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muckSponge — Snow Leopard on iPod
Published: 2009-11-17 11:17:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 2085; Favourites: 0; Downloads: 32
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It can be done! Just partition the iPod's hard drive as GUID, Mac OS Journaled and install Snow Leopard. It runs fairly well, although is slow on start-up and when opening Applications.If you have an old iPod lying around, give it a shot
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Just plug it into an Apple computer, go to Disk Utility and format it as whatever you want really (might need a GUID partition table, not sure). Stick the install DVD in the computer, reboot and select the reformatted iPod as the install location.
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i mean, i have windows. Its hard. Also, there is a dual-boot menu called emCORE, but i can't seem to install it properly. It keeps appearing emcore r2.2.3 or something with a white background and i had to recover it each time on itunes.
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I'm not sure how you would do it on Windows.
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I don't think this is even possible due to the CPU iPods use (ARM I believe it is?) heck OS X has a rough time running on AMD. (Hackintosh anyone?)
Though assuming the CPU was compatible, it could theoretically work. Not likely with SL but maybe Tiger. The iPod classic has 64mb of RAM just for reference.
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Now one of the new iPod/iPhones...
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I am only running it from the hard drive 
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You have to admit it would be fun to be able to.
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I'm hoping LawOne can get QE/CI on my card soon. I got native resolution love but no QE/CI love.
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I think you misunderstood. He is running MacOS X Snow Leopard on a White MacBook, but stored the OS on an iPod and is booting it from there. And it can be done I've installed Ubuntu Netbook Remix (a Linux distro) on an aging iPod Nano (they can be used just like external HDD of SSDs). I later moved it to a hard drive because the boot speed was terrible!
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So using it as a hard drive? Ah that makes more sense.
Sorry have hackintoshes on my mind lately. Just got my laptop all fitted with Leopard. Aside from no QE/CI everythings perfect.
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Yes and no. I told the truth, being that Snow Leopard is on my iPod and I am running it, but I'm only running it off my iPod's hard drive, so a MacBook for example) is needed for everything else (such as CPU, RAM, GFX, monitor).
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oh lol that's so funny! at first i was like "omg how on earth did you install mac on your ipod???" i get it now though
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