Tuesday May 27
 
22:45
 
PC On Mac On PC

How cool is this? My LG LW25 laptop running NATIVE Mac OS X - ie, running Mac OS X on a plain old PC.

Not only that, but within Mac OS, my old PC setup (C: drive) is now running as a “Virtual PC” under VMWare Fusion.

PC on Mac On PC. Lovely!

This is all thanks to Kalyway 10.5.2 (one of the ways to install OS X on a PC) and VMWare Fusion (virtual machine software). The only pain is internet access - I can’t get the Mac to talk Bluetooth PAN with my phone. I can, however, get Bluetooth running under VMWare Fusion and access the internet via my phone that way. I need to work out a way to let Mac OS share the internet connection.

Notes for anyone with an LG LW25 wanting to attempt this (and who has found this page from Google):
- The keyboard does not work during installation - you need a USB keyboard.
- After installing and booting into Mac OS X, you need to Sleep and then Wake Mac OS X. The keyboard will then work. All LG laptops have keyboard issues with Mac OS X at the moment.
- Internal Ethernet LAN and Wireless LAN do not work. I believe there’s a project in place to get drivers for the Wireless LAN working (it is standard Intel). Most people simply buy another LAN card (one that is known to work) and install it.
- Sound is working.
- Sometimes hangs during shutdown - not a big deal.
- I tried Leo4All and others, Kalyway is the only one that I could get to work with the keyboard, sleep, and sound. Make sure you click Customise when installing to select the correct drivers (eg, Intel 950 graphics card).