So you can easily install OSX Leopard off your retail DVD to your PC. For instance I did it on my Dell XPS M1720 laptop. I used a retail OSX Leopard 10.5.6.

I learned of this after researching iATKOS and EFI-X. iATKOS being an ISO that you download that has a hacked installation, and depending on what version you have, it'll only work on certain motherboards... you can view the wiki for the availability. Doing this method, it's illegal obviously... and you'll be trusting torrent sites for your source files. EFI-X is a dongle that you plug into your USB port and it'll make your PC able to install OSX. Feel like shelling out serious cash? Me neither. There are definitely other methods that I haven't listed, and after seeing those methods, you'll have to have a lot of time on your hands.

So the guy who assisted in the creation (so I've read) of EFI-X, has released a boot loader that allows you to install OSX on your PC, without going nuts and running terminal commands. It's called Boot-132:

download here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?uwd9dtttjfk

or

learn here:
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=113288

Basically you download the ISO, burn it to a CD/DVD... you boot your computer from this disk, it'll load, then you swap your disk at the Darwin prompt with the actual OSX Leopard install DVD (retail) and you can simply tap your Enter key to enter the installation process. The process is incredibly easy. You might be confused when it asks your for the hex number of your default device, just hit "Enter", it'll pick the default for you.

So, now you're looking at the installation screen... wait, my keyboard and laptop mouse pad don't work. That's right... at least with my installation and others (I've read about, not everyone though). So you can just plug in a USB keyboard and mouse and you're off. And for that reason, I did not keep my installation. I like a more practical OS to my laptop. I don't want a separate keyboard... but, if I had a desktop. I'd install it.

Keep in mind that when you perform the installation, your hard drive will need to be formatted to be recognized by the OS. So you'll have to go to Disk Utility before you continue your installation. This is pretty easy, you'll partition a new space and in the "Options" you'll choose "GUID Partition Table". From that point, you'll see your drive for your installation.

You can also perform this same method, to simply install your OSX on a USB stick, and boot from that stick on your PC. That function can be outlined here:
http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/partitioning_tiger.html

The cons of installing OSX on your PC:
- it's possible that you'll need a USB mouse and USB keyboard. Not laptop friendly.
- your devices may not work correctly, built-in laptop camera. Not laptop friendly. Ofcourse if you buy Apple products you're good.
- your graphics card may not be supported. If you get to the installation screen. Try opening a window (say Disk Utility) and drag the window around. If you don't see any glitches, you should be good.


Note: I tried installing OSX on Sun's VirtualBox OSE within Ubuntu/Linux (PC). I got to the gray screen with the apple logo and that was it. To get there, I had to enable some settings for the OS in VirtualBox... but since it doesn't work, it's not worth mentioning.

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