Comments on: OS X 10.4.6 under VMWare Workstation 6

By: Dr.Tek

Dr.Tek — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:32:24 +0000

Has anyone been successful in connecting to the network? If so, please share your success storiies.

By: Stan

Stan — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:12:49 +0000

I checked some forums. I think I found my problem.
I’m using a “official” MAC OS X (latest snow leopard).
I need to get a cracked ISO, because “offcial” can’t permit to make a vm.

I’ll try with another one. And i’ll let you know if it’s working.

By: Stan

Stan — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:25:05 +0000

Hey guyz, I have the same issue as Yogesh.

I’m using VMWare workstation 6.5./Daemon Tools.
Operating system not found.

I converted .dmg to .iso, mounting with daemon tools.
I can start it, and open it from Computers.

I checked alot of forums which explain how to config vmware to start mac os x … But still got that problem.

If you have any idea to help, it would be great.
Thx.

By: Tyson

Tyson — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:53:50 +0000

WOW,
Can’t wait to try this later.
I’ll let you know.

By: SnowyEX

SnowyEX — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:59:07 +0000

Thanks a bunch… This worked perfectly :p bwahaha I have Macintosh on a Windows PC… Eat THAT Bill Gates… ^^

By: Yogesh Harshe

Yogesh Harshe — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:18:16 +0000

@Bughira and @ johnson:
Nothing works. I think one needs a hacked ISO of Mac OS X. That is what I found while I was searching around. Please throw some light.

By: bughira

bughira — Wed, 13 May 2009 07:10:12 +0000

@johnson: Thanks dude..but how i was able to do it on my Vista Laptop? I just used Alcohol virtual drive and it worked…ne comments?

By: johnson

johnson — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:30:35 +0000

The problem you guys are having is that Windows can’t natively read the HFS+ portion of the CD/DVD, regardless of how it’s mounted (physically, virtually, network, etc.).

One thing you can do to get around this is use MacDrive (from MediaFour). Download the evaluation copy (5-day trial available from http://www.mediafour.com), install it, change the MacDrive preference to read the Mac portion of DVDs (instead of the default “Windows” portion), and reboot your machine as necessary.

Then, take your OS X installer disk (either the original disk, or one that you’ve burned from an image), place it in the DVD drive, and then confirm under Windows Explorer that a) it’s mounted, and b) the files in the mounted DVD drive are Mac-based, and not Windows-based. You should be able to tell this pretty easily. If it’s reading the Windows portion of the disk, the label will include the words “BootCamp” in it, and there will only be a handful of files and directories shown. If it’s reading the Mac portion, then a *lot more* files will be shown, and the label won’t have “BootCamp” in it.

Once you get this done, *then* you can point your VM instance to that drive, and proceed the boot-up.

By: bughira

bughira — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:58:08 +0000

@yogesh: I don’t have ne file sharing account. Let me know if ne1 allows to upload file size around 4-5 gb. I will upload it.

By: Yogesh Harshe

Yogesh Harshe — Thu, 07 May 2009 09:30:47 +0000

Bughira:: Can you please upload the ISO copy of the Mac OS X you installed on the virtual machine?
Thanks.