mac bootcamp

[JimmyQ]

Not too sure where to post this so im gonna post it here.

i know the tuning software through trifecta is not mac compatible, but if i were to bootcamp my mac to also run windows will this work? Has anyone tried it or would i have to take a risk on it?

Any feed back is great

Thanks

 

[Chrish051873]

well,

according to this thread TMO did http://www.sonicownersforum.com/forum/general-discussion/5495-borrowing-laptops.html

or get with someone, i know Karen is pretty close, i could meet you half way with my laptop and cable ?

Or you could drive to my house, just putting that out there for ya !

 

[JimmyQ]

ahh i looked for a thread and couldnt find one. I'm planning on boot camping anyways because i need some windows only programs for school anyways. I was figuring it would work just making sure

 

[ChrisJ]

So what is it like owning an expensive overpriced computer that can't do anything cool?

 

[AdorableKaren]

Windows is way better, mac sucks! I love my surface pro

 

[Furls]

It will work just fine

I programmed my car with Trifecta EZflash using a Mac. Installing Windows 8 through Virtual Box from Oracle (free) is pretty simple. Virtual box, VmWare Fusion and Parallels offer software that allows you to run numerous operating systems at one time. All my I/O ports work without a problem. Boot camp will also work for this application. Feel free to pm me with any questions.

Enjoy!

 

[JimmyQ]

I had a windows computer but I lost it when my basement flooded a few months back. I got about 500 for my ruined one from insurance and another 200 on a stupid discount so I paid about 450 for my Mac.. I feel as if for 450 it's not a bad computer and I would probably buy another. Being able to boot camp it I can ruin any windows programs so it's kind of a win win in that aspect

 

[AdorableKaren]

$450 for a macbook is a steal. My surface was $1200 :\

 

[ChrisJ]

$450 for a macbook is a steal. My surface was $1200 :\

Ahem!

 

[xupthree60]

a mac running windows in bootcamp is basically a windows pc. Its all the same hardware now that they switched over to intel processors.

now if you were to run parallels, i dunno for sure if that would work but i honestly cant see any reason it wouldn't because all it really does is run windows apps in its own window in osX

 

[poncho167]

$1,200 for a Mac is a steal compared to the miserable Windows operating systems. After more than 15-years with Windows it was the best change I ever made. I am CompTia A+ certified with Windows operating systems and hardware and believe me once you go Mac, you will never go back!

 

[ChrisJ]

$1,200 for a Mac is a steal compared to the miserable Windows operating systems. After more than 15-years with Windows it was the best change I ever made. I am CompTia A+ certified with Windows operating systems and hardware and believe me once you go Mac, you will never go back!

If you say so Mr CompTia A+ certified.
Please tell us what 'windows hardware" is.

 

[poncho167]

There isn't any Windows hardware. A+ technicians use mainly software to determine hardware problems. At the same time we need to determine if its hardware or software causing the issue.

Old school technicians used DOS (disk operating systems) to determine if the commands when booting were correct. If the system doesn't boot, or beeps during boot up, there may be a booting code problem. Safe mode is also used in determining both software and hardware failures.

Basically what I am saying is that Macintosh computers are much less likely for failure and lockups than Windows based systems. They are also more user friendly and generally quicker in processing based on what hardware they come with. Both operating systems have their advantages but most Macs like mine have dual processors which accept both operating systems, though I would never load a Windows OS on my laptop.

One of the troubling things about Windows is that it has built in spyware for that was requested by the US government, and most people don't realize it. It's an invasion of privacy and its more than just tracking your habits for the sake of marketing advertisements.

 

[ChrisJ]

There isn't any Windows hardware. A+ technicians use mainly software to determine hardware problems. At the same time we need to determine if its hardware or software causing the issue.

Old school technicians used DOS (disk operating systems) to determine if the commands when booting were correct. If the system doesn't boot, or beeps during boot up, there may be a booting code problem. Safe mode is also used in determining both software and hardware failures.

Basically what I am saying is that Macintosh computers are much less likely for failure and lockups than Windows based systems. They are also more user friendly and generally quicker in processing based on what hardware they come with. Both operating systems have their advantages but most Macs like mine have dual processors which accept both operating systems, though I would never load a Windows OS on my laptop.

One of the troubling things about Windows is that it has built in spyware for that was requested by the US government, and most people don't realize it. It's an invasion of privacy and its more than just tracking your habits for the sake of marketing advertisements.

I got my A+ cert as well as MCSE certification back in 2001.
Both are essentially B.S. and useless, but I didn't know that at the time.

The fact you think a mac has, or needs dual processors to run OSX and Windows proves it.

 

[ChrisJ]

Not too sure where to post this so im gonna post it here.

i know the tuning software through trifecta is not mac compatible, but if i were to bootcamp my mac to also run windows will this work? Has anyone tried it or would i have to take a risk on it?

Any feed back is great

Thanks

Jimmy.

Did you ever come up with a way to get the job done?

 

[poncho167]

I got my A+ cert as well as MCSE certification back in 2001.
Both are essentially B.S. and useless, but I didn't know that at the time.

The fact you think a mac has, or needs dual processors to run OSX and Windows proves it.

Proves what?

Because a Mac comes with a dual processor which enables users to use software that may not be available for Macintosh.

I could also run Lindows, Linux, or other operating systems along with my Safari/Mountain Lion. A very versatile computer don't you think.

 

[ChrisJ]

Proves what?

Because a Mac comes with a dual processor which enables users to use software that may not be available for Macintosh.

It proves that you don't know your *ss from your head.
The Mac (any modern Mac) comes with the same Intel processors a PC does. An I7 Mac is just that, an I7, its not an I7 and a PowerPC processor in one.

 

[poncho167]

Wrong, there are different processors that have different features. Not all Intel processors are dual core, and lower end PC's (Intel Celeron) have limited abilities.

It is also not very big of you to try a prove a point by starting to call names.

Just because you have other reasons doesn't make you correct. As I have said from the beginning I am just stating that Microsoft products are not very reliable and that is why a Macintosh OS is the better setup for people who rely on a computer.

A PC used to sell 20 to 1 versus a Mac, now its closer to 5 to 1.

 

[Macehammer]

Hey all. I might offend some folks with this post.

Stop being a bunch of toolbags.

Nobody gives a sh*t which OS you prefer personally, just like it's not likely someone is going to change your politics or changing your opinion about your car.

Back on topic. You can run EZFlash and successfully flash or data log your tune via Windows via any virtualization server on any operating system.

You can do it it Linux, you can do it in OS X, you can do it in Windows. Make a windows vm in any of those operating systems with VMWare, Virtualbox, Xen Server, Qemu/KVM/libvirtd, Windows Hypervisor, it doesn't f'n matter.

IT DOESNT F'N MATTER! So long as your virtual machine can take over control of the USB port your red cable is plugged into and that USB device is registered and appears in the windows vm, and you load the drivers in that vm, and you run the EZFLASH program in that vm, IT WILL WORK.

I know this because I have done this in all of these programs. It doesn't matter if your windows box is a real machine. If the OS is a version that EZFlash will run on IT WORKS.

Now if you don't understand HOW to do it ask. But stop asking if it will work, and search the forum to reduce redundancy...