Alforishnor Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 I have an extra machine running Windows Server 2003 and I want to do a native install of OSX x86. Will I be able to do it from Server2k3 or do I need to install XP first? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1104-do-i-need-winxp-for-a-native-osx-x86-install/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
rohde Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 I haven't tried the server edition but I think it should work just fine if you want a dual boot setup. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1104-do-i-need-winxp-for-a-native-osx-x86-install/#findComment-6664 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alforishnor Posted August 25, 2005 Author Share Posted August 25, 2005 I haven't tried the server edition but I think it should work just fine if you want a dual boot setup. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Nah, I wasn't planning dual boot. I just wanted OSX on it Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1104-do-i-need-winxp-for-a-native-osx-x86-install/#findComment-6810 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolv Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 You need to keep windows on there to setup osx, which means you need another hard disk. unless you had a patched bootable installer disk, then you could just boot that up and install over windows (you have to make one yourself at the moment btw) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1104-do-i-need-winxp-for-a-native-osx-x86-install/#findComment-6831 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 I have an extra machine running Windows Server 2003 and I want to do a native install of OSX x86. Will I be able to do it from Server2k3 or do I need to install XP first? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If you're using the dd method, you could do it from a Linux boot CD. Assuming your main machine's IP address is 192.168.1.2, has a share called "image", and you want to overwrite Windows on your primary master hard drive, you'd do mkdir /mnt/image mount -t smbfs -o lfs,username=Administrator //192.168.1.2/image /mnt/image Password: [you enter your password] dd if=/mnt/image/vmware-flat.img of=/dev/hda bs=2M Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1104-do-i-need-winxp-for-a-native-osx-x86-install/#findComment-7177 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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