warmcola Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 i hope when all is said and done he creates some kind of package to make the installation a little easier on those (ie me) who dont feel comfortable editing vast ammounts of system code Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayland Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 i hope when all is said and done he creates some kind of package to make the installation a little easier on those (ie me) who dont feel comfortable editing vast ammounts of system code Ahem.... no one mentions that it just might be an image viewed at full screen? Even video can be doctored. It can be done with after effects with minimal effort. Even a "faked" handheld video. Here's how you could do it. 1 lcd monitor would have the windows install on it, place it right where the imac is, and record a video on a tripod. Next, place the imac there and record it under the exact conditions. Using simple crop mask you can graft it over it, and then move the entire frame arounda little to make it seem handheld. Since you are uploading to internet, lower res isn't as noticeable. In other words, until the results are reproducable, It's not easy to believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pu7o Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 We all know that it's possible to fake a picture, but Narf is a trustworthy person. I say we have strong reasons to have hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebookfreak58 Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I agree, this looks real!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Kahuna Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 he did make a comment about adding $1000 to the deal... i dunno. I like this idea, i want to buy a new system. If this is working, then i'll hold up on my athlon 64 and get an imac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouch Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 i hope when all is said and done he creates some kind of package to make the installation a little easier on those (ie me) who dont feel comfortable editing vast ammounts of system code I don't see microsoft being to keen on that, given he has stated he hacked ntldr :-) How come people who have the technical know-how to get Windows to boot on a Mac don't ever seem to have the capacity to work their own digital cameras? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemosabe Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I have a widescreen display on my zd7000 laptop. when I have reinstalled windows it show up fullscreen for me. scaled, but it shows up on the whole screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dane Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 http://www.flickr.com/photos/32436196@N00/...in/photostream/ interesting, very interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INFNITE Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 One thing interesting I noticed in that booted up picture ~ there's something on the bottom right hand side of the screen that looks similar to how Microsoft designates beta builds of Windows. I have no idea why it's there, maybe Narf is just testing his method with a beta build of XP...who knows Another thing, I wonder if there's full driver support because ATI uses a different videocard firmware for Mac. If dual boot works perfectly, I'll probably just use Windows XP as the gaming OS and OS X as the normal day to day work OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarf Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 OMG this is very great news, I can't wait to receive my MBP and have a dual boot with native WinXP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
settolo Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 narf did it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/32436196@N00/112053885/ I hope it is not a fake and it works also on MBP We will know very soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac tosh Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Hallelujah!!! Just hope it's real Maybe my ten bucks isn't for nada ( of course charity isn't for nothing-assuming it would have actually gotten there) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INFNITE Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 another team has come up with an alternate solution called BAMBIOS. http://www.osxbook.com/book/bonus/misc/legacyboot/ it's designed to boot "legacy" OS's like Linux and Windows. According to OSXBook, Linux boots fine, and XP shows great promise. It's gonna be a race to the finish line in the next week or two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amalgam Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 narf did it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/32436196@N00/112053885/ I hope it is not a fake and it works also on MBP We will know very soon http://www.flickr.com/photos/32436196@N00 Tells the whole story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefsalami Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 It's gonna be a race to the finish line in the next week or two Amen to that... I can't wait.... My 20" iMac has just been sitting there, waiting for XP to be installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac86 Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Anyone else notice that winxponmac.com is down?Coincidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesusonwheels Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 i noticed this as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 not to say that narf is lying, but could these have been photoshoped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aiongiant Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 not to say that narf is lying, but could these have been photoshoped? still possible... althought that is why winxponmac.com needed 9 testers to test out narf's method to see if it was real and working.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebookfreak58 Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 This is Sweet!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouch Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 I think it has been well established that this "could" have been a photoshop job or some other form of trickery but given narf's status on the dual booting effort that's very unlikely. It looks like it has been done. Now all us mere mortals have to wait for him to verify his method and release it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WandaLust Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Like everyone out there who has gotten either an iMac or MBP core duo I am chomping at the bit to be able to get a dual boot solution. I sincerely hope Narf has cracked it and I think it is probable. Can't see why he would wait this long then releasse a photoshopped image (could have done that months ago). What worries me is that the final solution will involve messing with Windows XP loader or kernel. That to me would be an unacceptable solution as this will break all copy rights. We need a solution which allows installing windows XP, Vista or whatever from original cd/dvd without any messing. This would not vioalte any copyright agreements (provided you own the software). The final solution has to be a form of CSM whether. I have trashed my mac several times trying different options and I do actually feel fairly confident it's not outside of our reach. Anyway lets keep our heads up, keep on working on a solution in case Narf hasn't cracked it and by the way if you all send me money I can create a competition then shut my site down near the end of it. We are all working to this competition but are we really sure that the competition is really real ? Whose to say the competition is not a scam... The owner of the site could be happy swanning off with your $12k right now laughing at us. I suggest we all get on with it and try and resolve it by sharing, open source etc. It is do-able (Nothing in life is impossible). But let's not sit back and wait for it to happen, lets make it happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
settolo Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 http://www.osxbook.com/book/bonus/misc/legacyboot/ This seems to be the solution that you (and me) are looking for. No crack. But I think we have to wait a bit more for this solution than narf's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac tosh Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 I don't know about you but the contest site is showing 'account suspended' sad really. Go check yourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirmanPika Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Yea looks to me like they hit their bandwidth limit. They got digged to death among other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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