iPC OSx86 out in public beta

nfoav8or · #1 12-23-2008, 10:30 AM

For those of you who haven't seen the latest news from pcwiz, iPC is out... in public beta format.

For more information see the forum:
http://www.infinitemac.com/f36/ipc-o...tel-amd-t1792/
or visit the site pcwiz has set up specifically for this distro:
http://pcwizcomputer.com/ipcosx86/

Many of you have already seen this so read up on how to get it. More info on how to find and obtain this distro is found at the sites above. Enjoy. Thanks pcwiz and all who helped make it possible.

maya77 · #2 12-25-2008, 12:30 AM

Better than Leo4All, and why?

nfoav8or · #3 12-25-2008, 05:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maya77

Better than Leo4All, and why?

Who said it was better than Leo4All?

This isn't about "better" or "worse" but about the choice people have. That's all.

cmdshft · #4 12-25-2008, 05:35 AM

Just to note, pcwiz and I are not trying to beat anyone else, we support the use of other distributions, we just wanted to make something that has a little more to offer, because we did notice that a lot of times, some distributions work for some and not for others, and we want to bridge this gap, and I'd say we've done a pretty good job so far, even for a Beta.

I feel that the goal for iPC OSx86 Final would be a virtually universal boot and install. Even if we only get to 80-90% of that goal, it would be great. But again, we do support using another setup as long as that is what works for you. We're for the community as a whole, not to try and take over. That would be silly.

HijackHacker · #5 12-28-2008, 08:35 PM

OK, downloading now.
After iAtkos i4 & i5 failed, I hope this works

phreakazoidz · #6 12-29-2008, 05:18 PM

Success install on my rig !
- Gigabyte P35-DS4 Rev.2 Latest Bios @Gigabyte site
- Pioneer DVD Sata
- 4GB Memory
- 320HDD
- Fsp PS
- Coolermaster Centurion

Thanks PcWizz!!

foster · #7 02-03-2009, 03:10 AM

I do not know why the beta with 1 through 5 ppf applied stops on a critical error about boot.efi file as determined by watching the full log window. Operation not permitted related to boot.efi
The MD5 for the ppf 5 patched iso matched the published MD5

The IPC beta with ppf 1 and 2 applied worked perfectly until tried installing the final, but now I can't even complete that install it fails relating to boot.efi
I can not and will not format any partitions.

AMD Athlon X2 2.8GHz 5400+
4GB DDR2 800Mhz RAM
1TB HDD
Asus M2N61-AR for HP Acacia-GL6E
HDD only has 3 partitions.

Is there a way to put my original Mac OS X back in place with out too much trouble (Ipc with ppf1 and ppf2)

cmdshft · #8 02-03-2009, 03:15 AM

Are you trying to install over a previous Mac OS X install?

foster · #9 02-03-2009, 03:52 AM

Yes I am over ipc beta with ppf1 and ppf2 applied.
Formatting any of the partitions will not happen.
If I have to go in and remove a few files to get ti install that is ok as long I dont have to recreate my user on the system.

cmdshft · #10 02-03-2009, 04:41 AM

Well the issue is because you are trying to install over an old installation. You need to format and then install.