A.Orange Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 If you screw up the installation of OSx86 on your laptop, will you laptop be permanently screwed? What are the dangers of trying to install osx86? I'm not a programmer so which install method would be the easiest and the most guaranteed to work? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187630-screwing-up-installation/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony0910 Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Don't worry xD Just Format and instal it again! If you have Windows you will have to install him again! And format the partion(MAC partion isn't compatible with Windows, he uses MS-DOS type, MAC is MAC Extended Journaley) No risk at all, the max you will get Kernel Panic(Configurations are wrong!) God bless you, you will need it! Believe in me! I'm trying for the 30 time, this time I will use Kayway version, i'm praying that works! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187630-screwing-up-installation/#findComment-1273201 Share on other sites More sharing options...
srs5694 Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 If you screw up the installation of OSx86 on your laptop, will you laptop be permanently screwed? There'll be no permanent damage, in the sense of a fried CPU or a hard disk that literally explodes. There can be complications that will be difficult for the average user to work around, though. For instance, every few days you see a post here from somebody who's removed OS X and whose computer no longer boots Windows. This is because critical boot loader components were removed along with OS X, so the boot path that led to Windows before now dead-ends. You may also end up with partitions you'll have a hard time recovering because you're unfamiliar with the necessary tools, etc. What are the dangers of trying to install osx86? See above. I can also almost guarantee that you'll spend several hours at it, but nobody can guarantee you'll be successful. Another danger is that you'll accidentally damage your Windows installation or files -- by picking the wrong partition for installation, say, or because of a bug that causes low-level hard disk corruption. (This last is unlikely, but possible, particularly if you resize your current Windows partitions -- such operations are inherently risky.) For best safety, install OS X to an empty hard disk after disconnecting your main hard disk. This will protect your current installation. If you decide you like OS X, you can reconnect your original hard disk along with the new one and reconfigure a boot loader to enable you to multi-boot. I'm not a programmer so which install method would be the easiest and the most guaranteed to work? None. Especially the "guaranteed" part. If you're very lucky, you'll find that installation is about as easy as installing Linux, FreeBSD, or Windows. If not, you'll end up trying multiple distributions and/or climbing the very steep learning curve to figure out what kext to use to get past the "still waiting for root device" message or what seemingly bizarre text you must insert into which file to get your screen to display at the right resolution. Mac OS has a reputation for ease of use because Apple's engineers control the hardware and set up the software to work with it. When you use OS X on any other platform, you take over that job. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/187630-screwing-up-installation/#findComment-1273266 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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