dilnalomo Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 hi all developers, i have an idea. many people want to get dual boot working with there pc but have no idea if there hardwares are supported or not. maybe someone can write little app that checks the pc's hardware with the Hardware Compatibility Lists in wiki and tell which hardware is supported? this would really help alot of people who are new to osx x86. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18770-osx-x86-hardware-compatibility-tester/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 I know nothing about Windows programing. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18770-osx-x86-hardware-compatibility-tester/#findComment-122828 Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.C. Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 I could do this, but we would need a very comprehensive list of compatible hardware Actually i guess ill start creating a basic version and post it here. Cant be that tough Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18770-osx-x86-hardware-compatibility-tester/#findComment-122943 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilnalomo Posted June 1, 2006 Author Share Posted June 1, 2006 cool, this will help a lot of newbies. i am not a programmer, so i have no idea if it's too hard to do. but is it possible to check the user's hardware with the HCLs plus other osx requirements like SSE2 SSE3? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18770-osx-x86-hardware-compatibility-tester/#findComment-123033 Share on other sites More sharing options...
amdprophet Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 If you need any help, I'm up for it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18770-osx-x86-hardware-compatibility-tester/#findComment-123131 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 You can check if you have SSE2/SSE3 with CPU-Z Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18770-osx-x86-hardware-compatibility-tester/#findComment-123254 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezoflip Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 I can do this as well using VB or C++...im currently learning java, and trying to teach my self perl. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18770-osx-x86-hardware-compatibility-tester/#findComment-123296 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilnalomo Posted June 1, 2006 Author Share Posted June 1, 2006 You can check if you have SSE2/SSE3 with CPU-Z i know we can use cpu-z but wont it be nice to show the user everything in one tool? well, i dont know, if developers think it's redundant, then we will keep using cpu-z. lol Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18770-osx-x86-hardware-compatibility-tester/#findComment-123302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
arbitrarycode Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 You could just take a live distro like Knoppix and strip it down(I have an article on this, customise your distro for dummies) , and have a boot up shell script execute the GNU hardware lister, grep the list, and cmp it agianst a file containing known good hardware. The GNU hardware lister gives you everything, and I mean everything, right down to your MB's and CPU's serial #. If you know anyone that knows perl (alas, I do not), he could even put in a script that would spider your wiki and check for new compatable hardware. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18770-osx-x86-hardware-compatibility-tester/#findComment-135011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwprod12 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 I've already written a program that will tell you what device IDs you have. It can easily be converted to check a list of devices that currently have solutions. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18770-osx-x86-hardware-compatibility-tester/#findComment-135023 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilnalomo Posted June 26, 2006 Author Share Posted June 26, 2006 cool! where can i get your program? if its easy to convert your program, are you actually going to do it? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18770-osx-x86-hardware-compatibility-tester/#findComment-135249 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwprod12 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 cool! where can i get your program? if its easy to convert your program, are you actually going to do it? I dont know how to do the same thing on a mac, unfortunately. But if people are genuinely interested, I can have a windows version in a couple days. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18770-osx-x86-hardware-compatibility-tester/#findComment-135250 Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.C. Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Look I have been to lazy too do it. Ask cbkmgd. He knows. Anyways, what i wanted to do was a simplistic app, which had a selection where u selected your processer, mb, snd card, ram, gfx card. Then this would compare stuff against a DB file (glorified txt file) and show suggestions/tick/cross Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18770-osx-x86-hardware-compatibility-tester/#findComment-135393 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ppafford Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Sorry to re-open an older thread but I wanted to know if any progress was made on this? A windows/Linux version would be best. I would like to contribute to any efforts (if needed) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18770-osx-x86-hardware-compatibility-tester/#findComment-1593569 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dellmantt Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Sorry to re-open an older thread but I wanted to know if any progress was made on this? A windows/Linux version would be best. I would like to contribute to any efforts (if needed) http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=219584 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18770-osx-x86-hardware-compatibility-tester/#findComment-1593584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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