bob12345 Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 this post is to ask 2 questions. to give some info that might help, i have a legit os x 10.4.9 installation disk that came from a macbook that i purchaced a few months ago. my first question is: can i use this disk (or a modified version of the iso from the disk) to install os x on my computer. i really dont want to pirate this. #2 is i have heard os x runs on pearpc, so i got an image of the disk and put it in ppc, but it says there are no bootable partitions thank you in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactobacillus P Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 The disk you have is probably intel - only as it came with a new macbook. With PearPC you can boot a universal 10.4.x original installation disk. But it needs a helluva lot of configuring and tweaking of PearPC. And don't expect any usable speeds with PearPC as it is slow. The original OSX 10.4.x and 10.5.x installation disks really need to be modified/patched heavily in order to use them for installation on a regular PC. It is possible to install a new OSX version from a hacked OSX version using a modified installation on a few core duo systems that are able to run the vanilla kernel, but you need to insert an EFI abstraction layer before install/rebooting. There are some tutorials out there on the web, just google it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob12345 Posted March 1, 2008 Author Share Posted March 1, 2008 thanks for the info. i found two of the things you were talking about one is "OSX Intel Generic Install DVD Patcher" and the other is an EFI patcher. which one is the one i want. (i have an amd cpu if that helps) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob12345 Posted March 1, 2008 Author Share Posted March 1, 2008 another thing, would it be legally worse to patch it myself or to just download it from somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reveeen Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 i really dont want to pirate this. By the time you hack and patch you just have. (I would just download something and give it a try, if you insist in making your own, it will give you a map as to what to do) pearpc: http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/about.html Any emulators I ever got involved in were a slow disappointment, your mileage will vary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob12345 Posted March 2, 2008 Author Share Posted March 2, 2008 what about an efi patch i found one, but im not quite sure if it would work with an amd processor. also, ive tried pearpc and vmware but neither could find any bootable partitions, any ideas why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob12345 Posted March 3, 2008 Author Share Posted March 3, 2008 ok, i decided to download one, but it messed up and i lost everything on my hard drive. so this time i want to be sure it will work. which kind should i look for? and one last thing. am i going to need to worry about osx "phoning home"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reveeen Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Bob: I'm talking a guy through a Intel SSE2 install here: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=91231 Using the: XxX_OS_x86_10.4.11_Install_Disc_Intel, rev 1.0 I have no idea what you have for hardware, and we are doing a stand alone Mac OS (no dual booting BS). So you can kinda get the idea. It does phone home, fill in {censored} if you like, or put your details in (they will just spam you with wonderful incentives to buy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob12345 Posted March 3, 2008 Author Share Posted March 3, 2008 thank you for the help. One more question is when apple does find out, will they do anything about it or just not care? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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