Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of Status: OS X

Timestamp:

Apr 24, 2007 12:58:32 PM (17 years ago)

Author:

Achim Hasenmueller

Comment:

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Status: OS X

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 = Status: Mac OS X host =
 
-There is ongoing work to support Mac OS X as a host for !VirtualBox. This page maintains the current status and lists what has been accomplished and what remains to be done. If you think you can [wiki:"Contributor information" contribute], you are more than welcome!
+There is ongoing work to support Mac OS X as a host for !VirtualBox. Currently, a beta version is available. OS X is now a host platform officially supported by innotek and once it leaves the beta phase, it is expected to be on par with the other platforms.
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+This page maintains the current status and lists what has been accomplished and what remains to be done. If you think you can [wiki:"Contributor information" contribute], you are more than welcome!
 
 '''Accomplished tasks:'''
 
- * Initial port of the [wiki:"IPRT" Runtime] to OS X
- * Make things compile
+ * Released Beta 1
 
 
 '''Active tasks:'''
 
- * Port the support driver (kernel extension)
+ * Create a kernel extension for USB access
+ * Create a kernel extension for Host Interface Networking
 
 
 '''Remaining tasks:'''
 
- 1. Support the Mach-O binary format in the runtime loader so that the GC and R0 modules can be loaded.
- 1. Make the recompiler build with gcc 4.x.
- 1. TAP networking.
- 1. Make XPCOM work on OS X, possibly by updating to the latest version from Mozilla.
- 1. Port the Qt GUI to OS X.
- 1. VMX support.
+ 1. Support for VT-x and AMD-V