JaS]

I will ask Semthex if he is intrested in this project.

[Dragon]

That would be awesome, we could use a kernel guru like Semthex

[munky]

Integrating the SSE2 and SSE3 emulation right into the kernel would give us the ultimate solution. If we can successfully trap the exceptions raised by those missing instructions (and surely we must be able to - given thats how the SSE3 emulation works) and call into routines borrowed from the qemu code, then SSE-only OSx86 will be a reality.

I have no idea how to even begin putting such a thing together, but i'd dearly love to see it

[Dragon]

That's what I was thinking when I was first brainstorming the idea of OS X on SSE, but I figured it would require too much work for just a few of us to do. Semthex has the skills to patch it all together, I just hope he is interested.

[Embio]

Semthex being involved would be awesome!! However, one thing I just thought of is that we are going to need to write drivers for all this old hardware that is suddenly opening up to us. Just a thought.

[Dragon]

you can replace anything except for the mobo and processor with supported parts.
you've got pci cards, usb devices, sound cards
the only thing that may be incompatible is the cpu and there isn't anything you can do about that. (just buy a p3 with a compatible processor or replace with another)

[Dragon]

has anyone downloaded my "PearOS"?

[mac-mini]

if it works with 10.4.8 i will test on my 800mhz p3

[MacRetail]

has anyone downloaded my "PearOS"?

Well, I downloaded the Slax Modules you posted, because I had already downloaded the Slax KillBill Edition.
I"ll try it this weekend, but the problem is my testing machine has SSE2.

[Dragon]

You can't use killbill, because it's too big to fit into ram. My version is only 128mb.