A new Mac-on-Linux version with KVM support is available

[rsavage]

Finally got it working! (well I've yet to get fullscreen console mode working....but hey)Attached is the proof!

[xeno74]

Finally got it working! (well I've yet to get fullscreen console mode working....but hey)Attached is the proof!

Congratulation!!!!!

Here are the answers of your questions:

KVM

1. Exploits HW virtualization facilities
2. 970 in “non-Apple” mode, POWER, FSL
3. Best performances
4. Requires bare metal access -> No underlying hypervisor

"PR" KVM

1. Runs the guest with user priviledges
2. Emulation of most priviledge instructions
3. Runs on almost everything -> Issues when running under PowerVM -> HV calls caught by pHyp
4. Slower -> Perf improved with paravirt tricks

More about KVM vs "PR" KVM -> 2012-forum-PowerKVM2012.pdf

Network:

1. MoL needs a tun kernel modul and you will need to install tinyproxy. After that you have to edit the tinyproxy.conf. Put the ip address of your Mac OS X guest to the access list:
   

   Allow 192.168.41.2

2. If MoL runs, then there is a tun1 network interface. This network interface needs an ip address:
   

   ifconfig tun1 192.168.41.1

3. In the Mac OS X guest you have to install the MoL driver package or you have to load the MolEnet kernel modul.
   

   sudo kextload MolEnet.kext

4. Add the ip address to the proxy settings in the system preferences of Mac OS X (System Preferences -> Network -> Built-in Ethernet -> Configure ...-> Proxies -> Web Proxy (HTTP) -> 192.168.41.1:8888

On which Mac did you install MoL/KVM?

[este.el.paz]

Gents:

Could someone explain the benefits of "Mac-on-Linux" . . . on Apple machines, I'm supposing? I get it if it's for PC machines, but is it just to eliminate the reboot time for dual boot? I'm assuming that even if "Mac-on-linux" is open source, OSX would still have to be purchased or obtained?

e.e.p.

[rsavage]

@xeno

Thanks for the info. It's a G4 iBook.

Do we need this https://www.mail-archive.com/kvm@vge...msg105074.html patch? I'm getting a lot of errors in my kern/syslog when run in console mode (which doesn't work......it's the same as you describe in your other thread).

@eep, MOL is ppc only. It allows Mac OS X to be run on non-apple ppc hardware, and yes you have to own a purchased copy.

[xeno74]

@xeno

Do we need this https://www.mail-archive.com/kvm@vge...msg105074.html patch? I'm getting a lot of errors in my kern/syslog when run in console mode (which doesn't work......it's the same as you describe in your other thread).

Unfortunately, this patch is already in the kernel. It doesn't solve our fullscreen issue. I installed MoL/KVM-PR on Lubuntu 12.04.5 yesterday. Unfortunately this installation has the fullscreen issue too.

[rsavage]

Can you use fullscreen when running a really old kernel and the MOL module (i.e. can we determine if this is a KVM issue)? I've done a search and can't find this issue described before.

Do you get errors in kern/syslog?

If you run molvconfig and don't probe the current mode, but just the TFT modes then the selected mode label has a 60 Hz.....but it still doesn't work and there is no change.

[este.el.paz]

@eep, MOL is ppc only. It allows Mac OS X to be run on non-apple ppc hardware, and yes you have to own a purchased copy.

@r: Thanks for that data . . . looks like you are having fun with it . . . . e.e.p.

[xeno74]

Mac OS X boots on an AmigaONE X1000 (YouTube video):

[xeno74]

Hi All,

I have created a MoL/KVM deb package for these following systems:

- A-EON Live Remix Distribution
- Lubuntu 12.04
- Lubuntu 14.10

Download: mol-kvm_0.9.73.0-ubuntu_powerpc.deb

If you want to allow normal accounts to run MoL through startmol script, you have to use dpkg-statoverride:

sudo dpkg-statoverride --update --add root root 4755 /usr/local/lib/mol/0.9.73/bin/mol

Rgds,

Christian

[xeno74]

I have figured out, that Mac OS X only boots with the RC1 of kernel 3.17 or higher. Mac OS X doesn't boot with kernel 3.14 and 3.15. I could boot Mac OS X 10.3.4 Panther with the kernel 3.17 too.

Debian Sid PowerPC with Mac OS X 10.3.4 Panther:



Yeah, Lubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn PowerPC with Mac OS X 10.4.11 Tiger: