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10.4.4 Security Broken

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Happy Valentines Day... from Maxxuss.

 

The hacking guru has announced preliminary patches for Apple's latest release of OS X for Intel, version 10.4.4. According to his website,

 

This is a preliminary release of my Patch Solution for the official Mac OS X on the Intel platform. Ultimately, it would allow you to run this Mac OS X release on a generic x86 computer (SSE2 required).

 

There's still a lot of work and documentation to do, like support for SSE2-only CPUs, a proper installation procedure and a PPF patch. However, if you like to play around, this will get you started.

 

The significance of this event can’t be overstated. While many users were able to run OSx86 on their PCs last summer, the general feeling was that Apple hadn’t implemented their final security solution. That much was true.

 

Onlookers have told us that the 10.4.4 is a serious step forward in security, utilizing many of the same technologies as the 10.4.1 and 10.4.3, as well as the obfuscated code that Apple filed a patent for a few months ago.Few expected this final version – or at least the version that shipped with the first Macintels – to be easy to hack.

 

What this means is that Apple’s best attempts to secure their OS have, ultimately, failed. For its best efforts, the company is unable to lock OS X to their hardware. Without doubt, this will have profound impacts on the company’s future as running OSx86 on a PC becomes less a hacker’s trick and more mainstream. When all it requires is the downloading of a DVD, that’s certainly the future we’re looking at.

 

This also opens a host of new questions for Apple, OS X, and the PC users who love it. Will this mark the beginning of Apple’s legal endeavors to keep OS X locked down? Will it persuade Steve Jobs that releasing his OS is an insanely great idea?

 

Time will tell. Things keep getting more exciting. Stay Tuned.

 

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Edit: The technical discussion thread is here!

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cyrana
Odd.

 

I built the disc and everything, installed without errors.

 

Then the system reboots and gives me a b0 error.

 

I have no luck here, but my hardware is mint. No probs with 10.4.3 with 100% hardware compatibility.

Everyone should use this existing thread for discussin install problems: http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?sh...pic=9625&st=200

 

The current thread is just for talking about the original post (ie, the security go broken). :pirate2:

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Jeezoflip

i am reporting a success..., the only thing i dont get is, when i go to about this mac, it says its version 10.4.1?

 

(screen shot attached)

 

 

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i thought it was sopose to be 10.4.4...

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jdxxx

Installed 10.4.5 (from 10.4.3, with 10.4.4 partition). P4HT 3Ghz

Simply cut and past the maxxuss scripts to terminal.

 

Results:

 

-Mouse tearing is much worse than 10.4.3 or .4.

 

-DVD player now works

 

-Opening the iWorks Introduction -> mouse cursor disappears and needs restart to recover a cursor (same problem in 10.4.4)

 

-xBench goes from 70 to about 78 -- mainly because UI now scores well

 

-Boot Login of user required (no auto-login, as others have reported)

 

Summary:

 

For usability, 10.4.3 is still best for me. Using Opera 9 beta2 browser, I get no mouse tearing, and only slight problem with other applications. I have 10.4.3 and 10.4.5, but will probably continue booting 10.4.3 to do anything (mouse artifacts are too bothersome). On my system, I can see no benefit in .4 or .5 upgrades.

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Jeezoflip

Bah! im so confused!...ok, so i got this image, installed it...everythings working fine (with exception of a wireless card and graphics driver)<- which would be nice to have some help on too...but all that aside, i want to install iLife '06. Says you need 10.4.3. Where can i get the update for THIS image, not VMware.

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johnniecarcinogen
Bah! im so confused!...ok, so i got this image, installed it...everythings working fine (with exception of a wireless card and graphics driver)<- which would be nice to have some help on too...but all that aside, i want to install iLife '06. Says you need 10.4.3. Where can i get the update for THIS image, not VMware.

I just installed iLife '06 (full version) on my 10.4.5 without a hitch but i installed .4 via .3. So i'd say something is weird with your image.

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Pu7o
i am reporting a success..., the only thing i dont get is, when i go to about this mac, it says its version 10.4.1?

 

(screen shot attached)

post-17496-1140804399_thumb.jpg

 

i thought it was sopose to be 10.4.4...

That's the obsolete and no longer usable 10.4.1 all right. (The fact that iPhoto 5 is in there kinda proves it)

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benofbodom

Sorry if this souds dumb but..

Do u need to have 10.4.3 installed in order to install 10.4.4 using a DVD created with "MAC OS 10.4.4 x86 BOOTABLE DVD PATCH" or is there a way of install 10.4.4 through Windows XP?

Cheers! :)

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trav1085

I also have something very good (At least I think so) is Hiren's BootCD 7.8 (freeware). http://www.9down.com/downloads.php?fileid=288

 

You burn the ISO to a cd and just boot with it, you can select what os you want to boot (it only displays windows for me, not my linux distro). IT also has many tools on it. It does have acronis and about 9 other partition mangers. Works great. Use DeepBurner Free to burn the iso.

 

THe rar password is "www.9down.com" without quotes, it's supplied on their site.

 

-Travis

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