Running OSX under VMWare

no-reply@allegro.cc (LennyLen) — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:17:05 +0000

I've tried a few times to get OSX running under Windows using VMWare, but always had problems. I finally managed to get it running, and usable by following this guide: http://www.sysprobs.com/easily-run-mac-os-x-10-8-mountain-lion-retail-on-pc-with-vmware-image

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Now I just need to decide what I'm going to do with a Mac installation.

no-reply@allegro.cc (jmasterx) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 02:09:14 +0000

Make music, do video editing, make iPhone software...

Any reason you did not go for a native install? It's not much harder than a vm one.

no-reply@allegro.cc (Vanneto) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 02:39:56 +0000

What was the Host OS?

no-reply@allegro.cc (Trent Gamblin) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 02:56:36 +0000

LennyLen said:

running under Windows

no-reply@allegro.cc (Vanneto) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:40:52 +0000

I know I read it, I don't know why I forgot it. Probably because my brain could not fathom something so unholy as MacOS X on Windows.

no-reply@allegro.cc (Arthur Kalliokoski) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:12:16 +0000

Steve Jobs ghost is going to hover over your bed and stare at you while you try to sleep.

no-reply@allegro.cc (SiegeLord) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:48:19 +0000

Every time I try to virtualize OSX I fail, possibly because I use virtualbox and have an AMD processor... I wonder if this vmware thing is free.

no-reply@allegro.cc (MiquelFire) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:55:40 +0000

SiegeLord said:

Every time I try to virtualize OSX I fail, possibly because I use virtualbox and have an AMD processor

How many real Macs have AMD processors?

no-reply@allegro.cc (LennyLen) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:07:30 +0000

jmasterx said:

Any reason you did not go for a native install? It's not much harder than a vm one.

This way I don't have to reboot to switch from one OS to another.

no-reply@allegro.cc (jmasterx) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:15:11 +0000

True, that is a pain I endure. But for what I use it for: Home Music Production, I need all the power I can get

no-reply@allegro.cc (Trent Gamblin) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:36:55 +0000

I virtualized OS X on OS X host but have since deleted it. I needed a 10.7 system to test. Now I have 10.7 (and also 10.6) installed on external 2.5" hard drives.

no-reply@allegro.cc (Thomas Fjellstrom) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:19:05 +0000

SiegeLord said:

Every time I try to virtualize OSX I fail, possibly because I use virtualbox and have an AMD processor...

It is possible to get working on AMD, but you need to use a variant of osx86 that supports it out of the box. it takes kernel hacks (extra drivers).

That said, you'll get the best experience from intel hardware.

no-reply@allegro.cc (Peter Wang) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:36:05 +0000

Does Allegro work?

no-reply@allegro.cc (LennyLen) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:03:50 +0000

Peter Wang said:

Does Allegro work?

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I haven't tried setting up a development environment yet.

no-reply@allegro.cc (Elias) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:56:46 +0000

I have an OSX inside vbox running under Linux to do this: http://allegro5.org/tests.py

I'm just using iATKOS though since after uploading my actual OSX image and following guides all day it ended up being the only thing that worked