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Try out Mac OS X 10.4.8 for yourself without buying a real mac. Let this guide help you along the way with simple, easy to understand step-by-step instructions and screenshots. Note: This is different from PearPC. PearPC emulates a PowerPC processor, while VMware emulates a direct x86 platform.

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Ever wanted to try out the famous Mac OS X operating system for yourself without getting a mac? Now you can, by using the x86 emulation software VMware Workstation (or Server), and to make it better, on a PC running Windows! Read on for more information:
Ever since Apple made the move to Intel processors, hackers have been trying hard to modify the x86 version of OS X to run on a PC. And, of course, they have indeed succeeded in doing it. Various hackers have released hacked ISO torrents that can be installed on PCs. However, this violates the Apple EULA agreement and there are legal issues with using the ISOs. The legal ways to obtain a copy would be:

1) Become an Apple Developer ($500 membership)

2) Buy a real mac, deactivate the copy of OS X and install it on a PC (this way would be pointless because the whole point is to run OS X without getting a mac). This way also somewhat violates the EULA because the agreement says that you can't run OS X on non-Apple hardware.

Its best to get a legal copy of the ISO because then you can install the software without worry about malicious software or about the software phoning home.

With that said, lets begin.

System Requirements:

Processor supporting SSE2 or SSE3 instructions (Use CPU-Z for Windows to check)
Windows 2000 or higher/Linux (Mandrake, SUSE, or Red Hat)
512MB of RAM (strongly recommended)
6GB minimum hard drive space
8MB of VRAM
DVD-RW drive if you are burning the ISO

Software Requirements:

VMware Server (Free) or VMware Workstation 5 (commercial, recommended) or higher. VMware 6 is recommended.
Note: VMware ACE Editions apparently have problems with networking in Mac OS X.
Attention Vista users: VMware Workstation 5.5 will not work. You need Workstation 6
VMware Workstations 6.0.1 and 6.0.2 are NOT recommended. It is recommended you use Workstation 6.0 build 45731
Mac OS x86 ISO; For test purposes ONLY, in this guide the "JaS Mac OS X 10.4.8 Intel/AMD SSE2 SSE3 PPF1+PPF2" ISO will be used. Mac specific DVDs cannot be used.
Burning software to burn the ISO to DVD (optional, recommended)
Blank 4.7GB DVD+R/DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD+RW disc (if you are burning)
Daemon Tools or Virtual Clone Drive (if you are not burning the ISO)

Step 1: Install software

Install all the software that is required. VMware is mandatory. If you are going to burn the ISO file to a DVD (recommended), you will need burning software such as NTI CD/DVD Maker or Nero Burning ROM. If you aren't going to burn the disc, then you will need drive emulation software such as Daemon Tools or Virtual Clone Drive.

Step 2a: Burn the ISO (if you are burning)

Use your favourite burning software to burn the ISO image to DVD. Insert the bruned DVD into your optical drive.

Step 2b: Mount the image (if you are not burning)

Mount the OS x86 DVD ISO file in Daemon Tools or Virtual Clone Drive (You can use Alcohol 120% if you want). You cannot mount the ISO directly in VMware because VMware cannot properly read HFS+ images (thats the format the Mac OS ISO is in)

Step 3: Configure VMware

Note: In this guide, VMware Workstation 6 will be used. VMware Server or Workstation 5 can be used, but Workstation 6 is strongly recommended.

Launch VMware
On the home page, click "Create new virtual machine" to bring up the dialog below:

Wizard 1

Click "Next"

Wizard 2

Make sure "Typical" is chosen and click Next
Important Note: If you are installing directly to a physical drive or partition (ignore this tip if you don't know what this is, its an advanced option) choose the Custom option and when you get to the screen that deals with hard drives, set VMware to access a physical partition or disk

Wizard 3

Choose Other as the Guest OS and choose Other for the version. Click Next
Note: There are several Guest OSes that you can choose for Mac OS X. The best are:

- Other , Other
- Linux , Other Linux
- Other , FreeBSD
- Windows NT (works well if you are getting ACPI errors but make sure your virtual hard drive images are IDE, not SCSI)

Wizard 4

Give the machine a name. Click Next
Speed-up tip: Store the virtual machine in a partition or hard disk that is separate from the current partition/hard disk that you are currently using. This will make the virtual machine somewhat faster.

Wizard 5

Click "Use network address translation (NAT)" if you are using a official legal copy of OS x86 or "Use host-only networking" if you are using a hacked ISO image (for test purposes, of course :) to prevent Mac OS X from registering itself during installation

Wizard 6

Choose a disk size (6GB is minimum). If you choose 6GB, you will have 1.5GB of space left after installation for your own programs. Any size is OK as long as you have the hard drive space. Check the "Allocate all disk space now" checkbox (not necessary, but it improves speed). Choose "Split disk into 2GB files" if you are putting the virtual machine on a FAT32 partition. Click Finish and wait till the virtual disk is created.

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Click VM >> Settings

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Click on "Floppy" and click Remove (You don't need floppies for OS X)
Click on "Memory" and on the right, adjust the memory amount to about half your actual system memory.

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Click "CD-ROM (IDE 1..." and on the right, select your virtual image drive/physical drive from the drop-down menu. Click OK to return back to Home. Close VMware Workstation or Server.
If you wish, you can click "Add" to add a USB Controller (not tested)

Step 4: Edit VMware config file

Navigate to the folder where you placed your virtual machine
Open the "VMware Configuration File" with Notepad
Add the line: paevm="true" to the end of the file
Note: For networking in 10.4.8, add the line ethernet0.virtualDev="e1000" to the file
Note: Sometimes, the line scsi0.present="TRUE" won't work. Change it to scsi0.present="FALSE". However, on the test machine, this was not required.
Speed-up tip: set the guestOS line to "guestOS = "darwin"
Save the file. The end result should look somewhat like this:

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Note: If you make any changes to the virtual machine in the VMware interface after editing the file, all changes will be lost

Step 5: Configure VM BIOS

This is not exactly necessary, but it will make the VM a lot faster

Go back into VMware and click the green triangle to start your machine
Quickly click inside the VM window (this lets you control the VM)
Quickly tap F2 to enter the BIOS

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Use the keyboard and Disable "Legacy Diskette A:"
Go into the Advanced tab >> I/O Device Configuration

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Disable all Serial ports, Parallel ports, and Floppy Disk controllers
Press F10 to save and exit. The machine will reboot.

Step 6: Partition/Format the hard drive

If you have mounted the ISO/inserted the DVD, the machine should boot to the DVD. It prompts you to press any key to continue Mac OS X installation. Click inside the screen and press a key to start the installer
Note: If you are using a JaS 10.4.8 image without PPF1, the image will not boot in VMware.
After a long log/script of commands, the friendly installer screen will come up telling you to choose a language. Choose a language and click the Arrow to Continue
The DVD will prepare the installer and the main screen will come up
In the Utilities menu, choose Disk Utility
In Disk Utility, choose your VMware hard drive from the left. In the main area, click the Partition tab
Set the "Volume Scheme" to one partition
Give the partition a name
Make sure the format is set to "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)"
Make sure all the hard drive space is used
Click Partition, Partition

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Once the process is done, click the red X button to close Disk Utility and relaunch the installer
Note: If you are using a JaS 10.4.8 image that is not patched with PPF2, the new partition will not be usable. Get a new image OR use a previous version image (10.4.7, etc.) to partition.
At the main installer screen, click 'Continue'
Choose your newly formatted virtual HD and click Continue again

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This part is a bit tricky:
The Printer Drivers and the Hardware support are useless. You can install the Language Translations and Additional Fonts if you use a language other than English. You can install X11 if you want to (It lets you run Linux packages). Finally, choose the patch that is right for your CPU (AMD or Intel). Choose everything you need and click Install
Wait for the installation to complete
At the end, the virtual machine will restart
Note: If you get a Kernel stack error in VMware after installation, ignore it and click OK
After the machine restarts, if all goes well, Mac OS X should boot!
Here's a screenshot to prove it:

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Speed-up tip - After installation, go to System\Library\Extensions and delete AppleTPMACPI.kext if it exists\
Speed-up tip - Disable Dock Magnification

END OF INSTRUCTIONS

Press Ctrl + Alt to toggle between host and guest OS
VMware Tools is currently not available for OS X so you cannot run the VM at high resolutions. Some hackers are working on a way to use the Linux VMware Tools image to install it on OS X
The processor speed is equivalent to that of a low end G3
The VM is usable, and more responsive than PearPC

If you are looking for the speed-up tips and all those other tweaks that were here before, The links to them (now seperate pages) are below:

Other OSx86 VMware Resources from PCWiz:

- VMware Speed-Up Tips
- VMware Tools for OSx86
- VMware OSx86 Networking Guide
- How-To: Increase Resolution in OSx86 (VMware)
- VMware OSx86 Troubleshooting Guide
- VMware OSx86 FAQ
- OSx86 Search Engine

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pcwiz said:

	IDE or SCSI Make sure that your virtual disks are set the IDE mode not SCSI.
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February 15, 2008
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a guest said:

	... yes
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February 16, 2008
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pcwiz said:

	What ISO are you using What ISO are you using? If you are using JaS 10.4.8 try using the JaS 10.4.7 Repack ISO.
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February 16, 2008
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Sid said:

	Awesum! Just got it to boot up... created everything... Tip: CLONE THE VIRUAL MACHINE... so tat you can modify it and still have the original one..
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February 16, 2008
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a guest said:

	... i think i was using the wrong iso that might not be having support for VM's i was using Kalyway Leopard 10.5.1 thanks for your help i will download JaS 10.4.8 and will let you know about the results
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February 16, 2008
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pcwiz said:

