SonnyJAlltheWay Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I use a MacBook Pro for most of my computing but I also have a PC running Windows XP. I don't use it all that much but when I do it gets on my nerves, so I decided to try and install Mac OS X via the OSx86 project. Everything is installed and working fine other than my wireless adapter which it hasn't recognized. I need help finding a driver for it. I downloaded OSx86 Tools but it only downloads drivers via an Internet connection ... and well I don't have one of those without that. Any help would be appreciated. HTTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 You'd probably do better on the OSx86 boards. My brother installed it on his comp way back. Everything worked but his wireless and he had to use a clip to get the screen to show. They might just not have your wireless working at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateCitySkin Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 who still uses x86??? what is this 2006??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonnyJAlltheWay Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 who still uses x86???what is this 2006??? It is better than working with Windows in any shape,form,or fashion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 It is better than working with Windows in any shape,form,or fashion. have you heard of Linux, FreeBSD or other Unix based Operating Systems? Those were meant to run on PCs. Hell, Apple practically ripped their OS straight out of BSD and added some pretty colors on top. Personally, I use the Ubuntu flavor of linux. Very user-friendly graphical environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonnyJAlltheWay Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 have you heard of Linux, FreeBSD or other Unix based Operating Systems? Those were meant to run on PCs. Hell, Apple practically ripped their OS straight out of BSD and added some pretty colors on top.Personally, I use the Ubuntu flavor of linux. Very user-friendly graphical environment. Linux is lovely and I know that Mac OS X is a unix-based OS. I would rather have a single operating system running at a time instead of bouncing around. Plus I already have all of the programs I would need from my MacBook Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan2003 Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I would try the apple discussion forums on their website if you haven't already. Usually pretty helpful. http://discussions.apple.com/index.jspa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackest Eyes Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Here is a good resource for you to check out... http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/f104/ Here is another... http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page And another... http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Dave Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Dude, you're doing it ass backwards. Instead of trying to put OSX on your piece of **** PC, throw that ****ing thing off a bridge, or light on fire or something, and just use Boot Camp to boot Windows on your MacBook Pro. It's ridiculously easy as long as you have you OSX disc and a Windows disc. As a matter of fact, it's twice as easy and twice as fast to do a Windows installation on a Mac as it is on a PC. The installation takes half the time, and all the drivers you will need are on your OSX disc, so you don't have to spend more than 5 minutes doing driver bull**** after you're done installing (and those 5 minutes consist of clicking next approximately twice and then waiting). Plus my installation of Windows runs better than on any PC I ever had. Yet another reason Macs are worth the premium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blue Joe Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Dude, you're doing it ass backwards. Instead of trying to put OSX on your piece of **** PC, throw that ****ing thing off a bridge, or light on fire or something, and just use Boot Camp to boot Windows on your MacBook Pro. It's ridiculously easy as long as you have you OSX disc and a Windows disc. As a matter of fact, it's twice as easy and twice as fast to do a Windows installation on a Mac as it is on a PC. The installation takes half the time, and all the drivers you will need are on your OSX disc, so you don't have to spend more than 5 minutes doing driver bull**** after you're done installing (and those 5 minutes consist of clicking next approximately twice and then waiting). Plus my installation of Windows runs better than on any PC I ever had. Yet another reason Macs are worth the premium. Unless, of course, you use a completely free distribution of Linux. Which would run just fine on that piece of **** PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Dave Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Unless, of course, you use a completely free distribution of Linux. Which would run just fine on that piece of **** PC. This is true, however he already has a not piece of **** MacBook Pro. If he wants to run Windows despite liking OSX better, I'm guessing it's because he has compatibility issues with games, work programs, etc. Therefore, Linux is a terrible idea. Not only would he have to learn a third OS, but said third OS would have the same, if not worse, compatibility issues/limitations than OSX, thus doing nothing to solve his problem. Not to mention if he already has OSX and Windows, which it sure sounds like he does, it's every bit as free as your suggested free Linux distribution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Dude, you're doing it ass backwards. Instead of trying to put OSX on your piece of **** PC, throw that ****ing thing off a bridge, or light on fire or something, and just use Boot Camp to boot Windows on your MacBook Pro. It's ridiculously easy as long as you have you OSX disc and a Windows disc. As a matter of fact, it's twice as easy and twice as fast to do a Windows installation on a Mac as it is on a PC. The installation takes half the time, and all the drivers you will need are on your OSX disc, so you don't have to spend more than 5 minutes doing driver bull**** after you're done installing (and those 5 minutes consist of clicking next approximately twice and then waiting). Plus my installation of Windows runs better than on any PC I ever had. Yet another reason Macs are worth the premium. Parallels over Boot Camp anyday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Dave Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Parallels over Boot Camp anyday No way. I have both, but no way. Maybe if you have to run the occasional tiny .exe, but for gaming or anything that requires any processing power, Parallels kinda sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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