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cmdshft · 02-02-2009, 04:48 PM

I've been in this scene quite a long time, this is just the first I've actually decided to try and help contribute back to the scene. 3 years is a long time, and I am still learning things.

I don't agree with your statement about iPC for several reasons. Firstly, we've had a much greater positive response than negative. The first reason for this supposed failure rate is user error. It's clearly written that you need to install a chipset driver (mostly for non-vanilla setups), in both the notes on the release page, and in the installer itself when you click that "Agree" button. People don't bother to read, end up getting "Waiting for root device" and come running back. Another example is not doing their homework and research into what works and what doesn't. That's what the Wiki was for. Also, it's in the nature of OSx86 to not work for some people, at this moment it's impossible to support every system, even when trying both retail and non-retail methods. This failure rate may have only been on your end as well. Which is fine. We have nothing against using another distro, as long as you can get Leo up and running, that's enough on it's own. You're free to use from the iPC dvd whatever you want afterwards as well. This is why we added the ability to launch the installer from inside another OS X system, if you need a driver and it's on iPC, you don't have to go searching high and low on the internet.

We opened up the beta after a few small trial runs because we figured it would be better if we could get input from the people who are going to use it and support those people to the best of our ability. The top two hardest to support are SBx00 users (usually newer chipsets) and nForce users. It's still very difficult to run retail with these chipsets as well.

Onlly leopard? Should have been around in the 10.4.x days. Those were fun. "Want to install Tiger? Well, too bad" was the most common scenario.

I agree with your last points.