	Glad it worked Sid, Glad it worked for you sazwqa, Yes, thats your problem. Use Jas 10.4.8
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February 17, 2008
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lacresh said:

	Just a suggestion Hi, I found that 'Still waiting for root device' and 'No debugger' errors only occured when I was using an ISO from the HD Burning the ISO(I used nero) makes the instalation go work perfectly! Thanks for the instructions! PS. Please check the Forum for my "Date and Time error" If the macs clock resets on every reboot, still need a workaround for hacked ISOs on this!
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February 17, 2008
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Sam said:

	Problems... OK, i installed uphuck 10.4.9 on VMware server edition. it installed fine, but after the reboot all i get is a white underscore. that's it, nothing else. Can somebody please help!
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February 17, 2008
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pcwiz said:

	OK lacresh, Replied to your forum message. Sam, Uphuck 10.4.9 doesn't always work, but what you do: At the install options screen choose the 1.4i Base System and the Remove AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext option under patches.
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February 17, 2008
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sazwqa said:

	... Doesn't works with later versions I was using Kalyway Leopard 10.5.1 and it didn't worked. ~sazwqa
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February 19, 2008
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BRuno said:

	Internet I have jas installed on vmware and i couldn't get the connection to internet. Any thoughts?
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February 22, 2008
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trookes said:

	... Works perfeckt !!!! System: Vista SP1 VMware Workstation 6.0 build 45731 AMD X2 6000+ MSI K9Neo Board NVIDIA 8600 GTS 2 GB RAM (1Gb for Virtual) Mac OS X 10.4.8 for Intel SSE3 Enabled PC.iso (P:S works with SS2) Thanks for help !!!!
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February 22, 2008
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Faleks said:

	... :cheer: It works thanks, great help. Vista SP1 VMware Workstation 6.0 build 45731 Intel Core 2 duo T7200 Merom NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 1Gb for Virtual Mac Mac OS X 10.4.8 for Intel SSE3/SSE2 Enabled.ISO
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February 24, 2008
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todd said:

	none I get 2 Errors uploadup. acpi- button driver prevents system sleep. load of/ sbin/launched failed,errno 8
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February 25, 2008
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pcwiz said:

	Fixes... BRune, Try our VMware Networking Guide located in the software section trookes, You are welcome freerazr, Continue to spam and you will be removed Faleks, Your welcome todd, You get the sbin error because you are mounting the ISO directly in VMware. Mount it in Daemon Tools or burn it to DVD R
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February 26, 2008
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ThangMMM said:

	... # # Note: If you get a Kernel stack error in VMware after installation, ignore it and click OK When I finished intalling and restart, the error appears and i click OK, but then the VM does not boot into Mac OS. It keeps restarting. How can I fix it ??? Thansk pcwiz for this useful guide.
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February 29, 2008
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lacresh said:

	Great! Works great! Also works with OSx86 10.4.1
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February 29, 2008
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pcwiz said:

	... ThangMM, Restart the virtual machine, make sure you did everything right, and that you are using a CPU that supports sse2 or sse3
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March 01, 2008
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nerlichman said:

	iatkos v1.1i Wll IATKOS v1.1i work with the VM config? If not, what exact files needs to be downloaded.
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March 01, 2008
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Muhammad Abdul Lateef said:

	... For information
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March 01, 2008
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ThangMMM said:

	fixed OK @PCwiz: oh, i'm sorry that i don't read your guide carefully. I used the VMware Workstation 6.0.2, i thinks that's the reason why it cannot boot I have just removed it and reinstall the 6.0.0 build 45731, and then install the mac os again. Oh, great, It works. I used the HP 6520s laptop with T7250 CPU, 2GB RAM, host OS: Vista Ultimate. again, thanks you very much for this guide
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March 01, 2008
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perry said:

ethernet not working
Hi,

Am most the way there, having installed mac osx no problem. However, I just can't get the ethernet working.

I have the ethernet set up to bridged, and am using a thinkpad x61. I do happen to be using the wireless lan, but thats not a problem in other vmware guests, where they just see my network as ethernet attached.

I have added the e1000 line to the vmware config file, and have also installed the maxxuss drivers. However, I jsut don't get an IP address when booting up.

One thing that did seem weird is that OSX is reporting that the network cable is not plugged in, and reports a mac address of all zeros, despite the address defined in vmware config file being

ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:17:c9:e0"

Can anyone help?

Thanks

Perry

March 02, 2008
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steveo said:

	... i keep getting this error even though i added paevm="true" * VMware Workstation internal monitor error (bug 9297) * The guest operating system you are running is using the Physical Address Extension (PAE) processor option. For more information about running PAE-enabled guest operating systems, please consult http://www.vmware.com/info?id=28
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March 03, 2008
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sazwqa said:

	reply Hi steveo, Are us using the right iso ?
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March 03, 2008
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perry said:

	follow up regarding networking So, I just tried it with the ethernet plugged in and it sort of works, in that it seems to get an IP address and I can ping things, but for some reason its picked up a mac address of 00:00:00:00:00:00 As a result, some of the other systems of the network wont talk to it as they see the mac address as invalid Thanks Perry
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March 03, 2008
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perry said:

	follow up regarding networking So, I just tried it with the ethernet plugged in and it sort of works, in that it seems to get an IP address and I can ping things, but for some reason its picked up a mac address of 00:00:00:00:00:00 As a result, some of the other systems of the network wont talk to it as they see the mac address as invalid Thanks Perry
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March 03, 2008
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Radu Puscasu said:

urzas_rage
I installed 10.4.8 with PPF onto VMWARE. everything installed fully, gave me the message saying instalation complete successfully, but after restarting the vm, the os keeps freezing in the same spot over and over again. it gets to the grey screen with the apple logo and the circle underneath spinning. After about a minute or so the circle stops spinning and thats the end of it... any ideas?

March 03, 2008
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pcwiz said:

	... Everyone, YOU WILL GET A MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF GETTING AN ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IF YOU CONTACT ME DIRECTLY USING THE CONTACT US LINK Sorry for all caps, just needed to make it stand out.
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March 03, 2008
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walas said:

	... hey every one i just installed MAC OS Tiger 10.4.5 on my intel board g33bu using VMWARE. i have a problem in sound and using internet. can any one help??
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March 05, 2008
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Dem said:

	... When ever i try to install this, and i have used exactly everything you said, the installer loads up to isntalling ichat, then around 80% it says an error has occured and it needs to be restarted, then when i restart it i get a b0 error. I have AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+ MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3
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March 08, 2008
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UncleMikey said:

Works like a champ
Thanks a pile, folks.. The install went very well on a Dell Vostro 1400 notebook running Vista (yes, I know) and VMWare Server 1.0.4 (the free one) with the 10.4.8 image suggested above.

I'd sure be interested in finding a way to get this VM hooked up to the internet without exposing myself to any sort of registration nastiness. Anyone with info on how to filter the phone home traffic please pass it along!

March 09, 2008
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Brian said:

	... Do we need to use Mac OS X 10.4.8 or can we use other Mac OS versions?
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March 10, 2008
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sujhon said:

	Hellp Its says.. system config file cant be found /apple.com root sometthing... what sud i do system is AMD 512 SSE2, SSE80GB
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March 10, 2008
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darkdevil85 said:

	... Does this guide can be used also for install the Leopard 10.5.1? Thanks
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March 10, 2008
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Alan said:

	... I'm getting PAEVM error message even after have done all the steps I've got ISO: JaS.Mac.OS.X.10.4.8.AMD.Intel.SSE2.SSE3.PPF.1.Defiant.diskutil.biker880.ich7-R.patch.Integrated Machine: Dell Inspiron 8600 (Intel Centrino) WinXP SP2
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March 12, 2008
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BlueThunder said:

\"Operating system not found\"
I'm using a copy of the original Leopard 10.5 DVD and I followed all the steps above but right at boot-time, the Leopard installer never starts and gives me "Operating system not found" error. I've tried it quite a few times using different combinations like "other/other", "Other/FreeBSD", but nothing seems to be working. :s I'm fairly experienced with VMware products but I just can't get this to work. :pinch: It does try to read the DVD but does not recognize it as a bootable DVD.

Here's my config:
VMware Workstation 6
Intel Core-Duo 2.16 Ghz
2 GB RAM (512 alloted to OSX VM)
8 GB HDD - VM

Any suggestions would be great! Thanks in advance.

March 14, 2008
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BlueThunder said:

re: "Operating system not

I'm using a copy of the original Leopard 10.5 DVD and I followed all the steps above but right at boot-time, the Leopard installer never starts and gives me "Operating system not found" error. I've tried it quite a few times using different combinations like "other/other", "Other/FreeBSD", but nothing seems to be working. :s I'm fairly experienced with VMware products but I just can't get this to work. :pinch: It does try to read the DVD but does not recognize it as a bootable DVD.

Here's my config:
VMware Workstation 6
Intel Core-Duo 2.16 Ghz
2 GB RAM (512 alloted to OSX VM)
8 GB HDD - VM

Any suggestions would be great! Thanks in advance.

I'd like to clarify "original" Leopard DVD = Official one (borrowed from a friend to test)

March 14, 2008
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EternallyScrewed said:

re: re: "Operating system

I'm using a copy of the original Leopard 10.5 DVD and I followed all the steps above but right at boot-time, the Leopard installer never starts and gives me "Operating system not found" error. I've tried it quite a few times using different combinations like "other/other", "Other/FreeBSD", but nothing seems to be working. :s I'm fairly experienced with VMware products but I just can't get this to work. :pinch: It does try to read the DVD but does not recognize it as a bootable DVD.

