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Re: Building a Hackintosh Pro

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Post by citruspi » Sat, Mar 18, 2017, 5:21 PM UTC

joshgel wrote: post #24

elmigranto wrote: post #15

I'm wondering whether it would be easier to run macOS in VM. No more fear of updates with snapshots, and I imagine ease of installation and less compatibility issues. Anyone does it, how's performance and keyboard "tunneling" (CMD vs CTRL)?

Ive found it pretty tough to get macOS up and running in a VM. Anyone know of any easy way?

I've come across this[0] doc before, but I haven't tried it yet so I can't speak to ease of setup and performance.

[0]: https://github.com/geerlingguy/macos-virtualbox-vm

Re: Building a Hackintosh Pro

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Post by amelius » Sat, Mar 18, 2017, 5:22 PM UTC

Curious: is there a window manager for Linux that behaves much like OSX?

Re: Building a Hackintosh Pro

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Post by forgotpwtomain » Sat, Mar 18, 2017, 5:24 PM UTC

amelius wrote: post #32

Curious: is there a window manager for Linux that behaves much like OSX?

The late Gnome Shell is very similar, both in look and in RAM usage (1GB+).

Re: Building a Hackintosh Pro

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Post by binaryapparatus » Sat, Mar 18, 2017, 5:27 PM UTC

This is both informative and interesting from other angle. If Dan Counsell, well known owner of Realmac Software, has to build hackintosh then wtf is Apple doing?

Re: Building a Hackintosh Pro

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Post by yoavm » Sat, Mar 18, 2017, 5:27 PM UTC

amelius wrote: post #32

Curious: is there a window manager for Linux that behaves much like OSX?

In what way? IMHO window managers is something Linux excels in.

What does macOS has in its window manager that Linux lacks? (other than "no you can't maximise easily" feature...)

Re: Building a Hackintosh Pro

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Post by tyingq » Sat, Mar 18, 2017, 5:27 PM UTC

amelius wrote: post #32

Curious: is there a window manager for Linux that behaves much like OSX?

ElementaryOS is probably the closest experience: https://elementary.io

I don't know if the window manager is easily usable on a different Linux distribution though.

Re: Building a Hackintosh Pro

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Post by tangue » Sat, Mar 18, 2017, 5:27 PM UTC

I started to build a Hackintosh using this kind of setup but I realized that I no longer love the OS (I already own a Macbook) and that there's no reason for such a hassle.

Re: Building a Hackintosh Pro

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Post by bitexploder » Sat, Mar 18, 2017, 5:28 PM UTC

redsummer wrote: post #18

Apple have made some terrible design decisions since Jobs died. A 'thin iMac' - whose thin-ness was absolutely pointless. The MacBook (2 lbs) and MacBook Pro (3 lbs) were designed to weigh arbitrary weights instead of thinking about features: http://www.apple.com/mac/compare/results/?product1=macbook&p... And the MacPro was possible the worst shape for upgrades. Jobs inspired people to come up with great machines, bu…

Yes, are technologists so effete that they can't handle a 5lb laptop anymore? Size constraints I understand as I fly on airplanes a lot, but weight constraints can really be annoying. At least for higher end machines its okay for a lot of us to have an extra bit of weight for more features. It can be both.

Re: Building a Hackintosh Pro

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Post by squaredpants » Sat, Mar 18, 2017, 5:29 PM UTC

prodmerc wrote: post #22

elmigranto wrote: post #15

I'm wondering whether it would be easier to run macOS in VM. No more fear of updates with snapshots, and I imagine ease of installation and less compatibility issues. Anyone does it, how's performance and keyboard "tunneling" (CMD vs CTRL)?

MacOSX performance inside a VM is terrible, no matter your hardware.

How about VFIO using Qemu/KVM? That is the setup I have.

Re: Building a Hackintosh Pro

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Post by nottorp » Sat, Mar 18, 2017, 5:31 PM UTC

nateberkopec wrote: post #28

jwr wrote: post #5

I used to use a Hackintosh. It was a time-consuming thing, I feared OS updates, and I could never be sure about the reliability (you can get really weird problems sometimes. I then switched over to a Mac Pro (cheese grater) and was very happy with it. Unfortunately, since the trash can Mac Pro I'm left out in the cold, so I'm considering running a Hackintosh again... Unfortunately, the information is still very fragm…

Yeah. I buy Macs because they "just work", so a Hackintosh completely destroys the point of even owning a Mac for me.

The trick is to ignore OS updates after the initial setup, until you absolutely need a newer version or at least 6 months have passed and you can reserve a day for troubleshooting.

Of course, it helps if you have a macbook pro in addition to your desktop; you can check out the new stuff on the genuine apple machine, and maybe get away with postponing updates on your desktop even more.