blahsucks Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Hello there... I've been looking into this for a while now. Before I go through the painstaking DVD download process, I'd like to know something. Is it possible to install OSX on a PC with ONE hard drive (I don't have a spare) and no DVD burner? I've read through some documents. From what I can tell, most people are either using VMWARE > hard drive kludges or burned Dev DVDs. Can I use an alternate partition for this task? I would also like dual-booting Windows (I have a BeOS install, but it's not needed), if possible, but that's really not necessary. All helpful answers are appreciated Thanks in advance. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1781-dvd-burnerless-install/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
belgrano Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 You can patch the dev dvd, then install it on a partition on your hdd, and dual boot it (even triple boot it, if you want to ). You do not need VMware anymore, only your pc with a dvd-rw, and pray for compatibility... well most of the computers are More details here "i'm a link" Also you should know that a new version of this patch is about to be released, so read around... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1781-dvd-burnerless-install/#findComment-11464 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xSuRgEx Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 i know what you meen blahsucks, with linux distros like suse linux you can install from a ftp location or other location (like a seprate hdd) but they have custom installers for that. i dont know if any one will do this for osx86 tho. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1781-dvd-burnerless-install/#findComment-11482 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blahsucks Posted September 3, 2005 Author Share Posted September 3, 2005 Thanks for your help. Now to download the DVD and patch... EDIT: Whoops. It appears you thought I had a DVD burner. I thought of something, anyway. I'm off to see if I can Windows-DD on partitions instead of HDs. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1781-dvd-burnerless-install/#findComment-11523 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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