Here's my config:
VMware Workstation 6
Intel Core-Duo 2.16 Ghz
2 GB RAM (512 alloted to OSX VM)
8 GB HDD - VM

Any suggestions would be great! Thanks in advance.

I'd like to clarify "original" Leopard DVD = Official one (borrowed from a friend to test)

The OFFICIAL Leo DVD will not work because it isn't patched to work with Non-Apple Computers. And at this time, it's close to impossible to get Leo to work in VMware. Soz Mate!

-ES

March 15, 2008
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pandora\'sbox said:

	it worked wow jas 10.4.8 intel/amd worked like a charm running through vmware, not to mention the deletion of the mac os when on my command. I GIVE MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO THE PROGRAMERS WHO ALLOWS US TO DO THIS ..........dudes you rock!!!
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March 16, 2008
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pcwiz said:

	Please contact directly If you are expecting a response to your message or your questions, to be guaranteed to receive a response, as I said above please use the Contact Us link to contact me. I had my email wiped a few days ago so if you didn't get a reply please re send.
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March 16, 2008
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1uk3 said:

	... Same problem here - did you find a solution?
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March 16, 2008
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John said:

Webmaster
Thanks for the info, everything worked really well.

I have 2 questions, re: sound not working and Mac Leopard under VMware.

After I installed Mac OS, the only problem is that the sound is not working. I have sound thru my motherboard. Any thoungts or suggestions.

Also, i would like to install Mac Leopard ... any thoughts or suggestions. I've searched via google, no comments or suggestions. Do you have any suggestions, etc.

Appreciate any halp.

March 17, 2008
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catalin said:

	Hi Hey guys i have an AMD Athlon 2500+ x86 with Ram 1Gb am hdd 250gb can anyone tell me if this osx work?
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March 17, 2008
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sazwqa said:

	replying... Well I had set hard disks in IDE mode and I tried all configurations i.e. master/slave but still I get that error. In one case it happened that it found the IDE but said it didn't had write permissions !
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March 17, 2008
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sazwqa said:

	Getting stuck Getting stuck at: 'Still waiting for root device' any suggesstions ? ~rd
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March 17, 2008
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tigermain said:

	Newer version Does anyone know if this is possible with later builds?? i.e 10.5?
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March 17, 2008
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NSCXP2005 said:

	Leopard on VMWare I would like to know also, if Leopard can be installed on VMWare or variant software.
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March 23, 2008
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dave said:

	Leopard 10.5.2 i have tryed to install it noumeros time using an ISO EFI downaloaded from filesharing. it seems that it gets stuck at a point, before starting up. if anyone does know a trick that will make it pass that point please let us know. i got the 10.4.8 running with no problems (-vm tools ) running on a server vmware on a lenovo t60p
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March 24, 2008
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Anonymous Coward said:

	... Please learn the difference between emulation and virtualization. A virtual machine is not an emulator.
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March 25, 2008
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sky said:

	auto reboot when load install hi, I have tried to install mac os on VM ware, and I load the iso file from a virtual dvd driver, but when it start load the install wizard, the vm will reboot automatic.
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March 27, 2008
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pcwiz said:

	Leopard on VMware coming soon Just wanted to let everyone know that Leopard on VMware is possible and there will be a guide and a downloadable virtual machine for it soon Watch the software section and download section.
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March 29, 2008
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pcwiz said:

	Leopard guide is up http://pcwizcomputer.com/index...&Itemid=45 New guide on Leopard on VMware
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March 29, 2008
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a guest said:

	... Mine freezes in the apple logo screen.What did i do wrong?
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March 30, 2008
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Blake said:

	... Hey sazwqa, i had that same problem but where it asks to install click F8 and from that menu select -v, i think it is for diagnostic setup, and then it worked for me.
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March 30, 2008
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	... Dude ur the Best owsome in this world keep it up!!ma id is This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it if u have any other gud owsome trice do add me me on IM or mail me!!!
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April 01, 2008
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Purvish said:

	... Dude ur the Best owsome in this world keep it up!!ma id is This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it if u have any other gud owsome trice do add me me on IM or mail me!!! :woohoo:
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April 01, 2008
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mpb said:

	... i had this problem, too. that because i mounted the iso file with the vmware workstation. after mountig it with deamon tools, everything worked fine!
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April 01, 2008
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keke said:

	hooray! leo forever!
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April 01, 2008
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Lester said:

	... My keyboard isnt recognized? DO i have to have a mac compatible keyboard too? And my mouse cursor doesnt display. This was when I installed it to my hd.
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April 02, 2008
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pcwiz said:

	... I have mentioned multiple times, there are so many comments on this particular article that YOU MUST contact directly through the Contact Us link on the menu bar to get an answer. I answer all sent questions one time or another. if you do not receive a reply within 2 weeks please resend. Typical response time is 2 days
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April 04, 2008
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Drew said:

	... Got it to run on my Dell Inspiron 1501 AMD Sempron 3500 1.5GB RAM. Only problem is it eats all my CPU and runs like XP on 64MB of RAM even if I give it 512 or a gig.
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April 12, 2008
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buddy said:

	... nevermind...
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April 13, 2008
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James1 said:

	... Hi, First of all thank you for doing all this.. But as i followed all your steps above, everything worked, while checking my installation disk my laptop freezed and afhter restarting it it says: b0 error_ thank you greetz, James
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April 17, 2008
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Dima .Sc. said:

	... Works! System: Windows Vista Ultimate VMware Workstation 6.0.3 build 80004 Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHz 2MB Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Rev 2.0 Gigabyte nVIDIA GeForce 9600GT 512MB GDDR3 Corsair XMS2 1GBx2 DDR2 800MHz CL4-4-4-12 (1Gb for Virtual)
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April 18, 2008
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Jash Sayani said:

	... Works with iATKOS 1.0 with Leopard ! Vista Home Premium VMWare Workstation v6.0 100 GB IDE HDD, 2 Gig RAM, Intel 915 Graphics Media Accelerator
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April 21, 2008 | url
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Sunny said:

	... AMD X2 4.2GHz 4Gb RAM 500Gb HD (20Gb OSX) Works great!! Just wondering, are there any plans to release a tutorial on how to install Leopard 10.5.2 via VMWAre?
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April 24, 2008
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pcwiz said:

	... There is already Leopard for VMware, look in the Software and Download sections, I've emailed you the links.
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April 25, 2008
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JonnyThunder said:

...
I ran on this configuration....

Core 2 Duo E6600
2Gb memory
GF 8800GT
3 x SATA 300 disks
Windows XP SP3
Mac OS X 10.4.8 [JaS AMD-Intel-SSE2-SSE3 with PPF1 & PPF2] image

Install failed when I tried it with the ISO mounted. When I burned it however, it went through and installed perfectly. On my friends PC, it didn't work. Went through to the language select, then came up with an error related to CPU (he has an AMD 64)

But for mine it was perfect. Thanks for sharing the knowledge!

April 27, 2008 | url
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AnonyBob said:

...
Ubuntu 7.10
VMWare Server 1.0.5 build-80187
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz
2 GB RAM
NVidia GeForce 8800 GTS
Logitech USB mouse, standard 101 key keyboard

Used the 10.4.8 .iso image recommended.
Could not install by just mounting the .iso image from the Ubuntu hard drive
Burned to a DVD, that worked, but abysmally slowly - to finish the install, I let it run overnight.
Finally got it to boot into the OS X installation.
This seems to have some problems with my DVD-ROM hardware - it keeps opening and closing the drive.
It also did not like it when I changed VMWare's processor count from 1 to 2 - got kernel panics during boot.

Somebody compared this to a G3. I've got a couple of 450 MHz-ish G3s and they're way faster at installing, booting, and running Mac OS X. Jacking up the VMWare RAM assignment from 256 MB to 1 GB didn't make any noticeable difference.

While this might be ok for playing around with OS X, it's no substitute for using the OS on real hardware.

April 27, 2008
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Filipe said:

	... Seems to be working fine on my system : Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 3.2ghz ATI HD 3870 2GB 800MHZ (1GB for VMWare) Vista Ultimate SP1 Just seems to be taking ages to get past the initial screen where it has the apple logo and is loading...
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May 03, 2008
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ROGAN - Serbia said:

	... ur tutorial is great. five stars for u!!!!!!!!! *****
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May 11, 2008 | url
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Lance said:

	... When using the free VMWare server, the settings file is an XML document. Any guidance on how this should be edited?
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May 18, 2008
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Mark said:

	... I got the "Still waiting for root device" message, but on my centrino dual core laptop it continued along anway.
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May 19, 2008
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Bogdan said:

	... Hello , i have this problem . I did exactly like this guide said but , first i have some errors in the first picture and then it stucks at the Location panel . Can someone pls help me ? http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p218/Poctanlee/1.jpg http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p218/Poctanlee/2.jpg
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May 26, 2008 | url
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Bernard said:

	... I decided to try this install on my Thinkpad X41 tablet. I got some luck with getting the Mac OS X installer to come up, but as soon as I click on the Utilites menu, the vmware application crashes. I have tried several times and the same thing keeps happening. Anyone knows what's causing this to happen? thanks I am using vmware workstation ACE Edition 6.0.3 build-8004
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May 30, 2008
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starrysky said:

...
Jash Sayani,
How did you get the iATKOS to install successfully? I have this error in the VMWare log:

