GreenBytes-level advice please on OSx86 use cases

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GreenBytes-level advice please on OSx86 use cases

Post by grahamperrin » Wed Oct 03, 2012 5:02 am

I wonder whether:

  1. OSx86 cases –with or without EFI – will require special thought/treatment (distinct from Apple hardware use cases); or
  2. for ZEVO purposes we treat all brands of hardware – including those that are virtualised without EFI on Apple hardware – as equal to 'pure' Apple Mac.


Personally I'd like each issue that involves OSx86 to be within its own topic … that's a mentality learnt from everyday use of RT (not prejudice against OSx86), and an assumption that some of the tuning etc., within this early adoption ZEVO, is for pure Apple stuff.
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Re: GreenBytes-level advice please on OSx86 use cases

Post by elfpltfn » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:45 am

I think I am the only hack user here, (in addition to my 3 "real" apple machines) and I agree- Guidance regarding how to report panics on non apple hardware would be helpful. Of course greenbytes is entirely within their rights to say its not supported and leave it at that. (and with some of the hacked together installs I've seen I would understand that stance)
If greenbytes wants panics from non native hardware, I think it makes a lot of sense to have them in separate threads-
again thanks for the work and +1 on the please advise.
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Re: GreenBytes-level advice please on OSx86 use cases

Post by audiophil » Thu Oct 04, 2012 1:19 am

elfpltfn wrote:I think I am the only hack user here. . .


You are not alone. Of my non-apple macs, My production file server and it's test system are both hacks. (With zevo parked on my test system at present :) ).

But I agree. . .OSx86 can be prone to all sorts of issues not found on pure apple systems. This stuff should be kept separate.
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Re: GreenBytes-level advice please on OSx86 use cases

Post by dbrady » Sat Oct 06, 2012 2:22 am

We need to be able to decode a panic log or ideally reproduce the panic. With any panic reported, all details like machine type, CPU type, RAM size, OSX build will help with the investigation. Note that we will only be testing on Apple branded HW.
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