Soündless Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 would this work? http://www.intel.com/technology/efi/agreesource.htm? would emulated efi do the trick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 There is a whole section on this board about the effort to crack and/or emulate EFI: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showforum=74 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyin916 Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 for reals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 cracking leopard meant we didn't need to crack efi, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 cracking leopard meant we didn't need to crack efi, right? Yes and no. We are still lacking some functionality because we haven't cracked EFI. The Titan/Natit effort applied to video and sound is basically doing some of the job that EFI would do. But it is still a brute force effort to create a patch for each system. For sound, a different kext has to be created for each sound system. For video, one or two kexts could do the job, but a lot of video systems are not yet working fully. Nvidia video has benefited most from Titan/Natit efforts. But it would be cleaner and easier if the EFI was cracked or emulated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 so you saying before leopard truely gets cracked/it will be x86, we need to emulate/crack the efi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 so you saying before leopard truely gets cracked/it will be x86, we need to emulate/crack the efi We need EFI for any version, not just Leopard. Everyone currently using OSX on a PC is using baling wire and bubble gum to hold things together. Why do you think there are so many threads about lack of sound and video and networking and kexts and crashes and lack of booting, etc? Currently, my Hack won't sleep and I only have stereo sound out, no sound in. My dual-capable video card only displays one screen not two. Most everyone has something which is not giving them a complete OSX experience. Managing to get a preview version of Leopard to boot on a PC hasn't solved any of these problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 when efi is cracked or able to get put onto a pc, you will be able to boot up off of the install dvd, right, or is there more stuff you have to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorqueX86 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 when efi is cracked or able to get put onto a pc, you will be able to boot up off of the install dvd, right, or is there more stuff you have to do Adding a question mark at the end of a question would surely improve the mood of who reads you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMaurice Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 leopard's already out for x86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cringemaster Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bikedude880 Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 leopard's already out for x86 No it's not. Not publicly at least. Oh yes, there is work being done on it, but normal users will have to wait until Apple does a final release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted December 28, 2006 Author Share Posted December 28, 2006 yeah, if we released x86 leo, apple could patch the actual leopard to disable us from hacking it again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 jas wont release until real leoprd is out so they don't pach it and torquex86, dude why the hell do you care?????(see i put the question mark)????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedragon1971 Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 and torquex86, dude why the hell do you care?????(see i put the question mark)????????? Because the way you wrote that other statement, it was not clear if you were stating a fact or asking a question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted December 28, 2006 Author Share Posted December 28, 2006 yeah, jas (or other) shouldnt release until leo is out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 oh, i guess your right and soundless, you definatly right too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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