zinneken Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 And here we are, after a full day worth of wiki and forum digging, pushing my mind into curves I never imagines possible, my first post for help! Can anyone help me translate what the following things mean: - Vanilla Kernel? I understand what a kernel is, but what is a vanilla kernel? And are there any other names for that matter? - EFI? I understand thanks to the wiki what it is and does, and the v8 which I understand is the latest version. But does it allow to install OSX on some hardware from the standard apple installation CD without the need for patching and being able to do the updates through apple software update? - is it possible to install Leopard Server (hacked or standard) at all? - if I would be building a hackintosh (which sounds great!), which motherboard would currently have the largest userbase among hackintosh/insanelymac solution contributors? I'd prefer to buy into hardware that many people use OSX on as I wouldn't have a clue for a solution if any future update breaks the OS. - and lastly, can a common hackingtosh really be as stable as a real mac or are they more prone to crashes and slower working/less optimized hardware? Thanks for all your comments and helping me better understand some things. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/107353-chinese-for-beginners/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric.C Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 -vanilla kernel is an unmodified kernel, it is the one that's found on the OS X discs that apple sells -well... not really, EFI is supposed to do that in theory but there's many things that happen which prevents EFI emulation from being perfect -yes, you would need a leopard server disk though -that i don't know -really depends on your hardware... I can't notice a difference between my hackintosh and my real machintosh Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/107353-chinese-for-beginners/#findComment-761563 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iSkylla Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Gigabyte P35-DS4 is a good motherboard choice. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/107353-chinese-for-beginners/#findComment-761567 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zinneken Posted May 28, 2008 Author Share Posted May 28, 2008 Thanks Eric & Iskylla! So, provided a hackingtosh can use the different cores of a dual or quad core CPU, here is my thought. I would like to build a computer that will run OSX server in virtual environments, 4 in total. With parallels this is now possible in bèta. Each server would have its own network adaptor, which would not be accessible to the other virtual servers. This way I can have an internal network backup server (over a firewire network), a mail server (through gigabit router and internet), an internal itunes server (ethernet to a squeezebox) and an internal network filemaker server (through wifi), each running in their own little world on their own network port in their own network environment. If one crashes or get hacked, the other would still be running and OK. Has anyone ever tried something similar like this and if so does it work? All excited with this idea, will same me to not have to buy 4 mini's but run everything from 1 machine. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/107353-chinese-for-beginners/#findComment-761675 Share on other sites More sharing options...
a63falcon Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 I would like to build a computer that will run OSX server in virtual environments, 4 in total. With parallels this is now possible in bèta. Each server would have its own network adaptor, which would not be accessible to the other virtual servers. This way I can have an internal network backup server (over a firewire network), a mail server (through gigabit router and internet), an internal itunes server (ethernet to a squeezebox) and an internal network filemaker server (through wifi), each running in their own little world on their own network port in their own network environment. If one crashes or get hacked, the other would still be running and OK. Wow.... that's all i can say!!! That's inventive. While I really have no clue, I wish you the best of luck, as that sounds like quite a setup!! -Jeff Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/107353-chinese-for-beginners/#findComment-762044 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zinneken Posted May 29, 2008 Author Share Posted May 29, 2008 Wow.... that's all i can say!!! That's inventive. While I really have no clue, I wish you the best of luck, as that sounds like quite a setup!! -Jeff I know That's part of the reason why I'm looking for the most compatible hardware currently available, so can any of the experienced hackingtoshers suggest (even PM if you don't want it in the open) which hardware is the most compatible? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/107353-chinese-for-beginners/#findComment-762250 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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