NikChillin Posted January 31, 2011 Author Posted January 31, 2011 so the rotten apple sitting on the top of my pc doesn't count towards bearing an Apple logo?
localzuk Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 so the rotten apple sitting on the top of my pc doesn't count towards bearing an Apple logo? lol, sadly not.
FN-GM Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 It can be done, but as others say its not legal These should help you http://www.edugeek.net/forums/mac/50105-osx-pc.html http://www.edugeek.net/forums/hardware/47312-build-your-own-mac.html#post434041
fredquimby Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 You can with a bit of jiggery pokery install it on VMware Workstation: VMware Mac OS X Guest Package for ESX, Workstation, Player, Server and Fusion - InsanelyMac Forum
Dos_Box Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 I have a Vmware machine with it on. Runs awful though.
sted Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 i got 10.5 running natively on my laptop (external sb hdd) but only to see if i could as soon as you try and update it breaks and it diddnt like my wifi card
fredquimby Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 Yes to do the Vmware route you do need a good PC, an i5 seems to run it OK here, just need caffine installed to stop it going to sleep.
Guest Guest Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 (edited) Well, just wrote a big post that vanished *peice of junk...grr* Summery; Aim for intel over AMD. Graphics card over onboard Decent motherboard with good quality standard chips. None of this VIA rubbish. Try to get it as vanilla as possible, that way minor updates shouldnt brick it. Sata DVD drive over IDE. Go on here and check the HCL, and any instructions, kexts, etc on your hardware OSx86 You'll want this http://code.google.com/p/osx86tools/ - allows you to easily add EFI strings (to get your gfx card working) and kexts (drivers). I've had 10.5 on the Gigabyte P35-DS3R with a Geforce 8400 running perfectly. No problems whatsoever, and benchmarked at the same performance as an equivilent Powermac. Edited January 31, 2011 by Guest
FN-GM Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 I use a Mac so i dont really have a use for this. I am just curious. Do you have to run Multibeast again if you upgrade to say 10.6.6
Arthur Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 I think it depends on whether you use a patched kernel for your Hackintosh... http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_profilepage&v=DApqteIPdfo#t=17s
Robbocop Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 I think it's more a question of why you would want to really. Reminds me of a friend of mine who in his twenties used to delight in seeing what ridiculously overpowered engine he could cram into an unsuspecting second hand car. He went through loads of these designs, each one more challenging than the last, really just to see if it could be done. Of course, what he ended up with is a back yard full of lethal, temperamental, illegal and frankly unsellable monsters. I met him again recently. He drives a Volvo now.
NikChillin Posted February 7, 2011 Author Posted February 7, 2011 Not legally, no. Ahh, but the disc came with a logo to stick on.... also I'm not sure that it is against the law. Just that Apple don't like it. Reason is - we want to have a look without incurring Apples extortionate hardware costs! Just experimenting.
localzuk Posted February 7, 2011 Posted February 7, 2011 Ahh, but the disc came with a logo to stick on.... also I'm not sure that it is against the law. Just that Apple don't like it. Reason is - we want to have a look without incurring Apples extortionate hardware costs! Just experimenting. The problem is, its not been tested in UK courts. It has been tested in US courts, and was found to be illegal there (ie. copyright infringement due to breaching the terms of the license granting use of the software). The terms of the license are available off disc (on their website, or by asking for them, for example) and on the external of the box is a thing saying 'Use of this product is subject to acceptance of the license agreement(s) included in this package.' and their website address. So in the end, as an end-user you're being granted a license to use it, and if you don't follow the terms of that license then you don't have copyright permission and therefore are breaking copyright law. That's my understanding of it anyway!
RabbieBurns Posted February 7, 2011 Posted February 7, 2011 i wouldnt mind getting it running on a vm.. I support a number of mac users as well and it would save me heaps of time if i had it running locally on my desktop rather than hunting for a spare macbook every time.
Arthur Posted February 7, 2011 Posted February 7, 2011 If I remember correctly, Apple reworded their EULA slightly to only allow Mac OS X to be used on Apple branded computers, rather than anything with an Apple logo on it which I think it said previously. This most likely did this to stop people using the stickers and claiming they now had a computer which had an Apple logo on it. 2. Permitted License Uses and Restrictions. A. Single Use License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License, unless you have purchased a Family Pack or Upgrade license for the Apple Software, you are granted a limited non-exclusive license to install, use and run one (1) copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-branded computer at a time. You agree not to install, use or run the Apple Software on any non-Apple-branded computer, or to enable others to do so. This License does not allow the Apple Software to exist on more than one computer at a time, and you may not make the Apple Software available over a network where it could be used by multiple computers at the same time. (Source)
sted Posted February 7, 2011 Posted February 7, 2011 If I remember correctly, Apple reworded their EULA slightly to only allow Mac OS X to be used on Apple branded computers, rather than anything with an Apple logo on it which I think it said previously. This most likely did this to stop people using the stickers and claiming they now had a computer which had an Apple logo on it. but how enforcable is it? ive seen things in software licence agreements like must not be stored in a data retrieval system. Does that include a software shelf/cd wallet/cupboard etc
markcuk Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 tonymacx86 Blog: iBoot + MultiBeast: Install Mac OS X on any Intel-based PC using the i3 and gigabyte board worked pretty well
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