Apple TV box running Mac OS X

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Semthex wrote a processor emulation for the kernel, to sidestep the hardware
restrictions that previously disallowed Mac OS X from running on the Apple TV.

Full tutorial here

Howto write NTFS partition from OS X

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In january, I wrote a post on MacFuse/writing NTFS partitions from OS X.
I promised to post a tutorial, so here it is:

So you have installed Windows/Vista via Bootcamp or any other method.
And now you want to write files from your OS X install to your Vista/Windows partition.

First you need to download and install those two softwares:

MacFUSE Tools: 0.2.2-r1
NTFS-3G: 1.328

Next unmount the ntfs partition with Diskutil.
Click the info button to get the disk identifier: disk0s3 for instance
Open Terminal and execute the following commands:

sudo ln -s /System/Library/Filesystems/fusefs.fs/mount_fusefs /usr/bin/mount_fusefs
mkdir /Volumes/Vista
sudo /usr/local/bin/ntfs-3g /dev/disk0s2 /Volumes/

Bootcamp 1.2 drivers: Where is the AltGr key?

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Where the f… is the AltGr key? Ah ok, just press ctrl + alt keys.
Parallels keyboard mappings are much better than Bootcamp IMHO.

It would be great if we could customize those keyboard’s mappings.
Apple do you hear my call?

Howto boot Apple TV OS on a mac

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Thank you semthex for posting this:

– copy OS.dmg from the recovery parition of your AppleTV
– use diskutil to mirror it to any parition you like (prefered disk0s3)
– replace boot.efi in /System/Libary/Coreservices/ with the one from your OSX install
– put any 4.8 or 4.9 mach_kernel into / of the drive
– copy over your Extensions from your OSX to AppleTV OS (/System/Libary/Extensions)
– replace Finder with the Finder with patches
– bless boot.efi

More here

Bootcamp goes Vista

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Changelog:

  • Support for Windows Vista (32-bit)
  • Updated drivers, including but not limited to trackpad, AppleTime (synch), audio, graphics, modem, iSight camera
  • Support the Apple Remote (works with iTunes and Windows Media Player)
  • A Windows system tray icon for easy access to Boot Camp information and actions
  • Improved keyboard support for Korean, Chinese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Russian, and French Canadian
  • Improved Windows driver installation experience
  • Updated documentation and Boot Camp on-line help in Windows
  • Apple Software Update (for Windows XP and Vista)

Download here

Apple TV running on a macbook!

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Apple TV OS running on a macbook.
Thank you semthex for your patched Finder.

Thanks to appletvhacks.net for providing this tutorial.
For more infos on appletv join #appletv on irc.osx86.hu
Visit our Mac OSX86 forum: www.hackint0sh.org/forum

Just make sure you have everything backed up.
Download a copy of the patched Finder file.
Now, copy the Finder.app from your Apple TV drive,
and transplant the patch file (which is just the binary part of the app) into it,
and set the permissions:

cd /Volumes/OSBoot/System/Library/CoreServices/
sudo cp -pr ./Finder.app /Volume/FreshOSX/System/Library/CoreServices/.
cd /Volume/FreshOSX/System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/MacOS/
sudo cp /path/to/patched/Finder .
sudo chown root:wheel Finder
sudo chmod 755 Finder

Next you must copy over 2 additional Frameworks from the Apple TV to the OS X install:

cd /Volumes/OSBoot/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/
sudo cp -pr ./iPhotoAccess.framework /Volume/FreshOSX/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/.
sudo cp -pr ./BackRow.framework /Volume/FreshOSX/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/.

Now, reboot and hold down Option to choose your boot drive,
select the new OS X install and boot from it. You should be away.