Actually running any Mac os on a non APple machine is in violation of the ULA. On Aug 8, 2009, at 2:55 PM, Chris Blouch wrote:
> Well, legally you can run OSX Server in an emulator on Apple > hardware. Why you would want to do this is another question. It gets > a little fuzzy as to whether there would be an issue running this > virtualized OSX on a non-Apple box and it's a pretty sure thing > you're not legal running OSX on non-Apple hardware directly. None of > these are technical problems, just license issues. So if you're good > with Google there are lots of tutorials and patches to be found out > on the wild wild web. Apparently hacking netbooks to run OSX is a > popular pastime. > > CB > > Portia wrote: >> >> You could run Windows on your mac, but it is definitely much harder >> to run Mac Os X Leopard on a windows machine. At least, that’s >> what I read when I researched doing that. >> >> Hope this helps, >> >> Portia. >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected] >> ] On Behalf Of Frank Ventura >> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 4:42 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: running leopard on a pc? >> >> Portia, thanks so essentially you couldn’t run it in a virtual >> environment on say a Mac Pro? >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected] >> ] On Behalf Of Portia >> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 6:49 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: running leopard on a pc? >> >> Excuse my spelling, but when I researched doing that, I read that >> you need emulaters and other things. >> >> Hth, >> >> Portia. >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected] >> ] On Behalf Of Frank Ventura >> Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 8:11 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: running leopard on a pc? >> >> Where can you buy OSX Server software without having to purchase it >> with xserv hardware. I would love to virtualize a server role. >> Frank >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected] >> ] On Behalf Of Chris Blouch >> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 5:27 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: running leopard on a pc? >> >> VMWare supports running OSX Server in a VM but last time I tired to >> move one of these VMs to my Windows box it failed to launch so they >> must be tying it to running in Fusion on Mac hardware somehow. I'm >> sure there's hackery somewhere that would lift this restriction but >> that restriction is in place but I'm sure that restriction is in >> place to keep things legal. Here is their blog post about it from >> last January: >> >> http://blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/2008/01/virtual-leopa-1.html >> >> CB >> >> ben mustill-rose wrote: >> In order for this to work, you would have to obtain a modified osx >> image that is floating around the internet. There are reports of >> people running these in vm's but the biggist problem that your going >> to run into is hardware incompatabilities. >> If I were in your situation, I would look up if your hardware has >> ever >> run leopard before (Google osx86), download a leopard disk image and >> then set up a dule boot. I know its a bit more hassle in the end, but >> it goes with out saying that leopard will have more resources >> available to it if you do go this rout as apposed to running it in a >> vm. >> >> On 25/07/2009, Barry Hadder <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I remember reading somewhere that vmware used to have something for >> the pc a few years ago that would run mac os. They pulled it though >> due to threats they got from Apple. >> >> On Jul 24, 2009, at 11:05 PM, Blake Sinnett wrote: >> >> >> I really don't think that'll work. As far as I know there isn't a VM >> that emulates EFI (extensible firmware interface.) However, I could >> be wrong. >> >> >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: running leopard on a pc? >> Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:02:32 -0500 >> >> >> Hi, I have vmware for windows as well as my ibook, and some other >> >> people on >> >> another list I'm on are trying to run leopard on the pc under >> >> vmware and I >> >> was trying it to but I don't know if it is possible or not, I >> >> chose other as >> >> the os because there isn't an option for the mac os. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.45/2286 - Release Date: >> 08/06/09 18:17:00 >> >> >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.45/2286 - Release Date: >> 08/06/09 18:17:00 >> >> >> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
