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Mac-on-Linux 0.9.72.2

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Mac-on-Linux is a linux/ppc program which makes it possible to run Mac OS in parallel with Linux.

MOL is primarily intended to be used by those who run linux/ppc as their main operating system but still want to be able to run that occasional Mac OS application. Other possible applications include:

development
hardware simulation
server applications
compatibility testing

Technology:

No CPU emulation
very fast!
No ROM image needed
Complete MMU virtualization
Idle sleep (8.6 or later)
Very

What's New

Version 0.9.72.2:

Added nvram.x installation
Fix bootstrap check
Fix dmdma.c strict aliasing warning
Make sure that log and lock dirs are created
Integrated BootX with the build system
Added check for zlib
Fixed test invocations (== is invalid)
Fixed VT Switching
Removed Sheep from defconfig
Fixed Ubuntu -fno-stack-protector bug
Removed duplicate nvram, fix doesn't really work
Some docs cleanups, changed the website address
Removed libimport script
Fixed another MacOS segfault on startup
Ensured that all read/write/seek disk pointers are set properly
Removed some debugging text
Fixed MacOS ethernet softlock (Thanks SolraBizna for noticing)
Fixed MacOS segfault on startup (Thanks to SolraBizna for noticing)
Changed BootX Read to pass addresses instead of casting them as long
Fixed BootX read size bug preventing booting on QCOW/DMG
Cleaned up a bunch of gcc4 issues
Removed TUN from defconfig
Updated network driver help info
Integrated patch from Marcus Comstedt for USB mice
Removed linux/compiler.h from USB to fix Ubuntu issue
Fix mol-img bug
Added support to recognize HFSX disks
Added bootx source to main MOL build (with backports from newer BootX)
Fixed gcc4 include issue

Version 0.9.72.2:

Added nvram.x installation
Fix bootstrap check
Fix dmdma.c strict aliasing warning
Make sure that log and lock dirs are created
Integrated BootX with the build system
Added check for zlib
Fixed test invocations (== is invalid)
Fixed VT Switching
Removed Sheep from defconfig
Fixed Ubuntu -fno-stack-protector bug
Removed duplicate more...

Requirements

PPC
A PowerPC CPU (603, 604, G3 or G4)
Linux/ppc with a 2.4 or 2.6 kernel
Mac OS 8.6* or later
Mac OS X 10.1 or later

* MOL can run MacOS 7.5.2 and later in "oldworld" mode. However, this requires an image of a supported boot ROM.

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JoseJX commented on 25 Jan 2007

Mac-On-Linux is a completely different program than PearPC and predates it by many years (MOL has been around since at least 1999). Mac-On-Linux actually virtualizes the CPU instead of emulating it like PearPC. While this limits the portability of the program (it only runs on PowerPC processors) it more than makes up for that in speed since many CPU intensive applications run at near native speed.

Mac-On-Mac unfortunately has been abandoned, but the current developer of MOL is currently merging those patches back into the main source tree.

[Version 0.9.71.1]

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nstanosheck replied on 09 Feb 2007

Thank you for that information José!

HubmaN commented on 21 Nov 2006

If you ask me, someone should take a closer look at this. The speed seems very similar to PearPC (an open-source solution). If you ask me, this is a ripoff of PearPC. Maybe someone could analyse the source, I suppose?

[Version 0.9.71.1]

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M.K. replied on 02 Feb 2007

I believe you have that backward.

Vitalis commented on 31 Oct 2006

yes, however it's only at version 0.2, hasn't been updated since june 16th, 2005, and isn't compatible with Tiger!
real pity :(

[Version 0.9.71.1]

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nstanosheck replied on 31 Oct 2006

Umm no, it is version 0.9.71.1, not 0.2!

nstanosheck replied on 31 Oct 2006

Oh I get it now, you are replying to my reply and speaking of Mac-on-Mac, not Mac-on-Linux! I see!

nstanosheck commented on 30 Oct 2006

You want Mac-on-Mac Edward, as it does exactly what you ask. It is listed here at MacUpdate too!

[Version 0.9.7.3]

Edward Bilderback commented on 11 Oct 2006

I note that the program is for those who run Linix/ppc, but want to use the Mac OSX infrequently.

If you would turn that idea around: Mac OSX mainly/Linux infrequently, I believe you'd have a winner.

Since I am a Mac person, I have no use for your program. However, I do hope you'll program a version for Mac people.

I wish you good luck; it appears that you have a winner of an idea for Linux users.

Ed

[Version 0.9.7.3]

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Peter da Silva replied on 31 Oct 2006

Why would you want to run Linux under Mac OS X? Any portable Linux application will run natively on OS X. The few that don't tend to require driver support that would need to be emulated... it would be easier to write an OS X driver instead.