BMW TIS on Mac OSX for free...one way

rclem05 · 03-20-2010, 12:40 PM

So I wanted to get the TIS running naitively on OSX for free. Loading Parallels and a full XP emulation was too slow and a also memory pig. The same theory should work on nearly any Linux distro.

If don't know what the TIS is, you can skip this post and go back to thinking about bunny rabbits or something.

For those still here, the solution I used was the free windoze emulator called WINE compiled for OSX along with an application packager called WineBottler. Link. Note that I did have to buy a TIS DVD for $20.00 off ebay.

You'll need an OSX machine with at least v10.5.x and apple's X11 installed [ from your OSX disks.] Install Wine and create a Prefix [like a set of preferences] with the ODBC dlls included via the Wine Control Panel. Select XP as the emulated operating system. The KEY difference here is that you are not running XP, just emulating the core libraries, so WINE actually runs faster and takes less memory than truly running XP inside Parallels or VMWare Fusion. And, no XP license required

Once WINE is installed, use the wine-dos prompt to navigate to the TIS DVD and run autorun.exe. Install the Sysadmin shell, then the TIS as per the included instructions. you may see a prompt to re-install the odbc drivers; i said 'yes', waited for the odbc sub-install to begin, then canceled it. TIS asks if the odbc install succeeded, say yes and carry on.

Assuming you do it correctly, you get this:

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...and it only consumes about 100MB of RAM in my case. It's fast and usable. NOTE that my X11 likes to start the windows minimized for some reason, so just zoom them fullscreen from the menu. I print via screenshot and Preview. The WineBottler app lets you package a WINE application as a stand-alone icon on the OSX desktop, and loads WINE under the covers with no fuss. Mission accomplished.

Anyway if you decide to try it, expect half an hour of setup. I'm no guru but the provided documentation was adequate for me. Good luck.

regards,

RC.

Finnegan · 03-20-2010, 02:14 PM

Cool. I'll have get the TIS and see if I can get it to run in WINE under Linux.

03-20-2010, 12:40 PM	#1
rclem05 Some Say he sleeps upside down, like a bat. Drives: Modded '06 Z4MR Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Low Sand Jellies Posts: 343 iTrader: (0) View rclem05's Garage	BMW TIS on Linux/Mac OSX for free...one way So I wanted to get the TIS running naitively on OSX for free. Loading Parallels and a full XP emulation was too slow and a also memory pig. The same theory should work on nearly any Linux distro. If don't know what the TIS is, you can skip this post and go back to thinking about bunny rabbits or something. For those still here, the solution I used was the free windoze emulator called WINE compiled for OSX along with an application packager called WineBottler. Link. Note that I did have to buy a TIS DVD for $20.00 off ebay. You'll need an OSX machine with at least v10.5.x and apple's X11 installed [ from your OSX disks.] Install Wine and create a Prefix [like a set of preferences] with the ODBC dlls included via the Wine Control Panel. Select XP as the emulated operating system. The KEY difference here is that you are not running XP, just emulating the core libraries, so WINE actually runs faster and takes less memory than truly running XP inside Parallels or VMWare Fusion. And, no XP license required Once WINE is installed, use the wine-dos prompt to navigate to the TIS DVD and run autorun.exe. Install the Sysadmin shell, then the TIS as per the included instructions. you may see a prompt to re-install the odbc drivers; i said 'yes', waited for the odbc sub-install to begin, then canceled it. TIS asks if the odbc install succeeded, say yes and carry on. Assuming you do it correctly, you get this: ...and it only consumes about 100MB of RAM in my case. It's fast and usable. NOTE that my X11 likes to start the windows minimized for some reason, so just zoom them fullscreen from the menu. I print via screenshot and Preview. The WineBottler app lets you package a WINE application as a stand-alone icon on the OSX desktop, and loads WINE under the covers with no fuss. Mission accomplished. Anyway if you decide to try it, expect half an hour of setup. I'm no guru but the provided documentation was adequate for me. Good luck. regards, RC. __________________ --Triple Black '06 Z4MR, V1, Remus, 3.91 gears, KWV3s, CDV, UUC, Mason Engineering Clutch. Zip 90034. Z4M gallery on Flikr. Last edited by rclem05; 03-21-2010 at 10:06 PM.
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Finnegan Lieutenant Colonel Drives: E92 M3; Z4MC Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wherever the Fun Roads Take Me Posts: 1,715 iTrader: (1)	Cool. I'll have get the TIS and see if I can get it to run in WINE under Linux.