Dr. Evil Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I know OS x86 doesn't ask for serial during installation but that's to be expected! I haven't installed os x on a real mac so i'm wondering does Leopard, or any of the other OS X's require a serial during installation or some kind of activaction? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/38556-leopard-piracy-protection/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solow Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Not on PPC macs for sure and I doubt Intel Macs either. I think the server version of OS X does require a serial number though. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/38556-leopard-piracy-protection/#findComment-275111 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numberzz Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Not on PPC macs for sure and I doubt Intel Macs either. I think the server version of OS X does require a serial number though. The server vesion does, not like windows though. You need the serial when you turn it on the first time during the setup. No way to get around it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/38556-leopard-piracy-protection/#findComment-275151 Share on other sites More sharing options...
t3mur Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 When i installed Leo on my Intel based imac, it didnt ask for Serial.. so no. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/38556-leopard-piracy-protection/#findComment-275211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Fogge Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Possibly the most severe thing that Apple would ever do would be to include a "Serial Number" check, where it looks to your logic board to see if it has an Apple Serial Number. (Or look to the logic board for a "Machine ID"). The Machine ID check is done now solely to determine which systems OS X is incapable of installing on (like the G3s Pre-Firewire in the case of Tiger and G3s in general in Leopard). They could easily implement it as a check Machine ID. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/38556-leopard-piracy-protection/#findComment-275667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aniphreak Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Possibly the most severe thing that Apple would ever do would be to include a "Serial Number" check, where it looks to your logic board to see if it has an Apple Serial Number. (Or look to the logic board for a "Machine ID"). it will be easily cracked like the TPM they implemented to avoid OSX86 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/38556-leopard-piracy-protection/#findComment-275810 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Fogge Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 That is very true. In fact, one can bypass the machine ID check by editing info.plist files before starting to install. It was more the case of what could be done very simply. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/38556-leopard-piracy-protection/#findComment-275956 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtualball Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 They could check the hash of the info.plist every install or something, how ould you get past that? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/38556-leopard-piracy-protection/#findComment-276122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeSuKuN Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 changing the hash of the check Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/38556-leopard-piracy-protection/#findComment-276143 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzeh Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 A lot of Apple products don't need serials....like iLife. Basically anything that you buy from their store (beside final cut pro etc) doesn't need a serial. Although, iWork occasionally comes as a trial, so it does need a serial....so yeah Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/38556-leopard-piracy-protection/#findComment-285930 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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