May 30 14:55:40: vcpu-0| VIDE: (0x170) Rep INSW ATAPI Unknown Cmd 0x51 Data len 2
May 30 14:55:44: vmx| DISK: DISK/CDROM timeout of 3.380 seconds on ide1:0 (ok)
May 30 14:56:18: vmx| USB: Found device [name:O2 Micro USB device vid:0b97 pid:7772 path:1/5/0/1]
May 30 14:56:18: vmx| USB: Found device [name smilies/tongue.gif

ointChips USB device vid:0ef5 pid:2366 path:1/6/0]
May 30 14:56:18: vmx| VMXVmdbLoadUsbDevices: New set of 2 USB devices
May 30 14:56:21: vmx| USB: Found device [name:O2 Micro USB device vid:0b97 pid:7772 path:1/5/0/1]
May 30 14:56:21: vmx| USB: Found device [name smilies/tongue.gif

ointChips USB device vid:0ef5 pid:2366 path:1/6/0 autoclean:1]
May 30 15:00:59: vmx| DISK: DISK/CDROM timeout of 3.603 seconds on ide1:0 (ok)
May 30 15:01:35: vmx| DISK: DISK/CDROM timeout of 3.755 seconds on ide1:0 (ok)
May 30 15:04:05: vmx| TOOLS setting the tools version to '0'
May 30 15:04:05: vmx| VmdbDbCheckDataType failed for path=/vm/#d84b797630389916/vmx/guestTools/versionStatus/ and value=notAvailable: (-11) Type mismatch
May 30 15:04:05: vmx| Vmdb_Set: Failed to set /vm/#d84b797630389916/vmx/guestTools/versionStatus/ to notAvailable (Type mismatch)
May 30 15:04:05: vmx| VMXVmdb_SetToolsVersionState failed. ret = Type mismatch

May 30, 2008
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Bernard said:

	... screen shots to my previous post ..
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May 30, 2008
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bond said:

	... do not have you the impression to piss the world off with your 4 meters broad screenshots?
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May 30, 2008
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kosya4ok said:

	... Hi, I posted topic on my quiestion, please go to link http://forum.insanelymac.com/i...pic=109179
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June 06, 2008
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Nilo said:

...
I have a problem with the ISO I downloaded from torrent.
The filename is "Mac OS X 10.4.8 [JaS AMD-Intel-SSE2-SSE3 with PPF1 & PPF2].iso"
The ISO size is 4.588.544 KB

HOWEVER, when I open the iso file in WinRar there are only a few files listed.
All of those below 100 KB !

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/461/macosxwk7.jpg

When I load the ISO in MagicISO and then point VmWare to the (e.g.) K: drive, the VM does a network boot instead of the ISO image boot.

I've altered the boot order in the VM to use the CD Drive first.

Even then I can't boot from the image...

Admin note: Had to remove large image and put a link, was messing up page form

June 16, 2008
Votes: +2

Bill said:

	... It works great, thank you. But why is it so slow? I'm on a T9300 C2D machine so it should crank. I have the VMWare set to 1 processor, but would setting it to 2 help? Thanks, B
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June 26, 2008
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Nick said:

	... i wuz looking around the net and im glad i found this i never tried mac osx but i tried mac os 9.whoever made this is so awsome
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July 03, 2008
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Sunshine said:

...
Hi,
I am using the VMWare 6.0.0 Build-45731
On Win XP Pro SP2,
CPU Intel T2600, 2.16 Ghz, 2Gig Ram, ATI MOBILITY Fire GL V5200, 512 MB.
I tried the Other, Other option and windows NT as per the instructions given.

Using the following ISO.
JaS.10.4.8.Intel.SSE3.Only.Install.DVD.iso

I get the following error, when I press F8 and give the -v opion. I see a windows pop saying
*** Virtual machine kernel stack fault (hardware reset) ***
The virtual machine just suffered a stack fault in kernel mode. On a real computer, this would
amount to a reset of the processor. It can be caused by an incorrect confiugration of the virtual machine,
a bug in the operating system, or a problem in the VMware Workstation software. Press OK to reboot
virtual machine or Cancel to shut it down.

Any idea what could be wrong ?

Sunshine

July 05, 2008
Votes: +4

un_anwar said:

	... hi all.. i really need your help. i have Mac OS X 10.4.8 [JaS AMD-Intel-SSE2-SSE3 with PPF1 & PPF2].iso ; and i did as listed in installing guide and it boots but i found in commands screen "ACPI CA 20051117 [debug level=0 layer=0] and nothing doesn't happen
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July 18, 2008
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IceMAN said:

	... hey there I was running the patched version of iATKOS r2 on my laptop running on 1.6 Celeron M with 1 GB RAM. It was working perfectly alright. Then when i shifted to vmware, it gets stuck on the blue screen with the colorful circle revolving / rotating endlessly for about 45 minutes. It simply does not go ahead. Any help is appreciated.... Thanks in advance
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July 19, 2008
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jeff said:

	... yah im a noob at this and i get an error saying that there isnt enough physical memory. I used reommended settings and i have more than 6gb of hard drive space. Any suggestions?
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July 20, 2008
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earthian said:

...
Hi,
thanks for good thread.
let me introducing my gears.

OS : Win XP Pro SP3
VM tool : VMWare 6.0.0 Build-45731
CPU : Intel Core2Duo E8200(Wolfdale) This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it (overclock)'; document.write( '' ); document.write( addy_text18066 ); document.write( '<\/a>' ); //-->\n This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
M/B : Asus P5K PRO
RAM : G.Skill 4GB Ram (2GB x 2ea)
VGA : ATI Saphire HD3870 512 MB (core 800Mhz,ram 1150Mhz)
HDD : Seagate S-ATA 250GB (2ea,RAID0), Seagate S-ATA 500GB (2ea,RAID0)
SOUND : Creative Live 5.1DE
Mac : Mac OS X 10.4.8 [JaS AMD-Intel-SSE2-SSE3 with PPF1 & PPF2].iso

clean install.
no error, no stress
i'm enjoyng myself.
thanks.

smilies/grin.gif

July 23, 2008
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limburatorul said:

	... nice tutorial pcwiz, great job, i tried tons of how to's i found and none workes. yours worked from the first install, thanks a lot dude
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July 27, 2008 | url
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limburatorul said:

	... i will try and install leopard as well, but first..... i have to wait for the download to finish and god its taking a LOOOONG time.....
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July 27, 2008 | url
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smooth said:

...
PCWiz,

I got this to work on my new Dell Vostro 1510.
The first boot is very sluggish, took me over 1 hour, but it works!!
I tried to redo the screen resolution to 1440x900 and no luck, but its cool - maybe later on.
Also no sound, wifi or webcam, hopefully we'll get that fixed soon. Especially since I want to run Logic on here for my music programs.
VMWare Server works like charm and I am now using Virtual Clone Drive - the osx86 loads so much faster then Daemon.

thanks,
homie

July 31, 2008
Votes: +1

rovi said:

...
I am using "Mac OS X 10.4.8 [JaS AMD-Intel-SSE2-SSE3 with PPF1 & PPF2].iso" with Lenovo Thinkpad T60p and VMWARE Workstation 6. I followed the instructions here and it moved well till the point that the installer asks to to choose language and then after a minute or so I get this message and then pressing any option button, the VMWARE machine shuts down.
"Because of a Problem, installing Mac OS X could not be completed" with "Shutdown, Restart, Save Log, View Log" options.
I have tried using BSD, Windows NT options also (other than Other) and get the same result. Please advice.

August 02, 2008
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Bjorn-V said:

	... I tried to install this several times, but the installation always hangs on the blue screen with the rainbow-circle cursor. Is this because i'm using an 32-bit processor or not?? My config is: 2 GHz Intel Celeron Mobile 2GB Ram ATI X700 Mobile SATA drive Thx in advance
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August 04, 2008
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Breiti said:

	... hmmmm, iATKOS 4i ( 10.5.4 ) and Kalyway ( 10.5.2 ) does not work for me !
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August 06, 2008 | url
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ssmehaffie said:

	... Where do you get the iso for the MAC OS X 10.4.8? I am a developer and want to get into IPhone development. But I do not want to put out a lot of money if I cannot get a VM to work on my Vista machine. I cannot justify buying a MAC just to do IPhone development. Any help will be appreciated.
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August 07, 2008
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Silver said:

	... looks like i can install OS only when i use ISO emulation in VM. If i use it in daemon tools, i get network boot..
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August 08, 2008
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Ataliba, from Brazil said:

	... There is a lot of iso files in the internet, and it is very hard to find the exact correct version. Can somebody put the torrent address to download the best version to work with vmware ? My configuration: Intel Pentium 4 Instructions: MMX,SSE,SS2,SSE Vista SP1 VMware Workstation 6.0.3 build 8004 3 MB RAM NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Thanks in advance
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August 08, 2008 | url
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Brian_macgju said:

	... Hey, i have tryed doing this, everything goes perfet, then it restarts and its just a dash, nothing apard from a small dash, not blinking nothing?? What am i doing wrong?? Advice would be verry usefal , Brian
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August 09, 2008 | url
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Marco said:

	... It works also under (free) VMplayer!
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August 18, 2008
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aasim said:

	... hey..need sum help here.i have a problem at the point where this guide tells us to edit the vmware config file.the prob is that the config file shown has some stuff written which is not on my config file.so it might lead to some prob later on.plz anyone help........[removed]void(0);
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August 18, 2008
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aasim said:

	... hey.i need some help here.i need help at the part where u are suppose to edit to vmware config file.i did it but there were still some thing on this guides image which were not on my config file...anyways i had moved on,the installation went fine and all but after it says that mac has to restart it shows a blank page.it doent load.dont know wht to do.plz help asap...
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August 18, 2008
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me said:

	... ataliba-search for Mac OS X 10.4.8 [JaS AMD-Intel-SSE2-SSE3 with PPF1 & PPF2] on tpb. as for me, i did the installer and that completed. now i have the apple gray logo sitting there and doing nothing for about an hour. can anyone help? reply to this or email me at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . thanks
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August 21, 2008
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leetkrew said:

...
I Downloaded the pre-made VM image (36 parts) . It hangs on apple logo. I tried -v -s -x and i can't make it work. any advice? Unknown SIGSEGV code 0, AppleGenericPCATADriver: CMD 0x170, CTR 0x374, IRQ 15. please help, thanks in advance.

