Running OS X Lion on PC

[DriXnaK]

Anyone have experience with this? I've gone through 5 hours of hell now trying to get this thing to work and all I get when I run my VM is the apple splash screen. I'm pretty sure it's the onboard intel HD Video card that's causing it on my Dell Lattitude E6510 since I don't think OS X supports onboard video cards. Ideas?

[Jon Miller]

I have had difficulty myself.

I would easily pay 200$ for an apple approved solution.

JM
(I think the best version to try to run is the hacked version and not your legal version, it might be relevant?)

[DriXnaK]

I need the legal version since I don't think monotouch works with the hackintosh.

[giblets]

I don't understand why you would want to.

[DriXnaK]

I would think it would be obvious by my last post why I would want to.

[giblets]

You thought wrong.

[regexcellent]

Anyone have experience with this? I've gone through 5 hours of hell now trying to get this thing to work and all I get when I run my VM is the apple splash screen. I'm pretty sure it's the onboard intel HD Video card that's causing it on my Dell Lattitude E6510 since I don't think OS X supports onboard video cards. Ideas?

As I recall Apple's driver support is typically limited to the hardware produced by Apple, which is what makes hackintosh so hard. Mac OSX is not licensed for use off of Apple hardware. You may have to turn to 3rd party patches and drivers.

[Jon Miller]

I don't understand why you would want to.

Snow Leopard is the best OS out there (and Lion is almost as good).

The power and capability of linux with the support and software library of Windows.

If I don't use OS X I end up needing virtual machines with the associated frustrations, and even with multiple OS it still doesn't work as well.

I wish someone other than Apple would make something similar which could be installed anywhere.

JM

[Jon Miller]

As I recall Apple's driver support is typically limited to the hardware produced by Apple, which is what makes hackintosh so hard. Mac OSX is not licensed for use off of Apple hardware. You may have to turn to 3rd party patches and drivers.

I think that anyone who even thinks of attempting it knows this. In fact, sometimes you have to buy special hardware in order to get things working (like WiFi).

There is some issue of using a legitimate copy of OS X even with Hacks, there are versions you can download which are easier to get working (but are not legit).

JM
(5 hours isn't even very long, I wouldn't even ask my office mate for help after only 5 hours.)

[DriXnaK]

I need it to start using monotouch to develop applications for the iphone/ipad. It will only run in OS X Lion, otherwise I'd stick to Windows for sure. I can't think of a single reason why anyone would want to use OS X over Windows 7. I suspect part of my issue is that my laptop has an onboard video card which OS X won't allow. I refuse to buy a mac just so I can develop for their stupid iPhone.

[Jon Miller]

Windows is garbage as far as scientific analysis/development is concerned.

JM

[DriXnaK]

Let me guess, you're also a Java fan right?

[Jon Miller]

Never touched it.

I mostly program in C/C++ (specialized scientific libraries).

JM
(I use emacs and not vi, so I am not super hardcore)

[BlackCat]

(I use emacs and not vi, so I am not super hardcore)

Hardcore use vi - super hardcore use ed

[Hauldren Collider]

Snow Leopard is the best OS out there (and Lion is almost as good).

The power and capability of linux with the support and software library of Windows.

Jon, these are opinions, not facts.