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DESCRIPTION
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 compatible
  • Multi-session support
  • 603, 604, G3 and G4 support
Device support:
  • Full screen video (fbdev, xdga)
  • MMU accelereaded X11 video
  • CD burners
  • Generic SCSI
  • Generic USB
  • Audio
  • Networking
  • AltiVec support
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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
REQUIREMENTS
  • 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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Developer:FOSS Free Open Source Software Community
Downloads:5,922
  - Version d/l:2,314
Utilities:Desktop
License:Free
Date:09 Feb 2007
Platform:PPC
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    Mac-on-Linux User Reviews (11 posts)Write A Review
    Jan 25 2007

    JOSEJX  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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    Nov 21 2006

    HUBMAN  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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    Oct 31 2006

    MARIUS_TH  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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    Oct 30 2006

    NSTANOSHECK  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)

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