Leopard on vmware 6.04 93057

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0nhBWxOYCo

i tried googling and i dont have a solid solution for this situation

VMware workstation 6.0.4 93057
Acer Aspire 4520G
/AMD turion 64 X2 SSE2 / SSE3 / MMX / ...
/Vista 32 Home Premium
/GeForce 8400 GT

August 21, 2008 | url
Votes: +1

Juan said:

...
Hi, guys, I successful installed using JaS although got many problems at first, because I am running Windows XP SP3 32bit, after trying many things and make it work, my only suggestion is that "keep in mind what they show is just a guide" the settings for each machine are different, I got:
MB= Asus P5N32E-SLI
CPU= Dual2 core
RAM= 2GB
HD= 500 GB
CDROM= 2 DVD Writters
Graphic Card= Nvidia9500 512MB

August 23, 2008
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Naked_Productions said:

	... I got it to work on my HP 1.7GHZ Dual Core 2 GIG RAM Vista 86x ethernet0 wireless _______________ i used VMWare Workstation ACE Edition ____________ THANK YOU MAN!
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August 28, 2008 | url
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Vhalenze said:

	... Some tips on making this work with GNU/Linux as a host: 1) You can't use the ISO image directly there either (weird). Use cdemu ( http://cdemu.org ) 2) Make sure the CD isn't set to "legacy mode" Everything else worked exactly as described in this doc.
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September 03, 2008
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aa said:

	... do I need to download the iso. Why if I create my own iso from an original I can mount it to Vmware 6 but from there Im stuck.
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September 04, 2008 | url
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dswrestler135 said:

	... I can't find the vm configuration file..i went to where the virtual machine was stored and saw a bunch of files but that one wasn't in there...anyone help?
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September 05, 2008
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dswrestler135 said:

	... ok i found the file and i changed it like the guide says but when i start the machine a popup message says "CPU has shutdown the guestos...you must power off or reset your maching" ideas?
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September 05, 2008
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haggis said:

...
hello dudes!
i'm trying to to start the 36parted image on my 32bit ubuntu 8.04 with an intel q6600.

it starts up to the apple-logo until i get the following error message:

*** Virtual machine kernel stack fault (hardware reset)

i also don't get the point to press F8. if i press it on the black screen where i could press F2 to enter setup then the vm doesn't do anything until i stop repeating pressing F8. and when i stop the apple logo cums and the error appears smilies/sad.gif

i also tried several settings of the guest system (win NT -> no 64bit, vista 64, linux 64, free-bsd 64, other 64 etc) but nothing works.

please tell me if you have any idea!

thx
haggis

September 09, 2008
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lips said:

	... the word partion scares me, :shutters: so is it possible to use virtual box in this?
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September 11, 2008 | url
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Andrea said:

	... Why did you delete my comment? Don't want us to ask you question about installation? Don't want to reply? Just say it, I'll ask elsewhere!
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September 13, 2008
Votes: -1

Amee said:

	... I have this Upuck 10.4.9 cd It boots up in another system But i cant boot up in Lenovo 3000 076876A series Plz anybody can help me out wanna install This mac os x on this machine Plz help..
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September 17, 2008
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vinci said:

	... Hello, I ma getting following message and then after showing the Mac screen, the installation gets stuck. Root file system read only. Please someone help me.
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September 21, 2008
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Jon said:

	... Is there a way to use the Apple update to update OSX after installation? I just tried and it hosed my install. (good thing I made a copy of the vmdk before I started)
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September 22, 2008
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Pankaj Malte said:

	... i am using asus p5n e li with e8200 core2duo with vmware 6.0 and aitkos iso burn on dvd with nero after installation i see a cursor nothing else plz help
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September 23, 2008
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koko said:

	... works great
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September 30, 2008
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klark said:

	... Hi there...anyone can advise the best way to download the JaS Mac OS X 10.4.8 Intel/AMD SSE2 SSE3 PPF1 PPF2? I have tried bittorent, it takes ages to download the file...appreciate your 2 cents.
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October 08, 2008
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Empinoza said:

...
Hi @ all,
Months ago i have installed VMware Workstation 6.5.0 build 118166.
( Used for Windows Server 2003 en Windows XP Pro. )

For a project on school i wanted to use MAC OS X.
I Downloaded only to try it out
Mac OS X 10.4.8 [JaS AMD-Intel-SSE2-SSE3 with PPF1 & PPF2]
From http://www.btmon.com/Applicati...rrent.html
Downloaded very fast ( Vuze 4.0, old name is Azureus )
Health: 90%
On the site it says there are 9 seeders, its not correct.
I connect over more thant 20 seeders.

After Reading this installation guide, it start loading the ISO file.
And now i'm installing MAC OS X, So far no problems found.

Thnx for the instructions

October 25, 2008
Votes: +2

Jake said:

	... Hi @ All, I've got a problem. I've followed all the above instructions throughly. I've used the ISO that was suggested. When I run the ISO, it doesn't seem to work. I get the error: 'Memory Allocation Error 0xdeadbeef' Anyone know what to do, or how to rectify this problem. TIA, Jake
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October 30, 2008
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Julio C Oliveira said:

...
Hello everyone

Finally I managed to install it on my laptop with VMWare but after the virtual machine restarts, it gives me a message saying "You need to restart your computer. Hold down the power button..."
First I tried to install with the Mac OS X 10.4.8 [JaS AMD-Intel-SSE2-SSE3 with PPF1 & PPF2].iso but it didn't work (crashing and some other errors) so I downloaded another image MaC.OsX.10.4.5.Universal.Install.DVD(INTEL_AMD_SSE3_SSE2).iso which actually worked but after restart I got that problem. Here's my config:

Tablet Gateway 1.7GHz (Intel Pentium M 740)
1GB RAM
HD 80GB

VMWare 6.0.4 build-93057
MaC.OsX.10.4.5.Universal.Install.DVD(INTEL_AMD_SSE3_SSE2).iso

Can somebody help me, please?

Thank you
Julio

November 09, 2008
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sseeker said:

	... Hey I've recently tried this using the Kalyway 10.5.2 DVD and I've had no sucsess, it loads all the command line then VMWare tells me that the Guest OS has disables the CPU Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 3.00GHz 2GB RAM 300GB HDD Gigabyte EP45-DS3R Motherboard Email me at a.booth[at]skihost.net if you can help me
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November 13, 2008
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Vilar said:

	... Hey, while booting the osx86 DVD I got the DMA warning, ignored the message, and reboot the Virtual Machine. Now after the message IRQ 15, it keeps saying "Still waiting for root device", in that place I got the DMA warnin the first time. I got it installed once, some time ago, but I formatted my PC and reinstalled the same VMware version as I had before but I have this problem now.
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November 20, 2008
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louison said:

	... Hello ! I try to install this on my HP dv9000, but juste before the gray screen, I have some errors like : root file-systemt is read-only : skipping link data generation, and after : ReportCrash55 : Too many crashes in rapid succesion And after this messages, the gray screen come, but the installation never continue... Can someone help me please ? Thanks
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November 20, 2008 | url
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spydeyrch said:

...
Hey there, great guide. Worked the first time, once I got all the settings right, n00b. Anywho, got a quick question for you. It seems that anytime that I want to start up the VM, it says that there is no operating system found. But if I load the ISO in a virtual drive, make that drive the default drive for the VM or load the ISO directly into the VM as it's drive, then it will boot just fine, no problems....until I restart the VM and if the iso or disk are not present, then is gives me the whole no operatin system found error. I am running on a AMD Phenom 9950 oc'd to 3.2 Ghz easy. 4 gigs of 1066 DDR2, and my VMs are all on an external eSata drive. Any ideas as to what is going on? I would love to be able to load the os x86 VM with out needing the iso in the virtual drive. I can "eject" the disk once in the VM but due to it being a virtual dvd drive, I cant put any real disks in my pc and run them on the mac os x86. See what I am saying? Got a suggestion? Much appreciated! :-)

November 29, 2008
Votes: +2

Marsh said:

...
Installed using the above guide with no errors.

