Project OS Unity Update

I now have Windows Vista and Mac OS X Leopard running on my computer side-by-side. I did this by first using the Kalyway Leopard 10.5.2 install disk to install the operating system to a spare HDD that I had. Once it was installed, I did a quick search on the insanelymac.com forums which revealed that the NVKush driver would work perfectly for my nVidia GeForce 8800 GS graphics card. I then restarted my machine and booted into Vista. At this point I wanted to add Leopard to Vista’ s boot manager, which I did with a program called easyBCD. I then restarted my computer again, selected Leopard from Vista boot manager, and successfully booted into Leopard.

I then found a way to make my computing experience A LOT better by never having to actually “switch” between operating systems. No, I’m not giving up on Vista. I’m actually using it and Leopard at the same time! To do this, I had to first download and install vmWare Fusion 2.0, Once I lauched the program, it recognized that I had Windows on a Boot Camp disk and started the operating system as a guest in my Leopard host. After installing vmWare tools in Vista, I am now able to make use of my dual-screen setup. By using Leopards Spaces, I can now easily have both operating systems running at the same time and even share files between the two. This is simply amazing!

The next step for Project OS Unity is the get Ubuntu 8.10 installed in its own partition on my computer. Once thats done, I’ll not only have completed the project, but also have achieved unity between operating systems. Hence the name. Project OS Unity.

nVidia GeForce 8800 GS and Project OS Unity

This past weekend I looking around on Tigerdirect.com, and you would not believe the deal the I found there. It was an nVidia GeForce 8800 GS for $75! I have never seen a GeForce 8800 card for below $100 before, so this was quite a pleasant surprise. I wasted no time in ordering it, and now it will be arriving on my doorstep at any moment.

Now that i’ll have a decent graphics card, I can finally tri-boot my machine. For those who don’t know, tri-booting means that I will have three operating systems running on my computer. Currently I only have Vista, but tonight I will be installing both Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron and Mac OS X Leopard. Part of the reason I got the new nVidia card was because I could not get Leopard to run on my system with the 8400 GS card that I have. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’ve heard that 8800 cards tend to work better with Leopard.

I can’t wait for my new nVidia card to get here so I can get started on Project OS Unity!