Osx X86 Download
Questions about Osx X86:
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Could/ 2005-12-22 07:58:53
Currently? No. Apple's profits come from their hardware sales. By releasing OS X for Intel without restrictions, those sales could be seriously hurt. It still remains to be seen how they will handle the switch to Intel processors with regards to keeping it on Apple hardware.
Personally, I'd rather buy an Intel-based mac and install windows.
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Osx tiger x86 failing to boot? 2006-09-19 06:05:32
Are you trying to install Mac OS X on a PC? That's what it looks like to me. I've heard you can do that, but you have to do some work-arounds before you install. If it's a genuine Mac, though, check your hardware. Boot using your install disk (C during start-up) and run a hardware test, Disk Repair, anything that you can do to help things. If everything else fails, take it back to Apple or a certified Apple place, and have them look at it.
I'm assuming you were trying to install OSX onto a PC? Just in case you're talking about OSX onto a Mac I'll leave those instructions as well.
Installation onto a PC:
1.) Insert your 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista install disk and boot to it.
2.) Try selecting the "repair installation" option and select your main partition.
3.) It should reboot and you'll be able to boot back into windows.
If that does not work, you'll need to fix the master boot record. You can do that with the following:
1.) Boot into the install CD again
2.) Hit "R" to enter the recovery console
3.) When you get a prompt, type "fixmbr" to fix the MBR to boot to the primary partition again.
Installation onto a Mac:
1.) Hold down the "s" key on bootup to enter single user mode
2.) type "fsck" to run disk utility to repair any partitions damaged in your installation.
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Keep in mind that if you're trying to install OSX onto a PC then you're in shaky ground there--that OS is not designed to work on that platform. Some people have been able to make it work with hacks but on the whole you'll run into problems trying to make it work. If you want the Mac experience, get a Mac--you can run windows on Macs as well.