ISO (in Daemon Tools) Mac OS X 10.4.8 [JaS AMD-Intel-SSE2-SSE3 with PPF1 & PPF2]

Host: AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition Quad Core 2.5Ghz
8192Mb DDR 2 800 (OCZ Reaper)
EVGA Geforce 8800GT 1Gb DDR 3 AKIMBO
Windows Vista Ultimate x64 with SP1 on SATA
VMWare Workstation 6.5 (with ACE support)

VM: 20Gb single file Virtual HD (VMWare default setting used)
2048Mb RAM for VM

Working perfectly thank you very much. Took quite a long time to install OS X though :/

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December 01, 2008
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Nero said:

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Hello! For me it's not working. smilies/sad.gif

I have the 10.4.8 version, and 5.5.. vmware. I tryed on amd, and even intel pc, but the result was the same. Everything is working fine, I could choose the language, so the mac install started, I had seen the apple enviroment, but after a while it stops because some kind of "the virtual machine has switched off the processor", on AMD was the same. I restarted the install several times, but nothing worked.
Any idea???
Thanks

December 02, 2008
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stevw20007 said:

	... Wow, thanks. I installed this and ended up buying a mac afterwards, though I still have my PC (which we use at work). But I actually like Tiger better than Leopard I have to say, though.
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December 02, 2008
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Mohamad said:

	... will this work with os x 10.5.2?
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December 03, 2008
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LuluTchab said:

	... Works with iDeneb V1.3 10.5.5 :-)
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December 03, 2008
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zephyr325 said:

	... Lulutchab - I'm stuck on the blue screen with the spinning color mouse logo; I'm using iDeneb V1.3 10.5.5 as well, with VMWare workstation 6. Did you have to do anything special over and above what is listed in this guide?
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December 13, 2008
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Macer said:

	... It eventually worked. I could install it, but it never did well after that. I changed the "guest operating system" option to vista.. and it ran great.
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December 13, 2008
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Someone said:

	... worked flawlessly. Tad slow but very nice.
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December 15, 2008
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stevechentw said:

	... After my tryout, it worked very well running with VMware workstation v6.5 build-118166. And I am very happy to have a OSX running thru Vmware.
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December 16, 2008
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fat bastard said:

	... awesome! Lulutchab - I'm stuck on the blue screen with the spinning color mouse logo; I'm using iDeneb V1.3 10.5.5 as well, with VMWare workstation 6. Did you have to do anything special over and above what is listed in this guide? same problem here: 790gx, amd x2 6000+ can someone try to figure out why it's not working?
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December 19, 2008
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Serge_V said:

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> Lulutchab - I'm stuck on the blue screen with the spinning color mouse logo; I'm
> using iDeneb V1.3 10.5.5 as well, with VMWare workstation 6. Did you have to do
> anything special over and above what is listed in this guide?

I get success with such situation after enable VT in the BIOS and update VMWare to 6.5. ( after you enable VT option in BIOS you need power off your PC and power on again - not restart).

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TimeSheep said:

	... hmm i cant make it work When i boot it up it says "system config file 'com.apple.Boot.plist' not found". Im using JaS OS X Tiger 10.4.8 as everyone else You think its because im running VMWare 8?
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December 27, 2008
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TimeSheep said:

	... and uuhm sorry for multiposting but how can it be that the iso is at 4.4 GB and when i open it its only 138 KB?
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December 27, 2008
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norpf said:

	... where do i find the config file on vmware 6.5.does the .iso works with this version.
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December 30, 2008
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FrancoK said:

	... It works well. Thanks! It is somehow "slow" and the mouse stops and goes when using something like chess. Windows XP SP3 VMware Workstation 6.5 build 126130 Intel Core 2 duo T5450 1.66 GHz ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 4 GB (2 GB for Virtual Mac) Mac OS X 10.4.8 for Intel SSE3/SSE2 Enabled.ISO Used the tips in your guide to speed up the emulation.
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December 31, 2008
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w4t said:

	... it is nat work fack you
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January 02, 2009
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hckdude said:

	... I did this process twice, and I got an error when I restarted after the disk utility. I did it again, and just exited out of the disk utility, and continued the install, and it worked perfect.
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January 03, 2009
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hckdude said:

	... I went through the whole installation, and now it just gives me a gray screen with the apple logo, I think someone else had this problem, did you fix it?
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January 03, 2009 | url
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McRoger said:

	... Many thanks for the guide, it all worked superbly for me. I used VMware Server with an AMD processor. Speed-up tip for those using VMware Server: Move your virtual machine outside the 'Virtual Machines' folder that was created when VMware Server installed. Then uninstall VMware Server and use VMware Player instead - it's much faster.
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January 03, 2009
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Dime333 said:

	... I get "Kernel Stack Fault" before even installing...i tried setting windowsNT and checked IDE hard disk but no luck. I tried even different version of VMWare. I'm using iPcwiz leopard 10.5.6 from the demon (with ppf1 and ppf2). Even adding -v -x -f to boot options doesn't help
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January 04, 2009
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krug3r said:

	... Dime333 > tips here
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January 04, 2009
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bob7216 said:

	... I booted up the image in virtual clone drive but it reads it as an hfs. Somebody help me please!
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January 07, 2009
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ELudwig said:

	... Hi, I followed the Tutorial but the installer crashes whet it comes to the DiscUtility. Do anyone know why? Did I screwed someting up? The only changes were: I used 50GB HDD and 1024MB RAM. Hoping for help Cheers Bert
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January 11, 2009
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Andrew18 said:

	... guyz i have kalyway_leo_10.5.1 and it worked for me without getting any errors .. I think it's because i ise Windows NT on the list instead of Other-> Other
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January 12, 2009
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octavio said:

	... what if i have my original DVD's from my stolen macbook? can i do the same as if the ISO image? thanks
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January 12, 2009
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RobertoHN said:

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Hello and thanks for the tutorial. I'm having problems from the very beginning. I have the Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 image file with .dmg extension, I've been trying to convert (with ultraiso) that file to a .ISO so my Windows can read it, and as a result I get a 7.8 GB file with .ISO extension, but when I try to mount the image with virtual clone drive the virtual drive only reads a disc with 450 MB called bootcamp, I also try burning the image in a dual layer dvd but when I insert the disc the same thing as before happens. I also installed MacDrive 7 which is supposed to open Mac images (.dmg) but when I try to mount the image nothing happens.

Please help me. I've been trying this for a week.

Thanks in advance.

January 13, 2009
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RobertoHN said:

	... Finally I could install Mac OS X on my PC, I was trying with the wrong ISO version of leopard. I could noticed that I don't have internet access and also, the MAC OS X doesn't recognize USB flash drives nor iPod. Does somebody know how find USB flash drives and how can I connect to the internet?
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January 16, 2009
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Rigo said:

	... I wanted to know where download the JaS 10.4.7 ISO could someone help
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January 24, 2009
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alfredo falcon said:

	... by the way im using a ACER EXTENSA 5420 LAPTOP, AMD TURION 64 X2 WITH 2 GB RAM, 160 GB HD, ATI RADEON XPRESS 1250
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February 01, 2009
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shorty said:

	... Hi, I get the com.apple.boot.slist not found error. It also says "error parsing plist fileloading darwin/x86. Sometimes I get an error saying something like "...maybe raid...trying rlist..." I have a 3Ghz P4 with a raid 0. Installing IDeneb v1.3 10.5.5. Any hints would be appreciated. Shorty
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February 01, 2009
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Pauly said:

	... I have VM Ware Workstation 6.5.1 Build 126130 and iDeneb 1.4 Mac OS X 10.5.6. The CPU is AMD Opteron 165. Do the above istructions work with the latest iDeneb 1.4?
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February 11, 2009
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Vishal Parmar said:

	... where can i download the .iso file for mac os x 10?
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February 14, 2009
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sergeydgr8 said:

	... @vishal: Don't ask that kind of crap. You download it from 'the usual place.' @pauly: nope. Leo doesn't work in VMWare. @shorty: try iPC: http://pcwizcomputer.com/ipcosx86/?page_id=201
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February 14, 2009 | url
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Chuck said:

	... It keeps saying the Virtual Machine has been disabled by the guest operating System Any help available?
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February 18, 2009
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Chuck said:

	... And i think i need Darwin.iso. It says missing VMTools : Darwin.iso
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February 18, 2009
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Chuck said:

	... I got over the darwin.iso But the virtual machine is still disabled by the guest operating system HELP
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February 21, 2009
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adrian said:

	... how to set up the internet???
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February 23, 2009
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FrankRose said:

	... I've downloaded the iso and the virtual machine is called "FreeBSD 64-Bit". When i'm running Leopard it's freezing when loading indicator appears at beginning. Can anyone help me? Thanks.
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February 23, 2009
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RdJ said:

	... dswrestler135 wrote: ok i found the file and i changed it like the guide says but when i start the machine a popup message says "CPU has shutdown the guestos...you must power off or reset your maching" ideas? ------- I have the same, first time at registration, second time at X11 install. Anyone knows how to fix it.
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March 01, 2009
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RdJ said:

	... It also happened at amd patch now. (using JaS Mac OS X 10.4.8 Intel/AMD SSE2 SSE3 PPF1+PPF2) How to fix it???
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March 01, 2009
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RdJ said:

	... I tried it with snapshots, but when I tried to revert to one, I got access violation error.
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March 02, 2009
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RdJ said:

	... I got at registration...
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March 02, 2009
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octavio risso said:

	... Works Great Thank You Intel Pentimum Dual Core T2310(But Mac Osx recognizes as a Intel Core2Duo) Vista Home Premium 2 GB Ram(1 GB Virtual Machine) Intel GMA X3100
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March 08, 2009
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Amit said:

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Hi,

This tutorial is the best i have come across, But i am stuck with a problem, I am trying to install OSx (iPC OSx86 10.5.6 Universal PPF6 Final v1.1.iso) on a Lenovo laptop, intel Core 2 Duo with Win23K and Vmware server 1.0.4

I burned a DVD with the iso image since i get the
infamous error ('/com.apple.Boot.Slist' not found).
So now the error i get:
When i power on the VM, and i see "press and key to install" I start the installation from the DVD, the ISO image.
it says ..."loading darwin/x86"
i see a split second grey image with the Apple logo and then it vanishes and goes back to the same message "press any key to install".
this loop continues if i press any key...and if i presses F8 and continues with -v option i get the error "'/com.apple.Boot.Slist' not found".

Having said that...
I found when I started my laptop with the bootable DVD of OSX image (accidently)...the installation process kicked off nicely. I didn't proceed it further since i feared it might interfere with my Win23K installed on the laptop.

I am confused why the installation runs independently but not in the VM.

