From:
http://www.uneasysilence.com/os-x-proven-hacked-and-running-on-an-ordinary-p
c/
First of all, you can¹t install OS X on a new partition, it needs it¹s own
drive. For this guide Im installing it on my Sony Vaio TR2A. Since I only
have one harddrive, it means I¹m wiping windows and all my files in the
process. You can easily follow the same steps but instead install it on a
second harddrive in your PC. Here is how I have succesfully install OS X x86
NATIVELY on my laptop!
First of all, I think your CPU needs at LEAST sse2. For rosetta and to
get itunes and other ppc apps working, you need sse3. My vaio has a Pentuim
M, so no rosetta for me. Everything else works. Im posting this from the OS
X x86 port of Firefox Wink
1. Download ³VMWare files for patched Mac OS X Tiger Intel² from your
favorite torrent site. (Hint: Use the search function).
2. Copy tiger-x86-flat.img from the archive to an external USB drive
(it¹s 6gb)
3. Download Ubuntu Live CD (link) be sure you get the ³Live CD²!!
4. Burn the ubuntu iso, stick it in your pc, and boot it! (make sure you
have your bios set to boot to CD)
5. Once ubuntu boots and the gui finally comes up, hook up the USB drive
you copied the 6gb image to. A window should pop up showing the contents of
the drive. Take note of where its mounted. It should be
/Devices/Yourdrivesvolumename
6. Open a terminal window and cd to that directory
(/Devices/Yourdrivesvolumename). Do an ³ls² to make sure you are in the
right place (you should see the 6gb img file.
7. In the terminal window type:
dd bs=1048576 if=./tiger-x86-flat.img of=/dev/hda
Replace hda with the correct drive! If you only have one drive, its
probably hda. Thats what mine was. You are about to erase this entire drive
so make sure youve got it right and make sure you want to do this! Hit
enter. It takes a while took my vaio about 9 minutes.
8. When it¹s done, remove the ubuntu disc and shut down the pc.
Disconnect your usb drive. Thats it! When you power it back on, OS X should
boot!
For whatever reason, mine hangs when its loading. If this happens to
you, boot with the -x option (hit a button at the darwin screen when you
boot your pc. enter ³-x² and hit enter). Should work without any problems,
and I dont see any restrictions being in safe mode.
You¹ll notice there is a login screen, and you dont know the password!
This image was created by ³deadmoo² and we can easily change his password.
Reboot the machine again. Again, hit a button at the darwin screen. This
time type ³-v² and hit enter. At the command prompt screen type:
sh /bin/sh
passwd curtis
(change the password to what you like)
passwd deadmoo
(change the passwrod to what you like)
Done! Now reboot once more, and again use the ³-x² option. Everything
should boot, and at the login screen enter your new password.
WELCOME TO THE OS X x86 CLUB! Look ma, no vmware!
Note: If you are installing this in a PC and have multiple drives, you
dont need to use an external drive or linux distro. Simply dd the image in
the same manner to any physical drive in your pc, and when its done boot to
that drive and it should work. For windows users, there is a port of dd for
windows you can use here.
I messed around with this in vmware before installing natively, and I
can tell you running it native is a million times faster! Its full speed.
USB works, ethernet works, all the x86 software works. Enjoy!
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