jf_element Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 hi all my first time attempting to install os x into my pc.. i downloaded tiger-x86.tar.bz2, followed everything up to the dd part. cd tiger-x86 ..\tiger-x86>dd if=tiger-x86-flat.img of=\\?\Device\Harddisk0\Partition2 bs=512 skip=63 --progress so it started running. checked back 10 min later, still fine.. the next time i checked: 1,102,187,520Error writing file: 87 The parameter is incorrect 1,102,187,520 2152711+0 records in 2152710+0 records out ..\tiger-x86>_ nevertheless, i went on with the reboot, hoping os x could still boot up. at the boot loading screen, i selected Mac OS x86, but got this error: Error parsing plist fileLoading Darwin/x86 went back into win xp and redid the dd process, achieved the same results. so.. whats wrong??? anyone knows how to remedy this?? im running win xp on a P4 1.60 GHz, 128mb ram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 i downloaded tiger-x86.tar.bz2 im running win xp on a P4 1.60 GHz, 128mb ram. Be sure your processor is capable of SSE2 or SSE3. In Windows, download and install CPU-Z. "tiger-x86.tar.bz2" is OSX 10.4.1. It is old and busted. Apple made major changes to Intel OSX starting with 10.4.3. As a result, current apps won't run on 10.4.1. Find, download and install from a 10.4.5, 10.4.6, 10.4.7 iso. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jf_element Posted October 4, 2006 Author Share Posted October 4, 2006 ahh ic.. shall get a newer version now, thx for the quick reply! just did the cpuz test. Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2 i'll be getting the 10.4.6 rar version.. the only 10.4.7 version i found was the one by JaS, which is a dvd install, and sadly, my com cant read dvds.. i'll let u guys know again after i try this ver out.. hopefully everything goes well ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 i'll be getting the 10.4.6 rar version.. the only 10.4.7 version i found was the one by JaS, which is a dvd install, and sadly, my com cant read dvds. I'll bet when you expand that rar you'll find an iso file in there, which is a dvd install. Time to get a DVD optical drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jf_element Posted October 4, 2006 Author Share Posted October 4, 2006 nooo.. im installing this on my almost-failing desktop pc.. dont think i'll be investing anything else into it for now. is there really no other ways to skip dvds? edit: oh i've finally managed to fix the problem.. the partition i dd-ed os x to, i set it incorrectly to 1100mb, when i wanted it to be 11000mb..! so now im able to reach the os x desktop.. problem is, there were many small errors about some display problem along the way during bootup (in verbose), and when it finally reaches desktop, my ps/2 mouse and usb keyboard don't work.. i've tried swapping my mouse with a usb mouse but to no avail. im still downloading the 10.4.6 version, but it's going to take a long while.. so if theres any solutions, i'd be happy to try them out.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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