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Following is my .vmx
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "4"
scsi0.present = "FALSE"
memsize = "2076"
ide0:0.present = "TRUE"
ide0:0.fileName = "Other.vmdk"
ide1:0.present = "TRUE"
ide1:0.fileName = "E:"
ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"
floppy0.present = "FALSE"
Ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
Ethernet0.connectionType = "hostonly"
displayName = "MacOSX"
guestOS = "darwin"
priority.grabbed = "normal"
priority.ungrabbed = "normal"
ide0:0.redo = ""
ethernet0.addressType = "generated"
uuid.location = "56 4d c6 61 10 fa e0 54-81 c2 24 c0 78 58 99 2d"
uuid.bios = "56 4d c6 61 10 fa e0 54-81 c2 24 c0 78 58 99 2d"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:58:99:2d"
ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"
paevm="true"

================================================

Please help, i am struggling from last one week.

appreciate all the help.
Thanks,

March 14, 2009
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Macintom said:

	... I keep getting exiting intel PXE Rom Operating system not found
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March 19, 2009
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vonpato said:

	... Thks for the Tutorial: I'm using Windows Vista as boot, I tried to install Mac OS 10.5 (.DMG) using UltraIso to mount the image I can't see the image so I tried with MacDrive 7.0.10 this one load the image in the drive G I can't see this dive from VMWare 6.5 and I'm getting this error message: Operating system not found Please, Help
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March 20, 2009
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hooo said:

	... Thks for the Tutorial: I have a Dmg file how can I install it on the vm workstation?
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March 23, 2009
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htp said:

	... great job worked like a charm
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March 24, 2009
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Anon said:

	... Hey, I just finished installing it in VMware and its giving me these errors (refer to screenshot) I was wondering if someone knows what happened. Thanks in Advance
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March 25, 2009
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gOk said:

	... For those who's having these errors: `Load of /sbin/launchd, errno 85, trying /sbin/mach_init Load of /sbin/launchd failed, errno 85` VMWare Solution: - Mount the image outside of vmware, on some program like Alcohol or Daemon Tools (works for me). Drive Solution: - Burn the DVD on a lower speed. --- That's it, hope it'll help somebody.
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March 29, 2009
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Connor Hagen said:

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hey, My configuration is this:

Vista SP1
Toshiba m300 series
Intel Pentium 2.00 GHZ
3.00 GB of memory
DVD RW, CD, DVD multi recorder

I installed the version 6.5.1 of VMware workstation. I tried a real mac os x dvd and the disk would not boot at all (No matter what). I've been downloading lots of iso's but all of then take forever to download. Can someone give me the right working one with a fast downloading speed.

Thank you. smilies/wink.gif

March 30, 2009
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Derek said:

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For anyone that is using DVD iso to drive emulation, if you are using VMWare Sever 2.0, you have to DISABLE ATAPI Emulation, switching the radio button to "Access the drive directly", this is under the preferences for the CD/DVD drive. Also, the ONLY drive that I got to work this way was the one I installed with ALCOHOL 52%, the free (drive emulation only) version of Alcohol 120%.
Drive emulation and VMware server 2.0 ARE compatible. This should fix any error like "can't read sector 694" or "system config file ' com.apple.boot.plist' not found"

April 04, 2009 | url
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Xgamercrazy said:

	... I can't get back on the Mac OS X after i get off of it.... can you tell me y? plz replay back!!!
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April 06, 2009
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Some Guy Off the Street said:

	... If anyone is having issues with the paevm even though you added: paevm="true", add what's in bold: paevm = "TRUE" to the TOP of the the vmx file. If that doesn't work, add that some bold text to the end of the file. Hope this helped. Some Guy Off the Street
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April 09, 2009
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MadMan said:

	... Got it working in VM Ware 6 I tried 5 and 6x but had a few probs,It works perfectly in VM 6 for some reason won't boot if i use 2 processors I also had trouble when adding paevm="true" to the TXT file Good luck guys just keep messing about and I recon you'll figure it out
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April 14, 2009
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karl smith said:

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hey guys,

i manage to get to the install screen and i install it fine (which takes about an hour) but then it restarts vmware 6 and it shows a grey apple loading screen then it shows a ms dos like screen just a bit blacker background with loads of text for less than second (not on long enough to read)but then it says either root # or root# or localhost/ root and its open to type in but i dont know what to type. ive left it over night and it doesnt change. any help would be massively appreciated.

thanks Karl.

April 14, 2009
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Naiju Abraham said:

	... Hey guys I had a question......Is it possible for me to install MAC OSx86 on a separate hard drive that is empty(no OS)?I have a core i7-965.Would that be a problem? Thank you
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April 16, 2009
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mike B said:

	... Hey everyone I can get this installed but the JaS 10.4.8 doesn't install the Bootloader. Also these SAME instructions worked on VMWare 6.5 to install Kalyway 10.5.2 BUT again, no boot loader. Does anyone know how to fix this? (Ethernet is working too ) If you have an ASUS Laptop you need to install a USB controller or your keyboard and mouse won't work
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April 22, 2009
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nycmlb said:

	... Would there be a difference between using the "JaS Mac OS X 10.4.8 Intel/AMD SSE2 SSE3 PPF1+PPF2" ISO and a legally purchased copy of Mac OS X v10.5.6 Leopard?
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April 27, 2009
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destiny3hacker said:

	... thanks man its worked with me windows XP sp2 2GB ram (1GB for VM) intel 2.8GHZ VMware workstation 6.0.3 build-80004 Jas OS 10.4.8 amd intel sse2 sse3 (PPF1+PPF2) i burned the ISO File with powerISO
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April 27, 2009
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destiny3hacker said:

	... hi agin i have a problem i said before that its worked with me but now after done all the install and everything when the Grey boot up screen with the apple logo come to me i waited for 1 hour and nothing happening note:the install toke 6 hours to done please answer me
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April 28, 2009
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destiny3hacker said:

	... sorry for my last comment i turn off the VM and i tried to day again it took 3 minutes to load i done register and i tested the dock and the finder and i made my options and all work perfect for people who saying thats not working , the problem is from their computers not from the tutorial thanks soo much now i have tiger on my PC
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April 29, 2009
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Sharif Mohamed said:

	... Well we kindly appreciate and welcomes to all your lovely comment about the Achieve. @destiny3hacker: thanks destiny3hacker.. dont waste your time upgrade to Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 in our next article.
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May 01, 2009 | url
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hirosima said:

	... I was getting an error that the disk is grating and ask to be rebooted. How could it be solved?
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May 14, 2009 | url
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Mrdec said:

	... If you have Pentium M with bus speed 400MHz, PAE is not supported. You can check it using CPU-Z application.
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May 15, 2009
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sobanek said:

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I have a problem with installing Mac OS X 10.4.8 JaS PPF1 etc. ISO image.

Mac OS X tells me:

Because of a problem Mac OS X could not be installed

or

I get crashdumps!

localhost crashdump [96]
localhost crashdump [97]
localhost crashdump [98]

then, VMWare PC crashes smilies/sad.gif

My specs:

Intel Celeron M Processor 1.7GHz
512MB RAM (452MB allocated to VMWare)
80gb HDD (10gb for vmware)
INTEL GMA 910 Chipset
Windows XP HOME EDITION

May 19, 2009
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garfield said:

	... I can't find "VMware Configuration File" in vmware 6.5
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May 24, 2009
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m9by7 said:

	... I have done everything above and really searched the net quite heavily but I keep getting the circling rainbow, no matter -v or -v -x or just letting it run. Any suggestions?
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May 29, 2009
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Wolfgang said:

	... I'm using VMware Server 2.0, after configuring the VM, I try to boot Mac OS X 10.4, but get the error message "The guest operating system is not Mac OS X Server. This virtual machine will power off."
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June 19, 2009
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Josh123123123123 said:

	... My internet dosen't work anyone knows how to??
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June 21, 2009
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Anonymous said:

	... This is so cool. After about 12 hours of work (including getting the iso and vmware) I am finally installing it! Hopefully all goes well and I can start to develop iPhone apps (for personal use only of course ).
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June 22, 2009 | url
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Anonymous said:

	... Wolfgang get the vmware 6.5 evaluation. I spent to 2 hours with vmware server and it didn't work. Hope that helps
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June 22, 2009 | url
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Cpamoi said:

	... No need of alcohol or daemon. You can mount directy the iso in VMWare WorkStation => on the same page to map the iso to dvd drive, click the button "Advanced" => Check Legacy Emulation. VMWare Workstation 6.5.1 on Vista x64 & MAC OS 10.4.8 with PPF1 & PPF2
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June 26, 2009
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al0x said:

	... I installed it for the third time and every time i got a "No Operating System Installed" error xP I have VMware workstation 6.5 ACE edition pentium dual core 2gb RAM, 1gb for VM 8gb for the HDD of the VM I done everything like in the guide but it doesn't work xP can anyone help please? ^^' and sorry for my bad english, I'm just a little german boy xD
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June 28, 2009
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longestnamever said:

	... Hey i have just downloaded patched IPC 10.5.6 MAC OSX im going to test to see if this guide works with it then hopefully ill burn toa dvd and install on my computer
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June 30, 2009
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demongo said:

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I'm using VMware 6.5; when I set up the VM, VMW wasn't finding an OS on my burned DVD (got JaS Mac OS X 10.4.8 off of pirate bay....).

Since it couldn't find an OS, I selected the option (available in VMW 6.5, but not in earlier versions apparently) to "install the OS later".

So, two questions:

1) When I burn the ISO to dvd, should VMW 6.5 be able to recognize that there's an OS on the disk when I run the "New Virtual Machine Wizard"?

2) In VMW 6.5, should I choose the option to "install the OS later"?

