xtraa Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Hi, I am not into that topic and google magic does not apply because everyone tries to tell me how to make a fresh install of Sierra in a VM what I know but don't want to. Instead, I'd like to run my existing installation of Sierra from the harddisk in VM-Ware or Virtualbox when I'm working in Windows X. I have it all set up here with player, tools and unlocker, but it does not compute yet. Reasons for running the hackintosh installation are obvious: Skip 25GB virtual disk image and have your Sierra all set up and configured as you like it. Is it even possible or does it mess around with bootcaches etc? I know it used to work back in 10.4.8. but dunno about Sierra. Thanks in advance for any hint pointing me in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PippoX0 Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 In the past i used Acronis True image. I have created an image from windows of OSX partition -> tib file. Then i have converted tib to Vhd. sent from my iPhone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtraa Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 Hi pippox0, In the past i used Acronis True image.I have created an image from windows of OSX partition -> tib file. Then i have converted tib to Vhd. thanks for your reply! This seems to be an interesting idea but currently no option for me because I'm lacking on SSD space. My progress: So far I'm able to boot the physical hackintosh recovery partition vanilla when pointing a new boot entry in VMware BIOS. But no dice and KP with the main installation. It's either a "wrong firmware" error when I use Clover, (SMC Version = 0 in .vmx) or I get a KP when I try to boot without (well, pretty obvious but sometimes weird hacked machine magic make things possible one never thought of ). A bigger problem seems to be the Windows rights-management with Apple Bootcamp HFS+ drivers. I don't want to use the Paragon drivers because VMWare don't like it and they are not very reliable. So I came to the conclusion to use my physical recovery, set up a new virtual Disk and install xcode there to work with. And take my time to figure out how to work around the rest. When (if) I figured it out, I'll post a tutorial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtraa Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 Ok, got it working. I now can boot my native hackintosh partition in a Windows VM. If someone has the same idea, I will explain, as soon as I have time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdl6884 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 (edited) On 8/1/2017 at 4:55 AM, xtraa said: Ok, got it working. I now can boot my native hackintosh partition in a Windows VM. If someone has the same idea, I will explain, as soon as I have time. Do you have the time to explain? I'm glad I found this post because I have been working for days trying to get VM Workstation 14 on windows 10 to run my hackintosh ssd drive... No matter what I try I get a VMWare error "Error while powering on: Insufficient permissions." Edited October 1, 2018 by jdl6884 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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