Thanks!

so I figured I either screwed up my burning of the iso image,

July 03, 2009
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demongo said:

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Follow-up--

Okay, I've answered my own questions...

"1) When I burn the ISO to dvd, should VMW 6.5 be able to recognize that there's an OS on the disk when I run the "New Virtual Machine Wizard"?"

--> No; even tho the OS isn't recognized, OS X can still be installed from the burned ISO...

"2) In VMW 6.5, should I choose the option to "install the OS later"?"

--> No; make sure the burned DVD is in the specified disk, and install away...

July 03, 2009
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demongo said:

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Well, chalk up another one for these instructions, they worked like a charm for me (Host OS: Windows XP Pro SP 2, VMware 6.5, Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.5GHz, SuperMicro C2SBX+ mainboard).

However...

In order to boot the Mac OS X VM, I have to have my ISO DVD installed--it's like the installation process didn't install to HDD.

Any input on what I did wrong? Do I need to begin the reinstallation from the beginning? I'd rather have the OS be booting from hard disk, don't wanna have to keep the DVD installed...

July 03, 2009
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David Rose said:

	... when i get to the mac boot screen a grey box with cirlce and a slash through it appears over the apple logo and then it just freezes.
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July 08, 2009
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need.1.developer said:

	... @David Rose, I had similar freeze issue. I stopped the mac VM, opened up my VM conf file [i.e. feeBSD.vmx] and changed following values: guestOS = "freebsd" to guestOS = "darwin" scsi0.present = "TRUE" to scsi0.present = "FALSE" optionally added also, ethernet0.virtualDev="e1000" to me, scsi0.present = "FALSE" worked i think. Hope this will help you.
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July 09, 2009
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Driftwood said:

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hi i install everything and it works great but now when i change my vmware cd-rom connection to a physical device (my actual cd/dvd rom drive on my computer) instead of the iso file i used to install the os it says "no oparating system found. and when i put the cd rom settings back to the iso file i starts up fine, so does this mean that i cant use anything else then the iso USED TO INSTALL MAC OSX on the os??? or is there a way to fix this??

July 10, 2009
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ACresswell said:

	... I couldn't get the install off the ground trying to use an ISO image via the VMWare Infrastructure Web Access, but I had no problems using the VMWare remote console to select the ISO image and install.
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July 15, 2009 | url
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Dylan said:

	... Thank you so much for this! It works perfect on my pc. One question though, where do I place files that I download. Like where is the hard drive I made for the mac?
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July 24, 2009
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Anonymous said:

	... Hey if you got VMware Workstation 6 then see this, its very simple and works like a charm. http://istartedsomething.co.cc/?p=5
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August 05, 2009 | url
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kenny said:

	... so i am using version 10.4 tiger will it work? plz tell me
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August 06, 2009
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Kd said:

	... getting error BSD root: disk1s3, major 14, minor 3 please help...
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August 12, 2009
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felyx said:

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hi..i'm a italian boy..
can you tell me what this means?
"the virtual machine just suffered a stack fault in kernel mode.
on a real computer, this would amount to a reset of the processor.
it can be caused by an incorrect configuration of the virtual machine, a bug in the operating system,
or a problem in the wmware workstation software.
press ok to reboot virtual machine or cancel to shut down."

tahnks..

August 19, 2009
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Jack said:

	... Yea I get this error (In picture)
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September 11, 2009
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Jack said:

	... It now freezes at the apple logo.
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September 12, 2009
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barry solomon said:

	... I did get this to work perfectly but, sadly, need a version of Leopard so that I can run the iPhone SDK. That was my whole purpose so I could code an iPhone app on a Windows machine since I do not want to buy and carry another computer (Apple) with me when I travel. No iso for quick download for Leopard and do not even know if I can get it in my VM 6.5.
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September 14, 2009 | url
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posco said:

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I know this post is old, but I am trying to get a 10.4 VM so I can patch the 10.5 VM to AMD.

I was getting the "Still waiting for root device" issue for hours until I re-made the VM for Windows NT 4. Also, the "Speed tip" of changing the guestos="darwin" gave me the "Still waiting for root device" issue. Leave it at guestos="winnt".

Make sure your hard-drive is set for IDE and not SCSI like the guide says. Also make sure your cd-drive is set to IDE1 and that it is set to cdrom-raw mode, with no ATAPI emulation. With emulation on I was getting a series of EBIOS errors and no boot-loader screen.

Once you boot into the OS X installer with the language screen, continue to follow the guide.

September 18, 2009
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Shane555 said:

	... I'm about to install and was wondering if I'd run into any issues with my GPU. Its a 4800 series ATI card, which may not be supported. Any response would be much appreciated, thank you!
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September 20, 2009
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A tips.. said:

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When u didn't enter a mac disc,it will display an error like no operating system.
Run the vmware as usual with mac disc until u finally boot to mac desktop as u can see the taskbar icon and other stuff,then right-click on the disc/dvd-rom icon on the right bottom of the vmware,choose ur dvd-rom(ex. D:,E: or whatever {dont choose iso}) then click apply.Restart ur mac/vmware.See if it works.It works for me.i'm already doing this many times.

September 29, 2009
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BobbyB said:

	... great walk through! now my questions is if we wanted to upgrade the oac osx through vmware is it possible and what would be the steps to it?
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October 18, 2009
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Bharat Patil said:

	... Hi its really amazing. It worked for me. my PC configuration is AMD Phenom 64bit 3GB RAM 500 GB HDD ASUS M2N68-AM SE2 motherboard PCWIZ help me I was unable to locate "VMware configuration file"
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October 19, 2009
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DIPAK BHAGWAT said:

	... Awesome Dude........... Thanks 2 u And My Frnd Bharat........
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October 19, 2009
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October 27, 2009 | url
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Cool said:

	... hey i finished installing it but when i turn the VM on it just stays at the apple logo loading screen how do i fix this.
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November 03, 2009
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Dinesh said:

	... you have to disable the virtualization in BIOS as shown in this link http://virtualization.sysprobs.com/disable-enable-virtualization-technology-bios
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November 07, 2009 | url
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FABRI said:

	... Heii Guys This is AmaZinG and I've Installed it without the F-Bios systeme It works Great System: Vista SP1 VMware Workstation 7 Intel Q9900 8 GB RAM (4Gb for Virtual) Mac OS X 10.4.8 [Jas AMD-Intel-SSE2-SSE3 with PPF1 & PPF2]
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November 07, 2009
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Ed Wenn said:

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Success smilies/grin.gif

This worked fine for me, so many thanks for the excellent tutorial. I have an old Compaq nc6400 Intel Centrino Duo. I used Daemon Tools LITE and mounted the ISO. When I tried to run from the physical DVD I got EBIOS errors, so I went back to the mount idea.

I have yet to get the network running, but I disabled it as part of the install, so I'm hoping it will sort itself out when I try to tackle it properly.

November 12, 2009 | url
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Aion kinah said:

	... I was running the patched version of iATKOS r2 on my laptop running on 1.6 Celeron M with 1 GB RAM. It was working perfectly alright.
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November 20, 2009 | url
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cool said:

	... Hi thx for the website Dinesh but when i download the intel processor identification utility it says my processor doesnt have virtualization technology so i'm not sure if thats a good thing or bad since you said i have to disable it.
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November 28, 2009
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AndrewS said:

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Fix for "system config file cant be found /apple.com ..."

a) Load the OS in verbose mode (press F8 before Mac OSX starts to load, and type in -v as a boot parameter). Strangely enough, this seems to have solved the problem for me.

b) If that doesn't work by itself, try installing Alcohol 52% (http://mirror.free-downloads.n...8.7612.exe) and loading the DVD image in that program into it's virtual DVD drive (in the program, you must tell the program to create at least one virtual CD/DVD drive, it doesn't do it by default. You'll figure it out.) Then, instruct VMWare to load from there. You may also need to apply the -v trick above after doing this.

December 03, 2009 | url
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vit said:

	... garfield VMware Configuration File must be VMX file. I edited it and it worked.
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December 17, 2009
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Rar said:

	... So my computer does not allow for virtualization to be enabled/disabled and as such it won't even let me boot up the VM. Isn't there anyway to bypass this??
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December 19, 2009
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NaWaR said:

	... please can you tell me why the internet on my vmware mac not working ?! i did everything as the steps.. and i downloaded the mac os x and everything works perfectly except the internet and i did share the internet wifi connection from the vista but i dunno why mac cannot find it !
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December 20, 2009 | url
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NaWaR said:

	... i dunno know why i can't use the air connect to internet .. i can't choose but eathernet and other .. the other do a dial up connection setting ..! what to do please help me.. i think the vmware cant see my driver or something , cause it says i am not connected to internet and when i try to do a setup it wont work !
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December 20, 2009 | url
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NaWaR said:

	... man anyone help me ! i can't find the network settings! maybe i should add the ip to the mac ?
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December 20, 2009 | url
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Ike Leary said:

	... Has anyone been able to update 10.4.8 in VMware 7? The build is Jas 10.4.8 and when I try to update I get the kernel error.
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December 29, 2009
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January 04, 2010 | url
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ToP said:

	... I am sorry about my english Can you upload guide how to install snow leopard please? About leaopar everythings work perfect! thx
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January 08, 2010
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m4tth3wg said:

	... Didn't work for me when I mounted the ISO in XP, but works fine when I mount the ISO using VMWare.
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January 10, 2010 | url
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fuzzix said:

	... i have "Ubuntu" and "VMware Workstation 7" installed on it and i tried this tutorial but i get an error message from vmware saying that system is going to be shutdown.. help please......
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January 11, 2010
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